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.

We've covered movies from Hirokazu Kore-eda, Agnes Varda, Éric Rohmer, Kelly Reichardt, Wong Kar-wai, S.S. Rajamouli, Bong Joon-ho, and many more!

 

Check out all our episodes here.

Special

052. Wilson's Summer 2022 Film Diary

Welcome to Wilson's 2022 summer film watching audio diary!

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December 5th, 2022
Deep Cut Upkeep Guest

051. Mani Ratnam: Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (featuring Thanmye Lagudu)

After a brief summer hiatus, the gang (and special guest Thanmye Lagudu) are back to discuss India’s biggest box office draw of the season, and the first part of Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus: Ponniyin Selvan: I.

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November 22nd, 2022
Deep Cut Pick Guest

050. S. S. Rajamouli: Eega (featuring Thanmye Lagudu)

How does the king of beeg cinema go small? Trick question, he don’t! Small in scope but still big on imagination, we’re (mostly) abuzz with praise for Wilson’s Deep Cut pick for Rajamouli, 2012’s Eega.

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July 31st, 2022
Guest Popular Pick

049. S. S. Rajamouli: Baahubali: The Beginning & Baahubali: The Conclusion (featuring Thanmye Lagudu)

The DC Trio welcomes back distinguished guest and friend Thanmye Lagudu to launch a discussion on the legendary Masala blockbuster director S. S. Rajamouli (of this year’s international hit, RRR). There’s no better a popular pick than the renowned historical fantasy duology, Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali: The Conclusion.

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July 16th, 2022
Deep Cut Pick

048. Abderrahmane Sissako: Waiting for Happiness & Life on Earth

Deep Cut rounds out its study of Malian/Mauritanian master director Abderrahmane Sissako with his first two fiction features: Life on Earth (1998) and Waiting for Happiness (2002).

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June 29th, 2022
Deep Cut Pick

047. Abderrahmane Sissako: Bamako

Abderrahmane Sissako sets his late father’s backyard as a courtroom for the injustices of economic neocolonialism in his 2006 drama Bamako, our second of three forays into the work of the Malian/Mauritanian master director.

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June 21st, 2022
Popular Pick

046. Abderrahmane Sissako: Timbuktu

Deep Cut begins a special three-episode run on Malian/Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako with his poetic, vibrant tragedy Timbuktu (2014).

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June 13th, 2022
Guest Interview Special

045. Andrew Ahn: Fire Island (featuring Andrew Ahn)

Stock up on some rosé and lose the shirt because we're going to FIRE ISLAND, baby! We are so delighted and honored to have director Andrew Ahn (SPA NIGHT, DRIVEWAYS) back on the podcast to preview his upcoming feature FIRE ISLAND.

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June 3rd, 2022
Guest Special

044. Paul Fejos: Lonesome (featuring Graham Brown)

We’re not on our Lonesome anymore with special guest and friend, Graham Brown. Join us as we learn about Lonesome’s film preservation journey, and discuss the first silent film (okay… part-talkie) featured on the podcast!

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May 23rd, 2022
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