Scene and Heard

GoodFellas [1990]

Jackie and Greg get a table at the Copacabana for Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS from 1990. Topics of discussion include Scorsese's breathless filmmaking, the real life of

Daughters of the Dust [1991]

Jackie and Greg visit the beach one last time for Julie Dash's DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST from 1991. Topics of discussion include a history of the Gullah/Geechee community, it

The Gleaners and I [2000]

Jackie and Greg spend the day foraging for Agnès Varda's THE GLEANERS AND I from 2000. Topics of discussion include Varda's playful experimentation, her newfound digital

Moonlight [2016]

Jackie and Greg bathe in the ocean of Barry Jenkins' MOONLIGHT from 2016. Topics of discussion include its triptych structure, Jenkins' vulnerability, Nicholas Britell's

The Red Shoes [1948]

Jackie and Greg don their leotards for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's THE RED SHOES from 1948. Topics of discussion include the film's sumptuous use of Technicol

The Apartment [1960]

Jackie and Greg grab the key under the doormat for Billy Wilder's THE APARTMENT from 1960. Topics of discussion include the film's frank depiction of sex and mental healt

My Neighbor Totoro [1988]

Jackie and Greg board the Catbus for Hayao Miyazaki's MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO from 1988. Topics of discussion include Miyazaki's storybook aesthetic, its deliberate pace, how

Our Favorite Films from 2025 (Top 10 Ranked)

Another year, another Top 10 list! Jackie and Greg share their favorite films from 2025. Check us out on Instagram: instagram.com/sceneandheardpod Check us out at our o

News from Home [1976]

Jackie and Greg move out of their parents' house for Chantal Akerman's NEWS FROM HOME from 1976. Topics of discussion include Akerman's cinematic prose, the unspoken pers

Spirited Away [2001]

Jackie and Greg board a train to the spirit realm for Hayao Miyazaki's SPIRITED AWAY from 2001. Topics of discussion include Miyazaki's unbridled imagination, how the fil

The Piano [1993]

Jackie and Greg boat over to nineteenth-century New Zealand for Jane Campion's THE PIANO from 1993. Topics of discussion include Campion's generous filmmaking, the nuance

Céline and Julie Go Boating [1974] with Elliot Tuttle

Jackie and Greg are joined by filmmaker Elliot Tuttle for Jacques Rivette's CÉLINE AND JULIE GO BOATING from 1974. Topics of discussion include Rivette's singular style,

Life Is Sweet [1990] // Personal Prints

Jackie and Greg spend a lazy Sunday in Enfield for Mike Leigh's LIFE IS SWEET from 1990. Topics of discussion include its delicate balance of comedy and melancholy, Leigh

Suspiria [1977]

Jackie and Greg enter the candy-colored nightmare of Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA from 1977. Topics of discussion include the film's fairy tale aesthetic, when style makes up

The Birds [1963]

Jackie and Greg drive up to the seaside town of Bodega Bay for Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS from 1963. Topics of discussion include Jackie's ornithophobia, Hitchcock's ma

Don't Look Now [1973]

Jackie and Greg traipse the eerie canals of Venice for Nicolas Roeg's DON'T LOOK NOW from 1973. Topics of discussion include Roeg's innovative editing, the infamous sex s

Nights of Cabiria [1957] // Personal Prints

Jackie and Greg shed a solitary tear for Federico Fellini's NIGHTS OF CABIRIA from 1957. Topics of discussion include the wide-eyed central performance from Giulietta Mas

Wanda [1970]

Jackie and Greg hit the road for Barbara Loden's WANDA from 1970. Topics of discussion include its barebones production, Loden's inspiration for the film, Wanda as a pass

Chungking Express [1994]

Jackie and Greg crank up "California Dreamin'" for Wong Kar Wai's CHUNGKING EXPRESS from 1994. Topics of discussion include the film's dual-story structure, its innovativ

Killer of Sheep [1977]

Jackie and Greg travel back to a post-Watts Riots Los Angeles for Charles Burnett's KILLER OF SHEEP from 1977. Topics of discussion include the film's low budget producti