Primal Screen

For Paul Anthony Nelson's final show, he is joined by Flick Ford to review their collective Top 10 New Films of 2021 as well as their top 5 discoveries from this year.

Flick Ford and guest reviewers, Jack Ralph and Will Cox review two new releases in DUNE dir. Denis Villeneuve (2021) and THE BEATLES: GET BACK dir. Peter Jackson (2021). Flick Ford also discusses DUNE with writer, Chris Dite. Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/primal_screen

Flick Ford is joined by guest critic Cerise Howard. Cerise interviews BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN (2021) director Radu Jude, and the team review TITANE (Julia Ducournau, 2021). Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen

Flick Ford and Cerise Howard are joined by Japanese Film Festival Programmer Simonne Goran for a chat about this year's event. Plus, reviews of two titles in Melbourne cinemas now: NO TIME TO DIE (Cary Joji Fukunaga, 2021), where Flick and Cerise are joined by panel master Karl Chapman for the 101 on 007, and THE POWER OF THE DOG (Jane Campion, 2021) - an examination of toxic masculinity with a sc...

Flick Ford and Cerise Howard are joined by Melbourne Queer Film Festival Program Director Spiro Economopoulos for a chat about this year's event. Cerise and Spiro pick out some of their festival highlights, discussing FINLANDIA (Horacio Alcalá, 2021), INSTRUCTIONS FOR SURVIVAL (Yana Ugrekhelidze, 2021), THE HILL WHERE LIONESSES ROAR (Luàna Bajrami, 2021), THE NOWHERE INN (Bill Benz, 2020), and FAN...

Flick Ford interviews Robert Machoian about his latest feature THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS (2020). Lisa Kovacevic is joined by guest film critic Stuey Richards to review Ridley Scott's new medieval drama THE LAST DUEL (2021) and disturbing new Australian film NITRAM (2021) by Snowtown director Justin Kurzel. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pr...

Flick Ford talks with directors Eddie Martin and Jeff Daniels about their respective new documentaries THE KIDS and TELEVISION EVENT, both screening at this year's Sydney Film Festival, and their nominations for the Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Australian Documentary. Flick and guest critic Cerise Howard also discuss music documentary THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (Todd Haynes, 2021) and a...

Paul Anthony Nelson is joined by guest film critics Emma Westwood and Sally Christie for a Halloween special revisiting three prequels: THE EXORCIST III dir. William Peter Blatty (1990), HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH dir. Tommy Lee Wallace (1982) and DAY OF THE DEAD dir. George A. Romero (1985).  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_...

Flick Ford and guest critics Lisa Kovacevic and Will Cox spotlight new Australian TV drama serials, interviewing NEW GOLD MOUNTAIN director Corrie Chen, and reviewing THE NEWSREADER (Emma Freeman, 2021), FIRES (Michael Rymer, Ana Kokkinos, Kim Mordaunt, 2021) and NEW GOLD MOUNTAIN (Corrie Chen, 2021). Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/prima...

Flick Ford, special guest critic Cerise Howard and Melbourne film creative Kelsey Pettifer spotlight the Environmental Film Festival of Australia – including a live chat with Screen Manager Natalie May – and the Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia. They also review ANNETTE dir. Leos Carax (2021) and ATHANOR: THE ALCHEMICAL FURNACE dir. Adam Ol’ha, Jan Daňhel (2020).  Facebook: https://www....

Presenter Flick Ford and guest film critic Lisa Kovacevic, interview emerging filmmakers, Suban Kamal, Oskar Weimar and Holly Bates. They also interview Artist Film Workshop co-founded, Richard Tuohy and Andrew O’Keefe, the Victorian College of the Arts Head of Film and Television about the VCA Film and Television Graduate Season presented by MIFF Play.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalsc...

Presenter Flick Ford, guest film critic Lisa Kovacevic, and writer and academic Dr Tresa Leclerc, spotlight women and power on screens, including an interview with Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion, the showrunners of BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOUR, and reviews of BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOUR (2021) and I MAY DESTROY YOU (2020).  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagr...

