The movie and television discussion podcast from the writers at Film89.co.uk. Each episode we’ll discuss in-depth a different topic relating to film and television. We give in-depth reviews of the latest films as well as detailed retrospectives of older, classic films and even audio commentaries. We also regularly give the rundown of our favourite films/shows in different categories and answer your listener questions.
Episode 157: Episode 157 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director’s Edition (1979 / 2001).
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) · Sep 7, 2026
Episode 156: Episode 156 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026).
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) · Aug 7, 2026
Episode 155: Episode 155 - 300 (2006).
300 (2007) · Jul 26, 2026
Episode 154: Episode 154 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · Jul 18, 2026
Episode 153: Episode 153 - Independence Day (1996).
Independence Day (1996) · Jul 3, 2026
Episode 152: Episode 152 - The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Jun 19, 2026
Episode 151: Episode 151 - Aliens (1986).
Aliens (1986) · May 29, 2026
Episode 150: Episode 150 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · May 11, 2026
Episode 149: Episode 149 - Batman: The Movie (1966).
Batman (1966) · Apr 29, 2026
Episode 148: Episode 148 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) · Mar 31, 2026
Episode 147: Episode 147 - The Making of John Frankenheimer’s Grand Prix (1966).
Grand Prix (1966) · Mar 10, 2026
Episode 146: Episode 146 - The Last Boy Scout (1991).
The Last Boy Scout (1991) · Feb 18, 2026
Episode 145: Episode 145 - The Searchers (1956).
The Searchers (1956) · Jan 27, 2026
Episode 144: Episode 144 - American Psycho (2000).
American Psycho (2000) · Jan 20, 2026
Episode 143: Episode 143 - Thunderball (1965).
Thunderball (1965) · Dec 17, 2025
Episode 141: Episode 141 - Frankenstein (2025).
Frankenstein (2025) · Nov 10, 2025
Episode 140: Episode 140 - Fright Night (1985).
Fright Night (1985) · Oct 20, 2025
Episode 139: Episode 139 - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · Oct 8, 2025
Episode 138: Episode 138 - Heat (1995).
Heat (1995) · Sep 10, 2025
Episode 136: Episode 136 - Superman (2025).
Superman (2025) · Jul 17, 2025
Episode 135: Episode 135 - Total Recall (1990).
Total Recall (1990) · Jun 15, 2025
Episode 134: Episode 134 - To Live and Die in L.A. (1985).
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) · May 30, 2025
Episode 133: Episode 133 - Commando (1985).
Commando (1985) · Apr 9, 2025
Episode 132: Episode 132 - Raging Bull (1980).
Raging Bull (1980) · Mar 26, 2025
Episode 131: Episode 131 - The Usual Suspects (1995).
The Usual Suspects (1995) · Feb 10, 2025
Episode 130: Episode 130 - Demolition Man (1993).
Demolition Man (1993) · Jan 27, 2025
Episode 129: Episode 129 - Nosferatu (1922, 1979, 2024).
Nosferatu (2024) · Jan 5, 2025
Episode 128: Episode 128 - Star Trek: Generations (1994).
Star Trek: Generations (1994) · Dec 13, 2024
Episode 127: Episode 127 - Goldfinger (1964).
Goldfinger (1964) · Nov 27, 2024
Episode 126: Episode 126 - Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954).
Rear Window (1954) · Nov 13, 2024
Episode 125: Episode 125 - 2024 Halloween Special - 50 Years of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) · Oct 19, 2024
Episode 124: Episode 124 - The Terminator (1984).
The Terminator (1984) · Oct 13, 2024
Episode 123: Episode 123 - “Pressure and Time” - 30 Years of The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
Pressure (2015) · Sep 21, 2024
Episode 122: Episode 122 - Alien (1979).
Alien (1979) · Sep 3, 2024
Episode 121: Episode 121 - Alien: Romulus (2024).
Alien: Romulus (2024) · Aug 22, 2024
Episode 120: Episode 120 - Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) · Aug 5, 2024
Episode 119: Episode 119 - The Abyss (1989).
The Abyss (1989) · Jul 25, 2024
Episode 118: Episode 118 - Do The Right Thing (1989).
Do the Right Thing (1989) · Jun 27, 2024
Episode 117: Episode 117 - Pulp Fiction (1994).
Pulp Fiction (1994) · May 18, 2024
Episode 116: Episode 116 - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984).
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) · May 2, 2024
Episode 115: Episode 115 - The Towering Inferno (1974).
The Towering Inferno (1974) · Apr 23, 2024
Episode 114: Episode 114 - “Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely” - 50 Years of The Godfather Part II (1974).
The Godfather Part II (1974) · Apr 8, 2024
Episode 113: Episode 113 - Dune: Part Two (2024).
Dune: Part Two (2024) · Mar 7, 2024
Episode 111: Episode 111 - The Warriors (1979).
