We take a look at the underseen Russian comedy “Beware of the Car”. We found this to be a very charming film, full of heart and funny moments, which helps us reflect about the fact we stereotypically think of Russian films as very depressing and serious.

The Royale boys discuss one of the most celebrated films of all time, Chaplin’s “City Lights”. It has a purity and beauty that is hard to describe, the final scene being the epitome of its power - a simple exchange of looks that hits you right in the feelings.

Visitamos a mente peculiar de Ingmar Bergman, olhando para o seu filme “A Hora do Lobo”. Apesar de ser um filme um pouco impenetrável em certos momentos, não deixa de nos impressionar com a força das imagens, o mood misterioso e o lugares surrealistas a que nos leva.

Hoje reencontramos Pedro Almodovar com o seu filme recente, “O Quarto ao Lado”. Achámos o filme relativamente contido e leve tendo em conta as sensibilidades do realizador e o temas que aborda, e as performances de Julianne Moore e Tilda Swinton trazem um grande poder emocional ao filme.

Today we’re joined by Lesley Loksi Chan to discuss her award-winning film “Lloyd Wong, Unfinished”. We talk about how Lesley was first approached to make this film and her journey throughout the whole process, and what her approach was to honor Lloyd’s images.

Today we welcome filmmaker Jake Abraham to the RWC table, and he brought Leone’s “Once Upon a Time America” for discussion. It’s an engrossing but challenging film, especially because of the main character’s horrible actions. Still, Leone is a master at what he does and there’s so much here to discuss and dwell on, so come on in and take a listen…

Today we discuss a tough one, folks... "Emília Pérez" is a mysterious work of filmmaking, which left us perplexed, and we very much disliked it. It looks like a boring serious TV-Drama, lacks visual imagination, and we don't believe it approaches Mexican culture and trans people with the proper respect they deserve. Are we missing something?

We dive into the art-house epic of the year, "The Brutalist". The impressive scope and its strong first half give the film a lot of strength; however, the narrative loses a bit of potency in the second half. Very intellectually stimulating, nonetheless...