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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 · mrt 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 · mrt 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 mrt 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 mrt 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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