The Treatment Podcast
1) Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx: ‘Just Mercy’
Two generations of African-American talent — Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx — team for ‘Just Mercy’, the story of crusading lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s (Jordan) quest to find justice for wrongly convic...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) The Treat: Joel Edgerton
Actor and director Joel Edgerton often plays characters who question traditional notions of masculinity. His most recent role was as a soft-spoken logger at the turn of the 20th century in the film Tr...Show More
3) Wunmi Mosaku on how self-acceptance brought her to Sinners
Actress Wunmi Mosaku’s performances often say so much in the pauses in dialogue from her work in Lovecraft Country to Loki, and the 2010 film I Am Slave. Mosaku’s latest role is Annie, a H...Show More
4) The Treat: Josh Safdie
Josh Safdie’s films often show the claustrophobic chaos of family life. His kinetic film Marty Supreme received nine Oscar nominations including Best Director and Best Picture. For his treat, he...Show More
5) Chloé Zhao on showing all the seasons of life in her work
In 2021, Chloé Zhao made history as the first woman of color to win the Best Director Oscar for her film Nomadland. Now, her latest film Hamnet is up for eight Oscar nominations including her s...Show More
6) The Treat: Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro’s films often show the beauty even in their, at times, gothic horror. His latest is the Oscar nominated adaptation of Frankenstein, which is up for nine awards next month, inc...Show More
7) Yorgos Lanthimos on not giving all the answers in Bugonia
The films of Yorgos Lanthimos cannot be neatly summed up and often take the viewer in surprising and unexpected directions. He’s the mind behind The Lobster, Poor Things, The Favourite and his l...Show More
8) The Treat: Joseph Kosinski
Director Joseph Kosinski’s films don’t exactly scream quiet solitude. He’s helmed the action packed Tron, Top Gun: Maverick and most recently, the Oscar nominated F1, starring ...Show More
9) Director Ryan Coogler on the meaning of home in his films
Sinners is now the most Oscar nominated film ever with 16 nods including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. In 2025, Ryan Coogler sat down with Elvis for an extended conversati...Show More
10) Director Jafar Panahi on hope in his films
Elvis welcomes Iranian director Jafar Panahi, whose film It Was Just an Accident received two Oscar nominations for Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay. The film earned critic...Show More