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Eight months to the day we popped out our last podbaby, Required Reading re-returns with a new sense of purpose and a more hopeful outlook. Until February, anyway, when it’ll probably all come crashing down again. So let’s ride this wave of opt
It’s the (presumably) long-awaited return of our ‘Blind Spot’ special! As avid listeners might remember, no sooner did Dan choose the Bobby De Niro and Charles Grodin-starring action-comedy Midnight Run almost two years ago, did it mysteriously
How frustrating that, as the days grow longer and warmer, we’re unable to get together with our friends and loved ones to truly enjoy the great outdoors. So, thoughtful podcast that we are, we decided to pick a film that brings those communal s
In an exciting RR:AFP first, we’ve got a contribution from someone who actually starred in the film we’re discussing. Gosh. That film, as if the episode title and giant image didn’t already give away, is Jonathan Glazer’s genre-muddling Under T
Alison Brie’s screenwriting debut Horse Girl marks her second collaboration with director (and co-writer) Jeff Baena. Initially positioned as the typical quirky indie fare you’d expect from the Sundance Film Festival--where it made its debut--t
PTA reunites with DDL for a film as delicately, intricately and beautifully woven as its protagonist’s highly desirable couture dresses. Phantom Thread is a tale of twisted love, precarious power dynamics, Oedipal grief, all-consuming perfectio
Welcome to the latest episode of Required Reading: A Film Podcast!Episode 14 sees Alex and Dan return to a director(s) for the first time ever on the podcast to cover the Safdie brothers’ latest – UNCUT GEMS.We both gave their last film (Good
Hello!Uploading this episode again as we're going to be on Spotify now and in the process Alex managed to delete 2 episodes. This ep, recorded in late 2018 covers the excellent film 'The Florida project'As always, tweet Dan (@MrPointyHead) o
*Lost Episode*The current favourite joke in the Shaw household is a twist on a classic:“Knock Knock…”“Come In!”Cue laughter as the frustrated joke teller can't deliver the punchlineWhat does that have to do with this podcast? Well, Episode
Armed with a newfound sense of vigour and purpose, we storm into 2020 with the first Required Reading for over a year. Let’s not dwell on the reasons for our absence and instead celebrate the fact that one our greatest living directors has reun
Hi, My name is Dan and I'm the co-host of this hit podcast.My job is to write the episode descriptions, but I'm very busy so have asked Alex to connect with me via a pyschic link, so he can write my thinking. Thinky-type, we call it.This epis
The current favourite joke in the Shaw household is a twist on a classic:“Knock Knock…”“Come In!”*Cue laughter as the frustrated joke teller can't deliver the punchline*What does that have to do with this podcast? Well, Episode 11 of RR:AFP
Two men meetWith precise irregularityTwo:microphoneslaptopsopinionsOne:film(Maybe a quiz or news too?)For this episode(ten, in cloying summer heat)A Driver is a driverA man is a townA town is a manA week is two hoursAndNot musc
The first co-winner of our ‘Blind Spot’ vote is Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), which came courtesy of regular Reader Chris Schilling. It also has the honour of being the first flick that both Alex
Funny, horrifying and ultimately tragic. Words that could equally be ascribed to RR:AFP as they could our feature film The Wailing. Director Hong-jin Na is already being held up alongside the likes of Chan-wook Park and Bong Joon-ho as the crea
Yorgos Lanthimos doesn’t like to make things easy or comfortable for his viewers, as evidenced by his at-once surreal, mundane and shocking filmography, including Dogtooth and The Lobster. The Killing of a Sacred Deer, his second collaboration
A horribly misjudged attempt to do the right thing goes predictably awry for Robert Pattinson in the frantic, dangerous and grimy world of Good Time. Acclaimed directing duo the Safdie Brothers have been indie darlings since their 2007 debut Th
“Girlfriend in a coma, I know, I know, it's serious.” The true-life travails of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V Gordon’s early relationship inspires The Big Sick, a romantic dramedy that deftly tackles the challenges of interracial and inter-faith
Alex Garland’s fascinating rise from author to director continues with the Natalie Portman-starring sci-fi Annihilation. Was the film’s ‘demotion’ from US theatrical release to global Netflix exclusive a portent of a sophomoric duffer, or a sig
Kristen Stewart takes centre stage in this installment's focal flick Personal Shopper. Find out what we make of Olivier Assayas’ enigmatic, genre-skewing portrayal of grief and fabulous haute couture. Come for the detailed critique, stay for th
Hi there, Alex here :)Welcome to the second episode of Required Reading: A Film Podcast.I thank you personally for downloading this podcast and being part of this book-club-but-with-films idea. I just think that we should look for the opportu
The inaug-aural episode of Required Reading: A Film Podcast.Friends Alex and Dan (attempt to) recreate the quintessential post-film, “So, what did you think?” conversation in podcast form, and invite our fellow ‘readers’ to join in.The
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