Cinema Strolls

Cinema Strolls

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Cinema Strolls is a walk-and-talk pod for everyone who wishes their friends didn’t tap out early after a screening. The hosts Angel Radev and Roman Pessarov start recording right out of the cinema, form an opinion in real time, swap takes, toss around pop culture references, and wander into politics, psychology and whatnot — all through the lens of two Eastern European filmmakers. And yes, it's in English.

2 DAYS AGO

Ep. 19 - Stroll Down Memory Lane

🎙️This time, Angel and Roman take it to the streets for a final walk of the season. As they revisit the year in film, the big question remains: will they finally live up to the podcast’s premise and regret some of their opinions? 🔥 Subscribe for more! 🎧 Listen on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ 🍏 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760 ✨ Support the pod 💛 Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cinemastrolls ❤️ Patreon: https://patreon.com/cinemastrolls 📸 Follow us on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/cinemastrolls YouTube: https://youtube.com/@cinemastrolls Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760 🎤 Hosted by: Angel Radev – film director, editor, composer, screenwriter Roman Pessarov – film director, producer, editor 🎛️ Produced & Edited by: Noura Al Kadri – producer at Hot Potato studio (www.hot-potato.eu) 🎵 Music by Angel Radev 💬 Tell us if you liked it in the comments below 👍 Like, 💾 Save, 🔔 Subscribe ⭐ Rate us - it really helps!

1h 30m
26 JAN

Ep. 18 - Safdie v Safdie - Marty Supreme v The Smashing Machine

Ep. 18 - Safdie v Safdie: Marty Supreme vs. The Smashing Machine 🎙️ Angel and Roman take it to the streets to talk Safdies - past, present, and suddenly divided future. From the brothers’ shared creative DNA to their diverging paths, they stroll through the Safdie filmography and the fandom around it. They compare performances and personas: The Rock staying firmly in marketing mode, tailored for likability, while Timothée goes all the way in - no safety net. There’s talk of the infamous vampire ending of Marty Supreme that never got shot, and the episode eventually turns inward, as Angel and Roman get personal about their own paths as filmmakers. 🔥 Subscribe for more! 🎧 Listen on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ 🍏 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760 ✨ Support the pod 💛 Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cinemastrolls ❤️ Patreon: https://patreon.com/cinemastrolls 📸 Follow us on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/cinemastrolls YouTube: https://youtube.com/@cinemastrolls Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760 🎤 Hosted by: Angel Radev – film director, editor, composer, screenwriter Roman Pessarov – film director, producer, editor 🎛️ Produced & Edited by: Noura Al Kadri – producer at Hot Potato studio (www.hot-potato.eu) 🎵 Music by Angel Radev 💬 Tell us if you liked it in the comments below 👍 Like, 💾 Save, 🔔 Subscribe ⭐ Rate us - it really helps!

1h 20m
5 JAN

Ep.17 - The Running Man by Edgar Wright

🎙️ Over the holidays, Angel and Roman finally caught up with The Running Man - and took a long stroll down Edgar Wright lane. What did he nail? Where did things wobble? And how does a filmmaker known for control, rhythm, and precision navigate a project like this? This one gets personal. Partly shot in Bulgaria, the film pulls Roman in for a fly-on-the-wall moment from the set - including stories from around his birthday - offering a rare Eastern European perspective on a very Anglo-American production. They start out fully hating the film and somewhere along the walk slow down, zoom out, and realize there might be more going on beneath the surface. Not excuses - context. And maybe a bit of empathy for Edgar along the way. Just an honest conversation about filmmaking, compromise, and expectations. 🔥 Subscribe for more! 🎧 Listen on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ 🍏 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760 - ✨ Support the pod 💛 Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cinemastrolls ❤️ Patreon: https://patreon.com/cinemastrolls - 📸 Follow us on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/cinemastrolls YouTube: https://youtube.com/@cinemastrolls Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760 🎤 Hosted by: Angel Radev – film director, editor, composer, screenwriter Roman Pessarov – film director, producer, editor 🎛️ Produced & Edited by: Noura Al Kadri – producer at Hot Potato studio (www.hot-potato.eu) 🎵 Music by Angel Radev 💬 Tell us if you liked it in the comments below 👍 Like, 💾 Save, 🔔 Subscribe ⭐ Rate us - it really helps!

