Flixwise Podcast

On today's episode Lady P is joined once again by writer and film historian, Professor Joseph McBride. They sit down to discuss the number 15 movie on the Sight and Sound Greatest of All Time List, Yasujiro Ozu's LATE SPRING. As Lady P mentions in the podcast, Joe was selected to participate in the 2012 Sight and Sight Critic's Poll, and he included LATE SPRING in his individual top 10 list. Lady P and Joe talk about why he feels LATE SPRING is worthy of inclusion in the canon. They also get into some of the personal and sociopolitical influences that may have informed much of Ozu's work, and they discuss the enduring appeal of Ozu's filmography. For the second topic, Joe and Lady P offer up a handy guide for budding cinephiles. If you're someone who's always wanted to be able to show off your well honed movie tastes, but have never known where to start, then this is the episode for you. Prepare to start spending a lot more time indoors, because Lady P and Joe are offering up a selection of "gateway films", o