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),...
4 Mar 1h 5min
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 Mar 32min
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
