The easternKicks.com Podcast

Apr 23 2024 60 ep. 61 mins 26
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A regular magazine programme about East Asian film, with the latest news, reviews and interviews.

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Episode 58 - Spotlight on Mongolian Cinema

Apr 23 2024 66 mins  
This week Andy and James take a look at Mongolian cinema. With If Only I Could Hibernate in UK cinemas, Andy chat's to the director Zoljargal Purevdash. Meanwhile regular easternKicks contributor Amarsanaa Battulga joins us to chat about Mongolian cinema in general. This episode’s handy timecodes 00:00:32 - Introduction. 00:01:44 - Zoljargal Purevdash interview: If Only I Could

Episode 57 - ek Picks for March 2024

Mar 13 2024 61 mins  
James and Andy are back with another look at the latest releases on streamers and in cinemas for March. This episode’s handy timecodes 00:00:32 - Introduction. 00:02:20 - The Oscars! 00:11:35 - Shudder, with a sudden appearance of 2000's Uzumaki. 00:15:48 - Amazon Prime, including Suddenly in Dark Night, Doctor (2013) and KKN di Desa Penari: Luwih Dowo, Luwih Medeni. 00:25:04 - N

Episode 56 - ek Picks for February 2024

Feb 12 2024 48 mins  
James and Andy are back with another look at the latest releases on streamers and in cinemas for February. This episode’s handy timecodes 00:19 - Introduction02:33 - Shudder, with Dain Said's Blood Flower06:53 - Netflix, including Badland Hunters, Home for Rent, The Last Wife, Past Lives, The Bridge Curse – Ritual26:08 - Amazon Prime, including Expats, Zu Warriors, The Fallen B

Episode 55 - easternKicks Picks for January 2024

Jan 21 2024 59 mins  
James and Andy ring in the New Year with another look at the latest releases on streamers and in cinemas for this month. This episode’s handy timecodes 00:33 - Introduction01:41 - Special announcement: Focus Hong Kong's Chinese New Year screenings06:34 - Amazon Prime, including The Long Walk, Chasing the Dragon, Sakra, The Tiger, and Derailed27:46 - Netflix, including Bad Lands,

Episode 54 - easternKicks Picks for December

Dec 07 2023 33 mins  
James and Andy curate a selection of new and recent releases from streaming platforms, cinema and more. This episode’s handy timecodes 00:19 - Introduction02:29 - Streaming picks...03:43 - Netflix, including Sweet Home Season 2, Believer 2 and Hard Days16:27 - Amazon Prime, including Ashiap Man, The Family, Kwaidan and Third Window24:08 - Cinema picks, including Godzilla Minus O

Episode 53 - easternKicks Picks for November

Nov 03 2023 82 mins  
In the first of a new format, James and Andy curate a selection of new and recent releases from streaming platforms, cinema and festivals. Plus Andy catches up with Geran and Walid director Areel Abu Bakar in trendy Hackney Wick. This episode’s handy timecodes 00:00:19 - Introduction00:02:36 - But first, what easternKicks Picks IS, and what it ISN'T00:06:24 - Streaming picks, in

Episode 52 - Halloween Special: Visible Secret

Oct 23 2023 45 mins  
James and Andy look back on Ann Hui's unsung ghost comedy Visible Secret, newly released by Radiance Films and screening in London, as well as more Hong Kong horror in the form of new cinema release Back Home. This episode’s handy timecodes 00:35 - Introduction01:38 - Visible Secret introduction06:40 - Great talent in front and behind the camera14:09 - The plot16:57 - Lost in th

Episode 51 - A Tokyo Melody: Remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto

Aug 15 2023 83 mins  
This episode Colette Balmain joins James and Andy to chat about Tokyo Melody, a 1985 documentary that recently resurfaced at Japan Cuts 2023 about Ryuichi Sakamoto, and to chat about the great musician, innovator and composer's legacy. Yonah Sichrovsky speaks to the film’s director Elizabeth Lennard. Meanwhile, Frank Djeng, king of audio commentaries, shares his thoughts on Sakam

Episode 50 - Focus Hong Kong, Summer 2023

Jun 16 2023 36 mins  
This episode James and Andy introduce the lineup for two summer events for new-ish UK festival Focus Hong Kong, curated by some rather familiar names. This episode’s handy timecodes 00:32 - Introduction01:42 - What is Focus Hong Kong? The full disclosure...04:55 - Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down11:16 - Made in Hong Kong15:58 - Where the Wind Blows21:44 - A Guilty C

Episode 49 - Mikhail Red interview / Deleter

May 23 2023 55 mins  
Andy chats to Filipino filmmaker Mikhail Red while at Udine Far East Film Festival, while James and Andy take a trip through highlights of his career so far and the latest hit starring Nadine Lustre, DELETER. This episode’s handy timecodes 00:33 - Introduction02:13 - Career highlights13:28 - Deleter26:58 - Andy chats with Mikhail Red54:27 - Outro Deleter had its International Fes