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Independent filmmakers @christopherbell.bsky.social and Eric Marsh join us to discuss the cinema, politics, and legacy of Peter Watkins, who passed away on 30 October, 2025, the day after his ninetieth birthday. Link below:
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This week we discuss Don Siegel's 1956 sci-fi classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, unpacking the complicated (and often contradictory) political allegories from both the left and the right. Check it out!

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This week we discuss Boris Barnet's Poet, a 1956 drama about the Russian Civil War that explores the role of art and literature in revolution. We also discuss socialist realism and how it shaped a national mythology in the USSR. Check it out!
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We invited @matthiasellis.com to help us discuss the new Wes Anderson film, The Phoenician Scheme, a film set in 1950 that grapples with all the contradictions of the Cold War era. Check it out!
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