Film Chat

229. 2022 Christmas Special ft Avatar 2

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 17:01:17 GMT

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228. Shang Chi, The Eternals, The French Dispatch & Naked

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:58:52 GMT

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227. Inside, Dune, Last Night in Soho & No Time To Die

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:31:46 GMT

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226. Black Widow & Another Round

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 19:00:20 GMT

This time we delve into Thomas Vinterberg's gentle Another Round, a film about some droopy dads getting various degrees of pissed. Plus Sam reviews Black Widow, a film most people have probably already forgotten exists. We also have a conversation about the Matrix trilogy and the sex rave we all remember fondly from the second one, and resist the Disney Corporation's attempts to trick us into a nostalgic connection to the latest Spider-Man.

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225. Promising Young Woman & The Snyder Cut

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 18:00:48 GMT

A rare transmission from Film Chat finds us reviewing Oscar-winning thriller Promising Young Woman, which did not speak to this podcast's male hosts. We also check out the wacky four-hour "Synder cut" of Justice League, surely the longest, greyest, and most rubble-filled superhero film ever made. Plus, we applaud the social media presence of Antony Hopkins and we look at upcoming projects from Rian Johnson and Joe Cornish.

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224. Wonder Woman 1984

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:51:06 GMT

In line with our predictable, regular, and timely production schedule, the latest episode of Film Chat is here! We're releasing it just after the Oscars, but we know what our listeners really want to hear - our review of Wonder Woman 1984. Everyone's talking about it, everyone's thinking about it, and now you get to hear our take. Don't miss out!

PLUS!! We hold forth on Netflix's Bridgerton, a vibrant period romance with a lot of sexy boxing and heaving bosoms, and we chat about forthcoming projects from Noah Baumbach and Darren Aronofsky.

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223. Soul, Wild Mountain Thyme & Hamilton

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 11:17:17 GMT

On this extremely belated episode of Film Chat we review Soul, the latest film from Pixar which combines their two interests - madcap buddy comedy shenanigans and deep metaphysical ruminations.

We then openly laugh at cultural hate crime/film Wild Mountain Thyme which, if nothing else, is a strong contender for weirdest third act twist ever.

AND we find time to deliver a blistering hot take on the cultural juggernaut Hamilton a mere 6 years after it was first staged.

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222. Christmas Special

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 23:46:50 GMT

Quick!!!! If you stick this episode on within minutes of it uploading, you can still ring in the New Year with this podcast on in the background!! Bid goodnight to 2020 with Sam and Danny, as they look over what has unquestionably been a weird and not particularly good year. Most of a top 10 films of the year is assembled, Christmas viewing highlights are discussed, some lovely messages from listeners are read out, and the question of which teapot from Disney's Beauty and the Beast films is the sexiest is addressed.

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221. Mank

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 14:41:00 GMT

On this episode we review David Fincher's latest film, Mank, in which everyone's favourite old man, Gary Oldman plays the legendary screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz. In the pantheon of Netflix movies is it better than The Irishman or worse than The Princess Switch: Switched Again? Tune in to find out.

Plus we look at the frankly insane number of project Disney has announced and wonder what it is that has gotten Lord Christopher Nolan in a real tizz.

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220. The Trial of the Chicago 7 & Borat 2

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:49:27 GMT

Our latest episode sneaking out gives our listeners a chance to play another game of "When Did We Record This?" Under the microscope this time are a double dose of political Sacha Baron Cohen movies that between them are probably responsible for Biden's election victory. Well done Sacha!!

In The Trial of the Chicago Seven, ultra-liberal ultra-patriot Aaron Sorkin dramatises the true story of a group of left-wing protestors accused of "conspiracy to riot" at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The result is Sorkin's most watchable effort for quite some time, even though he almost certainly once yelled "get a job" at someone just because they were bearded and not wearing a suit. Meanwhile, Danny reviews Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. This comedy sequel sees Sacha Baron Cohen stick it to the Cheeto-in-Chief the best way he can, adopting a somewhat racist accent and getting into some very awkward situations.

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219. I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Sat, 28 Nov 2020 11:40:01 GMT

On this belated episode of Film Chat, Danny reviews anticipated threequel Bill and Ted: Face the Music in which the internet's boyfriend Keanu Reeves teams up with that guy who was in the previous films to give you a hit of nostalgia laced joy. It's basically fine.

THEN we do a deep dive into I'm Thinking of Ending Things, the latest existential offering from America's saddest director, Charlie Kaufman. Y'know, given the past few years it can often feel like the world is going to hell but Kaufman's film is a reassuring reminder that this isn't true because existence itself IS hell so it would be impossible for itto get any worse.

PLUS exciting hot takes on David Fincher's Zodiac, Netflix series Umbrella Academy, and that one-off Channel 4 documentary about dogging that got repeated last month.

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218. Tenet & Irresistible

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:23:49 GMT

On this episode we review the much-anticipated and still-in-cinemas Tenet, Christopher Nolan's latest high-concept, low-IQ blockbuster. We didn't know what the heck was going on but at least the explosions were all in-camera. Plus Danny gives his take on Jon Stewart's misfiring political satire Irresistible, and Sam explains why the 2018 film Rampage should have had one more giant animal in it.

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217. Quarantine Chronicles Vol 7

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:24:11 GMT

Film Chat episodes are just like buses. You wait 3 months for one and then two come along within a week of each other. That's the saying right?

On this belated ep we give scorching hot takes on the latest Judd Apatow man child dramedy The King of Staten Island, Alex Garland's robo chamber piece Ex Machina and Amy Heckerling's seminal 90's teen flick Clueless. We also find time to discuss a proposed Princess Diana biopic and wonder whether it'll be shit or the shit.

Next episode due April 2025. Keep watching the seas!

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216. Quarantine Chronicles Vol 6

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 17:07:01 GMT

After an editing process longer than those of the the last three Christopher Nolan films combined, this archive audio recorded back in May 2020 is now ready for consumption by contemporary audiences. Remember May? It was a lot like now except barbers weren't open and Tenet hadn't come out. This blast from the past covers:

-- Maybe Christopher Walken's best performance ever in King of New York

-- Horror classic Witchfinder General

-- Patrick Keillor's 1992 documentary London, which features a voiceover from a man very sad about the general election result and is consequently a mood

-- Travolta's 30 different epic wigs in Gotti

-- The Snyder cut

-- Us being happy about what a dick Richard Curtis appears to be

-- Sam's self haircut

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215. Quarantine Chronicles Vol 5

Sun, 31 May 2020 12:28:06 GMT

Our good friend Georgia Mills joins us to revisit 1999's Best Picture winner American Beauty, which turns out to be a real hot mess. We also grill Georgia about the scientific accuracy of films such as Lucy, The Matrix, and The Martian, and learn about "double bees". Plus, we take a look at another classic, the incredibly self-conscious and awkward erotic blockbuster 50 Shades of Grey.

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214. Quarantine Chronicles Vol 4

Fri, 15 May 2020 17:51:01 GMT

The latest missive from the lockdown bunker contains:

-- Danny's views on the festive anti-Brexit rom-com Last Christmas, featuring Emilia Clarke and a very literal interpretation of some George Michael lyrics

-- Some dunking on Extraction, the gritty urban shoot-em-up on Netflix whose epic single-take action sequence is frankly trying too hard

-- Chat about Billy Wilder's late period comedy The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

-- Brainstorm session for a film pitch for Coronavirus: The Movie, including a little diversion into a discussion of the Josie Long film Super November

-- Sam calling himself out for tolerating the mid-season lull in the third series of Castlevania

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213. Quarantine Chronicles Vol 3

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:00:53 GMT

This time in our respective lockdown bunkers, we discuss:

- Quiz, the TV show about the coughing man who cheated on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

- Castlevania, Netflix's cartoon about very softly spoken vampires and even more softly spoken vampire hunters

- Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows, probably not as good as the Netflix cartoon but nevertheless a classic

- Netflix's Four Weddings knock-off Love Wedding Repeat

- #MeToo era horror The Invisible Man, which is one of many good films with "man" in the title

- The best film with "man" in the title

- Good voice-overs in animations

- 6 Underground, intensely stupid Michael Bay film

- Firewall with Harrison Ford and Paul Bettany, you all remember that one

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212. Quarantine Chronicles Vol 2

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 06:00:35 GMT

Several weeks into the lockdown the cracks are starting to show in the Film Chat machine so prepare for yourself for an episode which is somehow even less well prepped and even more free wheelin' then the last one. Our conversation covers the following classic films that you've been dying to hear our takes on:

Confused and irritating Viggo Mortensen drama Captain Fantastic

Lightweight Netflix rom-com Set It Up

Sly and Arnie buddy film Escape Plan

Classic Kung Fu movie The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

Recent Austen adaptation Emma

Loving 50's rom-com homage Down With Love

Stay indoors and keep washing your hands

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211. Quarantine Chronicles Vol 1

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 22:26:55 GMT

We may be hunkered down inside forts made of panic-bought loo rolls and egg cartons, but we're still in contact with one another and we have the ability to record ourselves, so the podcast goes on!!! In this loose, even less prepped edition of Film Chat, we meander around what we've been watching lately instead of making physical contact with other humans. Conversation covers:

--Mark Wahlberg's Netflix oeuvre

--fash buddy cop film Dragged Across Concrete

--sexy 70s Italian cop film Live Like A Cop, Die Like A Man

--Studio Ghibli's Laputa Castle in the Sky

--the classic film everyone's always talking about, A Simple Favour

--the other oft-mentioned culturally relevant movie, Yes Man

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210. Escape From Pretoria & Bacurau

Sun, 29 Mar 2020 11:16:07 GMT

With the Coronavirus forcing us all to self isolate everyone has more time to do one thing.

Knitting.

Unfortunately, like idiots, we made this podcast where we watch films, an activity nobody was doing before the pandemic and has only decreased as a result of it.

Nevertheless we pointlessly review Escape from Pretoria, a South African real life prison drama which contained none of the excitement of nailing a purl ridge stitch.

We also review Bacurau a brilliant genre bending fever dream come political allegory. Is it as good as successfully executing a herringbow lace rib? Of course not.

Plus we find time to discuss how Covid 19 has impacted the box office and give a hot take on Nicholas Cage’s latest acid infused genre piece Colour Out Of Space.

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209. Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Birds of Prey & A Field in England

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:31:25 GMT

For this episode we shake off the contrarian attitude we took towards Midsommar and join in with the hordes of critics lavishing praise on Céline Sciamma's period romance Portrait of a Lady on Fire. We agree with the professional chumps - it's good! Plus, Sam offers his take on the Suicide Squad spin-off Birds of Prey and the Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel, which plucks Margot Robbie from the bland grimy macho nonsense of the original and puts her in the centre of some colourful sisterly nonsense instead. Sam also follows a listener recommendation and checks out Ben Wheatley's A Field In England, a low-budget oddity featuring some English Civil War deserters taking psychedelic mushrooms and facing off against a wizard. He's a bit nonplussed by it.

We also give a belated thumbs up to the ex-staff of French film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma, we audibly tear up and struggle to finish our sentences discussing the current situation with Indiana Jones 5, and Danny dunks on Josh Gad.

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208. Parasite & The Personal History of David Copperfield

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 19:46:32 GMT

On this episode of Film Chat we finally review the recent Best Picture winner Parasite and answer the question everyone's been asking themselves - is this as good as Green Book?

THEN Jake Hoskyns joins Sam in the Film Chat podbooth to review Armando Ianucci's latest film, The Personal History of David Copperfield? Did Armando Barnaby FUDGE this latest Dickens adaptation or was it a tale of two pretty satisfied film goers? Tune in to find out!

PLUS we discuss the news that Bradley Cooper has been approached to play Barry Gibb in an upcoming Bee Gees biopics and wonder how many litres of helium he'll have to inhale in order to record the soundtrack.

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207. Jojo Rabbit, The Lighthouse & The Wicker Man

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 13:25:56 GMT

Nazis! Lighthouse keepers! Pagans! This episode of Film Chat has it all!

FIRSTLY, Danny reviews Oscar winning "anti-hate" satire Jojo Rabbit and finds it a real kampf to think of anything positive to say about it.

THEN, Danny and Sam review The Lighthouse which goes straight into their top 5 of black and white lighthouse-based films that they’ve seen this year.

AND THEN, Danny and Sam reappraise the classic British Horror film The Wicker Man and decide that Oh God Oh Jesus Christ is that a great movie!

PLUS we look at the news about the latest instalment in the PWHCU - The Pee Wee Herman Cinematic Universe and catch up on all the latest correspondence from our legions of fans.

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206. Uncut Gems, 1917 & Midsommar

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 18:24:14 GMT

On this week's episode, we place the acclaimed, much-memed Uncut Gems under our critical loupe and check it for flaws. We also add to our collection of awards-season related opinions by reviewing the widely nominated historical epic 1917, in which Roger Deakins stalks a pair of young soldiers around wartorn France, refusing to cut away. And we address a listener complaint by finally reviewing last year's well-received horror Midsommar, although neither of us thought it was that great so the review might not have been worth the wait (sorry Tom).

PLUS we talk about the not very good Oscar nominations.

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205. Little Women

Sat, 18 Jan 2020 14:28:50 GMT

On this episode of Film Chat, Sam and Danny review the deeply misleadingly titled Little Women. Which, contrary to it's title, is about a group of regular sized sisters growing up during the civil war. Seriously the smallest one is probably round 5'2, absolute bullshit*

PLUS Danny gives belated hot takes on two of the most talked about films of last year, Joker and Cats. He found one of them to be a bizarre film with full of nonsensical plotting and hammy performances and the other one was Cats!!!!

AND we generally moan about the state of the British Film industry whose idea of a perfect film would be a drama about a bunch of albinos in a snowstorm reciting Churchill speechs - they're white as fuck.

*The film itself is excellent.

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204. CHRISTMAS & Cats & Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker

Mon, 30 Dec 2019 13:46:06 GMT

It's the Film Chat Christmas Special, as we reflect on the year gone by accompanied by messages from our listeners, some seasonal sound effects, and surreptitiously munched mince pies. We offer our own top 10, or top 7 or so in Sam's case since he didn't see enough good films to fill out the list. We also dip our toe into looking back on the whole decade but Sam chickens out of that challenge entirely.

Plus, of course, we review the two big holiday releases: the once-in-a-lifetime mindfuck that is Tom Hooper's Cats, and the simultaneously frantic and cautious climax to the Star Wars saga, The Rise of Skywalker.

Merry Christmas everyone! It's 12 days long and we're not even at New Year yet so you must accept it's still Christmas! Listen to this episode while it's still festive! Listen now!

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203. The Nightingale, Frozen 2 & Knives Out

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 09:01:57 GMT

On this belated episode of Film Chat we review 3 films, some of which may still be in cinemas!

Danny saw The Nightingale, a film that taught him that colonialism is wrong through a gruelling narrative which contain multiple scenes of extreme and rape.

Meanwhile Sam saw Frozen 2, a film that taught him that colonialism is wrong through a zippy narrative which contain multiple scenes of extremely catchy tunes and bright colours.

Then they join forces to review franchise-killing feminazi soyboy beta cuck Rian Johnson’s latest pathetic attempt at making a film. Despite the film being completely original it somehow ruined my childhood – why are studios giving this man money?!?!?

PLUS we discuss the BBC’s recent poll of the 100 best films directed by women and shake our heads at the news of an upcoming, strikingly tasteless sounding Michael Jackson stage play.

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202. The Irishman

Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:57:19 GMT

In an episode recorded some time ago - before everyone in the UK lived in Hell - we review The Irishman, the epoch-spanning gangster epic from Martin Scorsese. Marty has brought together most actors he's ever worked with and used cutting-edge effects to make them younger and older, and there is no denying that all that is fun. But is it good? That is the question with which our review wrestles.

PLUS! We compare the digital fur technology of two thrilling trailers, we touch on deep fakes, and we look forward to a new Star Trek film and a Netflix prequel nobody needs.

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201. Doctor Sleep & The King

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 23:13:37 GMT

On this episode Danny reviews Doctor Sleep the not remotely anticipated or long awaited sequel to classic horror film The Shining which finds Ewan McGregor as a grown up Danny Torrance battling demons from his past, as well as literally battling demons from his past! Review spoiler alert- this film rules.

Then he join forces with Sam to review The King, the latest attempt by Netflix to justify it's subscription fee. It's a medieval war film starring so-hot-right-now actor Timothée Chalamet as so-dead-right-now King Henry and contains a lot of mud and mumbling and cod Shakespearen dialogue. Review spoiler alert - this film sucks.

Plus we discuss the new project from exciting veteran director Spike Lee and then also discuss whether every veteren director is a tired washed up hollow shell of their past selves.

Enjoy!

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200. Monos & The Laudromat

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:36:13 GMT

It's our 200th episode!!! We celebrate this massive landmark by acknowledging it. Otherwise this episode is just like the other ones.

REVIEWED: Monos, an acclaimed, surreal arthouse film about child guerrillas that Peter Bradshaw called "deeply mad" in a five-star review. Danny condemns the film and everyone who liked it. Plus, we review The Laundromat, a star-studded Steven Soderbergh movie that broadly speaking does for the Panama Papers scandal what The Big Short did for the subprime mortgage crisis, that is tell a detail-rich story of financial corruption in a breezy, fourth-wall-breaking way that makes you feel like you're learning even if you're not.

ALSO DISCUSSED: Two films for which we cannot wait: A sexy sounding drama in which Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth play a romantic couple, and Daniel Kaluuya's collaboration with toy company Mattel on a presumably-soon-to-be-Oscar-nominated Barney the Dinosaur movie.

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199. The Day Shall Come, Joker, Hustlers & Ad Astra

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:25:50 GMT

After a brief hiatus we return with reviews of four films which have become distant memories to the film going public.

First up Danny reviews Chris Morris' film The Day Shall Come, an expose about the war on terror full of full of shocking revelations such as the C.I.A are racist and also corrupt but also racist.

THEN Sam reviews Joker, which answers the question film fans have been asking for years namely, what if Taxi Driver but also Batman?

THEN Danny reviews Hustlers, the sleeper hit which reminded everyone that Jennifer Lopez is an amazing actress and that Gigli deserves a critical reappraisal.

THEN Sam reviews Ad Astra, in which Brad Pitt tries to get some space from his dad but then has to search for his dad in space.

PLUS we discuss the latest Matrix movie, weigh in on the Scorsese Marvel controversy and spend far too much time discussing The Kingsman franchise.

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198. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood & Bait

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:18:17 GMT

After a hiatus spent reflecting deeply on the time travel mechanics in Avengers: Endgame, we are back! We review Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a paean to Tinseltown that will make you want to build a little shrine in your home to the hardworking actors who were big on TV in the 50s but never quite made the transition to film. Bless their pure souls. Danny also gives his take on Bait, an arthouse drama about Cornish fishermen painstakingly shot on black and white 16mm. Critics love it - but what about our contrarian Film Chat host? He also thought it was good.

Plus, we discuss Ben Wheatley's move into blockbuster filmmaking, we marvel at the ambition of Richard Linklater's next generation-spanning megaproject, and we hold back the gasps and sobs while ruminating on the demise of the Jeremy Renner app.

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197. Support the Girls, In Fabric & Yesterday

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:02:48 GMT

On this episode not satisfied with his tope bag that says "nevertheless she persisted" on it and his subscription to Bust magazine, Danny takes another step to prove how much of a woke bae he is by seeing Support the Girls, the brilliant new film by Andrew Bujalski all about female solidarity and the emotional toil of work, two topics he knows nothing about.

Then not satisfied with his Dario Argento boxset and his comic by Alejandro Jodorowksy, Danny takes another step to prove how cool and au fait with weird cinema he is by seeing In Fabric, the brilliant new film by Peter Strickland all about shopping and dresses, two topics he knows nothing about.

and finally yesterday all our troubles seemed so far away because we hadn't seen the film Yesterday which FYI is terrible.

We also find time to discuss the new mind bending film from Pixar and spend too much time sharpening our knives for the latest film in The Kingsman franchise.

