The Last Thing I Saw

Venice 2022: The Whale, The Eternal Daughter, Lav Diaz, Other People’s Children with Guy Lodge Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The Venice Film Festival continues to roll out films that are sure to be the subject of discussion this fall, and this time, I talk with critic Guy Lodge of Variety about Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, starring Brendan Fraser; the new Joanna Hogg film, The Eternal Daughter, very much starring Tilda Swinton; Lav Diaz’s When the Waves Are Gone; and Rebecca Zlotowski’s Other People’s Children. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Music: “Tomorrow’s Forecast” by The Minarets, courtesy of The Minarets Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Venice 2022: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Saint Omer, The Banshees of Inisherin, Don’t Worry Darling with Jessica Kiang Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The Venice Film Festival continues to roll out films that are sure to be the subject of discussion this fall, and this time, I talk with critic Jessica Kiang about notable titles from the past few days: Laura Poitras’s film about Nan Goldin, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed; Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin, starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Kerry Condon; Alice Diop's astonishing debut fiction feature, Saint Omer; and Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling, starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles. Check back for more from Venice! Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Music: “Tomorrow’s Forecast” by The Minarets, courtesy of The Minarets Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Venice 2022: Tar, White Noise, Bardo with Jonathan Romney Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week, the Venice Film Festival opened, and I hereby begin my annual coverage of the festival’s highlights, live from the Lido. I talk with the veteran critic Jonathan Romney about the first volley of films at this annual showcase that inaugurates the fall season: Noah Baumbach’s White Noise, an adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel, with Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig; Todd Field’s Tár, starring Cate Blanchett, with Nina Hoss and Noémie Merlant; and Bardo, the latest opus from Alejandro González Iñárritu, starring Daniel Giménez Cacho. Stay tuned for more from Venice! Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Music: “Tomorrow’s Forecast” by The Minarets, courtesy of The Minarets Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Mark Asch on The Rehearsal, Chelsea Girls, I Like It Like That, Funny Pages Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week on the program I talk with critic and bon vivant Mark Asch about some recent, brain-tickling viewing. We talk about Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal, Andy Warhol’s Chelsea Girls, Darnell Martin’s I Like It Like That, and Owen Kline’s Funny Pages, along with observations on best-of-all-time lists, cinephilia, and who knows what else. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Music: “Tomorrow’s Forecast” by The Minarets, courtesy of The Minarets Photo by Steve Snodgrass

James Vaughan on Il Cinema Ritrovato: Muratova, Mambéty, and More! Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. Il Cinema Ritrovato is an incredible film festival of restorations, revivals, and retrospectives that takes place every year in Bologna, Italy. It’s a source of discovery (and/or envy) for many film lovers, and so when I heard the filmmaker James Vaughan—director of Friends and Strangers, one of my favorite movies in recent years—was attending, I knew we had to talk. Vaughan was a guest on The Last Thing I Saw last summer to talk about some very fine silent films he had been watching. In Bologna, he was looking at movies for the Sydney-based film festival Cinema Reborn, and some of his favorites included work by Kira Muratova, Djibril Diop Mambéty, and Arby Ovanessian—plus the Weimar Cinema comedy The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Music: “Tomorrow’s Forecast” by The Minarets, courtesy of The Minarets Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Rico Gagliano and Eric Hynes on Memorable Moviehouses and More Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. Recently, the MUBI Podcast launched a new season of episodes, "Only in Theaters," about the way certain films and moviehouses have intertwined histories, such as the Elgin in New York and the midnight movie phenomenon. So I invited Rico Gagliano, the host of the acclaimed MUBI Podcast, and Eric Hynes, curator of film at Museum of the Moving Image, to talk about some stand-out cinemas—both historic and personally meaningful. Our chat ranges from the Cinematheque francaise and the Tuschinski to the local theaters where each of us grew up watching movies. We also talk about recent viewing and re-watches, from recent documentaries Beba and Nothing Lasts Forever, to Paddington and the Paul Simon vehicle One-Trick Pony. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Music: “Tomorrow’s Forecast” by The Minarets, courtesy of The Minarets Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Amy Taubin on Tribeca 2022 + Leos Carax’s Pola X (extended TV version) + Artists Space Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week I was delighted to catch up with Amy Taubin to discuss the latest edition of the Tribeca festival and other recent viewing. We share some of our highlights from the festival, and we also mull the recently surfaced, extended TV version of Pola X from director Leos Carax. Plus: the Attention Line exhibition at Artists Space. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Music: “Tomorrow’s Forecast” by The Minarets, courtesy of The Minarets Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Memoria with Kong Rithdee Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The movie Memoria from director Apichatpong Weerasethakul is still in U.S. theaters. That's thanks to a gradual rollout by its distributor NEON -- which means that many listeners might be watching the film for the first time now. I’m a fan, as listeners already know, and as it turns out, I still had a previously recorded discussion about Memoria that I hadn’t posted yet. It’s a conversation with Kong Rithdee, currently the deputy director of the Thai Film Archive. A veteran critic, he's also a contributor to Nikkei Asia and to the Bangkok Post, where he was chief film critic. He saw Memoria last summer before it premiered in Cannes, and as always I was eager to hear his insights. I’m pleased to finally share our conversation, which kicks off with my guest sharing initial thoughts. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Music: “Tomorrow’s Forecast” by The Minarets, courtesy of The Minarets Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Ep. 127: Shonni Enelow on Acting and Absorption in Joanna Hogg’s Films, plus Wanda Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. My guest this week is scholar Shonni Enelow, talking about her book in progress about acting in the films of Joanna Hogg. I have always enjoyed reading Enelow’s writing on the subject (including an especially memorable piece on recessive acting), and our conversation (or more rightly speaking, her insights) opens up new facets to Hogg’s rich work, from Unrelated to especially The Souvenir, parts one and two, by revisiting a concept from theories of art, absorption. It’s also a great opportunity to reflect on the cinematic feats of Wanda, directed by Barbara Loden, and its echoes in Hogg’s project. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Music: “Tomorrow’s Forecast” by The Minarets, courtesy of The Minarets Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Cannes #12 with Manohla Dargis: Broker, Hollywood at Cannes, Leila’s Brothers, Mother and Son, Triangle of Sadness Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. My Cannes Film Festival series in conversation with critics has its grand finale with the return of the one and only Manohla Dargis of The New York Times. We discuss Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Broker, Saeed Roustayi’s Leila’s Brothers, Leonor Serraille’s Mother and Son, the tradition of Hollywood at Cannes, Kelly Reichardt’s Showing Up, and, briefly, Triangle of Sadness, among other topics. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Music: “Tomorrow’s Forecast” by The Minarets, courtesy of The Minarets Photo by Steve Snodgrass