The Celluloid Cellar

My goodness, get ready for an absolutely huge episode! We review Cillian Murphy's new Netflix Drama, 'Steve'. We get a little bit spooky as we talk about some of our favourite Halloween movies. And Cameron risks the destruction of the pod by Swifties with his review of Taylor Swift's The Release Party of a Showgirl. It was nice knowing you.

Timecodes:

• 0.05.56 - Film News - Passion of the Christ 2: Resurrection Boogaloo
• 0.15.06 - TV Recommendations - The Marvelous Mrs Maisel & Slow Horses
• 0.21.26 - TV News: Harry Potter TV Series Dumbledore Photos
• 0.23.06 - Steve - Film Review
• 0.48.19 - Has Stranger Things Missed It’s Chance?
• 0.54.00 - Our Favourite Halloween Movies
• 1.23.47 - Midnight Releases
• 1.27.40 - Taylor Swift: The Release Party of a Showgirl Review
• 1.36.41 - The Future of Cinema

Music by Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com

Put you headphones on and take yourself for a nice long walk as you listen to our review of The Long Walk! We've made our way back to the cinema in time for one of the biggest surprises of the year. This dystopian thriller is as engaging as it is harrowing and we couldn't bloody stop talking about it.

Timecodes:

• 0.02.10 - R.I.P. Robert Redford
• 0.05.23 - Parent and Baby Screenings and cinema ettiquette
• 0.10.37 - Cinema Re-Releases
• 0.16.24 - Remake of The Bodyguard in the works
• 0.21.20 - Bond Casting After Dune 3 is filmed
• 0.29.55 - The Long Walk Review
• 0.58.01 - The Long Walk SPOILERS

Sources:

- First Look at The Long Walk, Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/first-look-at-stephen-king-the-long-walk?srsltid=AfmBOoozpXQdo__1B3m9bkEmOIH8qFD92AfZ3oXI1vCtOM9wI0--xVhi

- Cooper Hoffman, People Magazine Interview: https://people.com/cooper-hoffman-walked-close-to-400-miles-in-long-walk-11804473

Music by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com

Get ready to witness 'the overwhelming indifference of nature,' as this week we take a look at movies starring deadly animals. Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jaws with us and contemplate the line between beast and man with Grizzly Man. Also, Cameron suffers through Tommy Wiseau's 2nd film, Big Shark. One guess to figure out what the movie's about.

Timecodes:

• 0.04.01 - Jaws 50th Anniversary Review
• 0.46.17 - Jaws Spoilers
• 0.50.40 - Grizzly Man
• 1.14.57 - Tommy Wiseau’s Big Shark

Sources:

- What is it like working with Tommy Wiseau? | Christian Schultz Full Podcast Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9seLqgx6Qzo

Music by internet legend Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com

The boys are back from their hiatus with a hot fresh review of a moive that's 20 years old! Goodness, how time flies. They've been away so long that Batman Begins is now retro and Jack has a child. Has some time away and the arrival of a newborn affected their reviewing abilities. Listen to find out.

Timecodes:

• 0.05.37 - Film & TV News - Chris Colombus and the new Harry Potter Series
• 0.13.29 - Alien: Earth Episodes 1 - 4
• 0.19.12 - F1: The Movie - Jack’s Review
• 0.27.17 - Batman Begins Review
• 1.03.23 - “As A Father”
• 1.07.21 - Batman Begins Spoilers
• 1.12.55 - Could the world do with a Batman? Politics time

Music by internet legend Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com

It's not the size that matters but what you do with it. This is our ethos this week as we have a very short episode for you in a bit of a different format. This is because Jack has had a baby and is on paternity leave! Congratulations to him and his partner! But never fear, Cameron has reviews of Friendship and Another Round in our male mid-life crisis spectacular. Hope you enjoy and find some peace, unlike our protagonists.

Timecodes:

• 02.22 - Friendship Review
• 09.48 - Another Round Review
• 14.54 - Crash (1996) Very Breif Review

Sources:

• Andrew DeYoung Indiewire interview: https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/friendship-director-andrew-deyoung-tim-robinson-a24-1235121831/

Music by internet legend Kevin MacLeod

This week we're releasing a recording from the vault that's a little different but we're very excited about it. It's a movie commentary for the greatest action film of 2008: Hayden Christiansen's 'Jumper'. That is all.

