It is with great joy that we welcome you to the Grand Film Club Rules Hotel - the concierge will arrive soon to take away your emotional baggage and any stress you’re carrying with you today. Once you have checked in, go to floor two for the realm of movie analysis, silly games and the free buffet*! Tune in to hear our exploration of the Wes Anderson classic, ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’, and to play along with a very special edition of Reel/No Reel. Let us know your thoughts at [email protected] or messaging our instagram account @filmclubrules.

NEXT WEEK: American Psycho (Available on Netflix in the UK, Jan 2021)

*Buffet is only free for our quadruple platinum members or guests with cute dogs.

This week we’re talking about the #1 film on IMDb, ‘The Shawshank Redemption’. Click play to find out whether we think it deserves that lofty accolade. You’ll also hear us consider how the flip this film is visually interesting despite being set almost entirely in a dreary prison and we explore the powerful message of hope, particularly apt in these infamously unprecedented times. Let us know your thoughts at [email protected] or messaging our instagram account @filmclubrules.

NEXT WEEK: The Grand Budapest Hotel (Available to rent on Amazon Prime in the UK, Jan 2021)

Remember 2020? I know 99% of us were pleased to put 2020 in hindsight, but we’re here to remind you that it wasn’t all bad in this special, longer bonus episode! Join us on a jaunt down memory lane to remember the great, mediocre and downright awful films of 2020 (and some TV shows too!) Tell us your favourite films of last year at [email protected] or messaging our instagram account @filmclubrules.

NEXT WEEK: The Shawshank Redemption (Available on Now TV in the UK, Jan 2021)

Welcome to the Great Before (ie. the great piece of text you sometimes read before you listen to the podcast!) In this episode we're discussing the latest Pixar film 'Soul'. Click play to find out what alternative ending we favour and to play along with our game 'which film is this line from'! Next week we'll be having a very special episode chatting about our favourite films from 2020. Let us know what you thought were the best movies of the worst year by emailing us at [email protected] or messaging our instagram account @filmclubrules.

NEXT WEEK: Best of 2020

This week we follow the epic adventures of protagonist, Stacey - wait no, Margaret... hang on, actually maybe it's Fiona... umm, let's go with the protagonist, Vanessa Hudgens, in 'The Princess Switch 2: Switched Again'! Click play to hear us get tangled up in the over-complicated plot (that has plenty of plot holes) and hypothesise about the Netflix Christmas Universe. Find below the scenes mentioned during the episode and let us know your thoughts at [email protected] or at our instagram account @filmclubrules.

NEXT WEEK: Soul (Available on Disney + in the UK, Dec 2020)

Princess Switch 2 Coronation Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qq8pzBt-0M&ab_channel=ShaniaKarim

Lord of the Rings Coronation Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H4Q_aA4QiQ&ab_channel=TheIronSte98

The Crown Coronation Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iZ4ekgV0h0&ab_channel=Pedruli87

A warm, festive welcome to our first Christmas episode in which we discuss the classic movie, 'Home Alone'! Tune in to hear trivia, quotable lines and our thoughts on whether Elvis really had a cameo in this film (link is here for you to make up your own mind: https://youtu.be/FqK1N-Ba-Gs). If you want to get in touch with your movie-related thoughts then send us an email at [email protected] or message our instagram account @filmclubrules.

NEXT WEEK: Princess Switch 2: Switched Again (Netflix UK, December 2020)

"You expect me to talk?" "No, Mr. Film Club... well, actually yes, I expect you to banter about a movie for around 30mins and then play a silly game!" We don't want to get on the wrong side of archetypal Bond villain so here's a fresh episode where we discuss the modern Bond classic, 'Casino Royale'. Tune in to hear who we think will be the next Bond, why we love the action sequences in this film so much and covers of the Bond themes like you've never heard them before! If you want to get in touch to let us know your fave Bond film or any other movie-related thoughts then send us an email at [email protected] or message our instagram account @filmclubrules.

NEXT WEEK: Home Alone (Available on Disney +, UK in December 2020)

Blimey guv'nor! This week we're transported to a modern incarnation of Victorian England in the Netflix original film 'Enola Holmes'. Tune in to hear our thoughts on this Sherlock Holmes spin-off including picking apart plot holes and a bunch of riddles! Plus stick to the end to hear some feedback we had on last week's episode all about overrated films. If you want to get in touch to let us know your film-related thoughts then send us an email at [email protected] or message our instagram account @filmclubrules.

NEXT WEEK: Casino Royale (Available to rent on Amazon Prime UK, Nov 2020)

This week we're taking a break from the regular format to discuss our top 3 overrated films! Thank you to all the listeners who submitted suggestions, it was so much fun to vent! If you want to let us know your most overrated films or suggest another film question then get in touch at our email address [email protected] or our instagram account @filmclubrules.

NEXT TIME: Enola Holmes (Available on Netflix UK, November 2020)

This week we are diving into 'The Lighthouse' - a film about two lighthouse keepers in a remote posting struggling to stay sane. We explore the depths of this oscar-nominated film and try to shed some light on the myriad themes. Click play to sea how we interpret this complex film and you'll shorely be creeped out by our horror inspired theme tune! Remember to send us your opinions and any other film thoughts to our email address [email protected] or our instagram account @filmclubrules.

NEXT TIME: No film, instead we'll be having a BONUS EPISODE centred around the question 'what critically acclaimed/popular film do you hate?'