Cinetopia Radio

Originally aired 18 June 2026. Cinetopia's Amanda is joined by show regulars Emma Jamieson and Mariana Duarte to discuss some of the month’s most talked-about new releases. The team begins with Backrooms , directed by Kane Parsons, before moving on to Disclosure Day , directed by Steven Spielberg, and concluding with Acting , directed by Sophie Fiennes. From internet-born horror and blockbuste...

In this month’s episode of the Cinetopia podcast, we review three new releases that each unfold in their own distinct world. We begin with The Drama , starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, a dramedy already generating conversation around its central twist. We then turn to Project Hail Mary , a science-fiction story built around a deeply unexpected relationship, before discussing Rose of Nevada ,...

In this February edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show and Podcast, Amanda is joined by Cinetopia contributors Garry Arnot and Rosie Beattie for reviews of new releases. This month’s reviews include Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights , Kristen Stewart’s The Chronology of Water , and Max Keegan’s documentary The Shepherd and the Bear . The episode also features an interview conducted by Veronica Buc...

Cinetopia Radio – December Edition (originally aired on EHFM on 18th December 2025) Cinetopia Radio host Amanda Rogers is joined by Cinetopia contributors Isy Santini and Kat Zabecka for the final episode of 2025, looking at Kontinental ’25 , Pillion , Alpha and Christy . Film Reviews 03:13 – Kontinental ’25 Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25 uses satire to examine bureaucracy and moral uncertainty in co...

Film reviews, festival conversations and special interviews with Yi Wang (Queer East) and Richard Mowe (French Film Festival UK). Episode Overview In this November edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show and Podcast, Amanda is joined by contributors Emma and Mariana for a packed episode of reviews and festival conversations. We begin with Jay Kelly , Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer’s new Hollywood ch...

This month (October) the Cinetopia team — Amanda, Robert, Rosie and Emma — dive into the 2025 BFI London Film Festival from both sides of the border, unpacking the highlights, surprises and cinematic trends that defined this year’s programme. Episode breakdown: [00:00] Introduction & Festival Overview How this year’s LFF felt from both London and Scotland, what’s new, and how regional audience...

Cinetopia Radio – September Edition Cinetopia Radio host Amanda is joined by the Cinetopia team — Isy Santini, Simon Bowie, and Kat Zabecka — for this month's episode, where we review five distinctive new releases and bring you a set of exciting conversations with filmmakers and festival organisers. Film Reviews 4:50 - Highest 2 Lowest (dir. Spike Lee)- Lee's English-language reinterpretat...

Cinetopia show host Amanda Rogers, Cinetopia co-founder, is joined by Emma Jamieson and Clara Strachan for a special edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show, reflecting on highlights from the 78th Edinburgh International Film Festival (August 14–20, 2025). In this episode, the team looks back on the festival’s standout films and shares exclusive conversations with some of the filmmakers and talent beh...

Originally aired on the 18th of JULY 2025 on EHFM, here's our pod version of the summer episode of the Cinetopia Radio Show and Podcast - On our summer edition of the Cinetopia radio show and podcast, host and producer Amanda Rogers (co-founder of Cinetopia ) is joined by show regulars Garry Arnot ( Cinema Perspective ) and Clara Strachan as they dive into an eclectic mix of new releases. The...

On the May edition of the Cinetopia radio show and podcast, the team, Amanda and Clara, review new release films such as SINNERS, THE GOOD ONE, THE SURFER and MAKE IT TO MUNICH, Amanda interviews the heads of Filmhouse, Rod White and Andrew Simpson, who share the latest on the opening ofEdinburgh’s beloved arthouse cinema…coming very soon! Also Beatrice Minger, director of the docufiction film E.1...

On the April edition of the Cinetopia radio show and podcast, this month's team (Rosie Beattie, Kat Zabecka, and Amanda Rogers) review three new release films, SEBASTIAN directed by Mikko Mäkelä, FOUR MOTHERS, directed by Darren Thorton, and DESIRE: THE CARL CRAIG STORY, directed by Jean-Cosme Delaloye. Amanda also interviews Mikko Mäkelä, director of SEBASTIAN on this edition. Show timings -...

On the March edition of the Cinetopia Radio show and podcast, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by show regulars Simon Bowie, Garry Arnot and Robert Ewing, who cover this year's Glasgow Film Festival - including reviews of Nocturnal, Peacock, Homegrown, and Stealing Pulp Fiction. We also review new release films currently out in cinemas including Mickey 17, On Falling, and The Last Showg...

On the February edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show & Podcast, the team (Clara, Garry, and Amanda) go to Berlin to cover the 75th Berlinale, reviewing 4 films, Peter Hujar’s Day directed by Ira Sachs and starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall Blue Moon, directed by Richard Linklater and Starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott and BobbyCanavale Lesbian Space Princess, an Australian...

