Ralph Fiennes plays Dennis Cleg, a schizophrenic who moves into a halfway house where he remembers and relives the traumas of his 1950s childhood, in David Cronenberg’s Spider (2002).

Violet Lucca, author of David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials, joins to discuss the film. Find Violet on Substack, Twitter and Instagram.

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Guest: Violet Lucca

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Breaking Glass (1980) follows new wave singer Kate (Hazel O’Connor) as she rises from the gritty punk scene to pop stardom. Flanked by aspiring manager Danny (Phil Daniels), she tries to hold on to her ideals (and her sanity) as she navigates the perils of the music industry.

Music journalist Wesley Doyle joins to discuss the film. His new book Spellbound A Gothic Rock Compendium is published by Ruffian Books.

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Host: Jack McInroy

Guest: Wesley Doyle

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Anthony Newley stars as a nightclub compere who has just a few hours to raise £300 to pay a gambling debt or face the violent consequences in The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963).

Writer and journalist Darren Richman joins to discuss the film.

Host: Jack McInroy

Guest: Darren Richman

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