The Ministry of Film Podcast
@ministryoffilmpod.bsky.social
The art and politics of classic films.
Presented by Carolina Saludes and Robin McGhee.
Find us wherever you get your podcasts
Presented by Carolina Saludes and Robin McGhee.
Find us wherever you get your podcasts
Thank you so much for joining us on the most snuff-sniffing, boot-clicking, bayonet-swerving campy gloriousness of films we’ve ever done
November 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Thank you so much for joining us on the most snuff-sniffing, boot-clicking, bayonet-swerving campy gloriousness of films we’ve ever done
The best portrayal of Napoleon was of course Rod Steiger in ‘Waterloo’ (1970)
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The best portrayal of Napoleon was of course Rod Steiger in ‘Waterloo’ (1970)
@robinmcghee.bsky.social and @carolinasaludes.bsky.social listen in as @so3brocktree.bsky.social told us about
- Why should we care today about Waterloo?
- Is Napoleon the most impressive military leader in history?
- Was the Duke of Wellington a huge d*ck?
This and so so so much more
- Why should we care today about Waterloo?
- Is Napoleon the most impressive military leader in history?
- Was the Duke of Wellington a huge d*ck?
This and so so so much more
November 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
@robinmcghee.bsky.social and @carolinasaludes.bsky.social listen in as @so3brocktree.bsky.social told us about
- Why should we care today about Waterloo?
- Is Napoleon the most impressive military leader in history?
- Was the Duke of Wellington a huge d*ck?
This and so so so much more
- Why should we care today about Waterloo?
- Is Napoleon the most impressive military leader in history?
- Was the Duke of Wellington a huge d*ck?
This and so so so much more
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
The MoF team spoke to @so3brocktree.bsky.social about Waterloo (1970), and the absolutely colossal influence of Napoleon on Europe then and now.
And of course, there was a culture war. Because there is always one.
Keep reading for links 👇🤌
The MoF team spoke to @so3brocktree.bsky.social about Waterloo (1970), and the absolutely colossal influence of Napoleon on Europe then and now.
And of course, there was a culture war. Because there is always one.
Keep reading for links 👇🤌
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
The MoF team spoke to @so3brocktree.bsky.social about Waterloo (1970), and the absolutely colossal influence of Napoleon on Europe then and now.
And of course, there was a culture war. Because there is always one.
Keep reading for links 👇🤌
The MoF team spoke to @so3brocktree.bsky.social about Waterloo (1970), and the absolutely colossal influence of Napoleon on Europe then and now.
And of course, there was a culture war. Because there is always one.
Keep reading for links 👇🤌
As ever, you can listen wherever you listen to pods, but links below as well
🍎https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ministry-of-film/id1777278065?i=1000734372291
🟢https://spotify.link/U7gXEOw9UXb
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🟢https://spotify.link/U7gXEOw9UXb
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October 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
As ever, you can listen wherever you listen to pods, but links below as well
🍎https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ministry-of-film/id1777278065?i=1000734372291
🟢https://spotify.link/U7gXEOw9UXb
Wanna be a legend? Throw us a like and a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ on your podcast app
🍎https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ministry-of-film/id1777278065?i=1000734372291
🟢https://spotify.link/U7gXEOw9UXb
Wanna be a legend? Throw us a like and a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ on your podcast app
We created a goofy lil video about who we are, what the podcast is doing and what we discussed in our Alien episode 🤙
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We created a goofy lil video about who we are, what the podcast is doing and what we discussed in our Alien episode 🤙
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
We are A WHOLE YEAR OLD so what better way to celebrate on Halloween than by talking about a penis-shaped monster terrorising beautiful Sigourney Weaver on a ship millions of miles from Earth?
Precisely, us either 😏🤌
We are A WHOLE YEAR OLD so what better way to celebrate on Halloween than by talking about a penis-shaped monster terrorising beautiful Sigourney Weaver on a ship millions of miles from Earth?
Precisely, us either 😏🤌
October 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
We are A WHOLE YEAR OLD so what better way to celebrate on Halloween than by talking about a penis-shaped monster terrorising beautiful Sigourney Weaver on a ship millions of miles from Earth?
Precisely, us either 😏🤌
We are A WHOLE YEAR OLD so what better way to celebrate on Halloween than by talking about a penis-shaped monster terrorising beautiful Sigourney Weaver on a ship millions of miles from Earth?
Precisely, us either 😏🤌
Been today, absolutely wild: the most beautiful, horrifying, heart-wrenching film I have seen in the cinema in a long while.
Storytelling will set us free
Storytelling will set us free
October 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Been today, absolutely wild: the most beautiful, horrifying, heart-wrenching film I have seen in the cinema in a long while.
Storytelling will set us free
Storytelling will set us free
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October 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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We talked Hansel and Gretel and fantasy folklore, guerrilla fighters in Spain in the 1940s, fascism’s obsession with control, how women will set humanity free and how polite society anywhere is almost always the most real hell on Earth.
Like the sound of this? Then 👇
Like the sound of this? Then 👇
October 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
We talked Hansel and Gretel and fantasy folklore, guerrilla fighters in Spain in the 1940s, fascism’s obsession with control, how women will set humanity free and how polite society anywhere is almost always the most real hell on Earth.