It's a new year and there's many new films to review on our January film-packed episode. Join this month’s Cinetopia team (Amanda, Garry and Robert) as we review NOSFERATU, WE LIVE IN TIME, A REAL PAIN, and BABYGIRL– plus our picks for awards' season and a quick look at the upcoming festival landscape. 3:45 - Awards' season predictions 21:20 - Nosferatu Review 40:18 - We Live in Ti...

On the November edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show & Podcast, the Cinetopia team review 4 general release films currently out in cinemas, Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard, Andrea Arnold's Bird , Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winning film, Anora, and Conclave. Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is also joined with Yulia Kovanova, who cover this year's IDFA (International Documentary Festival Amsterda...

This month's Cinetopia show team (Amanda, Kat, and Clara) review 3 films currently out or coming soon to cinemas: "Megalopolis," Francis Ford Coppola’s latest film Joker: Folie à Deux, directed by Todd Philips and stars Joaquin Phenoix and Lady Gaga And finally, "The Taste of Mango," a debut feature documentary film by Chloe Abrams that will be coming out in theatres Nov 15… As well as interviews:...

On the September edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show and Podcast, the Cinetopia team reviews 3 films currently out in cinemas or streaming on your TVs: Coralie Fargeat’s THE SUBSTANCE, Jeremy Saulnier ’s Netflix crime, REBEL RIDGE, andLEE, directed by Ellen Kuras. Our host, Amanda, sat down with Marion Aréchaga, Director and Curator of the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival which is having its 11th e...

This month's Cinetopia team, Amanda Rogers, Garry Arnot (Cinema Perspective), and Clara Strachan, cover the 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival, with reviews of the films, THE OUTRUN (dir Nora Fingscheidt) , SING SING (dir Greg Kwedar), BLACK DOG (dir. Guan Hu), and LOLLIPOP (dir Daisy-May Hudson). Amanda sits down with the director and producer of BLACK DOG as well as the director of L...

For our July Cinetopia show, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers and show regular Garry Arnot from Cinema Perspecive reviews of KINDS OF KINDNESS, HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, and THE BIKERIDERS. The team also discuss the programme launch of the 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival, plus an interview with Festival CEO & Director, Paul Ridd, and Festival Producer, Emma Boa. Show Running Order: 4:30 - E...

On our June edition 2024 of the Cinetopia Radio show, Amanda from Cinetopia and show regular, Clara Strachan, cover this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest, reviewing the documentary films DEVO and ETERNAL YOU, and many more from the UK’s leading documentary festival. Plus Clara sits down with Inma de Reyes, director of The Boy and the Suit of Lights and Amanda interviews Duncan Cowles, director of Silent...

This month Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers was joined by Edinburgh-based film academic, Kat Zabecka, a new contributor to our show to review 4 new release films currently out in cinemas across the UK and beyond. Running order: 11:52 - Challengers directed by Luca Guadagnino and staring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist 26:3- La Chimera directed by Alice Rohrwacher, and also staring Josh O&#3...

On our April show Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers and show regular, Clara Strachan, review Alex Garland's CIVIL WAR, Dev Patel's MONKEY MAN, Ryusuke Hamaguchi's EVIL DOES NOT EXIST (spoiler alert!), and Simon Chamber's documentary, MUCH ADO ABOUT DYING Run of Show - 3:40 - CIVIL WAR 31:30 - MONKEY MAN 39:30 - EVIL DOES NOT EXIST 58:05 - MUCH ADO ABOUT DYING

Our March episode is maybe our most film-packed episode yet! We review big cinema releases, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part II and Radu Jude’s Don’t Expect Too Much from The End of the World, both out in cinemas this month. Plus we give our full coverage of this year’s Glasgow Film Festival 2024 including a review of Tummy Monster, La Chimera, and an interview with John Archer, director of Janey, th...

On our February edition of the Cinetopia Show, our team Amanda Rogers, Simon Bowie, and Garry Arnot, preview the IberoDocs Film Festival and Glasgow Film Festival plus review the recent films AMERICAN FICTION, THE ZONE OF INTEREST, and OCCUPIED CITY. Amanda also sits down with the director of THE CASTLE, Martin Benchimol, to discuss his award winning documentary-fiction hybrid film set in the Arge...

On our first episode of 2024, show co-producer Jim Ross and show regulars Clara Strachan and Simon Bowie join Amanda from Cinetopia ( https://cinetopia.co.uk ) to discuss three new release films in the UK, POOR THINGS (dir. Yorgos Lanthimos), PRISCILLA (dir. SOFIA COPPOLA), and SCALA!!! Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Gene...