Deep Cut: A Film Podcast

Can you say "Deep Cut Upkeep A Couple" ten times fast?? Legendary, prolific American documentarian Frederick Wiseman has returned with one of only 3 fiction films  in his 55 year career. A Couple finds Nathalie Boutefeu performing monologues from the letters of Sophia Tolstoy in the beautiful Brittany coast.  The DC Three admit defeat to the literary gods for not having read a Tolstoy novel, but instead reflect on the nuanced simplicity of Wiseman’s stylistic techniques, along with the multi-layered performance Wiseman and his star / co-writer balance.  Check out our previous episode on Wiseman here. What is your dream Wiseman doc (Podcast, anyone??)? Tell us on our free Patreon, discord server, and all our links @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.deepcutpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In a long-awaited bonus set of episodes, Ben, Wilson, and Eli go over their 2022 movie-watching summers, where each of our co-hosts maintained an audio diary of all the films we saw over the summer. Come along on our summer movie adventure, as we cover watching highlights from Kiyoshi Kurosawa, to Jurassic World Dominion. List of films (and TV) discussed in this roundup: Ben: Donkey Skin (Demy), We Are Lady Parts (TV), Cure (Kurosawa), The Last Days of Disco (Stillman), Jurassic World Dominion (Trevorrow), Heat (Mann), Poetry (Lee) Wilson: Mass (Kranz), Fast & Feel Love (Thamrongrattanarit), Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Tsai), The Adventures of Rosette (Rosette, Rohmer), Keep Rolling (Man), Katatsumori (Kawase), Love Massacre (Tam) Eli: Pulse (Kurosawa), Fast & Feel Love (Thamrongrattanarit), Memoria (Weerasethakul), O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (Szulkin), Court (Tamhane), Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Park) What did you watch this summer? Tell us on our free Patreon, discord server, and all our links @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.deepcutpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to Eli's summer film watching audio diary!  Over the summer of 2022 each of us recorded little audio snippets reviewing every film that we watched, and these are Eli's! You can listen to our combined discussion of our summer movie watching in our roundup episode. We recommend you start there!   Wanna tell us about the films you're watching? Come join our free Patreon, discord server, and all our links @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.deepcutpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (2:50) - Hamlet (2018, dir. Rhodri Huw, Robert Icke) (6:47) - Kairo (Pulse) (2001, dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa) (9:50) Videodrome (1983, dir. David Cronenberg) (11:21) - Memoria (2021, dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul) (13:23) - Crimes of the Future (2022, dir. David Cronenberg) (15:11) - O-Bi, O-Ba, The End of Civilization (1985, dir. Piotr Szulkin) (20:27) - Lost Highway (1997, dir. David Lynch) (23:05) - Mad God (2021, dir. Phil Tippett) (27:20) - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022, dir. Dean Fleischer-Camp) (29:41) - The Poseidon Adventure (1972, dir. Ronald Neame) (30:21) - Court (2014, dir. Chaitanya Tamhane) (32:17) - Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005, dir. Park Chan-wook) (35:38) - The Fly (1986, dir. David Cronenberg) (37:21) - Resurrection (2022, dir. Andrew Semans) (38:55) - Ishtar (1987, dir. Elaine May)

Welcome to Ben's summer film watching audio diary! Over the summer of 2022 each of us recorded little audio snippets reviewing every film that we watched, and these are Ben's! You can listen to our combined discussion of our summer movie watching in our roundup episode. We recommend you start there! Wanna tell us about the films you're watching? Come join our free Patreon, discord server, and all our links @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.deepcutpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: (01:33) Donkey Skin (03:20) What's Up Doc? (06:04) Sanjuro (07:59) The Long Day Closes (10:11) The Northman (13:22) Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick (18:02) The Virgin Suicides (20:15) Vikram (23:31) We Are Lady Parts (26:44) Band of Outsiders (28:18) Cure (30:54) Last Days of Disco (33:11) The Wonders (36:32) Repulsion (37:49) Jurassic World: Dominion (40:04) Collateral (42:31) The Marquise of O... (45:32) The Beautiful Troublemaker (49:16) Eat Drink Man Woman (50:27) Manhunter (52:30) Heat (54:03) Poetry (56:40) Basic Instinct (58:53) Broker (1:01:42) Pulse (1:02:51) Thor: Love and Thunder (1:04:37) Decision to Leave (1:06:07) RRR (1:06:34) Dual (1:07:28) The Innocents (1:08:30) Picnic at Hanging Rock (1:09:48) Irma Vep (2022 TV series) (1:12:53) Happening (1:16:12) Tokyo Sonata (1:17:55) Red Rocket (1:20:32) Nope (1:22:50) Prey

