Devised and Directed: The Films of Mike Leigh

• All or Nothing (with Bryan Cardinale-Powell)

  Bryan Cardinale-Powell, Oklahoma City University film professor and co-editor of Devised and Directed by Mike Leigh, returns to the show for a discussion on what is, in this show’s opinion, an underrated Mike Masterpiece; a film that builds upon the style and themes of previous works like Meantime and Secrets & Lies, and featuring towering performances from two of Mike’s most trusted and prolific collaborators: Leslie Manville and Timothy Spall.All episodes in this series contain spoilers.Theme music by Tuck Ryan and Eoin Murphy. Additional music is from Andrew Dickson’s score for All or Nothing. Intro clip source interview. Logo photo credit Rick McGinnis.Follow the show on Instagram @MikeLeighPod. Email the show at [email protected]. Follow Ian on Letterboxd at Nester_Nest.

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• Topsy-Turvy (with Fran Hoepfner)

  Cultural critic, senior editor of Bright Wall/Dark Room, and creator of Fran Magazine Fran Hoepfner returns to the show to discuss Mike’s sprawling, hilarious, and affecting love letter not only to the work of Gilbert & Sullivan specifically, but the labor of artmaking in general.PS - LINK to the “big thing about music” Fran mentions working on at the end of our conversation; great read! All episodes in this series contain spoilers.Theme music by Tuck Ryan and Eoin Murphy. Additional music is from Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado. Intro clip source interview. Logo photo credit Rick McGinnis.Follow the show on Instagram @MikeLeighPod. Email the show at [email protected]. Follow Ian on Letterboxd at Nester_Nest.

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• Career Girls (with Orla Smith)

  Filmmaker, curator, critic, and co-editor of Peterloo in Process: A Mike Leigh Collaboration Orla Smith returns to the show to discuss what is, perhaps, the ultimate Mike Leigh sleeper, and undoubtedly a stylistic and structural outlier in his filmography. You can follow Orla on Instagram and check out her exciting work with creative nonfiction at cnfw.co.uk. All episodes in this series contain spoilers.Theme music by Tuck Ryan and Eoin Murphy. Additional music is from Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s score for Career Girls. Intro clip source interview. Logo photo credit Rick McGinnis.Follow the show on Instagram @MikeLeighPod. Email the show at [email protected]. Follow Ian on Letterboxd at Nester_Nest.

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• Secrets & Lies (with Chris Feil)

  Film journalist and This Had Oscar Buzz host Chris Feil joins Ian to discuss one of Mike’s most acclaimed and beloved films, and the only one to be given the patented Billy Crystal treatment.All episodes in this series contain spoilers.Theme music by Tuck Ryan and Eoin Murphy. Additional music is from Andrew Dickson’s score for Secrets & Lies. Intro clip source interview. Logo photo credit Rick McGinnis.Follow the show on Instagram @MikeLeighPod. Email the show at [email protected]. Follow Ian on Letterboxd at Nester_Nest.

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• Naked (with Will Menaker)

  Host of Movie Mindset and Chapo Trap House Will Menaker joins the show to discuss Mike’s true international breakout, and what could very reasonably be called his darkest and most challenging film.All episodes in this series contain spoilers.Theme music by Tuck Ryan and Eoin Murphy. Additional music is from Andrew Dickson’s score for Naked. Intro clip source interview. Logo photo credit Rick McGinnis.Follow the show on Instagram @MikeLeighPod. Email the show at [email protected]. Follow Ian on Letterboxd at Nester_Nest.

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