If my intro to this week’s Someone Else’s Movie sounds a little rough, that’s because I’m  recovering from a wicked head cold — but don’t worry, I’m fine now. Even rode a bike yesterday! Look at me, all healthy!

You’ll find my voice at full strength in the episode as well, though it might crack a little here and there because it’s a pretty emotional conversation.

My guest, the very talented writer and director Sophie Hyde — whose new film Jimpa opens this Friday at the Lightbox, and whose last movie, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, was covered on the podcast not too long ago by Vanessa Matsui –picked Andrew Haigh’s devastating All of Us Strangers … and it turned out that neither of us was quite ready to talk about that one just yet.

That’s because All of Us Strangers — while ostensibly a cautious love story — is really about the ghosts we carry with us, and the things we need from the past to get to the future. Maybe it’s not a love story at all, or not the one you think it is. Whatever it is, it’s got Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell and Claire Foy doing things I’ve never seen them do, and it’s one of the most profound and moving experiences I’ve had in a movie theater for years. Sophie feels the same way, and it leads to a really special conversation about a really special picture. One note: You’re definitely going to want to watch the movie before you listen, because the episode will be incomprehensible otherwise. 

So get on board! Subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice, or just download the episode directly from the web and listen to it on the train to … wherever it is you’re going. It’s probably a beautiful ride.

And then you can get into this week’s Shiny Things — I was off sick last week, though I did manage to get a What’s Worth Watching column out to paid subscribers on Friday, but I’m back on the horse now, having just published a piece on Warner’s splendid  4K upgrades of All the President’s Men and Ben-Hur, with a further tip of the hat to three excellent new Warner Archive Collection … collections. And there’s another edition coming later this week, complete  with a giveaway, so if you’re not a subscriber you should really get that taken care of. And then I’ll be in your inbox before you know it.