Like the sound of this? Then 👇
Like the sound of this? Then 👇
And so horrifying, you will never be able to see a small kitchen knife the same way again
October 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
And so horrifying, you will never be able to see a small kitchen knife the same way again
A film so beautiful, it will make you wonder why you weren’t a child in a magical forest in Franco’s Spain, defeating fascism one c*nty Army Captain at a time…
October 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A film so beautiful, it will make you wonder why you weren’t a child in a magical forest in Franco’s Spain, defeating fascism one c*nty Army Captain at a time…
🚨🚨NEW EPISODE🚨🚨
To welcome in the Autumn energy, we’re focusing on beautiful Iranian domestic drama ‘A separation’ (2011) by Ashgar Farhadi.
@carolinasaludes.bsky.social and @robinmcghee.bsky.social run you thru art, the politics, the gorgeous Persian actors and purposely ugly settings…
To welcome in the Autumn energy, we’re focusing on beautiful Iranian domestic drama ‘A separation’ (2011) by Ashgar Farhadi.
@carolinasaludes.bsky.social and @robinmcghee.bsky.social run you thru art, the politics, the gorgeous Persian actors and purposely ugly settings…
September 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
🚨🚨NEW EPISODE🚨🚨
To welcome in the Autumn energy, we’re focusing on beautiful Iranian domestic drama ‘A separation’ (2011) by Ashgar Farhadi.
@carolinasaludes.bsky.social and @robinmcghee.bsky.social run you thru art, the politics, the gorgeous Persian actors and purposely ugly settings…
To welcome in the Autumn energy, we’re focusing on beautiful Iranian domestic drama ‘A separation’ (2011) by Ashgar Farhadi.
@carolinasaludes.bsky.social and @robinmcghee.bsky.social run you thru art, the politics, the gorgeous Persian actors and purposely ugly settings…
By popular vote, we will be covering the Jurassic Park + Jurassic World combo this summer 🦖🦕
You will be shocked, SHOCKED, by which film we think is not very good and why 🥸
You will be shocked, SHOCKED, by which film we think is not very good and why 🥸
June 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
By popular vote, we will be covering the Jurassic Park + Jurassic World combo this summer 🦖🦕
You will be shocked, SHOCKED, by which film we think is not very good and why 🥸
You will be shocked, SHOCKED, by which film we think is not very good and why 🥸
And yes, we will accept this as an answer (reluctantly)
June 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
And yes, we will accept this as an answer (reluctantly)
Which of these should we do?
June 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Which of these should we do?
It’s time for a vote! 👇
June 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It’s time for a vote! 👇
And marvel at just *how good* Ghibli are at portraying movement, flight, sheer wonderment 💫
June 7, 2025 at 5:08 AM
And marvel at just *how good* Ghibli are at portraying movement, flight, sheer wonderment 💫
And marvel at just *how good* Ghibli are at portraying movement, flight, sheer wonderment 💫
June 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
And marvel at just *how good* Ghibli are at portraying movement, flight, sheer wonderment 💫
You too can be terrified by the amount of humans-as-pigs in this film, and the BIG METAPHOR for human greed
June 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM
You too can be terrified by the amount of humans-as-pigs in this film, and the BIG METAPHOR for human greed
🚨🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨🚨
Join us as we venture into the asmr-tastic, sublime looking world of ‘Spirited Away’. If you liked our Wizard of Oz episode, this one’s for you✌️
🍎https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ministry-of-film/id1777278065
🟢https://open.spotify.com/episode/7poFcPODIwBYolA0e7gzQU
Join us as we venture into the asmr-tastic, sublime looking world of ‘Spirited Away’. If you liked our Wizard of Oz episode, this one’s for you✌️
🍎https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ministry-of-film/id1777278065
🟢https://open.spotify.com/episode/7poFcPODIwBYolA0e7gzQU
June 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
🚨🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨🚨
Join us as we venture into the asmr-tastic, sublime looking world of ‘Spirited Away’. If you liked our Wizard of Oz episode, this one’s for you✌️
🍎https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ministry-of-film/id1777278065
🟢https://open.spotify.com/episode/7poFcPODIwBYolA0e7gzQU
Join us as we venture into the asmr-tastic, sublime looking world of ‘Spirited Away’. If you liked our Wizard of Oz episode, this one’s for you✌️
🍎https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ministry-of-film/id1777278065
🟢https://open.spotify.com/episode/7poFcPODIwBYolA0e7gzQU
Nevermind the politics, watch this film again for these two having the best time ever delivering lines no child was ready to understand back then
May 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Nevermind the politics, watch this film again for these two having the best time ever delivering lines no child was ready to understand back then
As Robin says in the episode, this film is a masterpiece in irony, with the wittiest, weirdest, most charming jokes peppered throughout.
Watch it again as an adult and find yourself smiling throughout
Watch it again as an adult and find yourself smiling throughout
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
As Robin says in the episode, this film is a masterpiece in irony, with the wittiest, weirdest, most charming jokes peppered throughout.
Watch it again as an adult and find yourself smiling throughout
Watch it again as an adult and find yourself smiling throughout
You’re checking your Insta, we’re organising a worker uprising and falling in love along the way
January 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
You’re checking your Insta, we’re organising a worker uprising and falling in love along the way