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.

Deep Cut Pick

034. The Wachowskis: Bound

On the season 2 finale of Deep Cut, the Wachowskis stage a heist to steal the DC Three's hearts with their directorial debut, Bound (1996).

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January 2nd, 2022
Popular Pick

033. The Wachowskis: The Matrix

Right before one of the most highly anticipated 2021 releases, join the trio for a talk about the American action classic The Matrix.

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December 18th, 2021
Deep Cut Pick

032. Todd Haynes: Far From Heaven

Come one, come all to the Sirk Du Soleil as the Deep Cut trio discusses Todd Hayne’s Far From Heaven.

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December 5th, 2021
Popular Pick

031. Todd Haynes: Carol

Step right up as we guess The Price of Salt in our coverage of Todd Hayne’s Carol (2015).

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November 28th, 2021
Deep Cut Pick

030. Pablo Larraín: Ema

It’s a good old-fashioned fight on this week’s episode as the Deep Cut Trio steps up to Pablo Larraín’s 2019 anarchic dance feature, Ema.

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November 20th, 2021
Popular Pick

029. Pablo Larraín: Jackie

Deep Cut trio revisits Jackie, the dreamy 2016 biopic that made Chilean director Pablo Larraín an (art)household name.

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November 13th, 2021
Deep Cut Pick Guest

028. Mani Ratnam: Dil Se... (featuring Thanmye Lagudu)

The trio are joined by special guest Thanmye Lagudu to talk about Mani Ratnam’s most popular film, Dil Se, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala.

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November 6th, 2021
Guest Popular Pick

027. Mani Ratnam: Bombay (featuring Thanmye Lagudu)

Our special guest Thanmye Lagudu baptizes the three hosts into the “Church of Mani Ratnam” by bringing his 1995 historical fiction epic Bombay based on the Bombay riots.

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October 31st, 2021
Deep Cut Pick

026. Éric Rohmer: Boyfriends and Girlfriends

We end our series on Rohmer with Ben’s second Deep Cut pick and favorite Rohmer film, the effortlessly loveable and relatable Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987).

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October 23rd, 2021
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