A podcast for cinephiles of all stripes. Join Rob & Sam, two life-long friends, one a veteran of the film industry, the other a Cambridge-educated writer on books, movies and graphic novels. Each week they talk about a film and some of the ideas it throws up.
5.8 - YUNIOL (2007) & Tone
Yuniol (2007) · Aug 1, 2022
5.7 - MY STRAIGHT SON (2012) & Acceptance
My Straight Son (2012) · Jul 25, 2022
5.6 - EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT (2015) & Madness
Embrace of the Serpent (2015) · Jun 6, 2022
Small Batch - Titane (2021)
Titane (2021) · Mar 15, 2022
5.5 - MADEINUSA (2005) & Dislocation
Madeinusa (2006) · Mar 7, 2022
5.4 - CITY OF GOD (2002) & Corrupt Space
City of God (2002) · Oct 26, 2021
5.3 - 25 WATTS (2001) & Futility
25 Watts (2001) · Oct 19, 2021
5.2 - THE ACCUSED (2018) & Intensity
The Accused (2018) · Sep 19, 2021
Small Batch - Free Guy (2021)
Free Guy (2021) · Aug 30, 2021
Small Batch - White House Down (2013) & Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
White House Down (2013) · Aug 16, 2021
Small Batch - Pirates Of The Caribbean
200! - 300 (2007) & Fourteen Years
300 (2007) · Jul 19, 2021
4.50 - MULAN (2020) and Honour
Mulan (2020) · Jun 14, 2021
4.49 - MULAN (1998) & Gender
Mulan (1998) · May 27, 2021
4.48 - THE LION KING (2019) & Hyperrealism
The Lion King (2019) · May 3, 2021
4.47 - THE LION KING (1994) & Privilege
The Lion King (1994) · Apr 12, 2021
4.46 - ALADDIN (2019) & PRETENCE
Aladdin (2019) · Mar 29, 2021
4.45 - ALADDIN (1992) & Worth
Aladdin (1992) · Mar 9, 2021
4.44 - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017) & Loneliness
Beauty and the Beast (2017) · Feb 15, 2021
4.43 - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991) & The Outsider
Beauty and the Beast (1991) · Jan 19, 2021
4.42 - THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016) & Individuality
The Jungle Book (2016) · Jan 7, 2021
4.41 - THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967) & Fatherhood
The Jungle Book (1967) · Dec 7, 2020
4.40 - WIDOWS (2018) & Loss
Widows (2018) · Nov 23, 2020
4.39 - THE PERFECT SCORE (2004) & Aspiration
The Perfect Score (2004) · Nov 2, 2020
4.38 - LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS (1998) & Remixing
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) · Oct 12, 2020
4.37 - THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995) & Story-Telling
The Usual Suspects (1995) · Sep 30, 2020
4.36 - THIEF (1981) & Honour
Thief (1981) · Sep 14, 2020
4.35 - THE STING (1973) & Façades
The Sting (1973) · Aug 31, 2020
4.34 - THE ITALIAN JOB (1969) & Nationalism
The Italian Job (1969) · Aug 17, 2020
4.33 - BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967) & Iconoclasm
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) · Aug 4, 2020
4.32 - OCEAN’S ELEVEN (1960) & Camaraderie
Ocean's Eleven (1960) · Jul 21, 2020
4.31 - RIFIFI (1955) & A Code of Honour
Rififi (1955) · Jul 7, 2020
4.30 - BOOKSMART (2019) & Heartbreak
Booksmart (2019) · Jun 23, 2020
4.29 - SING STREET (2016) & Creativity
Sing Street (2016) · Jun 1, 2020
4.28 - THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (2012) & Hopeful Realism
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) · May 18, 2020
CRIMSON PEAK (2015) & The Gothic
Crimson Peak (2015) · Mar 9, 2020
4.27 - ST TRINIANS (2007) & Unity
St Trinian's (2007) · Feb 24, 2020
4.26 - MEAN GIRLS (2004) & Limits
Mean Girls (2004) · Feb 10, 2020
4.25 - 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999) and Fun
10 Things I Hate About You (1999) · Jan 20, 2020
4.24 - THE CRAFT (1996) & Bullying
