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Fast & Furious: How the Franchise Remade Hollywood (w/ Dan Hassler-Forest)
EP — · Jun 4

Fast & Furious: How the Franchise Remade Hollywood (w/ Dan Hassler-Forest)

The Fast and the Furious (Rob Cohen, 2001) was a small film about Los Angeles street racers, immigrant car culture, and …

The Devil Wears Prada 2: Is Miranda Priestly A Feminist Icon Or A Toxic Boss?
38m
EP 150 · Apr 30

The Devil Wears Prada 2: Is Miranda Priestly A Feminist Icon Or A Toxic Boss?

Miranda once told Andy she was the greatest disappointment of her career. Twenty years on, the question isn’t whet…

Musical Biopics: Can You Still Make a Good One? (Re-Release)
49m
EP 148 · Apr 16

Musical Biopics: Can You Still Make a Good One? (Re-Release)

A note from us: we spent the past two weeks going through your survey responses — thank you to everyone who filled it in…

Children of Men: The Most Realistic Dystopian Film?
32m
EP 133 · Jan 8

Children of Men: The Most Realistic Dystopian Film?

This week, Laura and Hugo dive into films chosen by you. Drawing from our LAB Suggestions programme, where audiences sel…

Christmas Movies: What Makes a Film Festive?
34m
EP 130 · Dec 12

Christmas Movies: What Makes a Film Festive?

Host Laura Gommans, an unabashed devotee of festive films, teams up with Kiriko, who prefers her Christmas viewing a lit…

Chick Flicks: Can the Genre Come Back?
44m
EP 118 · Sep 18

Chick Flicks: Can the Genre Come Back?

What ever happened to the chick flick? At the turn of the millennium, this fizzy, unabashedly feminine genre ruled the b…

Jaws: The Birth of the Summer Blockbuster & the History of Creature Features
43m
EP 115 · Aug 27

Jaws: The Birth of the Summer Blockbuster & the History of Creature Features

In honor of its 50th anniversary, Jaws emerges from the depths of the cinematic sea to remind us why it remains the arch…

Zombie Movies: Why the Genre Refuses to Die (28 Years Later)
45m
EP 110 · Jun 11

Zombie Movies: Why the Genre Refuses to Die (28 Years Later)

With 28 Years Later lurching toward the screen, Laura Gommans and Tom Ooms revisit the undead legacy of the zombie in ci…

The Room: The Best Worst Movie Ever Made?
34m
EP 100 · Mar 19

The Room: The Best Worst Movie Ever Made?

Hailed as the Citizen Kane of bad movies, The Room (Tommy Wiseau, 2003) has transcended its origins as an enigmatic vani…

Musical Biopics: Can You Still Make a Good One?
49m
EP 96 · Feb 13

Musical Biopics: Can You Still Make a Good One?

With a new wave of nostalgia-driven musical biopics—A Complete Unknown, Better Man, Maria—flooding theaters, hosts Laura…

Vampire Movies: From Dracula to Twilight (Nosferatu’s Return)
58m
EP 91 · Jan 16

Vampire Movies: From Dracula to Twilight (Nosferatu’s Return)

This year, vampires emerge from the shadows once more with Robert Eggers’ haunting reimagining of Nosferatu. But why doe…

Romcoms: What Happened to Them? (with Laura Gommans)
1h 0m
EP 76 · Jul 25

Romcoms: What Happened to Them? (with Laura Gommans)

From screwball comedies to the golden age of 90s and early 00s romcoms, our love for romance remains strong. In this epi…

Barbie: The Billion-Dollar Movie Phenomenon
44m
EP 55 · Sep 19

Barbie: The Billion-Dollar Movie Phenomenon

A rare cultural moment in cinema, the release and aftermath of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie certainly had us all talking. Shari…

Twilight: The Cult Phenomenon (Live Audience)
42m
EP 43 · Jan 31

Twilight: The Cult Phenomenon (Live Audience)

