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The MUBI Podcast is an audio documentary series about great cinema–how it happens and how it brings people together. Each season, host Rico Gagliano deep dives into a different facet of the film world, from history making cinemas to legendary needle drops.

It has been twice named Best Arts or Entertainment Podcast in the L.A. Press Club’s 2022 and 2023 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards. It was nominated for a 2022 Webby Award for Best Individual Podcast Episode - TV or Film, and for Best New Podcast at the 2022 British Podcast Awards. Most recently, the series was nominated for Best Entertainment Show and Best Scriptwriting (Non-fiction) at the 2023 Ambie Awards.

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Recent Episodes
  • GRAND THEFT HAMLET — How Shakespeare’s Danish prince conquered the movies
    Mar 6, 2025 – 25:13
  • THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE — Magnus von Horn on the dark past...and present
    Feb 6, 2025 – 26:53
  • QUEER — Luca Guadagnino & Justin Kuritzkes take William S. Burroughs on a whole new trip
    Jan 30, 2025 – 22:26
  • SPEED RACER — The Wachowskis go full throttle
    Dec 19, 2024 – 30:46
  • SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK — Charlie Kaufman’s movie of a lifetime
    Dec 12, 2024 – 35:37
  • THE HUDSUCKER PROXY — The Coen Brothers fall from a great height
    Dec 5, 2024 – 34:29
  • SYLVIA SCARLETT — Katharine Hepburn pays for her transgressions
    Nov 28, 2024 – 37:30
  • BABE: PIG IN THE CITY — George Miller makes one for the grownups
    Nov 21, 2024 – 35:05
  • SORCERER — William Friedkin’s heart of darkness
    Nov 14, 2024 – 41:39
  • SKINAMARINK — The Internet’s own haunted house
    Oct 31, 2024 – 40:50
  • HOUSE — The Japanese psychedelic masterpiece
    Oct 24, 2024 – 27:16
  • THE AMITYVILLE HORROR — America’s most haunted home
    Oct 17, 2024 – 32:44
  • THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE — Guillermo del Toro’s creative resurrection
    Oct 10, 2024 – 27:45
  • POLTERGEIST — The first suburban haunted house
    Oct 3, 2024 – 47:55
  • THE SUBSTANCE — Coralie Fargeat rips beauty standards to gory shreds
    Sep 19, 2024 – 23:52
  • Riz Ahmed channels Yann Mounir Demange in DAMMI
    Jul 18, 2024 – 20:03
  • The Flipsides of Cannes — Featuring Wim Wenders and more
    May 16, 2024 – 25:41
  • PERFECT DAYS — Wim Wenders cures his post-pandemic blues
    Apr 11, 2024 – 25:13
  • HIGH & LOW - JOHN GALLIANO — Kevin Macdonald tackles fashion and forgiveness
    Mar 7, 2024 – 26:49
  • Sofia Coppola — PRISCILLA, from source to soundtrack
    Feb 29, 2024 – 22:03
  • Sofia Coppola — from VIRGIN SUICIDES to PRISCILLA
    Feb 22, 2024 – 29:13
  • DO THE RIGHT THING — Spike Lee and Ruth E. Carter find color in the dark
    Feb 8, 2024 – 33:42
  • QUADROPHENIA — The mod, mod world of ’64, ’79 and beyond
    Feb 1, 2024 – 45:56
  • BREATHLESS — Jean Seberg & Jean-Luc Godard dress down film and fashion
    Jan 25, 2024 – 32:52
  • HOW TO HAVE SEX — Molly Manning Walker just wants to talk
    Dec 28, 2023 – 19:09
  • Ken Loach Calls for Solidarity in THE OLD OAK
    Sep 28, 2023 – 22:27
  • Sebastián Silva on ROTTING IN THE SUN — "Everyone and everything in it *will* get trashed"
    Sep 14, 2023 – 22:46
  • PASSAGES — Ira Sachs's "endless circle of desire"
    Aug 3, 2023 – 22:28
  • Cannes Conversations — Ildiko Enyedi on short cinema
    Jul 6, 2023 – 11:32
  • Cannes Conversations — Filipa Reis on privilege and empowerment
    Jul 4, 2023 – 16:08
  • Cannes Conversations — Joanna Arnow watches (wryly) from a distance
    Jun 29, 2023 – 12:20
  • Cannes Conversations — With OMEN, Baloji clears his name
    Jun 27, 2023 – 16:08
  • Cannes Conversations — Elene Naveriani on their stealth punk heroine
    Jun 22, 2023 – 16:14
  • Cannes Conversations — Weston Razooli lets his kids go wild
    Jun 20, 2023 – 13:28
  • Cannes Conversations — Monia Chokri on THE NATURE OF LOVE
    Jun 15, 2023 – 10:33
  • Cannes Conversations — Kleber Mendonça Filho watches movie palaces disappear
    Jun 13, 2023 – 19:07
  • Cannes Conversations — Wim Wenders on ANSELM
    Jun 8, 2023 – 12:05
  • FERRIS BUELLER to WOLF OF WALL STREET — Cinema's top music supervisors break down their greatest hits
    May 11, 2023 – 43:15
  • BLACKBOARD JUNGLE — Hollywood's first rumble with rock ‘n’ roll
    May 4, 2023 – 33:40
  • CHUNGKING EXPRESS — Wong Kar Wai puts "Dreams" on the menu
    Apr 27, 2023 – 34:48
  • CLOSE — Lukas Dhont's Quietly Powerful Coming-of-Age Movie
    Apr 20, 2023 – 18:20
  • THE HARDER THEY COME — Reggae catches fire on film
    Apr 13, 2023 – 40:09
  • DONNIE DARKO — Richard Kelly makes the ultimate ‘80s mixtape
    Apr 6, 2023 – 43:00
  • 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY — Stanley Kubrick finds heavenly music on vinyl
    Mar 30, 2023 – 42:24
  • With TÁR, Todd Field makes a power play
    Feb 1, 2023 – 21:33
  • In AFTERSUN, Charlotte Wells lets Queen and Bowie tell the story
    Jan 5, 2023 – 25:57
  • Park Chan-wook finds DECISION TO LEAVE in “The Mist”
    Dec 7, 2022 – 20:06
  • Zanzibar's Majestic, the last cinema standing (feat. Nick Broomfield)
    Aug 11, 2022 – 31:23
  • Being Like Water: Tilda Swinton and Apichatpong Weerasethakul on MEMORIA
    Aug 4, 2022 – 01:12:11
  • The Dryden Theatre's Nitrate Picture Show explodes our view of movie history
    Jul 28, 2022 – 34:15
Recent Reviews
  • Nickzol
    Perfect
    Intelligent, succinct, on the mark.
