EPISODE 30: VIAGGI IN ITALIA

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In this episode, we are joined by Emma Newton - Caterham's leading Classical Studies expert.

We cover:

PAST: Movies set in Italy - such as Life is Beautiful, Cinema Paradiso, Luca, Call Me By Your Name, The Talented Mr Ripley, and more.

PRESENT: The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Invite, Toy Story 5, Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie, Evil Dead Burn, Minions & Monsters, Supergirl, Rosebush Pruning, and Ice Cream Man.

The "Future" section covers the news about a trailer for Primetime, Robert Pattinson's Oscar year, the pre-sales for Doomsday, and the new X-Men castings.

HOMEWORK: We discuss the movies set for us last time - Jerry Maguire and His Three Daughters (subbed in for the impossible to find Vast of Night) - and set another movie to watch each for next time.

LINKS:

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EPISODE 29: EXTRA TERRESTRIAL OBSESSION

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In this episode, we cover:

PAST: Alien contact movies, such as ET, Men In Black, Predator, District 9, Under the Skin, The Thing, Independence Day, and Mars Attacks.

PRESENT: Tuner, Obsession, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Backrooms, Power Ballad, Masters of the Universe, and Disclosure Day.

The "Future" section covers the news about the new Daniels movie, The Batman 2, Beyond the Spider-Verse, and the Godfather Part 4.

HOMEWORK: We discuss the movies set for us last time - The Lost Boys and Oslo, August 31st - and set another movie to watch each for next time.

LINKS:

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EPISODE 28: THE GOODFELLAS WEAR PRADA

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In this episode, we cover:

PAST: Our Top 10 Martin Scorcese movies.

PRESENT: Project Hail Mary, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, They Will Kill You, The Tasters, The Good Boy, Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, The Drama, California Schemin', Michael, Exit 8, Hokum, and The Devil Wears Prada 2.

The "Future" section covers the trailers for The Odyssey, and Resident Evil; plus news on new Lord of the Rings and Planet of the Apes Movies.

HOMEWORK: We finally got around to our set movies - Chungking Express and The Untouchables - and set another movie to watch each for next time.

LINKS:

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EPISODE 27: ONE OSCAR AFTER ANOTHER

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It's Oscars time again, so we've departed from our usual structure slightly.

We pre-empt the ceremony with some predicitions, then go through the winners afterwards (with the "Top 4" awards being delivered "live").

Then we cover the "Present" films, which were:

Send Help, The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Wuthering Heights, The Secret Agent, Crime 101, Frankenstein, The Chronology of Water, The Bride!, Hoppers, the Testament of Ann Lee, and How to Make A Killing.

The "Future" section covers the trailers for Spider Man: Brand New Day, and Dune: Part 3.

HOMEWORK:This was carried over to the next episode!

LINKS:

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EPISODE 26: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE SUPREME KIND

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Welcome back to Film Club - the first episode of 2026.

"Past": With the incoming new Steven Spielberg movie, Disclosure Day, arriving in June, we go through our Top 10 Spielberg movies.

"Present": We discuss Anaconda, Marty Supreme, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Hamnet, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Rental Family, Sentimental Value, Eternity, No Other Choice, Train Dreams, The Secret Agent, and Drop.

The "Future" section covers the trailers for Avengers: Doomsday, Digger, and I Love Boosters. Plus news of a Dirty Dancing 2 (please no!!!).

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - A Different Man and Pleasantville - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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EPISODE 25: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2025 WITH SPECIAL GUEST DANIEL MASCIARI

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We are delighted to welcome Daniel Masciari to the podcast as a special guest. Daniel is the director of new movie Stationed At Home. We talk with Daniel about the movie and his influences.

"Past": We each pitch 3 movies to be considered as Christmas movies - just like Die Hard!

"Present": A lot of movies covered - Wake Up Dead Man, Bugonia, Predator: Badlands, The Running Man, A House of Dynamite, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Zootropolis 2, Wicked: For Good, Now You See Me, Now You Don't, Frankenstein, Die My Love, It Was Just An Accident, Train Dream, and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You!! Phew, told you it was a lot!

The "Future" section covers news about the the potential of Knives Out 4, Netflix buying Warner Bros, a new Mummy movie with Brendan Fraser, and the Doomsday trailer showing before Avatar 3.

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - Oldboy and L.A. Confidential - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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Stationed At Home

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EPISODE 24: ONE TOY STORY AFTER ANOTHER

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"Past": We each give our Top 5 Pixar movies!

"Present": A lot of movies covered - One Battle After Another, The Smashing Machine, Roofman, The Long Walk, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Honey Don't, Sorry Baby, No Other Choice, Urchin, and Spinal Tap 2!

The "Future" section covers news about the Marty Supreme trailer; a release date for the new movie from The Daniels; AI actress Tilly Norwood; Send Help trailer; and Angus McLachlan's A Little Prayer.

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - Romancing the Stone and Crossing Delancey - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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EPISODE 23: LET'S STAY TOGETHER

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"Past": We each give our Top 5 films of the 2020s decade so far! How many duplicates will there be?

"Present": We talk about Together, The Life of Chuck, Materialists, Eddington, The Roses, Caught Stealing, and The Thursday Murder Club.

The "Future" section covers news about new trailers, forthcoming movies, and the upcoming London Film Festival.

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - Sliding Doors and Fallen Leaves (a substitution for Chilly Scenes of Winter) - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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EPISODE 22: SUPERFANTASTIC

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"Past": We talk about Rob Reiner movies, specifically his 7 film/8 year run between 1984 and 1992 - from This is Spinal Tap to A Few Good Men.

"Present": We talk about Superman, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Weapons, Bring Her Back, The Naked Gun, and Freakier Friday.

The "Future" section covers ... tickets on sale already for The Odyssey; Supergirl coming next year; casting for Artificial, and for The Legend of Zelda.

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - Le Samourai and Road to Perdition - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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EPISODE 21: 28 DINOSAURS LATER...

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"Past": We offer up our Top 5 Quentin Tarantino movies.

"Present": We talk about Jurassic World: Rebirth, F1: The Movie, Elio, 28 Years Later, Ballerina, Karate Kid: Legends, How to Train Your Dragon, plus more opinion on The Phoenician Scheme, and Final Destination: Bloodlines.

The "Future" section covers The Social Network 2 goes ahead with Aaron Sorkin, Denis Villeneuve confirmed as Bond director, Punisher in Spiderman 4, The Batman 2 script submitted, and The Odyssey trailer!

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - The Children's Hour and The Fly - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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