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The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres

Directors Uncut has evolved to become the Uncut Network. Joined by an array of cool voices from the UK podcasting scene, Rob looks at movies in all shapes and sizes. Each episode focusing on one filmmaker from the many walks of life and corners of the globe, we"ve also got the same for fan favourite actors and obscure, and weird sub-genres. Seriously, we get super specific. We touch on everything on the Uncut Network. It is is the Movie Podcast with all the niches! …Mostly. We don"t do

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01:23:24

Alex Garland - Ex Machina, Men & Civil War (UNCUT...

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2025/10/21

Uncut is back after a spotty few months, and to mark this return we are looking at a modern favourite in Alex Garland. Joined by Graham (Pop Screen), Kat (Hollywood News/Movies with Mummy) and Simon (London International Fantastic Film Fest), we talk talk about his origins as an author, his detour into writing for video games, and more before heading straight into three of his most discussed movies. Those three films are the fine aged wine of Ex Machina, the most divisive work that he'll ever

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01:21:53

Redux Redux, Joe Begos, Human, Above the Knee & More...

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2025/09/06

It's that time of the year again, it's time for the new series debut of Uncut and to do this we have one of our annual traditions - the frightfest special. To do this, Rob is joined by Kat, Faye and Sarah to talk the highs, lows and everything in between of the UK's capital horror film festival.Did you go, what did you think? 00:00:00 - Welcome to the Frightfest Special00:04:00 - Redux Redux00:13:55 - Tomb Watcher00:20:23 - Above the Knee00:27:02 - The Descent & Marshmallow00:32:35 -

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01:20:55

David Lynch basically invented Patreon - The World...

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2025/07/12

And with this episode on David Lynch, Series 4 of Uncut concludes. Told you it'd be shorter this time around.On this episode, Rob is joined by Lynch-lifer, Graham, to talk about Wild at Heart, The Straight Story and Inland Empire. Along the way, we touch on the connections to Satoshi Kon, the love of Mid-Western American Values, John Waters, alongside many references to Room To Dream. It's been a long time since we've had a two person show, as such it was nice to dive into our love at

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01:43:48

Akira (1988) The Anime Masterpiece That Keeps on Giving

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2025/06/29

It's time for another episode of Uncut, and this time we are talking about Sci-Fi Anime of the 80s and 90s. Rob is joined by Kinell, Sarah and Rabia to talk about all things 1980s and 1990s Sci-Fi Anime. In other words, the golden age of anime and in the genre that made Japanese Animation such a big deal. To do that, we talked about three movies - Angel's Egg, Project A Ko and the one, the only, Akira.I say we talk about those three movies, we talk about an awful lot of other things too such

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01:27:03

Marlene Dietrich - they don't make Hollywood Stars...

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2025/06/14

Uncut returns for another of our token left turns, from 80s & 90s Anime - we head to classic Hollywood in the hands of Marlene Dietrich.Rob is joined by Graham, Jimmy and Simon - three signed up Dietrich heads - to talk through the career of one of classic Hollywood's greatest leading ladies, Marlene Dietrich. To do this, we discuss her work through four films - Josef von Sternberg's The Scarlett Empress (1934), George Marshall's Comedy Western, Destry Rides Again (1939), before we finish on

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01:28:39

The Renegades of 1980s & 90s Horror Anime

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2025/05/31

Welcome to the latest episode of Uncut, on which we talk about the golden age of 1980s an 90s Horror Anime.Apologies for the delays in getting this episode out, I've been directing my own short film which has taken up a lot of my time. It's called "The Last Sock You'll Ever Need", and I'll inevitably be talking about in on the pod in the coming weeks and months.This week, I am joined by Rabia, Sarah and a debuting Kinell to talk about the golden age of 1980s and 1990s anime, with a specific focus on

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01:34:10

Adèle Haenel: Activism, and A Portrait of a Lady on Fire

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2025/04/26

Before you can say "Is that a haunted green dress?", Uncut is back to talk about the incredible Adèle Haenel — one of the most fearless, captivating actors working today.Rob, Mike, Graham and a debuting India dive into Haenel's extraordinary career, spotlighting her performances in Deerskin (the strangest jacket you'll ever meet), The Unknown Girl (the Dardenne brothers doing what they do best), and of course, the modern classic Portrait of a Lady on Fire. And to all the Dardenne

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01:22:30

Nunsploitation - The Sub-genre born from Ken...

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2025/04/12

Before you can say "Nun's! Reverse", Uncut is back to talk about exploitation movies centred around nuns - better known as Nunsploitation. Well, maybe not better, but that's what people call it.Rob is joined by Robyn to talk about the sub-genre and some of its more interesting titles. A list that is made up of the Mexican, Satanico Pandemonium (which has also been referred to as The Sexorcist), The Trangressor (with its much superior alternate title, the School of the Holy Beast), and the infamous,

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01:25:39

Pier Paolo Pasolini - Beyond Salo, A Cinematic Maverick

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2025/03/16

This week on Uncut, we’re stepping away from the chaos of Korean revenge thrillers to celebrate the life, work, and enduring legacy of Pier Paolo Pasolini—one of cinema’s most provocative and overlooked visionaries. Join host Rob and special guests Graham, Clotilde and Aidan as we explore Pasolini’s groundbreaking films, including The Gospel According to Matthew, Theorem, and The Canterbury Tales.We dive into the shock of his tragic murder (which Rob had no idea about until recently), why we

