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Russell does a shift with Perrin and Gad. We talk the latest in film and entertainment news from the last week, including a few of the most exciting upcoming movies that have just been announced.

Hey did you guys see….

Ryan Gosling joins the MCU as Ghost Rider. Hopefully Nic Cage is okay.

La La Hand…. good at puns here!

The new Black Panther.

The trailer for Don’t Say Good Luck

The Avengers: Doomsday trailer

Clayface gets a new trailer

Blade Runner TV series trailer

Elon Musk plans his own super accurate version of The Odyssey

Zack Cregger’s Resident Evil

What we’ve been watching

The Invite | In Theatres at The Bioscope

The Dink | Apple TV

Trying | Apple TV

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Russell and Graeme are joined at the counter by special customer Chizembi to talk the latest in film and entertainment news from the last week, as well as all our thoughts about Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.

To add to this conversation we also get a special visit from Dr Mary-Anne Potter, who is a Senior Lecturer at Unisa teaching Children's Literature and Gender and Sexuality Theory. Her research specializations include mythology, liminality, and fantasy literature and film.

Hey did you guys see….

Michael becomes the first billion dollar biopic

2026 is the biggest post-pandemic year at the box office

DIGGER looks bonkers

Matt Damon predicting his own future…

First look at Mike Flanagan’s Carrie series

The Incomer looks delightful

The trailer for Stallone/Rocky biopic I Play Rocky

New Harry Potter cinematographer on the difficulty of working with kids

Ryan Reynolds invades Russia in Mayday trailer

What we’ve been watching

The Odyssey | In theatres at The Bioscope

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Have a film or TV show you have recently enjoyed and want to let us know about it? Send us a voice note as if you are coming into the store to return it. Say your name, what you are returning, and what you think of it. Email it to us at the email address below, or DM us on Instagram.

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This week Russell and Perrin are joined at the counter by one of our special customers Kyle Craw. Kyle is the organiser of The Bioscope's monthly horror film club called The Horror in our Hearts. We go through some Hey Did You Guys See, we find out Kyle's 4 great loves, and we play a special horror themed edition of "What Movie Am I?" All this and lots, lots more!

Hey did you guys see….

The passing of Sam Niell 🙁

The 2026 Emmy nominations

Free Willy getting a reboot… for reasons

Moana remake box office

DIGGER trailer…. Tom f*^&king Cruise indeed

Letterboxd might be up for sale

Sony to stop making PlayStation discs from 2028

Recommended Films & Shows

The Haunted Mansion (2003)

Saw (2004)

Alien Resurrection (1997)

Parasite (2019)

Everything, Everywhere All at Once (2022)

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Have a film or TV show you have recently enjoyed and want to let us know about it? Send us a voice note of you pretending you are coming in to the store to return it. Say your name, what you are returning, and what you think of it. Email it to us at the email address below, or DM us on instagram.

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This week's guest is stand up comedian and writer Mojak Lehoko. He joins Russell and Perrin at the counter to talk about the latest in film and entertainment news, as well as the films he's loved across his life.

Mojak Lehoko

Hey did you guys see….

More like Western Anderson am I right?

Luca Guadagnino’s next film picked up by Neon after Amazon dumped it

The trailer for Robert Eggers Werwulf

Recommended Films & Series

Lost in Translation (2003)

Her (2013)

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

Friday (1995)

Bowfinger (1999)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

The Matrix (1999)

Other Links

The origin of the “Easter Egg”

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Have a film or TV show you have recently enjoyed and want to let us know about it? Send us a voice note of you pretending you are coming in to the store to return it. Say your name, what you are returning, and what you think of it. Email it to us at the email address below, or DM us on instagram.

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Russell does a shift with Graeme, and they get a visit from Claudia. We give our thoughts on latest releases like Supergirl and Jackass: Best and Last, as well as the top news stories in film and tv from this past week like....

Hey did you guys see….

