Director Watch Podcast Ep. 151 – ‘The Annihilation of Fish’ (Burnett, 1999)
On episode 151 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter discuss the last film in their Charles Burnett series, The Annihilation... Read More
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 150 – ‘To Sleep with Anger’ (Burnett, 1990)
On episode 150 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter discuss the next film in their Charles Burnett series, To Sleep... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978)
On episode 149 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter discuss the first film in their Charles Burnett series, Killer of... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 148 – ‘Peeping Tom’ (Powell, 1960)
On episode 148 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter discuss the final film in their Powell and Pressburger series, Peeping... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 147 – ‘The Tales of Hoffman’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1951) with Special Guest Christina Jeurling Birro
On episode 147 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by Pop Culture Confidential host Christina Jeurling Birro to... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 146 – ‘The Red Shoes’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1948)
On episode 146 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by AwardsWatch Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello to discuss the... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 145 – ‘Black Narcissus’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1947) with Special Guest Dave Giannini
On episode 145 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by Editor-In-Chief of InSession Film Dave Giannini to discuss... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 144 – ‘A Matter of Life and Death (Powell and Pressburger, 1946) with Special Guest Jesse Nussman
On episode 144 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by film critic Jesse Nussman to discuss the latest... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 143 – ‘I Know Where I’m Going’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1945)
On episode 143 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter discuss the latest film in their Powell and Pressburger series, I... Read More
Director Watch Ep. 142 ‘The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1943) with Special Guest Bilge Ebiri
On episode 142 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by film critic Bilge Ebiri discuss the latest film... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 151 – ‘The Annihilation of Fish’ (Burnett, 1999) 
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