Hustlers of Culture

S5EP15 Blackhat (2015)

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 19:00:11 GMT

In a double-length season finale, Les and Hugh dive deep into one of Hugh's favourite filmmakers (and one Les finds himself coming back to again and again), Michael Mann, and his last theatrical feature, the hugely underrated BLACKHAT. First, however, Les talks about his article (now published) about Cinema Bastards, and modern fandom, with Hugh tying that in to tech issues that lead them into the film itself.

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S5EP14 Interview with director Peter Webber

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:00:08 GMT

We are thrilled to present this interview with British director Peter Webber, whose Spanish-language feature PICKPOCKETS, currently on Netflix, we covered earlier this season. Peter graciously took time out of his busy schedule (here talking to us remotely from Italy where he was on a festival jury, so please excuse any technical hiccups still present in the recording) to discuss the fifteen-year-long process to make PICKPOCKETS. Then we dive deep into his career, from TV movies at the BBC to his recent reggae documentary INNA DE YARD, available now on Amazon Prime, via GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING, HANNIBAL RISING, EMPEROR and more.

Thanks once again to Peter for making this podcast happen and being so generous with his time and thoughts.

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S5EP13 A Star Is Born 2019

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 18:00:15 GMT

Les and Hugh look at remakes, debuts, directorial style, language of cinema, showbiz, narcissism, music and transcendence in the context of the latest version of showbiz myth A STAR IS BORN.

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S5EP12 Boyz n the Hood

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 19:00:12 GMT

A long-awaited chance for Les and Hugh to return to this modern classic. The discussion begins funnily enough on the Hughes Brothers and MENACE II SOCIETY as a way into the late John Singleton's smash-hit debut by contrast. As they dig deeper and deeper into Singleton's work and his cast, more and more context is placed around both this film, what came before and it and those that would follow.

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S5EP11 Sorry To Bother You

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 19:00:14 GMT

Les convinces Hugh to FINALLY watch Boots Riley's stellar SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, saying it's made for him. Much to his joy, Hugh proves him right, as the two wax lyrical about a modern masterpiece.

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I Am Vengeance: Retaliation Interview Special

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 15:02:52 GMT

In an extended interview special, Les and Hugh interview director/writer/editor Ross Boyask about his latest film, I AM VENGEANCE: RETALIATION, as well as his career, an insider's view of the business and an action fan's view of the genre.

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Beyonce Vs. Jay-Z

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:00:24 GMT

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Roger Avary and THE RULES OF ATTRACTIONL

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 20:30:09 GMT

Les wants to talk about one of his all-time faves, and Hugh wants to fill a gap in his viewing history, so one rewatches while the other finally watches and this is what happened next.

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Gore Verbinski & A CURE FOR WELLNESS (2017)

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 20:00:08 GMT

Les & Hugh talk Gore Verbinski & Justin Haythe's A CURE FOR WELLNESS starring Dane DeHaan, Mia Goth, Jason Isaacs, Ivo Nandi, Adrian Schiller, Celia Imrie, and many more!

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FOCUS (2015)

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 19:30:11 GMT

Les & Hugh discuss Glen Ficarra & John Requa's rom-com-crimer FOCUS (2015) starring Will Smith & Margot Robbie. Not the first talk they've had about Big Willy and his career, but this film adds twists to previous theories the pair held.

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PICKPOCKETS: MAESTROS DEL ROBO (2018)

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 19:00:11 GMT

This episode, Les and Hugh look at Anglo-Argentinian co-pro PICKPOCKETS, now available on Netflix. Directed by Brit Peter Webber, who brings to the fore local talent in this pulsing, stylish yet gritty Bogota, Colombia-set street crime drama.

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THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER (2018)

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 18:30:17 GMT

Les and Hugh look at a director new to them, Sara Colangelo, with her second film starring the brilliant, fearless Maggie Gyllenhaal. It deals with a dramatic subject that terrifies Hugh in its execution given his own professional experiences.

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Benson & Moorhead and THE ENDLESS (2018)

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 18:00:14 GMT

Les persuades Hugh to try out the works of writers/directors/producers/actors Benson & Moorhead, given he doesn't usually rate mumblecore-esque works, and he falls hard for their talents.

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Fernando Mireilles & THE TWO POPES (2019)

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:30:12 GMT

Les and Hugh discuss the Netflix prestige flick THE TWO POPES, as well as the career of Fernando Mireilles.

