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The Birthday Trip's James Robert Woods & David Quirk interviewed + 2 Odysseys
20/07/2026 | 47 mins.
This week Flick Ford and Thomas Caldwell chat to James Robert Woods, the writer-director behind The Birthday Trip, and one of its stars David Quirk about bringing this iconoclastic, irreverent new Australian film to the screen. Later on, Flick and Thomas discuss all things The Odyssey, debriefing on Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation and revisiting Uberto Pasolini’s 2024 adaptation The Return.
Farewell Sam Neill, plus The Good Boy, The Invite and The People Upstairs reviewed
13/07/2026 | 47 mins.
Flick Ford and Thomas Caldwell pay tribute to the late great Sir Sam Neill, discussing some of their favourite performances of his long and storied career. Flick and Thomas also review Jan Komasa’s dark comedy The Good Boy, Olivia Wilde’s dinner party comedy The Invite and The People Upstairs, the Spanish comedy on which Wilde’s film is based.
Natalie Erika James, James J. Robinson & Vincent Ward interviewed
06/07/2026 | 51 mins.
This week’s episode features three interviews with three very different auteurs. Flick Ford speaks to writer/director Natalie Erika James about her new body horror film SACCHARINE. Then Vyshnavee Wijekumar speaks to Filipino-Australian writer/director James J. Robinson about his debut feature FIRST LIGHT. And later, Flick interviews acclaimed artist, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer Vincent Ward live in the studio, whose exhibition Palimpsest | Landscapes is currently appearing at Void_Melbourne.
Supergirl & The Ice Tower
29/06/2026 | 41 mins.
On this week’s show, Flick Ford is joined by reviewers Will Cox & Silvi Vann-Wall to discuss SUPERGIRL which is the latest entry in the DCU, and Lucile Hadžihalilović’s THE ICE TOWER starring Marion Cotillard.
Disclosure Day & Leviticus + Adrian Chiarella interview
22/06/2026 | 49 mins.
Flick Ford is joined by reviewers Thomas Caldwell and Vyshnavee Wijekumar to discuss DISCLOSURE DAY, Spielberg’s latest sci-fi thriller and the Australian queer horror film LEVITICUS. We also hear Vyshnavee's interview with LEVITICUS writer/director Adrian Chiarella.

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Primal Screen is a show about movies, from the ones on the big screen to the ones you stream. A mix of new release and retrospective film and television reviews and interviews with film and television practitioners on 3RRR 102.7FM in Melbourne Australia. Presented by Flick Ford with regular guest critics Lisa Kovacevic, Cerise Howard, Will Cox, Emma Westwood and more. Hosted and produced by Flick Ford. Podcast editing and social media by Kelsey Pettifer. The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

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