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196. High Life, Booksmart, Late Night & Sunset

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:59:41 GMT

It's a bonafide review bonanza this week on Film Chat as we review 4 films which are so dissimilar to each other they're like four radically different peas in an unusual pod.

Danny reviews High Life in which Juliette Binoche plays a crazed scientist hell-bent on harvesting Robert Pattinson's semen, in space. - It's not as fun as it sounds.

Then he reviews Sunset in which a young woman tries to unlock the mystery of her past in 1913 Hungary where the country is on the verge of imploding as socio-political factors change the balance of power between the classes - bout as fun as it sounds.

And then he reviews Late Night in which Mindy Kaling plays a struggling comedy writer who lands a job on a late night chat show. Not as fun as it should be.

Meanwhile, Sam reviews Booksmart.

Plus we discuss the new film from Mad Mikkelsen and Thomas Vinterberg and start counting down the days til the release of the recently announced animated Spice Girls movie.

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195. Thunder Road & Eighth Grade

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:29:22 GMT

On this episode Danny reviews the highly acclaimed indie drama Thunder Road and tries to decide where it ranks in the pantheon of films that share titles with Bruce Springsteen Songs. He settled on somewhere below Badlands but far superior to Pink Cadillac.

Then he joins forces with Sam to tackle Bob Burnham's debut film, the deeply affecting drama Eighth Grade which reminds us all that being 13 is a living fucking nightmare and we're all lucky to have survived it.

PLUS they have an in depth chat about a proposed crossover film between the Django and Zorro franchises AND wonder whether R-Patz will make a good R-Batz...man. Robert Pattinson is playing Batman...

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194. Detective Pikachu, Birds of Passage, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:13:33 GMT

"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" someone once said, and by a similar token there is simply no way to talk about Detective Pikachu. But Sam tries. He also informs you that the representation of dogs is much improved in the third John Wick film, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. The dog in the first film was a mere victim, in the second it's a passive companion, and in the third dogs actively bite the shit out of people to help John Wick. That's got to be progress. Danny meanwhile reviews the Colombian gangster epic Birds of Passage, from the acclaimed director of Embrace of the Serpent, which is definitely for grown-ups.

We also speculate about how and indeed why Chris Rock will handle the Saw franchise, we wonder how crisp the suits will be in Lord Nolan's latest grandiose Ozymandias-like project, and we revisit an old fave, Charles Angels 2: Full Throttle.

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193. Avengers Endgame

Fri, 17 May 2019 16:47:41 GMT

On this belated episode, we review the little indie drama Avengers: Endgame. At the time of recording it had only grossed £5, but if audiences get out there and support this overlooked gem it might gross as much as £10!

PLUS we discuss the controversial Sonic the hedgehog trailer and wonder whether applying photo realistic CGI to a 2D platform game character was a great decision or the greatest decision!

AND we check in with actor-turned-director-turned-Batman-turned-meme Ben Affleck and his latest plan to re-calibrate his career with a new Oscar baiting film.

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192. The Sister Brothers & Wild Rose

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 11:25:34 GMT

It's International Cowboy Boots Week, so we're reviewing two films with cowboy boots in them. The one with the most cowboy boots is Jacques Audiard's The Sisters Brothers, an off-beat, star-studded Western which features quite a few shod cowboys. The other, Wild Rose, comes up short in the cowboy boots stakes with only a single main pair and maybe some in the background later on, but it makes up for it by being a tearjerking indie drama about a young Glaswegian woman who dreams of being a country singer.

On the non-cowboy-boot front, we talk about the recent Star Wars trailer, which suggests JJ Abrams is attempting a massive course correction from the previous good Star Wars film. We also discuss news of a Grease prequel, a tantalising prospect that could fill in the millions of questions about backstory we all have about Grease, and we mourn the demise of Aquaman's beard.

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191. Us

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:17:31 GMT

In the words of my last six girlfriends before they swore of men forever, "We need to talk about Us".... By which I mean we will be reviewing Jordan Peele's latest politically astute horror, Us which make us go "Ahhh!" and "Hmmm!" in equal measure. By which I mean it scared us and made us think.

PLUS we discuss a new mooted version of Macbeth in which Lady Mcdormand (Frances McDormand) will play Lady Macbeth AND we examine the new trailer for the upcoming Joker movie which finally answers the question film fans have been asking each other for almost 50 years, namely, "What if Taxi Driver but instead of a cabby a clown?"

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190. Being Frank & Captain Marvel

Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:27:34 GMT

It feels like literally months since the last Marvel film came out, so Sam was absolutely champing at the bit to see the latest offering, Captain Marvel - a title which, if it wasn't referencing a property created in the 60s, would suggest the franchise had expended every single other possible superhero moniker. Danny meanwhile reviews Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story, an uplifting documentary about the maverick comedian and musician Frank Sidebottom. We also discuss who we would cast in a People's Vote movie, satirist grandee Jon Stewart's upcoming film project, and Marvel's efforts to add to their progressive credentials by announcing their first Asian lead, albeit for a film about a superhero who does kung-fu.

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189. Childhood Cancelled: Insect Animations

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 02:07:17 GMT

This week, we shake up the format by discussing three animated films about insects of different kinds: Antz, A Bug's Life, and Bee Movie. For too long, people have been uncritically absorbing these cute movies about little critters and their adventures without asking, "am I indoctrinating my kids with the good propaganda or the bad propaganda here?"

With the unshakeable confidence of guys who haven't read Hobbes, Rousseau or Marx, but have read at least 100,000 posts about the Labour Party over the past four years, Film Chat peels back all the harmless gags about having 1 million siblings and being a bee and whatnot to find some sort of implicit social commentary beneath. Listen in for the definitive take on whether Antz depicts a worker's revolution, whether A Bug's Life is a fable of class struggle, and whether it's possible to discern any sense at all in the Seinfeldian fever dream that is Bee Movie.

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188. High Flying Bird, Can You Ever Forgive Me? & Velvet Buzzsaw

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 19:48:28 GMT

On this episode, Danny and Sam catch up with the BAFTAs and look forward to the Oscars, which have now happened (but never mind), and we put Oliva Colman where she belongs: on blast!

Plus, we talk about three films! Danny gives his take on the Oscar-nominated Can You Ever Forgive Me?, which is also the question the Academy should be posing to the world after failing to reward this good film and bungling most categories in general. Sam meanwhile, in the grip of the flu at the time of the recording, feverishly mumbles his way through reviews of a pair of Netflix originals: Steven Soderbergh's High Flying Birds, a drama about some aspects of professional basketball Sam absolutely does not understand, and Velvet Buzzsaw, a horror-comedy which fearlessly and scathingly calls out the art world as pretentious. Sam will never buy art again.

We also discuss Richard Curtis's Beatles film, which looks like a sort of glorious daydream for People's Vote campaigners, and of course we do a deep dive into THE TRENCH.

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187. Green Book, Alita Battle Angel & If Beale Street Could Talk

Sat, 23 Feb 2019 17:30:37 GMT

On this belated edition of Film Chat we review what we are positive will be the most talked about film of the year. I am of course referring to the groundbreaking Alita: Battle Angel.

Danny also found time to review Green Book which he found to be an overly simplistic, somewhat offensive look at racism in the '60s and also didn't feature any cyborgs or characters with massive eyes.

We also reviewed Barry Jenkins follow up to Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk which they basically thought was a stone-cold masterpiece...but would it have killed Jenkins to have CGi-ed everyone's eyes so they were distractingly big. I'm not saying it was a mistake but the eyes are categorically not big.

PLUS we balk at a proposed David Bowie film starring professional Zac Goldsmith lookalike Johnny Flynn, look forward to a new rom-com from Billy Eichner and try and get our heads around Liam Neeson's recent troubling confession.

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186. Vice

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:15:46 GMT

This week we chat about the Oscar-nominated Vice, which features some of the most Dick-Cheney-like rubber ever glued to a human face. It's angry, it's polemical, it breaks the fourth wall constantly, and the fake liver spots are second to none. But is it good? That's the question we would have addressed in our review had we not spent so much time speculating about how hot it gets under a kilo of uncannily flesh-like silicone.

Plus, we talk about the casting of Denis Villeneuve's megabudget, megasexy Dune adaptation; we salivate at the prospect of a non-comedy version of Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa about James O'Brien and Brexit; and we go through some listener tagline suggestions for Vice (the prosthetic Dick skin movie).

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185. Burning, Fyre Festival & Bird Box

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 10:54:47 GMT

On this bumper packed edition of Film Chat we were delighted to be joined by the world's best scientist Georgia Mills for an episode which is packed full of so much science that it makes....err....Brian Cox's podcast sound even worse than it already is.....i assume...i don't listen to it...why would I?

First up we review the acclaimed Korean drama Burning which is full of actors so hot right now that they could take a crap, wrap it in tinfoil, put a couple fish hooks on it and sell it to Queen Elizabeth as earrings. The movie is very good.

THEN Georgia uses her exceptionally large brain to answer our questions about the veracity of science based movie scenes.

AND THEN it's a Netflix release review double bill with Sam and Georgia giving their takes on the Fyre Festival documentary and the high concept horror film Bird Box respectively.

PLUS we take a look the recently announced Oscar nominations #OscarsSoMale #OscarsSoShit and wonder whether portraying Ted Bundy's killing spree as a glamorous, fun, edgy romp is.....bad?

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184. Beautiful Boy, Shoplifters & Brexit: The Uncivil War

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 00:22:53 GMT

Film Chat is back for 2019, gearing up for another year of doing what we do best - or at least doing what we do persistently - chatting about films.

Hey you know what's bad? Brexit. It's an absurdity that should never have been allowed; a massive crime perpetrated by an unaccountable elite, sold with a pack of lies and probably funded by the Russians; a catastrophic charade and an insult to every right-thinking person in this great country. Plus, Benedict Cumberbatch's accent is a bit wonky! I am of course referring to Channel 4's film Brexit: The Uncivil War, and not the seismic political event itself, which is, we can all agree, great. For a longer epic rant on what a pointless self-inflicted wound and calamitous act of sheer stupidity James Graham's drama is, listen to this episode's review!

We also tackle the drug addiction drama Beautiful Boy, whose schmaltzy title gives only the mildest hint of the dangerous levels of schmaltz the film contains, and the Palme d'Or winning Korean drama Shoplifters, a much better movie that will make you laugh, cry, and hungry. Plus! We check in on Disney scraping their big animation barrel to get some live-action, possibly CGI-enhanced massive wads of cash, and we take a look at efforts to defibrillate a flatlining Ghostbusters franchise by giving it a big nostalgic reboot jolt. Also Danny talks about the movie 13 Going on 30.

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183. New Year Special ft. The Favourite & Happy New Year Colin Burstead

Mon, 31 Dec 2018 10:39:22 GMT

As 2018 comes to a close we bring you two takes that are hotter than the sun.

We review the latest Ben Wheatley movie Happy New Year Colin Bustead. Having made a film set in a house, a film set in a field, a film set in a high-rise building and a film set in a warehouse, can Ben Wheatley make a film set in a really big house? The answer is a resounding yes.

Sam also reviews The Favourite, the latest film from Yorgos Lanthimos where the script mainly consisted of the phrase "awkward pause".

PLUS we find time to discuss Kevin Spacey's bizarre mea culpa/kickstarter video and give a run down of the films we are most excited for in 2019.

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182. Christmas Special ft. Aquaman & Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Thu, 27 Dec 2018 13:46:19 GMT

Our long-lost producer Katie returns from the faraway land of Sweden to join us for a festive special, which I don't think it's an exaggeration to claim is by far the most Christmassy 55 minutes it's possible to spend this holiday season. Featuring:

Our listeners' best and worst films of the year! (incorrect)
Our own best and worst films of the year! (correct)
A Sweden-themed film quiz courtesy of Katie, who is Swedish now!
A review of the extremely hairy and wet adventure that is Aquaman!
A review of the psychedelic, endlessly inventive visual headache that is Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse!
The sound of corks popping and us getting eventually a bit tipsy!
More stuff no doubt!

In the spirit of seasonal overindulgence, watch this space for a follow-up bonus episode coming before the new year, with a couple more reviews and potentially additional chatting!!

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181. The House That Jack Built & Sorry To Bother You

Mon, 17 Dec 2018 12:31:23 GMT

On this episode Danny tackles the most controversial film of the year Lars Von Trier's The House That Jack Built. The only thing more controversial will be his Danny's review which is eye wateringly explicit in every sense of the word.

We then review Sorry To Bother You a hilarious and scabrous dissection of the ills of capitalism....but we still had to pay to see it, EXPLAIN THAT "Boots Riley"

PLUS we examine the deeply underwhelming golden globe nomination and conclusively decide whether Love Actually is shit or whether it's the shit.

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180. Roma & Assassination Nation

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:53:11 GMT

On this episode we review Roma, Alfonso Cuaron's beguiling monochrome drama which screams "classy" at such high volumes 99% of the audience is guaranteed to feel under-dressed watching it. Danny meanwhile enters "epic rant" mode to tear strips out of Assassination Nation, in a review so scathing the director has already written Danny a personal letter of apology and promised never to work in the industry again.

Plus! Danny gets a valuable compliment on his blackface analysis; that eternal rascal, Steven Spielberg, is up to his old tricks again; a brand new Lion King trailer drops (at the time this episode was recorded); and Netflix splashes some more cash at another random property.

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179. Suspiria, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Outlaw King & Nae Pasaran

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:57:42 GMT

In which we give belated hot takes on the controversial Suspiria, the universally acclaimed The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the barely seen Nae Pasaran, and the best-forgotten Outlaw King.

PLUS we pay our respects to industry legends Stan Lee and William Goldman, try and get our heads around the incredibly weird title for the Harley Quinn spinoff movies and spend five hours discussing the social and economic repercussions of the Detective Pikachu movie.

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178. Possum, Widows & Wildlife

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 23:42:13 GMT

This week, reviews of a trio of films with the kind of emphatic single-word titles that makes for a great concise episode title. The biggest of the bunch is Widows, the heist thriller directed by Steve McQueen all about *NO-SPOILER ALERT* a group of women whose very much alive husbands are in a criminal gang. Following a seismic event, the nature of which I won't even hint at, the women have to work together on a big project that their husbands can't help with for reasons I better not get into.

We also review the British indie horror Possum, which just flat out doesn't have a possum in it - unreal - and Danny gives us his thoughts on Wildlife, a 60s-set suburban drama which is the directorial debut of low-key sexy actor Paul Dano. If you've got a thing for Paul Dano, I cannot recommend it. He is behind the camera.

PLUS!! We have an incredibly deep conversation about ethics and superhero movies, we explain why we think Bill Hicks is a bad subject for a biopic, we get really f---ing excited for the buttload of Star Wars TV on the way, and Danny finally gives his long-awaited take on Twelve Monkeys.

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177. Peterloo & A Star Is Born

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 12:39:46 GMT

On this episode, Danny reviews Peterloo the latest film from legendary director Mike Leigh about the Peterloo Massacre. He hasn't seen something that made him so angry at the injustice of British society since he saw THE NEWS...like the current news....#SATIRE

Then he and Sam give their 6-week old hot take on Oscar front-runner A Star Is Born in which Lady Gaga proves that she can sing AND act, while Bradley Cooper proves he can act AND sing....but did the film make us laugh AND cry??? Listen to find out.

Plus we report on the latest project from the increasingly problematic Lena Dunham and check in with the show's favorite scriptwriter Aaron Sorkin and say some means things about him. We really hope he doesn't find out about though because he could probably just buy this podcast and turn it into his personal ping pong room.

LISTEN! SUBSCRIBE! DOWNLOAD! SHARE! LIKE!

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176. Venom & Mandy

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:19:37 GMT

A few weeks ago, we saw our most anticipated film of 2018, Venom. When the credits rolled, we knew we couldn't review it straight away. This wasn't a movie where you can knock out 10 minutes of off-the-cuff rambling giving an instant reaction - this was an experience that we needed to spend time with, to mull over, to have many vivid, startling dreams about. Having filled whole notebooks with reflections on and tributes to Venom, gotten matching tattoos to commemorate seeing it together, and read the first issue of the tie-in comic, we are finally ready to present our review.

Though we spend most of this episode trying to articulate our thoughts on the life-shattering movie Venom, we manage to squeeze in a review of the extremely metal revenge thriller Mandy, starring a losing-his-shit Nicolas Cage. We also talk about Tom Hooper's upcoming film adaptation of the world record holder for "musical featuring the most cats", Cats; we discuss Luca Guadagnino's decision to adapt a classic Bob Dylan album for whatever reason; and Danny reviews 49 other films.

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175. Crazy Rich Asians & American Animals

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 21:50:46 GMT

On this episode of Film Chat, Danny reviews Crazy Rich Asians, a film about some man from Singapore whose family is very wealthy. In fact, that's what they should have called the movie, Crazy Very Wealthy Asians. Much better title imho.

Meanwhile, Sam reviews American Animals, a film about some dumb guys trying to steal a book but unfortunately for them it wasn't written by Abbie Hoffman*!!!!!

*Abbie Hoffman wrote a book called Steal This Book in 1971 so that joke was actually brilliant.

Plus, we gush about the upcoming movie from Richard Curtis and Danny Boyle and lament the fact that Bryan Singer just can't seem to not get employed.

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174. The Miseducation of Cameron Post & The Children's Act

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 17:28:59 GMT

It's a screen adaptations of novels week! Sam reviews The Miseducation of Cameron Post, a John Hughes-influenced drama about a teenager sent to a Christian gay conversion camp, and Danny gives his take on The Children's Act, which is based on an Ian McEwan novel and therefore centres on history's greatest category of people, upper middle class English professionals.

We also discuss Mark Wahlberg's eccentric daily routine, the tragic death of Henry Cavill's career as Superman, and the latest thing Jordan Peele is cooking up. Plus we spend a good five minutes talking about Chris Pine's dick.

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173. Cold War, BlacKkKlansman & First Reformed

Sun, 16 Sep 2018 21:32:24 GMT

Episode 173 infiltrates the airwaves!!

On this episode Danny reviews Pawel Pawlikowski's follow up to Ida Cold War a film that left him a little...luke warm.

Then they both review Blackkklansman, Spike Lee's latest film bases on the true story of a black police officer infiltrating the KKK. The films been out for a while but this is the review the world needs- two painfully white, middleclass english guys complaining about the depiction of racism in 70s America.

First reformed the second 2018 film to feature a pregnant Amanda Seyfried but unlike Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again this one is fun, uplifting and jam packed with Abba songs.

PLUS a discussion of all the drama surrounding the Bond franchise, a look at the line up of the London Film Festival and a look at the increasingly problematic youtube show RedLetterMedia

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172. The Guardians & Leave No Trace

Sun, 26 Aug 2018 21:04:10 GMT

This week we review a pair of quiet, tender dramas about people stoically enduring a tough old time: a troubled veteran and his daughter in the case of Leave No Trace, the latest film from Winter's Bone director Debra Granik; and French women left behind during World War I in Xavier Beauvois' The Guardians. Serious movies receiving serious treatment from this podcast. There's no levity or bantering about for 90% of the episode, but there is constant moody string underscoring. Just letting you know.

We also talk about the superlative tweets of Eddie Marsan, Greta Gerwig's Little Women adaptation, and some more film spinoff TV series that absolutely nobody on earth was asking for. Plus, with our listeners' help, we do some 1970s-era Marvel Universe fantasy casting.

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171. The Meg & A Sicilian Ghost Story

Fri, 17 Aug 2018 20:28:47 GMT

On this episode, Danny waxes lyrical about this year's best gangster abduction coming-of-age supernatural love story, A Sicilian Ghost Story.

Meanwhile, Sam reviews The Meg in which apparently Jason Statham does not punch a massive shark. Disappointing.

PLUS a discussion about alternate taglines for the upcoming comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me, a discussion about the latest film from Chilean wunderkind Pablo Larrain, and a soon to be viral rant about The Oscars desperate attempt to seem relevant.