The Warriors (1979) · Feb 1, 2024
Episode 110: Episode 110 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) · Dec 11, 2023
Episode 109: Episode 109 - From Russia With Love (1963).
From Russia with Love (1963) · Nov 30, 2023
Episode 108: Episode 108 - The Killer (2023).
The Killer (2023) · Nov 14, 2023
Episode 107: Episode 107 - Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) · Oct 24, 2023
Episode 106: Episode 106 - 2023 Halloween Special - 50 Years of The Exorcist (1973).
The Exorcist (1973) · Oct 6, 2023
Episode 105: Episode 105 - Enter the Dragon (1973).
Enter the Dragon (1973) · Sep 18, 2023
Episode 103: Episode 103 - The Great Escape (1963).
The Great Escape (1963) · Aug 12, 2023
Episode 102: Episode 102 - 90 Years of King Kong (1933).
King Kong (1933) · Jul 31, 2023
Episode 101: Episode 101 - Oppenheimer (2023).
Oppenheimer (2023) · Jul 25, 2023
Episode 99: Episode 99 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023).
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) · Jun 30, 2023
Episode 97: Episode 97 - The Wicker Man (1973).
The Wicker Man (1973) · May 16, 2023
Episode 95: Episode 95 - The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) · Mar 27, 2023
Episode 94: Episode 94 - Scarface (1983) & Carlito’s Way (1993).
Scarface (1983) · Mar 20, 2023
Episode 93: Episode 93 - Return of the Jedi (1983).
Return of the Jedi (1983) · Mar 11, 2023
Episode 92: Episode 92 - The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) · Feb 17, 2023
Episode 91: Episode 91 - John Carpenter’s ‘Christine’ (1983).
Christine (1983) · Jan 30, 2023
Episode 89: Episode 89 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) · Dec 7, 2022
Episode 88: Episode 88 - Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) · Nov 21, 2022
Episode 87: Episode 87 - 60 Years of 007 - Dr. No (1962).
Dr. No (1962) · Nov 4, 2022
Episode 83: Episode 83 - Prey (2022).
Prey (2022) · Aug 9, 2022
Episode 81: Episode 81 - “From Hell’s Heart…” 40 Years of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) · Jun 6, 2022
Episode 80: Episode 80 - Conan The Barbarian (1982).
Conan the Barbarian (1982) · May 11, 2022
Episode 79: Episode 79 - “All Those Moments…” 40 Years of Blade Runner (1982).
Blade Runner (1982) · Apr 17, 2022
Episode 78: Episode 78 - “Strictly Business” - 50 Years of The Godfather (1972).
Strictly Business (1991) · Mar 27, 2022
Episode 77: Episode 77 - The Batman (2022).
The Batman (2022) · Mar 8, 2022
Episode 75: Episode 75 - Star Wars (1977).
Star Wars (1977) · Feb 12, 2022
Episode 73: Episode 73 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) · Dec 3, 2021
Episode 72: Episode 72 - Dune (2021).
Dune (2021) · Nov 1, 2021
Episode 71: Episode 71 - Halloween Kills (2021).
Halloween Kills (2021) · Oct 24, 2021
Episode 70: Episode 70 - Citizen Kane (1941).
Citizen Kane (1941) · Sep 7, 2021
Episode 69 - “Thank God For The Rain” - 45 Years of Taxi Driver (1976).
Taxi Driver (1976) · Jul 25, 2021
Episode 68 - Loki (2021) / Black Widow (2021).
Black Widow (2021) · Jul 19, 2021
Episode 67 - Army of the Dead (2021).
Army of the Dead (2021) · May 26, 2021
Episode 65 - Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021).
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) · Mar 23, 2021
Episode 63 - “The Art of Loneliness” - Lost in Translation (2003) & Her (2013).
Lost in Translation (2003) · Feb 3, 2021
Episode 62 - Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) · Jan 2, 2021
Episode 59 - “Nothing Ever Ends” - The Enduring Legacy of Alan Moore’s ‘Watchmen’.
Watchmen (2009) · Dec 9, 2020
Episode 58 - An interview with Joey Cramer, star of Flight of the Navigator (1986) & Life After the Navigator (2020).
Flight of the Navigator (1986) · Nov 17, 2020
Episode 58 - An interview with Joey Cramer, star of Flight of the Navigator (1986) & Life After the Navigator (2020).
Life After The Navigator (2020) · Nov 17, 2020
Episode 57 - The Karate Kid (1984).
The Karate Kid (1984) · Nov 15, 2020
Episode 56 - The Fog (1980).
The Fog (1980) · Oct 22, 2020
Episode 55 - The Social Network (2010).
The Social Network (2010) · Sep 20, 2020
Episode 54 - Tenet (2020).
Tenet (2020) · Aug 31, 2020
Episode 52 - Jaws (1975).
Jaws (1975) · Aug 8, 2020
Episode 51 - Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) / Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
Batman (1993) · Aug 1, 2020
Episode 49 - Constantine (2005) - From Comic Book to the Big Screen.
