Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast

Host Michael Leader is this week joined by LWLies editor David Jenkins and regular LWLies contributor Leila Latif to survey the career of Oscar-nominated director Chloé Zhao, from her newly released debut feature Songs My Brothers Taught Me, to her brand-new one, Nomadland.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Truth & Movies, Michael Leader is joined by Hannah Woodhead and guest critic Katie Goh to discuss Sundance breakout and Academy Award hopeful Minari. Join them for a deep dive into Lee Isaac Chung's lyrical memoir-portrait of a Korean-American family in 70s Arkansas, starring Steven Yeun.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Little White Lies editor David Jenkins is joined by esteemed colleague Hannah Woodhead for an in-depth report on the past (Sundance), present (Rotterdam) and future (Glasgow) of global film festivals in the early months of 2021. We ask: can new, online festival models ever trump the live experience?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this special episode of Truth & Movies, we raise a toast to one of our favourite living filmmakers: David Lynch. Joining host Michael Leader for this deep dive into the director’s back catalogue are David Jenkins, Hannah Woodhead and Adam Woodward (the lady in the radiator was unavailable), who each bring their favourite Lynch film to discuss. It’s a strange world, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The T&M crew are given two slots a piece to talk up the best movies they've caught this year. This eclectic mix comes from our Associate Editor Hannah Woodhead, LWLies' Man in the USA, Charles Bramesco, and the host with the most, Michael Leader.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Who wrote Citizen Kane? And is Mank, the extraordinary new film by David Fincher, the best resource to answer that question? Michael Leader is joined by Little White Lies editor David Jenkins and Lillian Crawford to place this brilliantly slippery film into context.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Mank arriving on Netflix on 4 December, we’ve put together a Truth & Movies tribute to one of our favourite living filmmakers, David Fincher. Host Michael Leader is joined by regular contributors and self-confessed Fincher superfans Hannah Woodhead and Adam Woodward, who each pick a film from the director’s back catalogue to reappraise. What’s your favourite Fincher? Let us know @LWLies or @TruthAndMovies.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode of Truth & Movies is dedicated to the release of Josephine Decker's Shirley, a claustrophobic tale of artistic creation and romantic destruction starring Elisabeth Moss and Michael Stuhlbarg. The host this week is Little White Lies editor David Jenkins, and he’s joined by associate editor Hannah Woodhead, and regular contributor Leila Latif.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week’s episode, David Jenkins and Adam Woodward give their spoiler-free verdict on Christopher Nolan’s hotly-anticipated “time inversion” thriller Tenet. Is it a blockbuster for the ages or another example of the director’s dramatic shortcomings?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As cinemas across the UK reopen, Michael Leader and Hannah Woodhead catch up to chat about two homegrown features from first-time female directors. Claire Oakley’s Make Up is a haunting coming-of-age tale set against the disquieting backdrop of a Cornish caravan park, while Jessica Swale’s Summerland sees Gemma Arterton turn in one of her best ever performances in a tender wartime romance with a twist. This episode is sponsored by Adobe Stock audio, which gives creatives access to a huge catalogue of high-quality, non-watermarked tracks.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Unsheathed blades Michael Leader and David Jenkins chat about their favourite Samurai movies to celebrate the release of PlayStation's new sword-swinging, open world epic, Ghost of Tsushima.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The T&M team are excited at the prospect of seeing films in the cinema again, so in this special episode, host Michael Leader and LWLies editor David Jenkins fire some questions to Jason Wood, Creative Director of Home Manchester, about the challenges of enticing audiences back to the big screen experience.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On our latest lockdown episode, host Michael Leader is joined by our friend from across the pond, Charles Bramesco, who has watched and ranked (almost) every original Netflix film. They discuss the curious case of the ‘Netflick’, plus Spike Lee’s Vietnam opus Da 5 Bloods, which arrives on the platform this week.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michael Leader hosts this week's episode of Truth and Movies, which sees LWLies' editor David Jenkins interviewing filmmaker, film scholar and dyed-in-the-wool cinephile Mark Cousins about his epic new series Women Make Film, which offers an alternative film school that draws exclusively on the work of women directors.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On our latest lockdown episode, Michael Leader is joined by Adam Woodward to discuss their most cherished vinyl film soundtracks from Ry Cooder’s iconic Paris, Texas slide guitar score, to Goblin’s chaotically eclectic composition for Dawn of the Dead.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.