What is FYR's Reference Degustation?

It's a February series where For Your Reference Podcast explores common and recurring themes of a writer/director's filmography.

What themes are explored in Ratcatcher?

The episode explores themes of struggle and friendship amidst the backdrop of 1970s Glasgow.

February 3, 20260:00Episode

Ratcatcher – What’s New Pussycat?

Q: What films by Lynne Ramsay are discussed?

The podcast plans on covering Ratcatcher (1999), Morvern Callar (2002), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), You Were Never Really Here (2017), and Die My Love (2025).

Welcome to our Reference Degustation where, every February, we explore common and recurring themes of a writer/director’s filmography. This year we found our way to Scotland with Lynne Ramsay. Navigate the garbage filled streets to the canal of struggle and friendship? Hop on the bus with Ratcatcher this week. If you’d like to watch along, […]

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Welcome to our Reference Degustation where, every February, we explore common and recurring themes of a writer/director’s filmography. This year we found our way to Scotland with Lynne Ramsay.

Navigate the garbage filled streets to the canal of struggle and friendship? Hop on the bus with Ratcatcher this week.

If you’d like to watch along, we plan on covering the below…

Ratcatcher (1999)
Morvern Callar (2002)
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
You Were Never Really Here (2017)
Die My Love (2025)

Check out more tasty Reference Degustations…

2020 – Hayao Miyazaki
2021 – Taika Waititi
2022 – Quentin Tarantino
2023 – Takashi Miike
2024 – Martin Scorsese
2025 – Spike Lee