Heal that bastard inner child of yours w/ Stelly G
"Was it a ritual, or were you just sleeping in a park in Canberra?" asks guest Stelly G (artist/director behind Mood Ring). In the lead up to The Mountain dropping in Australian cinemas (June 27th 2024) MMM's tiny desk hosts three big mouths coming down. They've just met Rachel House, the film's di…
Gathos & Pathos w/ Johnathan Lo
Thank J it's Friday. Director/writer Johnathan Lo is in conversation with Jen and André in the lead up to his food-movie Bong Xi Fa Cai screening at SFF (CW: short film but it's tender). JLo's first time being MMM's 3rd inspires honesty. Is my film camp? Are comedy people sad? Did you rip off Smile…
Showing up for Stress Positions w/ Theda Hammel
Movies, Movies, Movies gets all the meat off the bone talking to Theda Hammel, director/writer/co-editor/composer and star of Stress Positions. On the occasion of its screening at SFF they discuss people having problems with each other, and "horrifying American indie comedy". Saluting first timers …
The Taste of Burgers
Movies, Movies, Movies goes nocturnal in a deeply PM conversation for sleepwalkers. One film about the day (The Taste of Things), against a film about the night (The Strangers: Chapter 1) with eating in common. The night-talkers play 'what's the definition of mise-en-scene', discuss objects of opti…
What a C*nnes
Cannes is the sister city of Beverly Hills which makes it a moving target for MMM. Jen and André have a conversation about a film festival 16,746 km away from FBi Radio. It's an Andrea year, not a Lynne year, and all about showing up to work but not in a Reichardt way. Directors do their job, budge…
Furiosa, not Furiosah
MMM dressed as motorbikes to attend the premiere of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga by George Miller, a director who at 79 years old still has it. Afterwards, the duo gather in studio to discuss the biggest talkie of the year. Jen conjures the experience of Mel Gibson eating steak on set barehanded, runnin…
"F**k hope, let's get organised" w/ Lucie McMahon + William Gwyne
Movies, Movies, Movies hosts a conversation with documentary filmmaker Lucie McMahon on her film Things Will Be Different - which is being released nationally in cinemas with special QandA screenings. An ode to the Walker Street Public Housing Estate in Melbourne as it heads to demolition, Things W…
Precarious Positions (SFF Special)
Sydney Film Festival is a full menu; J and A wishlist their dream-directors, films, play dates, crew members, friends (aka peers), memories (real and false) and anticipated tiny meals coming ground-under for this year's friendly SFF. They discuss the lineup; looking for films that go ‘boo’, mix-bag…
Ding Dong Dash w/ Zendaya + Josh O'Connor + Lily Bennett
Cream suits and clover honey: MMM is joined by filmmaker/union photographer Lily Bennett to discuss the dissociative power of guns, cameras, career insurrection, and bokeh. In an abundance of spoilers we strip La Chimera (Alice Rohrwacher), learn photography in Civil War (Alex Garland), and use te…
Dendy Underground w/ Gus
Episode title: The Sound of Gus'. Gus enters the studio to unearth the Sydney Underground Film Festival, while spotlighting the unspotlightable film Sound of Freedom. Expect deep truths about propaganda, Gus' appreciation of the holy trinity (Harmony Korine, Yorgos Lanthimos, and André Shannon) and…