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170. Ant-Man and the Wasp

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 22:48:29 GMT

It's time for another entry in the most successful long-running franchise of all time: Film Chat reviews of Marvel films! On this occasion it's the comedic superhero sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, in which Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly team up to resize themselves and other objects as the situation demands. If the film was a sandwich, the bread would be banter and the filling would be big things getting small and small things getting big. We liked it.

Plus, we discuss that McDonald's Monopoly heist story, which got optioned so fast it's almost like Hollywood producers are on some sort of drug that makes them twitchy and impulsive. We also talk about Hillary Clinton's unexpected and yet somehow inevitable move into executive producing alongside Steven Spielberg, we touch on some updates about the new Batman film, and we complain that the new Venom trailer contains too much Venom.

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169. Mission Impossible: Fallout & Generation Wealth

Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:15:49 GMT

Apologies for the delay in release but while making this episode Sam sprained his wrist while attempting to pour a glass of Prosecco and we had to shut down production for 12 days. Never fear though for this bumper edition of film chat is now here and features:

A review of the biggest movie in the world right now, Mission Impossible 6!

A review of a documentary nobody is watching and is apparently kinda shit, Generation Wealth!

A rundown of the biggest trailers from Comic Con!

A discussion of James Gunn's controversial firing!

And much more!!!!

PLUS we bid a fond farewell to our long-suffering producer Katie Rogers who has gone to Sweden to launch the Swedish version of the podcast in which we exclusively discuss Fanny and Alexander (the 188 theatrical cut obvs not the bullshit 312-minute tv version).

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168. Incredibles 2

Tue, 31 Jul 2018 00:26:29 GMT

This week we review the long-awaited Pixar sequel Incredibles 2, which is still in cinemas, I've checked. We both felt it was a bit of a mess, but the villain Screenslaver made some good arguments about people in modern society being too attached to their screens. In this podcast's opinion, that is an implicitly pro-podcast message. We also natter about Sacha Baron Cohen and his big bag of satire prosthetics, we contemplate setting up a Film Chat dating service, we try to work out what's going on with the new film about the Joker, and we talk a bit about Jim Jarmusch.

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167. McQueen, Sicario 2 & The Endless

Mon, 16 Jul 2018 21:35:00 GMT

Behold an episode which hasn't dated at all since we recorded it last week!

First of a discussion of how England will definitely win the world cup (we didn't).

Then we speculate what Sacha Baron Cohen's latest project could be (it's a TV show that airs tonight).

Then we question Scarlet Johansson's decision to plays a trans man (she's now left the role).

Then we give reviews of Mcqueen, Sicario 2 and The Endless (very unlikely that any of these films will still be in the cinema).

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166. Ocean's 8 & Hereditary

Sun, 08 Jul 2018 10:44:50 GMT

This week, Danny reviews a film about a group of women having a whole lot of fun doing some crimes, the latest franchise reboot/remake/sequel hybrid Ocean's 8. We then tackle a horror about a family having no fun at all, the much-hyped and certainly-not-at-the-cinema-anymore Hereditary. We also talk about the second best film of the year so far, series 2 of Queer Eye; we discuss prospects for the recently announced sequel to The Shining; and we check in with an increasingly strange Johnny Depp.

Just a quick note about this episode, we recorded it about two weeks ago and Sam would like to apologise profusely for how long it took him to edit. We are aware that a) his comment five seconds into the episode about how quickly he's going to turn it around is now bitterly ironic and b) it does date itself quite badly at the end when we make a reference to England still being in the group stages of the World Cup. Other than that the episode remains as fresh and relevant as ever.

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165. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:56:19 GMT

On this episode, we review the eagerly awaited sequel (at least by Spielberg's accountants) Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom.

It's a high octane blockbuster which actually asks a lot of very deep and interesting questions. Namely, how can a film that features dinosaurs and an exploding volcano be so dull?

PLUS we discuss Jeremy Renner's CGI arms, analyse the controversy surrounding the Mortal Engines movie, and spend possibly too much time talking about the upcoming projects from Film Chat's favourite director/5 time winner of upper-class twit of the year competition, Matthew Vaughan.

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164. Zama, Solo & The Breadwinner

Sun, 10 Jun 2018 21:30:40 GMT

This week we review Solo: A Star Wars Story, the film that teaches you everything you need to know about the sexy Star Wars rogue Han Solo - where he got his name, how he met Chewbacca, who gave him that jacket, how he has his eggs, everything. Think of a question about Han Solo. This film answers it. If it's not in the film, it can't be a possible answer to a question about Han Solo. Needless to say it is a masterpiece.

Plus, Danny reviews a pair of acclaimed smaller films that teach you nothing about Han Solo (ie they are obviously garbage), the Argentine period piece Zama and the ravishing Afghanistan-set animation The Breadwinner. We also discuss the overplayed Jurassic World trailer, the fanciest-possible cinema experience for watching Sherlock Gnomes, and some not very exciting (and by now quite out of date) news. Did you know they're making a Boba Fett film?

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163. Deadpool 2

Thu, 31 May 2018 13:12:54 GMT

We have always prided Film Chat in being ridiculous, irreverent and totally irrelevant and as such we feel totally out of our depth reviewing the very serious film Deadpool 2. However never fear we rise to the occasion and discuss in great detail the film's mise en scène, its use of diegetic and nondiegetic music as well as the many innovative visual and editing techniques that result it being one of the most important films of all time #Gamechanger.

PLUS we discuss if Johnny Depp should be allowed in films where he's required to play anything other than a mumbling washed up actor, TAKE a deep dive into Spiderman's most iconic villain, Mysterio AND discuss how a recent movie about a talking dog is making kids susceptible to abuse

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162. I Feel Pretty & Jeune Femme

Fri, 25 May 2018 16:59:47 GMT

In this week's extremely late-arriving podcast Sam reviews I Feel Pretty, Amy Schumer's high-concept, low-Rotten-Tomatoes-score comedy about a women whose self-esteem receives a dramatic boost after a head injury. Sam liked it more than most critics seemed to, but struggled to articulate why and ended up re-recording his entire review multiple times. Fortunately only one of those efforts is included in this episode. Danny meanwhile eloquently explains why he liked Jeune Femme, the too relatable tale of a woman who reaches 30 without remotely having figured her shit out. She'd probably have trouble reviewing I Feel Pretty as well.

We also discuss the half-hearted retconning of some LGBT diversity into Solo: A Star Wars Story and other movies, we talk about Gary Oldman's next directorial project, we question the wisdom of making a film whose plot revolves around people reading 50 Shades of Grey, and Danny quizzes Sam on the Royal Wedding. Sorry, it was still a hot topic when we recorded this.

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161. Tully & Lean On Pete

Tue, 15 May 2018 23:13:09 GMT

Danny and Sam put their intergalactic dispute over Infinity War behind them to review some more low-key, earthbound fare. FIRST, Tully, in which the team behind Young Adult returns to again explore the stress of not being a child, this time through the lens of motherhood, which tuckers a person out by the sounds of things, and SECOND Lean on Pete, an indie drama about the stress of being a penniless child looking after a horse, especially in this day and age. We also discuss Nicolas Cage's next "loses his shit" film project, we check on on Terry Gilliam's outrageously ill-fated Don Quixote movie, and Sam goes on a bit of a low-energy rant about the media. Finally, we touch on Ricky Gervais's latest TV show, which is probably one of the worst-sounding ventures of all time in the broadest possible sense.

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160. Avengers: Infinity War

Thu, 10 May 2018 05:27:57 GMT

We return from our break to review an absolute unit of a film, Avengers: Infinity War. Like the movie itself, the review is a titanic struggle between the forces of good (Sam, who liked it and is writing this) and evil (Danny), it goes on for too long, and some of the jokey banter feels flat and forced in the unusually grim, apocalyptic atmosphere. When not butting heads over what is undoubtedly an excellent film for the whole family to enjoy, we give our quick takes on A Quiet Place and Love, Simon, and ask whether The Phantom Menace is George Lucas's directorial nadir. We also discuss rumours of Ben Wheatley branching out into superhero movies and Guy Ritchie self-pruning by venturing back into knockabout lad gangster larks.

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159. Isle of Dogs, 120 BPM & I Kill Giants

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 21:31:14 GMT

On this week we argue whether Wes Anderson is racist or just misguided when reviewing Isle of dogs

...whether Robin Campillo is a good director or a great director when reviewing 120 BPM

...and whether anybody will be going to see I Kill Giants when reviewing I Kill Giants.

PLUS we find time to discuss the latest film projects by so-hot-right-now director Taika Watiti and everyone's favourite man child/performance artist Shia La Boeuf. I the words of this episode's editor:

"This took forever to edit and I'm now very sleepy so please listen to it"

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158. Journeyman & Ready Player One

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 14:57:48 GMT

Film Chat is often asked: what do you do when you're not recording your opinions and asking people to listen to them? Well, we spend each morning gaming, and in the afternoon we watch a classic film. Then in the evening, we put on leg warmers and head to the skate park to boogie all night to Joy Division and practice solving Rubik's Cubes. For that reason, Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One is our favourite film of all time. Listen to this episode for a RAVE review. Danny also gives his verdict on Journeyman, Paddy Considine's sad boxing drama, a downer both in terms of its subject matter and quality.

PLUS! Sam belatedly catches up with I, Tonya, we hail news of the next film that will absolutely DESTROY Donald Trump, and we read from Sean Penn's masterpiece, Honey Do Boy or whatever it was called.

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157. Tomb Raider & The Square

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 03:55:06 GMT

On this week's episode, Sam reviews the new Tomb Raider movie starring Alicia Vikander as the iconic Lara Croft. Danny refused to accompany him as he was strongly put off by the lack of giant triangular tits or as he put it, "The PC brigade have cucked my childhood!" Sam, however, thought it was ok.

Instead, Danny went to see Ruben Ostlund's The Square, the Palm D'or winning film about how modern art is shallow and the middle classes are all twats or something? As a middle class, pretentious moron he loved every second of it and during the screening was heard yelling stuff like "That's what i'm like!" "HAHA good one Ostlund!" and "I am being lampooned really well!"

They also found time to discuss the latest project from Spike Lee and have their eyes opened to the fact that the Men In Black franchise is fascist propaganda the likes of which Leni Riefenstahl could only dream about.

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156. Annihilation & You Were Never Really Here

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 22:32:17 GMT

This week we review two highly dramatic, extremely intellectual films. They'll fly right over the heads of your average slack-jawed multiplex chump, but for discerning minds, they've got everything—languid close-ups of everyday objects, sad protagonists with tragic backstories, and cool violence. I'm referring to Annihilation, Alex Garland's latest headscratcher starring Natalie Portman and a collection of weird-ass plants and animals, and You Were Never Really Here, Lynne Ramsay's moody crime thriller starring an almost comically intense Joaquin Phoenix.

We also discuss some unappetising tidbits of news regarding the upcoming BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials; a shit-sounding cop film that James Mangold is making; and that guy who fucked a dolphin.

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155. Sweet Country, Red Sparrow & A Fantastic Woman

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 21:35:50 GMT

On this episode, we give our piping hot takes on the Oscars...a mere 8 days after they happened. We pour scorn on Jimmy Kimmel's lackluster hosting, gnash at teeth at the news that Johnny Greenwood didn't win best score and generally convey extreme apathy for an event which is essentially meaningless.

However, we are far more enthusiastic about the films Sweet Country and A Fantastic Woman which we thought were ace...but don't worry Sam shits all over Red Sparrow.

Finally, we give our fans what they've been clamoring after since episode one, a thorough 20-minute discussion on the merits of Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2. #TeamEdward4DaWin

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154. Finding Your Feet & Mute

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:52:53 GMT

This week we tackle two of the early frontrunners for Best Picture 2019—you heard it here first folks!! First, Danny offers his take on Finding Your Feet, the latest film about twinkly-eyed, ageing posh people that he went to see with his dear mother. Tune in to find out if he found watching it painful like bunions or pleasant, like a nice foot rub. We also give our verdict on Duncan Jones' messy sci-fi noir Mute, which explores what would happen if you put a man who uses no technology (because he's Amish) in a world with lots of technology (because it's the future). As you can imagine, it's absolute madness.

Plus, we discuss the weird Buddhist movie blog launched by a recently-disgraced film critic, an upcoming oddity about Bob Geldof solving a murder, and some Bond news. We also lament the low numbers on a tweet Danny did, not realising that a few days after recording it would actually get quite a few retweets and likes. The lesson is: never give up on your dreams.

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153. Lady Bird

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:34:00 GMT

This week we tackle Lady Bird, the final Oscar-nominated film to make it to UK shores. As a couple of absolute legends whose teenage years were spent banging chicks, doing hard drugs and basically having a great time we struggled to relate to the film's themes of anxiety and the struggle for self-identity but we thought the jokes were good.

PLUS we discuss the winners, the losers, the snubs and the flubs at this year's Baftas, detail the exciting news of a fourth Ryan Coogler/Michael B Jordan collaboration, and talk about this year's most anticipated movie, a spinoff from To the Wonder.

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152. Black Panther & The Shape of Water

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:39:59 GMT

This week we review Guillermo del Toro's acclaimed grown-up fairytale The Shape of Water, a film so romantic Sam added "would bang a fish" to his Tinder profile. We also declare Black Panther to be good, an endorsement that should give Marvel's latest blockbuster the box office boost it so sorely needs.

Plus! We talk about the film Pan and how shit it is, Uwe Boll's feud with Paul Thomas Anderson, and some upcoming projects from Paddington director Paul King, Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish. Danny also predicts the BAFTAs, which have now happened but hadn't when we recorded this.

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151. Phantom Thread & Loveless

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 11:43:27 GMT

This week we review Paul Thomas Anderson's sumptuous period drama Phantom Thread, a film which is going straight into my top four films with the word "Phantom" in the title*.

Then we tackle Loveless which unfortunately is not a Wild Wild West spinoff film focussing on Kenneth Branagh's villain but the latest masterpiece from acclaimed Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev. If you like your art bleak, uncompromising and totally enthralling then this is the movie for you!

We also try our best to speak vaguely intelligently about Tarantino and the latest wave of sexual assault allegations, discuss the various Superbowl trailers and talk about how The Cloverfield Paradox was dumped on Netflix like the steaming dump it is...because it's shit?...I don't know there's a joke there somewhere.

*Official Rankings

1. The Phantom

2. The Phantom of the Opera

3. The Phantom Menace

4. Phantom Thread

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150. Coco & Early Man

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:50:29 GMT

It's the landmark 150th episode of Film Chat, which we celebrate with a completely normal episode that is the same as all the others—though it does depart from our recent bitter denunciations of prestige dramas by tackling some gentle kiddie films. Danny reviews Coco, Pixar's latest magical journey with laughs along the way and a nice big cry at the end, and Sam gives his thoughts on Early Man, the new claymation adventure from Aardman Animations.

Plus, we get judgey about the following people: Ridley Scott for having a patchy filmography, JK Rowling for backtracking on the diversity she previously retconned into the Potterverse, and Mel Gibson for shamelessly rubbing his rehabilitation in our faces by making a sequel to his antisemitic torture porn film, Passion of the Christ.

Finally, our pal James drops in at the end to hear about some stupid trailer Sam watched on YouTube.

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149. Downsizing & The Post

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:32:26 GMT

It's white saviour week on Film Chat as we review two film which pinpoint the world's problems with laser like focus and tell us all how to solve them.

First up is Downsizing, in which Matt Damon plays an everyman who undergoes an experimental shrinking process to increase his wealth and decrease his carbon footprint. Danny SIZES the film up, decides that despite its BIG ambitions it has very LITTLE to say and is ultimately kinda AVERAGE*.

Then he and Sam tackle The Post, a timely picture all about the free press standing up to a corrupt president. Not since that time a few days ago when Hillary read an extract of Fire and Fury has Trump been so thoroughly and conclusively owned. I assume that in the time it takes me to click "post" Trump will have been impeached and this paragraph will just serve as reminder of the darkest chapter in the history of the republic.

Plus we examine the surprisingly good Oscar nominations, give you the lowdown on Charlie Kauffman's next slice of existential despair and tell you which documentaries you must watch.

*His review contains 400 more height puns

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148. The Final Year, All the Money in the World & Darkest Hour

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 21:32:14 GMT

January blues continue to afflict either us or the slate of current releases, as our thumbs remain firmly down for this week's trio of reviews. Danny was unimpressed by documentary The Final Year, a would-be puff piece about Obama's foreign policy team that struggles to sell its message in the face of the massive celebrity baby who is currently destroying everything they achieved. Sam enjoyed the seamless Spacey-to-Plummer transplant that Ridley Scott performed for All the Money in the World, but was underwhelmed by pretty much everything else. The most concentrated bile however is reserved for Darkest Hour, the Churchill jingo fest which offended Danny so deeply it turned him into a Nazi.

Plus!! We also discuss the first 45 minutes of The Rock, what films that haunted us as kids, and some of the stuff Chadwick Boseman and the Safdie brothers are working on. Finally, Winston Churchill celebrates in song his most famous catchphrase. Up your bum!!!

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147. Three Billboards..., The Disaster Artist, & Molly's Game

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:44:18 GMT

We ring in the new year with a bumper episode packed to the rafters with thumbs-down reviews. Danny did not care for James Franco's The Disaster Artist, a vanity project about the making of another vanity project (cult "worst film ever" The Room), and Sam was unimpressed by Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut Molly's Game, the drabbest showcase yet for Sorkin's unchanging repertoire of grating dialogue tics. Nor were we much endeared to Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, in which an admittedly barnstorming Frances McDormand performance gets sunk by dated, offensive humour and misjudged racial politics.

We also discuss the awards season and find that it has been an absolute crock, we marvel at the gumption of greedy-guts Mark Wahlberg*, and we check in with everyone's favourite contrarian film critic Armond White. Plus we say "up your bum" a lot.

We're doing a quiz next week, and you should come!!! It's on Tuesday, January 23, at the Social Bar in London. Here is the link with all the details: https://www.facebook.com/events/515393308840218/permalink/515609948818554/

*At the time of recording he hadn't yet donated his massive fee for the All the Money in the World reshoots to Time's Up so he gets no credit for that from us. Should've done it earlier Wahlberg!!

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Christmas Special 2017 - The Last Jedi & Bright

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 13:03:59 GMT

On this special yuletide episode, we give our scorching hot take on The Last Jedi a mere 16 days after it was released. Fear not though, the belated nature of this episode just means we had more time to ponder all the questions the film provoked. Questions such as " Why is General Holdo's hair purple?" , "Can Porgs fly" and "Is it good?"

We also review the Netflix blockbuster Bright in which Will Smith proves that he can somehow make a film as bad as Suicide Squad and Collateral Beauty. The man is an absolute legend.

Plus we look back at 2017 and decide which films stood out for all the right reasons and which ones stood out because of comically bad CGI upper lips.

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145. Stronger & Blade of the Immortal

Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:24:23 GMT

This week, eat your reviewing greens in the form of Stronger, an admirably almost-unsentimental drama charting the recovery of one of the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing. Then, tuck into the tasty, mindless dessert that is Blade of the Immortal, a samurai epic whose IMDb page is the first Google result for the phrase "orgy of bloodletting".

Elsewhere in this episode, we talk about Mr Dick Pants himself, John Oliver, and his interrogation of Dustin Hoffman; we ask whether the TV series Twin Peaks, created for TV and broadcast solely on televisions, is a film; we make interested noises about Tarantino and Star Trek; and we wonder about Bryan Singer's suspiciously timed health-related departure from the Freddie Mercury biopic.

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144. Battle of the Sexes & Happy End

Tue, 05 Dec 2017 23:19:35 GMT

Can women play tennis? Are rich people arseholes?

If you've ever asked yourself those questions then this is the podcast for you as we review two films that tackle them head-on. First up is the Emma Stone sports drama Battle of the Sexes, in which the recent Oscar winner plays Billy Jean King facing a series of adversities, namely: a failing marriage, rampant misogyny, and really unflattering glasses.

Then we examine Michael Haneke's ironically titled Happy End, in which a group of sexy French people (and for some reason Toby Jones) act in increasingly deplorable ways.

