Radio’s favourite situationship, aka Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo, are back with two comedies about modern love… and then a bonus movie about people being killed while taking a long walk.

Joining Pam Boland on Brekky, Tristan leads a review of the side-splitting, slapstick farce Splitsville, featuring writer-director Michael Angelo Covino, co-writer Kyle Marvin and producers Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona as romantically entangled couples.

Then, Simon leads a review of the rare ‘quadruple-A’ feature Lesbian Space Princess (it’s Animated, it’s for Adults, it’s Australian and it was more specifically made in Adelaide). It’s a sweet and very raunchy adventure about, well, a lesbian space princess, with comedy royalty rounding out the voice cast.

Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat about the latest Stephen King adaptation (his third this year!) The Long Walk, with Tristan and Simon debating what even makes a Stephen King adaptation any good.

All of these films are now showing in Australian cinemas.

Remember, Radiothon runs until 30 September! So, there’s still time for you to show us how RTRFM and Movie Squad are More Than Radio to you by becoming a subscriber at support.rtrfm.com.au.

Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

This week on the Movie Squad pod, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo look at two movies that each save the cat… and that’s where the similarities end.

First up, Simon leads a review of Sorry, Baby, the darkly funny directorial debut of writer and star Eva Victor, about a young English professor reckoning with ‘the terrible thing’ that happened to them.

Then, Tristan looks at Darren Aronofsky’s rollicking thriller Caught Stealing, starring Austin Butler, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith and more. And yes, just like Sorry, Baby, it has a cat co-star.

Would it shock you to learn that Brekky host Pam Boland reveals during this episode that she has not yet read Blake Snyder’s iconic screenwriting book ‘Save the Cat’? Would it shock you even more that she’s actually keen to watch both these movies?

Listen back to find out why!

Then, stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of Josh Hartnett’s Fight or Flight, in which he plays a hapless former secret service agent who has to protect a hacker on a plane full of assassins.

All of these films are now showing in Australian cinemas.

Remember, Radiothon runs until 30 September! So, there’s still time for you to show us how RTRFM and Movie Squad are More Than Radio to you by becoming a subscriber at support.rtrfm.com.au.

Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

It’s time to give the people want they want: reviews!

After three weeks of festivities (Brekky live with Pam Boland at Local & Aesthetic, Movie Squad’s 500th Live at Luna spectacular, and the ‘Hot Takes’ Radiothon special), the Blockbuster Babes are back in the studio with a backlog of movies to cover.

First up, Tristan Fidler reviews Ari Aster’s latest divisive effort, Eddington, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal as competing, COVID-era mayoral candidates.

Then, Simon Miraudo leads a discussion of The Ballad of Wallis Island, an ‘ambient comedy’ about a wealthy, Welsh-island-dwelling eccentric (Tim Key) who reunites his favourite singers (played by Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan) for a private concert.

And then, in an EXPLOSIVE pod-exclusive chat, Tristan and Simon review the very silly legacy-quel The Naked Gun, which sees Liam Neeson step into the shoes of Leslie Nielsen, and Relay, a tense espionage thriller starring Riz Ahmed, Lily James and Sam Worthington.

All of these are now showing in Australian cinemas!

PLUS, one extra Hot Take submitted by a subscriber: Which films have Simon and Tristan butted heads over the most?

Remember, Radiothon runs until 30 September, so show us how RTRFM and Movie Squad are More Than Radio to you by becoming a subscriber this year at support.rtrfm.com.au.

Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

The Movie Squad begins their long march to 1,000 podcast episodes!

Radiothon is still in full swing at RTRFM, so join Tristan Fidler, Simon Miraudo and Brekky host Pam Boland for a special fundraising edition of Movie Squad!

With their patented ‘Hot Box’ in tow, they share their flagrant thoughts in exchange for donations and subscriptions. You can still get your prompts in by contributing at support.rtrfm.com.au!

Show how RTRFM and Movie Squad are More Than Radio to you by becoming a subscriber this year!

They’re calling it the cultural event of the century. It’s been described as a cross between Oasis at Knebworth ’96 and an episode of Crossing Over with John Edward. Apparently, you had to be there. And now you can be.

To celebrate the 500th Movie Squad podcast featuring Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo, the Blockbuster Babes took over Cinema 5 at Luna Palace Cinemas Leederville on Thursday 7 August with 5,000 of their closest friends for the biggest Movie Squad spectacular ever.

FEATURING

Mark Neal: The godfather of local indie music and Odlaw frontman spent a whole year watching Nic Cage movies. Listen in as Mark is quizzed about his Year in The Cage.

AND

Zoe Pepper: This Perth-born filmmaker is causing a buzz with her upcoming flick BIRTHRIGHT. As the festival circuit beckons, Simon and Tristan help her get Red Carpet Ready.

WITH

Ange Tuffnell: The Bribes and Sooks songstress is not your typical punk. Snap your fingers to her Letterboxd Limericks and see if you can Beat the Babes in Ange’s jaunty guessing game.

AND INTRODUCING

Mia Quartermaine as DJ Sliding Doors: Boorloo’s best (only?) film critic/DJ, and our bandleader for the evening!

