Around the end of last year, Aaron and I began talking about doing an episode on Lars von Trier's "Riget" as the release of the third installment in that series, The Kingdom Exodus, was airing on Mubi. We had talked about doing this episode since 2021, which is when he lent me his DVD copy, as it was not available to stream anywhere at the time. I didn't even know what this was and while Aaron was going through the "1001" list for potential episodes that is when I found out about Riget (through his discovery of the film being on the list); and although the film version of Riget is in the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" we will be talking about the 4-part series, in 3 episodes. This is part 1. If you haven't seen the show, or it's been a minute, we suggest you hop on Mubi watch episode 1, and follow along. It's a great show that I knew nothing about and deeply enjoyed. There are plans to do bonus episodes for Riget II, The Kingdom Exodus, and the 4 hour film version of Riget throughout the earlier half of 2023. Look out for these as they will drop sporadically throughout our conclusion of our ongoing series: A-Z. 

Dial F for Film is a podcast about the love of movies and host's -- J. Carlos Menjivar -- attempt to watch 1001 movies before he dies. A lover of lists and film, Carlos is a firm believer that all film lists should be tackled with one goal in mind: completion. Steven Jay Schneider's "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" is the subject of this podcast. Each episode features one guest and five movies from the massive list, compiled into themed lists by the host. Guests each week will select one category without any prior knowledge as to what films are included. Once a category is chosen, Carlos reveals the five films and the viewing begins. The guests then come on Dial F for Film via Zoom and the discussion begins.