*This ep contains NO MAJOR SPOILERS*

We kick of 2026 welcoming Nottingham-based director Derry Shillitto on the podcast - a young filmmaker who has just released his debut feature film The Correction Unit.

After spending his formative years with a plethora of jobs in the film industry - costume design and music video production for the likes of Sleaford Mods, being but a couple - Derry has finally dropped a feature film. The Correction Unit takes place in a tangible near-future where an AI institute promises to reform a group of juvenile offenders into the best and most productive versions of themselves.

Straddling the line between Roget Corman low-budget ingenuity and class polemics akin to Ken Loach and The Angry Young Men, The Correction Unit showcases the young talent of a crop of up-and-comers and first timers, alongside the voicing talent of global star Bella Ramsey, who returned to her Nottingham roots to feature in Shillito's warning call to society - with heavy doses of action, of course.

Because this film is new as of this recording and upload, we veer away from major spoilers and instead contextualise the film within the world it takes place, the themes that run through it and the importance of working class representation in the arts, which has sadly halved in the UK since the 1970s.

So if you've seen the film already, great!, I hope this episode can act as a companion, and if you haven't make sure to check out The Correction Unit which is currently streaming on Prime.