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Footcandle Films episodes

November 12, 2025 Predator Badlands Bugonia
Once again the hosts were AWOL last week. To make up for their absence they share two reviews on this episode. First they talk about PREDATOR: BADLANDS starring Elle Fanning and then discuss the latest collaboration between actress Emma Stone & director Yorgos Lanthimos BUGONIA.

Recommendation - Vulcanizadora

Footcandle Film Society

1 hr 14 min
October 29, 2025 Black Phone 2 Scorsese
Aș penance for not recording a podcast last week our hosts return with two movie reviews instead of the usual one. First up we have a discussion of the seasonally appropriate horror film BLACK PHONE 2 followed by thoughts on the new documentary MR. SCORSESE.
Recommendation from our hosts in this episode - Weapons
Footcandle Film Society
1 hr 3 min
October 15, 2025 Tron: Ares
A new installment of Disney's TRON franchise has come to theaters after a fifteen year hiatus. We've got a review of TRON: ARES starring Jared Leto plus thoughts on some movie news of new films in the OCEAN'S series.
Recommendation from our hosts in this episode: Final Destination Bloodlines
53 min
October 08, 2025 The Smashing Machine
The Safdie Brothers' solo projects are upon us. Josh's tale of a ping pong obsessed fellow will hit screens in December but first we have Benny's biopic of mixed-martial arts and UFC champion Mark Kerr as portrayed by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. We've got a review of THE SMASHING MACHINE on this episode along with discussion of the upcoming film that has Jack Black and Paul Rudd starring as a pair of friends trying to single handedly remake the b-horror movie ANACONDA.

Recommendations from our hosts - Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil

Footcandle Film Society
54 min
October 01, 2025 One Battle After Another
With the 2025 Footcandle Film Festival officially wrapped our hosts return to their regular scheduled duties...that of reviewing films. We've got a review of the new Paul Thomas Anderson film ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER plus news of a sequel to THE SOCIAL NETWORK.

Recommendation from our hosts in this episode- Inherent Vice

Footcandle Film Society
1 hr 5 min
September 17, 2025 Highest 2 Lowest
With HIGHEST 2 LOWEST Director Spike Lee remakes Akira Kurosawa’s HIGH AND LOW taking it from the streets of Tokyo to the streets of modern day New York City. The film marks the fifth collaboration between Lee and star Denzel Washington. Our hosts share a review and then ponder the trailers of two new films coming soon to theaters.

Recommendation from our hosts in this episode - The Roses
1 hr 5 min
September 03, 2025 Caught Stealing Relay
Our hosts didn't take a break last week but recorded an episode discussing the new film RELAY. Cranky computers resulted in the episode being lost however...they give a quick recap on this episode before launching into a discussion of Darren Aronofsky's CAUGHT STEALING.
Recommendation from our hosts in this episode: I Like Movies
Footcandle Film Festival September 19-28, 2025 in Hickory, NC!
57 min
August 20, 2025 Together
With his feature film debut writer/director Michael Shanks tells the story of Tim and Millie, a couple who move to the country and encounter an unnatural force that threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and the their flesh. The couple is played by real-life married couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie. We've got a review of TOGETHER followed by some trailer talk of some upcoming theatrical releases.

Recommendation from our hosts in this episode - Materialists

Footcandle Film Society

Footcandle Film Festival
52 min
August 13, 2025 Weapons
Writer/director Zach Cregger is back on the big screen with the followup to his 2022 horror hit BARBARIAN. The new film stars Julia Garner, Josh Brolin and Alden Ehrenreich and follows the actions of a small town after a classroom full of young school children go missing. We've got a review of WEAPONS plus thoughts on the new trailers for JAY KELLY and IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU.

Recommendation from our hosts in this episode - Oddity
Footcandle Film Society | Footcandle Film Festival
58 min
August 06, 2025 The Naked Gun
What's a "requel"? Well, according to the internet, it is what you call a "reboot" combined with a "sequel". Exhibit A - The new version of THE NAKED GUN starring Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, & Paul Walter Hauser directed by Lonely Island member Akiva Schaffer. We've got a review plus a discussion of the trailer for the film BLUE MOON - the 9th collaboration between actor Ethan Hawke and director Richard Linklater.

Recommendation from our hosts in this episode - Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Footcandle Film Society | Footcandle Film Festival
1 hr 14 min

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