Amrum and Mortal Kombat II: Directors and Cast in Conversation
06/05/2026 | 40 mins.
German-Turkish director Fatih Akin, discusses Amrum. Playing at the German Film Festival, after first screening in Cannes’ Premiere section where it earned critical attention, the film is a quietly devastating coming-of-age drama set in the final days of WWII. We’re joined by Mortal Kombat II director Simon McQuoid and actors Karl Urban, Josh Lawson, and Jessica McNamee, to see what the martial arts fantasy sequel has in store. Presenter, Jason Di Rosso Producer, Sarah Corbett Sound engineer, Ross Richardson Arts editor, Rhiannon Brown
THE COUCH ~ The Other Bennet Sister/Man on Fire/Kevin
05/05/2026 | 12 mins.
TV critic Wenlei Ma and Jason Di Rosso press play on what's lighting up streaming screens this week... The Other Bennet Sister (Binge) Man on Fire (Netflix) Kevin (Prime Video)
Patrick Brammall: The Devil Wears Prada 2/ Warwick Thornton: Wolfram/ Ronny Chieng: The Miniature Wife
29/04/2026 | 52 mins.
Aussie actor Patrick Brammall is in the studio reflecting on his big Hollywood role as Anne Hathaway's love interest in The Devil Wears Prada 2. Warwick Thornton joins us to talk Wolfram, his haunting new work that digs deep into country, memory and resistance. And another Aussie acting expat, Ronny Chieng, drops by to unpack his latest work in the new TV series The Miniature Wife. Presenter, Jason Di Rosso Producer, Sarah Corbett Sound, Alysse Symons Arts editor, Rhiannon Brown
It's Never Over: Jeff Buckley + Calle Malaga + Alphabet Lane
22/04/2026 | 52 mins.
Amy Berg, director of It’s Never Over: Jeff Buckley, on her portrait of an artist who looms large, and the challenge of telling a story shaped as much by absence as by legacy. Maryam Touzani on Calle Malaga, Morocco's official entry for the Academy Awards, an intimate exploration of place and memory set against the sun-drenched backdrop of Tangier. Director James Litchfield discusses Alphabet Lane, an atmospheric new Australian film that follows the quirky journey of a couple as they build a new life in the country. Presenter, Jason Di Rosso Producer, Sarah Corbett Sound engineer, Ross Richardson Arts editor, Rhiannon Brown
Deadloch S2/ François Ozon on The Stranger/ My Undesirable Friends
15/04/2026 | 54 mins.
Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney — aka The Kates — chat about Season 2 of Deadloch, the much‑loved Australian send‑up of the murder‑mystery genre. Master French filmmaker François Ozon on his interpretation of Albert Camus’ 1942 existential classic The Stranger, and we revisit a conversation with Julia Loktev, director of the acclaimed documentary My Undesirable Friends, about chronicling dissent, friendship and resistance under Putin’s Russia (listen to the whole thing here). Presenter, Jason Di Rosso Producer, Sarah Corbett Sound, Ariel Gross
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