The Craft (1996) · Dec 23, 2019
4.23 - DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993) & Coming of Age
Dazed and Confused (1993) · Dec 10, 2019
4.22 - DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989) and Poetry
Dead Poets Society (1989) · Nov 24, 2019
4.21 - THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985) and Endings (or Not)
The Breakfast Club (1985) · Nov 10, 2019
4.20 - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014) and Reality
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) · Oct 30, 2019
4.19 - TWILIGHT (2008) and Female Autonomy
Twilight (2008) · Oct 6, 2019
4.18 - BLADE (1998) and The Oppressed
Blade (1998) · Sep 23, 2019
4.17 - VAMPIRE’S KISS (1988) and Parasitism
Vampire's Kiss (1989) · Sep 8, 2019
4.16 - GANJA & HESS (1973) and Ecstasy
Ganja & Hess (1973) · Aug 25, 2019
4.15 - BLACK SABBATH (1963) and Control
Black Sabbath (1963) · Aug 11, 2019
4.14 - CURSE OF THE UNDEAD (1959) and Genre Fusion
Curse of the Undead (1959) · Jul 28, 2019
4.13 - RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE (1943) and Disease
The Return of the Vampire (1943) · Jul 15, 2019
4.12 - DRACULA (1931) and Abstraction
Dracula (1931) · Jul 1, 2019
4.10 - THE RAID (2011) and the Visceral
The Raid (2017) · May 27, 2019
4.9 - DISTRICT 13 (2004) and Freedom
Freedom (2004) · May 12, 2019
4.8 - THE LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER (1994) and Comedy Action
The Legend of Drunken Master (1994) · Apr 23, 2019
4.7 - THE KARATE KID (1984) and Belonging
The Karate Kid (1984) · Apr 9, 2019
4.6 - ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) and Strength
Enter the Dragon (1973) · Mar 25, 2019
4.5 - COME DRINK WITH ME (1966) and War
Come Drink with Me (1966) · Mar 12, 2019
4.4 - SAMURAI SAGA (1959) and Drama
Samurai Saga (1959) · Feb 24, 2019
4.2 - JIROKICHI THE RAT (1931) and Editing
Jirokichi the Rat (1931) · Jan 28, 2019
3.47 - VERTIGO and Obsession
Vertigo (1958) · Oct 29, 2018
3.46 - ROPE and Intensity
Rope (1948) · Oct 17, 2018
3.46 - ROPE and Intensity
Intensity (1997) · Oct 17, 2018
3.43 - THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL and Nesting
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) · Sep 3, 2018
3.41 - BOTTLE ROCKET and Innocence
Bottle Rocket (1996) · Jul 23, 2018
3.40 - FREE FIRE and Space
Free Fire (2017) · Jul 9, 2018
3.39 - A FIELD IN ENGLAND and Psychedelia
A Field in England (2013) · Jul 3, 2018
3.38 - KILL LIST (2011) and Ritual Punishment
Kill List (2011) · Jun 19, 2018
3.37 - DOWN TERRACE (2009) and Family
Down Terrace (2010) · Jun 12, 2018
3.36 - THE GREAT GATSBY (2013) and Decadence
The Great Gatsby (2013) · Jun 4, 2018
3.35 - AUSTRALIA (2008) and Epic
Australia (2008) · May 27, 2018
3.34 - ROMEO + JULIET and Playfulness
Romeo + Juliet (1996) · May 22, 2018
3.33 - STRICTLY BALLROOM and Convention
Strictly Ballroom (1992) · May 14, 2018
3.32 - THE BEGUILED (2017) and Gendered Values
The Beguiled (2017) · May 7, 2018
3.31 - MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006) and Anarchy
Marie Antoinette (2006) · May 1, 2018
3.30 - LOST IN TRANSLATION and Benign Isolation
Lost in Translation (2018) · Apr 24, 2018
3.29 - THE VIRGIN SUICIDES and Teenage Memory
The Virgin Suicides (2000) · Apr 16, 2018
3.28 - THE SLIPPER AND THE ROSE (1976) and Class
The Slipper and the Rose (1976) · Apr 9, 2018
3.27 - THE NEON DEMON and Beauty/Consumption
The Neon Demon (2016) · Mar 26, 2018
3.26 - DRIVE and Tension
Drive (2011) · Mar 19, 2018
3.25 - VALHALLA RISING and Answers
Valhalla Rising (2009) · Mar 11, 2018
