On this episode we review Roma, Alfonso Cuaron's beguiling monochrome drama which screams "classy" at such high volumes 99% of the audience is guaranteed to feel under-dressed watching it. Danny meanwhile enters "epic rant" mode to tear strips out of Assassination Nation, in a review so scathing the director has already written Danny a personal letter of apology and promised never to work in the industry again.

Plus! Danny gets a valuable compliment on his blackface analysis; that eternal rascal, Steven Spielberg, is up to his old tricks again; a brand new Lion King trailer drops (at the time this episode was recorded); and Netflix splashes some more cash at another random property.

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In which we give belated hot takes on the controversial Suspiria, the universally acclaimed The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the barely seen Nae Pasaran, and the best-forgotten Outlaw King.

PLUS we pay our respects to industry legends Stan Lee and William Goldman, try and get our heads around the incredibly weird title for the Harley Quinn spinoff movies and spend five hours discussing the social and economic repercussions of the Detective Pikachu movie.

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This week, reviews of a trio of films with the kind of emphatic single-word titles that makes for a great concise episode title. The biggest of the bunch is Widows, the heist thriller directed by Steve McQueen all about *NO-SPOILER ALERT* a group of women whose very much alive husbands are in a criminal gang. Following a seismic event, the nature of which I won't even hint at, the women have to work together on a big project that their husbands can't help with for reasons I better not get into.

We also review the British indie horror Possum, which just flat out doesn't have a possum in it - unreal - and Danny gives us his thoughts on Wildlife, a 60s-set suburban drama which is the directorial debut of low-key sexy actor Paul Dano. If you've got a thing for Paul Dano, I cannot recommend it. He is behind the camera.

PLUS!! We have an incredibly deep conversation about ethics and superhero movies, we explain why we think Bill Hicks is a bad subject for a biopic, we get really f---ing excited for the buttload of Star Wars TV on the way, and Danny finally gives his long-awaited take on Twelve Monkeys.

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On this episode, Danny reviews Peterloo the latest film from legendary director Mike Leigh about the Peterloo Massacre. He hasn't seen something that made him so angry at the injustice of British society since he saw THE NEWS...like the current news....#SATIRE

Then he and Sam give their 6-week old hot take on Oscar front-runner A Star Is Born in which Lady Gaga proves that she can sing AND act, while Bradley Cooper proves he can act AND sing....but did the film make us laugh AND cry??? Listen to find out.

Plus we report on the latest project from the increasingly problematic Lena Dunham and check in with the show's favorite scriptwriter Aaron Sorkin and say some means things about him. We really hope he doesn't find out about though because he could probably just buy this podcast and turn it into his personal ping pong room.

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A few weeks ago, we saw our most anticipated film of 2018, Venom. When the credits rolled, we knew we couldn't review it straight away. This wasn't a movie where you can knock out 10 minutes of off-the-cuff rambling giving an instant reaction - this was an experience that we needed to spend time with, to mull over, to have many vivid, startling dreams about. Having filled whole notebooks with reflections on and tributes to Venom, gotten matching tattoos to commemorate seeing it together, and read the first issue of the tie-in comic, we are finally ready to present our review.

Though we spend most of this episode trying to articulate our thoughts on the life-shattering movie Venom, we manage to squeeze in a review of the extremely metal revenge thriller Mandy, starring a losing-his-shit Nicolas Cage. We also talk about Tom Hooper's upcoming film adaptation of the world record holder for "musical featuring the most cats", Cats; we discuss Luca Guadagnino's decision to adapt a classic Bob Dylan album for whatever reason; and Danny reviews 49 other films.

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On this episode of Film Chat, Danny reviews Crazy Rich Asians, a film about some man from Singapore whose family is very wealthy. In fact, that's what they should have called the movie, Crazy Very Wealthy Asians. Much better title imho.

Meanwhile, Sam reviews American Animals, a film about some dumb guys trying to steal a book but unfortunately for them it wasn't written by Abbie Hoffman*!!!!!

*Abbie Hoffman wrote a book called Steal This Book in 1971 so that joke was actually brilliant.

Plus, we gush about the upcoming movie from Richard Curtis and Danny Boyle and lament the fact that Bryan Singer just can't seem to not get employed.

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It's a screen adaptations of novels week! Sam reviews The Miseducation of Cameron Post, a John Hughes-influenced drama about a teenager sent to a Christian gay conversion camp, and Danny gives his take on The Children's Act, which is based on an Ian McEwan novel and therefore centres on history's greatest category of people, upper middle class English professionals.

We also discuss Mark Wahlberg's eccentric daily routine, the tragic death of Henry Cavill's career as Superman, and the latest thing Jordan Peele is cooking up. Plus we spend a good five minutes talking about Chris Pine's dick.

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Episode 173 infiltrates the airwaves!!

On this episode Danny reviews Pawel Pawlikowski's follow up to Ida Cold War a film that left him a little...luke warm.

Then they both review Blackkklansman, Spike Lee's latest film bases on the true story of a black police officer infiltrating the KKK. The films been out for a while but this is the review the world needs- two painfully white, middleclass english guys complaining about the depiction of racism in 70s America.

First reformed the second 2018 film to feature a pregnant Amanda Seyfried but unlike Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again this one is fun, uplifting and jam packed with Abba songs.

PLUS a discussion of all the drama surrounding the Bond franchise, a look at the line up of the London Film Festival and a look at the increasingly problematic youtube show RedLetterMedia

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This week we review a pair of quiet, tender dramas about people stoically enduring a tough old time: a troubled veteran and his daughter in the case of Leave No Trace, the latest film from Winter's Bone director Debra Granik; and French women left behind during World War I in Xavier Beauvois' The Guardians. Serious movies receiving serious treatment from this podcast. There's no levity or bantering about for 90% of the episode, but there is constant moody string underscoring. Just letting you know.

We also talk about the superlative tweets of Eddie Marsan, Greta Gerwig's Little Women adaptation, and some more film spinoff TV series that absolutely nobody on earth was asking for. Plus, with our listeners' help, we do some 1970s-era Marvel Universe fantasy casting.

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On this episode, Danny waxes lyrical about this year's best gangster abduction coming-of-age supernatural love story, A Sicilian Ghost Story.

Meanwhile, Sam reviews The Meg in which apparently Jason Statham does not punch a massive shark. Disappointing.

PLUS a discussion about alternate taglines for the upcoming comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me, a discussion about the latest film from Chilean wunderkind Pablo Larrain, and a soon to be viral rant about The Oscars desperate attempt to seem relevant.

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