Podcasts Steven Benedict

Spotlight is more than just an investigation into the child abuse scandals that riddled Boston's Archdiocese. It is an examination of the institutions you and I create. The post Spotlight appeared first on Steven Benedict.

The story of Gerry and Giuseppe Conlon is one of injustice, but it is also a unique retelling of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio. The post In the Name of the Father appeared first on Steven Benedict.

The rom-com goes back to 300BC. Since then, four major categories have emerged with Ron Reiner's classic being one of the best. The post When Harry met Sally… appeared first on Steven Benedict.

In adapting Emma Donoghue's award-winning novel, Lenny Abrahamson extends a cinematic tradition established by French master, Robert Bresson. The post Room appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Made in 1944, Gaslight is an Oscar-winning melodrama concerning madness and murder. The film itself is guilty of attempted homicide. The post Gaslight appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Taking elements from the European art film and a British melodrama, Hong Kong's Wong Kar-wai delivered a masterpiece of aching beauty. The post In the Mood for Love appeared first on Steven Benedict.

David Lynch's work is widely misunderstood. To classify him as a surrealist misses the point. The Elephant Man proved he is a great humanist. The post The Elephant Man appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Once dismissed as parochial and passé, the influence of David Lean's classic can be seen in such unlikely places as The Third Man, The Godfather and Carol. The post Brief Encounter appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Steven Soderbergh's drama is fifteen years old but came of age the instant it was released because it dared to reimagine the war on drugs. The post Traffic appeared first on Steven Benedict.

The King's Speech is about two men talking, yet the film’s real strength lies in the way it uses sound to tell us one thing while the pictures show us another. The post The King’s Speech appeared first on Steven Benedict.

How do you make a film relating your experiences of the Islamic Revolution in Iran? If you're Marjane Satrapi you use animation to tackle the subject. The post Persepolis appeared first on Steven Benedict.

It may have been controversial when it was released twenty years ago, but if ever there were a need for such a film it is right now. The post The People vs. Larry Flynt appeared first on Steven Benedict.

How well did Philip Kaufman succeed in adapting Milan Kundera's 'unfilmable' philosophical love story? The post The Unbearable Lightness of Being appeared first on Steven Benedict.

How do you make a film about a character who can neither move nor speak, but can only blink his left eye? The post The Diving Bell and the Butterfly appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Divorce is traumatic enough without Hollywood feeling the need to laugh at it. But Danny DeVito's deliciously dark comedy brought career highs from his cast. The post The War of the Roses appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Adapting James Grady's straight forward thriller, Sydney Pollack delivered a commentary on dehumanising institutions. The post Three Days of the Condor appeared first on Steven Benedict.

John Ford made so many great westerns, he is synonymous with the genre. But that doesn't mean he always got everything right. The post My Darling Clementine appeared first on Steven Benedict.

When a filmmaker enters the realm of autobiography, the result is all too often soaked in nostalgia. Bruce Robinson's Withnail & I is fermented in fine wine. The post Withnail and I appeared first on Steven Benedict.

He was called The Master of Suspense (a title he coined himself), but for all the thrills did Alfred Hitchcock not make rom-coms wrapped inside mysteries? The post Rear Window appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Jonathan Glazer's film is one of the most assured debuts in cinema history. But the film has another entrance that also stands with the best of them. The post Sexy Beast appeared first on Steven Benedict.