The time has come for our mid-year top 5 – or ten because we don’t follow rules!

This week’s episode kicks off with a little chatter about two new titles, Superman and Fantastic Four, before Bill Harris (Letterboxd), Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) count down their favourite titles of the year at this midway point of 2025.

What we’ve been watching:

Steve’s Top 5

5. The Wedding Banquet
4. Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
3. Bring Her Back
2. Sinners
1. **Listen to find out**

Melissa’s Top 5

5. Sinners
4. Bring Her Back
3. Eddington
2. Materialists
1. **Listen to find out**

Bill’s Top 5

5. The Wedding Banquet
4. Bring Her Back
3. Sorry, Baby
2. The Ballad of Wallis Island
1. **Listen to find out**

Marina’s Top 5

5. 28 Years Later
4. Sinners
3. Bring Her Back
2. Materialists
1. **Listen to find out**

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:03:35 – Superman
00:12:20 – Fantastic Four
00:32:39 – Mind-Year Top 5 (ish)
01:17:50 – Coming soon
01:26:19 – Closing thoughts & credits

It was a hot one this weekend and the crew was suffering from a bit of heat delusion during this week’s episode which makes for some… interesting takes.

Listen in as Bill Harris (Letterboxd), Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) chat F1: The Movie, Jurassic World Rebirth and a batch of other new and recent releases.

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:02:16 – F1: The Movie
00:16:36 – Jurassic World Rebirth
00:32:39 – What we’ve been watching
01:23:03 – Coming soon
01:30:01 – Closing thoughts & credits

Some things aren’t meant to be double bills. Case in point, this week’s movies: 28 Years Later and Materialists. While they didn’t open on the same weekend, most of the team watched these two titles in close proximity and it makes for interesting conversation. Listen in as Bill Harris (Letterboxd), Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) unpack both films.

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:04:20 – 28 Years Later
00:28:01 – Materialists
00:44:10 – What we’ve been watching
01:42:10 – Coming soon
01:50:01 – Closing thoughts & credits

Things get tough this episode as the crew takes in one of the most disturbing films we’ve seen this year: Bring Her Back. Listen in as Bill Harris (Letterboxd), Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) talk about the Philippou brother’s latest offering.

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:03:48 – Bring Her Back
00:23:23 – What we’ve been watching
01:43:40 – Coming soon
01:53:40 – Closing thoughts & credits

Summer movie season has officially kicked off and we’re already knee deep in disappointment with the first two big tentpoles of the summer: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning and Lilo & Stich.

Join us as Bill Harris (Letterboxd), Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) check in on a number of new and upcoming releases.

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:10:15 – Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
00:32:18 – Lilo & Stitch
00:39:13 – The Life of Chuck
00:55:06 – What we’ve been watching
01:29:50 – Coming soon
01:39:27 – Closing thoughts & credits

We all wanted good things for Josh Hartnett after the debacle of Trap and he more than delivered in this latest low-budget actioner: Fight or Flight. Listen in as Bill Harris (Letterboxd), Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd, Blusky) catch up on the latest gimmicky action project, the latest from Marvel and a bunch of other recent releases.

What we’ve been watching:

Other things mentioned this episode:

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:06:08 – Fight or Flight
00:23:28 – What we’ve been watching
01:24:31 – Coming soon
01:32:53 – Closing thoughts & credits

On this week’s show, Bill Harris (Letterboxd), Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd, Blusky) dive into the sweat, blood and music of Sinners – not to mention a plethora of other titles.

What we’ve been watching:

Other things mentioned this episode:

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:08:27 – Sinners
00:28:31 – What we’ve been watching
01:43:22 – Coming soon
01:52:28 – Closing thoughts & credits

It’s slim pickings this week but leave it to Drop, a wildly ridiculous movie that manages to elevate beyond its premise to deliver a solid dose of entertainment – even if Bill Harris (Letterboxd) disagrees. Listen in as Bill, Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd, Blusky) discuss this satisfying outing.

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:14:44 – Drop
00:35:10 – What we’ve been watching
01:26:25 – Coming soon
01:39:10 – Closing thoughts & credits

Sometimes a movie comes along that feels like a warm blanket. Bob Trevino Likes It is that movie. Listen in as Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Bill Harris (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd, Blusky) get warm and fuzzy with John Leguizamo and Barbie Ferreira before digging into a load of new and old movies.

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:04:56 – Bob Trevino Likes It
00:18:34 – What we’ve been watching
01:27:56 – Coming soon
01:35:56 – Closing thoughts & credits

On this week’s show, we get a double dose of Robert Pattinson – not to mention our favourite Korean filmmaker! Listen in as Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd), Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website), Bill Harris (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd, Blusky) take a deep-dive into the zanny world of Mickey 17.

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00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:02:22 – Mickey 17
00:23:08 – What we’ve been watching
01:44:41 – Coming soon
01:55:48 – Closing thoughts & credits