Talking Images Podcast
1) The Early Masterpieces of Chantal Akerman
Has any director achieved more than Chantal Akerman while still in their 20s? The only comparison point is really Orson Welles. This is the woman who made Jeanne Dielman, voted the greatest film of al...Show More
2) Biopics Bore Us: Is This the Laziest Genre?
Are biopics mostly just lazy summaries of Wikipedia articles? A production mill of comfort food aimed to cash in on the icons of your youth/past? Or: Are they great insights into intriguing people of ...Show More
3) The 6 Best Obscure Films of All Time?
For 13 years, the ICMForum has hosted a poll of obscure favourites. In that time, only 6 films have won. In this episode, we discuss we discuss each winner in detail, and talk about why you NEED to se...Show More
4) The Brilliance of Buster Keaton: The Films, the Gags, and the Death-Defying Stunts
Buster Keaton was so dedicated to his craft that he broke his neck and still finished the take. Then showed up the next day. In this episode, we trace his rise from Fatty Arbuckle's sidekick to his ow...Show More
The Brilliance of Buster Keaton: The Films, the Gags, and the Death-Defying Stunts
1:10:55 | Aug 1st, 2025
5) Best Films of 2024: Our Top 10s
How many films will we be able to agree on this time? Listen in as Arthur, Chris, Sol, and Tom reveal their top 10 films of 2024. Spoiler: As usual, even our number 1s are not safe from criticism, tho...Show More
6) Top 50 Films of the 2020s (So Far)
The ICMForum community has voted on the best films of the 2020s (so far). Join us as we present and react to their (our) choices, with a surprising number of disagreements!In this episode, we go throu...Show More
7) Evolving Tastes: Do We All Become Film Snobs as We Get Older?
Do you love exactly the same films for exactly the same reasons as you did 10-20-30+ years ago?In this episode, we try to figure out how and why taste changes, and explore how different our preference...Show More
8) Should Everyone Be Forced to Rewatch Showgirls?
Showgirls went from being considered one of the worst films of all time to one of the best in less than 30 years.How does a film go from winning both Worst Picture and Worst Picture of the Decade at t...Show More
9) Quentin Dupieux: The Prince of Weird
He made the B-movie about a rubber tyre killing people with its psychic powers. He had superheroes give monsters cancer and stoners raise a dog-sized fly. Quentin Dupieux is weird. He's surreal. And ....Show More
10) Is Emilia Perez This Decade's Crash?
One of us rated Emilia Perez 1/10 - find out why, as we make blanket statements about why the Academy may love it, estimate its chances and utter the words "inspirational trauma porn" more than once.