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New York Movie Crews + The Mocapping of The Misconceived + Amy Taubin Redux
Dear Last Thing I Sawfolk,
The latest episode of the podcast delves into the history of movie crews in New York, as told through hundreds of interviews by Michael Lee Nirenberg. His new book, Cinematic Immunity, is storehouse of lore, rang...
Music Movies with Margaret Barton-Fumo + My Undesirable Friends on Streaming
Dear Last Thing I Sawfolk,
This week I’m happy to welcome ol’ pal Margaret Barton-Fumo back to the podcast! She talks about a couple of music movies she’s written about, plus some other recent viewing. I heartily recommend listening to Mar...
VHS Forever + Christian Petzold Speaks + Loznitsa's Latest + More!
Dear Last Thing I Sawfolk,
Welcome back to the program. This week I present a lovely trio of episodes: filmmaker Christian Petzold on Miroirs No. 3 (and zombie movies), programmer/editor Clyde Folley on his VHS series on Criterion, and a w...
New Episodes on 2001 (The Year, Not the Film), Berlin's Best, Sirat, and More
Dear Last Thing I Sawfolk,
It’s been a little while since my last round-up, but I’ve been busy putting together another slate of podcasts for your delectation. This time I bring you filmmakers and films you should know about from the Berli...
The Complete Sundance 2026 Collection + A Poet Interview
Dear Last Thing I Sawfolk,
I don’t really know how it happened but I went to Sundance and then compulsively talked about movies that screened there. It’s all below, recorded in podcast form. What movie was my favorite? Easy: listen to all...
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I write about movies and host the podcast The Last Thing I Saw. Author of THE WORLDS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI (September 16, 2025). Bylines: New York Times, Sight & Sound, Filmmaker, W Magazine, Screen Slate. Editor-in-chief of Film Comment back in the day.
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