Jen and the Film Critic

It's the most wonderful time of year again! ...no, not that one...or that one...Ok, you can stop guessing; it's Widescreen Weekend! A brilliant celebration of the widescreen formats of the 1950s and beyond! Jen and her film critic review this year's festival programme. Also, we have clips from Pauls interview with festival programmer Rebecca Hill!

Come to the festival: https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/cinema/widescreen-weekend

Read the full interview: https://screenmayhem.com/widescreen-weekend-2024-line-up-revealed/

Stop listening to this and go see Furiosa, damn it! Jen's seen it since, I've seen it again, do your part! Watch Furiosa! Then come back to see if I liked it...I'm seeing it again tomorrow.

Featuring: Furiosa, Challengers, Fall Guy, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Hit Man, The Beast, If, Sting, Strangers: Chapter 1, Abigail, Hoard, and Made in England: The Films of Michael Powell.

Jen and her film critic want to talk about one of the biggest films of the year! Unfortunately, one of them is a little weirdo who likes complicated and contrived bits that go on too long. And now that's your problem too!

Featuring: Civil War, Back to Black, Godzilla X Kong, Ghostbusters Frozen Empire, Monkey Man, The First Omen, Immaculate, Mother's Instinct, Late Night with the Devil, Lisa Frankenstein, Robot Dreams, La Chimera, Wicked Little Letters, Evil Does Not Exist, Perfect Days, The Sweet East, Drive Away Dolls, Love Lies Bleeding and another one...

Oops, we're running late again! No Dune Part Two this time, folks. Don't worry, though; we've got a great big review of that coming right up. But first relive those heady pre-Arrakis days of February 2024.

Featuring: Argylle, The Taste of Things, Madam Web, Mean Girls, The Iron Claw, The Colour Purple, American Fiction, The Kitchen, The Boys in the Boat, One Life, The Beekeper, Night Swim, and Baghead.

January has been a wild month! We can now bring you the December episode of our podcast, which includes all the big releases from the last six weeks of 2023, including some very divisive films!

Featuring: Ferrari, Aquaman 2, Rebel Moon, Godzilla Minus One, The Three Musketeers Part 2: Milady, Wonka, Femme, Anselm, Wish, Napoleon, The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Thanksgiving, Saltburn, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, and Silent Night.

October and November continued the 2023 narrative of cinematic disruption as Marvel floundered and indie films reigned! Indie films backed by massive institutions or globally famous celebrities, sure, but indie nevertheless! Take that, big studios. Please save cinema, Taylor.

Featuring: Killers of the Flower Moon, The Marvels, The Eras Tour, The Eternal Daughter, Anatomy of a Fall, Five Nights at Freddy's, Cat Person, How to Have Sex, Bottoms!, Dream Scenario, The Exorcist Believer, and Sumotherhood.

It's that time of year again! Yes, one month after LFF when Paul finally finished editing the monster batch of reviews that include some of the biggest films of next year and some obscure little gems!

Featuring: Cobweb, Fingernails, Memory, The Goldman Case, Samsara, The Pigeon Tunnel, Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry, May December, Maestro, Priscilla, The Killer, Occupied City, The Boy and the Heron, Red Rooms, Fallen Leaves, Do Not Expect Too Much From The End of the World, Monster, Eileen, The Holdovers, Close Your Eyes, The Royal Hotel, Scala!!!, The End We Start From, All of Us Strangers, The Zone of Interest, and Poor Things.

Already feeling the pinch of the then-upcoming film festival, Paul tries to review 11 films without notes but with a terrible cough. He also experiences audio issues so apologies if the audio drops out a little in places. Jen, meanwhile, would rather talk about Babies, the stock market, and genuinely helpful life advice. What a nerd.

Featuring: The Creator, Equaliser 3, Exepnd4dables, Dumb Money, Haunting in Venice, Cobweb, The Nun 2, Scrapper, The First Slam Dunk, The Old Oak, and Love Life!

Uh oh, the unnamed film critic has covid. So be prepared for a slightly more medicated than usual rundown of the biggest films of the month!

Featuring: Blue Beetle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Gran Turismo, Haunted Mansion, The Meg 2, Strays, Joy Ride, Kokomo City, Theatre Camp, Paris Memories, and The Innocent.

Jen and her film critic have gathered to discuss the film event of the year: the simultaneous release of Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. They're going to need some help though. Jen has invited a friend of the podcast, Katy Maydon, to bring a bit of historical background and Barbie energy to proceedings.

Featuring: Oppenheimer, Barbie