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Stephen belatedly ends the first season by initially making lots of excuses. He then looks at an early work by Alfonso Cuarón, the erotic comedy drama Y Tu Mamá También, and follows it up with Issa López’s Magical Realism infused crime-horror, Tigers Are Not Afraid Email the show via thingsfallapart@hotmail.co.uk, or visit and contribute on the facebook page Please also check out Stephen's other Podcast work as the Co-Host of the Asian Cinema Film Club, dedicated to introducing listeners to the wide and varied (and often wild) world of Asian Cinema, and as the Producer of the In Their Own League which aims to shine a light on female filmmakers.

In this special episode, Stephen takes a look at the remake/reimagining of a film he discussed way back in Episode 3, Susperia.  He isn’t impressed! Also, there’s some announcements, with both an explanation on how the podcast is going to change a little with the soon to be launch Season 2, and about his input into a fascinating and exciting new online presence called intheirownleague.com, which celebrates female filmmakers. Email the show via thingsfallapart@hotmail.co.uk, twitter me @elpeevio, or visit and contribute on the facebook page 

In the second of two episodes focussing on Norwegian cinema, Stephen looks at two films that use common genres - horror and the teen sex comedy. He starts by looking at Pål Sletaune’s horror/thriller Babycall, which despite a so-so execution, rises above this by the performance of Noomi Rapace. And then he wraps up the visit to Norway by looking at a frank and refreshing sex comedy, Turn Me On, Godammit, that is special due to it’s amateur cast and female-centric viewpoint  Email the show via thingsfallapart@hotmail.co.uk, or visit and contribute on the facebook page 

 In the first of two episodes focusing on Norwegian cinema, Stephen looks at two films that use polarising cinematic techniques. He starts by looking at Erik Poppe’s continuous single take immersive telling of one of the worst domestic terror incidents of all time in Utøya: July 22, and then lightens the tone with André Øvredal’s fun Found Footage Mockumentary Troll Hunter Email the show via thingsfallapart@hotmail.co.uk, or visit and contribute on the facebook page  I've set this one as Explicit, partly because I do use one naughty word, but also because the subject matter of Utøya: July 22 could be a little upsetting 

  This episode Stephen goes to the Czech Republic, and looks at two films with main characters called Otík. He starts by looking at a modern reworking of a Czech fairytale in Jan Švankmajer ‘Little Otík’ (also known in the West as ‘Greedy Guts’), and then pines for his own small village past when looking at Jiří Menzel’s ‘My Sweet Little Village’. All this and the first letter to the show! Email the show via thingsfallapart@hotmail.co.uk, or visit and contribute on the facebook page 

This episode Stephen goes to Russia, and looks at two films that push cinema in different places. He starts by looking at how Andrei Tarkovsky laughs at silly concepts such as linear time in "Mirror", and then sees how Alexander Sokurov’s “Russian Ark” gives a history lesson in a single take. Email the show via thingsfallapart@hotmail.co.uk, or visit and contribute on the facebook page 

In this special bonus episode, Stephen takes a break from World Cinema, takes a deep breath, and talks about all 21 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  It's more off the cuff than normal, and yes, he drops an F-Bomb.  Email the show via thingsfallapart@hotmail.co.uk, or visit and contribute on the facebook page 

 This episode Stephen goes to Germany, and specifically Berlin, and looks at two films starring the late Bruno Ganz. He starts by discovering Angels and Pater Falk in Wim Wenders ‘Wings of Desire’, and then tries to show that ‘Downfall’ deserves more respect than being the source of popular Internet Meme. Email the show via thingsfallapart@hotmail.co.uk, or visit and contribute on the facebook page 

 This episode Stephen goes over the Channel to France, and looks at two films with iconic leading ladies. Luc Besson’s 'Nikita', before looking at Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s gorgeous ‘Amélie’. Email the show via thingsfallapart@hotmail.co.uk, or visit and contribute on the facebook page 

In this special bonus episode, Stephen takes a break from World Cinema wants to tell you how badly he was wrong about Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse.  Email the show via thingsfallapart@hotmail.co.uk, or visit and contribute on the facebook page 

This episode Stephen goes home to the United Kingdom, and looks at two British Black Comedies. We open with Bruce Robinson's cult classic 'Withnail & I', before looking at Alice Lowe's directorial debut 'Prevenge'. Email the show via thingsfallapart@hotmail.co.uk, or visit and contribute on the facebook page 

 This episode Stephen visits Sweden, and looks at two films that look at the world through the eyes of 12 year old boys. We open with Lasse Hallström’s poignant and charming tale ‘My Life as a Dog’, before exploring darker territory with the modern Vampire story of Tomas Alfredson’s “Let the Right One in’. Contact the show via email via thingsfallapart@hotmail.co.uk, or visit and contribute on the facebook page 

This episode Stephen visits Italy, and looks at a couple of flawed masterpieces. We start with Dario Argento’s iconic horror film ‘Susperia’, and then look at the only entry into the Holocaust Rom-Com, Robert Begnini’s ‘Life is Beautiful’

This episode Stephen visits Iran, albeit via some indirect routes. First up is American director Ana Lily Amirpour’s tale of a skateboarding vampire girl in a fictional Iranian town, ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’. And then it’s the turn of a British production, where a progressive young woman is under siege from oppression and an evil spirit in Babak Anvari’s ‘Under the Shadow’

In this pilot episode I’ll explain why I am doing this new solo podcast, and the main discussion is about Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar and specifically his 2011 horror/thriller The Skin I Live In. Spoilers are at a minimum, but they are there! Any questions or comments? Send them to thingsfallapart@hotmail.co.uk