Conflict Kino
A film podcast about the imperial periphery. Every episode we talk about a film made in a country or by a people that the United States has been at war with, in an attempt to understand our place in the world just a little better. Hosted by Kimberly Rooney and Pat Healy. If you have questions or comments you want us to talk about on the show, contact us at conflictkino@gmail.com
Episodes
TRANSMITTING FROM THE TRENCHES OF THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS. Coffee cups that are no longer as Christmas-y as they should be, gingerbread cookies with pronouns, communists who attack the eugenicist politics of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer... we don't talk about those things, BUT we do talk about the 1946 classic, It's a Wonderful Life.
Also discussed: group activities to conduct during a screening of Gaspar Noe's Climax, the Federalis...
This is a BIG ONE, folks. Today we take on the UNIVERSALLY BELOVED OSCAR-AWARD-WINNING French film, Emilia Pérez. We are joined for the very first time by A GUEST: Grace from Big White Elephants.
Also discussed: Limp Bizkit roller coaster trauma, Grace's love of WWII, and TWO NEW LETTERBOXD CHALLENGES (Christmas in December and SEMBÈNEUARY 2026).
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In our seventh episode, we discuss Youssef Chebbi's Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation (2022) and learn a little about Tunisia.
ALSO discussed: David Lynch's bizarre fear of Philadelphia, the naive hope of Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator, Lynne Ramsay's punk vibes, and Edgar Wright's good cop fantasies.
If you'd like to write or call in to let us know what you think of the films we're chatting about, reach us at conflictkino@...
In our sixth episode, we discuss Đặng Nhật Minh's Don't Burn (2009, also known as Đừng đốt) and learn a little about Vietnam.
ALSO discussed: returning to Weapons, squelchy vs crunchy horror, exchanging eggs between the mouths of lovers, and PTA's depiction of political violence. This episode is dedicated to Richard Bruce Cheney.
If you'd like to write or call in to let us know what you think of the films we're chatting about, re...
In our fifth episode, we discuss Shin Sang-ok and/or Chong Gon Jo's Pulgasari (1985) and learn a little about North Korea.
ALSO discussed: found-footage horror, a double-feature of movies about SA allegations, and a shout out to our boy Harry T.
If you'd like to write or call in to let us know what you think of the films we're chatting about, reach us at conflictkino@gmail.com
In our fourth episode, we discuss Nobuhiko Obayashi's House (1977) and learn a little about Japan.
ALSO discussed: the New French Extremity, streaming mediocre horror movies, and our new primary adversary, John Stuart Mill.
If you'd like to write or call in to let us know what you think of the films we're chatting about, reach us at conflictkino@gmail.com
In our third episode, we discuss Hany Abu-Assad's Paradise Now (2005) and learn a little about Palestine.
ALSO discussed: the Conjuring films, problematic fav Lars von Trier, an impassioned defense of Kogonada's new film, a bit about Adam Sandler we decided to cut, and finally we bring up Henry Kissinger (wild that it took this long).
If you'd like to write or call in to let us know what you think of the films we're chatting abou...
In our second episode, we discuss Alex Cox's Walker (1987) and learn a little about Nicaragua.
ALSO discussed: Hooptober, Scenes from a Marriage, and our primary adversary, James Earl Carter Jr.
If you'd like to write or call in to let us know what you think of the films we're chatting about, reach us at conflictkino@gmail.com
In our first episode, we discuss Abbas Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry (1997) and learn a little about Iran.
ALSO discussed: Zach Cregger's films, fears that we may have to cancel Ethan Coen, and is Pierce Brosnan innocent?
If you'd like to write or call in to let us know what you think of the films we're chatting about, reach us at conflictkino@gmail.com
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