Episode 748:  The Exterminating Angel (1962)

Episode 748: The Exterminating Angel (1962)

What happens when a lavish dinner party refuses to end? Mike is joined by filmmaker Miguel Llansó and critic Rob St. Mary to unpack the surreal social satire of Luis Buñuel’s The Exterminating Angel (1962). In this sharp and strange masterwork, a group of upper-crust guests find themselves mysteriously unable to leave a post-opera gathering—days pass, civility erodes, and Buñuel’s absurdist lens skewers class, ritual, and the thin veneer of order.

From sheep in the parlor to the creeping dread of inaction, we discuss the film’s dream logic, religious and political interpretations, and its place in Buñuel’s legendary career. Whether you’re trapped by tradition, status, or just polite company, The Exterminating Angel remains one of cinema’s most biting allegories—and we’re not letting you leave until we’ve talked it through.

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Special Report: Christine La Monte on Viva Verdi! (2025)

Special Report: Christine La Monte on Viva Verdi! (2025)

Christine La Monte discusses her career and her latest work producing a pair of opera-themed documentaries, the uplifting Viva Verdi! (2025) and the stunning Ai Weiwei's Turandot (2025). La Monte talk...

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Episode 789:  Head-On (2004)

Episode 789: Head-On (2004)

Collision as courtship. Self-destruction as intimacy. Fatih Akın’s Head-On (2004) opens with two suicide attempts and spirals into a sham marriage between Cahit (Birol Ünel) and Sibel (Sibel Kekilli),...

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Special Report: The Oldest Person in the World (2026)

Special Report: The Oldest Person in the World (2026)

Sound designer Mark A. Mangini returns to The Projection Booth to discuss The Oldest Person in the World (2026), the Sam Green documentary about the successive holders of the oldest person title.Mark ...

3 Maalis 32min

Special Report: Derek Boonstra on Seized (2026)

Special Report: Derek Boonstra on Seized (2026)

Mike talks with editor Derek Boonstra about his work on Seized (2026). Premiering recently at Sundance Film Festival, the documentary traces the human fallout of asset forfeiture and the legal gray zo...

2 Maalis 19min

Special Report: Andres Landau on Nuisance Bear (2026)

Special Report: Andres Landau on Nuisance Bear (2026)

Mike talks with editor Andres Landau about his work editing the 2026 documentary, Nuisance Bear. A sobering look at the uneasy relationship between polar bears and humans when humans are infringing on...

27 Helmi 29min

Special Report: Angelo Madsen on A Body to Live In (2025)

Special Report: Angelo Madsen on A Body to Live In (2025)

Director Angelo Madsen joins Mike to discuss his latest film, the 2025 documentary A Body to Live In which focuses on the body artist Fakir Musafar who spent his lifetime manipulating his physical for...

26 Helmi 24min

Episode 788: Welcome to Woop Woop (1997)

Episode 788: Welcome to Woop Woop (1997)

Australia month crashes to a delirious halt with 1997’s Welcome to Woop Woop, Directed by Stephan Elliott and adapted from Douglas Kennedy's The Dead Heart by screenwriter Michael Thomas, the film str...

25 Helmi 2h 3min

Special Report: Ryan Kendrick on Carousel (2026)

Special Report: Ryan Kendrick on Carousel (2026)

Mike sits down with editor Ryan Kendrick to discuss Carousel (2026) and unpack how Rachel Lambert's film finds its rhythm in silence, hesitation, and the messy recalibration of adult love.Watch the tr...

24 Helmi 32min

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