Plus we discuss our favorite 4th wall breaking moments in movies, discuss the latest project from Chris Morris and exhaustively break down every pixel of the Avengers: Infinity War trailer.

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143. Mudbound & Justice League

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 02:23:11 GMT

Justice League, one of the most hotly anticipated car crashes of all time, has arrived. The DC cinematic universe has given off bad vibes from the start, but even the staunchest pessimists could not have predicted that its flagship $300 million team-up would go so wrong that Superman's face had to be covered in a kind of emergency CGI silly putty to disguise his bristling moustache. And yet here we are. Danny and Sam pore over the wreckage with horrified fascination.

We also challenge the near universal critical acclaim lavished on Mudbound, a sprawling drama examining racial tensions and PTSD in post-war rural Mississippi. Sam in particular did not care for it, but he was quite tired when he watched it on Netflix and he reserves the right to produce a more nuanced assessment in future if necessary. And in case everyone else changes their minds, he also reserves the right to crow about having got Mudbound's number straight off the bat.

PLUS!! We coo over a pair of lavish upcoming TV series and get transported, via an epic trailer, to dog heaven.

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142. Paddington 2, Good Time & Ingrid Goes West

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 10:25:21 GMT

On this week's episode, Film Chat reviews the widely acclaimed crime thriller Good Time but when they watched it did they have.....a pleasurable viewing experience? Yes.

Then Danny gives his verdict on Ingrid Goes West a satire of the Instagram culture but did he....... "like" it. No.

And then they join forces once more to talk Paddington 2 the latest film about everyone's favourite Peruvian, duffle coat wearing bear but they did think...........it was fucking delightful. Yes.

Plus they wonder discuss all the news surrounding the latest Tarantino project and have an in-depth discussion about whether the twinkle in Christopher Plummer's eyes burns hotter than the sun.

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141. Murder on the Orient Express, No Stone Unturned & The Florida Project

Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:11:44 GMT

It takes a genius to play a genius, which is why Kenneth Branagh cast himself as Poirot in his adaptation of the classic Agatha Christie mystery, Murder on the Orient Express. Don't be surprised if you find yourself spontaneously weeping or wracked with uncontrollable spasms of laughter as you watch the legend hunt for clues—that's just the power of Branagh. The slightest furrow of his noble brow can melt the coldest heart and stir the most inert loins. It's hard to find words that do justice to the Great Man and his film (probably the greatest ever made), but we do our best in our review.

We also look at the new Alex Gibney documentary No Stone Unturned, in which he investigates an unsolved massacre in Ireland with the tireless patience and forensic attention to detail of a Kenneth Branagh. Finally, we review The Florida Project, another delightful slice of "pop realism" from Tangerine director Sean Baker—who in my opinion is a Kenneth Branagh in the making.

Plus, we check in with our fave hubristic corporate behemoths, Disney and Amazon. One is making a pointless-sounding TV series, the other has been lashing out unwisely at the LA Times. Listen to find out which is which!!

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140. The Silence of the Lambs, Thelma & The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:06:33 GMT

THIS week we pour ourselves a nice glass of Chianti and cook some fava beans to enjoy as we give a reappraisal of The Silence of the Lambs. It's generally considered to be a masterpiece but does that FilmChat hivemind agree?

THEN, Danny casts a critical eye over the supernatural coming of age film Thelma by Joaquim Trier. Was he bewitched by the film or did he think it should be drowned in a well? FYI the film is about witchcraft so that the last sentence was a brilliant joke.

AND we give a scorching hot take on Yorgos Lanthimos latest slice of cultural satire/bleak tragicomedy in the form of The Killing of A Sacred Deer. Is Colin Farrell's performance in it better than his iconic turn as Bullseye in Dare Devil? I mean obviously of course not but it's still pretty good.

PLUS we detail Disney's strongarming of cinemas in the build-up to the new Star Wars release, chat about the latest heads to roll in the ever-unfolding sexual harassment scandal and debate whether Antony's Hopkins performance as Odin in the Thor films is the one he'll be most remembered for.

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139. Call Me By Your Name, The Death of Stalin, & Thor: Ragnarok

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 23:50:49 GMT

This week, we review the one millionth Marvel film, Thor: Ragnarok — a breezy, colourful adventure that shows that the studio has finally developed the confidence to include jokes in its movies. We also give our verdict on Luca Guadagnino's sumptuous and incredibly horny drama Call Me By Your Name and Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin, which sees the veteran satirist transferring the "sweary bureaucrats" mode of comedy he honed in The Thick of It to Soviet Russia, with bizarre results.

PLUS! We discuss whether Woody Allen's newest project suggests he felt the romantic age gap in his film Manhattan was simply not wide enough, and Mark Wahlberg's inexplicable guilt over starring in by far the best film of his career.

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138. The Party, Brawl in Cell Block 99, The Meyerowitz Stories & The Mountain Between Us

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:14:43 GMT

This week Film Chat sharpened its knives to deliver four career ending eviscerations of four mediocre projects that have the audacity to call themselves "films".

First up Sam takes on The Party, Sally Potter's film about a bunch of middle-class twats bumming about. He didn't like it.

THEN Danny reviews The Meyerowitz Stories, Noah Baumbach's film about a bunch of boring New Yorkers gazing up their own arses. He didn't care for it.

THEN Sam tackles Brawl in Cell Block 99, S. Craig Zahler's film about Vince Vaughn being a righteous white guy doing some murders or something. He despised it.

THEN Sam gets to grips with The Mountain Between Us, Hany Abu-Assad's film about a couple of self-obsessed rich wankers wandering about the wilderness. He thought it was shit.

We also discuss how much we all fancy Colin Farrell.

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137. Blade Runner 2049 & Daphne

Tue, 17 Oct 2017 23:48:26 GMT

As Denis Villeneuve kept saying on the set of Blade Runner 2049: "It's Blade Runner time!" The much-anticipated sci-fi sequel has been hailed as a "cortex-wobbling spectacle of pure hallucinatory craziness" by the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw—but did we deem it worth of such lofty rhetoric or describe it merely as "not bad"? Tune in to find out.

Plus! Sam reviews Sam the lowkey British drama Daphne, we survey the unfolding horror of the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault scandal, and we talk about some Star Wars stuff.

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136. Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle

Mon, 02 Oct 2017 16:49:35 GMT

It's no secret that Film Chat were not fans of the first entry into Matthew Vaughn's laddish spy franchise but, with our minds firmly closed, we trudged to the Peckham Plex to view Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle. What we witnessed was perhaps a Film Chat first - a film that was not at all disappointing and yet utterly shit at the same time. We also report the exciting news that the filmmaking wunderkinds Lord and Miller having just been left a film about a space smuggler are gearing up to shoot a film about a different space smuggler. That's the plan at least, there are rumours that Ron Howard has cleared his schedule for next spring.... PLUS a look at the latest film from Dr Sexy himself Joe Cornish and a thorough examination of the recent films that have grinded the gears of our listeners. In the words of genius auteur Matthew Vaughn "This is fucking brilliant and everyone will love it!"

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135. mother!, The Villainess, & Dispossession

Mon, 25 Sep 2017 22:00:00 GMT

This week we review Darren Aronofsky's divisive psychological horror film mother!, a half-hearted effort by a timid hack who would've given his movie title at least three exclamation marks if he was committed to the sky-high concept. Just one "!"? Give it some welly Darren.Plus, we discuss, and give thumbs up to, the operatic Korean thriller The Villainess and social housing documentary Dispossession; we evaluate the prospects for a Watchmen TV series; and we ask why horror films love to put women through the ringer so much more than men.

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134. IT & Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast feat. Reel Politik

Sun, 17 Sep 2017 23:25:57 GMT

It's a podcast crossover episode as Tom and Jack from the Reel Politik podcast join us to review the Kickstarted documentary Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast. It's an intimate portrait of the fearsome socialist MP that really nails why he is known as the Beast of Bolsover: his lilting singing voice, his Woody Allen fandom, and his love of trees.Then we review IT, the horror smash about a gang of youths being terrorised by a demonic clown. Most audience members have gone bananas for this latest adaptation but as a paedophobe, I found the children's treatment of Pennywise deeply upsetting.PLUS we wonder if Benedict Cumberbatch is capable of playing a non-posh, non-genius character, speculate about an exciting collaboration between Spike Lee and Jordan Peele and give British auteur Peter Strickland some fantastic title ideas for his next film.

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133. Nocturama & Wind River

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 01:48:05 GMT

This week we take a look at the ponderous crime thriller Wind River, which most critics seem to have liked but we thought was trite and pretentious—thus proving once and for all that we are smart and everyone else is dumb. Danny also reviews controversy-baiting terrorist drama Nocturama and finds time to teach Sam several elephant-related metaphors in the process.Plus! We mourn the death of Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars dreams, discuss Alice Lowe's high-concept follow-up to Prevenge, and marvel at the latest on-set japes of mercurial method-acting prankster Jared Leto.

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132. American Made & Logan Lucky

Mon, 04 Sep 2017 19:56:55 GMT

It's outrageous caper week on this week's Film Chat as we review two films about working for, and sticking it to, the man. First up Sam reviews American Made the latest film from the ancient demonic entity known as Tom Cruise. You've seen this old man hang from planes (Mission Impossible 5), hang people from planes (Mission Impossible 3) but can he fly a plane? Of course he can, he's Tom Cruise. Then Sam and Danny join forces to review Logan Lucky the new film from Hollywood's hardest working retiree, Steven Soderbergh. In it Adam Driver is missing an arm, Seth MacFarlane has an English accent, but perhaps most strangely of all Daniel Craig is asked to do some acting. The results have to be seen to be believed. Plus, we discuss whether Ed Skrein is woke now, pore over the line-up for this year's London Film Festival and report a shocking expose of the unethical lengths Christopher Nolan goes to to realise his cinematic ambitions.

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131. Final Portrait & Lady Macbeth

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:19:48 GMT

This week, Danny reviews Final Portrait, a well crafted and intelligent biopic of the sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti in which he says “fuck” a lot in a funny accent, and Sam gives us his thoughts on the indie drama Lady Macbeth, which came out ages ago but there’s no time like the present for a podcast host to explain vaguely why he didn’t like it.

We also discuss the ethics of watching a film on your phone, we gawp at a tell-all interview with the director of Air Bud, and we muse on the latest coke-fueled brainwaves from the executives in charge of the DC and Star Wars cinematic universes. Obviously we also talk about Tom Cruise’s fake bum.

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130. A Ghost Story & Le Doulos

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:00:00 GMT

How do you like your movies? New and spooky or old and French? Either way this episode of Film Chat has got you covered.

First off we review ultra stylish French noir Le Doulos by acclaimed director Jean Pierre Melville but did we think it was merde or le merde! Tune in to find out.

Then we tackle David Lowery's elegiac ghost story....A Ghost Story starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara but did we think it was merde or le merde! Tune in to find out.

Plus we discuss the news that Trump is about to get royally owned by the director of Whiplash on Twitter. I think we all know the answer to whether he's Russian or dragging!!!! #FuckingSatireMate....and investigate news stories featuring three immortals, namely; Dracula, Dorian Gray and Tom Cruise.

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129. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Sun, 13 Aug 2017 23:00:00 GMT

Our sole review this week is Luc Besson's ambitious sci fi yarn Valerian, a Saturday morning cartoon brought to vibrant life with bucketloads of CGI. We also ask why Michael Owen was "in hell" watching Cool Runnings, we examine James Cameron's boring-ass plans for his many Avatar sequels, and we discuss the Coen brothers' not at all boring-ass deal with Netflix. Finally, we find time for a quick chat with Valerian's dude extreme, Dane DeHaan.

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128. City of Ghosts, The Big Sick, The Ghoul & Clash

Mon, 07 Aug 2017 20:47:35 GMT

It's a bumper edition this week as Film Chat reviews 4 films which collectively probably cost as much to make as Christopher Nolan spends on tea a week. Danny reviews gripping documentary City of Ghosts all about a group of citizen journalists reporting on Raqqa despite constant death threats from Isis. Their courage is only matched by that of The Big Sick writer and star Kumail Nanjiani who selflessly allowed himself to be immortalised in film as a nice, normal chap who only does nice things. #Inspiring

Then Danny tackles the high concept but low budget British thriller The Ghoul before Sam waxes lyrical about the high concept and medium budget Egyptian thriller Clash. Plus a discussion about the controversial new project from the Game of Thrones showrunners and a lengthy examination of the most important news story of the past week (if not year), Henry Cavill's moustache.

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127. Dunkirk & War for the Planet of the Apes

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 22:30:26 GMT

It's WAR! Non-stop war on Film Chat. Nazis try to overcome our plucky national spirit and massive IMAX cameras in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, and Woody Harrelson takes on supernaturally clever and well-rendered primates in War for the Planet of the Apes. Then those two films go head-to-head in an even more brutal WAR over which is the superior blockbuster, Michael Caine declares war on Christopher Nolan for not letting him be in Dunkirk, and Danny and I enter a dynastic blood feud over duelling claims to the same peanut M&M.

Amongst all this horrible war, we pay tribute to George A Romero, dissect the trailer for The Disaster Artist, marvel at the latest crackpot film-franchise scheme, and discuss which "nine" film is the best.

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126. It Comes At Night & The Beguiled

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 08:02:48 GMT

It's psychological chamber piece week on Film Chat as we review two films which lock their characters in one location to see what makes them tick. First off Danny reviews It Comes At Night, an inventive horror which explores the destructive power of paranoia. Then Sam reviews The Beguiled which explores the destructive power of Colin Farrell's gaelic charm.PLUS we talk about the exciting new project from young, hot director Barry Jenkins, the exciting new project from old, err acquired taste director Quentin Tarantino AND rejoice at the casting of Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor.

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125. Spider-Man: Homecoming

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:00:05 GMT

This week we review Spider-Man: Homecoming, in which a rookie Spidey has to balance the demands of school, crimefighting, and a hundred nervous executives trying to reboot one franchise while continuing another. The result is surprisingly delightful. As Spider-Man is known to exclaim, "Gee-Webs!"

We also talk about Mike Leigh's upcoming Peterloo movie (highbrow), the adventurous next project from the director of Embrace of the Serpent (very highbrow), and how often Andy Serkis nuts (cosmic brow).

Finally we reveal Edgar Wright's original soundtrack to Baby Driver, including a brand new banger by Sam that the tin-eared director refused to use. Not cool Edgar.

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124. Hampstead, Baby Driver & Okja

Mon, 03 Jul 2017 18:41:31 GMT

On this week Danny reviews the gentle rom-com Hampstead starring Diane Keaton which is basically a remake of Annie Hall but with a happier ending, 500 less jokes and a chubby bearded tramp instead of Woody Allen.Then he join forces with Sam to tackle two refreshingly original films from two of cinema's most inventive directors. First up is Edgar Wright's Baby Driver which makes up for it's disappointingly non literal title by being totally rad. Then they laugh, cry, embrace veganism and develop a powerful crush on Paul Dano while discussing Bong Joon Ho's Okja.PLUS they discuss all the rumours around the trouble Han Solo movie, speculate about a Bond cinematic universe and try and work out why Andrew Garfield has adopted what is possibly the dumbest accent ever for his new film Breathe.

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123. Picturehouse Living Wage Campaign

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 01:00:00 GMT

This week, we talk to Will and Maryam from the Picturehouse Living Wage Campaign about their fight to win decent pay and working benefits from the Scrooge-like cinema chain. We discuss how they got organised with their union BECTU, what it's like striking in an era of historically low union activity and job precarity, why it's necessary to fight for your rights, and what you can do to consider following their example in your own rubbish exploitative workplace.

We also find time to encourage Rebel Wilson to lie to journalists and we sympathise with the director of The Mummy, Alex Kurtzman, having to explain to the media why everyone hates his awful film.

Will and Maryam are part of the Picturehouse Central campaign. Follow them on Twitter @CPHLivingWage, and their fellow campaigns at: the Ritzy (@RitzyLivingWage), Hackney (@HPHLivingWage), Crouch End (@CEPHlivingwage), East Dulwich (@EDPHLivingWage), and Brighton (@UnioniseDukes)!

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122. The Mummy & Dying Laughing

Sun, 18 Jun 2017 17:37:39 GMT

With the weather becoming oppressively hot there is no better time to sit in a nice cool room and listen to an episode of filmchat.This week Danny reviews Dying Laughing a documentary all about the life of a stand up comic which is curiously devoid of any laughs or deaths. Then Sam joins him to review The Mummy which at least delivers on the promise of it's title even if it is total pantyhose.PLUS they discuss the latest proposed X-Men film, the totally ballin' trailer for Black Panther and Joss Whedon's surprising regressive take on Wonder Woman. In the words of filmchat superfan Manny Doran " This episode was surprising hard to edit so please listen to it!"

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121. Wonder Woman

Sun, 11 Jun 2017 23:00:00 GMT

This week, our pal James Andrewes joins us again as we review Wonder Woman. DC's latest superhero epic marks a refreshing change of direction for its franchise universe in at least two ways: it stars and is directed by a woman, and it isn't a total clusterfuck. Plus, Danny grills James and Sam with an election-themed film quiz, we wonder what a kid-friendly version of Captain Phillips would look like, and we congratulate Terry Gilliam on completing his epic, foolhardy quest to film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

Finally, we react to a variety of different election outcomes, as we recorded the episode the night before polling day. Little did we know the result would be Christ descending on a flaming chariot and making the Earth whole again. :)

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120. After the Storm & My Life as a Courgette

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 10:35:12 GMT

If you like your films to be gentle, foreign and with a proudly humanist outlook then this is the episode of Film Chat for you. First of Danny reviews After the Storm which he was disappointed to discover wasn't a spinoff from the X-Men franchise starring Halle Berry as everyone's favourite weather controlling mutant...but a slow burn Korean family drama from acclaimed director Hirokazu Koreeda.Then he joins forces with Sam to tackle My Life as a Courgette which they were disappointed to discover wasn't the sequel to their favourite film of last year, Sausage Party...but a touching French animation about a young boy growing up in a orphanage.Plus they wonder of whether the Mcconaissence is Mcconover, have an in depth discussion of the new Dark Universe film series and speculate over what Jeff Goldblum will be doing in Jurassic World 2.

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119. Colossal, The Red Turtle, & Twin Peaks

Tue, 30 May 2017 01:11:00 GMT

This week we review Colossal, a high concept comedy-drama that misfires in 1,000 thrilling ways, and the gentle Studio Ghibli animation The Red Turtle. And, in a rare foray into TV Chat, Danny talks us through the reassuringly weird first few episodes of the revived Twin Peaks.

We also ask whether the sequel to Mamma Mia will feature a guy called Fernando (surely it must), and discuss the upcoming Netflix film inspired by a viral tweet. That's how films get made now, frantic zeitgeist-chasing producers scrolling through their timelines. What a world. Plus our friend Georgia drops by to tell us more about the shit horror film Frogs and gives us some high-calibre turtle facts.

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118. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword & Alien: Covenant

Tue, 23 May 2017 20:53:49 GMT

On this week's episode we review King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Guy Ritchie's knockabout take on the legendary British hero. You'll have to listen to the episode to hear our verdict but if you like to play Dark Souls while listening to Chas and Dave albums then this is the film for you.We also review Alien: Covenant the latest instalment in Ridley Scott's ongoing retirement plan/completely justified film franchise. You'll have to listen to the episode to hear our verdict but if you like Snakes of a Plane but wished it was more violent then this is the film for you.Plus we discuss the highly ironic fate of the latest Pirates of the Caribbean film, Zac Efron's attempts at more dramatic acting and debut an exclusive sneak peak of the Suspiria soundtrack.

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117. Their Finest & Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Sun, 07 May 2017 21:59:22 GMT

Sam and Danny are joined by Film Chat pal Dougal to discuss Bee Movie, Jerry Seinfeld's bizarre and misguided attempt to make an animated children's film. Sam would have happily spent a full hour just talking about that, but we tear ourselves away to review some more recent releases: Their Finest, the war drama about some fine Brits staying jolly against the odds, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the latest splash of expensive fun to spurt of out of the relentless Marvel fun machine.

