The Last Thing I Saw

Ep. 188: Peter Labuza on Sokurov, Klimov, Shepitko, Hellman’s Iguana, the strike Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week brings some recent highlights from Los Angeles repertory courtesy of my latest guest, Peter Labuza. He talks about two 1990s films by Alexander Sokurov, the formidable war-movie pairing of Larissa Shepitko’s The Ascent and Elem Klimov’s Come and...

Ep. 187: Michael Shannon Directs: Eric LaRue, a premiere at the Tribeca Festival Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week I spoke with Michael Shannon who’s become an indelible actor in film, on stage, and on television. Now Shannon has directed his first feature film, Eric LaRue, which is in this year’s Tribeca Festival. It’s based on a play by a longtime collabor...

Ep. 186: Cannes #14 with Manohla Dargis of The New York Times Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2023 Cannes Film Festival series joyously concludes with our traditional grand finale: a discussion with Manohla Dargis, chief film critic of The New York Times, live from Cannes. Dargis reveals what might be her favorite film of the festival, and then we discuss too ma...

Ep. 185: Cannes #13 with Guy Lodge on How to Have Sex, In Our Day, Anselm, Mambar Pierrette, Sleep Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2023 Cannes series continues, with episodes recorded live in Cannes! For the latest discussion, I chat with Guy Lodge of Variety and Film of the Week, about a few more films that haven’t come up yet on the podcast. Titles include Mol...

Ep. 184: Cannes #12 with Eric Hynes on In the Rearview, Riddle of Fire, The Breaking Ice, La Chimera, It’s Raining in the House Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2023 Cannes series continues, with episodes recorded live in Cannes! For the latest discussion, I chat with Eric Hynes, curator of film at the Museum of the Moving Image, about some discoveries from acros...

Ep. 183: Cannes #11 with KJ Relth-Miller on Cannes Classics including L’Amour Fou and Skeleton of Mrs. Morales Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2023 Cannes series continues, with episodes recorded live in Cannes! For the latest discussion, I was delighted to welcome returning guest K.J. Relth-Miller, who heads the film program at the Academy Museum of Motion Pict...

Ep. 182: Cannes #10 with Justin Chang on The Old Oak, Strange Way of Life, Sandra Huller 2x, Close Your Eyes Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2023 Cannes series continues, with episodes that were recorded live in Cannes! For the latest discussion, I talk with critic Justin Chang of The Los Angeles Times about a batch of new films: Ken Loach’s The Old Oak, Pedro A...

Ep. 181: Cannes #9 with Jessica Kiang on 4 Daughters, La Chimera, Banel and Adama, Only the River Flows, Project Silence Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2023 Cannes film festival series continues, recorded live in Cannes! For the latest discussion, I talk with critic Jessica Kiang of Variety about a batch of new films: Kaouther Ben Hania’s Four Daughters, Alice...

Ep. 180: Cannes #8 with Jonathan Romney on Victor Erice’s Close Your Eyes, Joanna Arnow, and Pedro Costa + Wang Bing Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2023 Cannes film festival series continues, recorded live in Cannes! This episode I talk with critic Jonathan Romney about Victor Erice’s long-awaited new film Close Your Eyes and the curious controversy surrounding...

Ep. 179: Cannes #7 with Mark Asch on Asteroid City, Gondry’s Book of Solutions, Club Zero Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2023 Cannes film festival series continues, live from Cannes! This episode I reunite with critic Mark Asch to talk about a few more high-profile Cannes premieres, including Wes Anderson’s star-studded Asteroid City, Michel Gondry’s unexpected...

Ep. 178: Cannes #6 with Jordan Cronk on Kaurismaki’s Fallen Leaves, Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, an ACID pick Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2023 Cannes film festival series continues, live from Cannes! This episode I talk with globe-trotting critic Jordan Cronk. We discuss Cannes premieres, including Aki Kaurismaki’s Fallen Leaves, the Directors’ Fortnight...

Ep. 177: Cannes #6 with Beatrice Loayza on Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall, The Delinquents, Killers of the Flower Moon Redux Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2023 Cannes film festival series continues, live from Cannes! This episode I talk with critic Beatrice Loayza who writes for The New York Times, Film Comment, and other publications. We discuss some Canne...