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01:09:17

Korean Revenge: I Saw the Devil & More

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2025/03/02

It’s time for another episode of Uncut, and this time, we’re diving into a world of awful people doing awful things to one another. That’s right—we’re talking about Korean revenge thrillers.A huge deal in their day, this marks the third time we’ve covered this brutal subgenre, following our previous Na Hong-jin and Park Chan-wook episodes. Returning for another deep dive into Korean cinema, Rob is joined by Ygraine (Gore Things / What a Scream) - a consistent of those previous episodes - to explore

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01:51:15

Mike Flanagan: Doctor Sleep, Midnight Mass & More

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2025/02/16

Uncut is BACK! January was brutal (enough said!), but we're back with a big one: a deep dive into the work of Mike Flanagan.Rob and guests (Sarah, Mike, James, and Andy) tackle three of Flanagan's films: Hush, Gerald's Game, and Doctor Sleep. We'll be discussing everything from Stephen King adaptations and jump scares to that infamous degloving scene. And, because it's Flanagan, we couldn't skip his TV work – so this one's a little longer, but hey, we're making up for

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02:33:41

2024 in Review - January to June

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2025/01/05

Oh man, it's that time of the year again. You may think it is late to do the annual review podcast, but like to think you can't review something while it is still happening. So open up your Letterboxd watchlist, get your comfiest slippers on, sit back and relax, as pop screen and uncut form into one monolithic podcast to give you the run down on all the cool movies that happened between January and June 2024. To undertake the first part of this epic feast, join hosts Graham and Rob, as they are

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00:38:04

BONUS - Christmas Special 2024

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2024/12/24

A bonus from our Patreon is one the feed. This month Last Night is taking something of a different form. Join rob and contributions from voices both familiar and new as they talk about some of our favourite alternative Christmas movies. A big thank you to Kat Hughes, Mal Jutley, Producer Rob, Andy Connor, Graham Williamson, Gav Smith, Mo Moshaty, Ygraine Hackett-Cantebrana and Vincent Gaine. And what about you? What's your favourite alternative Christmas movie or TV special? Until next time,

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01:15:57

Blade II, Pacific Rim & More - Guillermo Del Toro Part 2

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2024/12/22

This week on Uncut is a totally unchristmassy christmas special, well, it's the one nearest the big day anyway. Rob is joined by hosts of sister podcast, Kat and Andy, All of Us Are Lost, for out second look at the work of Guillermo Del Toro. The first movie we discuss is his much maligned, even by the guy himself, English language, Mimic. Then we jump into one of the earliest Marvel success stories, years before the MCU, with Blade II. Then we wrap things up with all the things young Guillermo

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01:31:29

Pan's Labyrinths, Pinocchio & More - Guillermo Del...

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2024/12/06

Life finds a way to get in the way, meaning that we had to take a little forced break, but we are back with a big name. This time on Uncut, we loop around to directors and it's a big one, Guillermo Del Toro.Rob is joined by James (Reviewing Rodders), Vincent and Ygraine (What a Scream) to look at three of his gothic delights. We have The Devil's Backbone, his most recent movie Pinocchio and we finish on GDT's most famous movie, Pan's Labyrinth. Join us as we discuss the use of fascism, monsters,

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01:26:27

Eastern Block Sci-Fi (Stalker and More)

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2024/11/08

We are having a week off next week, as life finds a way to get in the way, but for now though we are diving into a ball pit of fun... No, sorry, no fun - the other one.Rob is joined by Jonathan and Graham to talk about Eastern Block Sci-fi, and how misunderstood it is and that it's much more than the lazy stereotypes thrown its way. To discuss this, we talk about what is an all-timer for many a person - Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker. From that we head into much less well known territory in the shape

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01:39:37

Halloween Special 2024 - Horror Double Bills You...

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2024/10/24

Excuse us for the clickbait title, it's just this is our first ever Halloween special and it's got us all giddy.Rob is joined by Kat (Hollywood News), Caitlyn (Scared Sheepless), Faye (I Spit on Your Grades), and Sarah (Asian Movie Pulse) to talk about Halloween horror double bills. But these aren’t any old horror double bills, these are horror double bills that you probably haven’t seen. Now, don’t hunt me down on socials (@uncutrobcast) to shout at me, there is actually a method to our madness

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01:28:49

Kyle Gallner - Dinner in America, The Passenger and More

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2024/10/11

We are back. In this first episode of our fourth series, we are breaking all the rules with the actors, directors and genres rules being flung against the nearest wall and it couldn’t be a more appropriate episode to make this change. On this episode we are talking about Kyle Gallner, specifically about his debut lead performance in a movie, The Haunting of Connecticut, his cult classic breakout, Dinner in America, and one of his post-breakout films, The Passenger. Joined by Kay (@GizmoShikari)

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01:28:52

Kiyoshi Kurosawa II - Tokyo Sonata & More (Series 3...

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2024/09/12

We finish out the third series of Uncut by returning to some previously trodden land, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, only this time it's personal… I'm sure there's a joke in there, somewhere.For the final time this series, Rob is joined by Simon (LB), Mike (Twitter) and Autumn (LB) to look at the 1998 original of the Serpent's Path, his most acclaimed (by normies) movie, Tokyo Sonata and the most low-key take of Invasion of the Body Snatches to date, surely, with Before We Vanish. We will be

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01:13:24

Frightfest Special 2024 (Strange Darling, Shelby Oaks...

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres ·

2024/08/29

It's that time of the year again, August bank holiday has just gone, so it can only mean one thing - Frightfest.Rob is joined by Kat (Hollywood News), Mike (Autistic Guide to Horror), Mal (Twitter) and Sarah (Twitter) to discuss their highlights of the, now 25 year old, Horror Film Festival. Among others, they discussed the festival's darling, Strange Darling, The Dead Thing, Generation Terror, Shelby Oaks and Much More. We also measure up whether this was a good year for the event, as

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