Also discussed: actors who fight younger clones of themselves, David Fincher's efforts to help Brad Pitt through his divorce via a pointless studio sequel, and Dougal's ill-fated Fopp visit.

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116. Heal The Living & Graduation

Mon, 01 May 2017 19:51:30 GMT

It is insightful European human drama week on Film Chat. First off Danny dissects French donor transplant drama Heal the Living with surgical precision. Then Sam err..lectures us about the merits of Romanian film Graduation..academically? Whatever, they're both great.PLUS we discuss the trailer for the anticipated sequel to Film Chat whipping boy Kingsman, wonder if Will Smith is really the man to judge the quality of films given the last 10 films he's made AND debut some exclusive never heard before audio of Tom Hardy's recent act of everyday heroism.

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115. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest & The F8 Of The Furious

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 21:57:55 GMT

This week we review an old and boring film, Oscar-winning classic One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Jack Nicholson acts wacky in an asylum, yada yada yada. No explosions. We also review a new and exciting film, The Fast & The Furious 8, which by contrast is brilliant. Many explosions.Danny and Sam also do some fantasy casting for an upcoming reboot of Labyrinth, talk about how sexy and normal it is to cry buckets in films, and venture briefly into the twisted mind of M Night Shyamalan. Also Danny DeVito canvasses for Jeremy Corbyn.

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114. The Handmaiden & Raw

Sat, 15 Apr 2017 23:17:10 GMT

On this episode we review Park Chan Wook's The Handmaiden which features our two favourite movie tropes, girl on girl action and amateur dentistry. Then we tackle acclaimed coming of age/body horror, Raw which was so good it caused Danny's brain to shut down briefly.We also discuss the news that Jude Law has been cast as young Dumbledore, give all the info on the latest Ron Howard project and question which way Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen leans (politically speaking).

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113. I Am Not Your Negro, Neruda & Ghost In The Shell

Sat, 08 Apr 2017 23:41:33 GMT

Film Chat is serving up another three-course reviewing banquet this week: the James Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro (which is ace), Pablo Larraín's unconventional biopic Neruda (also ace), and cyberpunk blockbuster Ghost in the Shell (poopfest).Plus! We adopt a thrillingly stilted manner to talk about Joss Whedon making a Batgirl film; we apply to join the Transformers writers' room; and we hear Danny roar.

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112. Free Fire, The Lost City of Z, & The Void

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 09:46:30 GMT

On this super bumper edition of Film Chat we review four thematically identical films. First up Danny takes aim at Ben Wheatley's Free Fire. He's made a film set in a house, a film set in a field and a film set in block of flats but can the British auteur make a film set in a warehouse? Yes.THEN Sam slashes his way through the colonial adventure drama, The Lost City of Z for which Robert Pattinson grew a beard that is even bigger than his fan base. THEN Danny tackles the lovingly crafted and lovecraftian The Void, a low budget siege horror movie where most of the budget went on tentacles.AND THEN Danny AND Sam join forces to examine the most talked about film of the week, or indeed any week, Revolution: New Art for a New World - a documentary about Russian revolutionary art. You're welcome.

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111. All This Panic, The Eyes Of My Mother & Operation Avalanche

Fri, 31 Mar 2017 01:04:33 GMT

Apologies for the lax Film Chat service lately! Some technical weasels and gremlins have been clogging up our efforts to transfer to premier podcasting platform Acast, and it's caused a couple of delays. Don't worry though, a team of expensive nerds is working on the problem and we've been assured it will all be sorted soon.Until then, here is the latest chat! Consisting of reviews of a trio of independent films -- lyrical coming-of-age documentary All This Panic, arthouse torture porn The Eyes of My Mother, and mockumentary thriller Operation Avalanche. Something for everyone, except explosion fans. Not many explosions.We also discuss whether Robert Downey Jr. will make a good Dr. Dolittle, we talk about fairy tales' backwards attitudes to interracial marriage, and we spend a surprisingly long time discussing racial purity, in the sort of tangent you have to save until episode 111 if you want to keep any listeners whatsoever.

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110. Gleason, Get Out And Uncertain

Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:39:50 GMT

This week Danny reviews not one but two documentaries; Gleason, all about former football star Steve Gleason's ongoing battle with ALS and Uncertain, all about an American town in the middle of nowhere. If you like to cry for 90 minutes and then stare at beautiful shots of nature for another 90 minutes then this is the double bill for you!We also, being the woke, white, middle class guys that we are, check out Jordan Peele's inventive horror film Get Out. It's no Eat Pray Love but it's still very good.We also wonder how they could possibly reboot The Matrix seeing as it has already sorta come true and report on the last uncompleted film of genius film director/frozen peas salesman Orson Welles.

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109. Elle & Logan

Sun, 12 Mar 2017 22:57:23 GMT

There's been a lot of critical love for Logan, a final gritty outing for Hugh Jackman as everyone's favourite growly mutant. Film Chat, however, spends 15 minutes slating it because it features no references to the 1990s X-Men animated cartoon series. Where is Morph??Danny also reviews Paul Verhoeven's Elle, which he describes repeatedly as "an electric piece of cinema" in an obvious and shameless attempt to get quoted on the poster. They've all been printed already, Danny!Plus, we try to talk over the ear-splitting gushing of the entire film industry at news of a potential Spielberg film starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep; we examine the IMDb's new feminist classification; and we unveil Hugh Jackman's extremely downbeat theme song for Logan.

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108. Fences, Certain Women & It's Only The End Of The World

Sun, 05 Mar 2017 15:59:28 GMT

Strap yourself in listeners because this bumper edition of Film Chat is longer than fucking Leonard Cohen song (R.I.P).This week Sam reviews two films which are adaptations of plays. First up is La La Land!...... Sorry I mean Fences, Denzel Washington's adaptation of the Pultizer prize winner play by August Wilson. Then he casts his discerning eye on La La Land!....Sorry I mean It's Only The End Of The World, the latest film by director and child, Xavier Dolan. Meanwhile Danny continues his quest to watch every film with the word "women" in the title by reviewing Kelly Reichardt's latest film La La Land! No wait that's wrong what I meant to type was Certain Woman.We also dissect the Oscars in forensic detail, report on the casting for Yorgos Lanthimos' latest film and learn everything there is to know about the film watching habits of US Presidents.

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107. 20th Century Women, John Wick: Chapter 2 & We Are X

Sun, 26 Feb 2017 14:45:47 GMT

A veritable bevy of reviews this time! Danny delves into 20th Century Women, director Mike Mills' tribute to his mother and sisters, and music documentary We Are X, which charts the terrifying lows, dizzying highs, and creamy middles of Japan's foremost prog metal band. Sam just wanted to see a dude shoot some dudes, so he went to check out hip thriller sequel John Wick: Chapter 2.Plus! We chat about the Oscars, in a discussion that's going to seem pretty darn irrelevant if you listen to this episode after today, we get excited for the return of still-alive Dick Van Dyke to the world of Mary Poppins, and we try rather unsuccessfully to talk dirty with a robot Christian Grey.

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106. Moonlight & Taxi Driver

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 20:35:58 GMT

This week we review Taxi Driver the classic film about the iconic loner, Travis Bickle. Then we review what would quite possibly be Travis Bickle's least favourite film, the universally acclaimed Moonlight. We also try and get our heads round the news of the Toni Erdmann remake, confess our weird movie crushes and examine the filmography of one of modern cinema's greatest storytellers, Steve Bannon.

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105. Cameraperson & Prevenge

Sun, 12 Feb 2017 16:20:32 GMT

This week, we review Alice Lowe's revenge thriller Prevenge and declare pregnancy to be "weird", and Sam tries to say smart things about Kirsten Johnson's "woman with a movie camera" documentary Cameraperson.We also wonder what esoteric collection of objects Mica Levi will use for her next film score, get excited about the prospect of a David Bowie art-crime musical, and suggest some killer lines for Stephen Fry to use at tonight's BAFTA ceremony.

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104. T2:Trainspotting & Toni Erdmann

Sun, 05 Feb 2017 11:06:15 GMT

On this week's episode Danny catches up with T2:Trainspotting the belated sequel to the era defining classic. Did the film make him as angry as Begbie? As regretful as Spud? Or as happy as... err actually everyone is a bit miserable in the film.Then he and Sam join forces to review festival darling Toni Erdmann. I don't want to pre-empt the review but lets just say it's one of the best 2hr 40min Germany comedies of the year.....so far. PLUS we wonder whether Michael Bay is man to take down Trump through the power of cinema, speculate about a remake of Any Which Way But Loose and debut an exclusive musical preview of Liam Neeson's latest angry-old-man-killing-machine movie.

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103. Christine, Manchester By The Sea & Jackie

Sun, 29 Jan 2017 02:38:24 GMT

The relentlessly upbeat Film Chat duo dive headfirst into some of the doomiest and gloomiest films currently on release. Rebecca Hall plays a depressed newsreader in Christine, Casey Affleck an unhappy janitor in Manchester By The Sea, and Natalie Portman a grieving First Lady in Jackie. Everyone is having a tough time of it -- except for cinema-goers of course, as all these films are good.PLUS! We take a look at the Academy Award nominations and decide that #OscarsStillTooWhite, a long-delayed message brings us news of the world's first YouTube-only documentary, and Shia LaBoeuf offers his thoughts on Nazi-punching.

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102. Lion & La La Land

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 20:41:12 GMT

Featuring La La Land, a film for which its star Ryan Gosling spent months learning Jazz piano and Lion, a film for which its star Dev Patel spent months growing a beard.We also examine whether using cutting age CGI to de age De Niro for an upcoming film is a bad idea or a really bad idea, postulate which film would be best to show a football team before a match and pitch a radical hard sci-fi take on What Women Want.

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101. Silence

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:03:53 GMT

Happy New Year folks!! Brimming with optimism for the year ahead, we skip and gambol our way through a chortlesome review of Martin Scorsese's Catholic torture drama Silence, a 2.5 hour meditation on suffering and isolation that left us both with a spring in our steps. Also! One of Sam's old reviews gets a subtle makeover, we ask what the hell is wrong with Ryan Gosling, and Danny grills Sam with an Obama-themed film quiz.

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100. Christmas Special 2016

Sun, 25 Dec 2016 19:37:38 GMT

It's the Film Chat Christmas special!! Third time round and it's already widely considered a seasonal staple, as essential as Ray Winstone’s Televised Eggnog Festival. AND it's an extra special special this year as it coincides with our 100th episode, a major milestone and a testament to our dedication to the sounds of our own voices. Armed with mince pies and cava, we look back over the year, discuss our listeners’ faves and worsties, hear from some legendary directors, and attempt some quickfire reviewing. We also face Katie's most fiendish festive film quiz yet, a gauntlet of Christmassy questions daunting enough to send grown podcasters into a spiral of mild bickering.

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99. Rogue One & The Eagle Huntress

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 23:21:30 GMT

Have you ever asked yourself any of the following questions:1. What are better X-Wings or the wings of an eagle? 2. What is more exciting, watching a 13 year old girl steal a baby eagle from a nest on mountainside or watching a fully grown woman steal the plans to the death star? 3. What is a cooler name, Jyn Erso or Aishol-pan?4. What is a better film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story or The Eagle Huntress ( A documentary about the 1st female eagle hunter)?If the answer to any those was yes, then this is the episode for you!Plus we tell you about the must see faith based film coming to screens in 2017, wonder what is the worse thing a man can do and still sustain a career in hollywood and examine the convoluted naming conventions of The Fast and Furious franchise.

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98. The Birth Of A Nation, Chi-Raq & Snowden

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:50:27 GMT

This week, we review a pair of movies about race, violence and oppression in America — its history in the case of Nate Parker’s rousing historical epic The Birth of a Nation, and its legacy in the case of Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq, equal parts bawdy battle of the sexes and anguished cry for peace. Plus Danny lets us know what he made of Snowden, Oliver Stone’s Hollywoodified recounting of the adventures of swashbuckling dork Edward Snowden.With the help of Film Chat pal Dougal MacQueen, we also discuss whether the name of Bad Santa’s director is an anti-Trump rallying cry, we recoil in horror at the revelations about the making of Last Tango In Paris, and we listen to Richard E Grant tell us all about his perfume.

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97. A United Kingdom, The Wailing & The Unknown Girl

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 02:16:50 GMT

It's a a diverse week on film chat as we discuss 3 films of disparate genres, tones, languages and quality. Firstly Danny reviews A United Kingdom a film which indulges David Oyelowo's two favourite pastimes, namely; giving inspiring speeches and crying. Coincidentally watching the film allowed Danny's to indulge in two of his favourite past times, namely; watching films and talking about them at length.Then they both review The Wailing a Korean horror film which generated numerous reactions from them, namely: the laughing, the crying and the being scared shitless.Any finally Danny reviews the new film by the Dardenne Brothers, namely. The Unknown Girl.PLUS a discussion of a upcoming Houdini biopic, we wonder what Borat would do in 2016 and an exclusive interview with two luminaries of the Belgium art house scene.

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96. Paterson & Fantastic Beasts

Tue, 29 Nov 2016 01:35:03 GMT

Harry Potter is back! At least, in franchise form. JK Rowling and director David Yates have extended the cinematic Potterverse by just a smidge with Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, a Hogwarts textbook turned glittering 1920s-set romp. Sam's review will help you decide whether its mix of jolly magical critters, delightfully stereotypical culture clashes, and Nazi analogues is for you.Danny also reviews Paterson, in which rising star Adam Driver fully embraces the spirit of nominative determinism by playing a damn driver - a bus driver, to be exact. The unhurried, reflective film has set critics raving, but features no wizards or dragons. If Jim Jarmusch is hoping to launch a 15-film extended universe franchise with this, well, all we can say is good luck mate.Also! We discuss listener suggestions to improve classic films, for example making 12 Angry Men's 12 men angrier and Jaws friendlier to sharks; we look forward to Adam McKay teaching us a thing or two about Dick with his upcoming Cheney biopic; and we get into a long brainy chinwag about the wokeness of Harry Potter and whether you can retcon diversity.

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95. Dog Eat Dog & Nocturnal Animals

Sun, 20 Nov 2016 19:24:56 GMT

This week we review two zoological themed films involving death, betrayal and men of varying attractiveness.First of Danny reviews Paul Schrader's Dog Eat Dog, a crime film in which Nicholas Cage and Willem Dafoe compete to see who can look more haggard and wearing. Then Sam reviews Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals in which sexy people look sexy while dressed sexily. I hear it's pretty sexy.Plus we discuss the comic book reboot we're all champing at the bit to see and have an exclusive interview with French Canadian director Denis Villeneuve.

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94. Napoleon & Arrival

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 09:38:44 GMT

This week, we review Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi head-scratcher Arrival, in which humanity is thrown into a tizzy by the sudden appearance of twelve massive, featureless grey shells with aliens inside them. The film acts as a timely plea for global cooperation, although in light of recent events we spent most of it wishing the shells would spray some kind of deadly virus into our atmosphere and put us all out of our misery.Meanwhile, Danny recalls a time of classier would-be tyrants as he reviews Abel Gance's 1927 silent epic Napoleon. It charts the rise of a charismatic man of the people with an unwavering commitment to the revolution, all his own hair, and normal-sized hands over five and a half hours of pure utopian escapism.We also talk about Al Capone's nicknames, Michael Stipe's resemblance to a serial killer, Shia LaBeouf's rapping ability, and one of cinema's greatest elephant sex scenes.

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93. Dr Strange, Ethel and Ernest & Lo and Behold

Sat, 29 Oct 2016 18:54:41 GMT

On this episode Sam reviews Doctor Strange, the latest offering from Marvel in which Benedict Cumberbatch plays a man with a PHD in kicking ass and traversing the astral plane.Meanwhile Danny fills us in on two new release which he originally saw at the London Film Festival. The disarmingly sincere Ethel and Ernest (he went in scornful, he came out tearful) and Werner Herzogs latest doc Lo and Behold, which sees the German Auteur successfully interviewing people weirder than him.Plus they wonder if there has ever been a more creatively daring premise than the one behind the upcoming animation The Boss Baby, lament how Hollywood sexism is preventing us from getting more Hilary Swank films and learn about the role Ice Cube was born to play.

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92. I, Daniel Blake & Queen Of Katwe

Sun, 23 Oct 2016 18:16:28 GMT

What would you rather see, Jeremy Corbyn's favourite film or Ian Duncan Smith's least favourite film? Don't worry you don't have to choose you just have to go see I, Daniel Blake - Ken Loach's brilliant, powerful film about the failures of the welfare state. We spent most of the review just crying and applauding, but apparently Katie's edited that out and just kept the bits where we talked.Meanwhile, Danny reviews Queen of Katwe, the Ugandan set drama starring Lupita Nyong'o and David Oyelowo. If you like chess, poverty and inspiration (and why wouldn't you) then this is the movie for you.PLUS we discuss YouTube's plans to muscle in on the TV market, examine the new Star Wars: Rogue One trailer in absurd depths, and wonder whether Danny Elfman is a racist.

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91. American Honey & 13th

Sun, 16 Oct 2016 21:42:53 GMT

This week Danny learns that being young in America can be a profound, thrilling, dangerous, heartbreaking and uplifting experience if Andrea Arnold's latest film American Honey is anything to go by. While Sam learns that being Black in America sucks if Ava Duvernay's documentary 13th is anything to go by.They also discuss the latest Disney Animations that are being prepped for live action remakes. (Perhaps they could do a live action version of Oliver and Company where they're victorian urchins instead of dogs? Just a thought.) And Danny gives the latest lowdown on everything that's been happening at the London Film Festival and tells you which upcoming films are total pantyhose.

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90. De Palma & Swiss Army Man

Sun, 09 Oct 2016 22:05:57 GMT

This week, we review a film in which Daniel Radcliffe plays a magical corpse that farts and gets boners — no, not “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” but the whimsical philosophical comedy Swiss Army Man. Danny also tells us many fun Brian De Palma facts he learned watching the eponymous documentary directed by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow. Did you know Brian loves the smell of acorns? Interesting.Plus, we reaffirm our performative wokeness with a discussion about Tim Burton, Star Wars, and diversity; Danny goes on and on about all the brilliant films he is seeing at the London Film Festival that Sam isn't; and we follow in Swiss Army Man’s footsteps by finding poetry in flatulence.

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89. The Magnificent 7, Hell or High Water & The Girl with All the Gifts

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 10:36:46 GMT

THIS week Danny reviews The Magnificent Seven, the seventh instalment in the Magnificent series. Will it be up there with Magnificent 3: Blinkey Did It! or will it be even worse that Magnificent 4: Corn For All? MEANWHILE Sam reviews Hell or High Water the acclaimed neo western which has more gruff men in it than Clint Eastwood can shake an invisible chair at.THEN they both review The Girl With All The Gifts an inventive British post apocalyptic zombie thriller/road movie/morality play. Yes, another one!PLUS we discuss the latest stage is Disney's plan to remake their back catalogue in every conceivable form, Danny bloviates about the London Film Festival and Sam produces his sexiest song yet.

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88. Bridget Jones's Baby & Hunt For The Wilderpeople

Sun, 25 Sep 2016 17:43:40 GMT

On this week's episode, reviews of two life-affirming films guaranteed to warm your cockles and tickle your funny bone, leaving you hot and discomforted. Danny went to see long-awaited threequel Bridget Jones's Baby and connected with it so deeply he now self-identifies as a pregnant woman; and Sam sought out Kiwi indie comedy Hunt For The Wilderpeople, which made such an impression on him he has abandoned civilisation and now lives in a dirt pit deep in the New Zealand bush.Plus! Jared Leto takes on his latest role guaranteed to set an audience's teeth on edge; Danny gets a tour of the London Film Festival from Ken Russell's ghost; and Sam does his best to channel John Hannah with a heartfelt ode to Brangelina.

