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Footcandle Films episodes

July 30, 2025 Fantastic Four First Steps
With FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS we have the 4th film in the franchise utilizing the 3rd version of the cast and 3rd person in the director's chair. Will this be the 1st successful iteration of the these comic book characters? Our hosts have a review plus discuss two trailers of upcoming 2025 releases.

Recommendation from our hosts in this episode- The Jerk

Footcandle Film Society and Film Festival
1 hr 2 min
July 23, 2025 Eddington
Director Ari Aster, darling of independent cinema, is back on the big screen with his fourth feature EDDINGTON starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, and Austin Butler. We've got a review plus some PIXAR talk and a recommendation of a film that might not be on your cinematic radar.
Recommendation from our hosts in this episode:Bob Trevino Likes It
Footcandle Film Society | Footcandle Film Festival
57 min
July 16, 2025 Superman
Director James Gunn has flown from the MCU to the DCU with a new rendition of SUPERMAN starring David Corenswet as the titular caped superhero. We've got a review of the film plus quick glimpses of upcoming films from two big name directors.
Footcandle Film Society
1 hr 13 min
July 09, 2025 Jurassic World: Rebirth
Director Gareth Edwards is the fifth director to venture into the realm of Jurassic Park doing so in the 7th installment of the franchise. We've got a review of JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH plus trailers from new films from Edgar Wright and Ron Howard.
Recommendation from our hosts in this episode - Sinners
Footcandle Film Festival
1 hr 1 min
July 02, 2025 F1: The Movie
TOP GUN: MAVERICK director Joseph Kosinski swaps Tom Cruise for Brad Pitt and jets for cars in his new action film F1 or as Alan likes to call it (and it is being identified as in some places) F1: THE MOVIE. We've got a review plus some trailer talk and a recommendation of a film that might not be on your radar.

Recommendation from our hosts in this episode - The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Footcandle Film Society
1 hr 6 min
June 25, 2025 28 Years Later
Director Danny Boyle re-teams with writer Alex Garland and returns to the silver screen for the first time since 2019 with 28 YEARS LATER. We've got a review of the new zombie thriller, news of a Springsteen biopic starring Jeremy Allen White, and a recommendation of a film you can watch from the comfort of your own living room.

Recommendation from our hosts in this episode: Predator: Killer of Killers

Footcandle Film Society
1 hr 1 min
June 18, 2025 The Phoenician Scheme
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME marks Wes Anderson’s thirteenth feature film (if you count the collection of 4 shorts based on Roald Dahl stories he did for Netflix in 2024 as one film). Benicio Del Toro stars as wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda who decides to appoint his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a dubious new enterprise (the scheme of the title) he & his daughter become the target of rival tycoons, foreign terrorists, & determined assassins. We've got a review plus some movie news and a recommendation of a film you might want to seek out.
Recommendation from our hosts in this episode - The Ballad of Wallis Island
Footcandle Film Society
1 hr 9 min
June 11, 2025 Mountainhead Bono Surrender
After taking a vacation week the hosts return with reviews of the dark comedy MOUNTAINHEAD starring Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, and Ramy Youssef & the documentary BONO: STORIES OF SURRENDER.
Recommendation from this episode - Pee Wee as Himself
Footcandle Film Society
1 hr 5 min
May 28, 2025 Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
The eighth film in the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise follows Tom Cruise as super spy Ethan Hunt as he desperately tries to stop the terrifying AI known as The Entity from destroying all of mankind. We've got a review of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING plus a sampling of new films on the release schedule horizon.
Recommendation - Before Sunrise
Footcandle Film Society

1 hr 4 min
May 21, 2025 Hurry Up Tomorrow
With his first feature film in six years indie director Trey Edward Shults is back in movie theaters with a collaboration with musician The Weeknd. We've got a review of HURRY UP TOMORROW and some news from the Cannes Film Festival.

Recommendation from our hosts in this episode- MouseHunt

Footcandle Film Society
1 hr 11 min

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