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Film academics Dr Dario Llinares and Prof. Neil Fox discuss a range of films and dissect film culture from many different perspectives. The podcast also features interviews with filmmakers, scholars, writers and actors who debate all aspects of cinema. dariollinares.substack.com
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dariollinares.substack.com Welcome Friends A bonus release this one, for my paying subscribers. I’m currently slammed with back-to-back student tutorials, 9–5
In the second in our early season doubleheader, we present a live Q&A from the Duke of York's Picturehouse in Brighton with Dario talking to the director of American Animals Bart Layton. The discussion touches on the ama
Welcome friends. As always, our final episode of a calendar year is a look back at our cinematic highlights, structured around Neil’s and my top ten films lists. We always try to put this in something of a broader contex
The final regular episode of the podcast, not just for the season, but yes, for good, is a doozy. Writer Violet Lucca returns to the podcast for the first time since 2017 and for her first full, solo conversation, to dis
Welcome, friends. I have to admit that I’ve experienced a questionable amount of pleasure in researching for this latest episode of The Cinematologists Podcast. When I say “research”, I basically mean that every evening
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dariollinares.substack.com The notion of the cinematic is an oft-floated term: a kind of critical get-out clause for when a writer (or speaker) wants to regis
Gwenno, on the set of her short film, Tresor (2022) [Copyright: Bosena / Alex Fish] We have the perfect theme song for our podcast, courtesy of the musician, artist and writer Gwenno. In Bristol in September, for the Enc
As always on The Cinematologists podcast, we like to address topics of salience, but in our own way and in our own time. The death of David Lynch left an irreplaceable hole in the fabric of cinema and, rightly, prompted
It felt apt that Neil and I were both in London for this year’s edition of the festival. Over the years of The Cinematologists, we’ve covered a range of international events, always striving to capture not just our criti
Filming Don’t Look Now. Copyright: Peter Cassell. Neil and Justin John Doherty have been friends since 1995. To mark thirty years of friendship, in the latest episode of the podcast they talk about Justin’s latest creati
We are back! Season 22 kicks off with a stellar, loose, multi-layered, melancholic, heated and nervy, shambling odyssey of an episode, which befits the central discussion, centred as it is around the release of Paul Thom
This special episode of The Cinematologists is a contribution to the Students on Screen project convened by Dr Kay Calver and Dr Bethan Michael-Fox, to coincide with a special issue of Open Screens they have edited, whic
For the final [main] episode of this season, the 21st, we are delighted to welcome writer and podcaster John Bleasdale (Writers on Film) to the show, to discuss his excellent book on Terrence Malick, The Magic Hours: The
Welcome friends. Thanks for stopping by and welcome to the many new free subscribers that have signed up in the last few weeks. A very special thanks to Helen , Bluetrue , R.J. MacReady , & sukhveer kang for becoming pai
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dariollinares.substack.com Welcome friends, It’s been an somewhat frustrating uneven week of film watching and writing. London’s recent heatwaves have nudged
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dariollinares.substack.com Welcome friends. Thanks for lending me some of your valued attention. This wasn’t the post I intended for today. I’m working on a l
With the podcast half-way through its tenth year it is a privilege to welcome back a former contributor to the show - read his piece on Clueless for The New Statesman that coincided with his previous appearance on the sh
A decade ago John Maclean made his debut feature, the brilliant Western Slow West (2015).It followed a run of brilliant short films and music videos, as well as some of the late 90s and early 2000s most distinctive music
We're back with an episode featuring just Neil and myself discussing a cinematic topic we both are invested in: The crime/heist genre. The core of this chat is an examination of how the structures of the genre intersect
In late March 2025 we screened Oliver Stone's 1991 epic myth of 1960s America, The Doors, at Newlyn Filmhouse at the invitation of regular Cinematologist, filmmaker Mark Jenkin. The conversation following the screening c
Bart Layton
writer/director of American Animals
1 appearance on this show
Violet Lucca
critic and author of David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials
1 appearance on this show
Mark Jenkin
2 appearances on this show
Neil
Chappy · Retro Collective
1 appearance on this show
Alex Ross Perry
Writer, Director
1 appearance on this show
John Maclean
ParaOlympian - Kona Ironman Champion - English Channel Swimmer - Inspiration · Halifax Fire Department
1 appearance on this show
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