The 17 Best International Films of 2024-2025 (with Stephen Gillespie)
On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Stephen Gillespie of the STACKS podcast to talk through the best of international films of the past year.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Where to find good international films
08:33 - Broken Rage (dir. Takeshi Kitano)
14:05 - Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (dir. Phạm Thiên Ân)
18:17 - The Seed of the Sacred Fig (dir. Mohammed Rasoulof)
23:55 - Cloud (dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
27:37 - Daaaaaalí! (dir. Quentin Dupieux)
30:04 - All We Imagine As Light (dir. Payal Kapadia)
36:15 - Youth (Spring) (dir. Wang Bing)
43:07 - Johanne Sacreblu (dir. Camila Aurora González)
47:30 - Caught by the Tides (dir. Jia Zhangke)
52:22 - Dahomey (dir. Mati Diop)
1:01:35 - The Beast (dir. Bertrand Bonello)
1:11:35 - No Other Land (dir. Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra)
1:18:00 - Red Rooms (dir. Pascal Plante)
1:24:53 - About Dry Grasses (dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
1:32:14 - Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (dir. Johan Grimonprez)
1:39:20 - Universal Language (dir. Matthew Rankin)
1:49:11 - Grand Tour (dir. Miguel Gomes)
2:00:55 - Honorable Mentions
2:10:56 - What we are excited for next yearThe STACKS podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mQaf7o2bTBGthV6eur2Zt?si=15ceffe35f10488e
I'm Thinking of Spoiling Things Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cy7OcwcfnZSsVCCPXcIav?si=8592987bbe4642ef
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What a Picture
What a Picture is a movie podcast where Hannah and Bryan Loomis cover the best in non-franchise films and discuss what makes a great film great. Hannah and Bryan love original filmmaking across all genres. Are you an obsessive Oscar nominated movie watcher? Are you always looking forward to the next A24 or Neon release? Then we’ll probably get along! Movies covered include any new releases we’re interested in, as well as the historic winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture. New episodes generally release on Saturdays, twice monthly.
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