Carolyn Talks YouTube & Podcast Channel

I'm a Tomatometer-Approved Film Culture Critic, Journalist, Podcaster, and of course, YouTuber. This is the channel where I share my thoughts, and those of my guests, film creatives in the film and TV industries all around the world.

For Carolyn Talks..., I have in-depth, insightful, and fun conversations with film industry insiders such as directors, writers, actors, producers, and even fellow critics about what makes film such an important medium for teaching us about the world we live in, worlds imagined, and the challenges of bringing those stories to life for audiences.

For Beyond The Romance, I, and occasionally guests discuss dramas from across Asia, where each episode, will be a fun breakdown of the good, the bad, and the not so pretty elements of our favorite shows - old and new. We'll be getting into the storylines, performances, stunning wardrobe, and the at-times frustratingly overused tropes we all love to complain about but secretly wish would happen to us.

For the Culture - Interview with Show Creator and Host Amanda Parris and Director Allison Duke

Diamonds in the Sand - Interview with Filmmaker Janus Victoria, for Reel Asian 2025

Black Man, Black Man - Interview with Animator and Filmmaker Frank E. Abeny

Tears Burn to Ash - Interview with Filmmaker Natalie Murao for Reel Asian 2025

Akashi - Interview with Filmmaker and Actress Mayumi Yoshida for Reel Asian 2025

HEDDA - AAFCA Virtual Roundtable with Filmmaker Nia DaCosta and Actress Tessa Thompson

Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising - Interview with Director Shane Belcourt and Producer Tanya Talaga

Nika & Madison - Interview with Filmmaker Eva Thomas

Marriaginalia - Interview with Writer and Director Hannah Cheeseman

Chín (Ripe) - Interview with Filmmaker Solara Thanh Bình Đặng

Sudan, Remember Us - Interview with Filmmaker Hind Meddeb

Foreigner - Interview with Filmmaker Ava Maria Safai for Fantasia Fest 2025

The Way We Talk 看我今天怎麼說 - Interview with Filmmaker Adam Wong

Seppuku: The Sun Goes Down - Interview with Actors Masayuki Deai, Yuka Takeshima, and Yuka Sasada

40 Acres - Interview with Producer Jennifer Holness and Actress Jaeda LeBlanc

Next Sohee 다음 소희 - Interview with Filmmaker July Jung, for Fantasia Fest 2022

River Returns 光る川 - Interview with Filmmaker Masakzu Kaneko 金子雅和

BOXCUTTER - Interview with Director Reza Dahya and Cast Ashton James and Zoe Lewis

She Taught Me Serendipity 今日の空が一番好き, とまだ言えない僕は - Interview with Director Akiko Ohku 大九明子

Cells at Work! はたらく細胞! - Interview with Director Takeuchi Hideki and Producer Takeguchi Ikumi

SEVERANCE - Interview with Actors Tramell Tillman and Zach Cherry

The Life of Chuck - Interview with Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor for AAFCA Virtual Roundtable

To Get Her - Interview with Actresses Amber Stevens West and Ashley A. Williams, AAFCA Roundtable

Village Keeper - Interview with Filmmaker Karen Chapman and Producer Enrique Baniqued

Forever - Interview with Actors Michael Cooper Jr. and Wood Harris for AAFCA Roundtable

The Old Woman with The Knife 파과 - Film Review 영화리뷰 [Spoilers]

Government Cheese - Interview with Stars David Oyelowo and Simone Missick

Art For Everybody - Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Miranda Yousef

Betrayal - Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Lena MacDonald, HotDocs 2025

Red Girl Rising - Interview with First Nations Activist Joyce Crone, for Hot Docs 2025