1h 16m
22/12/2025

Ep. 16 Wake up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

🎙️ Angel and Roman take an end-of-the-year stroll discussing Rian Johnson’s new film Knives Out 3, and talk about his career - one of the last filmmakers of the Sundance generation. From Brick to Looper to Benoit Blanc’s Netflix era, they trace the highs, compromises, and contradictions of his filmography. They dig into the Netflix experience: the enshittified LUT look, the erosion of theatrical and physical releases that it creates, and what gets lost when cinema becomes content. Along the way, they compare toxic fandoms, talk about misogyny, and disagree about Father O’Connor. 🔥 Subscribe for more! 🎧 Listen on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ 🍏 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760 - ✨ Support the pod 💛 Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cinemastrolls ❤️ Patreon: https://patreon.com/cinemastrolls - 📸 Follow us on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/cinemastrolls YouTube: https://youtube.com/@cinemastrolls Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760 🎤 Hosted by: Angel Radev – film director, editor, composer, screenwriter Roman Pessarov – film director, producer, editor 🎛️ Produced & Edited by: Noura Al Kadri – producer at Hot Potato studio (www.hot-potato.eu) 🎵 Music by Angel Radev 💬 Tell us if you liked it in the comments below 👍 Like, 💾 Save, 🔔 Subscribe ⭐ Rate us - it really helps!

1h 14m
08/12/2025

Ep. 15 - The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho

🎙️ Angel and Roman step out of Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent absolutely in love with it. Roman rewatched the whole filmography, so he arrives fully loaded. Who’s the “secret agent”? Why the title? We go into spoilers - with a clear warning if you haven’t seen it yet. We celebrate Udo Kier’s final film (rest in power), gush over Wagner Moura and the cast, dive into Brazilian lore, cinematic details (yes, including the hairy leg), and offer a tiny Tânia Maria appreciation moment. Roman, raised in Lusophone Mozambique, finally gets to flex his knowledge 😀 - and we ask:  What can Bulgarian filmmakers learn from this kind of storytelling? Oh, and… Roman finally gives his Parasite opinion.  History has been made. -- 🔥 Subscribe for more! 🎧 Listen on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ 🍏 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760 - ✨ Support the pod 💛 Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cinemastrolls ❤️ Patreon: https://patreon.com/cinemastrolls - 📸 Follow us on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/cinemastrolls YouTube: https://youtube.com/@cinemastrolls Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760 🎤 Hosted by: Angel Radev – film director, editor, composer, screenwriter Roman Pessarov – film director, producer, editor 🎛️ Produced & Edited by: Noura Al Kadri – producer at Hot Potato studio (www.hot-potato.eu) 🎵 Music by Angel Radev 💬 Tell us if you liked it in the comments below 👍 Like, 💾 Save, 🔔 Subscribe ⭐ Rate us - it really helps!

