Ep. 107 - Afternoons of Solitude feat. Roman Pessarov

In an UNWATCHABLES first, today’s episode captures our real-time reactions to 2025’s most gruesome documentary. In honor of our guest Roman Pessarov’s podcast CINEMA STROLLS, we finished watching Albert Serra’s bull-fighting doc AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE minutes before hitting record; we discuss the nature of first impressions, how much artistic merit can be found in two hours of animal torture, and why critics celebrated Serra’s stubbornly observational approach to the bloodshed.

You can hear more from Roman on Cinema Strolls with Angel Radev and Noura Al Kadri here: open.spotify.com/show/3qMnZCAWiJl21BVZQXekmf

And you can check out his short film here: youtu.be/pmOiWENP0EQ?is=ocktF3XB4s-Zfawd

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