Constantine (2005) · May 30, 2020
Episode 48 - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · May 21, 2020
Episode 47 - Manhunter (1986).
Manhunter (1986) · May 15, 2020
Episode 45 - Field of Dreams (1989).
Field of Dreams (1989) · Apr 19, 2020
Episode 43 - “More Than Meets The Eye”, The Toys, The Show & Transformers: The Movie (1986).
The Transformers: The Movie (1986) · Feb 1, 2020
Episode 42 - 1917 (2019).
1917 (2019) · Jan 16, 2020
Episode 40 - The Irishman (2019).
The Irishman (2019) · Nov 21, 2019
Episode 38 - The Shining (1980) / Doctor Sleep (2019).
The Shining (1980) · Nov 5, 2019
Episode 37 - Terminator: Dark Fate (2019).
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) · Oct 28, 2019
Episode 36 - Joker (2019).
Joker (2019) · Oct 14, 2019
Episode 35 - From First Blood to Last Blood, The John Rambo Saga (1982 - 2019).
First Blood (1982) · Oct 4, 2019
Episode 35 - From First Blood to Last Blood, The John Rambo Saga (1982 - 2019).
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) · Oct 4, 2019
Episode 35 - From First Blood to Last Blood, The John Rambo Saga (1982 - 2019).
Rambo III (1988) · Oct 4, 2019
Episode 35 - From First Blood to Last Blood, The John Rambo Saga (1982 - 2019).
Rambo (2008) · Oct 4, 2019
Episode 35 - From First Blood to Last Blood, The John Rambo Saga (1982 - 2019).
Rambo: Last Blood (2019) · Oct 4, 2019
Episode 34 - Rio Bravo (1959) & Horror Film Special.
Rio Bravo (1959) · Sep 10, 2019
Episode 33 - Once Upon A Time In... Hollywood (2019).
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) · Aug 23, 2019
Episode 32 - “Forget it Jake, it’s...” Chinatown (1974) - Celebrating 45 years of Roman Polanski’s Classic Film-Noir.
Chinatown (1974) · Jul 25, 2019
Episode 31 - Toy Story 4 / Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).
Toy Story 4 (2019) · Jul 12, 2019
Episode 31 - Toy Story 4 / Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) · Jul 12, 2019
Episode 30 - "Breaking The First Two Rules" - The 20th Anniversary of Fight Club (1999).
Fight Club (1999) · Jun 23, 2019
Episode 28 - Celebrating 40 Years of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) · May 13, 2019
Episode 27 - Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Avengers: Endgame (2019) · Apr 28, 2019
Episode 26 - Into the Heart of Darkness - The 40th Anniversary of Apocalypse Now (1979).
Apocalypse Now (1979) · Apr 17, 2019
Episode 25 - “God we love this street!” Celebrating 30 Years of Joe Dante’s ‘The ‘Burbs’ (1989).
The 'Burbs (1989) · Mar 28, 2019
Episode 24 - Captain Marvel (2019).
Captain Marvel (2019) · Mar 13, 2019
Episode 23 - Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) · Feb 13, 2019
Episode 22 - ‘Ode To Joy’ - Celebrating 30 Years of Die Hard (1988).
Die Hard (1988) · Dec 19, 2018
Episode 21 - When Dinosaurs ruled the Earth - Celebrating 25 Years of Jurassic Park.
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) · Dec 6, 2018
Episode 20 - Celebrating 60 Years of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958).
Vertigo (1958) · Nov 21, 2018
Episode 17 - “Age cannot wither her...” The Making of ‘Cleopatra’ (1963).
Cleopatra (1963) · Oct 16, 2018
Episode 16 - Predator (1987) - The Predator (2018).
Predator (1987) · Sep 18, 2018
Episode 15 - RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (2018).
RoboCop (1987) · Sep 10, 2018
Episode 14 - Ant-Man & The Wasp (2018).
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) · Aug 10, 2018
Episode 13 - Ten Years of The Dark Knight - Part 2, The Dark Knight (2008).
The Dark Knight (2008) · Aug 2, 2018
Episode 10 - Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) · May 29, 2018
Episode 9 - Deadpool 2 (2018).
Deadpool 2 (2018) · May 21, 2018
Episode 8 - Casablanca (1942).
Casablanca (1943) · May 12, 2018
Episode 7 - Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · Apr 27, 2018
Episode 6 - Ready Player One (2018).
Ready Player One (2018) · Apr 1, 2018
Episode 5 - Annihilation (2018).
Annihilation (2018) · Mar 23, 2018
Episode 4 - Black Panther (2018).
Black Panther (2018) · Feb 15, 2018
Episode 3 - John Carpenter's The Thing (1982).
The Thing (1982) · Jan 28, 2018
Episode 2 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) · Jan 18, 2018
Episode 1 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017).
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Jan 7, 2018