That One Inch Barrier

That One Inch Barrier - Episode #30 - On Body And Soul [Hungary, 2017]

There’s a whole world of cinema to be discovered, you just have to overcome that one inch barrier known as subtitles!
Join film critics Nick L’Barrow, Josh Barry and Kieran Griffiths as they recommend and review some of their favourites from international cinema.
That One Inch Barrier is out of its twenties and rapidly hurtling towards middle age as we hit Episode 30. This month, the gang check out a country that hasn't been covered on the show before, Hungary, for the spiritual romantic drama On Body And Soul (2017).
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If you want to avoid major spoilers about the ending of the film, skip from 39 minutes to 46 minutes. You've been warned!
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That One Inch Barrier - Episode #29 - Another Round [Denmark, 2020]

There’s a whole world of cinema to be discovered, you just have to overcome that one inch barrier known as subtitles!
Join film critics Nick L’Barrow, Josh Barry and Kieran Griffiths as they recommend and review some of their favourites from international cinema.
Given how much they loved The Hunt (2011), and Mads Mikkelsen in general, the trio didn't take much convincing to watch another collaboration between Mads and writer-director Thomas Vinterberg - 2021's Best International Feature winner, Another Round (2020), which is, of course, from Denmark.
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Kieran: instagram.com/pretentiousfilmclubletterboxd.com/pretentiousfc

That One Inch Barrier - Episode #28 - Mandibles [France, 2020]

There’s a whole world of cinema to be discovered, you just have to overcome that one inch barrier known as subtitles!
Join film critics Nick L’Barrow, Josh Barry and Kieran Griffiths as they recommend and review some of their favourites from international cinema.
Following last month's nearly 3-hour existential odyssey, the boys settle in for something much shorter and much more irreverent, with the 77-minute French surrealist comedy Mandibles (2020), from director Quentin Dupieux.
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Kieran: instagram.com/pretentiousfilmclubletterboxd.com/pretentiousfc

That One Inch Barrier - Episode #27 - Stalker [Soviet Union, 1979]

There’s a whole world of cinema to be discovered, you just have to overcome that one inch barrier known as subtitles!
Join film critics Nick L’Barrow, Josh Barry and Kieran Griffiths as they recommend and review some of their favourites from international cinema.
After a spate of modern movies, the gang travel back in time to 1979, to a country that technically no longer exists, the Soviet Union, and face their most daunting challenge yet, with legendary director Andrei Tarkovsky's post-apocalyptic sci-fi masterpiece Stalker (1979).
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Kieran: instagram.com/pretentiousfilmclubletterboxd.com/pretentiousfc

That One Inch Barrier - Episode #26 - Mother [South Korea, 2009]

There’s a whole world of cinema to be discovered, you just have to overcome that one inch barrier known as subtitles!
Join film critics Nick L’Barrow, Josh Barry and Kieran Griffiths as they recommend and review some of their favourites from international cinema.
Welcome to "Bong June-ho", where we'll be covering three films from the career of South Korean auteur, and patron saint of the podcast, Bong Joon-ho, throughout the month of June.
All good things must come to an end, and that includes our "Bong June-ho" event. We cap off this celebration of the acclaimed director with his 2009 film Mother, a neo-noir thriller and another murder mystery, followed by a ranking of all Bong Joon-ho's Korean films to date.
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Kieran: instagram.com/pretentiousfilmclubletterboxd.com/pretentiousfc

That One Inch Barrier - Episode #25 - The Host [South Korea, 2006]

There’s a whole world of cinema to be discovered, you just have to overcome that one inch barrier known as subtitles!
Join film critics Nick L’Barrow, Josh Barry and Kieran Griffiths as they recommend and review some of their favourites from international cinema.
Welcome to "Bong June-ho", where we'll be covering three films from the career of South Korean auteur, and patron saint of the podcast, Bong Joon-ho, throughout the month of June.
From a serial killer to a murderous mutant fish, this week we're talking about the 2006 epic monster movie The Host, with Song Kang-ho reuniting with director Bong Joon-ho for their second, and not last, collaboration.
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Kieran: instagram.com/pretentiousfilmclubletterboxd.com/pretentiousfc

