Silver Screen Snobs

Gods, demi-gods, semi-gods...and Schwarzenegger. The second installment in the Thor franchise is our lead review this week and we also take a look back on Hercules In New York. Also: The Slumber Party Massacre.

We celebrate our 50th episode with a double dose of tension Paul Greengrass style with Captain Phillips and United 93. Also: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Birdemic: Shock and Terror.

Latest local release, Australian crime-thriller Mystery Road, is our feature review this week alongside John Hillcoat and Nick Cave's Aussie western, The Proposition. Also: The Most Dangerous Game, Gravity.

We take on two Richard Curtis movies this week going all the way back to where it all, sort of, began with Four Weddings and a Funeral right up to his latest: time-travel rom-com About Time. Also: Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2, Rush.

Alfonso Cuaron’s long-awaited latest, Gravity, is our feature review while we go back to his 2006 film, Children of Men. We also spend some time discussing Ron Howard’s Formula 1 movie, Rush. Also: Bride of Frankenstein.

This week it's a poker double: Matt Damon's up first in Rounders followed by the latest film starring Ben Affleck, Runner Runner. Also: Sweet Smell of Success, Clear History, The Love Guru.

While we were away for 5 weeks we saw a bunch of new films we didn't get to discuss on the show. In this bonus mid-week episode we'll get through The World's End, Pain and Gain, The Conjuring and plenty more: The Bling Ring, Now You See Me, Much Ado About Nothing, Mud, The Look of Love, The Iceman, The Conspiracy, Smashed, Mama, The Heat, Prince Avalanche, The Hunt, Sleepwalk With Me, The Croods, The Company You Keep, Admission, Orange Is The New Black. Phew.

Elysium, Neill Blomkamp's second feature, is our main review this week alongside his first sci-fi actioner, District 9. Also: The Lord of the Flies, 42.

Woody Allen old and new this week: Blue Jasmine is our feature review while we go back to the 70's for one of Allen's most acclaimed films, Annie Hall. Also: Sinister, The Blind Side, A Night To Remember.

We're back from our break this week with a home invasion double of You're Next and Funny Games. Also: The Princess Bride, The Internship.