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87. Café Society

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 20:03:34 GMT

All the awesome people are dying, the economy has tanked, hate crime is on the rise and Bake Off is leaving the Beeb.....but Film Chat is....very late BUT still here.We try and divert you from this cluster fuck of a year by discussing whether Will Smith's latest film will be his most powerful yet, whether Woody Allen's new film is his laziest yet and whether Johnny Depp is capable of playing man who isn't drunk or weird.

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86. The Childhood Of A Leader, Popstar & Brotherhood

Sun, 11 Sep 2016 21:26:55 GMT

This week, a triple whammy of reviews! Childhood of a Leader, which lusty teens and Danny flocked to at the promise of some brooding, dreamy R-Patz action, only to discover to their dismay it's a historical psychodrama about a mop-haired fascist boy; Brotherhood, the final part of Noel Clarke’s Hood trilogy in which poor Noel gets pulled back in just when he thought he was out; and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, The Lonely Island’s parody of megastardom featuring more man-baby silliness and celebrity cameos than you can shake a booty at.We are delighted to be joined this week by special guest Dougal Macqueen, who wows us with his knowledge of Catherine Breillat’s oeuvre and the xXx franchise. He also helps us discuss Paolo Sorrentino love of making films about rich old men and James Franco’s efforts to make a yucky movie about everyone’s favourite predatory subculture, pickup artists. Plus, Sam attempts to write a Lonely Island song in 10 minutes.

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85. Julieta

Sun, 04 Sep 2016 21:11:53 GMT

This week we review the latest Pedro Almodovar film Julieta, a film that features everything we like in films, namely; sexy women, sexy men, sexy women having sex with the sexy men and life shattering grief.We also investigate how many chickens have to die for Dwayne Johnson to maintain his hugeness, give our sympathies to Chinese audiences forced to watch the latest Bourne film in 3D and wonder how it possibly came to pass that Shaun the Sheep: The Movie wasn't voted the best film of the 21st century.

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84. The BFG & Tale of Tales

Sun, 21 Aug 2016 22:11:09 GMT

This week we enter a magical world of giants, dreams, sea monsters, fleas, and horny French kings, as we review a pair of cinematic fables -- Spielberg's sparkling Roald Dahl adaptation The BFG and Matteo Garrone's dark fairy-tale anthology Tale of Tales.Also! We discuss John Turturro's plans to make his classic "The Jesus" character extra creepy and whether movies are irresponsibly encouraging young people to declare war on that much-maligned demographic, middle-aged white dudes. And we are treated to some mini essays on popular music videos from legendary director-cum-philosopher Werner Herzog.

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83. Barry Lyndon & Suicide Squad

Sun, 14 Aug 2016 23:24:38 GMT

EPISODE 83 OUT NOW!!This week we review a meticulously made, brilliantly structured, supremely confident and hugely influential film. I'm either referring to Barry Lyndon or Suicide Squad but you'll have to listen to find out.Plus we discuss the news of an upcoming remake of one of Al Pacino's most shouty films and yet another oestrogen laden reboot of a beloved bro franchise.LIKE! SHARE! DOWNLOAD! PLAY! LISTEN!

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82. Weiner & Star Trek Beyond

Wed, 10 Aug 2016 23:26:05 GMT

This week on our currently somewhat irregular podcast, we boldly go over colourful space romp Star Trek Beyond, a film bravely acting as if its poorly received predecessor (2013's Star Trek Into Darkness) doesn't exist. We also take a peek at fly-on-the-wall political documentary Weiner, a film about a driven candidate for New York Mayor bravely acting as if public photographs of his penis don't exist.ALSO! Aquaman visits Whole Foods, Guy Pearce comes out with some sick quips, Mrs Brown falls victim to Brexit, and we talk at length about dick pics.

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81. Jason Bourne

Wed, 03 Aug 2016 18:24:47 GMT

EPISODE 81 OUT NOW!!!It took 9 years for Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass to cook up another instalment of the Bourne Franchise so the 5 day delay in releasing this ep is nothing in comparison.Featuring reviews of Jason Bourne and.....nothing else BUT it does have in depth discussions on all things Comic Con, the possibility of a Terry Pratchett adaptation and the news that Michael Caine has changed his name to something less "terrorist-y".PLAY! DOWNLOAD! SHARE! LIKE!

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80. The Neon Demon & Ghostbusters

Mon, 18 Jul 2016 08:39:07 GMT

It's women-kicking-butt week on Film Chat! Specifically, ladies are kicking the butts of level 4 ectoplasmic apparitions in Paul Feig's reboot of Ghostbusters, and each others' statuesque butts in Nicolas Winding Refn's delirious The Neon Demon.We also discuss Natalie Portman and Jonathan Safran Foer's strange epistolary relationship, get caught up in the world-conquering phenomenon Pokémon Go, and find out what the misogynist haters made of Ghostbusters now that they've actually seen it. Turns out they still didn't like it.

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79 - Queen Of Earth

Sun, 10 Jul 2016 22:31:56 GMT

On this week's episode things got a little too close to home when Sam and Danny reviewed the psychological drama Queen of Earth. A film about two friends who are so closely bonded that at times it's as if they're sharing one personality, also one of them makes jingles......spookyPlus we examine the latest surrounding theme song writer and part time actor Idris Elba, raise an eyebrow at the bizarre Margot Robbie piece in Vanity Fair and get more political than Ken Loach at a Billy Bragg concert when discussing all thing Chilcot

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78. Embrace Of The Serpent & Adult Life Skills

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 08:19:51 GMT

The chaos engulfing the United Kingdom hasn’t left Film Chat unscathed, as for the second week in a row this episode is out super late. Sorry listeners! Blame Nigel Farage, you might as well.This week, Danny reports back on the transporting experience of watching dreamlike Colombian drama Embrace of the Serpent, and Sam rambles on about charming low-key British comedy Adult Life Skills. We also challenge Billy Zane’s claim that his character in Titanic is the film’s true hero; discuss directing duo Daniels’ dream to remake White Chicks as an intense, Oscar-bait drama; and dissect at length and repeatedly the epic trailer for the latest Dan Brown adaptation, Inferno.

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77. Chicken & Warcraft: The Beginning

Tue, 28 Jun 2016 21:27:54 GMT

Nothing is more guaranteed to jolt you out of Brexit depression than this fun filled episode of Filmchat. Sam discusses the intense British Drama Chicken (which we'll be screening on July 11th with a Q&A with the writer, book your tickets before the 3rd, ok, cheers, thanks ,bye) and then we both tackle the fantasy video game adaptation Warcraft.Plus we praise how diverse the casting for the new Spiderman film is, praise how awesome the casting for the new Armando Iannucci film is, and then praise Sam for delivering another comedy song parody mash-up masterpiecePLAY! DOWNLOAD! SHARE! CORBYN IN! TORIES OUT! LIKE!

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76. The Nice Guys

Sat, 11 Jun 2016 23:21:11 GMT

This week, we review the Ryan Gosling/Russell Crowe buddy comedy The Nice Guys. Inspired by that film's amicable male bonding, we conduct the whole episode big cheery grins on our stupid faces, deeply appreciating each other's company.Exchanging supportive thumbs-ups throughout, we also discuss Rogue One's extensive reshoots, bitch about trailers-within-trailers, and almost come to blows over the end of L.A. Confidential.

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75. Everybody Wants Some!! & X-Men: Apocalypse

Sat, 28 May 2016 11:55:08 GMT

There are two things that Danny and Sam love, talking to chicks and battling omnipotent, ancient, megalomaniacal mutants. As luck would have two films have come out that cater to those weirdly specific needs as they review laid back bro drama, Everybody Wants Some!! and urgent, exploady film, X-Men: Apocalypse.We also discuss the news surrounding the upcoming Power Rangers film, a third Django movie and postulate what the best film to get absolutely gazeboed to is.

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74. Mustang & Sing Street

Sat, 21 May 2016 19:03:00 GMT

This week, Danny and Sam review two films about the tribulations of adolescence. The musical coming-of-age story Sing Street shows that poverty, family dysfunction and mean priests can be overcome by the power of love and wonderfully synthy pop music; in the Turkish family drama Mustang, synthy music is in woefully short supply for five orphaned sisters kept cooped up by their ultra-patriarchal uncle. Plus: I tell Danny he CANNOT BE SERIOUS about Shia LaBoeuf's latest role; we also wonder whether those skeptical about the new Ghostbusters movie are slightly sexist or massively sexist; and we suggest replacing Daniel Craig's Bond with the obvious choice, Brad Pitt as a Benjamin-Button-esque old man baby.

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73. Cannes Special - Demolition & The Green Room

Mon, 16 May 2016 17:47:07 GMT

Bonjour! This week Filmchat is in France, or as the French would say "en France," to cover the 2016 Cannes Film festival.While there we sneak in reviews of "white man facing problems movie" Demolition and "white men facing white supremacists movie" Green Room. Plus we discuss the latest projects from visionary directors Guillermor Del Toro and Terry Gilliam and have an exclusive interview with French director Jean Marc Valee.Bon Appetite!

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72. Son Of Saul & Captain America: Civil War

Sun, 08 May 2016 18:50:25 GMT

This week, Danny explains how an innovative filming concept drew him into the intimate Holocaust drama Son of Saul, and Sam explains how the superheroes punched each other well good in the equally powerful Captain America: Civil War.We also discuss Wolverine 3's increasingly angular and British cast, speak to Becky about her famously good hair, and look at how the lads are fighting back against the oppressive feminazi remake of Ghostbusters. Solidarity, brave lads!

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71. Our Little Sister & Bastille Day

Sat, 30 Apr 2016 12:37:56 GMT

Do you like men who run and fight? Do you like women who talk and emote? If you're answer to both those questions was yes then this is the episode for you, as we review sisterly love drama Our Little Sister and shouty punchy nonsense film Bastille Day.PLUS: We wonder if the muppet franchise would be livened up with some casual homicides, marvel at the new Snowden trailer, and sell our souls to the corporate juggernaut which is the Fulham Hair and Scalp Clinic.

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70. Dheepan, Ran & The Jungle Book

Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:52:55 GMT

Reviewed this week: The Jungle Book, a remake of the classic animation in CGI so lavish you could prick your paw on its prickly pears; last year's Palme d'Or winner, immigration drama Dheepan; and Akira Kurosawa's epic King Lear adaptation Ran.PLUS: Our despair at news of the soulless-sounding Emoji film is lifted by Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's bizarre apology video, and we showcase Idris Elba's musical contribution to The Jungle Book - sadly absent from the final cut.

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69. Midnight Special & Hardcore Henry

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:56:07 GMT

On this week's episode Danny reviews Midnight Special, the chase movie/soulful meditation on parenthood/elaborate Spielberg homage. It's a film that asks you to leave your cyncism at home and take a leap of faith to believe that........Michael Shannon and Kirsten Dunst were a couple???? It's pretty out there stuff.We also review Hardcore Henry the first film to be based upon the wank fantasy of a 13year old teenager who loves Counter Strike. Needless to say it is bloody deep stuff.Plus we discuss the sequel to Filmchat's whipping boy, Kingsman, get an exclusive interview with with Indie high priestess St. Vincent, and examine some of Danny's most erotic dreams.

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68. Zootropolis & Victoria

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:54:39 GMT

This week we review Victoria, a gripping drama set over the course of one wild night in Berlin and shot in an unbroken single take. To honour this astounding technical achievement we recorded the episode the same way. As a result it's 4 hours long and consists mainly of bickering and loo breaks.We also visit Zootropolis, Disney’s lavish animated adventure and crash course on racial profiling. It's a sophisticated fable of diversity and tolerance set in a stunningly realised animal city. Also Shakira plays a gazelle popstar called Gazelle.Plus: smartest documentarian in the room Alex Gibney lines up a non-documentary thriller; the people who made Young Adult are reteaming; and Warner Bros desperately recuts Batman v Superman in an attempt to add some levity, with mixed results.

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67. Batman v Superman & My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:53:07 GMT

On this week we review the most anticipated sequel of all time, a film that will finally answer that age old question....what will Gus Portakolas do when he finds out his marriage isn't valid?????? Well needless to say that question is answered and then some in film of the week, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2We also find time to review blockbuster behemoth, Franchise Plan Vs Misguided Auteur: Dawn of Incoherence..sorry I mean Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. It's fair to say that all the critics have taken a massive dump on this one, but will FilmChat being adding to the mountain of shit currently resting on Zack Snyder's shoulders........yes?We also get a chance to discuss one of our favourite genres "bunch of ladies with one dude movies" when we examine the latest projects from introspective naval gazer Sophia Coppola and esoteric pulp man Alex Garland....and after last weeks shameful attempt to spontaneously come up with some pirate themed Beatles song we dedicate 40 minutes of the episode to listening to Sgt Peppers underwater. Weirdly it sounds amazing, go figure!

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66. The Witch & 10 Cloverfield Lane

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:51:53 GMT

This week we review two spooky films that upend some common lifestyle fantasies. You know how you always wanted to be a Puritan living in New England in the 17th century? Well acclaimed horror The Witch may make give you second thoughts. And you know how you also always wanted to live in total isolation in a nuclear bunker with John Goodman? Well psychological thriller 10 Cloverfield Lane might make you wonder about that as well.We also report a victory for hatchet jobs in that titanic struggle, Batman v Superman v film critics; celebrate the news that Paul McCartney is finally getting what he always wanted, a cameo in Pirates of the Caribbean 5; and pitch some universe-crossover “versus” films that might work better than Zack Snyder’s much-maligned superhero bust-up.

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65. Anomalisa & High Rise

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:51:01 GMT

It's 'definitely very good but i'm not entirely sure why' week on Film Chat as we review two films that left us satisfied and confounded in equal measures. First up we tackle Anomalisa the stop motion existential crisis movie from existential crisis movie expert Charlie Kaufman. It's a profound, complicated look at what it means to be human plus you get to see Jennifer Jason Leigh's norks* in it!!!!Then we try and wrap our heads around Ben Wheatley's adaptation of J G Ballard's High-Rise. It's a period sci fi film that tackles ideas of class, society and identity plus you get to see Tom Hiddleston's dick** in it!!!We also discuss all things Indy 5, wonder how long it will be until movies are just beamed directly into our heads and try and land the role of young Han Solo.*They're plastic puppet norks.**You don't actually see his dick, it's covered by a book #Bullshit

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64. Tangerine & Hail, Caesar!

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:49:48 GMT

Hello, Joel and Ethan! Yes, the Coen brothers are back with “Hail, Caesar!”, their knockabout tribute to old Hollywood in which a bewildering array of movie stars wear great costumes and do silly things. Danny and Sam have both seen it — listen to this week’s Film Chat to discover how much the frothy farcical fun buttered their respective muffins.Also this week, Danny reviews last year’s acclaimed comedy-drama “Tangerine”, which was famously shot entirely on an iPhone. Danny paid tribute to the heroically lo-fi nature of the production by watching it entirely on a zoetrope.Plus, “The Look of Silence” director Joshua Oppenheimer follows his Indonesian genocide doc and his other Indonesian genocide doc with the obvious next project, an avant-garde musical; Will Smith makes a massive deal with Netflix and chills; and we ramble a bit about up-and-coming young screenwriter Max Landis, who is massively successful and only a few years older than we are. What a dick.

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63. Goosebumps & How To Be Single

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:48:42 GMT

Despite this being a film-based podcast for our entire run, a single question has defined the show namely; How to be Single? Fortunately for us that question is answered pretty bloody conclusively in the rom com of the same name. I don't want to give anything away but the key is to sleep with nobody or everybody none or some of the time. Go forth you celibate sluts!!Then Danny reviews family friendly romp Goosebumps adapted from the popular series of books of the same name. If you like your young characters earnest and plucky and your old characters hostile and grumpy then this is the movie for you.Plus we round up all the Oscar related news. We laugh at Rock, cry for Leo, gasp for Rylance and sneer at Beaven. For God's Sake BEAVEN SORT IT OUT!!!!........and we ain't afraid of no (female) ghost...busters when we give our take on the controversial trailer for the upcoming sequel.

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62. The Survivalist & Deadpool

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:47:08 GMT

Tell me, how do you like your bum and dick jokes? If you answered “made by a superhero while he winks at the audience” you're probably one of the many, many people to have seen alternative comic book blockbuster Deadpool, in which Ryan Reynolds gives it his all in the title role and Ed Skrein does his thing of being unremittingly self-satisfied. Is it the riot its made out to be or does the whole affair disappear up Ryan's Main Street? For this week’s episode Danny and Sam went to find out.Danny also found time to check out The Survivalist, a slow burn post-apocalyptic drama recommend to us by friend of the podcast Mick Patrick. Danny liked the film but he had a shit time trying to download it on iTunes, so - thanks for nothing, Mick.Plus! Scintillating name-filled chat about which actor has worked with the most great directors, our expert tribute to the late great Douglas Slocombe (OK we barely know who he is), and a journey into Ed Skrein’s rapping alter ego, Dinner Lady P.I.M.P.

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61. The Assassin & A Bigger Splash

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:45:58 GMT

On this week Sam went to see smash hit comedy Zoolander 2 with Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and the rest of the gang reprising their roles as the clueless but lovable ridiculously good looking models. He was baffled by a large sprawling film which seemed to mainly consist of political machinations in 9th century China and definitely didn't have Ben Stiller in it. It was only when the credits rolled that he realised that he'd actually gone to wrong screen and had watched the entirety of The Assassin, a sumptuous epic from esteemed Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien....so he reviewed that instead.Meanwhile Danny went to check out Alvin and Chipmunks: The Road Chip. He was initially impressed by the stellar A list cast- Ralph Fiennes as Alvin with Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts and Dakota Johnson as the chipmunks?! It all seemed to implausible to be true and it turned out it was as what he'd actually watched was A Bigger Splash - a film about sexy rich people hating each other on a beautiful Italian island. He didn't mind though because he thought it was like well good.They also discuss the latest news from enfant terrible, agent provocateur Danish wunderkin Lars Von trier......and wonder if Stephen Fry was replaced with a life size cut out of Stephen Fry which just emitted a string of sycophantic adjectives every four minutes anyone at the Baftas would notice.

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60. Brooklyn & Trumbo

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:44:52 GMT

When Brooklyn came out last November, its tinkly cutesy trailer put us off going to see it. But the low-key story of a luminous Irish lass torn between worlds old and new has since done nothing but pick up awards and praise, so this week Danny decided to see what all the fuss was about. Did it welcome him like a beaming distant family relative, or leave him wanting to emigrate from the cinema forever? His review reveals all.Another film that has received some Academy love is Trumbo, all about a cranky communist screenwriter and his bristling moustache facing down John Wayne and the flag wavin, commie-hatin House Un-American Activities Committee. It wasn’t particularly good but it did make a strong case for First Amendment rights, high-waisted trousers, and writing in the bath.Plus: Danny contains his boiling rage as a listener disagrees with his review of Room; we discuss the 3 seconds of shirtless Bourne boxing millions of Superbowl viewers enjoyed last Sunday; and gravel-voiced northerner Sam Riley elaborates on his raven-focused preparations for his role in Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.

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59. Youth & Spotlight

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:43:29 GMT

This week Sam reviews Youth. It's a film where Michael Caine plays an old mentor who tells what Matthew McConaughey what to do.. No sorry that's Interstellar. It's actually a film where he plays an old mentor type who tells Leonardo DiCaprio what to do....No wait that's Inception. It's actually a film where he plays an old mentor type who tells Christian Bale what to do.....No wait that's Batman. It's actually a film where Michael Caine doesn't mentor anybody...go figure.Then we both review Spotlight, the oscar nominated film about a group of journalists being really excellent at their jobs. Hey BBC maybe you should watch this movie and take some notes huh? ‪#‎Satire‬Plus we discuss the latest projects from auteurs Ben Wheatley and Nicolas Wending Refn as well as all the usual giggling, clapping and donkey punching that comes as standard.

