Off Script: A Film Podcast

In this week's episode, we look back and share the best films (and a couple of tv shows) we have seen in 2025. As it's Christmas time, we finish off with some games!

00:00:00: Intro

00:06:17: Best of 2025

00:33:20: Honourable mentions film

00:43:56: Honourable mentions tv

00:46:45: Dishonourable mentions

00:55:36: Games

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Heat turned 30 this week and Adam finally saw it for the first time!

It's arguably one of the greatest crime films ever made, a cinematic event that defined a genre. We discuss the legendary performances of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, whilst also dissecting that famous bank heist and explore the different themes used in the 1995 epic!

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Huge news in the industry- Netflix is buying Warner Bros. Discovery in an $72 billion deal, which will entirely reshape the entertainment landscape and how we consume content.

We discuss what this could mean for the future of cinema and streaming.

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It's December! Which means it's Christmas month and one question that still sparks debate...Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? (Just an FYI, there is only one clear answer for Josh). Join us as we talk about this very topic and also share our favourite Christmas films. We finish on which streaming platform are showing the festive classics.

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Timecodes:

00:01: Intro

2:57: Our favourite Christmas movies

11:56: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

15:11: Carry-On (Netflix)

16:45: Gavin and Stacey finale

22:38: Where to find Christmas films on streaming platforms

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It was the show that was immensely popular and now The Celebrity Traitors have finished, in this special episode we deep dive into why it was such a hit.

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In this week's episode, we review the latest instalment of the Predator franchise, Predator Badlands. We also review Bugonia, the new film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and stars Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.

To finish off, we react to the new trailers of Toy Story 5 and Michael, Adam gives his movie of the month for November and we end on a Game of Thrones trivia.

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Timecodes:

0:01: Intro- Christmas in Covent Garden

3:21: Predator Badlands review

22:37: Bugonia review

38:28: Michael trailer reaction

44:26: Toy Story 5 trailer reaction

49:15: November movie of the month

50:39: Game of Thrones trivia question

Despite early critical praise and strong Oscar buzz for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's transformative, dramatic performance as MMA legend Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, the film has made a loss at the box office. In this week's episode, we discussed why this might be.

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Time codes:

00:01: Intro

00:55: Film not showing at regular cinema

4:50: Who was the audience for this movie?

9:01: Losing interest in the cinema?

13:44: One Battle After Another box office disappointment

16:20: Second wave with streaming release

In this week's Halloween special, we discuss the evolving horror genre and share some of our favourite spooky films we've seen.

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In this week's episode, we chat through our experience of attending the BFI London Film Festival. From the red carpet to watching Bradley Cooper on stage talk about his new movie Is This Thing On?, it was a super evening!

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Josh gives a run down of what he has been watching on the old telly recently!

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