Earwig, The Girl and the Spider, and Horror Films Directed by Women

With regular host Peter away, things get a bit weird as Anahit, Lewis and Jamie go down a very strange arthouse rabbit hole this week as we discuss two beguiling and mysterious films from some truly original filmmakers.

First up it's The Girl and the Spider from the Swiss duo the Zürcher Brothers. We also dig into the murky new film from French filmmaker Lucile Hadžihalilović.

We also discuss Hadžihalilović’s work more generally and we consider what she has in common with other women filmmakers working in the horror genre.

Elsewhere, Anahit gets conflicted about Top Gun Maverick, Jamie laments the bagginess of TV shows and Lewis revisits a recent problematic fave.

TIMESTAMPS:

What We've Been Watching (01:35)

The Girl and the Spider (13:20)

earwig (26:10)

Great horrors from women filmmakers (40:35)

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