Timecodes:

• 0.02.56 - Movie/Commentary starts

Music by Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's our review of Superman (2025). This week the boys get tucked into James Gunn's latest superhero film. Is it magical fun for the whole family? Is it woke nonsense? Is it the death of the DCU before it's even begun? Listen to find out.

Timecodes:

• 0.06.30 - Superman Review
• 0.47.45 - Superman Spoilers

Sources:

• David Corenswet's GQ Interview: https://youtu.be/u8zoxUlFo7E?feature=shared
• Fandango Interview: https://youtu.be/SN2Qolp5yJ4?feature=shared
• David Corenswet's CBS Sunday Morning Interview: https://youtu.be/aLqeqn0IA0Q?feature=shared
• James Gunn, Framestore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nGveoQTYq8
• James Gunn's Insta (He's constantly sharing things on there so I've lost track of if it's a good source): https://www.instagram.com/jamesgunn?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=OWtqdXN4NW91cDN6

Music by Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com

Get ready to scream as this week the boys review the latest horror hit, 28 Years Later, and it's terrifying predecessor from many moons ago, 28 Days Later. Some exciting new Bond news is also touched upon and Jack gives the quickest most spoiler filled 28 Weeks Later review known to man.

Timecodes:

• 0.03.05 - Denis Villeneuve is the director for Bond 26
• 0.15.11 - 28 Days Later Review
• 0.31.55 - 28 Days Later Spoilers
• 0.41.14 - 28 Weeks Later Review (Spoilers) 
• 0.43.33 - 28 Years Later Review
• 1.08.42 - 28 Years Later Spoilers

Sources:

Alex Garland's GQ Interview - https://youtu.be/bVbt8qG7Fl8?feature=shared

Archer Green's 28 Days Later video - https://youtu.be/GNB2oMISvsI?feature=shared

Denis Villeneuve Letterboxed - https://youtu.be/R-Kzu1A58gs?feature=shared

Denis Villeuve Criterion Closet - https://youtu.be/UrgucAPeqIs?feature=shared

Intro Music and 'References, References, References' by Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com

'Albatross' by Fleetwood Mac.

'James Bond Theme' by John Barry and Monty Norman.

It's a bumper week of huge movie reviews! The boys split up to watch one film each: with Cameron tackling 'Predator: Killer of Killers', and Jack witnessing 'How To Train Your Dragon', before joinging together for a big joint review of Nic Cage's 'The Surfer'. Does 'How To Train Your Dragon' measure up to the original? Does Predator slay? Does Nic Cage ride the waves?

0.07.04 - Predator: Killer of Killers Review

0.15.39 - How To Train Your Dragon Review

0.42.05 - The Surfer Review

1.14.57 - Harry Potter TV Series Casting and Our Fan Casting

Music by Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com

All good things must come to an end. It's time for our review of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning where we find out if Ethan Hunt can manage to save the world one last time and if Tom Cruise truly is Cinema Jesus. But that's not all! The boys each have their own sneaky quick reviews of Lilo & Stitch and The Phoencian Scheme respectfully. Have Disney got another live-action winner? Has Wes Anderson disappeared up his own paisley patterned butthole? Tune in to find out.

Timecodes:

• 0.02.43 - General Mission Impossible Series Thoughts
• 0.05.40 - The Final Reckoning Review
• 0.40.21 - Jack’s Lilo & Stitch Thoughts
• 0.45.15 - The Final Reckoning SPOILERS
• 1.00.15 - Cam’s The Phoenician Scheme Review

Sources:

• Hollywood Reporter News, It is The Final Reckoning-
  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-cruise-making-movies-into-100s-mission-impossible-1236220928/

• BBC News, Box Office and Reviews - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g2w8pqeyvo
• Happy, Sad, Confused Podcast, Christopher McQuarrie Interview - https://youtu.be/KNmwfjEvXiw?feature=shared
• Letterboxd, Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise Interview - https://youtu.be/W547Rx8GlHY?si=h8hu2n2C_ijutmOu
• Tom Cruise Cinema Con Announcement - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiPFIOfqZO0 

Music by Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com