3.24 - PUSHER and Consumerism
Pusher (2019) · Mar 5, 2018
3.23 - CHI-RAQ and Violence
Chi-Raq (2015) · Feb 26, 2018
3.22 - BAMBOOZLED (2000) & Satire
Bamboozled (2000) · Feb 20, 2018
3.21 - DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) & Morality
Do the Right Thing (1989) · Feb 12, 2018
3.20 - SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT (1986) & Choice
She's Gotta Have It (1986) · Feb 6, 2018
3.18 - BABEL (2006) & (Mis)Communication
Babel (2006) · Jan 22, 2018
3.17 - 21 GRAMS (2003), Change, & Grief
21 Grams (2003) · Jan 15, 2018
3.16 - AMORES PERROS (2000) & Violence
Amores Perros (2000) · Jan 8, 2018
3.14 - LOVE ACTUALLY (2003) & Romance
Love Actually (2003) · Dec 25, 2017
3.13 - HOOK (1991) & Childhood
Hook (1991) · Nov 13, 2017
3.12 - VERONICA GUERIN (2003) & Fear
Veronica Guerin (2003) · Oct 30, 2017
3.11 - 8MM (1999) & Voyeurism
8MM (1999) · Oct 23, 2017
3.10 - FALLING DOWN (1993) and America
Falling Down (1993) · Oct 17, 2017
3.9 - THE LOST BOYS (1987) & Subcultures
The Lost Boys (1987) · Oct 9, 2017
3.8 - DODES’KA-DEN (1970) & Dreams
Dodes'ka-den (1970) · Oct 2, 2017
3.7 - SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) & Class
Seven Samurai (1954) · Sep 25, 2017
3.6 - RASHOMON (1950) & Storytelling
Rashomon (1950) · Sep 18, 2017
3.5 - DRUNKEN ANGEL (1948) & Disease
Drunken Angel (1948) · Sep 14, 2017
3.4 - THE HURT LOCKER (2008) & Individualism
The Hurt Locker (2008) · Sep 4, 2017
ZERO DARK THIRTY (2012) & The Other
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) · Aug 28, 2017
3.3 - K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER (2002) & Camaraderie
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) · Aug 21, 2017
3.2 - THE WEIGHT OF WATER (2000) & The Past
The Weight of Water (2001) · Aug 14, 2017
3.1 - POINT BREAK (1991) & The Female Gaze
Point Break (1991) · Aug 7, 2017
2.49 - 100 - THE PRESTIGE (2006) & Misdirection
The Prestige (2006) · Jul 24, 2017
2.48 - THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003) & Openendedness
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) · Jul 11, 2017
2.47 - THE TWO TOWERS (2002) & Loyalty
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) · Jul 3, 2017
2.46 - THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) & Industrialisation
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) · Jun 30, 2017
2.45 - WAYNE’S WORLD 2 (1993) & Pastiche
Wayne's World 2 (1993) · Jun 20, 2017
2.44 - WAYNE’S WORLD (1992) & The Fourth Wall
Wayne's World (1992) · Jun 13, 2017
2.43 - THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012) & The 1%
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) · Jun 5, 2017
2.42 - THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) & Ordered Disorder
The Dark Knight (2008) · May 28, 2017
2.41 - BATMAN BEGINS (2005) & Fear
Batman Begins (2005) · May 23, 2017
2.39 - BATMAN FOREVER (1995) & Addiction
Batman Forever (1995) · May 2, 2017
2.38 - BATMAN RETURNS (1992) & Power
Batman Returns (1992) · Apr 26, 2017
2.37 - BATMAN (1989) & Duality
Batman (1989) · Apr 17, 2017
2.36 - BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (1990) & Homage
Back to the Future Part III (1990) · Apr 11, 2017
2.35 - BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (1989) & Re-Establishing
Back to the Future Part II (1989) · Apr 4, 2017
2.34 - BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) & History
Back to the Future (1985) · Mar 28, 2017
2.33 - BEFORE MIDNIGHT (2013) & Change
Before Midnight (2013) · Mar 20, 2017
2.32 - BEFORE SUNSET (2004) & Memory
Before Sunset (2004) · Mar 14, 2017
