The Broad Perspective

About The Broad Perspective

A podcast that looks to dismantle the idea that there's only one kind of great art and offer a broader perspective... so to speak. Complete with corny jokes, feminist film theory, and some incredible guests. Host, Megan Cruz, digs deep with trailblazing women and marginalized voices in the film industry and discovers the unique films and influences that shaped them and their approach to making art that defies the odds today.

Publisher

Megan Cruz

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

23 Nov 2023

Latest episode

1 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

7 of 35 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Moonlight

   Moonlight, one of the best, best picture winners in recent memory up against La La Land, a crowd pleasing love letter to hollywood and the oscar mixup that made history

2. 

   25 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Toy Story 3

   Toy Story 3 is one of only three movies ever nominated for best picture. In 2011 at the 83rd Academy Awards, it lost to the King's Speech along with some other incredible films in the nomination lineup. In this episode we talk about saying goodbye to childhood through film, the never ending sequel era we are currently in, and so much more.

3. 

   18 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Hurt Locker

   At the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010, Kathryn Bigelow made history by becoming the first woman to win an oscar for best directing for her film, The Hurt Locker. he beat out her ex husband, James Cameron, for his film Avatar and Quentin Tarantino, for Inglorious Basterds, in the same category. In this episode we get into our complicated feelings over this win, we talk about the three previous films that nominated a woman for best director before this win, and the limited paths for success for women in film at the time.

Inside a recent episode

Moonlight

Published 1 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah. It got very messy also because Emma Stone afterwards was asked about it. And she's like, yeah, I have my card. So I don't know what they're talking about, which fueled these conspiracy things as well. Yeah. But now, you know, they have two copies of everything. card i think it's like each on either side yeah yeah they each have a card yeah so it was i mean it was but she's like i have mine so i don't know how that story can be true yeah which is like okay maybe don't comment on it but i i don't know i think she was just feeling threatened and like yeah feeling worried about it reflecting on badly on her and she was just like I don't know. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

55 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

190 ratings

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