The Focus Film Podcast

By Focus Film

THE FOCUS FILM PODCAST is a new podcast where hosts and guests discuss what they watched in the past month. New releases, old classics and hidden gems, there's no filter, no editing and no planning

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The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.

The Focus Film Podcast episodes:

September 20, 2023 Film Club #012. D&D: Honour Amoung Thieves | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The Focus Film Club is a discussion about two films (decided a month before), one old and one new that link in some way. At the end of the episode we decide where they should place on a ranked wall of movies: https://boxd.it/m2guO

New film: Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves - available on Sky and NowTV

Old film: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - available on Netflix

Hosts - Ellis Barthorpe & Gareth Bradwick
Intro by Charles Witcombe. With thanks to William King for additional music resources
Instagram/TikTok - @focusfilmblog
Film reviews and features - focusfilms.online
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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42min
August 31, 2023 Films with Musicians, Third Instalments & Fizzy Water
"Sometimes I cry a lot."

Topics of Discussion: Films starring musicians, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Pocahontas, Top 5 Third Instalments, Meg 2: The Trench, Punch-Drunk Love

Drink of choice: Sparkling Water

Focus Film Club: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves / Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves

Hosts - Ellis Barthorpe & Gareth Bradwick
Music by Charles Witcombe
Instagram/TikTok - @focusfilmblog
Reviews & features - focusfilms.online
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1h 1min
August 21, 2023 Film Club #011. Meg 2: The Trench | Sharknado
The Focus Film Club is a discussion about two films (decided a month before), one old and one new that link in some way. At the end of the episode we decide where they should place on a ranked wall of movies: https://boxd.it/m2guO

New film: Meg 2: The Trench - available in select cinemas

Old film: Sharknado - available to rent or buy

Hosts - Ellis Barthorpe & Gareth Bradwick
Intro by Charles Witcombe. With thanks to William King for additional music resources.
Instagram/TikTok - @focusfilmblog
Film reviews and features - focusfilms.online
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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33min
August 08, 2023 Barbenheimer, Film Club #010 & a Fuggling Helles
"Fine, get cellulite. I don't care."

Topics of Discussion: Barbie, Oppenheimer, Mission Impossible, Top Films of the Year so far, Runaway Bride

Drink of choice: Fuggling Helles - local lager

Focus Film Club: Mission Impossible / Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Hosts - Ellis Barthorpe & Gareth Bradwick
Music by Charles Witcombe
Instagram/TikTok - @focusfilmblog
Reviews & features - focusfilms.online
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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58min
July 04, 2023 Hugo André, Performances of Margot Robbie & A Post-Cinema Bev
"It's a man's world, so let's paint it pink."

Topics of Discussion: Makeup, Performances of Margot Robbie, Asteroid City, Bratz, The Hateful Eight, Gareth's stag do

Drink of choice: a bottle of Kronenberg

Focus Film Club: Mission Impossible / Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Guest - Hugo André - 'Makeup' available now for digital download https://rb.gy/qn7pv

Hosts - Ellis Barthorpe & Gareth Bradwick
Music by Charles Witcombe
Instagram/TikTok - @focusfilmblog
Reviews & Features - focusfilms.online
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1h 1min
June 21, 2023 Film Club #009: Across the Spider-Verse | Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
The Focus Film Club is a discussion about two films (decided a month before), one old and one new that link in some way. At the end of the episode we decide where they should place on a ranked wall of movies: https://boxd.it/m2guO

New film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - available in cinemas now

Old film: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - available on Netflix / NowTV

Hosts - Ellis Barthorpe & Gareth Bradwick
Music by Charles Witcombe. With thanks to William King for additional music resources.
Instagram - @focusfilmblog
Film reviews and features - focusfilms.online
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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43min
June 01, 2023 Noah Caplan, Films of 1999 & A Can of Cola
"We must be careful about what we pretend to be."

Topics of Discussion: Stepping Stone, Films of 1999, Peter Pan & Wendy, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, Thelma & Louise, Gareth's missing audio

Drink of choice: can of cola in replace for a coffee

Focus Film Club: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs / Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Guest - Noah Caplan - 'Stepping Stone' available now on ITVX and Million Youth Media - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCCWmFxTkyU

Hosts - Ellis Barthorpe & Gareth Bradwick
Music by Charles Witcombe
Instagram/TikTok - @focusfilmblog
Reviews & features - focusfilms.online
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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51min
May 17, 2023 Film Club #008: Evil Dead Rise | Evil Dead II
The Focus Film Club is a discussion about two films (decided a month before), one old and one new that link in some way. At the end of the episode we decide where they should place on a ranked wall of movies (https://letterboxd.com/brucewellis/list/the-focus-film-wall/).

New film: Evil Dead Rise - available in cinemas now
Old film: Evil Dead II - available on Now TV, Sky Cinema & to rent on Amazon Prime Video

Hosts - Ellis Barthorpe & Gareth Bradwick
Music by Charles Witcombe. With thanks to William King for additional music resources.
Instagram - @focusfilmblog
Film reviews and features - focusfilms.online
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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48min
May 03, 2023 The Shakespeare Sisters, Films of 1987 & an Apple Juice
"I will not be sworn, but love may transform me to an oyster."

Topics of Discussion: Much Ado, Films of 1987, Renfield, Banff Film Festival, Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves

Drink of choice: apple juice & Coke Zero

Focus Film Club: Evil Dead II / Evil Dead Rise

Guests - Hillary & Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare - 'Much Ado' available now to rent or buy online - http://bitly.ws/DUy8

Hosts - Ellis Barthorpe & Gareth Bradwick
Music by Charles Witcombe
Instagram - @focusfilmblog
Reviews & features - focusfilms.online
The Focus Film Wall (Letterboxd) - https://letterboxd.com/brucewellis/list/the-focus-film-wall/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1h 9min
April 19, 2023 Film Club #007: The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Super Mario Bros. (1993)
The Focus Film Club is a discussion where we talk in depth about two films (decided a month before), one old and one new and decide where to place it on a ranked wall of movies.

New film: The Super Mario Bros. Movie - available in cinemas now
Old film: Super Mario Bros. - available on Amazon Prime Video

Hosts - Ellis Barthorpe & Gareth Bradwick
Theme tune by Charles Witcombe. With thanks to William King for additional music resources.
Instagram - @focusfilmblog
Film reviews & features - focusfilms.online
The Focus Film Wall (Letterboxd) - https://boxd.it/m2guO
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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47min

FAQs about The Focus Film Podcast:

How many episodes does The Focus Film Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.