On this week's show Paul and Pete review 'Joker' while remembering at all times that its director has made clear it is "just a movie". Fittingly, they deliver "just opinions". They hope it all makes cents.

The team then pirouette into a 'Joker'-inspired countdown of the Top 5 Movie Outsiders.

Running Order

In The Foyer: Ang Lee and Gemini Man's high frame rate / Alfonso Cauron signs a TV production deal with Apple+ / Len Wiseman helms a female-fronted John Wick spin-off

Coming Attractions: Gemini Man / The Addams Family / The Dead Center / The Day Shall Come

Feature Review: Joker

Top 5: Movie Outsiders

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On this week's show Paul and Pete throw themselves into the organised chaos of ace blood-soaked B-movie 'Ready or Not' in which a deadly family tradition threatens to bring a new marriage to the most abrupt of endings. This week's Top 5 is inspired by this week's feature as the Top 5 Dysfunctional Families fight it out for the number 1 spot.

Running Order

In The Foyer: Exit 6 Film Festival Review / 'Cherry', the new project from the Russo brothers / Tomb Raider 2 will be a Ben Wheatley film

Popcorn Movies: In The Shadow of the Moon / Midsommar / The Goldfinch

Coming Attractions: Joker (Wide) / Judy (Wide) / The Climbers (Limited) / In The Tall Grass (Netflix)

Feature Review: Ready or Not

Top 5: Dysfunctional Movie Families

Credits: Star Wars Battlefront 2 / The Night Of / Unbelievable

On this week's show Paul Anderson, Pete Wall and guest James Ewen stare long into the abyss and contemplate the depths and dimensions of interplanetary space drama Ad Astra from director James Gray. At the centre of the film is a textured performance from one Bradley Pitt and we use this as our inspiration for a rundown of our Top 5 Brad Pitt Films.

Running Order

In The Foyer: Jurassic World 3 update / Joker controversy / The Irishman gets an advanced cinematic release

Popcorn Movies: The Phantom Menace / Angel Heart / Sword of Trust / Between Two Ferns The Movie / The Kitchen

Coming Attractions: Ready or Not / The Goldfinch / Hotel Mumbai / Skin / Don't Let Go

Feature Review: Ad Astra

Top 5 Brad Pitt Films

Credits: Exit 6 Film Festival / Podcast Addict / The Criterion Collection comes to the UK

On this week's show we review 'Hustlers', a film inspired by a candid magazine article that sees a dazzling return to form for Jennifer Lopez alongside rising star Constance Wu.

Running Order

In The Foyer: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie will hit both Netflix and cinema screens / Paul reports on life as a first-time producer

Popcorn Movies: Avengers Infinity War / Avengers Endgame / Chain Reaction / Battle at Big Rock / Evelyn

Coming Attractions: Ad Astra / Rambo Last Blood / 3 From Hell / Diego Maradona

Feature Review: Hustlers

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On this week's show Pete is joined by none other than his actual full-blown wife Francesca to delve into the world of looming childhood trauma and perpetual nightmares that is... IT Chapter Two, the follow-up to the 2017 hit reboot.

Running Order

In the Foyer: Guardian Top 10 21st Century Films / Game of Thrones lives on!

Popcorn Movies: Black Rock / My Best Friend's Wedding / Before I Wake / The Thing

Coming Attractions: Downton Abbey / Hustlers / Night Hunter / Honeyland

Feature Review: IT Chapter Two

Credits: TV roundup

On this week's show we give Pedro Almodóvar's 'Pain and Glory' the warm embrace that it deserves by way of an impassioned feature review as well as bringing you all the latest film news, strong views, and "You should look forward to..."s that the human heart could possibly desire.

Running Order

In The Foyer: Toronto Preview / James Gunn and THE Suicide Squad

Popcorn Movies: The Terminator / Terminator 2 / A Million Little Pieces / The Informer

Coming Attractions: IT Chapter Two / K-12 / Queen of Hearts / The Shiny Shrimps / The Big Meeting

Feature Review: Pain and Glory

Credits: Film Producers / Pedro Almodóvar and Rosalia

On this week's show we serve up a double helping of horror with reviews of both creature-feature 'Crawl' from director Alexandre Aja (Switchblade Romance, The Hills Have Eyes) and 'Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark', the latest from André Øvredal, the man behind cult Norwegian fantasy-horror 'Trollhunter'.

Running Order:

- In The Foyer: Fresh insights into 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, as a new trailer drops / Anticipation grows for Chris Nolan's 'Tenet' with less than a year to release

- Popcorn Movies: Tango & Cash / Nuts! / Satan's Slave / Wildlife / Little Women / Summer Hours

- Coming Attractions: A Million Little Pieces / The Informer / The Mustang / The Souvenir / Aniara

- Feature Reviews: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark / Crawl

- Credits: 'The Terminator' and 'Terminator 2' back on the big screen / Alex Honnold and 'Free Solo'

On this week's show we cover the latest from Quentin Tarantino as well as reveling in the awful glory of Apocalypse Now making its way back to cinema screens.

Running Order:

- In The Foyer: What next for Spider-Man? / Whoa! There's a new Matrix movie in the works.

- Popcorn Movies: Night Train to Venice / The Mummy (1999) / Good Boys

- Coming Attractions: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark / Crawl / A Faithful Man / Hail Satan?

- Features: Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood / Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut

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We're going to need a bigger podcast as we take a look at Spielberg's classic Jaws (recently re-released on the big screen) and then count down our Top 5 most anticipated films for the rest of 2019!

Paul and Pete rev up their engines as they take on the first 'Fast and Furious' spinoff 'Hobbs & Shaw' before speeding off into the sunset for a less than enjoyable vacation with Isabella Eklöf's controversial new film 'Holiday'.

Once we are back on home turf we count down our Top 5 films of 2019 so far!