
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


This week’s episode is full of hot takes!
Listen in as Bill Harris (Letterboxd), Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website) Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) chat about Darren Aronofsky’s latest Caught Stealing, along with a batch of new and old releases.
We also take an early look at the Vancouver International Film Festival line-up!
What we’ve been watching:
We can also be contacted via email – [email protected]
Opening and closing credits music is “Drive Breakbeat” by Rockot. Used under CC BY License.
Timecodes under Continue Reading.
Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:04:05 – Caught Stealing
00:16:28 – What we’ve been watching
01:17:16 – VIFF talk
01:48:49 – Coming soon
02:03:53 – Closing thoughts & credits
The one where half of the team didn’t do the homework…
This week, listen in as Bill Harris (Letterboxd) and Steve Stebbing (Letterboxd, Website) dig into Weapons while Melissa McDowell (Letterboxd) and Marina Antunes (Letterboxd) listen on the sidelines as the gents share insights into the best movie of the year.
What we’ve been watching:
We can also be contacted via email – [email protected]
Opening and closing credits music is “Drive Breakbeat” by Rockot. Used under CC BY License.
Timecodes under Continue Reading.
Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
00:00:00 – Opening credits & introduction
00:01:41 – Weapons
00:17:38 – What we’ve been watchin
01:03:56 – Coming soon
01:18:50 – Closing thoughts & credits
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**
We can also be contacted via email – [email protected]
Opening and closing credits music is “Drive Breakbeat” by Rockot. Used under CC BY License.
Timecodes under Continue Reading.
Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
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.
What we’ve been watching:
We can also be contacted via email – [email protected]
Opening and closing credits music is “Drive Breakbeat” by Rockot. Used under CC BY License.
Timecodes under Continue Reading.
Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
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.
What we’ve been watching:
We can also be contacted via email – [email protected]
Opening and closing credits music is “Drive Breakbeat” by Rockot. Used under CC BY License.
Timecodes under Continue Reading.
Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
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.
What we’ve been watching:
We can also be contacted via email – [email protected]
Opening and closing credits music is “Drive Breakbeat” by Rockot. Used under CC BY License.
Timecodes under Continue Reading.
Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
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.
What we’ve been watching:
We can also be contacted via email – [email protected]
Opening and closing credits music is “Drive Breakbeat” by Rockot. Used under CC BY License.
Timecodes under Continue Reading.
Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
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:
We can also be contacted via email – [email protected]
Opening and closing credits music is “Drive Breakbeat” by Rockot. Used under CC BY License.
Timecodes under Continue Reading.
Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
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:
We can also be contacted via email – [email protected]
Opening and closing credits music is “Drive Breakbeat” by Rockot. Used under CC BY License.
Timecodes under Continue Reading.
Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
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.
What we’ve been watching:
We can also be contacted via email – [email protected]
Opening and closing credits music is “Drive Breakbeat” by Rockot. Used under CC BY License.
Timecodes under Continue Reading.
Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
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
From the publisher's feed