# Ryan Swen

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Naruse - Episode 5 - Lightning

 On today’s episode we discuss one of Mikio Naruse’s greatest films, Lightning (1952). Naruse paints a despairing portrait of a dysfunctional family dynamic whose sourness does not preclude the possibility of transcendent experience. This episode was initially recorded in October 2022 and we are pr…

Naruse - Episode 6 - Flowing + Late Chrysanthemums

On today’s episode we discuss Flowing (1956) and Late Chrysanthemums (1954). Both films depict the lives of current and former Geishas as their way of life becomes threatened by cultural and economic forces. This episode was initially recorded in February 2023 and we are presenting it to you in lig…

Naruse - Episode 7 - Summer Clouds + Scattered Clouds

On today’s episode we discuss Summer Clouds (1958) and Scattered Clouds (1967). Summer Clouds centers on a family of farmers dealing with the complications wrought by both legal and social changes. Scattered Clouds is Naruse’s final film and it chronicles a doomed romance of two well-intentioned pe…

104. Hong Sang-soo: Woman on the Beach

Deep Cut partners with Asian Film Archive which is presenting Twin Tales: Éric Rohmer and Hong Sang-soo, a special programme featuring six pairings of films by French New Wave director Éric Rohmer and prolific Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo. Buy tickets here! We’ve teased this for YEARS! And it’s f…

[PREVIEW] 428 - The Clock (w/ Ryan Swen)

We talked about Vincent Minnelli’s The Clock, one of his supreme masterpieces of romantic expression. Then, on Malcolm in the Middle sans-Malcolm, we got into Neighboring Sounds, Wolf Moon Rising, and a Woody Trio. Then, an e-mail about classicism and war crimes. Returning champion Ryan Swen ( @swe…

2025 Festival Dispatch #1

The first 2025 festival dispatch of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the first week of press screenings of the 2025 New York Film Festival, and features guest Alex Lei.

2025 Festival Dispatch #2

The second 2025 festival dispatch of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the last week of the 2025 New York Film Festival, and features guest Kenji Fujishima.

469 - The Best Films of 2025

Another year, another list… we counted down the top 10 films of 2025 with a little help from our friends. Featuring cameos from Ethan Vestby, Ryan Swen, Fran Hoepfner, Ty Landis, and Rob Franco Get an extra episode every week at patreon.com/extended_clip Email us at extendedclippodcast@gmail.com…

121. Hong Sang-soo: On the Beach At Night Alone

What do Inception, Tim Robinson, Luis Buñuel, Woody Allen, and Chantal Akerman have in common? They all get compared to Hong Sang-soo’s On the Beach at Night Alone in this episode of Deep Cut! Listen on as we unpack the movie that’s loosely about Hong’s and Kim Min-hee’s career-changing relationshi…

125. Hong Sang-soo: Hill of Freedom (featuring Ryan Swen)

Film critic and Events Chair of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Ryan Swen joins us to discuss his Hong Sang-soo Deep Cut Pick, Hill of Freedom. Swen has had a huge hand in shaping our Hong series through his ongoing criticism project, Hong Sang-soo Notarized. We all take a look at the non-…