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58. Room & The Big Short

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:42:12 GMT

This week, a head-to-head between two Oscar-nominated films adapted from books with extremely simple-sounding titles. Danny braved Lenny Abrahamson's Room, an adaptation of Emma Donoghue's novel about a boy whose whole universe is the room in which he and his mother are imprisoned. It's a premise so grim it took Danny days to adjust to normal human life after he escaped the cinema.Sam and Danny also watched The Big Short, a film about the 2008 global financial crisis and the bunch of crazy white guys in bad wigs who saw it coming. Anchorman director Adam McKay tries to balance the technicalities of subprime mortgage-backed securities with a lot of fun montages, fourth-wall breaking, and Selena Gomez playing blackjack. It would be a great educational movie for kids if everyone didn't say fuck all the time.We also go over a lot of bizarre recent film news, including Miley Cyrus joining Woody Allen's TV show (?!), Joseph Fiennes being cast as Michael Jackson in a 9/11 road trip drama (?!?!) and Daniel Radcliffe's "farting boner corpse movie" (?!?!?!?!?!?!?!). We're left so agape by it all, the howling of the wind in our cavernous gobs caused severe audio problems that took Katie hours to sort out. Sorry Katie (!?!?!)

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57. The Revenant & Creed

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:40:37 GMT

First off we examine Creed, the 7th film in the Rocky franchise. It's a film about a young black boxer trying to live up to legacy of his famous father, but his black step mother doesn't want him to. However according to "The ACaDemy" it's just about an old white guy and no other characters ‪#‎Satire‬Meanwhile DiCaprio brings new meaning to the phrase "go the distance" in the macho, bear attack/spiritual odyssey film The Revenant. Not since he was a toddler has Leo screamed and crawled this much. If you like the idea of seeing him crawl and scream a lot, and I mean A LOT then this is the film for you.We also check out the latest project announcements from Jennifer Lawrence, Tina Fey and Ronda Rousey before weighing in on the whole Oscars diversity debacle. Are our views more in accordance with Spike Lee or Charlotte Rampling. Listen to find out!!

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56. Joy & The Hateful Eight

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:39:18 GMT

Film Chat is back! It's revamped, meaner, bigger and ready for anything and everything 2016 has to throw at us!!!!!*First off Sam tackles the latest David O'Russell/Jennifer Lawrence collaboration Joy. After playing a sparky young widower and a sparky young mother, can J-Law play a sparky young divorcee/mother who invents a really nice mop???? Yes.Then we turn our attention to Quentin Tarantino's latest opus The Hateful Eight. A film shot on a format so big that it literally took the two of us to review it. Sam took the left half of the screen and I took the right. One of us loathed the film, one of us loved it -weird?????Plus we depress ourselves by paying tribute to the inordinate amount of legends we lost this week but then cheer ourselves up by remembering how funny Matt Damon was in the brilliant (and now award winning) comedy, The Martian. Remember that scene where he puts the potatoes in the shit? LOLZ!!!NOTE: There may be some odd crackly audio in the Hateful Eight review and the very end bit -- if you experience that issue we're very sorry about that. Rest assured we will spend many moons hunting the source of the problem and bringing it to justice.*The podcast is literally the same, we haven't changed a single thing

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55. Christmas 2015!

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:38:08 GMT

Danny, Sam, and Katie gather round the roaring log fire in our festive podcast cabin for a special Christmas episode of Film Chat. Shut yourself away from all that awful family time, grab a cocktail, and join us as we drink and spout nonsense about the holiday season and the year gone past.We compare our top ten films of the year (and explain why they are more correct than our listeners’), indulge in a Christmas quiz that doesn't descend into sullen bickering, pull some crackers, and pay a heartfelt tribute to Nicolas Cage and his ethical attitude towards the illicit trading of dinosaur bones.It's all such a riot, every other festive activity will seem like a drab, lifeless waste of time by comparison!

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54. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:30:42 GMT

It is a time of great excitement in the world as this week the most anticipated cinematic event of the year took place this week....OUR review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens!!Sam with his trusted companion Danny traveled to the science museum where they watched the film on a format so big it was an affront to God. Did they think it was the dog's bollocks or was it the wookie's sphincter? Listen to find out.They also check out the latest movie which there is very little of because literally everybody is getting the hell out of Star Wars' way. It's like Disney is the death star and literally every other film studio is Alderaan and nobody wants to be Alderaan. Remember what happened to Alderaan? Exactly.

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53. Forbidden Room & The Russian Woodpecker

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:29:01 GMT

This week, Danny dons the high-falutin beret of chin-stroking and Sam pulls on the lofty turtleneck of deep thought to review two films that the vast majority of the human race will never see.The Forbidden Room is the latest feature from Canadian director Guy Maddin, who has assembled an eclectic collection of melodramatic short stories nestled within one another like a Russian doll. Fragmented, theatrical, absurd - the film will be an acquired taste for most audiences. But not our extraordinarily discerning listeners. Those guys will love it.Also reviewed this week: The Russian Woodpecker, a concise but sweeping documentary that follows a young Ukrainian artist as he attempts to unravel the mystery of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It has everything you could want from a documentary - animation, archive footage, spectacular landscapes, interviews, conspiracies, performance art, a captivatingly weird protagonist, and a thick atmosphere of gradual, engulfing doom.The episode also contains ruminations on the "big nommers" at the Golden Globes, James Franco's attempts to make a good film about a bad film, the DJs inside Gandalf's pantomime horse, and, of course, Shia LaBoeuf.PS Sorry this one is late everyone. Sam was tasked with uploading it to the internet but his hands were trembling so violently with anticipation for The Force Awakens, not to mention Christmas, that it took him a full two days to control himself sufficiently to do the necessary button pushing. Won't happen again.

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52. Bridge of Spies & Carol

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:25:12 GMT

On this episode Sam reviews Steven Spielberg's latest film which is about spies and bridges and swapping spies across the bridge. I think it was called 'Espionage Crossing'.We then both tackle Todd Haynes film about a woman called Carol who meets another woman not called Carol who falls in love with Carol, I think it was called " Old Timey Chicks Get Their Kicks!"** We actually review Bridge of Spies & CarolPlus we discuss who we would cast as a young Han Solo, the Sight and Sound best of 2015 list and Peter Jackson's nobel attempts to save a man from a crazed despot. All of this and the usual dick measuring and back slapping that comes as standard.

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51. Mockingjay Part 2 & Taxi Tehran

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:23:58 GMT

It's authoritarian capital city week on Film Chat! Danny checks out The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2. the latest blockbuster taking up all the advertising space on the tube. The final chapter of the young-adult juggernaut features a bunch of sexy kids up to their eyeballs in the horrors of conflict, the war-crossed lovers dividing their time between wide-eyed longing for one another and preparations for PTSD. Sam opts for another film whose characters suffer under an oppressive regime, though in this case the setting is non-fictional and the budget is approximately one zillion times smaller: Taxi Tehran, in which a cheery film director moonlights as a cab driver in Iran's capital city. A drama in a documentary style, the film's series of sunny urban vignettes coalesce into a quietly passionate political protest.PLUS! The US Army attempts to drive it's enemies mad using LSD, piquing the interest of Jennifer Lawrence; Kenny Branham capitalises on the success of Cinderella by readapting Murder on the Orient Express, hoping against hope everyone has forgotten the twist; and Danny relives the glory days of Episode 4 by once again mocking a string of people called J something.

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50. Steve Jobs & The Lady In The Van

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:22:30 GMT

They said we'd never get this far. They said that the podcast wouldn't be as good as Serial. They said Sam would develop a major heroin problem. They said Danny would get to the third round of the X Factor.On reflection most of their predictions were right but we have managed to produce 50 episodes of Film Chat!First off we review the Aaron Sorkin scripted Steve Jobs starring Michael Fassbender as the titular computer genius. In keeping with the style of the film Danny and Sam walked around the room yelling their opinions at each other and reciting factoids they'd read on wikipedia.Danny then reviews the Alan Bennett adaptation The Lady in the Van starring Dame Maggie Smith. It's a film about a cantankerous old hag with appalling levels of personal hygiene who is generally dismissive of everybody else's opinions. Incidentally Katie is back from her travels.Plus all the usual nonsense that began to wear thin around episode 3.

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49. Cartel Land & Beasts of No Nation

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:21:14 GMT

This week, Danny and Sam eschew theatrical releases in favour of two harrowing explorations of systemic violence that are mainly available on demand - so viewers can despair at the pointless brutality of it all from the comfort of their own homes. Cartel Land is a documentary about two groups of vigilantes either side of the Mexico-US border, which features the most gut-wrenching narrative of power, corruption, and gang warfare this side of The Wire. Watch it on your streaming site of choice: http://www.cartellandmovie.co.uk/watchBeasts of No Nation is a similarly cheery, bubblegum affair about a child caught up ina a horrifying African civil war. Industry insider that he is, Danny read the script for this one back when it was in development. Did Cary Fukunaga and Idris Elba take his thoughtful script notes on board? Did they fuck. You can also watch Beast of No Nation on your streaming site of choice, as long as your choice is Netflix.When not grappling with international misery and chaos, Danny and Sam discuss more important topics such as whether Richard Curtis is a good choice to write The Little Mermaid; what a Face/Off-themed restaurant would be like; and why Hollywood has decided to follow up Exodus: Gods and Kinds with another blockbuster project set in ancient Egypt whose case is predominantly a very un-Egyptian shade of white.At the end, Idris Elba embarks on another ill-advised rapping project related to one of his movies. I'm not sure rapping is really for him. It just sounds wrong when he does it.Audio quality note: Katie's absence is still making itself felt, as the first 20 minutes or so of the podcast has a certain amount of background crackle that you'll probably notice if you're listening on good headphones. Power through as the crackle gremlins bugger off eventually.

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48. Spectre & Sicario

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:19:34 GMT

In a post-Halloween slump? Cradling your lifeless costumes and wondering how it all went so fast? Chucking your six carved pumpkins in the bin and feeling concerned they'll be too heavy for the bag when you have to take it out?Sounds like you need to hear:a) A somewhat grumpy review of Spectreb) A theory that Angelina Jolie is remaking all the mainstream films she's starred in as arthouse dramas no-one will watchc) The theme from Tango & Cash with Brad Pitt advertising Chanel No. 5 over the top.d) A discussion about Bond, the birds and the bees.e) Some inarticulate gushing about Emily Blunt's crime thriller Sicariof) A big loud fart.For all of the above, except the last one, check out the latest episode. It's our Mona Lisa, by which I mean it seems like it's following you around the room somehow.

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47. The Lobster

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:18:14 GMT

On this episode of Film Chat we review The Lobster, a film which sees Colin Farrell give a performance which pushes schubbliness to new unassailable heights.We also spend just the right amount of time championing the film critics we love and probably far too much time shitting on the ones we hate. Newsflash Bradshaw, you're covered in shit!And in what will probably become a weekly segment until mid December we discuss news that isn't Star Wars related and the news that is Star Wars related. It's about a 20/80 split.

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46. Crimson Peak

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:16:50 GMT

Dank. Ghoulish. Haunting. Suffused with dread. Danny's bedroom is an upsetting place in many ways, but its unique atmosphere makes it the perfect place to review Guillermo Del Toro's ultra-spooky Gothic romance Crimson Peak. We have not been able to locate the source of that loud regular creaking noise.Scared out of our wits throughout, we tremblingly discuss the latest major movie announcements by the big studios, whose slates increasingly seem to be determined by a loads of Hollywood Alan Partridges desperately pitching to each other. "Erm...young John McClane?" And, clutching at each other for comfort, we cheer the news that Jennifer Lawrence is set to work with Darren Aronofsky.At the end, John Hurt turns up and we flee the room screaming.

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45. Macbeth

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:14:43 GMT

Katie's absence continues to take its toll on the general quality of Film Chat as this episode is both underprepared and overlong.This week we focussed all our energy into reviewing the latest Macbeth adaptation directed by Justin Kurzel, starring Michael Fassbender and written by some up and comer called Will.I.Am Shaq Spear? Anyway, despite some ropey dialogue, it's pretty good.We also discuss the latest project by Bong Joon Ho, wonder whether the Thor franchise would benefit from being more like a Flight of the Conchords episode and, following on from the recent news of Brian Blessed's improvised midwifery, we examine the listeners' suggestions for the ideal celebrity birthing partner.SHARE! LIKE! LISTEN! DOWNLOAD! CRY! LAUGH! CORBYN!

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44. The Martian & A Syrian Love Story

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:56:44 GMT

On this week's episode Sam reviews A Syrian Love Story, a moving documentary about how geopolitical forces impact the lives of ordinary people. It's a film that is so relevant, intelligent and moving that I cannot think of a joke to write in this bit.We then tackle Ridley Scott's latest film The Martian, all about Matt Damon struggling to survive after being stranded on Mars. Err newsflash Damon there's water on Mars, you're gonna be fine mate.We also imagine what the world would have looked like if Nic Cage had played Aragorn, investigate cinema's relationship with the pope and stay up to date on Vin Diesel's retirement plan...sorry we mean The Fast and The Furious franchise.All this and the usual giggling and dancing that comes as standard.

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43. Irrational Man & A Wolf at the Door

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:50:31 GMT

This week, Danny passes judgment on Woody Allen's latest, Irrational Man, which sees the veteran filmmaker leap dramatically out of his comfort zone in a story about a neurotic old white guy having an existential crisis. After that, Sam nervously approaches Brazilian thriller A Wolf at the Door, which makes Rio de Janiero simultaneously look like a sunny urban paradise and a den of iniquity populated by dangerous obsessive maniacs.We also discuss how it be raining planned Men in Black sequels at Sony right now, and speculate what Ridley Scott might do with his favourite black goo in the upcoming sequel to Prometheus. Finally, unsure how to end the the podcast, Sam reads out a bunch of Steven Seagal film titles. It is gripping radio.

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42. American Ultra & Legend

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:47:07 GMT

In this installment, Danny reviews stoner action comedy romp American Ultra starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart. Does he have a 'high' opinion of the film? No.The duo then ask Tom Hardy why he's acting so cray cray when we review Kray twins biopic Legend.Elsewhere, Sam Samsplains Damonsplaining to Danny and Danny Dannysplains the latest Ice Cube project to Sam. Then, Sam and Danny Samanddannysplain to their listeners why Idris Elba has taken to the recording studio again to a craft a song destined to be considered as one of the songs in the world.All this and the usual banter, giggling and felching that comes as standard.

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41. Aaaaaaaah! & 45 Years

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:39:41 GMT

Fans of seeing humanity's thin veneer of civilisation stripped away to reveal the base creature beneath will love this week's episode as Danny employs a series of bestial growls and grunts to review experimental black comedy Aaaaaaaah! Sam opts for a more ordinary string of ums, ahs, and y'knows in his own look at marriage drama 45 Years.Elsewhere, the team makes some astonishingly cutting contemporary political remarks in a discussion about the super relevant new Bourne film; finds an excuse to check in with Woody Allen yet again; and Googles Wilfred Brimley. The episode is capped off with some innuendo-laden snippets of dialogue from the upcoming Aaron Sorkin scripted Jobs, fizzing with all his usual brilliance but excised from the final film for being too unintentionally filthy.

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40. Mistress America & The Man From U.N.C.L.E

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:37:59 GMT

This week Sam and Danny tackle two films that uncannily reflect the experiences they've shared over Film Chat's 40 episodes.First off Sam reviews Mistress America about a young, directionless ingenue who is taken under the wing of a go getting, confident bullshitter. No not Film Chat: The Movie! but Mistress America, the latest slice of middle class angst from indie darling Noah Baumbach.Then they tackle a film in which two hunky men bicker, fight and eventually get along. No not Film Chat: The Sequel! but Guy Ritchie's glamorous spy reboot/remake/prequel, The Man From U.N.C.L.E.They also find time to check out the latest movie news surrounding Star Wars, Superman, and ancient Homeric texts. Plus an in-depth discussion of the listeners guilty pleasures and guilty displeasures. All this and the usual backbiting, giggling and arse slapping that comes as standard.

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39. The Diary Of A Teenage Girl, Trainwreck & Marshland

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:36:40 GMT

This week, Danny leapt aboard the Amy Schumer rom-com Trainwreck and Sam snuck a peek at indie hit The Diary of a Teenage Girl, two films that promised them the insights into women they so desperately need despite years spent carefully collecting the What I'm Really Thinking columns in the Guardian. They compared notes and it turns out women have sex and get drunk a lot. Interesting.Sam also ventured into the Spanish noir Marshland, a decidedly male-focused film that promised him the insights into men he so desperately needs despite years spent being one himself. Turns out men solve crimes a lot?When not learning deep shit about gender, the pair of chatters discussed what Dolph Lundgren might get up to as the next Kindergarten Cop, whether we'll see more werewolves (not swearwolves) in a mooted sequel to What We Do in the Shadows, and why Tim Burton picked the wrong name from the Beetlejuice Rolodex when he made Batman. They also met their weekly target of struggling to pronounce 80% of all names.

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38. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Fantastic Four & Hard To Be A God

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:35:11 GMT

It's arthouse sandwich week on FilmChat as we lay down a slice of popcorn nonsense, add a filling of Russian navel gazing before topping it off with a piece of commercial bullshit.First off we they take on Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, the fifth film in Tom Cruise's mid life crisis franchise. Did all the running, dangling, hanging and jumping impress them? Yes, sure, why not, and could have done with more.Then Danny tries very hard to give a shit about the Russian epic Hard to be a God.Finally the filmy twosome (people call us that, right?) tackle the much debated Fantastic Four reboot and try to work out what the hell happened.Plus we examine the latest trailer for Hateful 8, discuss Scorsese's latest project with DiCaprio and pay our respects to the late, great Uggie (the dog).

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37. Inside Out & Performance

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:22:38 GMT

This week, two films that each explore identity and the human condition: one by personifying emotions as adorable jumping cartoons, and the other by getting Mick Jagger to have sex a lot. Inside Out is Pixar’s latest, a film about Joy and Sadness getting lost inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl that seems hell bent on reducing everyone in the audience to a weeping, laughing mess. Performance is a 1970 experimental psychodrama in which an East London gangster holes up with Mick Jagger and his two girlfriends to take drugs, make love, and have long debates about whether the lyrics to Brown Sugar are problematic. Best double bill ever?Plus, we discuss Richard Linklater’s flirtation with directing The Rosie Project; the prospects for an overtly comic take on Shaft; and which actor has the best filmography. We also decide the ideal cast for our own personified Inside Out emotions. Sam thought Danny’s choices were awful, but that might have just been Emily Blunt hogging the control panel in his mind.

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36. The Death Of Superman Lives & Ant Man

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:10:47 GMT

On this episode a LITTLE known character makes it to the BIG screen in Marvel's "Ant-Man." Danny and Sam SIZE the film up and aren't SHORT on things to say about this LARGER than life character!Danny also reviews the documentary about Tim Burton's failed attempt to make a Superman film, "The Death of Superman Lives." Whose title doesn't lend itself to any puns.Plus we also discuss the announcements of the Logan's Run remake, the new Minecraft film and an Emoji movie. Does this news make us :) or :( ? Tune in to find out!

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35. Dear White People & Love And Mercy

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:09:30 GMT

This week, Danny responds to Dear White People, a frank but breezy take on racism in contemporary America, by attempting to solve racism at a stroke with one really great film review. Sam decides find out if his own review of the unconventional Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy can do the same for mental health issues. Neither of us succeeds.We also discuss which of us has a better chance of appearing in the next Harry Potter film as a morose teen girl; check out some of our listeners' suggestions for terrible movie double bills; and celebrate iconic composer Ennio Morricone's return to the Wild West as Tarantino asks him to join The Hateful Eight. Listen out for a sneak preview of a soon-to-be legendary score!

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34. Amy & Terminator: Genisys

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:08:14 GMT

On this week's Film Chat the duo review two films that are so similar that they're practically indistinguishable from each other. Danny tackles Amy, the Amy Winehouse documentary which charts the singer's tragically short lived life encompassing her phenomenal songwriting talent, her treatment by the media and her problems with addiction. Then Sam joins him to the review Terminator Genysis, which is essentially the same film but with more time travel and robots.Plus we wonder whether Spiderman's aunt is distractingly attractive and, of course STAR WARS!!!!! STAR WARS!!!!! OMG!!!! STAHFJ WARGSSS!!!!!

