This month, Invasion of the Pody People reflect on our weekend at Frightfest, review the wonderful Coyote vs Acme and remember such greats as Tim Curry, Peter Cullen and Dolly Parton. Plus we end with our usual recommendations and movie swap.

Listen to the Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses podcast - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ij866JNzadUAlEfrewkl0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Your hosts - Dr Vincent Gaine ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drgaine.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), James Rodrigues (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/roddersj04.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Russell Bailey (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/russlovesmovies.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)/.

A letterboxd list of our Movie Swap picks - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/roddersj04/list/pody-people-movie-swap-choices/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Russell's reviews on The Hollywood News - https://thehollywoodnews.com/author/russell-bailey/

Russell's reviews on What a Scream - https://www.whatascreampodcast.com/profile/0e56fd99-89fe-4eda-bd67-62f8733fce54/profile

Vincent's reviews on The Geek Show - https://thegeekshow.co.uk/author/drgaine/

James' Frightfest reviews - https://www.thereviewingrodders.co.uk/2026/08/frightfest-2026.html

This month, Invasion of the Pody People take in the stonking box office succeses of Spiderman: Brave New Day and The Odyssey, take in the End of Oak Street, and look back at films from 2006 as they hit their 20th anniversaries. Plus we end with our usual recommendations and movie swap.

Listen to the Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses podcast - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ij866JNzadUAlEfrewkl0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Your hosts - Dr Vincent Gaine ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drgaine.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), James Rodrigues (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/roddersj04.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Russell Bailey (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/russlovesmovies.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)/.

A letterboxd list of our Movie Swap picks - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/roddersj04/list/pody-people-movie-swap-choices/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

James in Absolutely Fucking Horrifying - https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/71241472/absolutely-fucking-horrifying-issue-4-jul-2026

Vincent's The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses - https://open.spotify.com/show/4mty46JjXBMof9hxyCPNKh?si=a174cb5b7e2e4dd9&nd=1&dlsi=db7b998adcf24184

Articles on the summer box office -

https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/summer-box-office-4-billion-odyssey-spiderman-obsession-backrooms-1236831246/

https://www.screendaily.com/news/spider-man-brand-new-day-soars-past-2bn-at-global-box-office-the-odyssey-boosted-by-china-opening/5219436.article

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/24/gen-z-to-the-rescue-zoomers-are-ditching-doomscrolling-and-saving-cinema

This month, Invasion of the Pody People preview this year's Frightfest line-up, review Christopher Nolan's new epic, The Odyssey, and dive deep into film's based on Greek myths. Plus we end with our usual recommendations and movie swap.

Listen to the Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses podcast - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ij866JNzadUAlEfrewkl0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Your hosts - Dr Vincent Gaine ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drgaine.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), James Rodrigues (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/roddersj04.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Russell Bailey (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/russlovesmovies.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)/.

A letterboxd list of our Movie Swap picks - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/roddersj04/list/pody-people-movie-swap-choices/⁠⁠⁠⁠

James on Mockbuster: https://www.thereviewingrodders.co.uk/2026/07/mockbuster-2026.html

Vincent on The Odyssey: https://thegeekshow.co.uk/the-odyssey-2026-review/

Russell on The Odyssey: https://thehollywoodnews.com/2026/07/22/the-odyssey-review-dir-christopher-nolan-2026/

"I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner."

Welcome to There Can Only Be One - the Movie Madness. One theme, two guests, twelve films. At the end of it all we will have narrowed our picks down to the best film in that category. And this month we're battling out spookfests from the 1990s

Host Russell is joined by amazing podcasters, content creators, and horror fans Sam Munster (https://linktr.ee/sammunster) and Emma Arneil (https://linktr.ee/Thehorrorandher)

Email us: [email protected]

Find us on Threads, Instagram and Letterboxd: @adultstoopod

This month, Invasion of the Pody People look at some of our favourites from the first half of 2026, review Spielberg's latest, Disclosure Day, and discuss our favourite directorial breakthroughs. Plus we end with our usual recommendations and movie swap.

Listen to the Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses podcast - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ij866JNzadUAlEfrewkl0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Your hosts - Dr Vincent Gaine ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drgaine.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), James Rodrigues (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/roddersj04.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Russell Bailey (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/russlovesmovies.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)/.

