Celeste, played as a teenager by Raffey Cassidy and as an adult by Natalie Portman, emerges from surviving a school survivor to become a jaded pop star in writer-director Brady Corbet’s VOX LUX. In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or-winning drama SHOPLIFTERS (MANBIKI KAZOKU) a makeshift family creates meaningful bonds in caring for one another while struggling with life in poverty. Send your comments, questions, and feedback to <a href= "mailto:filmboundpod@gmail.com">filmboundpod@gmail.com</a>. Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/filmbound">@filmbound</a> Facebook: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/filmboundpod/">https://www.facebook.com/filmboundpod/</a> VOX LUX clip courtesy Neon Music: "Parasail" by Silent Partner Recorded December 16, 2018.

#052: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Film critics Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff, formerly of the long-running TV show NOW PLAYING, get wrapped up in the journey into cinema with FILMBOUND.  Each episode features their film discussions focusing on current releases, with additional time devoted to recommendations of new and old titles and conversations about hot topics in the world of cinema.