Elizabeth Banks is bus driver now

Shrek 5 is a thing, and people hate it

The odd Digger/Tom Cruise trailer

Klara and the Sun trailer

Ed Norton and Brad Pitt watch soccer

Russell Crowe is making Ethan Hawke carry a bunch of gold

What we’ve been watching

The Sheep Detectives | Prime Video

Supergirl | In Theatres

Jackass: Best and Last | In Theatres

Chris & Martina: The Final Set | Netflix

What we’ve been playing

Mixtape

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One of our lovely customers Maude Sandham joins Russell, Graeme and Perrin at the counter. We talk about the latest film and tv shows we have been enjoying this past week like Toy Story 5, Widows Bay, Voicemails For Isabelle, and The Death of Robin Hood. All this and lots, lots more like..

Hey did you guys see….

The Lion King lawsuit

Toy Story 5 makes all of the money

We should all pool our money and buy IMAX

What we’ve been watching

Toy Story 5 | At the Bioscope

The Death of Robin Hood | In theatres

Voicemails for Isabelle | Netflix

Blue Heron

I Will Find You | Netflix

Widow’s Bay | Apple TV

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Have a film or TV show you have recently enjoyed and want to let us know about it? Send us a voice note as if you are coming into the store to return it. Say your name, what you are returning, and what you think of it. Email it to us at the email address below, or DM us on Instagram.

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With Russell away, Graeme, Cole and Gad manage the shop counter. They talk the latest in film and entertainment news from the past week like...

Hey did you guys see….

The teaser for The Social Reckoning

Ridley Scott, Glenn Close & Floyd Norman getting honorary Oscar

Ridley Scott and Hugh Jackman setting sail with new Treasure Island adaptation

Ridley Scott’s (he’s a busy guy) latest, The Dog Stars, gets a trailer

One step closer to Idiocracy with White House UFC shenanigans

127 Hours but it’s in a whale looks horrifying in Whalefall trailer

Brendan Fraser getting ready for The Mummy 4

Pixar’s next film, Gatto, get a teaser

The end of Destiny 2

What we’ve been watching

Toy Story 5 | In theatres 19 June & at The Bioscope 27 June

Disclosure Day | In theatres & at The Bioscope 19 June

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters | Apple TV

Among Us | Paramount+

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End | Netflix

007 First Light

Links

John Williams - Live in Vienna

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Russell does a shift with Graeme, but we get a visit from one of our favourite customers Claudia

Hey did you guys see…

The passing of Marjane Satrapi, Marcia Lucas and Anthony Head

A new Godfather novel and film in the works

That’s Sir Idris Elba to you

The first straight to VHS movie in 20 years

Zachary Edward Snyder to direct Escape from New York remake

The Death of Robin Hood promo

Ice Age 5 (or is it 6?) teaser trailer

Alien Isolation 2 reveal trailer

It’s the God of War’s wife's turn to beat people up

The Witcher 3 getting a new expansion after 12 years

What we’ve been watching

Power Ballad | At the Bioscope

Scary Movie | In theatres

Rafa | Netflix

Kylie | Netflix

Office Romance | Netflix

Mr. Church | Netflix

Margo’s Got Money Troubles | Apple TV

Will Trent | Disney+

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This week's guests are third time returning customer Luke Rous, and his lovely wife Carine Rous, who are the cast and crew of the new Netflix romcom The Bride Of The Year.

Bruid van die Jaar on Netflix

Episode 206: Hamnet & The Fight To Save SA Film and TV

Recommended Films, Series and Other Stuff

The Madison

A River Runs Through It (1992)

So who’s Brian Lara?

The Pitt

The Four Seasons | Netflix

Rooster

Multichoice vs. the Competition Commission

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Have a film or TV show you have recently enjoyed and want to let us know about it? Send us a voice note as if you are coming into the store to return it. Say your name, what you are returning, and what you think of it. Email it to us at the email address below, or DM us on Instagram.

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This week, Russell does a shift with Graeme and Perrin, but they get a special visit from film director Jono Hall.

Hey did you guys see….

The trailer for Victorian Psycho

The Cannes Film Festival winners

Eurovision continues to be a thing

The absurdity of Cannes standing ovations

Obsession’s low budget profitability

What we’ve been watching

Variations on a Theme | The Bioscope

Power Ballad | The Bioscope

Legends | Netflix

Links:

Mommies at the Movies

Marked on Netflix

Air’s All I Need music video

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Have a film or TV show you have recently enjoyed and want to let us know about it? Send us a voice note as if you are coming into the store to return it. Say your name, what you are returning, and what you think of it. Email it to us at the email address below, or DM us on instagram.

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