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Gurinder Chadha and BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (2002)

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:00:11 GMT

Hugh and Les look back at a key Britflick from the start of this century, as well as the career of Diaspora Indian director Gurinder Chadha, whose career this put on the map.

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PARASITE (2019) aka 젠장 미국

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 16:30:11 GMT

Les and Hugh discuss the career and latest film of Korean New Wave auteur Bong Joon-Ho.

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S4EP10 Rian Johnson and Looper

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 16:00:16 GMT

Les persuades Hugh to FINALLY watch LOOPER, sitting on his shelf since release. With both having seen BRICK and LAST JEDI, Hugh a huge fan of TERRIERS and Les having seen BROTHERS BLOOM, BREAKING BAD and KNIVES OUT, the stage is set for a deep dive into the talented yet strangely controversial director's career.

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S4 Special: EGX 2019 with Kim Hallam

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:30:05 GMT

Hugh interviews Kim Hallam about 2019's EGX gaming con, complete with her series of interviews with indie developers as well as playthroughs.

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S4EP09 John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:00:10 GMT

This time, it's a fave of Hugh's that Les is persuaded to (re)assess. Possibly even more reviled by both genre fans and the mainstream than ESCAPE FROM L.A. in veteran director John Carpenter's extensive oeuvre, there's always been a few die-hard supporters, Hugh being one of them. But will Les join him?

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S4EP08 Scorsese Vs. Marvel

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 14:30:07 GMT

Another "hot topic" of the day, at least online, Les and Hugh try to avoid it but instead dive headlong into their issues and their thoughts around it.

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S4EP07 Andrew Dominik, George V. Higgins & KILLING THEM SOFTLY

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 14:00:09 GMT

Once again Les persuades Hugh to finally dust off a crimer he's been telling him about for ages. Having read Higgin's books when younger and seen CHOPPER, Hugh then watched THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES and double-billed KILLING THEM SOFTLY with the HD remaster of THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE, leading to a wider discussion about Higgins' vision of crime fiction vs. Dominik's vision.

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S4EP06 You Were Never Really Here

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 13:30:13 GMT

Les persuaded Hugh to finally watch Lynne Ramsay's adap of Jonathan Ames' excellent crimer, which they had both read. This leads to an in-depth discussion of both pieces of art, the process of adaptation, and of course Joaquin Phoenix.

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S4EP05 Fast Color and more w/guests Maxine Roper and Kim Hallam

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 13:00:16 GMT

Les' recent viewing of FAST COLOR leads to a wide-ranging discussion between him, Hugh, Maxine and Kim of all sorts of issues of representation of women across film, TV (FLEABAG), literature and videogames (FIRE EMBLEM: THREE HOUSES)

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S4EP04 William Friedkin

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 12:30:08 GMT

Is it possible for either of these to have a single favourite director? Maybe not, but Friedkin is one much-fêted American Master they can agree on celebrating, especially having just seen him live on stage along with Wang Chung interviewed by Mark Kermode after a film print screening of TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. The two wax lyrical but also critical about many films across his career.

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S4EP03 S4E03 Disney Vs. The World

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 12:00:13 GMT

Yup, the corporate merger everyone was talking about in early 2019: Disney acquiring Fox was one of those topics Les and Hugh just could not avoid. So at it they go...

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S4EP02 Immigration, diversity and cinema

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 11:30:11 GMT

Buzzwords all over the media, but is it really what it says it is? Les and Hugh get stuck into the very issue that started this podcast off.

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S4EP01 Captain Marvel

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 11:00:13 GMT

Les doesn't want to talk about CAPTAIN MARVEL as it already had loads of coverage elsewhere. Hugh wants to briefly make some points about it before they move on. Nearly a whole episode later...

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Blackness in Genre, Film and Football Part II

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:30:13 GMT

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Blackness in Genre, Film & Football Part I

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:00:13 GMT

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Childish Gambino Vs. Donald Glover

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 09:30:18 GMT

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Ridley Scott, The Martian & All The Money In The World

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 08:30:08 GMT

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Knowing Your S#!t vs. Knowing You're S#!t

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 08:00:12 GMT

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Alex Garland and Ex Machina

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 07:30:13 GMT

Hugh and Les discuss Alex Garland and more over burritos.

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Restatement of Principles

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 07:00:16 GMT

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