The Souvenir Part I & II - INSTANT REACTION (w/ Lucy Bull)

A cinematic late starter, English filmmaker Joanna Hogg has been known for her clinically cool skewerings of the upper classes and the bourgeoisie. But then, in 2019, she dropped The Souvenir - a deeply personal, semi-autobiographical account of her own artistic development and trials as a twenty-something film student. Resplendent and eerie, she’s now followed it up with The Souvenir part II - a kaleidoscopic and formally invigorating portrait of the artist as a young graduate. Here, we catch our thoughts on both films, fresh from viewing, before being briefly visited by friend of the pod Lucy Bull. But were we Hogg-tied or Hogg-pilled? Have a listen and find out.