Ep. 176: Cannes #5 with Eric Hynes on Todd Haynes’s May December, Eureka, Pictures of Ghosts Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2023 Cannes film festival series continues, live from Cannes! This episode I talk with Eric Hynes, curator of film at the Museum of the Moving Image. We discuss recent Cannes premieres, including Todd Haynes’s May December with Natalie Por...

Ep. 175: Cannes #3 with Jon Dieringer on Zone of Interest, Wang Bing’s Youth, Occupied City Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2023 Cannes film festival series continues, live from Cannes! This episode I talk with Jon Dieringer, editor and publisher of the one and only Screen Slate. We discuss recent Cannes titles of note, including Jonathan Glazer’s Zone of Intere...

Ep. 174: Cannes #2 with Mark Asch on Jeanne du Barry, Kore-eda’s Monster, Sweet East, The Goldman Case Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2023 Cannes film festival series continues, live from Cannes! This episode I talk with critic Mark Asch about recent Cannes highlights (and otherwise), including Maiwenn’s festival opener Jeanne du Barry, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Mons...

Ep. 173: Cannes #1 with Eric Hynes Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. And I’m beginning my reports from the latest edition of the Cannes film festival. For my first episode, I talk with Eric Hynes, curator of film at the Museum of the Moving Image, about the 2023 slate. We palaver about the highlights, “big” and “small” titles alike, offer a few anticipatory picks. We...

Ep. 172: Amy Taubin on Dead Ringers, Warhol's Batman Dracula, High Flying Bird, Joie Lee, Elephant Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week I’m pleased as punch to speak with the critic Amy Taubin about her ongoing “Carte Blanche” series at the Museum of Modern Art, plus some recent viewing. Titles include: Dead Ringers (TV), Warhol’s unfinished Batman Dracula, Hig...

Ep. 171: Beatrice Loayza on Erotic Thrillers + Dry Ground Burning + a NDNF pick Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week I talk with critic Beatrice Loayza (The New York Times, Cinema Scope) about erotic thrillers—the subject of a new series of films on the Criterion Channel. Loayza wrote an article thinking through the genre, and we discuss the titles available fo...

Ep. 170: K.J. Relth-Miller on the VardaVerse, Neptune Frost, Pat Rocco, Titanic 3D, and more Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week I’m delighted to welcome the wonderful K.J. Relth-Miller of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. We discuss selections from the Academy Museum program “Enter the VardaVerse: Women’s Liberation Through Film, 1971–1977...

Ep. 169: Synecdoche, New York with Michael Joshua Rowin, plus Brakhage, Resnais, Duras Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. I’ve been hosting a screening series recently called New Essentials at the Roxy Cinema in New York. This weekend I’m presenting Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut feature, Synecdoche, New York (2008), the sprawling story of a playwright (Philip Sey...

Ep. 168: True False 2023 with Eric Hynes on Hummingbirds, Art Talent Show, Time Bomb Y2K, more Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week I report to you from the True/False Film Fest in Columbia, Missouri, and its international showcase of nonfiction cinema. On a sunny day I sat down with Eric Hynes, curator of film at the Museum of the Moving Image, about a number...

Ep. 167: Berlin 2023 Six with Jordan Cronk: Hong’s In Water, Forum (incl. James Benning), Mal Viver + Viver Mal, The Echo, Samsara Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. We conclude (?) with the latest and greatest from the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival. To catch up, I chat with Jordan Cronk, critic, programmer, and co-founder of Acropolis Cinema in Los Angeles....

Ep. 166: Berlin 2023 Five with Inney Prakash: Notre Corps, An Atypical Orbit incl. Eduardo Williams, Kevin Jerome Everson, Mangosteen Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. We continue with the latest and greatest from the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival. For my latest episode, I chat with programmer Inney Prakash, founder/director of the festival Prismatic Ground....

Ep. 165: Berlin 2023 Four with Jessica Kiang: Petzold's Afire, Reality, The Shadowless Tower, The Survival of Kindness Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. We continue with the latest and greatest from the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival. For my latest episode, I chat with critic Jessica Kiang who is writing for Variety and The New York Times. We consider this ye...

Ep. 164: Berlin 2023 Three with Jonathan Romney: Angela Schanelec’s Music, Limbo, On the Adamant, Superpower Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week I bring you the latest and greatest from Berlinale 2023. For my latest episode, I chat with critic Jonathan Romney (Screen, The Observer). We consider what’s special about this year’s festival and discuss Angela Schan...