InSession Film Podcast

On this episode, inspired by WICKED's success over the last two years, we dive into our favorite whimsical musicals that we would recommend!
Panel: Kristin Battestella, Amy Thomasson
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This week on the InSession Film Podcast, for Part 2 of our InSession Film Awards, we discuss our Top 10 movies of 2025! It was a great year for cinema and we had a really fun discussion counting down the very best that cinema had to offer at the movies this last year.
Don't miss Part 1 where we discuss the best acting, direction, cinematography, overlooked movies and more from film in 2025: https://youtu.be/J8APNZ2CZBo 
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This week on the InSession Film Podcast, we feature our 13th annual InSession Film Awards! We discuss the very best that 2025 had to offer in terms of surprises, overlooked movies, the best acting performances, and so much more when it comes to the film year. 
- Individual Awards (7:28)
- Best Movie Discovery (49:14)
- Best Surprise Actor/Actress (56:29)
- Best Surprise Movie (1:09:16)
- Best Overlooked Movie (1:23:41)
- Best Opening/ Closing Scene (1:35:36)
- Best Use of Song (1:50:35)
- Best Original Score (1:59:13)
- Best Animated Movie (2:07:07)
- Best International Film (2:14:33)
- Best Documentary (2:20:50)
- Best Cinematography (2:29:02)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (2:38:33)
- Best Original Screenplay (2:48:31)
- Best Director (2:53:48)
- Best Supporting Actress (3:08:00)
- Best Supporting Actor (3:16:44)
- Best Actress (3:27:08)
- Best Actor (3:38:20)
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On this episode, we take a look at David Cronenberg's 1979 film THE BROOD and his 2025 film THE SHROUDS! Both films are unique and personal to Cronenberg, and we have fun diving into why that makes them compelling.
Panel: Kristin Battestella, Megan Kearns, Jaylan Salah
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On this episode, JD and Brendan discuss Kaouther Ben Hania's heartbreaking new film THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB!
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