ONE HOT FEST: THE SECRET AGENT w/ Katie Walsh

Nov 26, 2025
18m 56s
ONE HOT FEST

Guests

Hosts

  • Blake Howard

ONE HOT FEST – BIFF is a special mini-series from One Heat Minute Productions. Host Blake Howard takes you inside the Brisbane International Film Festival — from filmmaker interviews and festival dispatches to reviews and discussions with guests and critics — relaying the energy, stories, and chaos that, in its heyday, made it one of Australia's unmissable film events.

Synopsis:

In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realises that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.

Katie Walsh is a Los Angeles-based film critic, journalist, podcast host, and moderator. She reviews weekly film releases for the Tribune News Service, and the Los Angeles Times, and is a frequent guest host of the Maximum Fun podcast Switchblade SistersHer writing has been published in Vanity FairRolling StonePlayboy,The PlaylistNerdist,SlateThe HairpinindieWIREWomen and HollywoodTown & CountryMovielineCAP the Magazineand Nonficsand she frequently contributes film reviews to KCRW’s Press Play with Madeline Brand. She has covered many international film festivals as a critic and reporter, and has moderated dozens of Q&As with filmmakers and actors around LA.

Check out Rotten Tomatoes for links to recent reviews.

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