The MUBI Podcast is an audio documentary series about how great cinema happens, and why it matters. Every season’s a deep dive into a different corner of movie culture — from classic needle drops, to movie theaters that changed the world. Plus, between seasons: intimate interviews with some of the best filmmakers alive. Nominated for multiple Webbys, Ambies, and British Podcast Awards. Hosted by veteran arts journalist Rico Gagliano. “It’s like This American Life for filmmaking stories” — Matt Wallin
ROSEBUSH PRUNING — Riley Keough eats the rich (and survives MAD MAX)
Rosebush Pruning (2026) · Aug 20, 2026
THIS IS ENGLAND — Shane Meadows's 2-Toned look at skins and ska (w/ Jack O'Connell)
This Is England (2007) · Jul 16, 2026
Alejandro G. Iñárritu & Rodrigo Prieto look back on AMORES PERROS
Amores Perros (2000) · Jul 9, 2026
BELLY — Hype Williams and Soul II Soul bring hip hop "Back To Life"
Belly (1998) · Jul 2, 2026
ALL OF US STRANGERS — Andrew Haigh believes in the Power of Love
All of Us Strangers (2023) · Jun 18, 2026
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM — Gurinder Chadha shoots and scores
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) · Jun 11, 2026
CHUNGKING EXPRESS — Wong Kar Wai puts "Dreams" on the menu (rewind)
Chungking Express (1994) · May 21, 2026
DONNIE DARKO — Richard Kelly makes the ultimate ‘80s mixtape (rewind)
Donnie Darko (2001) · May 14, 2026
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY — Stanley Kubrick finds heavenly music on vinyl (rewind)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · May 7, 2026
WHISPER OF THE HEART — Hayao Miyazaki takes “Country Roads”
Whisper of the Heart (1995) · Apr 16, 2026
MY FATHER'S SHADOW — Akinola Davies Jr. dreams of 90s Nigeria
My Father's Shadow (2025) · Apr 9, 2026
THE SECRET AGENT — Kleber Mendonça Filho & Wagner Moura on memory and manguebeat
The Secret Agent (2025) · Mar 12, 2026
LURKER — Alex Russell's outsider look at the in-crowd
Lurker (2025) · Feb 26, 2026
SENTIMENTAL VALUE — Joachim Trier’s different kind of meta-movie (w/ Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning & more)
Sentimental Value (2025) · Feb 12, 2026
Wim Wenders LIVE in Berlin: 50 years of rock-n-road movies
Wings of Desire (1987) · Jan 8, 2026
Wim Wenders LIVE in Berlin: 50 years of rock-n-road movies
Paris, Texas (1984) · Jan 8, 2026
SALAAM BOMBAY! & THE LUNCHBOX — Mira Nair & Ritesh Batra deliver realism and romance
Salaam Bombay! (1988) · Dec 18, 2025
SALAAM BOMBAY! & THE LUNCHBOX — Mira Nair & Ritesh Batra deliver realism and romance
The Lunchbox (2013) · Dec 18, 2025
JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI... and David Gelb changes how people eat it
Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) · Dec 11, 2025
THE TASTE OF THINGS — Alison Roman savors the opposite of a chef movie
The Taste of Things (2023) · Dec 4, 2025
RATATOUILLE — Brad Bird cooks up the ultimate food film
Ratatouille (2007) · Nov 27, 2025
DIE MY LOVE — Lynne Ramsay unleashes the beast
Die My Love (2025) · Nov 20, 2025
MULHOLLAND DRIVE in the rearview, with Deborah Levy
Mulholland Drive (2001) · Oct 23, 2025
Debbie Zoller drives LOST HIGHWAY
Lost Highway (1997) · Oct 16, 2025
KNEECAP — Rich Peppiatt on politics and partying
Kneecap (2024) · Jul 24, 2025
AMORES PERROS shakes up Mexico City (w/ Gael García Bernal)
Amores Perros (2000) · Jul 17, 2025
GRAND THEFT HAMLET — How Shakespeare’s Danish prince conquered the movies
Grand Theft Hamlet (2024) · Mar 6, 2025
THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE — Magnus von Horn on the dark past...and present
The Girl with the Needle (2024) · Feb 6, 2025
QUEER — Luca Guadagnino & Justin Kuritzkes take William S. Burroughs on a whole new trip
Queer (2024) · Jan 30, 2025
SPEED RACER — The Wachowskis go full throttle
Speed Racer (2008) · Dec 19, 2024
SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK — Charlie Kaufman’s movie of a lifetime
