Cinema Red Pill podcast

In this episode we talk to Producer/Screenwriter/Author Mathew Chan-Piu who has produced notable works like popular "The Hostel" series and "5 at home". His work has been bought and distributed by Fox and Amazon.

In this episode, Timothy and Sharon discuss the films they saw at the Uganda Film Festival including Ayeny Steve's "Kony: Order from Above", Richard Mulindwa's "The Torture" and Denis Dhikusooka's "Hustle".

In this episode we discuss "Wallay", a film from Burkina Faso that tells the story of a teenage boy who has to cope with life when he is sent back to his fathers village. Link to Sharon's written review for Cinema Escapist; http://www.cinemaescapist.com/2017/08/review-wallay-movie-burkina-faso/

Two great filmmakers, Malcolm Bigyemano and Hibo Elmi join me this week to talk about a few new international releases. We discuss 'Spiderman: Homecoming', get nostalgic about 'Power Rangers' and political about 'War of the Planet of the Apes'. Malcolm and Hibo then update me on the films they are working on. Enjoy!

On this episode we discuss Spike Lee's 1986 feature film debut "She's Gotta Have It"

We discuss Jordan Peele's "Get Out" and M. Night Shyamalan's "Split".

This week we discuss the latest DCEU movie "Wonder Woman".

Following the kickstarter campaign 'Sembene Across Africa' where the "Sembene!" documentary was screening for free in communities across the African continent; we gathered to discuss Ousmane Semebene's legacy as the Father of African Cinema and his first feature film "Black Girl". I (Sharon Rwakatungu) am joined by Oscar Harding, a film researcher and producer based in the UK along with my recurri...

I had a conversation with Ugandan director/writer/producer Kizito Samuel Saviour about how he got into the industry, learnt the tricks of the trade and directed his first feature film "Bunjako". Bunjako was a great success and days after our conversation it was announced that the film was nominated at the African Movie Academy Award for Best First Time Director of a Feature Film. Listen to him tal...

Nick Muhereza joins me this week to talk about one of the most brilliant directors of the 20th Century 'Ingmar Bergman' and two of his films 'Persona' and 'The Seventh Seal' which is one of Nicks favorite films of all time. We talk about how dense these movies are, our interpretations and how more people need to see these films.

We talk about the different movies we have seen so far this year. Solomon Ngati joins in to talk about 'The Fate of Furious' while Joel and Sharon talk briefly about 'John Wick: Chapter 2', the Disney live action remake 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Fifty Shades Darker'.

The bar for this sequel was set so high because of how great the first one turned out in 2014. We discuss if 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2' lived up to expectations or is just another fun but forgettable marvel movie.

I chat with one of my favorite and most talented Ugandan actors "Michael Wawuyo Jr". We talk about his journey, his fathers influence, his process as a method actor and the sad state of the virgin Ugandan film industry.

Special guest Julianna joins us to talk about Me Before You and we list our favorite Romance Movies.

Timothy and Sharon are joined by Kevin, Sam and Moses from The Opinionated stooges podcast to discuss the hard hitting Congolese crime drama "Viva Riva".

Fun or faux? We discuss the epic monster movie "Kong: Skull Island".

Joel went to FESPACO (Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou) the biggest and oldest film festival in Africa. He tells us about the best and worst films he saw plus the experience of being in an all French speaking country.

Our review of Hugh Jackman's final film as Wolverine in all its R-rated glory.

We do a full review of Arrival then talk about the Academy Awards epic fail! Also briefly talk about the winners and nominees from the awards.

Our thoughts on Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" with Malcolm Bigyemano and new guest Hibo. Malcolm tells us how great "The Lego Batman Movie" is while Hibo and I briefly discuss "xXx: Return of Xander Cage" and "The Edge of Seventeen". Enjoy!

We briefly review the films we saw at the Ngalabi short film festival Link to: Jonah; https://vimeo.com/58646255 Silent depression; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVo3kxjEmM0

You've got to hear both sides! Joel and Sharon pair up to defend "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" while Timothy and Nick have a strong case for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". The debate rages on.

Cedric Ido is a Burkinabe film maker with two great short films "Hasaki Ya Suda" and "Twaaga". We discuss his film's achievements, influences and themes. Here's to hoping for more great African Cinema!

This week I got my sister on the show and we discuss one of her favorite movies of all time, Guy Ritchie's crime comedy Snatch.

There are so many exciting movies coming out this year, we countdown the 4 we are looking forward to most. Enjoy!