Film Chat

This week, we review a pair of movies about race, violence and oppression in America — its history in the case of Nate Parker’s rousing historical epic The Birth of a Nation, and its legacy in the case of Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq, equal parts bawdy battle of the sexes and anguished cry for peace. Plus Danny lets us know what he made of Snowden, Oliver Stone’s Hollywoodified recounting of the adventures of swashbuckling dork Edward Snowden. With the help of Film Chat pal Dougal MacQueen, we also discuss whether the name of Bad Santa’s director is an anti-Trump rallying cry, we recoil in horror at the revelations about the making of Last Tango In Paris, and we listen to Richard E Grant tell us all about his perfume.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.