Podcasts

Ridley Scott (Alien + Thelma & Louise)

Archaeon 20/01/2023

After that distraction that was the 2022 review and the launch of a spin-off podcast, we are back to our normally scheduled episodes. Last time we looked at Gladiator & Blade Runner, two very masculine classics from Ridley Scott’s vast and important filmography. This time, we look at two films […]

Lou Reed in Velvet Underground – Pop Screen 85

Archaeon 29/12/2022

The year is nearly done, but Pop Screen lingers on with an episode about Todd Haynes’s documentary The Velvet Underground. Covering the turbulent career of one of the most confrontational yet influential bands of the 1960s, it’s a film that’s got everything from deep discussions of minimalist composition to amusing […]

Ridley Scott (Blade Runner & Gladiator)

Archaeon 23/12/2022

Merry Christmas Friends! And just to show how well I planned in advance, here’s what is totally a Christmas special. Yeah, absolutely a Christmas episode.  Yeah, it’s clearly not. It is part one of a discussion of Ridley Scott, the second will drop in the new year. For now, though, […]

Na Hong-Jin (the Chaser & The Wailing)

Archaeon 09/12/2022

We have escaped from the seemingly never-ending run of two partners and where should we find ourselves but Korea?  Rob is joined by Ygraine (What a Scream) and Graham (Pop Screen) to discuss the work of Na Hong-Jin, who may not have a big body of work but he does […]