If you love Movie Squad and want 500 more episodes, make sure you support RTRFM and subscribe or donate this (and every) Radiothon! Movie Squad Live at Luna proves RTRFM is definitely More Than Radio.

Special thanks to Eddie Curtis for mixing. With appreciation for our wonderful guests Mark Neal, Zoe Pepper, Ange Tuffnell and DJ Sliding Doors. And huge love to Luna Palace Cinemas, supporters of Movie Squad, and Umbrella Entertainment for the giveaways.

Photo by Anthony Tran.

RTRFM is More Than Radio. It’s Community. It’s Breakfast. And it’s Movie Squad.

To celebrate the start of Radiothon 2025, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo had Breakfast LIVE with Pam Boland at Local and Aesthetic!

Listen back to hear the Blockbuster Babes chat with Pam about what RTRFM means to them and why it’s important to keep community radio alive, unless you want it to go the way of the video store!

Then, you’ve heard of breakfast hotcakes, but what about breakfast hottakes? The Babes pull some prompts from their ‘hotbox’ and share some spicy opinions leftover from their recent live show at Luna Cinemas. Listen out for that special 500th episode spectacular when it drops Monday 18 August, wherever you get your podcasts!

Photo by Sophie Minissale.

We believe the children are our future on Movie Squad. But is that a good thing, or a terrifying thing?

This week, Tristan Fidler reviews the spooky-kid horror-comedy Weapons from Barbarian director Zach Cregger, and dances around the plot detail that Simon Miraudo is trying to avoid, and that Breakfast host Pam Boland doesn’t want to hear!

Then, Simon reviews Damon Gameau’s inspirational new Aussie documentary Future Council, in which a busload of child activists take the climate fight to adults around the world.

Both films are now showing in Australian cinemas.

Keep listening for Tristan’s pod-exclusive chat of what is being called one of the worst films of the year: War of the Worlds starring Ice Cube!

Join Pam for Live Breakfast at Local & Aesthetic in Mount Lawley next Friday 15 August to launch Radiothon 2025! She’ll be joined by special guests including the Blockbuster Babes themselves. And keep an eye on your podcast stream for the special Live 500th Movie Squad, dropping Monday 18 August!

Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

Codependency, thy name is Movie Squad!

Breakfast host Pam Boland is joined by Blockbuster Babe Tristan Fidler and Bonus Babe Laura Blundell this week, with ‘Bye’ Babe Simon Miraudo taking a week off. But the links stay strong!

They kick off this week’s ep with a review of Together, starring real-life marrieds Alison Brie and Dave Franco as a long-term couple who become supernaturally fused. Stay tuned to the end of the podcast for Simon’s interview with Aussie director Michael Shanks, which opens with the question: ‘Would you consider yourself monogamous?’

Then, Tristan reviews Happy Gilmore 2, the latest straight-to-Netflix effort from Adam Sandler, while a suspicious Pam listens on. Together, they seek to answer the cinematic question: Is this the ultimate celebration of nepo-babies in movie history?

Keep listening for a pod-exclusive chat with Laura as she shares what she’s been watching lately (hint: a lot of James Spader movies) and for Simon’s chat with Michael Shanks!

Have you heard the good news? Movie Squad is coming to a cinema near you! Join the Blockbuster Babes for a live recording of their upcoming 500th episode at Luna Cinemas Leederville on Thursday 7 August. Get your tickets here and be a part of the Squad for one night only!

Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

Flame on folks, it’s time for the Movie Squad podcast!

This week, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo share their thoughts on The Fantastic Four: First Steps. It marks the first new film of Marvel’s so-called Phase Six. But does it show Marvel stretching itself, much like Pedro Pascal’s Mr. Fantastic, or is it clobberin’ time for the Blockbuster Babes?

Then, Tristan, Simon and guest Brekky host Danielle Raffaele share their favourite films of 2025 so far, outlining 12 of the best movies to be released between January and June! Did your fave make the cut?

Have you heard the good news? Movie Squad is coming to a cinema near you! Join the Blockbuster Babes for a live recording of their upcoming 500th episode at Luna Cinemas Leederville on Thursday 7 August. Get your tickets here and be a part of the Squad for one night only!

Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

Men shouldn’t have friends… unless you’re Movie Squad!

This week, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo share their thoughts on Friendship. No, not the concept, but the the dark comedy about a curdled bromance between Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd. Meanwhile, Brekky host Pam Boland cringes.

Then, Tristan goes back to the ’90s with a review of the legacy-quel I Know What You Did Last Summer, which sees franchise OGs Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. return alongside new faces Madelyn Cline and Chase Sui Wonders.

Stay tuned for their extended thoughts, as well as Simon’s interview with Perth author and music journalist Shane Pinnegar, about his new book Rocksploitation: Celebrating 69 hits, flops and cult favourite rock n’ roll movies. Get it at shanepinnegarwriter.com.

And have you heard the good news? Movie Squad is coming to a cinema near you! Join the Blockbuster Babes for a live recording of their upcoming 500th episode at Luna Cinemas Leederville on Thursday 7 August. Get your tickets here and be a part of the Squad for one night only!

Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!