Cult Connections

Season Two: Episode Four. The 80s saw a boom in Swords and Sorcery films and Ian is joined by Raphaela Ximenes to review three prime but very different examples. From medieval grimness, ferrets in sunny climbs to  a big budget otherworldly epic it's  violent, entertaining and often very silly.

Season Two: Episode Three. Ian is joined by Guillaume Le Dissez from Pulse Edition  to review  the post apocalyptic genre in film, why it resonates with audiences and speaks about the issues we face today. We cover two classics, one hidden gem and Guillaume's upcoming book and other projects associated with this forever topical subject.

Season two: Episode two. On May 25th 1977 Star Wars was released and took the world by storm. Audiences around the globe were thrilled by it's intergalactic adventure, engaging characters, fantastic cast and jaw dropping special effects. And it made a ton of money! So producers all round the world were keen to get a slice of the space opera pie. Ian is joined by Steve as we review three "Star Wars rip offs". But are they "Star Mores" or "Star Poors"! Come find out!

Season Two: Episode One. Find out why the Enterprise crew love amateur dramatics, how a teenager can bend time and why Thunderbird fans hate Thunderbirds!. Ian is joined by Dr Laura Mayne to review three things Jonathan Frakes!

Season One: Episode Eight. We are joined by Raphaela Ximenes of Miss Horror Theater to discuss why women like horror and we cover two very different scary films with female directors.  We discuss voyeurism, portraying women on screen and mental health. Rapha also teaches Ian how to pronounce X in Portuguese and we touch a little bit on the Brazilian horror scene!

Season One: Episode Seven. Daniel Clifford returns to the show to cover three slices of X-Men! Join him and our host Ian as we  see which ones have the X-Factor!

Season One: Episode Six. Everyone loves John Carpenters The Thing. But did you know it was adapted from a book? Not only that but it's been adapted many times for the big and small screen. This episode Ian is joined by Brett as they take a deep dive into some cracking versions you may or may not know!

The Thing From Another World (1951). Directed by Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks. Starring Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan and James Arness

Horror Express (1972). Directed by Eugenio Martin. Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher lee and Telly Savalas

The X Files (1994). series 1, ep 8 Ice. Directed by David Nutter. Starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and Xander Berkeley

Season One: Episode Five. Callum joins Ian this week as we review one show and two films that take a comedic look at the worlds of golf, politics and football!

Season One: Episode Four. Our Cult Connections overlord Ian has allowed chief artist Chris out of the basement to wax lyrical about three versions of Robocop. But which one's are Robotop and which are Roboflop?

RoboCop (1987). Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen and Ronny Cox

RoboCop (1988). Episode 1 Crime Wave. Directed by Bill Hutten and Tony Love. Starring Robert bockstael, Barbara Budd and Lee Carlson

RoboCop (1994). episode 1 The Future of Law Enforcement. Directed by Paul Lynch. starring Richard Eden, Yvette Nipar and Blu Mankuma

Season One: Episode Three. Ian and his friend Graham @WhatTheFalkPod start out in the pub before travelling to Norway and South Korea to find out all about International Zombies!

Shaun of the Dead (2004). Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Simon Pegg, Nick frost and Kate Ashfield

Dead Snow (2009). Directed by Tommy wirkola. Starring Jeppe Beck, charlotte Frogner and Jenny Skavlan

Train to Busan (2016). Directed by Sang-ho Yeon. Starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi and Ma Dong-seok