2.31 - BEFORE SUNRISE (1995) & Time
Before Sunrise (1995) · Mar 6, 2017
2.30 - HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART TWO (2011) & Death
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) · Feb 27, 2017
2.29 - HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART ONE (2010) & Friendship
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) · Feb 20, 2017
2.28 - HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (2009) & Desecration
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) · Feb 13, 2017
2.27 - HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (2007) & Alternative Facts
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) · Feb 6, 2017
2.26 - HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (2005) & Transition
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) · Feb 1, 2017
2.25 - HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004) & Transformation
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) · Jan 24, 2017
2.24 - HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (2002) & Purity
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) · Jan 16, 2017
2.23 - HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE (2001) & Introductions
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) · Jan 10, 2017
2.21 - ALIEN: RESURRECTION (1997) and Captivity
Alien Resurrection (1997) · Dec 17, 2016
2.19 - ALIENS (1986) & Gender
Aliens (1986) · Nov 22, 2016
2.18 - ALIEN (1979) & The Thriller
Alien (1979) · Nov 13, 2016
2.17 - EVIL DEAD (2013) & Supernatural Memes
Evil Dead (2013) · Nov 7, 2016
2.16 - ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992) & Genre Mashup
Army of Darkness (1992) · Oct 31, 2016
2.15 - EVIL DEAD II (1987) & Comedy
Evil Dead II (1987) · Oct 24, 2016
2.14 - THE EVIL DEAD (1981) & The Unknown
The Evil Dead (1981) · Oct 24, 2016
2.13 - THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (2003) & Choice
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) · Oct 10, 2016
2.12 - THE MATRIX RELOADED (2003) & Free Will
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) · Oct 3, 2016
2.11 - THE MATRIX (1999) & Spectacle
The Matrix (1999) · Sep 26, 2016
Reviews with Friends II: 21 Years of SE7EN
Se7en (1995) · Sep 19, 2016
2.10 - JASON BOURNE (2016) & the Mainstream
Jason Bourne (2016) · Sep 12, 2016
2.9 - THE BOURNE LEGACY (2012) & New Starts
The Bourne Legacy (2012) · Sep 5, 2016
2.8 - THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (2007) & Tonal Shifts
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) · Aug 29, 2016
2.7 - THE BOURNE SUPREMACY (2004) & The Art of the Sequel (II)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) · Aug 22, 2016
2.6 - THE BOURNE IDENTITY (2002) & Amnesia
The Bourne Identity (2002) · Aug 9, 2016
2.5 - INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (2008) &Reality
2.3 - INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) & Orientalism
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) · Jul 5, 2016
2.1 - BLUES BROTHERS 2000 (1998) & Change
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) · Jun 23, 2016
1.50 - THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980) & Pop Culture Musicals
The Blues Brothers (1980) · Jun 13, 2016
1.49 - JOHN DIES AT THE END (2012) & Meta
John Dies at the End (2013) · Jun 1, 2016
1.48 - BIG HERO 6 (2014) & Loss
Big Hero 6 (2014) · May 18, 2016
1.47 - THE ASSASSIN (2015) & Cultural Tourism
The Assassin (2015) · May 3, 2016
1.46 - SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) & Transformation