Synecdoche, New York (2008) · Dec 12, 2024
THE HUDSUCKER PROXY — The Coen Brothers fall from a great height
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) · Dec 5, 2024
SYLVIA SCARLETT — Katharine Hepburn pays for her transgressions
Sylvia Scarlett (1935) · Nov 28, 2024
BABE: PIG IN THE CITY — George Miller makes one for the grownups
Babe: Pig in the City (1998) · Nov 21, 2024
SORCERER — William Friedkin’s heart of darkness
Sorcerer (1977) · Nov 14, 2024
SKINAMARINK — The Internet’s own haunted house
Skinamarink (2023) · Oct 31, 2024
HOUSE — The Japanese psychedelic masterpiece
House (1977) · Oct 24, 2024
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR — America’s most haunted home
The Amityville Horror (1979) · Oct 17, 2024
THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE — Guillermo del Toro’s creative resurrection
The Devil's Backbone (2001) · Oct 10, 2024
POLTERGEIST — The first suburban haunted house
Poltergeist (1982) · Oct 3, 2024
THE SUBSTANCE — Coralie Fargeat rips beauty standards to gory shreds
The Substance (2024) · Sep 19, 2024
The Flipsides of Cannes — Featuring Wim Wenders and more
Perfect Days (2023) · May 16, 2024
PERFECT DAYS — Wim Wenders cures his post-pandemic blues
Perfect Days (2023) · Apr 11, 2024
HIGH & LOW - JOHN GALLIANO — Kevin Macdonald tackles fashion and forgiveness
High & Low – John Galliano (2024) · Mar 7, 2024
DO THE RIGHT THING — Spike Lee and Ruth E. Carter find color in the dark
Do the Right Thing (1989) · Feb 8, 2024
QUADROPHENIA — The mod, mod world of ’64, ’79 and beyond
Quadrophenia (1979) · Feb 1, 2024
BREATHLESS — Jean Seberg & Jean-Luc Godard dress down film and fashion
Breathless (1960) · Jan 25, 2024
HOW TO HAVE SEX — Molly Manning Walker just wants to talk
How to Have Sex (2023) · Dec 28, 2023
Ken Loach Calls for Solidarity in THE OLD OAK
The Old Oak (2023) · Sep 28, 2023
Sebastián Silva on ROTTING IN THE SUN — "Everyone and everything in it *will* get trashed"
Rotting in the Sun (2023) · Sep 14, 2023
PASSAGES — Ira Sachs's "endless circle of desire"
Passages (2023) · Aug 3, 2023
Cannes Conversations — With OMEN, Baloji clears his name
Omen (2023) · Jun 27, 2023
Cannes Conversations — Monia Chokri on THE NATURE OF LOVE
The Nature of Love (2023) · Jun 15, 2023
Cannes Conversations — Wim Wenders on ANSELM
Anselm (2023) · Jun 8, 2023
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE — Hollywood's first rumble with rock ‘n’ roll
Blackboard Jungle (1955) · May 4, 2023
CHUNGKING EXPRESS — Wong Kar Wai puts "Dreams" on the menu
Chungking Express (1994) · Apr 27, 2023
CLOSE — Lukas Dhont's Quietly Powerful Coming-of-Age Movie
Close (2022) · Apr 20, 2023
THE HARDER THEY COME — Reggae catches fire on film
The Harder They Come (1972) · Apr 13, 2023
DONNIE DARKO — Richard Kelly makes the ultimate ‘80s mixtape
Donnie Darko (2001) · Apr 6, 2023
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY — Stanley Kubrick finds heavenly music on vinyl
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · Mar 30, 2023
With TÁR, Todd Field makes a power play
TÁR (2022) · Feb 1, 2023
In AFTERSUN, Charlotte Wells lets Queen and Bowie tell the story
Aftersun (2022) · Jan 5, 2023
Being Like Water: Tilda Swinton and Apichatpong Weerasethakul on MEMORIA
Memoria (2021) · Aug 4, 2022
HAROLD AND MAUDE find new life at The Westgate
Harold and Maude (1971) · Jul 14, 2022
In Andrea Arnold’s COW, audiences find themselves
COW (2024) · Feb 10, 2022
From Mexico with love: The Soviet Union embraces YESENIA
Yesenia (1971) · Jul 1, 2021
LIVING IN BONDAGE fast-forwards the Nigerian film industry
Living in Bondage (1992) · Jun 24, 2021
Brazil dances the (metaphorical) samba with DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) · Jun 17, 2021
India's 25-year (and counting) marriage to DDLJ
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) · Jun 10, 2021
Paul Verhoeven’s TURKISH DELIGHT ignites the Netherlands
Turkish Delight (1973) · Jun 3, 2021