A celebration of films under 90 minutes long. Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He’ll accept almost anything, but with one catch - the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes.
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Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 151 Sam is joined by film & theatre director and writer Simon Stone. His new movie, The Woman in Cabin 10, starring Keira Knightley is now streaming on Netflix.
Simon has chosen Elephant (88 mins). The 2003 Palme d'Or winner directed by Gus Van Sant, and stars mostly unknown actors including Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson, Elias McConnell, and Kristen Hicks.
Sam and Simon discuss making his new movie and working with Netflix, the pioneering filmmaking in Elephant, and a rare appearance of Béla Tarr on the podcast.
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Hosted and produced by Sam Clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star Simon Stone. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by Martin Austwick. Artwork by Sam Gilbey.
Friday Oct 24, 2025
Friday Oct 24, 2025
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 150 Sam is joined by playwright, screenwriter, and actor Tracy Letts. Tracy is one of stars of Kathryn Bigelow's new film, A House of Dynamite, now streaming on Netflix.
Tracy has chosen Paths of Glory (88 mins). Directed by Stanley Kubrick, the 1957 anti-war film stars Kirk Douglas, Adolphe Menjou, and George Macready.
Sam and Tracy discuss working with Kathryn Bigelow, why Paths of Glory is his second favourite Kubrick film, and his vast physical media collection.
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Hosted and produced by Sam Clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star Tracy Letts. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by Martin Austwick. Artwork by Sam Gilbey.
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 149 Sam is joined by filmmaker Phil Johnston, director of The Twits, now streaming on Netflix. Phil's other work includes Wreck-It Ralph, Zootopia, and Ralph Breaks the Internet.
Phil has chosen Salesman (90 mins). An early example of a direct cinema documentary film, it was directed by brothers Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin. The film follows four door-to-door Bible salesmen: Charles McDevitt, James Baker, Raymond Martos, and Paul Brennan.
Sam and Phil discuss his gateway into Roald Dahl, his love of the characters in Salesman, and casting Johnny Vegas as Mr. Twit.
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Hosted and produced by Sam Clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star Phil Johnston. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by Martin Austwick. Artwork by Sam Gilbey.
Sunday Oct 05, 2025
Sunday Oct 05, 2025
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 148 Sam is joined by filmmaker Justin Tipping, director of Him, in UK cinemas 3 October.
Justin has chosen Umberto D (89 mins). The Italian neorealist film from 1952 was directed by Vittorio De Sica, and stars Carlo Battisti, Maria-Pia Casilio, and Lina Gennari.
Sam and Justin discuss editing Him down to just 96 minutes, working with Jordan Peele, and how Italian neorealist movies changed Justin's life.
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Hosted and produced by Sam Clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star Justin Tipping. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by Martin Austwick. Artwork by Sam Gilbey.
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 147 Sam is joined by Chase Infiniti, one of the stars of Paul Thomas Anderson's new film, One Battle After Another.
Chase has chosen Fantastic Mr Fox (87 mins). Directed by Wes Anderson, the stop-motion animation was released in 2009 and stars George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, and Willem Dafoe.
Sam and Chase discuss auditioning for Paul Thomas Anderson, discovering Fantastic Mr Fox as a child and how the city of Bath inspired the architecture in the film.
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Hosted and produced by Sam Clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star Chase Infiniti. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by Martin Austwick. Artwork by Sam Gilbey.
Friday Sep 19, 2025
Friday Sep 19, 2025
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 146 Sam is joined by Mark Kermode and Jenny Nelson, co-author's of the new book Mark Kermode’s Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music. Mark is a film critic and broadcaster, and Jenny is an audio producer and writer.
Mark and Jenny have chosen Censor (84 mins). Released in 2021 and directed by Prano Bailey-Bond, the film stars Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, and Michael Smiley.
Sam, Mark and Jenny discuss writing a book together, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch's score for Censor, and how to smuggle a file out of the BBFC.
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Hosted and produced by Sam Clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest stars Jenny Nelson and Mark Kermode. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by Martin Austwick. Artwork by Sam Gilbey.
Friday Aug 22, 2025
Friday Aug 22, 2025
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 145 Sam is joined by filmmaker Ari Aster, director of Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau Is Afraid. His latest movie Eddington is in UK cinemas now.
Ari has chosen Hukkle (78 mins). The 2002 Hungarian experimental film was written and directed by György Pálfi. The film has been recently restored and released on Blu-ray in the US by Vinegar Syndrome.
Sam and Ari discuss the joys of long and short runtimes, the innovative cross-cut edits in Hukkle and how the film has influenced Ari's own work.
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Hosted and produced by Sam Clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star Ari Aster. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by Martin Austwick. Artwork by Sam Gilbey.
Friday Aug 01, 2025
Friday Aug 01, 2025
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 144 Sam is joined by filmmaker Alex Ross Perry. His films include Listen Up Phillip and Her Smell, and his latest, Pavements.
Alex has chosen Lake Placid (82 mins). The 1999 creature feature stars Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, and Brendan Gleeson.
Sam and Alex discuss his new movie Pavements, his relationship with film run-times, and Lake Placid's B-Movie spectacle with an A-List cast.
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Hosted and produced by Sam Clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star Alex Ross Perry. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by Martin Austwick. Artwork by Sam Gilbey.
Friday Jul 11, 2025
Friday Jul 11, 2025
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 143 Sam is joined by film editor Eddie Hamilton. His credits include Top Gun: Maverick, Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, and the last four Mission: Impossible movies.
Eddie has chosen Disney's Tarzan (88 mins). Released in 1999 the film stars Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, and Brian Blessed, with music by Phil Collins.
Sam and Eddie discuss editing blockbuster movies, how Tarzan pushed the technical boundaries of animation, and Phil Collins's iconic original soundtrack.
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Hosted and produced by Sam Clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star Eddie Hamilton. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by Martin Austwick. Artwork by Sam Gilbey.
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 142 Sam is joined by comedian, writer and actor Nick Mohammed. His latest film, also starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Orlando Bloom, is available to stream now on Prime.
Nick has chosen Clue (97 mins). Based on the board game Cluedo and released in 1985, the film stars Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, and Michael McKean.
Sam and Nick discuss comedy and acting career, why farcical films endure the test of time, and why this 97 minute long film is indeed eligible for the 90 Mins or Less Film Fest.
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Hosted and produced by Sam Clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star Nick Mohammed. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by Martin Austwick. Artwork by Sam Gilbey.