Continuing Issue 69 of Double Reel, the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. In this second slice of Double Reel Monthly we talk about the new and notable films we watched recently: Song Sung Blue, Train Dreams, Avatar Fire and Ash, Goodbye June, Spinal Tap II The End Continues, Wake Up Dead Man and Citizen Kane. We also unveil our new film watching projects for 2026. Alan is watching foreign language sci fi films starting with Metropolis, and James wants to get the most out of the films on his Curzon subscription starting with A Separation.

The previous part covering the 5th Annual Double Reel Awards is already out. Next week we will bring you Classics and Hidden Gems with a Western theme.

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Here's Issue 69 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. Double Reel Monthly was such an epic that we've had to split it into two parts, starting with the highly prestigious* 5th Annual Double Reel Awards for excellence and otherwise in 2025. Find out our picks for best acting performances, best films, who had the best year, worst decision, worst film and more besides.

The rest of Double Reel Monthly will drop in a couple of days and Classics and Hidden Gems will follow a week after that.

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And our physical media review show Maximum Disc is here: https://www.youtube.com/@DoubleReelFilm/podcasts 

*I mean, compared to the Golden Globes...

Thought Christmas was over? Think again. Whether you love Christmas and you're trying to keep it going or you've had enough for one year and you want to exorcise the spirit, we've got a January treat for you. Returning guest and author Deborah Fox joins Alan and James to talk about alternative Christmas films. In Krampus a terrifying spirit from the old country punishes those who don't respect the festive season; and in Violent Night Santa Claus is drunk, embittered and on the verge of quitting until a hostage situation calls for his particular set of skills.

This concludes Issue 68 of Double Reel - issue 69 starts on the 25th of January.

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Continuing Issue 68 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is the Remakes Tribunal putting two films up for judgement, as part of our Sword and Sorcery Month. First we ask if the 2025 remake of Red Sonja deserves to exist or should be wiped from film history. Then we offer a parole hearing to a film that didn't work the first time to see if a remake would fix its problems. For this issue it's the 1987 oddity Masters of the Universe.

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Continuing Issue 68 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. Now it's Classics and Hidden Gems, where we catch up with a film one or both of us hasn't seen before and tell you about a lesser known film you should check out.

Our theme is Sword and Sorcery (sort of) and for our Classic we talk about Ghibli's excellent Princess Mononoke. For our Hidden Gem we check out Antonio Banderas in The 13th Warrior and ask if it deserves more airtime and love.

Double Reel Monthly is already out and the Remakes Tribunal follows next week. 

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Our Kurosawa episode had an upload fault so we're giving it to you again, this time restored with the whole conversation. Still featuring the insights of Cam Sully from the excellent Jacked Up Review Podcast.

The latest issue of Double Reel, the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is Double Reel Monthly, covering news, new releases, reviews of new films we've watched and the last parts of our annual projects.

Next week we'll continue the issue with Classics and Hidden Gems.

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Issue 67 concludes with a special Spotlight episode featuring Cam Sully from the excellent Jacked Up Review Show. Today we take a closer look at one of the all time great filmmakers, Japanese cinematic titan Akira Kurosawa. We look across his whole career with particular attention to 1963's High and Low and 1985's Ran.

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Issue 67 continues with the Remakes Tribunal. First we put a Remake on Trial and ask whether there was any justification for a new version of the Krays story with 2015's Legend. Then we offer a Parole hearing to a film which failed and is currently languishing in movie jail. Would a remake fix the problems in the John Woo/Nic Cage war film Windtalkers?

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Continuing Issue 67 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is Classics and Hidden Gems where we catch up with a great film one of us hasn't seen before, and then tell you the audience why you should check out a lesser known film which deserves your time. Our theme for this Issue is films based on true stories, and our Classic is the Oscar winning historical drama 12 Years A Slave. The Hidden Gem we want to tell you about is the 2005 film The World's Fastest Indian.

Part 1 of the Issue is already out, Double Reel Monthly, and next week we'll drop the next part The Remakes Tribunal

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