Archive - Burnt Nitrate

The Wandering Earth I+II (with Hit Factory's Aaron)

Hit Factory host Aaron and I discuss the Chinese sci-fi series and how the films raise the standards for blockbuster spectacle in both China and…

Aug 29, 2023 •

Séamus Malekafzali

1:27:09

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.

Jun 16, 2023 •

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.

Aug 25, 2022 •

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.

Aug 11, 2022 •

Séamus Malekafzali

1:18:06

"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.

Aug 2, 2022 •

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.

Jul 3, 2021 •

Séamus Malekafzali

53:44

May 2021

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