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33. Slow West & The Third Man

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:06:24 GMT

In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. On this podcast we've had 33 episodes of giggling, bad impressions, meandering chit chat and too much singing, and what has that produced? Among other things, a review of The Third Man, the noir classic and Best British Film Ever which is back in cinemas following a digital restoration.Also out this week is Slow West, the unconventional Western that sees Michael Fassbender's sexy gunslinger and Kodi Smit-McPhee's less sexy lovelorn waif trying to navigate the not-at-all-sexy hazards of 19th century Colorado. Did Film Chat like it? Find out in our extremely sexy review.We also discuss: a pair of attempts to bring past hits back to life, as sequels line up for gay plane film Top Gun and angry pagans film The Wicker Man; Paul Thomas Anderson and Robert Downey Jr.'s dream to transform their idea for a live action Pinocchio into a real film; and Film Chat listener Dougal's drug-addled liveblogging of his experience watching the rom com Leap Year.

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31. The Look Of Silence & Jurassic World

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:04:18 GMT

Danny and Sam celebrated the diversity of cinema this week by spending consecutive evenings watching two films so different it's hard to believe they can exist in the same medium. The Look of Silence is a wrenching documentary about the darkest extremes of human behaviour and the way we process tragedy; Jurassic World features a man who wants to draft velociraptors into the US army.For the parts of the episode not spent crying uncontrollably or derisively snorting, we discuss all the latest news surrounding Paul Feig's new Ghostbusters film, which recently acquired a hunky receptionist; Eli Roth's Meg, an upcoming disaster movie about a prehistoric leviathan that we have to assume resembles the miserable teen from Family Guy; and possible nicknames for our hordes of fans to use for themselves. We round things off with a musical number to bid farewell one of the greatest actors never to play Spider-Man, the legendary Christopher Lee.

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30. Listen Up Phillip & Clouds Of Sils Maria

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:02:51 GMT

An air of melancholy hangs over this episode of Film Chat, as we turn 30 and reflect on our heady misspent youth. Tearing up the town on wild podcasting binges, banging 7 gram rocks and film-reviewing till dawn, smashing out jingle after jingle until our voices were almost too hoarse to croak out disparaging remarks about Kingsman: The Secret Service... where did the time go?On the episode itself, we take a long hard look at two more miserable ageing artists taking a long hard look at themselves: Jason Schwartzman in Listen Up Phillip and Juliette Binoche in Clouds of Sils Maria. Plus, our suggestions for the best tribute bands fronted by famous actors; our views on Netflix and Amazon's latest movie director additions to their ever-expanding TV empires; and friend-of-the-podcast Woody Allen's confused reaction to the latest Terminator film.Next week: an increasingly sober and mature podcast discusses the top 15 ISAs, which of us would make the best shadow minister for transport, and how to find good-value dining tables on Gumtree.

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29. Results & Spy

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:58:22 GMT

As Sam's contract stipulates that he will only review films that cost over £60million to make, Danny is once again forced to take the arthouse bullet and reviews Results - an drama so indie it makes Garden State look like The Maze Runner. The duo then tackle SPY, the latest offering from Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy. A movie built around the premise that Melissa McCarthy doesn't look like a spy but then if she looked like a spy she wouldn't be a good spy so she's actually a good spy. They also check out the latest movie news, pitch ideas for potential rom coms and generally revel in each other's company.

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28. A Pigeon... & Tomorrowland

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:57:01 GMT

In this week's episode, Danny reviews 'A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting on Existence' - a Swedish comedy so dark, it makes Schindler's list look like Grown Ups 2. Sam joins him to discuss "Tomorrowland: A world Beyond" a fantasy so bright, it makes Grown Ups 2 look like Schindler's List.They also discuss Johnny Depp's dogs, Dr Strange's cast mates, Cary Fukunaga's departures and Idina Menzel's acting habits.FILMS!!!!!!

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27. Mad Max: Fury Road & Pitch Perfect 2

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:55:14 GMT

It's women-centric sequels week on Film Chat, as Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy help five fugitive wives dodge a hundred exploding cars in Mad Max Fury Road; and Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and the rest of the Barden Bellas take to the global aca-stage for some more aca-tastic a capella singing in Pitch Perfect 2.Plus, we discuss the prospects for the upcoming Blade Runner sequel, and we talk about how great Emily Blunt is, not only standing up for women in flats at the Cannes Film Festival but also providing us with a delicious recipe for chicken noodle soup. Finally we try our hand at coming up with some crackling Aaron Sorkin-esque dialogue for Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs biopic.

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26. Big Game, The Tribe & Girlhood

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:53:24 GMT

We review Big Game, the film where Samuel L Jackson battles terrorists with the help of little a Finnish boy. No characters in the film deliver the line "Let me finish" or "I'm gonna finish him off" or "I'm finished" Which, in this reviewer's opinion, is a massive wasted opportunity.We follow it with a review of acclaimed French drama Girlhood. No characters in the film deliver the line "I'm just a girl from the hood!". Which, in this reviewers opinion, is a colossal wasted opportunity.Finally we check out Ukrainian sign language film The Tribe, which has a complete lack of any memorable dialogue. Which, in this reviewer's opinion, is a gargantuan wasted opportunity.We also reminisce about our bowling trip, tackle the latest movie news and wonder whether the decision to cast Germaine Greer as Mad Max has turned the franchise too feminist.

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25. 8 1/2 & Top Five

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:51:50 GMT

It's navel-gazing artist week on Film Chat! We've got a blast from the past in the form of Federico Fellini's avant-garde Italian classic 8 1/2, and a blast from right now as Chris Rock fictionalises his own life in Top Five. Who would win in a fight between Fellini and Rock? That's just one of the questions this episode does not address.Plus, we take look at Orson Welles at the pinnacle of his career -- drunkenly advertising champagne and board games -- and we discuss all the latest blockbuster tidbit news items.In a nod to the upcoming election, we also examine the favourite films of party leaders Cameron, Clegg, Miliband, and Farage. What's that you say, the election already happened? Most of those people have resigned? I don't know what you're talking about and I refuse to contemplate it.

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24. Avengers: Age Of Ultron, The Falling & A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:50:05 GMT

This week on Film Chat, Danny reviews one of the year's most hotly anticipated epics -- the Iranian vampire drama A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, which is already crushing box office records around the globe. Its only rival is the massive The Falling, a psycho-sexual British drama about an all-girls school in the 60s which Sam tackles in an exhaustively detailed review of his own. We also offer an exclusive look at Idris Elba's unused soundtrack contribution for Fast & Furious 7, rejected by Universal for lack of relevance and constant references to John Luther.We discuss upcoming space films Star Trek: Beyond (recently given a title) and Star Wars: Rogue One (recently given a plot). Substantial airtime is also devoted to plugging our bowling night, which all our listeners are encouraged to attend (see our Facebook post for further details).Finally, we take a moment to mention obscure superhero blowout Avengers: Age of Ultron, but it doesn't go that well because Sam can't remember any of the characters' names.

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23. Force Majeure & John Wick

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:47:44 GMT

On this episode, Sam returns from his holiday and spends the first 20 minutes showing Danny all the photos he took and reciting a lengthy anecdote about a really helpful waiter he met.Afterwards they discuss the latest movie news, but annoyingly every news item reminds Sam of the hotel he was staying in. Danny then tackles Swedish comedy Force Majeure, which causes Sam to recollect about a humorous incident at the airport where there was a mix up with his luggage.Finally, Sam reviews dog avenging action thriller John Wick. However one of the characters mentions Iceland which prompts another tedious digression.

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22. Best Of Songs & Skits

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:39:01 GMT

Whilst Sam is away, we thought it best to offer up a platter of classic Film Chat moments to chuckle at nostalgically!The best of all the songs, some Oscar worthy acting and some very silly giggle fits about Christopher Lee's age....

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21. While We're Young & Fast And Furious 7

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:35:53 GMT

On this episode of Film Chat, Danny, being the older of the two, was sent to review Noam Baumbach's bitter old man comedy While We're young. The references to Rita Ora, 1D, The Twilight Saga and Beyblades went right over his decrepit, balding head.Meanwhile, being the quickest and angriest Film Chat host, Sam was tasked with reviewing action sequel behemoth Fast and Furious 7. Ironically his review is both slow and meek.PLUS we discuss Disney's live action remake of Pinocchio, the casting on Ang Lee's latest film AND we have an exclusive audio clip from upcoming comic book, remake, reboot, and franchise spawner and/or killer Fantastic Four.

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20. Wild Tales & The Face Of An Angel

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:32:50 GMT

This week, Danny went to see Wild Tales, an Argentinian anthology of short stories about passion, justice, and revenge -- and Sam went to see Michael Winterbottom's The Face of An Angel, a film about a gloomy man taking cocaine and going on Skype.* One got a much more positive review than the other.We discuss whether the recently announced live-action Winnie the Pooh film could successfully continue the trend of uncanny-valley CGI bear children's films begun with Paddington; and possible plotlines for a film adaptation of Play-Doh. We also touch on Easter, a major holiday that does not seem to inspire filmmakers.*He's also trying to work out how to make a film about Amanda Knox and Meredith Kercher. But mainly he wants to drink and go on Skype.

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19. Wild Card & The Gunman

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:31:19 GMT

It's a lads special this week as the lads tackle some films aimed at the most important cinema going demographic -LADS.They discuss Sean Penn's 'old man with a gun movie' The Gunman, and Jason Statham's 'middle aged man with no guns movie' Wild Card.They also pay tribute to the greatest lad of them all, Clarkson, with an in depth analysis of his favourite films. The whole thing is heavily reminiscent of the 19th Koricho Uno film 'Caressing a peach' which, despite it's title, is the most masculine film ever made.LADS! LADS! LADS! LADS! LADS!

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18. The Tale Of Princess Kaguya & The Cobbler

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:29:53 GMT

This week on Film Chat Danny reviews the latest sumptuously crafted animation from Studio Ghibli, The Tale of Princess Kaguya. The film took four years to make but only seven minutes to review..and there's a lot of padding.Meanwhile Sam tackles the Adam Sandler indie drama The Cobbler, whose title provides a lazy, dismissive joke for any British critics reviewing the film. Film Chat is no exception.PLUS: An in-depth discussion about the trailer for Pixels, a film which has masterpiece stamped on every frame.If when listening you find yourself thinking "This is very reminiscent of Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride the 18th film in Crayon:Shin- Chan film series" you're not wrong. The whole episode is an elaborate homage to that superlative sequel. If you spot the reference to Masuzo Kaneari, write in and let us know!!!

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17. White Bird In A Blizzard, Chappie & Citizen Kane

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:28:24 GMT

This week on Film Chat, Sam and Danny review Chappie, Neil Blomkamp's sci-fi fable about the wonders of robotics and the dangers of Australians. We also peer at Gregg Araki's indie oddity White Bird in a Blizzard and muse somewhat aimlessly about the unappreciated obscurity Citizen Kane.Plus: what we'd get up to if we were subjected to the face-swapping procedure in Face/Off; our vision for Tim Burton's Dumbo; and we catch up with friend-of-the-show Woody Allen about his latest casting announcements.

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16. It Follows, Catch Me Daddy & The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:26:58 GMT

Much like the 16th film in the Falcon franchise "Search for Danger" this week Sam and Danny sought out danger. They found it.Featuring a dangerous review of Catch Me Daddy, and life threatening appraisal of It Follows and nerve shredding disassembling of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.Sam and Danny also discuss the best way to avoid the monster from It Follows and launch their own, entirely fictitious Film Festivals. They do both these things while trying to remove some toast from a toaster, with a bread knife, while the toaster is still on. They love danger.DANGER!!!!***Disclaimer: Katie accidentally refers to 'The Warrior King' as the Elephant King'. She feels foolish. Although it does have an elephant in it.

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15. In Your Eyes & The Duke Of Burgundy

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:25:27 GMT

After last week's blockbusters, this time we turn our attention to smaller fare: Sam enters a world of lesbian bondage and entomology lectures in The Duke of Burgundy, while Danny tries to get inside Joss Whedon's head to work out what he was thinking when he wrote the romantic drama In Your Eyes.Plus we discuss last Sunday's Oscars, discover a shocking secret in Will Smith's filmography, and spend 15 minutes arguing over what colour Danny's shirt is.This fifteenth episode of Film Chat has the wit of Groucho Marx, the cunning of Chico Marx, and the mischievous playfulness of Harpo Marx -- in fact if the whole thing reminds you of the fifteenth Marx Brothers film, Love Happy, you're not alone.

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14. 50 Shades of Grey & Jupiter Ascending

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:20:08 GMT

Similar to Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods the 14th installment of Film Chat is loud, bright and at times completely incomprehensible. Audiences will debate whether it was a great episode or the greatest episode?Featuring reviews of space romp-along Jupiter Ascending and sex bonk-athon 50 Shades of Grey, as well as the usual nonsense nonsense nonsense.

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13. Shaun The Sheep & Selma

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:18:32 GMT

In the 13th episode of Film Chat, Sam and Danny discuss the Bechdel Test, the theme of the upcoming year-long Bechdel Test Fest in London. For those who don't know what it is, we've got an educational musical number that will teach you all about it.Plus we review Selma, the civil rights drama set in the curious bygone days when the USA had race issues, and Shaun the Sheep, a delightful animated adventure that would be the clear frontrunner for Best Picture 2016 if there was any justice in this world.The whole thing is more than a little reminiscent of The Sign of Zorro (1958), the 13th American Zorro film which I'm told features continual references to sheep and voting rights.

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12. The Interview & Kingsman: The Secret Service

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:17:21 GMT

Like Star Trek Into Darkness, the 12th film in the Star Trek franchise, this latest episode of Film Chat is bigger, bolder, noisier, and ultimately worse than the previous one. Critics will cite the moment where Sam undresses in front of Danny for no reason as a series low point.This week, Danny risks igniting another international incident by reviewing Seth Rogen comedy The Interview, and Sam and Danny take a look at porn-for-GQ-readers spy thriller Kingsman: The Secret Service. Plus: some suggestions for Stephen Fry's ever-obsequious celebrity introductions at the BAFTAs, and Katie does her impression of Jeff Goldblum's hands.

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11. Inherent Vice, A Most Violent Year & Ex Machina

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:15:48 GMT

Like the 2009 film Pink Panther 2, the 11th in the Pink Panther series, this is the episode of Film Chat that is gonna take its place in the history books.Unlike Clouseau, Sam proves himself to the epitome of competence by doing not one, not two but two reviews. Firstly of Paul Thomas Anderson's stoner noir Inherent Vice, and secondly of J C Chandor's mob drama A Most Violent Year.Meanwhile Danny, much like the character of Clouseau's girlfriend Nicole Durant-Clouseau, iconically brought to life by Emily Mortimer, supports him at every turn. He also checks out Alex Garland’s debut sci-fi film Ex Machina. "Are robots human?" the film asks. “Obviously not." he replies.

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10. Foxcatcher & Wild

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:14:01 GMT

Like Ishiro Honda when he made All Monsters Attack (Godzilla's Revenge), the 10th Japanese Godzilla movie, we're going all out for episode 10 of Film Chat.After a bumpy start when Sam fails to meet Danny's famously exacting standards, we're soon back in the swing of things. Like Godzilla's foe Giant Condor in All Monsters Attack, we swoop down to tackle Foxcatcher, the bookie's favourite for Best Nose Prosthetics at the Oscars, and Wild, a "shoe"-in for Best Walking.

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9. Whiplash, Into The Woods & The Theory of Everything

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:08:59 GMT

Much like Carry On Spying this ninth installment of Film Chat is overlong and lacking in laughs. However historians will re-evaluate it as incredibly good.Featuring reviews of drumming film "Whiplash", singing film "Into the Woods", and shit film "Theory of Everything"PLUS other THINGS.

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8. Birdman & Big Hero 6

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:07:18 GMT

Film Chat is back for the new year, and eight episodes in, we figure it's a good time for a change of scenery. Like the aggressive masked man in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, this week we're conducting our business from a brand new location, as unforeseen circumstances forced us to record the second half of the podcast somewhere else.Settled in to the fresh surroundings, Danny and Sam discuss the film that's got everyone talking, Alejandro Inarritu's Birdman, and the film that's got everyone wishing they could hang out with an inflatable white robot, Big Hero 6. Plus we take a look at the franchise potential of the old comedy classic Twins, and Sam takes us through his picks of the movies coming out in 2015, many of which are either highly obscure or do not exist.

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A Very Filmy Chatmas 2014

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:06:01 GMT

Like the Star Wars Holiday Special, this seasonal edition of Film Chat will be seen as an unmitigated disaster...George Lucas will spend the next 30 years trying to remove all traces of it from the internet. So grab it while you can!Featuring our best of 2014 lists, singing, a Christmas quiz and a surprise guest (Katie)Merry Christmas!

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7. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies & Ida

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:01:46 GMT

Like the Police Academy franchise, the seventh installment of Film Chat is arguably its best. Unlike Police Academy we didn't go on a mission to Moscow. We were on our own much more personal, much more important mission. A mission to deliver an excellent podcast to our tens of listeners!Featuring reviews of one of 2014's most acclaimed films, Ida, and one of 2014's most....big films, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies! Plus the usual mix of incredible insight and farting.

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6. St Vincent & What We Do In The Shadows

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 01:45:16 GMT

If this episode reminds you of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, it's because we are breaking new ground. We try out a different intro inspired by a slightly better-known podcast, and Sam tries his hand at making a new Bond theme for the recently announced SPECTRE. We also take a look at the Kiwi vampire mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows and (assisted by renowned musician St Vincent) review grumpy Bill Murray film St Vincent. All that plus our regular blabberings about the news, alternate names for our show, and our weekly game of checkers.

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5. Paddington & Blue Ruin

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 01:44:13 GMT

Death Wish: Face of Death. Resident Evil: Retribution. The Land Before Time: The Mysterious Island. The latest Film Chat episode.What do they have in common?They're all the peerless fifth entries in their respective superlative franchises!Featuring reviews of anti-UKIP posterbear Paddington's silver screen debut Paddington, as well as this year's biggest indie hit Blue Ruin.The duo also tackle the latest movie news and then fuck.

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4. Mockingjay Part 1 & Horrible Bosses 2

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 01:42:05 GMT

Episode 4 of Film Chat is out now! Like Jaws 4: The Revenge, this will be remembered as the moment when the series really hit its stride.We've got two major exclusives this week: the original cut of the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and a preview clip from Idris Elba's Luther-inspired album, Murder Loves John. Plus we review Mockingjay Part 1 and Horrible Bosses 2, discuss all the latest film news, and have a pillow fight.

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3. Imitation Game, Skeleton Twins & Leviathan

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 01:39:41 GMT

Toy Story, Bourne, Spy Kids. There have only been a handful of franchises that have delivered three superlative entries into a series...and Film Chat just made that list.Featuring reviews of The Imitation Game, The Skeleton Twins and Leviathan, as well as the usual mix of insightful discourse and childish giggling.

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2. Snowpiercer & Interstellar

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 01:33:29 GMT

The sequel to episode one is bigger, darker, and cost a lot more money to make. With the origin out of the way, we felt free to make the podcast we've been dreaming about since day one.Featuring our reviews of Interstellar and the Weinstein-quashed mystery blockbuster Snowpiercer, as well our thoughts on Toy Story 4, Bourne 5, and Tarantino's resemblance to an elderly Bond henchman. Check it out!

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1. Mr Turner & Nightcrawler

Sat, 16 Apr 2016 23:25:28 GMT

In which Sam and Danny appear in the first episode of Film Chat, and discuss prevailing patterns of penises in pictures, reviews for Mr. Turner and Nightcrawler, speculation about the upcoming blockbuster Interstellar and John Travolta's 'Razzmatazz'.*correction: Philip French, Guardian film critic, is very much still alive.(Credit also due to Georgia Mills and Chris Young for their part in the creation of 'Raised by MILFs').

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