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Film critic Leon Van Nierop pops in to rent something. We go through his interesting career as a film critic, writer, and radio personality. As well as the films he's loved across his life.

Meanwhile behind the counter, Russell does a shift with Cole and Graeme, and they talk psychological dramas, solid film picks, and shirtless Dua Lipa nights at the gay bar.

Leon van Nierop | IMDb

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Guest Chat 3:57

The 10 Commandments | Apple TV

Doctor Zhivago | Apple TV

2001: A Space Odyssey | Apple TV

A Clockwork Orange | Apple TV

Saltburn | Prime Video

Alien | Disney+

Jaws | Apple TV

The Shawshank Redemption | Prime Video

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Miller's Girl | in cinemas

Players | Netflix

The Creator | Disney+

Not Dead Yet | Disney+

Scream | Apple TV

One Day | Netflix

Life on Our Planet | Netflix

Constellation | Apple TV+

Mr & Mrs Smith | Prime Video

The Legend of Vox Machina | Prime Video

Avatar: The Last Airbender | Netflix

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Spaceman 

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Actor and Comedian Themba Robin pops in to rent something. We talk about his interesting job and the films he's loved across his life.

Meanwhile behind the counter, Russell chats with Marigold and Graeme about reggae legends, sobriety, and when cats get annoying.

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Guest Chat at 2:40

The Lion King | Disney+

Stuart Little | Netflix

Deep Blue Sea | Apple TV

Snatch | Apple TV

Napoleon Dynamite | Apple TV

Clerks Chat at 53:20

Bob Marley: One Love | Letterboxd (In Theaters) 

Cooked with Cannabis | Netflix 

Ted | ShowMax

High Maintenance | ShowMax 

The Creator | Disney+

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Monkey Man 

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Score composer Andrew Orkin pops in to rent something while in South Africa. We talk through what the job entails and what films he's loved across his life. Behind the counter, Russell chats with Graeme and Gad about Oscar gems, Colombian Drug Queens, and missing teeth.

Andrew Orkin | Instagram

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If These Walls Could Sing | Disney+

The Land Before Time | Apple TV

Trainwreck: Woodstock ‘99 | Netflix

Enter the Void | Letterboxd

Ratcatcher | Letterboxd

Phantom Thread | Apple TV

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The Holdovers | The Bioscope (In Theaters)

Griselda | Netflix

Suncoast | Disney+

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Wicked | YouTube

Twisters | YouTube

Deadpool & Wolverine | YouTube

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | YouTube

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A.I. Storyteller D'Arcy Doran pops in to rent something while in SA. We talk about his interesting career, and how A.I. is shaping the world. Behind the counter, Russell does a shift with Cole and Graeme and they discuss latest releases Argyle and The Zone Of Interest amongst others.

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Cape to Carthage - Full Documentary | Decisive Agents

Everything Everywhere All At Once | Prime Video

AlphaGo | YouTube

Ex Machina | Apple TV

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‎Argylle | Letterboxd (In Theaters) 

The Zone of Interest |The Bioscope (In Theaters) 

The Holdovers | The Bioscope (In Theaters)

Mr & Mrs Smith (Prime Video)

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Little White Lies - Movie Reviews and Articles (lwlies.com)

Discover the Real and Imagined Cities of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine | Smithsonian Magazine

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Artist Fhatuwani Mukheli pops in to rent something. We talk his interesting career and the film he's loved across his life.

Fhatuwani Mukheli | Instagram

I See A Different You | Instagram

Recommended Movies/Shows

Guest Chat 4:47

Pocahontas | Disney+

‎Pi | Letterboxd

Breaking Bad | Netflix

‎Ghost in the Shell | Letterboxd

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‎Poor Things | Letterboxd

Saltburn | Prime Video

Masters of the Air | Apple TV+

The Beekeeper | Letterboxd

Queer Eye | Netflix

Drag icon Adam pops in to rent something. We got through the films he's loved across his life. Behind the counter, Russell does a shift with Cole and Graeme.

Adam | Instagram

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The Lord of the Rings | Apple TV

Dara Ó Briain | YouTube

Joyful Noise | Apple TV

Cadillac Records | Apple TV

The Craft | Apple TV

‎Atomic Blonde | Apple TV

Pearl | Apple TV

X | Prime Video

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Pokémon Journeys | Netflix

No Hard Feelings | Netflix

Kodachrome | Netflix

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Winners & Nominees - Golden Globes

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Musician Arno Carstens pops in to rent something. We go through the films he's loved across his life. Behind the counter, Russell, Graeme and Marigold catch up after the break.

Arno Carstens

Guest Chat @ 3:38

Superman |

Friday the 13th |

A Nightmare on Elm Street |

The Exorcist |

The NeverEnding Story |

Saving Private Ryan |

The Matrix |

Bram Stoker's Dracula |

‎Finding Neverland |

12 Angry Men |

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‎Troll Hunter |

The Man from U.N.C.L.E | Showmax

‎Aftersun |

The Iron Giant |

The Creator |

Fargo | Showmax

Poker Face | Showmax

Society of the Snow | Netflix

Our Favourite Movies of 2023

‎The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Letterboxd

Bottoms | Prime Video

‎A Good Person | Letterboxd

Leo | Netflix

Killers of the Flower Moon |

Talk to Me |

Evil Dead Rise |

The Fabelmans |

The Creator |

‎Past Lives |

Oppenheimer |

Barbie |

Our Favourite Shows of 2023

The Last of Us| Showmax

One Piece | Netflix

The Bear | Disney+

Blue Eye Samurai | Netflix

Kiff | YouTube

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai | YouTube

When They See Us | Netflix

Lessons in Chemistry | Apple TV+

Ahsoka | Disney+

Actress Tessa Jubber pops in to rent something.

Tessa Jubber | Instagram

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The Girl from St. Agnes | Showmax

Classified | Netflix

‎Bugsy Malone | Letterboxd

Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Apple TV

‎All About My Mother | Letterboxd

‎Living in Oblivion | Letterboxd

‎The Commitments | Letterboxd

The Bear | Disney+

The Lost Daughter | Showmax

The Least Expected Day | Netflix

Clerks Chat at 1:00:40

‎Godzilla Minus One | Letterboxd (in Cinemas)

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Netflix

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire - Official Trailer

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A History of ‘Godzilla’ | Hollywood Insider

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Director Nikki Comninos pops in to rent something. An editor by trade, we talk through her directorial debut with Showmax Original true crime hit 'Convict Conman' which is out now! We then go through the other films she's loved across her life.

Meanwhile behind the counter, Russell does a shift with Cole and Graeme and they chat about their thoughts on 'Wonka' and Netflix's new thriller 'Leave The World Behind'.

Nikki Comninos | Instagram

CONVICT CONMAN | Showmax

STUFF SPOKEN ABOUT

Guest Chat @ 4:47

‎Capturing the Friedmans | Letterboxd

The White Lotus | Showmax

‎Life, Animated | Letterboxd

‎Three Identical Strangers | Letterboxd

‎Bus 174 | Letterboxd

Clerks Chat @ 56:04

Wonka | In Theaters

Leave the World Behind | Netflix

‎Shin Godzilla | Letterboxd

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