The Complete Podcast

Each season of The Complete will cover a director's entire feature filmography, with an episode for each film in chronological order. Season two is Elaine May, hosted by Matt Gasteier and Travis Trudell, with special guests along the way.

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The Complete Kieślowski 3 – The Calm

Posted March 10, 201901:45:50

Matt and Travis welcome the all-powerful voice and cinematic insight of Mr. Mark Hurne, co-host of Close-Up and regular on Criterion Now, to discuss...

The Complete Kieślowski 2: The Scar

Posted February 10, 201901:50:56

Travis and Matt welcome Jon Laubinger, host of fellow 25th Frame show Film, Baby, Film, to discuss The Scar, Kieślowski’s second feature-length film....

The Complete Kieślowski 1: Personnel

Posted January 31, 201902:05:12

Season three of The Complete begins with the first full-length film made by Krzysztof Kieślowski, the made-for-TV 72-minute feature Personnel. We begin...

The Complete Supplemental Elaine May

Posted November 28, 2018

Matt and Travis close out the season with May's final film, an hour-long profile of Mike Nichols's career. We start by discussing the special and Nichols's...

The Complete Elaine May 4: Ishtar

Posted November 17, 2018

Matt and Travis tackle one of the most notorious "debacles" in Hollywood history, Elaine May's Ishtar. We discuss the sad history of a modest film buried...