What a Picture is a movie podcast where Hannah and Bryan Loomis go through the Sight and Sound 2022 "100 Greatest Films of All Time" critics' poll from the British Film Institute week by week and discuss what makes a great film great. The Sight and Sound list includes the best movies from Alfred Hitchcock, Jean-Luc Godard, Stanley Kubrick, Billy Wilder, Andrei Tarkovsky, Chantal Akerman, and more, spanning movements like the French New Wave, slow cinema, and New Hollywood. New episode every Wednesday.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah dodge assassination attempts while they talk about The Phoenician Scheme, the 2025 movie directed by Wes Anderson that is currently in theaters.Our guest on today's episode is Raf Stitt, host of the Canon podcast from Screenage Wasteland.The Canon podcast: https://screenagewasteland.com/tag/the-canon-podcast/Screenage Wasteland: https://screenagewasteland.com/Raf's Social Media: Twitter | Bluesky | Instagram | LetterboxdEmail us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah don their best Ocean View Dining garb to talk about Friendship, the 2025 movie directed by Andrew DeYoung.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Stephen Gillespie of the STACKS podcast to talk through the best of international films of the past year.Timestamps:00:00 - Where to find good international films08:33 - Broken Rage (dir. Takeshi Kitano)14:05 - Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (dir. Phạm Thiên Ân)18:17 - The Seed of the Sacred Fig (dir. Mohammed Rasoulof)23:55 - Cloud (dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa)27:37 - Daaaaaalí! (dir. Quentin Dupieux)30:04 - All We Imagine As Light (dir. Payal Kapadia)36:15 - Youth (Spring) (dir. Wang Bing)43:07 - Johanne Sacreblu (dir. Camila Aurora González)47:30 - Caught by the Tides (dir. Jia Zhangke)52:22 - Dahomey (dir. Mati Diop)1:01:35 - The Beast (dir. Bertrand Bonello)1:11:35 - No Other Land (dir. Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra)1:18:00 - Red Rooms (dir. Pascal Plante)1:24:53 - About Dry Grasses (dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan)1:32:14 - Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (dir. Johan Grimonprez)1:39:20 - Universal Language (dir. Matthew Rankin)1:49:11 - Grand Tour (dir. Miguel Gomes)2:00:55 - Honorable Mentions2:10:56 - What we are excited for next yearThe STACKS podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mQaf7o2bTBGthV6eur2Zt?si=15ceffe35f10488eI'm Thinking of Spoiling Things Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cy7OcwcfnZSsVCCPXcIav?si=8592987bbe4642efEmail us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Bluesky | LetterboxdMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Seth Troyer and Marc Dottavio from Unwatchables to try to make some semblance of sense of The Shrouds, the 2025 movie directed by David Cronenberg that is currently in theaters.Unwatchables podcast and socials: https://linktr.ee/unwatchablesEmail us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan suspects that Hannah is lying about how much she likes Black Bag, the 2025 movie directed by Steven Soderbergh that is currently available in theaters and on PVOD.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website:https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Seth and Ben Vargas to discuss the wild and wonderful filmography of Andrzej Żuławski. 0:00 - Intro12:35 - The Third Part of the Night27:20 - The Devil56:20 - On the Silver Globe1:21:55 - PossessionFeaturing:Seth Vargas from Movie Friends Podcast, https://www.moviefriendspodcast.com/Ben Vargas from Cinema Shitshow, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-shitshow/id1703343524Further Listening:Episode on Possession available via Movie Friends Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/thats-messed-up-107850354Seeing Faces in Movies episode on David Cronenberg's The Brood: https://www.seeingfacesinmovies.com/episodes/the-brood-david-cronenbergEmail us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah did it! With the Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll in the rearview mirror, they assign superlatives to the films on the list, high school yearbook style. Stick around for the announcement of schedule and topics for seaons 2 of What a Picture. Lastly, some friends of the podcast chime in with their favorite overall films on the Sight & Sound list. 0:00 - Intro4:58 - Superlatives46:24 - Season 2 Announcement51:04 - Voicemails from FriendsFeaturing:Seth Vargas from Movie Friends Podcast, https://www.moviefriendspodcast.com/Jeff Bulmer from Classic Movies Live, https://open.spotify.com/show/3gy7EYnn7LORzZIgBOF7wGRaf Stitt from The Canon, https://screenagewasteland.com/tag/the-canon-podcast/Stephen Gillespie from the STACKS, https://www.thestacks.co.uk/Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan stops it with the trivia already and joins Hannah to actually talk the substance of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the 1968 movie directed by Stanley Kubrick that ranks #6 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website:https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah venture to the ice planet of Niflheim to discuss Mickey 17, the latest film from Bong Joon-ho.Hannah's recent appearance on The Canon podcastBryan's recent appearance on The UnwatchablesEmail us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah try to do justice to Shoah, the 1985 movie directed by Claude Lanzmann that ranks #27 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
