Deep Cut is a director-focused film podcast featuring deep-dive discussions about international, art-house, and independent cinema.

Each episode we discuss either a director's most popular film or a "Deep Cut Pick": a personal favorite chosen by one of us: Wilson Lai, Benjamin Yap, and Eli Sands.

 

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Deep Cut Pick

100: Hirokazu Kore-eda: Still Walking

Released as an exclusive Patreon post at the end of 2024, we’re now releasing this video podcast on Kore-eda's Still Walking publicly to commemorate ONE HUNDRED EPISODES! What a milestone. See you at 1000!

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May 18th, 2025
Deep Cut Pick

104. Hong Sang-soo: Woman on the Beach

We’ve teased this for YEARS! And it’s finally here. The DC Trio break the ice by introducing notorious Korean director Hong Sang-soo to the canon by talking about a 2006 deep cut, Woman on the Beach.

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June 29th, 2025
Deep Cut Upkeep

103. Luca Guadagnino: Queer

On this episode of Deep Cut Upkeep we step into 1950s Mexico City and dive into the lush world of Luca Guadagnino’s Queer.

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June 22nd, 2025
Deep Cut Pick

102. Kelly Reichardt: Meek’s Cutoff

As voted for on our Patreon, we return to Kelly Reichardt with her 2010 Western, Meek’s Cutoff.

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June 8th, 2025
Festival Dispatches

101. HKIFF49 Dispatch (Youth Trilogy, Phantosmia, I'm Still Here, Dreams (Sex Love), and MORE!)

Wilson comes on the podcast to talk about all the films he saw at the 49th edition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

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May 26th, 2025
Deep Cut Upkeep

099. Nick Park & Merlin Crossingham: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

We’re back in West Wallaby Street to discuss the latest adventure in the Wallace and Gromit universe: Vengeance Most Fowl, directed by Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham!

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May 4th, 2025
Interview

098. The Wedding Banquet (2025): Interview with Director Andrew Ahn

Director Andrew Ahn, is back for a three-peat with his new film The Wedding Banquet, a new reimagining of Ang Lee’s 1993 original.

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April 19th, 2025
Deep Cut Upkeep

097. Bong Joon-ho: Mickey 17

We return for another hit of the Bong (Joon Ho) but some of us are not vibing with Mickey 17!

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April 13th, 2025
Year in Review

096. The Best Movies of 2024, According to Deep Cut

We got Caught by the Tides and are a little late with this one but nevertheless, join our Conclave for the fifth (!) time as we huddle around the Ghostlight to talk about the films of the last year!

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March 31st, 2025
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