The Substance17 Maalis 2025

169: Substantive Cinema | Taste of Cherry feat. Marta Djordjevic

Way back when the show relaunched in 2020, we had planned on covering Abbas Kiarostami's Palme d'Or winning Taste of Cherry but I was overruled by my then cohosts who, at the time, were not terribly taken with the film. Now almost five years later, I'm excited to return to it with an even greater appreciation of it.

I'm also delighted to be joined on this episode by my internet friend, film historian, critic, and podcaster Marta Djordjevic. Her former podcast, McFly’s Movie House, is a treasure trove of insights and appreciation for cinema and a great way to build your watchlist. She's also a huge Kiarostami fan, with Taste of Cherry being one of her favorite films.

**In this episode we do cover the topic of suicide, if you didn't watch or look up the movie**

We also talk about the three arguments against it that the film depicts: community, morality, and beauty, we look at Kiarostami's career arc and personal style, why sometimes stories with harsh or challenging content can become comfort viewing for some, and more!

Tune in next week for a back to back Substantive Cinema with Canadian ladies in the film world when actress Romina D'Ugo joins us to talk about her recent film I Like Movies.

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199: Civil War (2024) feat. Chell Stephen

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198: Panic Fest 2026 Extravaganza!

This took a liiiiiitle bit longer to publish than we had intended but we are excited to share our Panic Fest 2026 coverage with you all! It was a highlight of the year and we met so many incredible pe...

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197: Panic Fest 2026 Preview

Panic Fest 2026 is almost upon us! Last year, Panic Fest was one of the highlights of our year. We had an incredible time taking in new features and shorts as well as getting to know and spend time wi...

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196: Team America: World Police feat. Justin LaLiberty

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195: Substantive Cinema | 28 Years Later feat. Brandon Streussnig

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194: The State of the World, Spiritual Check-Ins, and the Road to 200 feat. Editor Dave

We are creeping up on Episode 200 so we sat down with (former) Editor Dave to talk about the State of The Substance as well as doing a bit of a spiritual check in as we look back on the road that has ...

9 Maalis 1h 6min