Dead Duck Film Club

Sébastien Toursel
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Dead Duck Film Club Podcast is a twice-monthly, deep-dive into great foreign cinema,from arthouse to cult and genre. Hosted by the team behind Nottingham’s Dead Duck Film Club, we dissect international films to figure out what makes them brilliant, broken, or unforgettable.

Episodes

  1. 3D AGO

    Save the Green Planet and Bugonia: The Same Story 20 Years Apart

    Two films. Same idea. Very different outcomes. We compare Save the Green Planet and Bugonia: tone, themes, performances, and why they hit so differently depending on when you watch them. Spoilers. Disagreements. Good chaos. 00:00 Intro05:20 Why These Two Films Are Even Comparable16:30 Class, Belief and Conspiracy Culture28:30 Violence, Shock and Tone Differences37:20 The Cop Scene Comparison (Tone vs Chaos)57:30 Reception, Critics vs Audience01:06:00 Cinematography, Style and What Aged Well01:16:30 Physical Media, Rewatch Value and Final Thoughts01:18:20 Outro

    1h 19m

  2. FEB 2

    No Other Choice Is a Job You’d Kill For

    Séb and Mark dive into Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, unpacking its dark humour, themes of masculinity, wealth, desperation, and societal pressure. They explore the film’s performances, visual style, emotional shifts, and moral chaos, offering an honest, spoiler-filled take on one of the year’s most provocative releases. 00:00 Intro06:00 First thoughts on No Other Choice12:00 Themes: masculinity, wealth, pressure18:00 Dark humour & tone24:00 Identity, work & moral choices33:00 Mansu’s descent52:00 Relationships & emotional fallout01:09:00 Climax & consequences01:22:00 What the film is really about01:29:00 Performances & final thoughts

    1h 33m

  3. JAN 27

    The Handmaiden Is The Most Erotic Thriller of the Decade.

    We dive into Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden, a seductive, twist-filled thriller about power, deception, and desire. We unpack its shocking turns, shifting perspectives, and why it feels like one of the boldest, funniest, and most exhilarating films of the 21st century. Expect spoilers, strong opinions, and a lot of love for a modern masterpiece.

    1h 3m

  4. JAN 13

    Adrien Morot on Extreme Prosthetics, Martyrs & Cult Horror

    Oscar-winning makeup artist Adrien Morot reveals how the shocking, hyper-real wounds of Martyrs were created, from foam-latex prosthetics to the infamous flayed-body finale.

    16 min

  5. JAN 13

    Jean-Christophe Bouzy on Editing Julia Ducournau’s Vision

    The editor behind Titane and all of Julia Ducournau’s films joins Dead Duck to break down brutal cuts, emotional rhythm, and how a Palme d’Or winner was shaped in the edit suite.

    11 min

  6. JAN 13

    Edward Ashton on Mickey7, Mickey 17 & Writing Sci-Fi That Survives Hollywood

    The author of Mickey7 joins Dead Duck to tell the wild story of how his unpublished sci-fi novel became Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17 , plus the science, characters and creative heart behind the book.

    25 min

  7. JAN 13

    Yang Jin-mo on Parasite, Mickey 17 & the Art of Editing

    The legendary editor behind Parasite, Snowpiercer and Okja joins Dead Duck to break down Bong Joon-ho’s editing process, the iconic Peach montage, and how great films are really cut.

    20 min
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Dead Duck Film Club Podcast is a twice-monthly, deep-dive into great foreign cinema,from arthouse to cult and genre. Hosted by the team behind Nottingham’s Dead Duck Film Club, we dissect international films to figure out what makes them brilliant, broken, or unforgettable.

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  • Creator
    Sébastien Toursel
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sébastien Toursel
  • Show Website
    Dead Duck Film Club