Welcome to Wilson's summer film watching audio diary! Over the summer of 2022 each of us recorded little audio snippets  reviewing every film that we watched, and these are Wilson's! You can  listen to our combined discussion of our summer movie watching in our  roundup episode. We recommend you start there! Wanna tell us about the films you're watching? Come join our free Patreon, discord server, and all our links @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.deepcutpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ List of Films Discussed: 3/6 Pompo the Cinephile 3/6 Notting Hill 3/6 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions 1/7 You’ve Got Mail 1/7 Mass 1/7 Top Gun: Maverick 4/7 Elvis 5/7 RRR 7/7 Lost Highway 10/7 Project A: Part II 10/7 Ritual 11/7 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On 13/7 Sanjuro 14/7 Mad God 14/7 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie 15/7 Fast & Feel Love 18/7 The Lost City 19/7 Goodbye, Dragon Inn 20/7 Fire of Love 21/7 Miami Vice 22/7 Nope 30/7 The Big Sleep 30/7 Full Alert 30/7 Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar 14/8 Good Luck to You, Leo Grande 19/8 In Another Country 22/8 The Adventures of Rosette 22/8 Keep Rolling 23/8 The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To’s Vision and Craft 23/8 Katatsumori 24/8 Broker 27/8 The Actress and the Poet 29/8 Funny Pages 30/8 Moments in a Stolen Dream 30/8 All About Love 30/8 Love Massacre

After a brief summer hiatus, the gang (and special guest Thanmye Lagudu) are back to discuss India’s biggest box office draw of the season, and the first part of Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus: Ponniyin Selvan: I. Our first Mani Ratnam Deep Cut Upkeep episode gets heated, and battle lines are drawn between hosts. Is this movie Ratnam’s bold execution of a timeless historical epic, or did Ratnam buckle under the weight of a massive budget, and a source material that seems to resist being adapted to the big screen? Find out in the episode!   Join the Church of Ratnam in our free Patreon, discord server, and all our links @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.deepcutpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Thanmye on Letterboxd and Twitter.

How does the king of beeg cinema go small? Trick question, he don’t! Small in scope but still big on imagination, we’re (mostly) abuzz with praise for Wilson’s Deep Cut pick for Rajamouli, 2012’s Eega. Eli praises the positively fly performance of Sudeep, a villain you love to hate, Thanmye highlights Rajamouli’s overlooked talents as a director of comedy, and Wilson celebrates Rajamouli's maximalist imagination as well as his mastery of telling stories regarding fate/destiny. Ben assumes the villain mantle and questions if the film successfully blends violence, comedy and revenge: does it go too far or is Ben just bugging out? Spread your wings in our free Patreon, discord server, and all our links @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.deepcutpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Thanmye on Twitter and Letterboxd.

Long live Deep Cut! The DC Trio welcomes back distinguished guest and friend Thanmye Lagudu to launch a discussion on the legendary Masala blockbuster director S. S. Rajamouli (of this year’s international hit, RRR). There’s no better a popular pick than the renowned historical fantasy duology, Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali: The Conclusion, based on the Sanskrit epic poem Mahabharata. In their epic conversation, Thanmye shares his deep connection to the movies of Rajamouli, Wilson breaks down what makes the action so spectacular, Ben notes the benefits of non-photorealistic CGI, and Eli explains how Rajamouli writes truly smart characters. Ultimately, Thanmye hopes for a new path forward in cinephilia that fully respects the depth and goals of Indian popular cinema. Fight alongside your best friends in our free Patreon, discord server, and all our links @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.deepcutpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Deep Cut rounds out its study of Malian/Mauritanian master director Abderrahmane Sissako with his first two fiction features: Life on Earth (1998) and Waiting for Happiness (2002). The documentary-fiction hybrids provide an illuminating keystone in understanding Sissako’s later, more complex works. Wilson prefers the deep well of sadness in Waiting for Happiness, but Eli adores the celebratory simplicity of Life on Earth. Meanwhile, Ben reconsiders his approach to the wholly unique, unplaceable films of Sissako. Wait for a Life of Happiness on Earth in our free Patreon, discord server, and all our links @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.deepcutpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Abderrahmane Sissako sets his late father’s backyard as a courtroom for the injustices of economic neocolonialism in his 2006 drama Bamako, our second of three forays into the work of the Malian/Mauritanian master director. In a work that inextricably binds the political and the personal, Wilson notes how Sissako creates a sense of place that makes an intellectual argument emotional and Eli suggests that the movie can be viewed as a testimonial. Meanwhile, Ben asks if a fiction narrative is the most cogent mode for Sissako’s argument. Tell it to the judge in our free Patreon, discord server, and all our links @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.deepcutpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