Calle Málaga, The Serpent’s Skin and Roommates (Movie Squad Podcast #533)

With Simon Miraudo away on special assignment, Tristan Fidler and Lucy Rutherford are dusting off their finest frocks in preparation for the Devil Wears Prada sequel during Movie Squad.  Lucy then takes us to Tangier which is the setting of Calle Malaga, a new Spanish drama starring Carmen Maura (from Pedro Almodóvar films like Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown). The 79-year-old María Ángeles (Maura) is forced to leave her childhood home, when her daughter plans to sell it to pay for a divorce. Avoiding a retirement home, María moves back into the empty loft and secretly lives there while it’s on the market, discovering new experiences and relationships. Calle Malaga is out in cinemas now. Next up, Tristan discusses the work of Australian independent filmmaker Alice Maoi Mackay. Her latest horror romance, The Serpent’s Skin, follows trans woman Anna (Alexandra McVicker) who moves to the big city to live with her older sister (Charlotte Chimes) and discovers she has supernatural abilities during a violent robbery. The Serpent’s Skin is available to buy or rent digitally. There is also a podcast-exclusive review of the new teen comedy Roommates directed by Chandler Levack (I Like Movies), produced by Adam Sandler and starring his daughter Sadie Sandler. Hear Pam’s thoughts on Roommates before an extended discussion by Lucy and Tristan. Roommates is available to stream on Netflix. Learn about the new season of Tristan’s Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!