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Apr 19, 2016
1.45 - GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) & Mentors
Good Will Hunting (1997) · Apr 16, 2016
1.44 - BOOK OF ELI (2010) & Religion
The Book of Eli (2010) · Apr 5, 2016
1.43 - Small Batch - BATMAN V SUPERMAN (2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) · Mar 30, 2016
1.42 - ZODIAC (2007) & Reality
Zodiac (2007) · Mar 16, 2016
1.41 - SCREAM (1996) & Meta-Text
Scream (1996) · Mar 2, 2016
1.40 - FOXCATCHER (2014) & Nostalgia (II)
Foxcatcher (2014) · Feb 24, 2016
1.39 - BRICK (2005) & Film Noir
Film Noir (2005) · Feb 9, 2016
1.38 - LONE RANGER (2013) & Racism
The Lone Ranger (2013) · Feb 6, 2016
1.37 - SILENT RUNNING (1972) & Ecology
Silent Running (1972) · Jan 26, 2016
1.36 - WHIPLASH (2014) & Myth-Making
Whiplash (2014) · Jan 19, 2016
1.35 - STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015) & Belated Sequels
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) · Jan 11, 2016
1.33 - IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) & ‘The Christmas Film'
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Dec 23, 2015
1.32 - GO (1999) & The Para-Christmas Film
Go (1999) · Dec 22, 2015
1.31 - HOME ALONE (1990) & Family
Home Alone (1990) · Dec 7, 2015
1.30 - THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER (2010) & Adolescence
The Myth of the American Sleepover (2011) · Dec 1, 2015
1.29 - BEASTS OF NO NATION (2015) & Youth
Beasts of No Nation (2015) · Nov 23, 2015
1.28 - ZOMBI 2 (1979) & Schlock Colonisation
Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979) · Nov 7, 2015
1.27 - Small Batch - SPECTRE (2015)
Spectre (2015) · Nov 4, 2015
1.26 - THE BABADOOK (2014) & Trauma
The Babadook (2014) · Oct 27, 2015
1.25 - THE MARTIAN (2015), Science, & Solo Survival
The Martian (2015) · Oct 27, 2015
1.24 - GIRL, INTERRUPTED (1999) & Mental Health
Girl, Interrupted (1999) · Oct 13, 2015
1.23 - THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010) & Truth
The Social Network (2010) · Sep 29, 2015
1.22 - SEXY BEAST (2000) & Crime
Sexy Beast (2001) · Sep 22, 2015
1.21 - HIGH FIDELITY (2000) & Pop Culture Soundtracks
High Fidelity (2000) · Sep 15, 2015
1.20 - Small Batch: TRAINWRECK (2015)
Trainwreck (2015) · Sep 7, 2015
1.19 - WORLD WAR Z (2013) & Invasion
World War Z (2013) · Sep 3, 2015
1.18 - BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD (2012) & Childhood
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) · Aug 25, 2015
1.16 - STATION AGENT (2003) & Isolation
The Station Agent (2003) · Aug 11, 2015
1.15 - INSIDE OUT (2015) & Stereotypes
Inside Out (2015) · Aug 4, 2015
1.14 - ANTMAN (2015) & Origin Stories
Ant-Man (2015) · Jul 28, 2015
1.13 - THE MONUMENTS MEN (2014) & Ownership
The Monuments Men (2014) · Jul 21, 2015
1.12 - DEAR WENDY (2005) & American Imperialism
Dear Wendy (2005) · Jul 14, 2015
1.11 - FLIGHT (2012) & Addiction
Flight (2012) · Jul 7, 2015
1.9 - JURASSIC WORLD (2015) & Nostalgia
Jurassic World (2015) · Jun 22, 2015
1.8 - THE APARTMENT (1960) And Endings
The Apartment (1960) · Jun 15, 2015
1.7 - CLERKS (1994) & Slacker Cinema
Clerks (1994) · Jun 8, 2015
1.6 - DIE HARD (1988) & Masculinity
Die Hard (1988) · Jun 1, 2015
1.5 - MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015) & Myth
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · May 25, 2015
1.4 - WARRIOR (2011) & Sports Films
Warrior (2011) · May 18, 2015
1.3 - RESERVOIR DOGS (1991) & Tarantino
Reservoir Dogs (1991) · May 11, 2015
1.2 - ZERO DARK THIRTY (2012) & The Other
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) · May 4, 2015