WITHIN OUR GATES

 

Check out the latest episode of Within Our Gates to listen to myself and Mtume Gant chat about Sinners, American Fiction and the "Get Out-ification" of modern Black American cinema.

Enjoy...

BEST OF 2024

Like every year, I contribute my best of the year movie lists to various blogs & podcasts. In addition to the links & videos below, I made a point to write about almost every movie this year on my list (Hard Truths being the one exception), so make sure to explore and click around within the 2024 tab (on the right) to keep with with everything I watched last year...

BEST OF 2023...

Even though I no longer do my annual end of the year wrap-up, I still contribute my list/thoughts to both Wrong Reel & Toronto Film Review.

Click the image below to watch/listen to the newly formatted Wrong Reel podcast (make sure to subscribe) where some of the the unofficial "wrong reel all-stars" tackle 2023...

And click below to see the many different best-of -2023 lists rounded up by David Davidson of Toronto Film Review...

DARK HABITS: ALMODOVAR PODCAST - EPISODE 19

I made an appearance on the DarK Habits podcast to chat about some topics I'm well versed in...

 

WRONG REEL EPISODE 665: THE 61ST NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL RECAP

 

James, Rob and myself continue our yearly tradition of New York Film Festival talk.

Click here or the image above to go to the episode.

RECENT PODCAST APPEARANCES

Check out some of my recent podcast appearances in the last few weeks...

Zebras In America · Popcorn Eschaton 11 - 'To the Wonder' and 'A Hidden Life' with Marcus Pinn

WRONG REEL EPISODE #639 - GUMMO

 

I made a recent appearance on Wrong Reel to take about Harmony Korne's Gummo. Click here or the image above to go to the episode.

Enjoy.

A CONVERSATION WITH WENDELL B HARRIS Jr.

 

Back in 2021 I had the pleasure of interviewing Wendell B Harris thanks to the great folks at Alta Journal (click here to read). 

Below is the (mostly) unedited audio of our conversation. This was (and still is) a big deal for me. I thought you guys would enjoy hearing our conversation (this interview was always intended to be a written piece so the audio isn't as good as my other interviews).

Enjoy...

Zebras In America · PINNLAND EMPIRE: A CONVERSATION WITH WENDELL B. HARRIS Jr

I WANT MY TV NOW

 

I had a fun conversation on the iwantmyTVNow youtube channel to chat about movie comparisons, twitter, my favorite underrated films and so much more.

Enjoy...

WRONG REEL EPISODE #627: THE BEST OF 2022

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It's that time of year again. Some of the Wrong Reel regulars got together to talk about our favorite (and not-so-favorite) movies of 2022.

Click here or the image above to go to the episode.

Enjoy...

ZEBRAS IN AMERICA EPISODE 74 - NINA MENKES

 

After a long break the zebras are back! And we have a guest! On episode 174 we chat with the great Nina Menkes about her latest film; Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power.

This serves as a continuation of an earlier solo chat I had with Nina a few weeks ago (click here to go to the episode). Now that Brainwashed is out (check the links below), we talk about how it has been received by audiences. We also get in to her BFI top 10 selection and so much more.

Click here or the image above to go to the episode.

Enjoy and make sure to visit the link below for Brainwashed-related info and where to watch (currently available on itunes & kanopy)

BRAINWASHED LINK TREE

A CONVERSATION WITH NINA MENKES

I had the pleasure of chatting with the great Nina Menkes about her latest film; Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power. Listen as we talk about everything from the male gaze & Tarkovsky to influence and side-by-sides (she even suggests a side-by-side for me to make!)

This is the first part of a conversation that will continue on Zebras in America later this month.

Click here or the image above to go to the episode and don’t forget to check out the links below for more information on Brainwashed.

https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/12860656

https://www.brainwashedmovie.com/

https://ninamenkes.com/

Enjoy…

MarcusP1981 · PINNLAND EMPIRE: A CHAT WITH NINA MENKES

GRAPHIC POLICY RADIO: BLACK PANTHER WAKANDA FOREVER

 

I made an appearance on Graphic Policy radio to talk about the latest Black Panther film and all the topics & subtopics that come along with it.

Click here or the image above to go to the episode.

Enjoy...

THE PINK SMOKE PODCAST: SURVIVING DESIRE

 

I'm back on the Pink Smoke podcast to chat about the underseen/underrated Hal Hartley masterpiece; Surviving Desire.

Click here or the image above to go to the episode.

Enjoy...

WRONG REEL EPISODE #617 - THE 60TH ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL

 

I'm back on Wrong Reel with my good friend Rob Cott to dive in to the 60th annual New York Film Festival. Click here or the image above to go to the episode.

Enjoy...

MOVIE FROM HELL: CRIMES OF THE FUTURE

As an added bonus/supplement to my recent thoughts on Cronenberg's Crimes Of The Future, check out my appearance on the Movies From Hell podcast where we delved a bit more in to the film (click here or the image above to go to the episode)

ARTIST TO ARTIST TALK #4

 

I recently joined my good friend Mtume Gant on his Patreon podcast to chat about the current state of modern Black film, twitter, film festivals and so much more. 

This is essentially an extension of the conversations we've have over the last two decades.

Click here or the image above to listen to Part One and make sure to subscribe to his Patreon (click here to join) to listen to the second part of the talk.

Enjoy...

CRITERION NOW - EPISODE 143

 

I recently joined the gang over at The Criterioncast podcast to discuss announcements for June and other various news.

Click here or the image above to go to the episode.

Enjoy...

MOVIES FROM HELL: THE FILMS OF JOHN PAIZS

My ongoing fascination with John Paizs has now extended to other platforms. I made another appearance on the Movies From Hell podcast to talk about Paizs' career as a living Canadian cult legend. I also had my friend and Canadian film critic/historian David Davidson of The Toronto Film blog join us for the discussion as he was the person who put me on to Paizs' work originally.

Click here or the image above to go to the episode...

And when you're done listening to this episode click here to head on over to Dave's blog to check out some great early footage/coverage of Paizs

THE PINK SMOKE PODCAST: EPISODE 97 - THE KILLING FLOOR

 

I joined my good friends John & Chris over at The Pink Smoke to talk about Bill Duke's complicated feature film debut; The Killing Floor.

Click here or the image above to go to the episode.

Enjoy...