A letterboxd list of our Movie Swap picks - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/roddersj04/list/pody-people-movie-swap-choices/⁠⁠⁠

James in this month's edition of Absolutely Fucking Horrifying - https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/71241472/absolutely-fucking-horrifying-issue-4-jul-2026

This month, Invasion of the Pody People take in this year's Cannes Film Festival, review the horror of the moment, Obsession, and take in the state of horror, where we think it's going and some films on our radar. Plus we end with our usual recommendations and movie swap.

Listen to the Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses podcast - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ij866JNzadUAlEfrewkl0⁠⁠⁠⁠

Your hosts - Dr Vincent Gaine ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drgaine.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), James Rodrigues (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/roddersj04.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Russell Bailey (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/russlovesmovies.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)/.

A letterboxd list of our Movie Swap picks - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/roddersj04/list/pody-people-movie-swap-choices/⁠⁠

Rotten Tomatoes' ranking of the films at Cannes 2026 - https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/cannes-2026-movies-ranking/

James' review of Obsession - https://www.thereviewingrodders.co.uk/2026/05/obsession-2026.html

This month, Invasion of the Pody People take in this year's CinemaCon, picking the films that are exciting us, review Blumhouse's latest, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, and look at the brilliance and legacy of Akira. Plus we end with our usual recommendations and movie swap.

Listen to the Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses podcast - ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ij866JNzadUAlEfrewkl0⁠⁠⁠

Your hosts - Dr Vincent Gaine ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drgaine.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), James Rodrigues (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/roddersj04.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Russell Bailey (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/russlovesmovies.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)/.

A letterboxd list of our Movie Swap picks - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/roddersj04/list/pody-people-movie-swap-choices/⁠⁠

This month, Invasion of the Pody People reflect on the planned Paramount acquisition of WBs, take in the first blockbuster of 2026, Project Hail Mary, and each pick a cinematic what if - a film that never got made. Plus we end with our usual recommendations and movie swap.

Listen to the Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses podcast - ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ij866JNzadUAlEfrewkl0⁠⁠

Your hosts - Dr Vincent Gaine ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drgaine.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), James Rodrigues (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/roddersj04.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Russell Bailey (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/russlovesmovies.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)/.

A letterboxd list of our Movie Swap picks - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/roddersj04/list/pody-people-movie-swap-choices/⁠

Articles on the Warner Brothers situation so far:

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce91x2jm5pjo
• https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/17/paramount-buying-warner-bros-change-hollywood
• https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/warner-bros-shareholders-vote-110-billion-paramount-deal-april-23-wsj-reports-2026-03-26/
• https://www.pymnts.com/cpi-posts/doj-issues-subpoenas-in-paramount-warner-bros-discovery-merger-probe/

Articles on Kubrick's Napoleon:

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20190808-was-napoleon-the-greatest-film-never-made
• https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-stanley-kubrick-napoleon-movie-that-almost-was/

Vincent on Carlito's Way: https://thegeekshow.co.uk/carlitos-way-1993-review/

Invasion of the Pody People take in this year's Academy Awards - the speeches, the surprises and the show. And, of course, the winners.

Listen to the Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses podcast - ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ij866JNzadUAlEfrewkl0⁠⁠

Your hosts - Dr Vincent Gaine ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drgaine.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), James Rodrigues (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/roddersj04.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Russell Bailey (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/russlovesmovies.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)/.

A letterboxd list of our Movie Swap picks - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/roddersj04/list/pody-people-movie-swap-choices/⁠

"Paranoia is just reality on a finer scale."

Welcome to There Can Only Be One - the Movie Madness. One theme, two guests, twelve films. At the end of it all we will have narrowed our picks down to the best film in that category. And this month we're battling out hidden gems from acclaimmed directors' careers.

Host Russell is joined by amazing podcasters and writers James Rodrigues (https://www.thereviewingrodders.co.uk/) and Will Chich (https://www.instagram.com/willchich/).

And make sure you follow What! You Haven't Seen - https://www.instagram.com/whatyhspod/

Email us: [email protected]

Find us on Threads, Instagram and Letterboxd: @adultstoopod