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June 2023

Between Tsar and USSR: The Unique Perspective of "A Revolutionary"
Evgeny Bauer's 1917 drama provides a rare example of Russian cinema caught between monarchy and communism.
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Séamus Malekafzali

August 2022

The Failsons of Saeed Roustaee
"Leila's Brothers" director Saeed Roustaee's films are enamored with the male in arrested development, his parasitism, and his futile dreams.
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Séamus Malekafzali
La Roue (with Hard Mike and Margot)
Film Twitter personalities Hard Mike and Margot come on to discuss one of the greatest cinematic achievements of the silent era.
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Séamus Malekafzali
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"Kino-Pravda" and Seeing the Unseen Reality
Dziga Vertov's experimental newsreel sought to free film from the influences of theatre and literature and capture the true reality.
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Séamus Malekafzali

July 2021

Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees (with Cameron Fetter)
Podcast About List co-host Cameron Fetter comes on to discuss a film about a programmer whose mind is taken over by telepathic bees.
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Séamus Malekafzali

May 2021

The Ugly Swans (with Dan Boeckner)
Indie rock musician Dan Boeckner comes on to discuss a film about a mutant school in Russia and humanity's fear of the unknown.
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Séamus Malekafzali
Welcome to Burnt Nitrate.
A place to analyze films that are lesser-known and lesser-discussed.
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Séamus Malekafzali
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