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 Mar 19min
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 Feb 29min
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 Feb 24min
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 Feb 2h 3min
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 Feb 32min
Special Report: Brian Raftery on Hannibal Lector - A Life
Mike talks with writer and podcaster Brian Raftery about his latest book, Hannibal Lector: A Life. It's a look at Thomas Harris and his most famous creation, the genteel boogeyman Hannibal Lector in h...
23 Feb 44min
Special Report: Tura! (2025)
Mike talks with Cody Jarrett and Siouxzan Perry about their 2025 documentary TURA! The filmmakers discuss how the project came together and how they shaped the voluminous material into a feature-lengt...
20 Feb 29min
Episode 787: Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1989)
We continue our Australian month with Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds, the stark 1989 feature debut of Alex Proyas. Before The Crow or Dark City, Proyas delivered this sun-blasted sci-fi We...
18 Feb 1h 27min