Presenters Flick Ford, Lisa Kovacevic and Swinburne University media academic Dr Andrew Lynch spotlight prestige television, including reviews of SUCCESSION and MR INBETWEEN. Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/primal_screen

Flick Ford and Cerise Howard are joined by filmmaker Grace Moore for a music documentary special. Includes reviews of THE MAGIC VOICE OF A REBEL dir. Olga Sommerová (2014), GURRUMUL dir. Paul Damien Williams (2018) and MATANGI/MAYA/MIA dir. Steve Loveridge (2018). Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter:  https://twitt...

Presenters Paul Anthony Nelson and Flick Ford are joined by guest critic Lisa Kovacevic to review highlights of this year's Irish Film Festival, including WOLFWALKERS dir. Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart (2020), BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL dir. Chris Baugh (2020) and DEATH OF A LADIES' MAN dir. Matt Bissonnette (2021). The Irish Film Festival streams online 3-12 September. Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/p...

Presenter Flick Ford and guest reviewers Daniel James and Will Cox look at three escapist delights: PADDINGTON 2 dir. Paul King (2017), SIDEWAYS dir. Alexander Payne (2004) and EDGE OF TOMORROW dir. Doug Liman (2014).  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen

Part 2 of a Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) 2021 review special. Presenter Paul Anthony Nelson invites special guest reviewers Cerise Howard and Emma Westwood to share their highlights from this year's program, streaming Australia-wide, until 22 August. Films reviewed include: DEAR COMRADES! dir. Andrei Konchalovsky (2021), THE NOWHERE INN dir. Bill Benz (2021), HOPPER/WELLES dir. Ors...

Part 1 of a Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) 2021 review special. Presenter Paul Anthony Nelson invites special guest reviewers Cerise Howard and Emma Westwood to share their highlights from this year's program, streaming Australia-wide, until 22 August. Films reviewed include: SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS dir. Lisa Rovner (2020), POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHÉ dir. Celeste Bell and Paul Sng...

Paul Anthony Nelson and Flick Ford are joined this week by guest film critic Fi Wright to review three new releases: GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE dir. Navot Papushado (2021), BLOOD RED SKY dir. Peter Thorwarth (2021) and JOLT dir. Tanya Wexler (2021).  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/primal_screen

Presenter Paul Anthony Nelson is joined by guest reviewers Nadine Whitney and Adam Ross from the Australian Film Critics Association for an Olympics review special featuring CHARIOTS OF FIRE dir. Hugh Hudson, 1981, MUNICH dir. Steven Spielberg (2005) and FOXCATCHER dir. Bennett Miller (2014). Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_sh...

Paul Anthony Nelson is joined by guest critics Mel Begg from the Melbourne Horror Film Society and festival programmer and critic Tiana Stefanic to review new Netflix horror trilogy FEAR STREET. Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/primal_screen

Paul Anthony Nelson is joined this week by special guests, Stephen A. Russell and Lee Zachariah for a Marvel Studios special with reviews of BLACK WIDOW dir. Cate Shortland (2021), IRON MAN 3 dir. Shane Black (2013) and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY dir. James Gunn (2014)  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter:  https://tw...

Paul Anthony Nelson is joined this week by guest film critics Fi Wright and Will Cox to review three new releases: LITTLE JOE dir. Jessica Hausner (2019), WEREWOLVES WITHIN dir. Josh Ruben (2021) and HERSELF dir. Phyllida Lloyd (2020). Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/primal_screen

Paul Anthony Nelson is joined this week by guest film critics Kate Fitzpatrick and Stephen A. Russell to review three new releases: IN THE HEIGHTS dir. Jon M. Chu (2021), THE SPARKS BROTHERS dir. Edgar Wright (2021) and THE HITMAN'S WIFE'S BODYGUARD dir. Patrick Hughes, (2021).  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter:...

Special guest reviewers Fi Wright, Stuey Richards and Will Cox look at three new releases in BO BURNHAM: INSIDE dir. Bo Burnham (2021) THE MOLE AGENT dir. Maite Alberdi (2020) and THREE SUMMERS dir. Sandra Kogut (2019). Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/primal_screen