The Important Cinema Club

We discuss the career of under-the-radar French filmmaker Marie-Claude Treilhou and discuss her crackling debut film SIMONE BARBÈS OU LA VERTU (1980), about one young woman's night as a porno film ticket taker and her acidic look into the lives of the elderly in LE JOUR DES ROIS (1991. Join the Patreon now for an exclusive episode every week, access to our entire Patreon Episode back catalogue, your name read out on the next episode, and the friendly Discord chat: patreon.com/theimportantcinemaclub Subscribe, Review and Rate Us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…ub/id1067435576 Follow the Podcast: twitter.com/ImprtCinemaClub Follow Will: twitter.com/WillSloanESQ Follow Justin: twitter.com/DeclouxJ Check out Justin's other podcasts, THE BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST (@thebaystreetvideopodcast) and NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MOVIE (@nosuchthingasabadmovie), as well as Will's MICHAEL AND US (@michael-and-us)

We discuss the work of documentary filmmaker Deepa Dhanraj, and focus on her powerful (and seemingly underseen)features SOMETHING LIKE A WAR, INVOKING JUSTICE and WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS CITY? Join the Patreon now for an exclusive episode every week, access to our entire Patreon Episode back catalogue, your name read out on the next episode, and the friendly Discord chat: patreon.com/theimportantcinemaclub Subscribe, Review and Rate Us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…ub/id1067435576 Follow the Podcast: twitter.com/ImprtCinemaClub Follow Will: twitter.com/WillSloanESQ Follow Justin: twitter.com/DeclouxJ Check out Justin's other podcasts, THE BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST (@thebaystreetvideopodcast) and NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MOVIE (@nosuchthingasabadmovie), as well as Will's MICHAEL AND US (@michael-and-us)

We discuss the nearly-lost films of Writer/Director/Producer Juleen Compton, which include STRANDED, THE PLASTIC DOME OF NORMA JEAN and BUCKEYE AND BLUE. Subscribe, Review and Rate Us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…ub/id1067435576 Follow the Podcast: twitter.com/ImprtCinemaClub Follow Will: twitter.com/WillSloanESQ Follow Justin: twitter.com/DeclouxJ Check out Justin's other podcasts, THE BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST (@thebaystreetvideopodcast) and NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MOVIE (@nosuchthingasabadmovie), as well as Will's other podcast MICHAEL AND US (@michael-and-us)

We discuss the man with a beard under his fist: Chuck Norris. Subscribe, Review and Rate Us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…ub/id1067435576 Follow the Podcast: twitter.com/ImprtCinemaClub Follow Will: twitter.com/WillSloanESQ Follow Justin: twitter.com/DeclouxJ Check out Justin's other podcasts, THE BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST (@thebaystreetvideopodcast) and NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MOVIE (@nosuchthingasabadmovie), as well as Will's other podcast MICHAEL AND US (@michael-and-us)

We discuss prolific animation director Masaaki Yuasa's feature films and focus on MIND GAME, THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL, and INU-OH. Subscribe, Review and Rate Us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…ub/id1067435576 Follow the Podcast: twitter.com/ImprtCinemaClub Follow Will: twitter.com/WillSloanESQ Follow Justin: twitter.com/DeclouxJ Check out Justin's other podcasts, THE BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST (@thebaystreetvideopodcast) and NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MOVIE (@nosuchthingasabadmovie), as well as Will's other podcast MICHAEL AND US (@michael-and-us)

We discuss famed Japanese Pink director Hisayasu Satō and focus on his films THE BEDROOM, SPLATTER: NAKED BLOOD and MUSCLE. Subscribe, Review and Rate Us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…ub/id1067435576 Follow the Podcast: twitter.com/ImprtCinemaClub Follow Will: twitter.com/WillSloanESQ Follow Justin: twitter.com/DeclouxJ Check out Justin's other podcasts, THE BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST (@thebaystreetvideopodcast) and NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MOVIE (@nosuchthingasabadmovie), as well as Will's other podcast MICHAEL AND US (@michael-and-us)

We discuss the work of underrated Japanese filmmaker Hideo Gosha and his early work THREE MASTERLESS SAMURAI, THE SWORD OF DOOM and THE WOLVES. Subscribe, Review and Rate Us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…ub/id1067435576 Follow the Podcast: twitter.com/ImprtCinemaClub Follow Will: twitter.com/WillSloanESQ Follow Justin: twitter.com/DeclouxJ Check out Justin's other podcasts, THE BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST (@thebaystreetvideopodcast) and NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MOVIE (@nosuchthingasabadmovie), as well as Will's other podcast MICHAEL AND US (@michael-and-us)

We discuss the career of Mikio Naruse and focus on his films WHEN A WOMAN ASCENDS THE STAIRS, YEARNING and WIFE! BE LIKE A ROSE. Subscribe, Review and Rate Us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…ub/id1067435576 Follow the Podcast: twitter.com/ImprtCinemaClub Follow Will: twitter.com/WillSloanESQ Follow Justin: twitter.com/DeclouxJ Check out Justin's other podcasts, THE BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST (@thebaystreetvideopodcast) and NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MOVIE (@nosuchthingasabadmovie), as well as Will's other podcast MICHAEL AND US (@michael-and-us)

Justin talks Experimental Canadian Cinema with filmmaker, author, professor and Blu-ray label owner Stephen Broomer and focus on Stephen's experiences writing the books HAMILTON BABYLON, CODES FOR NORTH: FOUNDATIONS OF THE CANADIAN AVANT-GARDE FILM, and his new Blu-ray label Black Zero, that highlights truly forgotten gems. Plus, a nude David Cronenberg. Check out Black Zero's releases at www.blackzero.ca Follow Stephen Broomer on Twitter at https://mobile.twitter.com/StephenBroomer

Explore the disappointing state of the film industry in 2022, Spielberg's fears in Fablemans, Telugu films, Shin Ultra Man, La Dita, and The People's Joker. Dive into Avatar 2, Tom Cruise's impactful movies, and Kung Fu films. Reflect on favorite films of the year and upcoming episodes on Japanese filmmakers.