  • Annabella27
    Spectacular
    This podcast is so spectacular! The latest episode about Donnie Darko is extra interesting. I also loved a previous episode about the movie “Harold and Maude”. Ann Schmitt SF Bay Area
  • Iswoon
    Cinema
    or “movies”? This podcast is superbly interesting, many stories completely off the radar, so much more than critique. Best podcast on film, period. Rico is suave & relaxed, a great host. Theme-oriented seasons is a delightful & concentrated approach. Podcast for adults, cinephiles, or both.
  • emilioborraz
    Perspectives
    Love to hear different perspectives of what the cinema world is about around the globe
  • Dannerzz
    Cool concept
    Really enjoying this podcast! Opening my worldview. But feels like it’s produced by a bunch of dudes. I don’t hear any feminine sounding names in the credits. Disappointing!!
  • ErickPessoa
    Better than Mubi itself (if that is possible)
    What a treat! I listen to more than 10 movie podcasts and I got this one just because it’s mubi, which I subscribe for ages. The episode on dream factory is a delight! I sincerely hope they keep doing those incredible film analysis tied with the movies available at Mubi. The producer/narrator is awesome!
  • mmnwmn
    Great host. Listen to your audience.
    The folks at MUBI got a pro when they hired Rico. This is exactly what you hope it will be: entertaining, well-researched, just a solid good listen. DO listen to the audience though: Cover movies we can actually watch. Otherwise, you are just taunt us, and it’s hard to understand why. Giving this a season to work out the rough bits, but style, production, and host get a 5 from me.
  • In The Mood for Film
    A truly fantastic film podcast
    This podcast has become my most anticipated listening experience week to week. A fun, efficient, and in-depth exploration of movies you love and movies you have never heard of, and all of it wrapped up in a perfect hit of storytelling that will make you want to hunt down all these films.
  • foxibiri
    Please Cover Baby’s Day Out
    Can you please cover why “Baby’s Day Out” was a massive, massive success in India?
  • Mish Olson
    The movies aren't on the Mubi service
    I listened to the first episode and really enjoyed it, but then I signed up for the service and... The movies aren't available. Why would you do this? I was so fascinated by the discussion of Turkish Delight and now I can't watch it on Mubi or, as far as I can tell, any other US-based streaming service. Then I searched for the movies the other episodes are reviewing. Nope. Maybe I'm just using the app wrong, but why would you make this podcast about movies that aren't available on your service?
  • sasco1900
    A piece of podcast perfection
    Rico Gagliano is a great producer, writer and narrator. Top notch production values, great voice and delivery with excellent interviews and sound mixing. Now I’m going to seek out the movies he’s discussing. Because that’s what a great podcast dies: it expands your mind while it entertains you. Hats off Rico!!!
  • eggcity101
    This show is just plain great
    Equally captivating if you’re deep into filmgoing or just want to know some fun history. And the first ep is about Verhoeven, which was a nice surprise. Movies need more 30 For 30 style treatments!
  • rfcrux
    Intertextual delight
    Love the intersections between culture, history, biography, art, politics. A beautiful trip!
  • zzzweb
    outstanding podcast
    The podcast features excellent production work and offers so much potential for further exploration. I wish I could get in line for the matinee showing of DDLJ at Maratha Mandir. I’m hoping to hear an episode about Taiwanese film at some point.
  • BzzKnzz
    Just what I need now
    It’s just the right mix of informative and entertaining. Listening to it is a kind of vicarious travel—-and I am so craving travel. Plus, Rico is such a charming guide.
  • Albertadylan
    Insightful AND entertaining!
    This podcast is such an awesome mash-up of cinema history and cultural history. It's fantastic to hear from the people who made the movie and from scholars who can provide context. Rico Gagliano is such a smart, funny, and affable host. I miss him from his days on the Dinner Party Download. Good news is that this is just as fun and entertaining as that show (although with less talk about food!)
  • the original hansokolow
    excellent, professional podcast
    Rico does a great job. Very enjoyable. I can’t wait for the next pod.
  • Sam (South Carolina)
    Great listen
    Great podcast!
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