In this episode, Bryan and Hannah are joined by Dakota Arsenault from the Contra Zoom podcast to preview the 2025 Academy Awards. They talk through who they think is likely to win, before drafting who *they* think should win in eleven major categories.Who do you think won the draft? Vote on our poll on the Spotify episode to determine the winner!Contra Zoom Pod: https://contrazoompod.com/Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah stoke the flames of Vesuvius with their conversation about Journey to Italy, the 1954 movie directed by Roberto Rossellini that ranks #72 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website:https://whatapicturepod.comBryan's Social Media:Letterboxd |BlueskyMusic is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah haul their recording equipment to precarious locations around the city to talk about Man with a Movie Camera, the 1929 movie directed by Dziga Vertov that ranks #9 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah pledge to clean up the streets of New York City during their conversation about Taxi Driver, the 1976 movie directed by Martin Scorsese that ranks #29 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah parse through another year of Oscar Nominations, and consider whether the Class of 2025 is up to snuff. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah make a list of all their favorites from 2024! Great year, great conversation, great vibes. 1:00 - 2024 as a movie year4:48 - Groundrules and movies we missed7:50 - Anora10:43 - The Brutalist15:55 - Drive Away Dolls22:30 - Hit Man26:36 - Hundreds of Beavers28:20 - Inside Out 234:10 - I Saw the TV Glow38:59 - Love Lies Bleeding41:34 - The People's Joker48:10 - A Real Pain54:56 - The Substance1:00:42 - We Live in Time1:06:05 - Wicked1:14:18 - Will & Harper1:21:54 - Woman of the Hour1:25:53 - Honorable Mentions Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah promise that no real donkeys will be harmed during the recording of their episode on Au Hasard Balthazar, the 1966 movie directed by Robert Bresson that ranks #25 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah take a lunch break from their backbreaking shifts on the bell forging crew to talk about Andrei Rublev, the 1966 movie directed by Andrei Tarkovsky that ranks #67 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah chase you through the sewers to share their feelings about The Third Man, the 1949 movie directed by Carol Reed that ranks #63 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Tickets to our live show on December 29th at Central Cinema are now available! Buy them here. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah get lost in a labyrinthian office on their way to talk about PlayTime, the 1967 movie directed by Jacques Tati that ranks #23 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah attempt to have an intelligent conversation about Histoire(s) du cinéma, the 1998 movie directed by Jean-Luc Godard that ranks #84 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah leave Vera to tend to a full diner by herself while they discuss Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, the 1974 movie directed by Martin Scorsese that is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. The guest for today's episode is Felicia Maroni, the host of the Seeing Faces in Movies podcast. Seeing Faces in Movies website: https://www.seeingfacesinmovies.com/ Seeing Faces in Movies Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seeingfacesinmovies/ Seeing Faces in Movies Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeeingMoviesPod Felicia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineMaroni Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah go to Film Fest Knox! 2:14 - About Film Fest Knox 7:55 - Northern Lights 21:40 - All That We Love 33:45 - Desert Hearts 45:48 - Short and Experimental Films 57:00 - Eephus You can listen to our episode with Darren Hughes, the Creative Director of Film Fest Knox, here: https://www.whatapicturepod.com/podcast/episode/ecdd5b92/71-wanda-1970-barbara-loden-with-darren-hughes See the full program for Film Fest Knox 2024 here: https://www.filmfestknox.com/ Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah go underground to record their conversation about Metropolis, the 1927 movie directed by Fritz Lang that ranks #67 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. The guest for today's episode is Dakota Arsenault, the host of Contra Zoom Pod. Where to find Dakota: Contra Zoom Pod | Instagram Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah get deep into the weeds on Russian oligarchs - it's time for Anora, Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner starring Mikey Madison. We're getting this episode out a little early for those of you who are watching Anora this weekend, but we'll be back to our Wednesday schedule for Metropolis on November 13th. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah go on a half-decade-long quest to find a copy of The Searchers, the 1956 movie directed by John Ford that ranks #15 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. The guest for today's episode is film critic Robyn Bahr. Where to find Robyn: The Hollywood Reporter | The Film Stage Show | Letterboxd | Twitter Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah record a conversation with multiple ten-year gaps about Moonlight, the 2016 movie directed by Barry Jenkins that ranks #60 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah recycle all their old bits while talking about The Gleaners and I, the 2000 movie directed by Agnès Varda that ranks #67 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah get podcaster's block (?) and go to a spa for two weeks to avoid recording this episode about 8 1/2, the 1963 movie directed by Federico Fellini that ranks #31 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah talk through twelve movies being released this Fall that they are excited to see. They also end up discussing whether purposeful beige makes for a good movie, for some reason. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Letterboxd | Bluesky | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah get protective spirit tattoos all over their bodies in preparation for podcasting about Ugetsu, the 1953 movie directed by Kenji Mizoguchi that ranks #90 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah emerge from the green fog to talk about Vertigo, the 1958 movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock that ranks #2 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. The guest for today's episode is Calvin Kemph from The Twin Geeks. The Twin Geeks: https://thetwingeeks.com/ Seattle Film Critics Society: https://seattlefilmcritics.com/ Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah try out a new machine that allows them to eat while they podcast about Modern Times, the 1936 movie directed by Charlie Chaplin that ranks #78 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah try to fix their