Deep Cut: A Film Podcast

Sex, violence, and metanarrative critiques of the audience! Our series on the films of Dutch auteur Paul Verhoeven begins with several bangs in 1992's Basic Instinct. After getting to know the thrilling perv, Wilson gets grossed out by Michael Douglas, Ben gets enthralled by Sharon Stone, and Eli gets confused about the ending. What big ideas lie beneath this spectacular erotic thriller? Listen on…
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:50 Introducing Paul Verhoeven
00:10:00 Moral complexity 
00:17:08 Context on Verhoeven
00:27:15 Introducing Basic Instinct
00:33:00 Nick as the protagonist; Michael Douglas as an actor
00:41:25 The interrogation scene
00:52:30 The end of the movie 
01:02:29 Car chases and murder
01:06:15 Themes and big ideas 
01:14:30 Closing thoughts

Following his conversation with Film at Lincoln Center programmer Maddie Whittle, Eli returns from watching the series she programmed, Scary Movies XIV, to tell Ben and Wilson about fright, fear, thrill, chill… you get it. Stay tuned for Eli’s thoughts on new films Buddy (dir. Casper Kelly) and Something Real (dir. Evar Anvelt) and revival screenings of Cam (dir. Daniel Goldhaber), Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (dir. John McNaughton), and Wendigo (dir. Larry Fessenden), plus exclusive insights from directors during their Q&A sessions.
Links:
The full slate of films at Scary Movies XIV
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:42 Festival intro
09:30 General horror discussion
12:13 Buddy (2026) dir. Casper Kelly
17:00 Something Real (2026) dir. Evar Anvelt
21:09 Revivals
21:34 Cam (2018) dir. Daniel Goldhaber
34:31 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) dir. John McNaughton
42:56 Wendigo (2001) dir. Larry Fessenden
50:31 Wrap-up

Eli sits down with programmer Madeline Whittle to chat about this year’s edition of SCARY MOVIES, which showcases the latest offerings in horror from all around the world. Maddie talks about her relationship with horror films, the process of selecting films for SCARY MOVIES XIV, and previews some of the offerings at the festival! SCARY MOVIES XIV will run from August 12 - 20 at New York City’s Film at Lincoln Center.
Links:
Film at Lincoln Center: Scary Movies XIV
Maddie’s Twitter
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:45 Maddie’s relationship with horror films and the festival
05:54 Programming the Scary Movies festival
09:25 Festival highlights 
15:27 Why do we watch scary movies?
19:12 Maddie’s Deep Cut Pick

The Deep Cut team reaches a major milestone as Ben and Eli interview Deep Cut canon director Kiyoshi Kurosawa! The Japanese auteur generously answers questions about his latest film, The Samurai and the Prisoner: how does Chiyoho in this film link to Akiko in Cloud? Are the comedic moments intentional? And Eli finally gets to ask his most burning Kurosawa question: WHY ALL THE PLASTIC SHEETS?
Special thank you to Ryanne Gordon, Benkei Golden, and Amaka Nwokocha from Divergent PR and translator, filmmaker, and artist Monika Uchiyama for making this episode possible.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:18 Interview begins
04:13 Social structures and Murashige
05:47 Chiyoho in a man’s world
07:33 Plastic sheet
09:41 Long takes and blocking
12:47 Cinematic influences
15:18 Comedic aspects
17:02 Closing thoughts

Deep Cut director Kiyoshi Kurosawa is back with a sharp left turn in The Samurai and the Prisoner: Silence of the Lambs by way of Seven Samurai! On this Deep Cut Upkeep episode, we return to the director of Cure and Pulse to look for the director’s unnerving tone, restrained direction, societal interrogation, and… matcha-making techniques?
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:06:48 General reactions
00:15:20 Kurosawaisms in The Samurai and the Prisoner
00:20:55 Comedy
00:31:05 Chiyoho’s version of Buddhist ideology
00:36:00 Murashige’s mysterious motivations
00:42:38 Kurosawa and tone
00:49:20 Brainstorming questions for Kurosawa
00:53:28 Our feelings on Kurosawa now