What was lost has now been found, as a completed version of Orson Welles’ last film The Other Side of the Wind has been released, alongside a companion documentary, They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead. Were they worth waiting for,… Continue Reading →

In podcasts passim we’ve discussed our regard for the more grounded, somewhat realistic espionage dramas from the likes of John Le Carre, but despite Frederick Forsyth plowing a very similar furrow, I’m not all that familiar with his works. We… Continue Reading →

Join us for another film-based gabfest where we discuss the delights, or inverse delights, of Apostle, The Night Comes For Us, Flavors of Youth, Halloween, and Sicario: Day of the Soldado. Our opinions are delightful, and will delight you. Groove… Continue Reading →

We continue that solid zombie vibe with two films that take a look at the lighter side of the dead returning to life and eating you – Shaun of the Dead and Night of the Comet. Who will triumph in… Continue Reading →

We may have just seen the back of Halloween, but it’s somehow fitting that the zombies would be shambling out a trifle late. Join us as we hit some interesting and/or noteworthy reanimated corpse based entertainment with White Zombie, I… Continue Reading →

Another month, another wildly divergent bunch of films to chew on. Join us and savour the flavour of Crazy Rich Asians, BlacKkKlansman, First Man, Upgrade, Mandy, Game Night, Detroit, and Faces Places. Download on Spreaker | Subscribe on iTunes |… Continue Reading →

Our last episode covered most of what we’d call the prime cuts of Carpenter, but there’s a lot more to talk about, including revisiting his most influential work, and also his only film that had a cup of coffee with… Continue Reading →

B-movie auteur, King of the Schlock, call him what you want but John Carpenter has carved himself a very singular reputation and a status as one of Hollywood’s most inventive if not critically successful directors. On this episode we will… Continue Reading →

It’s time once more to batter through a diverse batch of recent films, including The Meg, Mission: Impossible: Fallout, Mom and Dad, The Spy Who Dumped Me, Hereditary, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, and The Predator. Get with the… Continue Reading →

Two films examining the same character, twenty five years apart? Intriguing. Join us as we digest The Hustler and The Color of Money. Download on Spreaker | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe via feed The Hustler “Oh, do it Oh,… Continue Reading →

At some point in the dim and distant past of last year, prompted in part by the welcome news of his retirement, we’d decided we should look at the career of Uwe Boll. I say we. As it turns out,… Continue Reading →

It’s our general August film round-up time, but we’ve inadvertently hit upon a couple of themes, with two superhero sequels, Ant-Man and the Wasp and Incredibles 2, two dramas with a religious bent to them, First Reformed and Apostasy, and… Continue Reading →