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

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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

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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

1

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

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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

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.

May 26, 2021 • 

Séamus Malekafzali

1:03:03

Welcome to Burnt Nitrate.

A place to analyze films that are lesser-known and lesser-discussed.

May 6, 2021 • 

Séamus Malekafzali

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