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The Last Thing I Saw

Nicolas Rapold
Cannes Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Sirat
David Lynch
Toronto International Film Festival
Berlinale 2025
Postwar British Cinema
Kontinental 25
British Cinema
Tribeca Film Festival
After Dreaming
Un Poeta
Anora
Cannes 2024
Dracula
Pavement
Little Boy
When the Sun Is Eaten

Critic Nicolas Rapold talks with guests about the movies they've been watching. From home viewing to the latest from festivals and retrospectives. Named one of the 10 Best Film Podcasts by Sight & Sound magazine. Guests include critics, curators, and filmmakers.

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Ep. 427: Amy Taubin on Arthur Jafa, NYFF: La Gradiva, Rose, Naza, Everything Else Is Noise, I Deserve a Lover, The Unknown, The Dreamed Adventure, plus Godard Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. As the fall film season be... more

Ep. 426: Julia Loktev on My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. Julia Loktev’s continuing chronicle of Russian independent journalists My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile had its world... more

Ep. 425: Robert Daniels on Toronto 2026: Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, Union Town, Alpha Gang, The Liberation, I Play Rocky Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2026 Toronto Film Festival kicked off its 51st edi... more

Ep. 424: Mark Asch on Toronto 2026: Tender Loving Care, The Debut, Misty Green, Idda, The Face of Horror Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 2026 Toronto Film Festival kicked off its 51st edition this year, and I saw ... more

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Recent Guests

Julia Loktev
Director of My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile
Film director
Episode: Ep. 426: Julia Loktev on My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile
Jessica Kiang
Film critic for Variety
Variety
Episode: Ep. 423: Jessica Kiang on Venice 2026: Bunker, Possible Love, Queer Edward II, Mr. Nelson Did You Kill People, Oasis
Jonathan Romney
Film critic invited to discuss festival films
Episode: Ep. 422: Jonathan Romney on Venice 2026: Dau, Life of Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolucci by Guadagnino, Musk, and Naza
Guy Lodge
Critic, returning guest on the show
Episode: Ep. 421: Guy Lodge on Venice 2026: The Spiral, A Place to Heal, Boatbuilders, Agata the Writer
Tim Grierson
Senior US critic for Screen International
Screen International
Episode: Ep. 420: Tim Grierson on Venice 2026: Possible Love, Primetime, and A Woman Unknown
Beatrice Loayza
Critic writing for The New York Times and Variety at Venice
New York Times, Variety
Episode: Ep. 419: Beatrice Loayza on Venice 2026: Ink, Wild Horse Nine, Imperium, More Basics of Philosophy
Mark Asch
Friend of the pod and guest on this episode discussing his perspectives on No Picnic and related NYC cinema
Episode: Ep. 417: Mark Asch on No Picnic, Late Fame, Half-Cocked, Welcome II the Terrordome, Wet Hot American Summer, One Night Only
R. Emmet Sweeney
Film critic and Kino Lorber contributor
Kino Lorber
Episode: Ep. 415: R. Emmet Sweeney on Wings of Dread, MoMA Silent Movie Week, Oh Darling Yeh Hai India, Blades of the Guardians, Driver’s Ed
Alissa Wilkinson
Movie critic for The New York Times
The New York Times
Episode: Ep. 414: Alissa Wilkinson on Jackass, The Odyssey, Ross McElwee’s Remake and Sherman’s March, Recent Viewing

Host

Nicolas Rapold
Host of The Last Thing I Saw; long-time film critic and commentator known for thoughtful discussions of cinema, festival coverage, and archival filmmaking contexts.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 160 ratings
  • Great Show about Films.

    I found this show when I was trying to find podcasts that interviewed a certain film critic… and ever since subscribing, I’ve come away with a greater appreciation and delight for film criticism and related conversations. So many wonderful guests. The Cannes episodes are a major highlight!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Aspiring Phoebe
    United States3 months ago
  • Makes me excited to watch movies

    Even though Rapold is a film buff the show is the opposite of film hipsterism, there’s a real curiosity to all kinds of film along with a strong knowledge of the fundamentals

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jill Lloyd Flanagan
    United Statesa year ago
  • My favourite film podcast

    Love this show, especially during Cannes where it's my annual ritual to enjoy the festival vicariously through its daily episodes. Nicolas Rapold's quiet, easy manner with his roster of great guests makes for A+ conversations about cinema

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Nick8383
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Eric Rhomer jingle!!

    The music intro…. That’s were it’s from! I just heard it in the title sequence of Eric Rhomer’s The Good Marriage and was racking my brains we’re I’ve heard it before… love it!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    brighton boy
    United Kingdom2 years ago
  • The Last Thing I Listened To

    This is a great show. Simple set-up and all about the quality of the critics, which feels pretty high quality to me. A good range of movies covered. Quite festival oriented, and skews towards US a little, so I won’t always listen if most of what’s being covered there’s fat chance any of it ever coming out in my little piece of the world.

    Then again, there’s always the fall back of streamers - aka the enemy.

    Anyway, I wonder if the festival circuit is a phenomenon I don’t quite understand and c... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Lazlomusic
    United Kingdom3 years ago

Listeners Say

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Shows deep appreciation for diverse cinema and avoids pretentious musings.
Listeners praise the host's calm, knowledgeable interviewing style and high-caliber guests.
Festival-focused episodes help audiences understand industry dynamics and film history.

Chart Rankings

How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

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#48
Belgium/TV & Film
Apple Podcasts
#151
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Apple Podcasts
#248
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Ep. 426: Julia Loktev on My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile
Q: What was the role of trust and silence in the interviews?
The host notes that staying quiet, as Woodward suggested, allowed the subjects to open up more, shaping the film's intimate, non-interview feel.
Ep. 426: Julia Loktev on My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile
Q: How did you handle sensitive moments and consent with the subjects?
She describes explicit verbal agreements and a practice of stopping filming if someone asked, along with about-blurring crew for safety and privacy concerns.
Ep. 426: Julia Loktev on My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile
Q: How did you manage the scope of the film across so many countries and years?
Loktev explains she kept to the footage and let the timeline guide structure, shooting in a linear, scene-by-scene approach to preserve an organic flow.
Ep. 412: Pierre Coffin on Minions and Monsters
Q: Do you have a favorite Miyazaki film, and how does that influence the Minions' portrayal?
Totoro remains my ultimate favorite because its restraint and warmth show how to tell a story with kids at the center; it informs how the Minions can be perceived as childlike yet distinct and soulful, guiding their behavior and animation style.
Ep. 412: Pierre Coffin on Minions and Monsters
Q: What inspired you to set the Minions' story in the 1920s, during the early days of Hollywood?
The idea grew from a pitch about Minions making a film during a period of cinematic invention, when sound and color were just arriving, and I wanted a fresh setting that would let the Minions interact with a new era of filmmaking and visual possibilities.

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