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.

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072. Hirokazu Kore-eda: Monster

Awarded the Queer Palm at Cannes in 2023, Monster is a return to form (and Japan) for Kore-eda, igniting a sprawling conversation about the film and its connections to his larger ouevre.

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February 21st, 2024
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070. Kelly Reichardt: Showing Up

Join us as we SHOW UP for Kelly Reichardt’s latest work: Showing Up

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January 27th, 2024
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069. Todd Haynes: May December

May you join us this December for a Deep Cutversation on May Deepcutber? Wait, this is confusing... what's NOT confusing is the moral clarity of American director Todd Haynes' latest pressure-cooker drama MAY DECEMBER

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January 26th, 2024
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068. Frederick Wiseman: Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros

Bon appetit! The DC Trio are in for a treat this week as we savor Frederick Wiseman’s latest documentary, MENUS PLAISIRS - LES TROIGROS, a scrumptious looking film about three French restaurants, and the family that runs it.

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November 29th, 2023
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066. Mani Ratnam: Ponniyin Selvan: Part II (featuring Thanmye Lagudu)

Mani Ratnam completes his magnum opus with Ponniyin Selvan: Part II and we're back in the theatre again for more palace intrigue, romantic entanglements, and some of that signature Ratnam flair.

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June 17th, 2023
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063. S. S. Rajamouli: RRR

Rise. Roar. Revolt. Review. Here it is. Our long awaited Deep Cut Upkeep episode on the S.S. Rajamouli worldwide phenom RRR, and it’s a doozy.

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April 24th, 2023
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056. Frederick Wiseman: A Couple

We cover the new Frederick Wiseman film A COUPLE, one of only 3 fiction films in his 55 year career.

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December 17th, 2022
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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
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039. Joel Coen: The Tragedy of Macbeth

By the pricking of my thumbs, Deep Cut Upkeep this way comes! We cover Joel Coen's divisive, postmodern take on Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

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April 2nd, 2022
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