Trylove

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• Episode 403: SUSPIRIA (1977) with Velma Rent

  October 6, 2026 · 2 hr 21 min

  SUSPIRIA is cooking — A BIG CAULDRON OF INNOCENT BALLET GIRLS, that is! You’ve never seen anything like Dario Argento’s 1977 giallo classic… and yet, it’s so immediately evocative that Luca Guadagnino’s 2018 spiritual remake had no choice…

• Episode 402: JE TU IL ELLE (1974)

  September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 50 min

  “Foolhardy.” That’s how director Chantal Akerman described her 1974 film JE TU IL ELLE, which she also wrote and starred in. Her partially autobiographical character drifts at an emotional distance from herself, rearranging her room and…

• Episode 401: THE LONG DAY CLOSES (1992) with Abbie Phelps

  September 22, 2026 · 2 hr 7 min

  The wistful, self-aware reflections highlighted in movies like THE LONG DAY CLOSES earned Terence Davies the unique moniker of ‘cinematic poet’. He grew up Catholic, discovered his queerness young, and came of age during British postwar…

• Episode 400: THE 400th EPISODE (2026)

  September 15, 2026 · 2 hr 46 min

  Seven years, eight months, and eight days ago, we published the first episode of Trylove. It was about François Truffaut’s THE 400 BLOWS (1959), the critic-turned-director’s debut film and a monument of the French New Wave. We joked about…

• Episode 204: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934) with Seth Zarate (Republish)

  September 13, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

  This episode was originally published in December 2022. It was republished September 13, 2026, to coincide with its run at the Trylon as part of the "Taking the Scenic Route" series. Returning guest Seth Zarate grabs his trumpet to blow…

• Episode 399: PSYCHO III (1986) with Kelly Krantz

  September 8, 2026 · 1 hr 57 min

  Sequels tend to suck, but not this one! PSYCHO series star Anthony Perkins had the reins of the third entry, and BOY did he use ‘em. While PSYCHO III does little to upset the apple cart of the series — Norman Bates is dodging suspicion for…

• Episode 398: EL FANTASMA DEL CONVENTO (1934)

  September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 32 min

  Alfonso covets Cristina, the wife of his friend Eduardo, and she enjoys the attention. The trio’s sudden stranding at a monastery full of silent monks only hones their illicit affection… And hastens the return of a lustful monk whose sin…

• Episode 397: EL NORTE (1983)

  August 25, 2026 · 2 hr 9 min

  After being forced from their home, two Guatemalan refugees have no choice but to flee north. Lured by the sheen of capitalist excess in the pages of Good Housekeeping, siblings Rosa and Enrique make the dangerous trek across the US/Mexico…