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Episode 12 – Cronos with Dr. Lydia CdeBaca

October 26, 2026 · 40 min

Tackling themes of colonialism, NAFTA, Catholic religious imagery, time, and tension between small-scale artisanship and industrial capitalism, we dive deep with Dr. Lydia CdeBaca into Guillermo Del Toro's debut film Cronos (1992), a…
Episode 11 – Past Lives with Jennifer Smith

October 12, 2026 · 47 min

Get comfortable! Because in this week’s episode, we’re talking about romance and the 8,000 layers of In-yun that bring lovers together… and what happens when, in the face of destiny, you wonder: Is this person written into my destiny to…
Episode 10 – The Great Flood with Gregory Rulifson and Ana Maria Macias Parra

September 28, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

An asteroid has struck Earth, unleashing a catastrophic flood that sweeps away everything in its path. As the waters rise, you race toward higher ground. But, along the way, you encounter people looting abandoned apartments, a woman in…
Episode 9 – Dahomey with Jimena Perry

September 14, 2026 · 44 min

In Mati Diop’s documentary Dahomey, we hear the voice of the past—literally. Diop gives a voice to one of the 26 royal treasures returned to Benin as we follow its journey home. In just under 70 minutes, Dahomey turns a story about the…
Episode 8 – Stories We Tell with Leanna Petronella

August 31, 2026 · 55 min

Episode 8. Stories We Tell with Leanna Petronella Welcome back to Season 2! And we’re starting with a banger. Truths are revealed, and crafted, in Sarah Polley’s documentary Stories We Tell, as her search to learn more about her recently…

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Episode 7 – The Handmaiden with Jacqueline Avila

May 25, 2026 · 38 min

This film has everything! Beautiful costuming, gorgeous locations, amazing camera work, but also some very adult scenes … and a live octopus. So viewer and listener discretion is advised. This week, Associate Professor of Musicology and…
Episode 6 – Whisper of the Heart with Moctezuma Seth Gonzalez

May 11, 2026 · 43 min

This week I’ll trade you film talk for some book talk. Whisper of the Heart (Yoshifumi Kondo, 1996) puts us in a cozy mood to reminisce and share origin stories. Antiquarian bookseller, and owner of Livra Books, Moctezuma Seth Gonzalez…
Episode 5 – LSD 2 with Eleni Palis

April 27, 2026 · 41 min

When authenticity is marketed like a brand and “reality” is performed for the camera, LSD 2 asks: what happens when we can’t trust what we see? Replicating the visual language of news broadcasts, reality TV, and social media feeds, Dibakar…
Episode 4 – Portrait of a Lady on Fire with Deborah Beck

April 13, 2026 · 39 min

Can we escape our fate? Why do we go back to a story we know well? In this episode of Watch Next, we revisit the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice as depicted in Céline Sciama’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Professor of Classics Deborah Beck…
Episode 3 – Gully Boy with Yuki Ueda and Koya Edoho-Eket

March 30, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

From the streets of Mumbai to the royal courts of Hindustan, poetry has always found its voice. What do the rap battles of Gully Boy have in common with the royal qawwali mehfil in Mughal-e-Azam? In this episode of Watch Next, we explore…
Episode 2 – Battle of Algiers with David Salkowski

March 16, 2026 · 33 min

From the rousing sounds that fuel resistance to the elegiac music that reminds us of our shared humanity, in this episode of Watch Next we take a closer look at the music in Battle of Algiers composed by Gillo Pontecorvo and Ennio…
Episode 1 – Queen with Brittany Murray

March 2, 2026 · 51 min

In this episode of Watch Next, we talk with Dr. Brittany Murray, Assistant Professor of French at the University of Tennessee, about the 2014 Bollywood film Queen. The film follows Rani, a 24-year-old homely girl who decides to go on her…

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About the show

Each episode of Watch Next, Dr. Z. Rubi Sanchez Lozoya, scholar of films from the Global South, curates a film to discuss with fascinating thinkers from across disciplines. Join us for lively conversations where our guests’ expertise brings fresh insights and perspectives to the films. Listen to Watch Next for your next great film recommendation.