Primal Screen podcast

Primal Screen

Primal Screen is a show about movies, from the ones on the big screen to the ones you stream. A mix of new release and retrospective film and television reviews and interviews with film and television practitioners on 3RRR 102.7FM in Melbourne Australia. Presented by Flick Ford with regular guest critics Lisa Kovacevic, Cerise Howard, Will Cox, Emma Westwood and more. Hosted and produced by Flick Ford. Podcast editing and social media by Kelsey Pettifer. The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

Primal Screen is a show about movies, from the ones on the big screen to the ones you stream. A mix of new release and retrospective film and television reviews and interviews with film and television practitioners on 3RRR 102.7FM in Melbourne Australia. Presented by Flick Ford with regular guest critics Lisa Kovacevic, Cerise Howard, Will Cox, Emma Westwood and more. Hosted and produced by Flick Ford. Podcast editing and social media by Kelsey Pettifer. The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

 

#466

Interview with Lesbian Space Princess Film Makers, Sorry, Baby Review, Not Only Fred Dagg but Also J...

Flick Ford is joined on this episode by Cerise Howard and Silvi Vann-Wall. The trio start ... more

08 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:58

08 Sep 2025


#465

Interview with Eclipse Cinema Owner and Operator Mark Walker about its opening, Caught Stealing, 4K ...

Flick Ford is joined this week by Will Cox and Erin Rosenburg for this installment of Prim... more

01 Sep 2025

42 MINS

42:21

01 Sep 2025


#464

The Naked Gun, Eddington

On this episode of Primal Screen, Flick Ford is joined in the studio by Maudie Osborne and... more

25 Aug 2025

45 MINS

45:41

25 Aug 2025


#463

Radiothon 2025 Special

Flick Ford is joined on this chaotic episode of Pimal Screen by: Thomas Caldwell, Cerise H... more

18 Aug 2025

39 MINS

39:26

18 Aug 2025


#462

Conversation with Zoe Pepper on Birthright, Conversation with James Litchfield and Lucinda Reynolds ...

Flick Ford is joined this episode by Cerise Howard. The duo are joined in the studio by th... more

11 Aug 2025

44 MINS

44:49

11 Aug 2025


#461

Primal Screens Top 20 Films of MIFF 2025

Flick Ford is joined this week by Cerise Howard and Thomas Caldwell. In this episode, the ... more

04 Aug 2025

48 MINS

48:03

04 Aug 2025


#460

Interview with Michael Shanks on Together, Fantastic Four: First Steps

This week on Primal Screen, host Flick Ford is joined by culture writer Will Cox and write... more

28 Jul 2025

47 MINS

47:39

28 Jul 2025


#459

Friendship, Too Much, My Mum Jane

This week on Primal Screen, Flick Ford is joined by film critic Thomas Caldwell and film p... more

21 Jul 2025

45 MINS

45:18

21 Jul 2025


#458

Conversation with Director Paula Whetu Jones on The Doctors Wife, Review of James Gunn's Superman, R...

On this episode of Primal Screen, Flick Ford is joined by writer and critic Vyshnavee Wije... more

14 Jul 2025

46 MINS

46:56

14 Jul 2025


#457

Conversation with James Hewison on Paris May 68: The Struggle Continues, The Story of Souleymane

On this episode of Primal Screen, Flick Ford is joined by Alice McChain and Anthony Carew.... more

07 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:07

07 Jul 2025


#456

Interview with Gabrielle Brady on The Wolves Always Come at Night, Discussion of 28 Years Later

On this episeode, Flick is joined by Eloise Ross and Stuart Richards. Flick sits down with... more

30 Jun 2025

56 MINS

56:09

30 Jun 2025


#455

Dangerous Animals with Director Sean Byrne, Celine Song's Materialists and Past Lives

Flick is joined in this episode by Alice Mcchain and Silvi Vann-Wal. They chat to special ... more

16 Jun 2025

49 MINS

49:03

16 Jun 2025


#454

First Glance at MIFF 2025,Ballerina, Bring Her Back

On this episode of Primal Screen, Flick is joined in the studio by Cerise Howard and Antho... more

02 Jun 2025

56 MINS

56:30

02 Jun 2025


#453

Scala!!!, Melbourne's History of Arthouse and Repertory Cinema

You may have heard of these iconic cinemas in Melbourne, The Astor Theatre and The Valhall... more

26 May 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:00

26 May 2025


#452

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Universal Language, Hurry Up Tomorrow

This week on Primal Screen, Flick Ford is joined by Cerise Howard and Will Cox for a jam p... more

19 May 2025

48 MINS

48:18

19 May 2025


#451

MISCELLANIA's Film Club, The Wedding Banquet Remake and The Assessment

Join Flick Ford as she teams up with Thomas Caldwell and Silvi Vann-Wall for another excit... more

12 May 2025

46 MINS

46:20

12 May 2025


#450

Cinema Reborn, The Narrow Road to the Deep North & Dying for Sex

This week on Primal Screen, Flick Ford is joined by Vyshnavee Wijekumar for a jam-packed e... more

07 May 2025

47 MINS

47:00

07 May 2025


#449

The best political satire of the century (and its stage adaptation) plus review of 'Crossing'

This week we welcome back our beloved host, Flick Ford! Joined by guests Thomas Caldwell a... more

28 Apr 2025

44 MINS

44:57

28 Apr 2025


#448

Boy Week! Reviews of Warfare, Sinners, and The Rehearsal

It’s Boy Week on Primal Screen, as guest host Alice McShane is joined by Will Cox and Maud... more

25 Apr 2025

41 MINS

41:55

25 Apr 2025


#447

Merle Oberon’s lifelong secret, Michael Haneke’s deceptively humanistic cinema and a piercing Magdal...

Eloise Ross jumped into the host seat this week to interview Australia’s unofficial Merle ... more

14 Apr 2025

49 MINS

49:16

14 Apr 2025


#446

Holiday makers, studio heads, and unicorns! The White Lotus, The Studio, and Death of a Unicorn in R...

This week, we're diving into three titles that, in their own unique ways, critique capital... more

09 Apr 2025

52 MINS

52:09

09 Apr 2025


#445

Richard Gere and Paul Schrader reunite; Looney Tunes hits us with nostalgia; and an observational do...

This week we reviewed three films that all opened in Australian cinemas last week, but oth... more

31 Mar 2025

43 MINS

43:48

31 Mar 2025


#444

Melbourne Women in Film Festival highlights & Melbourne Cinémathèque’s upcoming noir season

Incidentally, the theme for Primal Screen this week was volunteer-run organisations that m... more

17 Mar 2025

47 MINS

47:05

17 Mar 2025


#443

Oscars Fever! Plus reviews of ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’, ‘I’m Still Here’ and ‘Dahomey’

It’s Oscars fever in the studio this week! Even if you don’t have a medically certifiable ... more

03 Mar 2025

55 MINS

55:41

03 Mar 2025


#442

Bird and the Last Showgirl

This week on Primal Screen, guest host Alice takes us through reviews of Andrea Arnold's s... more

26 Feb 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:21

26 Feb 2025


#441

Grand Tour, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, and more!

This week on Primal Screen, guest host Will Cox is joined by Alex McShane to review Bridge... more

19 Feb 2025

46 MINS

46:58

19 Feb 2025