Sonic Cinema Podcast

Author: Brian Skutle

Discussing movies and filmmaking with fans, critics and filmmakers. Whether it's modern movies or classics, the biggest hits or some of the worst movies of all-time, host Brian Skutle is passionate about looking at the breadth of movie history. You can read my written reviews and commentary on www.sonic-cinema.com.
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Fascism in Cinema: The Fourth Estate
Episode 15
Saturday, 22 November, 2025

When it comes to authoritarian regimes- or those aspiring to be- a free and independent press can be its worst enemy. Fake news, Lugenpresse. "Liberal bias." Those are just some of the ways they can be discredited by leaders with a fetish for dictatorships. In this episode in our "Fascism in Cinema" episode, listen as myself and the Editor in Chief at In Their Own League, Joan Amenn, discuss what a free press means, and why it matters now more than ever. We bring up more films than these, but our discussion focuses on Alan J. Pakula's "All the President's Men", George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck", and Tom McCarthy's "Spotlight". I hope you enjoy!