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The Film Talk

Jett Loe and Gareth Higgins
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    Episode 343: Coyote vs. Acme

    18/09/2026 | 31 mins.
    Albuquerque, New Mexico has a kind of beautiful, shabby tranquility Dear Listener, and obviously that influenced this wonderful, sweet film. Listen in to hear us talk Albuquerque, Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus and explain why Coyote vs. Acme is one of those films that director Mira Nair says we need: an accessible work that allows us to see through the eyes of another.
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    Episode 342: All of Steven Spielberg's Theatrical Films Ranked - Part 6

    11/09/2026 | 44 mins.
    Perhaps we thought it would never happen folks, but if finally has. Part 6 of all of Steven Spielberg's Theatrical Films Ranked has reached Loe and Higgins' Number One. Spoilers for the whole of the Spielberg filmography and Vincent  Minnelli's Lust for Life.
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    Episode 340: All of Steven Spielberg's Theatrical Films Ranked - Part 5

    12/08/2026 | 23 mins.
    Ok, we finally made it! Wrapping up our multi-part appreciation of the work of Steven Spielberg with Part 5. Spoilers for GYMKATA, ZODIAC, QUANTUM OF SOLACE and, of course, the films of Spielberg.
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    Blue Heron and a Short Appreciation of The New Yorker Film Critic Richard Brody

    05/08/2026 | 24 mins.
    Sophy Romvari's beautiful film new BLUE HERON is available to stream now; Higgins and Loe reflect on it in this episode, as well as have a brief discussion on what makes THE NEW YORKER's film critic Richard Brody so vital. SPOILERS FOR: BLUE HERON, THE ODYSSEY, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, UP IN THE AIR, RONIN, and STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN.
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    The Odyssey

    31/07/2026 | 56 mins.
    THE ODYSSEY: It's important that a film at this scale is speaking to this moment that we're in Dear Listener. In this wide ranging discussion our hosts Higgins and Loe get into why THE ODYSSEY is so thought provoking and important a piece of mainstream entertainment, while along the way enjoining discussions about matters of life and death, one's responsibilities to act, and also completely forget to mention Zendaya's role in the film. Enjoy.
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About The Film Talk
The 20 year human conversation about movies and what they mean. In 2006 TV director Jett Loe and peace activist Gareth Higgins both walked out of the same, terrible, movie at the Queens Film Theatre in Belfast, Northern/North of Ireland. They encountered each other in the lobby, started talking, and so began a 20 year, and counting, conversation about movies, how they're made, and more importantly, what they mean. They enjoyed their conversations so much they began recording and distributing them, with the first incarnation of the show debuting that year. It's still going.
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