MUBI Podcast
4.5/5
Critic Rating
The new podcast from the curated streaming service MUBI, the best place to discover beautiful, hand-picked cinema. The first season of the MUBI Podcast spotlights movies that were massive cultural phenomena in their home countries, but nowhere else. Host Rico Gagliano explores why these films fascinated so many people in one place, at one time. With episodes spanning nearly every continent, tune in to discover unique film stories from around the globe and explore all sides of cinema culture. Featuring original interviews with filmmakers, critics, academics, and historians.
Critic Reviews
Score: 4.5
Nicholas Quah • Vulture • Nov 10, 2021
"The podcast takes the form of an audio-documentary series that explores several moviegoing cultures outside American shores. Its first season explores many topics, including: the rise of the Chinese film industry as told through the lens of its first blockbuster, Dream Factory; the backstory to the longest-running film in Bollywood history, 1995’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge…"