ep. 87 | Kurdish Cinema: Voice of My Father (2012) & Turtles Can Fly (2004)

Guillermo Del Toro's highly anticipated Frankenstein adaptation was finally released on Netflix last week, and thanks to Bilkent Cinema Society, we got to watch it on a big screen! In this week's episode, Wickham, Colleen, and Ada are joined by an audience formed of Bilkent Cinema Society, Bilkent Literature Society, Bilkent Culture Studies Society, and Bilkent Wizards for a live recording to talk about "Frankenstein" (2025, dir. Guillermo Del Toro).

Happy Halloween! In this week's spooktacular episode, Wickham and Ada are discussing horror films that don't normally get the recognition they deserve: "Trick 'r Treat" (2007, dir. Michael Dougherty), "The Innocents" (1961, dir. Jack Clayton), and "Cure" (1997, dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa).

Hey y'all! In this mid-week release, Colleen, Wickham, and Ada are joined by our special guest, Dr. Eric Sandberg of the City University of Hong Kong, to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film, "One Battle After Another" (2025)!

A year later, we're back with yet another summer horror episode where Wickham, Colleen, and Ada talk about horror films that hit the theatres during the summer of 2025: "28 Years Later" (2025, dir. Danny Boyle), "Weapons" (2025, dir. Zach Cregger), and "Together" (2025, dir. Michael Shanks).

What's up, y'all?! The summer of 2025 has been quite busy, as many anticipated films were released in theaters. Colleen, Wickham, and Ada are kicking off season 8 of the podcast with a collection of highly anticipated superhero films: "Superman" (2025, dir. James Gunn), "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" (2025, dir. Matt Shakman), and "KPop Demon Hunters" (2025, dir. Maggie Kang & Chris Appelhans).

Hey y'all! We're back with a syllabus special episode where Wickham and Colleen are discussing the films they teach in their classes. As always, we're talking about a bunch of films, but primarily focusing on "Moonlight" (2016, dir. Barry Jenkins) and "One Hour Photo" (2002, dir. Mark Romanek).

Hello Hello! 2025 has featured some pretty good films already, and this week, we're talking about so far the biggest two, where both feature lead actors doing double time! In this week's episode, Colleen and Wickham are joined by Taylan to discuss "Mickey 17" (2025, dir. Bong Joon-ho) and "Sinners" (2025, dir. Ryan Coogler).

Hey y'all! Severance has been one of the best things ever aired on TV since its debut back in 2022. In this episode, Wickham and Colleen discuss Ben Stiller's "Severance" again, this time focusing on season 2.

Hey y'all! We're back with yet another episode, where Colleen and Ada indulge in a conversation about their recommendations: "Cool World" (1992, dir. Ralph Bakshi) and "Singles" (1992, dir. Cameron Crowe).

Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible mothers around the world! In this week's episode, Colleen is joined by Baran, a Bilkent University Political Science graduate, to discuss Kurdish Cinema in the context of Voice of My Father (2012, dir. Orhan Eskiköy) and Turtles Can Fly (2004, dir. Behmen Kubadi).