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For our first episode of 2023, Dario speaks to a great friend of the podcast Mark Jenkin about his new Cornish "folk horror", Enys Men. Starring Mary Woodvine as a volunteer isolated on a Cornish island seemingly with the task of observing and recording the local wildlife. This sets the stage for a disquieting, time-bending, psycho-ecological fable, forged through Jenkin's singular audio-visual sensibility.\xa0\nIn a wide-ranging conversation, Mark goes deep into the artistic process underpinning the film, thinks through questions the work throws up about loneliness, isolation, time and memory. The notion of genre is another topic of discussion, with the renaissance in cinematic folk horror. But Dario forward his thesis that Enys Men is a "last woman on Earth" sci-fi.\xa0 \xa0 \xa0\xa0\nIt's also great have Neil returning to the show after his hiatus. He reviews another potential entry to the international folk horror canon Yanuari (January). From Bulgarian director Andrey Paounov and co-written by former Cinematologists guest Alex Barrett.\nShownotes\nENYS MEN is in\xa0cinemas\xa0now.\xa0\nThe Cinematic DNA of ENYS MEN\xa0season [curated by director Mark Jenkin] runs at BFI Southbank until 31 January with selected films and Jenkin\u2019s shorts collection available on\xa0BFI Player\xa0now.\nENYS MEN will be released on Blu-ray/DVD and BFI Player on 1 May. The ENYS MEN Original Score by Mark Jenkin is out now digitally via Invada Records and released on vinyl on 24 February.\nDocumentary mention by Mark and Neil on Folk Horror is Woodlands Dark, Days Bewitched\nYou can listen to The Cinematologists for free, wherever you listen to podcasts:\xa0click here to follow.\nWe also produce an extensive monthly newsletter and bonus/extended content that is available on our Patreon page:\xa0https://www.patreon.com/cinematologists. You can become a member for only \xa32.\nWe really appreciate any reviews you might write (please send us what you have written and we'll mention it) and\xa0sharing on\xa0Social Media\xa0is the lifeblood of the podcast so please do that if you enjoy the show.\n_____\nMusic Credits:\n\u2018Theme from The Cinematologists\u2019\nWritten and produced by Gwenno Saunders. Mixed by Rhys Edwards. Drums, bass & guitar by Rhys Edwards. All synths by Gwenno Saunders. Published by Downtown Music Publishing