indietrix

Sep 02 2024 27 ep. 40 mins 19

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Looking for something new to watch? Paralysed by choice on streaming services? Join filmmaker Will Webb for movie recommendations and deep dives with guests from across the film world and beyond as we help you pick movies, broaden your horizons and re-evaluate old favourite films.

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Murrain with Starve Acre director Daniel Kokotajlo

Sep 02 2024 34 mins

Witches, pigs, and thick midlands accents: in this episode we’re discussing Murran, the 1975 teleplay by Nigel Kneale. When vet Critch arrives at the Bealey farm to treat a mysterious illness in a group of pigs, he’s surprised to discover a growing conspiracy in the village, centered around a suspected witch, Clemson. For this discussion, I’m excited to be joined by Daniel

Cast-Offs with director Delyth Thomas

Jul 29 2024 41 mins

In Cast-Offs, a group of disparate disabled people – like wheelchair user Dan, thalidomide-affected Will, and deaf Carrie – are stranded on a deserted island for 3 months as part of a reality TV show. Cutting between their lives at home before the show and the challenges of living together on the island, Cast-offs takes aim at disability representation with dark humour. Joini

Certain Women with Fancy Dance director Erica Tremblay

Jun 24 2024 52 mins

Erica Tremblay joins to discuss Kelly Reichardt's film Certain Women. Erica is the director of new film Fancy Dance, which follows Lily Gladstone as Jax, who searches for her missing sister and cares for her niece, as they prepare for an upcoming powwow. Erica offers a super insightful analysis of Reichardt's film and walks through casting Lily Gladstone in her own film, h

Save Curzon Mayfair

Nov 01 2023 20 mins

In this break from normal programming, I sit down with Curzon's Jake Garriock to talk about the historic Curzon Mayfair cinema, which is currently in jeopardy, as well as the importance of cinemas serving their communities, the gorgeous design of Mayfair itself, and my illicit Christmas decorations there in 2019. Help with the campaign: https://www.curzon.com/save-curzon-mayf

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly with Ed Lovelace, director of Name Me Lawand

Jul 07 2023 44 mins

Director name lengths, the hazards of POV filming, and guest Ed Lovelace's new film Name Me Lawand; join me and Ed to explore why this 2007 disability drama by Julian Schnabel is so intriguing.

D.E.B.S. with video essayist Queline Meadows (aka Kikikrazed)

May 25 2023 46 mins

Queer kitsch, the varied career of Jimmi Simpson, and whether 'Charlie's Angels knockoff' is such a bad thing after all. In this episode I'm joined by video essayist Queline Meadows (aka Kikikrazed) to explore why D.E.B.S., a lesbian spy parody directed by Angela Robinson in 2001, is a queer comedy is worth watching. 00:00:02:09 - 00:00:23:09 Will Hi. I'm Will Webb, and this is w

Suicide Club (with writer-director Cassiah Joski-Jethi)

May 04 2023 48 mins

The most obscure pick yet: 2001 cryptic Japanese horror Suicide Club! Joining me for this conversation is Cassiah Joski-Jethi, a writer-director whose previous credits include Catch a Butcher, a BFI Network funded horror. Cassiah's analysis is super interesting and makes this episode a must-listen. If you have questions about the film, film in general, or anything indietrix-related

The 400 Blows (with film composer Tara Creme)

Mar 24 2023 50 mins

Funfairs, truancy and typewriters: it's time to discuss a bonafide classic, Francois Truffaut's The 400 Blows. Joining me for this conversation is Tara Creme, a film composer whose previous credits include documentaries Seahorse and March for Dignity. Tara’ brings her personal journey into cinema to this discussion, making for a fascinating conversation. If you have questions abo

Alcarràs (with director Carla Simón)

Jan 12 2023 41 mins

In Golden Bear-winning drama Alcarràs, the Solé family, peach farmers in the titular region of Spain, have until the end of summer before they will be removed from their land. Joining me for this conversation is director Carla Simón. Her first film, Summer 1993, was an autobiographical story from her childhood; in our chat here, she discusses broadening her scope, working with

Children of Men (with James DeLisio from Socratic Cinema)

Nov 24 2022 55 mins

Want to see Michael Caine's John Lennon impression? In a dystopian future where mankind is infertile, Theo lives a disaffected existence until his ex-wife employs him to escort a young refugee across the UK, unaware that she is the only known pregnant woman in the world. Joining me for this conversation is James DeLisio, one of the hosts of the Socratic Cinema podcast, as well as