That One Inch Barrier - Episode #24 - Memories of Murder [South Korea, 2003]

There’s a whole world of cinema to be discovered, you just have to overcome that one inch barrier known as subtitles!
Join film critics Nick L’Barrow, Josh Barry and Kieran Griffiths as they recommend and review some of their favourites from international cinema.
Welcome to "Bong June-ho", where we'll be covering three films from the career of South Korean auteur, and patron saint of the podcast, Bong Joon-ho, throughout the month of June.
Having already covered Bong Joon-ho's debut feature Barking Dogs Never Bite in an earlier episode, the lads kick off the event with the director's sophomore film, the critically acclaimed crime-thriller Memories of Murder (2003).
If you enjoy the episode, please subscribe to our show on your preferred podcasting platform. New episodes of the show release on the first Monday of each month.
You can find the video Josh mentioned by following the link, or searching "Memories of Murder Spikima Movies" on YouTube. Link here: youtube.com/watch?v=mMskZLUEv68
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Josh: instagram.com/filmnotionsletterboxd.com/filmnotions
Kieran: instagram.com/pretentiousfilmclubletterboxd.com/pretentiousfc

That One Inch Barrier - Episode #23 - Wild Tales [Argentina, 2014]

There’s a whole world of cinema to be discovered, you just have to overcome that one inch barrier known as subtitles!
Join film critics Nick L’Barrow, Josh Barry and Kieran Griffiths as they recommend and review some of their favourites from international cinema.
It might be their first trip to Argentina, but the gang have made full use of their high school level Spanish skills on the show, with Wild Tales (2014) marking the fifth film in Spanish covered on the podcast. An anthology comprising six short films all centred around revenge and people in distress, Damián Szifron's Oscar-nominated absurdist dark comedy is certainly a wild ride.
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Josh: instagram.com/filmnotionsletterboxd.com/filmnotions
Kieran: instagram.com/pretentiousfilmclubletterboxd.com/pretentiousfc

That One Inch Barrier - Episode #22 - The Zone of Interest [UK/Germany, 2023]

There’s a whole world of cinema to be discovered, you just have to overcome that one inch barrier known as subtitles!
Join film critics Nick L’Barrow, Josh Barry and Kieran Griffiths as they recommend and review some of their favourites from international cinema.
Returning to our inter-series look at the films that have won the prestigious Academy Award for Best International Feature, on this episode, we discuss the most recent winner of the award, following this year's Oscars. A UK production entirely in German language, this episode covers Jonathan Glazer's 2023 confronting historical drama, The Zone of Interest.
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Josh: instagram.com/filmnotionsletterboxd.com/filmnotions
Kieran: instagram.com/pretentiousfilmclubletterboxd.com/pretentiousfc

That One Inch Barrier - Episode #21 - Dogtooth [Greece, 2009]

There’s a whole world of cinema to be discovered, you just have to overcome that one inch barrier known as subtitles!
Join film critics Nick L’Barrow, Josh Barry and Kieran Griffiths as they recommend and review some of their favourites from international cinema.
Having made a splash in English-language cinema in recent years with films like The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Favourite, and, most recently, Poor Things, the gang head to Greece to check out director Yorgos Lanthimos' acclaimed 2009 film Dogtooth.
If you enjoy the episode, please subscribe to our show on your preferred podcasting platform. New episodes of the show release on the first Monday of each month.
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Nick: instagram.com/nicksflicksfixtwitter.com/nicksflicksfixletterboxd.com/nicksflicksfix
Josh: instagram.com/filmnotionsletterboxd.com/filmnotions
Kieran: instagram.com/pretentiousfilmclubletterboxd.com/pretentiousfc