SciFrights

In this episode we are joined by filmmaker and programmer, Craig Williams, to explore the work of arthouse auteur, Claire Denis. We discuss her graphic tale of cannibalistic lust, TROUBLE EVERY DAY (20:06), and the dark psychosexual space prison film, HIGH LIFE (01:11:35).***Please rate and review our podcast!***Follow Craig Williams on Instagram @mondodraigCheck out his film THE WYRM OF BWLCH PEN BARRAS on the fantastic folk horror boxset from Severin Films, All the Haunts Be Ours, Volume 2And if you're in London, you can come along to Craig's monthly film night Cosmik Debris at The Nickel CinemaListen to Lindsay's audio commentary for TROUBLE EVERY DAY on the Blu-Ray out now from Eureka Entertainment.SciFrights is hosted, produced, and edited by Liam Dunn and Lindsay HallamMusic composed and performed by Damo Alexander and Rosie GilbeyArtwork by Millie HallamNEXT EPISODE:Coming in late September, our next episode will be on Italian director Elio Petri and his films THE TENTH VICTIM (1965) and A QUIET PLACE IN THE COUNTRY (1967). Both films are available on DVD and to rent on streaming.Visit our website: https://rss.com/podcasts/scifrights/Email us at [email protected] us on:InstagramFacebookBlueskyLetterboxd

In this episode we are joined by Mike Muncer, host of The Evolution of Horror podcast, to discuss Danny Boyle, a director who has been working steadily across many genres. We begin by going over Boyle's career, his signature style and collaboration with writer Alex Garland (14:04), then we get into the low-res digital frenzy of 28 DAYS LATER (21:20) and his one foray into Science Fiction, the psychological solar thriller SUNSHINE (01:15:10).***Please rate and review our podcast!***Check out Mike's new book THE EVOLUTION OF HORROR: A TERRIFYING GUIDE TO HORROR MOVIE HISTORY: https://www.headline.co.uk/titles/mike-muncer/the-evolution-of-horror/9781035427918/SciFrights is hosted, produced, and edited by Liam Dunn and Lindsay HallamMusic composed and performed by Damo Alexander and Rosie GilbeyArtwork by Millie HallamVisit our website: https://rss.com/podcasts/scifrights/Email us at [email protected] us on:InstagramFacebookBlueskyLetterboxd

Continuing our new season on Director Double Bills, in this episode we focus on action auteur Kathryn Bigelow, exploring her 1987 vampire Western NEAR DARK (31: 57) and the 1995 cyberpunk tech-noir STRANGE DAYS (1:39:15).Joining us today to discuss these films is an incredible guest, author and academic, Professor Stacey Abbott, who wrote the BFI Classic on NEAR DARK.***Please rate and review our podcast!***We highly recommend checking out Stacey's book on NEAR DARK: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/near-dark-9781911239291/SciFrights is hosted, produced, and edited by Liam Dunn and Lindsay HallamMusic composed and performed by Damo Alexander and Rosie GilbeyArtwork by Millie HallamVisit our website: https://rss.com/podcasts/scifrights/Email us at [email protected] us on:InstagramFacebookBlueskyLetterboxd

We are joined by an incredible guest, comic book artist and author, Stephen R. Bissette, to discuss one of our favourite directors, David Cronenberg!We will be focusing on two key films: first up we’ll explore how a broken marriage spawns monstrous offspring in THE BROOD (41:40), and what happens when a scientist’s self-experimentation goes terribly wrong (when does it not?) in body horror masterpiece, THE FLY (01:52:35).***Please rate and review our podcast!***We highly recommend Stephen's book on THE BROOD: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52562621-the-broodSciFrights is hosted, produced, and edited by Liam Dunn and Lindsay HallamMusic composed and performed by Damo Alexander and Rosie GilbeyArtwork by Millie HallamVisit our website: https://rss.com/podcasts/scifrights/Email us at [email protected] us on:InstagramFacebookBlueskyLetterboxd

Welcome to our new season, "Director Double Bills". In each episode we will focus on a filmmaker and explore two of their films, one horror and one Science Fiction.We begin the season with a big one: JC himself – John Carpenter. We are joined by film critic Travis Johnson to explore Carpenter's impact on both genres and go deep into two of his greatest works – the 1981 dystopian classic Escape from New York (35:30), followed by what many consider to be his masterpiece, 1982’s The Thing (01:33:34).***Please rate and review our podcast!***Check out Travis's work at Blunt Magazine: https://bluntmag.com.au/author/travisjohnson/Hosted, produced, and edited by Liam Dunn and Lindsay HallamMusic composed and performed by Damo Alexander and Rosie GilbeyArtwork by Millie HallamVisit our website: https://rss.com/podcasts/scifrights/Email us at [email protected] us on:InstagramFacebookBlueskyLetterboxd