Welcome back to the podcast and this additional Required Learning episode for Whiplash where I have been joined by film critic Tom Beasley, the author of the Specialist Writing Option C - Whiplash, Men & Masculinity - that forms the basis for Paper One, Question Five.

A new auteur episode this time looking at the films directed by Kathryn Bigelow. For this episode, I have been joined by Dr. Stacey Abbott, a reader in Film & Television Studies at Roehampton University who has written the BFI Film Classics book on Bigelow's film Near Dark. Enjoy!

The final genre mentioned by the GCSE Film Studies specification, this episode is an extremely quick jaunt through the conventions of the War genre!

Fancy a laugh? Listen in as Gemma, Holly, Shadlea and I share our Top Ten Comedy films. This is part two with picks 5 through 1 and a horrific, last minute, revelation from Holly!

Fancy a laugh? Listen in as Gemma, Holly, Shadlea and I share our Top Ten Comedy films. This is part one with picks 10 through 6. Come back soon for part two!

Happy new year and welcome to the first episode of 2021 where Holly and I have been joined by chief film critic for The Independent, Clarisse Loughrey to discuss the films and career so far of the amazing Taika Waititi. Enjoy!

A quick look at the Comedy genre - as required by the GCSE Film Studies Specification - keep an eye out for our Top Ten Comedy films coming in a few weeks!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Part two of our Top Ten Musicals featuring my absolute sheer shock and horror at Ollie's number one pick.

Also - apologies for the length - turns out Ollie likes to talk about this kind of stuff!!

Another top ten, this time Holly, Ollie and I share our top ten Musicals! Come back on Christmas Day for Part Two!

This is part two of my discussion with Holly and Oliver on the films of the Disney Renaissance. This episode features discussion on Pocahontas, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Hercules, Mulan and Tarzan!