Following our first live and very animated podcast recording, our hosts, along with our audience, discussed the relevanc…

Film Noir: Tales From Nightmare Alley
57m
EP 40 · Dec 8

Film Noir: Tales From Nightmare Alley

Take a trip down the dark alleys of Film Noir, filled with unscrupulous men, state corruption and crimes waiting to be s…

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – An Exploration
56m
EP 21 · Mar 31

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – An Exploration

“Open the pod bay doors, HAL.” It’s about time we celebrated one of the greatest films in cinema &#821…

Christmas Movies: Our Comfort-Film Favourites
50m
EP 18 · Dec 16

Christmas Movies: Our Comfort-Film Favourites

With both the festive season upon us and new restrictions imposed on cinemas, the mack is back and we’re here to d…

The Summer Blockbuster: A History
48m
EP 13 · Sep 9

The Summer Blockbuster: A History

It’s the big bang of both our 10th episode and the origins of the summer blockbuster, although this episode is not…

Celebrating Cinema — every episode
Art № Date Title Films Hosts Length
Fast & Furious: How the Franchise Remade Hollywood (w/ Dan Hassler-Forest)
— Jun 4 Fast & Furious: How the Franchise Remade Hollywood (w/ Dan Hassler-Forest) Fast & Furious — —
The Devil Wears Prada 2: Is Miranda Priestly A Feminist Icon Or A Toxic Boss?
150 Apr 30 The Devil Wears Prada 2: Is Miranda Priestly A Feminist Icon Or A Toxic Boss? The Devil Wears Prada — 38m
Musical Biopics: Can You Still Make a Good One? (Re-Release)
148 Apr 16 Musical Biopics: Can You Still Make a Good One? (Re-Release) — — 49m
Children of Men: The Most Realistic Dystopian Film?
133 Jan 8 Children of Men: The Most Realistic Dystopian Film? Children of Men — 32m
Christmas Movies: What Makes a Film Festive?
130 Dec 12 Christmas Movies: What Makes a Film Festive? — — 34m
Chick Flicks: Can the Genre Come Back?
118 Sep 18 Chick Flicks: Can the Genre Come Back? — — 44m
Jaws: The Birth of the Summer Blockbuster & the History of Creature Features
115 Aug 27 Jaws: The Birth of the Summer Blockbuster & the History of Creature Features Jaws — 43m
Zombie Movies: Why the Genre Refuses to Die (28 Years Later)
110 Jun 11 Zombie Movies: Why the Genre Refuses to Die (28 Years Later) — — 45m
The Room: The Best Worst Movie Ever Made?
100 Mar 19 The Room: The Best Worst Movie Ever Made? The Room — 34m
Musical Biopics: Can You Still Make a Good One?
96 Feb 13 Musical Biopics: Can You Still Make a Good One? — — 49m
Vampire Movies: From Dracula to Twilight (Nosferatu’s Return)
91 Jan 16 Vampire Movies: From Dracula to Twilight (Nosferatu’s Return) — — 58m
Romcoms: What Happened to Them? (with Laura Gommans)
76 Jul 25 Romcoms: What Happened to Them? (with Laura Gommans) — — 1h 0m
Barbie: The Billion-Dollar Movie Phenomenon
55 Sep 19 Barbie: The Billion-Dollar Movie Phenomenon Barbie — 44m
Twilight: The Cult Phenomenon (Live Audience)
43 Jan 31 Twilight: The Cult Phenomenon (Live Audience) Twilight — 42m
Film Noir: Tales From Nightmare Alley
40 Dec 8 Film Noir: Tales From Nightmare Alley — — 57m
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – An Exploration
21 Mar 31 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – An Exploration 2001: A Space Odyssey — 56m
Christmas Movies: Our Comfort-Film Favourites
18 Dec 16 Christmas Movies: Our Comfort-Film Favourites — — 50m
The Summer Blockbuster: A History
13 Sep 9 The Summer Blockbuster: A History — — 48m
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