The Film Dept.

The Film Dept.

The Film Dept. is the movie review podcast of UNLV Film at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Each semester, join three student film connoisseurs as they respond to screenings of films at The Beverly Theater: Las Vegas’ first and only independent film house, storytelling arena, and live music venue.

Episodes

May 26, 2025 34 mins
Welcome to the final (final) episode of Season 2 of The Film Dept. Podcast! 

This episode of The Film Dept. Podcast, Nic Parks is joined by Season 1 host Davey Parks on the Cote d'Azure for a review of their favorite films from 2025 Festival de Cannes!

Watch this episode (and all previous episodes) on UNLV College of Fine Arts Podcasts

Credits:

Email us: thefilmdeptpod@gmail.com 

HOSTS - Nic Patrick, Davey Parks

Production Sound Mixer - ...
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Welcome to Season 2 of The Film Dept. Podcast! We've got a new crew reviewing the latest films screening at The Beverly in downtown Las Vegas... and beyond.

This episode of The Film Dept. Podcast, we interview Las Vegas filmmaker Adam Kilbourn on his latest feature, the high octane action feature proudly produced, filmed, and cast in Las Vegas, ACTION! ACTION! premiering Friday, April 25 at 7p at Circa's Stadium Swim cinema. In addi...
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Welcome to Season 2 of The Film Dept. Podcast! We've got a new crew reviewing the latest films screening at The Beverly in downtown Las Vegas... and beyond.

This episode of The Film Dept. Podcast, we interview film producer Douglas Haines about his new feature SATURN, premiering at the upcoming Indie Vegas Film Festival, Sunday, April 27, 7:30p at The Cannery Hotel and Casino's Galaxy Theatres. Douglas will be in attendance at the s...
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Welcome to Season 2 of The Film Dept. Podcast! We've got a new crew reviewing the latest films screening at The Beverly in downtown Las Vegas... and beyond.

This episode of The Film Dept. Podcast marks our very first crossover with Las Vegas's own Piecing It Together podcast to discuss NEWLYWEEDS (2013) directed by Shaka King and screened in front of a live audience at our partner cinema, The Beverly Theater. Piecing It's ever-curio...
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Welcome to Season 2 of The Film Dept. Podcast! Please meet our fresh crew reviewing the latest films screening at The Beverly in downtown Las Vegas... and beyond.

This episode we take a look at a range of films from Berenice Chavez, a Los Angeles based editor and UNLV Alum. Our hosts talk with Berenice about INTOTHE FIRE: THE LOST DAUGHTER (2024), PAMELA: A LOVE STORY (2023), and COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT (2025) which just premi...
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March 4, 2025 30 mins
Welcome to Season 2 of The Film Dept. Podcast! We've got a new crew reviewing the latest films screening at The Beverly in downtown Las Vegas... and beyond.

This episode is beyond! For over 25 years UNLV Film has taken a cohort of students to the Sundance Film Festival. At the annual UNLV College of Fine Arts party on Main Street in Park City, we kicked off our inaugural Sundance panel with writer Brock Norman Brock (BRONSON, 2008),...
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January 30, 2025 37 mins
Welcome to Season 2 of The Film Dept. Podcast! We've got a new crew reviewing the latest films screening at The Beverly in downtown Las Vegas... and beyond.

This episode we take a look at the quintessentiallly Las Vegan THE LAST SHOWGIRL starring Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis.  Directed by Gia Coppola, THE LAST SHOWGIRL also features Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka and Billie Lourd. Written by Kate Gersten, the fil...
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January 23, 2025 52 mins
This week, the season 1 hosts return for their top Letterboxd films. Be sure to follow Davey, Simona and Jeff to see what else floats their boats!

Credits:
Email us: thefilmdeptpod@gmail.com
 
HOSTS - Davey Parks, Simona Grigonis, Jeff Wallitsch
 
Production Sound Mixer - Angelica-Rose Keenum

Co-Producer/Editor - Lilly Richie

PRODUCERS - Tom Bjelic, Sam Decker

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY - Adam Paul, Roudi Boroumand 

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This week, we review FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998, 118 minutes) Directed by Terry Gilliam.  Playing at The Beverly, November 26. For tickets and info: The Beverly Theater

It is 1971, and journalist Raoul Duke barrels toward Las Vegas—accompanied by a trunkful of contraband and his slightly unhinged Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo—to cover a motorcycle race. What should be a cut-and-dried journalistic assignment quickly descends i...
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November 21, 2024 31 mins
This week, we review A DIFFERENT MAN (2024, 112 minutes) Directed by Aaron Schimberg.  Playing at The Beverly, November 22-30. For tickets and info: The Beverly Theater

Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost. Writer-dire...
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This week we review the Sundance Indigineous Shorts Tour, Nov. 1-3 at The Beverly Theater. Check out this 83-minute theatrical program featuring eight short films from Indigenous filmmakers: four from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival program, three from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and one short film from the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Started in 2021 as a virtual presentation in conjunction with our friends at museums, Native ...
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In our first Bonus Episode, Team TFD goes on a deep dive into the history, lore, and significance of John Carpenter’s essential horror film ‘Halloween’ (1978)


Credits:
Email us: thefilmdeptpod@gmail.com

HOSTS -Davey Parks, Simona Grigonis, Jeff Wallitsch

Production Assistant - Angelica-Rose Keenum
Production Sound Mixer -Amber Harris
Co-Producer/Editor - Lilly Richie
PRODUCERS -Tom Bjelic, Sam Decker
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY -Adam Paul, Roudi...
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Credits:
Email us: thefilmdeptpod@gmail.com

HOSTS -Davey Parks, Simona Grigonis, Jeff Wallitsch


Production Assistant - Angelica-Rose Keenum
Production Sound Mixer -Amber Harris
Co-Producer/Editor - Lilly Richie

PRODUCERS -Tom BjelicSam Decker

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY -Adam PaulRoudi Boroumand

To read the hosts' reviews, head over to substack.com/thefilmdeptpodcast

This semester, The Film Department has teamed up with the mad geniuses of The Be...
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Welcome to Episode 1 of The Film Dept. Podcast from UNLV Film at University of Nevada Las Vegas. Our first episode features reviewers Davey Parks, Simona Grigonis and Jeff Wallitsch, who weigh in on cult classic 'Jennifer's Body' before an exclusive interview with Cinematographer M. David Mullen from Paris.

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Credits:

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