Deep Cut: A Film Podcast

• 098. The Wedding Banquet (2025): Interview with Director Andrew Ahn

  Director Andrew Ahn is back for a three-peat with his new film The Wedding Banquet, a re-imagining of Ang Lee’s 1993 classic. We chat with Ahn about his updates to the original to capture the new nuances of queer lives today, get behind the scenes tidbits of his time working with his incredible AAvengers cast, and see how the original and his remake have shaped him on a personal level. The Wedding Banquet is currently premiering in the United States, get tickets in the cinema! Get married at our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.comTimestamps:(00:00:00) Intro(00:02:13) Film Synopsis(00:03:00) General Reactions (spoiler-free)(00:05:42) Spoiler warning (for both films)(00:06:21) Interview begins(00:12:45) Reimagining The Wedding Banquet(00:13:38) Ahn's first encounter with the original(00:15:19) Adapting with James Schamus(00:17:14) Ahn's updates to the original(00:23:05) Stylistic shifts(00:26:13) New concerns for an evolving queer audience(00:27:48) The films’ endings(00:33:07) New families(00:34:06) The original being more subversive(00:36:00) Watching Ahn's version before Ang's(00:36:54) Connection between Ahn's features(00:38:40) Giving actors their due(00:41:29) Casting the ensemble(00:46:32) Good acting vs most acting(00:48:54) Directing a scene(00:52:01) Editing(00:53:41) Modern gay rom coms(00:55:28) Landscape and location(00:58:44) Coincidences(01:01:49) Has Ang Lee seen the remake?(01:03:19) Eat Drink Man Woman Sidebar(01:05:36) Cinematography(01:08:34) Favorite moment on set(01:11:23) Artmaking as personal diary(01:15:36) The artwork in the film(01:16:19) Directing Youn Yuh-jung(01:18:09) Good filmmaking(01:19:58) Wrap-up

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• 097. Bong Joon-ho: Mickey 17

  We can’t believe it’s finally here! After much anticipation, we finally have creepers on screen, A Minecraft Movie, starring Jason Mamoa and Jack Black is easily the movie blockbuster release of the year— wait wait waitSorry, this is actually about the Robert Pattinson starring movie in which he plays the dual roles of Bruce Wayne / The Batman— wait wait waitSorry, this episode is about the other big Robert Pattinson blockbuster Mickey 17. We return for another hit of the Bong (Joon Ho) but some of us are not vibing! Ben and Eli take turns using the film, the script, the cinematography, and the direction as punching bags. Wilson is left to fight for his life (and the lives of Mickey 1-18). Who will come out on top? Is this movie worth watching? Listen to find out. Creep up on our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.comLinks:Deep Cut 012. Bong Joon-ho: Parasite & MotherGQ: Robert Pattinson and Bong Joon Ho on Mickey 17Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(03:10) General Reactions(10:50) Plot Summary(11:40) Spoilers from here / Bong Career Moves(14:10) Theme / Reflecting Current Moment(19:40) Movie Enjoyability VS Thematic Coherence(22:55) Performances(25:30) Voiceover / First Act Problems(27:50) Narrative Drive / Goals / Stakes(33:29) Bong Humor(34:45) Bong Sci-Fi(36:35) Cinematography(39:29) International Cast(42:38) Voiceover(44:32) Wilson's Enjoyments(47:30) Outro

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• 096. The Best Movies of 2024, According to Deep Cut

