The Flick Lab
Discover the treasures of international cinema through the analytical lens of two media industry professionals from Finland, Karri Ojala and Henrik Telkki.
With a straight-forward, playful yet analytical spirit, the hosts navigate the world of film with varied guests from around the globe, whether industry professionals or fascinating people from the film's target country. Gain unique insights, knowledge and surprising looking glasses from the world of film.
New episodes biweekly.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 112 minutes
- Episodes
- 198
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
#58 - The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix was a revolutionary sci-fi film that introduced the world to concepts like the Bullet Time and brought to front some exciting existential questions. The Lab now dissects the entire film an…
#57 - Sugar Cane Alley (1983) (La Rue Cases-Nègres)
Martiniquan film episode. Black people were being exploited as cheap labor by the whites in sugar plantations in the 1930's Caribbean. But one grandmother has a tireless quest to get her grandson out…
#56 - Moonraker (1979)
Karri and Henrik are joined yet again by the Bond expert Mr. Tom Frankland, in a very thorough autopsy on Moonraker.
Where does the line go before larger-than-life becomes too comical for its own goo…
#55 - Shenmue: The Movie (2001) (シェンムー・ザ・ムービー)
A movie out of an actual video game? That's what Shenmue: The Movie is, and a film made out of the most expensive video game ever made. Can it work?
Shenmue the game was one of its kind in simulating…
#54 - The Adopted Son (1998) (Beshkempir)
Kyrgyz film episode. The Adopted Son (Beshkempir) is a Kyrgyz coming-of-age story centered around the boy Beshkempir in a remote village. The film was selected as the Kyrgyz entry for the Best Foreig…
#53 - Pippi in the South Seas (1970) (Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven)
Swedish film episode. Pippi Longstocking is perhaps the most beloved children's story from Sweden. But is Pippi racist? Does the film hold up today? What contributes to the enduring success of Pippi?…
#52 - Hong Kil-dong (1986)
Even North Korea does cinema - and once it did so by kidnapping a director from South to North for the purpose of making movies for the "Supreme Leader" Kim Jong-il. One of the films the South Korean…
#51 - The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Super tanker eating submarines to destroy the world. Henchman with lethal chromium teeth. The 10th Bond film had the ambitious goal to get Bond back to the heights of its glory days. It was highly su…
#50 - The Fiftieth Special
Episode 50 special! The Flick Lab celebrates 1-year anniversary. How and why did this monster get made? What is it really like to do a podcast? Who are the hosts Karri and Henrik? Reminiscing, reflec…
#49 - Prisoner of the Mountains (1996) (Кавказский пленник)
Two Russian soldiers get captured in Caucasus mountains. This acclaimed film from Sergei Bodrov was nominated for an Oscar. The Lab finds peculiar and interesting tones in the film. This episode is p…
#48 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Often coined "The Gay Nightmare", The Lab investigates why Nightmare On Elm Street 2 got its homosexual tone, which the screenwriter has said was intended as subtext. Other series curiosities here in…
#47 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
The name is Lazenby. George Lazenby. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - or how an Australian car salesman and model cheated his way into the role of the world's most famous secret agent - and then unc…
#46 - The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King is one of the most successful animated films ever made. But is it as original as Disney claims it to be, and does its moral lessons have cohesity? / Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Min…
#45 - Stray Dogs (2013) (郊遊)
Taiwanese film episode. A story of a poor, alcoholic man struggling to provide for his family. Stray Dogs is an award-winning art film from Taiwan. A true masterpiece or an overconfident film gone wr…
#44 - Call Me By Your Name (2017)
To coincide with several LGBT Pride events, the podcast will analyse the film Call Me By Your Name. The film has pulled many people at the heartstrings. It certainly did that to us. / Directed by Luc…
#43 - From Russia With Love (1963)
The lab starts its James Bond run. Every last Thursday of the month will be a 007 week until the release of Bond 25. Each Bond actor will get the spotlight with the Lab's favorites and least favorite…
#42 - Dead Poets Society (1989)
The Lab visits the often beloved and guest-recommended film Dead Poets Society. Robin Williams plays the new teacher in a traditional boarding school, where his unorthodox teaching methods raise conc…
#41 - The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
The late Sir Roger Moore has named his performance as Harold Pelham (and his doppelgänger) in The Man Who Haunted Himself as his career-favorite. The Lab commemorates Moore by analysing the film. / (…
#40 - A Screaming Man (2010) (Un homme qui crie)
A Screaming Man is a Chadian film about a family being ripped apart from the inside and outside, during a civil war. What makes you do consciously the wrong choices? The lab investigates. / A Screami…
#39 - Ghost in the Shell (1995) (攻殻機動隊)
A highly detailed sci-fi plot with existential pondering. Possibly the most respected anime film of all time. Yet this time, Karri and Henrik will agree on almost nothing at all. Topics in this episo…