Cinephile, history fan, and one-time Muscovite Ally Pitts explores contemporary and Soviet-era Russian language cinema one film at a time! The show combines interviews and movie discussion, and features expert guests including authors, journalists, stand-up comedians, and indie podcasters. From time to time, it also tackles Hollywood’s attempts to bring aspects of Russian culture, literature, and history to the Silver Screen.
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Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Teegan Johnson, industrial psychology researcher and sci-fi fan, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this alien invasion movie/romance set in contemporary Moscow.
Expect SPOILERS from about 13 minutes in onwards.
CONTENT WARNING: The film depicts misogynistic violence and consent issues.
Attraction stars Irina Starshenbaum, Alexander Petrov, Rinal Mukhametov, Evgeny Mikheev and Oleg Menshikov.
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Hi, Ally. Recommend you to watch comics action film "Майор Гром". It maybe to lighthearted but I hope you enjoy it.
Friday May 03, 2019
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