  Do you know how much of A Real Pain it is to keep the years straight with us straddling three different global release windows? We do! We got Caught by the Tides and are a little late with this one but nevertheless, join our Conclave for the fifth (!) time as we huddle around the Ghostlight to talk about the films of the last year! We cover award-winning films (Anora, The Brutalist, No Other Land), notable blockbusters (Dune: Part Two, Wicked), blitz through some honorable Challengers to our top picks, and then Look Back on our personal top fives. You know podcast favorite Luca Guadagnino is going to feature in Wilson’s favorite films… but how Queer will it be?? If you’re A Different Man, you’ll have different faves, so enter our Red Rooms and tell us your favorite 2024 films on our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.comLinks:Ben’s 2024 ListEli’s 2024 ListWilson’s 2024 ListTimestamps:(00:00:00) Intro(00:03:21) 2024 in general(00:17:06) Obligatory mentions(00:17:28) Anora (dir. Sean Baker)(00:22:55) Conclave (dir. Edward Berger)(00:25:14) The Brutalist (dir. Brady Corbet)(00:33:53) Nickel Boys (dir. Ramell Ross)(00:36:53) Hit Man (dir. Richard Linklater)(00:39:45) All We Imagine as Light (dir. Payal Kapadia)(00:43:02) Flow (dir. Gints Zilbalodis) (00:46:14) Emilia Perez (dir. Jacques Audiard)(00:50:29) Sing Sing (dir. Greg Kwedar)(00:52:01) The Substance (dir. Coralie Fargeat)(00:55:26) Wicked (dir. Jon M. Chu)(00:59:09) Deep Cut Coverage of 2024(00:59:20) All Shall Be Well (dir. Ray Yeung)(01:00:19) The People's Joker (dir. Vera Drew)(01:02:37) Happyend (dir. Neo Sora)(01:05:13) Deep Cut Upkeeps of 2024(01:08:55) Honorable mentions(01:08:57) Megalopolis (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)(01:12:43) Trap (dir. M. Night Shyamalan)(01:14:13) An Unfinished Film (dir. Lou Ye)(01:14:26) The Monk and the Gun (dir. Pawo Choyning Dorji)(01:16:02) Hard Truths (dir. Mike Leigh)(01:17:41) Not Friends (dir. Atta Hemwadee)(01:19:08) Fly Me to the Moon (dir. Sasha Chuk)(01:20:38) Black Box Diaries (dir. Shiori Ito)(01:24:06) A Traveler's Needs / By the Stream (dir. Hong Sang-soo)(01:25:56) Look Back (dir. Kiyotaka Oshiyama)(01:27:34) The Room Next Door (dir. Pedro Almodovar)(01:30:10) Didi (dir. Sean Wang)(01:31:22) Last Summer (dir. Catherine Breillat)(01:32:33) Hundreds of Beavers (dir. Mike Cheslik)(01:33:43) The Diarrhea Brothers Save the Day (dir. Joel Haver)(01:35:09) Rap World (dir. Conner O'Malley)(01:37:11) Janet Planet (dir. Annie Baker)(01:38:43) Ben’s #5(01:41:06) SKIP ELI'S BIT!!(01:42:19) Wilson's #5(01:46:33) Eli's #5(01:50:14) Ben's #4(01:52:54) Wilson's #4(02:00:50) Eli's #4(02:01:47) Ben's #3(02:03:16) Wilson's #3(02:08:22) Eli's #3(02:12:30) Ben and Wilson's #2(02:23:46) Eli's #2(02:27:19) Ben's #1(02:31:50) Wilson's #1(02:38:39) Eli and ???'s #1(02:43:34) Upcoming from Deep Cut(02:46:32) Outro

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• 095. Edward Yang: A Brighter Summer Day

  We’ve finally done it: all seven Edward Yang films discussed on Deep Cut. The only podcast to give Edward Yang the time and space he deserves as one of the all time greatest directors (and Wilson’s favorite director)!We end our coverage on Yang with what is considered to be his magnum opus, 1991’s A Brighter Summer Day, an intimate epic of teenage angst, romance, and rebellion that also captures Taiwan in a specific era of political and social turbulence with incredible detail. Together, we discuss ABSD’s unique visual palette compared to Yang’s other non-period work, and go in depth into its thematic concerns regarding Taiwan on a scale both personal and national. Wilson highlights the virtuosic blocking in large crowd scenes, Eli makes a case for proper education as the salve for social ills, and Ben asks, can a film be “too perfect”?Are you lonesome? Join our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.comLinks:BFI: Edward Yang interview by Tony RaynsCriterion: Interview with screenwriter Hung HungCriterion: Chang Chen on ABSDTimestamps:(00:00) Intro(17:57) Synopsis and background(25:16) Directorial style(32:09) Subjectivity and Chang Chen’s performance(39:14) Misogyny and control(47:07) Ming’s characterization(52:48) Historical context(55:35) Tribalism and nihilism(59:53) “Novelistic”(01:04:57) Si’r as spectator(01:07:39) What is the movie about?(01:13:26) Education(01:18:54) Individual vs societal responsibility(01:23:09) Gang violence(01:30:41) Blocking(01:34:56) The film studio(01:42:39) The Little Park Boys(01:48:07) Favorite moments(01:52:14) “Perfect” films(01:55:11) Scale(01:58:10) Yang series wrap-up

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• 094. Edward Yang: That Day, On The Beach (featuring Natalie Ng)

  We’re thrilled to be joined by Natalie Ng, a huge Edward Yang fan and friend of the podcast, to dive into Yang’s feature debut, That Day, On The Beach! Natalie, who works at the Asian Film Archive, tells us about AFA’s recent Edward Yang retrospective (complete with a physical exhibition) and shares her deep love for Yang’s work.Together, we explore the film’s place in Yang’s filmography, its inventive narrative structure, and how it set the stage for his later masterpieces. Natalie highlights the agency of female characters in the film, while Ben argues that De-wei should have been hotter. Wilson leads us in discussing Christopher Doyle’s first feature work as a cinematographer and the stylistic choices of the film, and we very importantly discuss Sylvia Chang’s iconic perm, and whether girlbossing is an ideal ending for Yang’s female characters.Links:Natalie’s Letterboxd review on That Day, On The BeachFollow Natalie on X (@schatzepages), Letterboxd (@wednesdaydreams), and read her writing on filmedinether.com.That Day, On Our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.comTimestamps:(00:00) Intro(11:17) General Reactions(25:18) Natalie’s personal reaction to the film(29:47) Melodrama and female agency(34:35) Edward Yang’s “Women without men” + Digression into other Yang films(41:49) Ending of That Day(45:47) Qing-qing and Jia-sen’s roles in the story(50:52) Jia-li’s love interests(54:40) Tone and filmic style(01:02:55) Other films That Day relates to(01:07:15) Babies(01:10:32) The Perm and costumes(01:15:04) Yang’s early fascination with women’s stories(01:21:36) Wrap-up

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