Marvellous things in this episode...Dr Kino and Empire magazine's Editor-At-Large Helen O'Hara discuss The Contender, Shut Up and Sing and Brotherhood of the Wolf.  Also under their scrutiny are: the position of women in film, film criticism, Joan Allen's actorly skills, magazine internships, film festivals and Jennifer Aniston's shoulders.

Ms O'Hara's a busy bee; please check out her Empire podcast and a forthcoming podcast which tackles her new book, Women vs Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Hollywood-Fall-Rise-Film/dp/1472144430 

Enjoy responsibly darlings!

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Drs Kino and Mattingly discuss Alex Cox's cult fave Repo Man (1984) and Curtis Hanson's underrated Wonderboys (2000). Expect musings, wonderings, the Tipp-Ex connection, the appeal of cult cinema, the perils of adaptation, Harry Dean Stanton and a brief mention of Shane MacGowan...enjoy, darlings!

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Welcome back good listeners! For the first episode of Season 2, Dr Kino and Marie Findley (Mediaeval Baebe, TV writer, film fan, and all round Good Egg) discuss Altman's Images (1972), French zombie horror The Grapes of Death (Rollin, 1978) and Times Square (Moyle, 1980). They also wax lyrical about bad puns, the joys of underground cinema nights, performing arts degrees, and appearing in a Ken Russell film. Enjoy responsibly.

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Dr Kino and the Panic Pixie Scream Girls (Holly and Becky) discuss and dissect the cinematic treats that filmmakers have variously bestowed upon us over the years. Also on the radar, in no particular order, are: psychedelic reindeer urine, Xmas slasher films, Joan Collins, Richard Curtis, The Box of Delights, and why Xmas has to be so damned eerie to be enjoyable. Enjoy, and seasons greetings to you all!

Dr Kino is taking a well-deserved break over the festive period, but will be back in the New Year with a new season of podcasts. As always, enjoy yer films folks!

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Dr Kino and film writer Sean Wilson discuss Shane Meadows' under-rated 2004 masterpiece Dead Man's Shoes. Also under their beady gaze are, in no particular order: the superhuman normalcy of Paddy Considine, school VHS players, Nietzschean quotes, and the unadorned brilliance of the original Ghostbusters. Go on, you know you want to!

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Drs Kino and Degouveia discuss John Boorman's much maligned 1977 effort, Exorcist 2:The Heretic. Also mentioned are imaginary muscle cars, the dangers of too many script re-writes, Richard Burton's actorly voice, Manichean battles, ripping off horror film endings, and the perils of not giving Mark Kermode what he wants. Over to you, darlings!

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Dr Kino and uber-Whovian/Professional Anorak Toby Hadoke discuss Sidney Lumet's underappreciated classic The Hill  from 1965. Also in their sights are: mud-rolling in Shropshire, education via the telly, sweaty masculinity, the unstoppable rise of geekdom, Dr Who jokes, and Barbara Dickson. Oh yeah.

Toby's a busy bee; check out his website here: https://tobyhadoke.com/ and twitter: https://twitter.com/TobyHadoke

Apart from doing any amount of audiobooks, acting, writing and generally getting up to lots of thespian activities, he's also a podcaster and comedian. XS Malarkey http://www.xsmalarkey.com/ has been going for a good few years now; it's won awards y'know!  

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Dr Kino and C20th Flicks legend Dr Paul Green discuss Marc Forster's underrated 2006 effort Stranger Than Fiction. Also under their scrutiny (but in no particular order) are: invisible circuses, the power of manifestos, bad New Jersey impressions, Dungeons and Dragons, cast-off Gandalf beards, RD Laing and accountancy porn. As always, enjoy!

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Drs Kino and Williams discuss Billy Wilder's underrated 1964 effort Kiss Me Stupid. Also of interest is: the Catholic Legion of Decency and counter-productive censorship, a Greta Garbo faux-pas, school film clubs, the inspirational intensity of Tarantino, Donald Sutherland impressions, Phillip Larkin, and phallic cactuses. Have a good 'un!

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Dr Kino and the legendary Panic Pixies chat about Brian de Palma's bizarre horror-comedy-musical Phantom of the Paradise. Also discussed are Zooey Deschanel, the Shining, feminist boobs, the Muppet Christmas Carol, characters called Beef, and Abba lookalikes. As always, enjoy carefully.... 

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