podcasting equipment using parts from their radio but end up breaking both... eventually, they discuss A Brighter Summer Day, the 1991 movie directed by Edward Yang that ranks #78 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah take a break from prancing in a meadow with Icelandic children to discuss Sans Soleil, the 1983 movie directed by Chris Marker that ranks #59 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah take a snowcat to the Overlook Hotel to discuss The Shining, the 1980 movie directed by Stanley Kubrick that ranks #88 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Our guests this week are Betsy and Trent Gorham from the Never Seen It podcast. Never Seen It Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/neverseenitpod Never Seen It Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Bluesky Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah argue about whether their podcasting equipment is too heavy for them to haul it from the beach to talk about The Piano, the 1993 movie directed by Jane Campion that ranks #50 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah steal the wrong crate full of money to fund their discussion of Touki Bouki, the 1973 movie directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty that ranks #66 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah keeps getting interrupted by the orchestra while they discuss The Leopard, the 1963 movie directed by Luchino Visconti that ranks #90 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah are taken for granted by their children while discussing Tokyo Story, the 1953 movie directed by Yasujirō Ozu that ranks #4 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Our guest this week is Zach Dennis from the Cinematary podcast. Cinematary website: https://www.cinematary.com/ Cinematary Social Media: Youtube | Twitter | Letterboxd Chibi Maruko Chan episode about new year's card: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdUYOBh3bGE Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah are mistaken for spies because of how intelligent they sound discussing North by Northwest, the 1959 movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock that ranks #45 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah chow down on expired cans of pineapple while discussing Chungking Express, the 1994 movie directed by Wong Kar-wai that ranks #88 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah take a break from throwing railroad ties at confederates to discuss The General, the 1926 movie directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman that ranks #95 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Weird Geometry blog article on The General: https://www.weirdgeometry.com/blog/the-general Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah have been moonlighting for months, writing the script for Sunset Boulevard, the 1950 movie directed by Billy Wilder that ranks #78 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Puppy playing "In the Air Tonight" drums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IGOM4tIWo Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Stephen Gillespie of the STACKS podcast to talk through the best of international films of the past year. Timestamps:8:25 - How to find interesting international films20:30 - The current state of international cinema35:15 - Last year's films from Sight and Sound Top 250 directors46:40 - The Top 10 International Films from Last Year47:30 - Bryan's #5: Perfect Days55:35 - Stephen's #5: Chime59:00 - Bryan's #4: The Taste of Things1:01:25 - Stephen's #4: Afire1:07:35 - Bryan's #3: Close Your Eyes1:13:15 - Stephen's #3: Fallen Leaves1:18:30 - Bryan's #2: La Chimera1:28:30 - Stephen's #2: Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World1:33:40 - Bryan's #1: Evil Does Not Exist1:39:35 - Stephen's #1: Our Body 1:45:05 - Honorable Mentions The STACKS podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mQaf7o2bTBGthV6eur2Zt?si=15ceffe35f10488e I'm Thinking of Spoiling Things Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cy7OcwcfnZSsVCCPXcIav?si=8592987bbe4642ef Stephen's review of Perfect Days: https://letterboxd.com/stephenage/film/perfect-days-2023/1/ Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah order three plain hamburgers each to discuss Wanda, the 1970 movie directed by Barbara Loden that ranks #48 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Joining the discussion is Darren Hughes, the Artistic Director for Film Fest Knox. Film Fest Knox website: https://filmfestknox.com Darren's piece on Hillbilly Elegy: https://cinema-scope.com/currency/hillbilly-elegy-ron-howard-us/ Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah use jump cuts to cut out the boring parts of their conversations about Breathless, the 1960 movie directed by Jean-Luc Godard that ranks #38 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah take a break from their operatic voice lessons to discuss Citizen Kane, the 1941 movie directed by Orson Welles that ranks #3 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah travel back to 1962 to discuss La Jetée, the movie directed by Chris Marker that ranks #67 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah practice their quick draws before discussing Once Upon a Time in the West, the 1968 movie directed by Sergio Leone that ranks #95 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Our guest on today's episode is Raf Stitt, host of the Canon podcast from Screenage Wasteland. The Canon podcast: https://screenagewasteland.com/tag/the-canon-podcast/ Screenage Wasteland: https://screenagewasteland.com/ Raf's Social Media: Twitter | Bluesky | Instagram | Letterboxd Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Social Media: Bluesky | Letterboxd | Twitter | Instagram Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
On this episode of What a Picture, instead of eating the most disgusting borscht imaginable, Bryan and Hannah discuss Battleship Potemkin, the 1925 movie directed by Sergei Eisenstein that ranks #54 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social Bryan's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic Bryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.
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