1h 33m
24/11/2025

Park Chan-wook’s NO OTHER CHOICE - We Decided to Stay

🎙️ Fresh out of a sold-out Kinomania screening at Odeon - one of Bulgaria’s oldest and most beloved film festivals, where Kev and Vanessa liiiterally sat on the stairs in true cinemaniac fashion - Angel and Roman dive into Park Chan-wook’s latest fever dream (and yes, they kept mixing up the title). Based on a book once adapted by Costa-Gavras, the film opens with a cheeky wink to his version. From there, the stroll spirals into sociopathy, the full K-whiplash effect, and why Korean cinema’s tonal shifts keep throwing the West off balance. We draw parallels to Indian Masala and Nigerian genre-bending; embrace the digital sheen; and ramble through k-drama banter throwing in Bulgarian estrada. Also: was Son Ye-jin’s character underdeveloped? Roman finally saw Parasite (press conference pending), and The Handmaiden remains undefeated. Huge shoutout to our beloved listener Lilly - please join us as our resident Korean-culture advisor. 🔥 Subscribe for more! 🎧 Listen on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ 🍏 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760 - ✨ Support the pod 💛 Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cinemastrolls ❤️ Patreon: https://patreon.com/cinemastrolls - 📸 Follow us on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/cinemastrolls YouTube: https://youtube.com/@cinemastrolls Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760 🎤 Hosted by: Angel Radev – film director, editor, composer, screenwriter Roman Pessarov – film director, producer, editor 🎛️ Produced & Edited by: Noura Al Kadri – producer at Hot Potato studio (www.hot-potato.eu) 🎵 Music by Angel Radev 💬 Tell us if you liked it in the comments below 👍 Like, 💾 Save, 🔔 Subscribe ⭐ Rate us - it really helps!

1h 1m
10/11/2025

Yorgos Lanthimos - Bugonia: Did It Bug Us?

🎙️ In this episode, Angel and Roman step out of Bugonia - Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest descent into absurdity, power, and politics (or lack of) - and spill hot takes before they freeze in the cold.And yes, this week we’ve officially delivered our first shitty recording. Angel cosying up in a scarf? The rustle-n-bustle of some mic-on-clothes action. Sorry, we'll strive to do better. Tune in.🔥 Subscribe for more!🎧 Listen on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ 🍏 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760— ✨ Support the pod 💛 Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cinemastrolls ❤️ Patreon: https://patreon.com/cinemastrolls 📸 Follow us on:Instagram: https://instagram.com/cinemastrolls YouTube: https://youtube.com/@cinemastrolls Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760 🎤 Hosted by:Angel Radev – film director, editor, composer, screenwriter Roman Pessarov – film director, producer, editor 🎛️ Produced & Edited by:Noura Al Kadri – producer at Hot Potato studio (www.hot-potato.eu) 🎵 Music by Angel Radev 💬 Tell us if you liked it in the comments below 👍 Like, 💾 Save, 🔔 Subscribe⭐ Rate us — it really helps!

1h 4m
23/10/2025

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another - A Master at Work

🎙️ In this episode, Angel and Roman dive into One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson’s long-awaited return - and maybe Roman’s favorite film they’ve watched for the podcast so far. They stroll through PTA’s entire filmography, from Boogie Nights to Phantom Thread, talking craft, chaos, and politics. Along the way, they drift into talk about Maya Rudolph and her mother, the American cultural spell over them, and whether PTA might just be the last true auteur to enter the Hollywood canon. Also, this is the episode where Angel finally bursts into song. But how will the episode age? Will they revisit it at the end of the season? Stay tuned! 🔥 Subscribe for more! 🎧 Listen on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ 🍏 Listen on Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760⁠ ✨ Support the pod 💛 Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cinemastrolls ❤️ Patreon: https://patreon.com/cinemastrolls 📸 Follow us on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/cinemastrolls YouTube: https://youtube.com/@cinemastrolls Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/31s6k5ya7bqhk54n35tsw4vgbspe⁠ Apple podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/cinema-strolls/id1812422760⁠ 🎤 Hosted by: Angel Radev - film director, editor, composer, screenwriter Roman Pessarov - film director, producer, editor 🎛️ Produced & Edited by: Noura Al Kadri – producer at Hot Potato studio (www.hot-potato.eu) 🎵 Music by Angel Radev 💬 Tell us if you liked it in the comments below 👍 Like, 💾 Save, 🔔 Subscribe ⭐ Rate us on your favorite podcast app - it really helps!

1h 22m

5

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Cinema Strolls is a walk-and-talk pod for everyone who wishes their friends didn’t tap out early after a screening. The hosts Angel Radev and Roman Pessarov start recording right out of the cinema, form an opinion in real time, swap takes, toss around pop culture references, and wander into politics, psychology and whatnot — all through the lens of two Eastern European filmmakers. And yes, it's in English.

Creator

Cinema Strolls
Years Active

2025 - 2026
Episodes

19
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Cinema Strolls
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