A Bend in the Road Episode 47: Author and Podcaster Adnan Virk: Let's Go to the Movies!
Mar 4, 2026
01:03:29
This month on A Bend in the Road, Roberta is joined by broadcaster, film critic, and host of the Cinephile podcast Adnan Virk for a lively deep dive into the movies that matter now.
Known for his sharp insights and contagious love of cinema, Virk brings his passion, encyclopedic knowledge, and signature blend of humor to talk Oscars buzz, under-the-radar gems, the state of movie theaters, streaming’s impact on film culture, and the performances everyone will be arguing about this year.
Things We Talked About
- Adnan Virk's podcast, Cinephile with Adnan Virk (Spotify, Apple Podcasts)
- Adnan Virk’s book, Cinephile: Interviews, Essays, and Tales from the Red Carpet (You can also borrow a copy from the Ridgewood Public Library!)
- 2026 Academy Award Nominations
Referenced Films
- Good Fellas
- Taxi Driver
- Mean Streets
- End of the Affair
- Blue Moon
- Train Dreams
- The Last Temptation of Christ
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- Citizen Kane
- The Magnificent Ambersons
- Silence
- Hugo
- The King of Comedy
- Raging Bull
- Dead Poets Society
- Boyhood
- First Reform
- Ash Wednesday
- True West
- Before Sunrise Trilogy
- The Substance
- Poor Things
- Bugonia
- Moonlight
- Green Book
- Battleship Potemkin
- One False Move
- The Man Who Wasn’t There
- Fargo
- Secrets and Lies
- Hard Truce
- First Reformed
- Affliction
- I, Tonya
- Barbie
- Wolf of Wall Street
- Lady Bird
- Magnolia
- There Will Be Blood
- Boogie Nights
- Uncut Gems
- A Complete Unknown
- Call Me By Your Name
- Field of Dreams
- Walk the Line
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Rocketman
- Song Sung Blue
- Sweet Dreams
- Deliver Me From Nowhere
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Episode Credits
- A Bend in the Road is written, hosted, and produced by Roberta Panjwani and created by Roberta Panjwani and Diane Sims.
- Our Assistant Producer for this episode is me, Elias Rosner and Kaleigh Diamond.
- Our Editors are Roberta Panjwani and Elias Rosner.
- Our Technical Directors and Audio Engineers are Matt Giannotti, John Lubas, and Elias Rosner.
- Our Digital Media Producers are Elias Rosner and Kaleigh Diamond.
- Original Music is written and performed by Diane Sims.
- Our thanks to Kaleigh for joining us in the studio today.
- The clip of “Hooray for Hollywood,” written by Johnny Mercer and performed by Rosemary Clooney, is courtesy of Concord Jazz, Taxi Driver is courtesy of Columbia Pictures Entertainment and One Battle After Another is courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment.