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Russell does a shift with Cole and Graeme.

Hey did you guys see…

The passing of poster artist Drew Struzan

The Bioscope gets a fresh coat of clean

KISS guitarist Ace Frehley dies

What we’ve been watching

The Woman in Cabin 10 | Netflix

High Potential | Disney+

Boots | Netflix

Slow Horses | Apple TV

Mr. Scorsese | Apple TV

Critical Role | YouTube

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Russell does a shift with Graeme and Perrin. Worm cans were opened, bad puns were spoken.

Hey did you guys see…

A new Simpsons movie coming in 2027

Avatar 3 is going to be, unsurprisingly, looong

Heat 2 is, um, heating up? Sorry

Sinners aiming for Best Drama category at the Globes

Kiss of the Spider Woman trailer

Invincible Season 4 teaser

The passing of Diane Keaton

What we’ve been watching

HIM | The Bioscope

Victoria Beckham | Netflix

Alien Earth | DIsney+

John Candy: I Like Me | Prime Video

This weeks guest is US-based writer Zack Akers, who co-wrote the Jordan Peele produced film 'HIM', that's currently in cinemas around the world. After first meeting in University, this was a great chance For Russell to catch up with him after all these years, and to hear about all the exciting work he's done thus far in career.

HIM | The Bioscope

Recommendations

Limetown | Podcast

Limetown | Series (requires a VPN if in SA)

Misery (1990)

The Life of Chuck (2025)

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Russell does a shift with Perrin and Graeme! We talk the latest Paul Thomas Anderson picture 'One Battle After Another', a nice indie film on Apple TV+, and how the robots have arrived in Hollywood, and already starting to get representation.

Hey did you guys see…

Leonardo diCaprio keeps making hits

Why John C Reilly doesn’t work with PTA any more

The Mandalorian versus Groglet trailer

The Priscilla Queen of the Desert sequel

Tilly Norwood, the first AI actress

The trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal's take on Frankenstein

That Fiona Apple Tarantino/PTA cocaine story

What we’ve been watching

One Battle After Another | The Bioscope

All of You | Apple TV+

Perrin’s List - To best compliment One Battle After Another

Eddington

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

The Battle of Algiers (La battaglia di Algeri)

Running on Empty

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Russell does a shift with Samantha and Cole.

The Video Store Presents: This is Spinal Tap, 23 August

Hey did you guys see…

The next Martin Scorsese film with Leonardo diCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence

The trailer for Richard Linklater’s new film

The trailer for Wuthering Heights (again)

Demon Slayer makes a lot of money

What we’ve been watching

The Threesome | The Bioscope

The Summer I Turned Pretty | Prime Video

The Wrong Paris | Netflix

Swiped | Disney+

The Dropout | Disney+

Only Murders in the Building | Disney+

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This week's guest is creator Wian Van Den Berg. We go through his unique career, from small town South Africa, to one of the most followed content creators on social media in Africa. We go through the films he's loved across his life and look at how those great loves have made him who he is today!

Wian van der Berg | Tik Tok | Instagram | YouTube

The Video Store Presents: This is Spinal Tap | The Bioscope

The Threesome | The Bioscope

Recommended Films and Series

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Superhero Movie (2008)

Spider-Man (2002)

The Films of Sam Raimi

Pitch Perfect (2012)

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)

Stranger Than Fiction (2002)

Hey did you guys see…

The trailer for Wuthering Heights

The not-sequel (but it’s totally a sequel) to Superman

The 28 Years Later sequel trailer, The Bone Temple

Fede Alvarez won’t direct the Alien: Romulus sequel

Kathryn Bigelow’s new film, A House of Dynamite

The trailer for the third “Knives Out” movie, Wake Up Dead Man

All the Emmy 2025 winners

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Russell does a shift with Graeme. We talk the latest in film and entertainment news, our thoughts on the new Aronofsky film 'Caught Stealing', the new romantic comedy 'The Roses' and the Netflix film 'The Thursday Murder Club'.

Hey did you guys see…

The trailer for Daniel Day-Lewis’ return to acting

The new Yorgos Lanthimos film

The trailer for Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet

The horror movie from a dog’s POV

Super/Man documentary now on Showmax

What we’ve been watching

The Roses | In Theatres

Caught Stealing | The Bioscope

The Thursday Murder Club | Netflix

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This week's guests are director Ryan Kruger, and producer David Franciscus, who's post apocalyptic horror 'Street Trash' is now in select cinemas to enjoy in all its glory. We talk about the interesting and unconventional path these filmmakers have forged for themselves, what other films they've loved, and lots lots more!

Street Trash at The Bioscope

Recommended Films & Series

Trains, Planes & Automobiles (1987) | Apple TV

The Naked Gun (1988) | Netflix

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Russell does a shift with Perrin and Graeme. We talk the latest film and entertainment news, thoughts on the new Neon body horror 'Together', the new series 'Alien Earth', how best to eat your cornflakes, and lots, lots more.

Caught Stealing coming August 29th

Hey did you guys see…

The passing of Terence Stamp

Quentin Tarantino won’t make up his mind

…And what his favourite movies are

F1 becomes the highest grossing sports film of ever

Universal gets the rights to the Jason Bourne franchise… again

What we’ve been watching

Together | In Theaters

Alien: Earth | Disney+

Castle | Disney+

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Russell does a shift with Perrin and Graeme. We talk latest film and tv news, thoughts on the latest film 'Weapons', why Nasa couldn't train astronauts to be oil drillers, and lots lots more.

Hey did you guys see?

Hulu coming to Disney+ in South Africa

Former-Superman Dean Cain is joining ICE

The trailer for Brendan Fraser’s new film, Rental Family

The Batman Part II finally set to start shooting

The new film from the writer of Sing Sing, Train Dreams

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues trailer

Dylan O’Brian’s new film Twinless

Ron Howard’s latest film Eden

The trailer for HIM, a movie they really want you to know is produced by Jordan Peele

The trailer for horror comedy Cold Storage

What we’ve been watching

Weapons | In Theaters

Armageddon | Disney+

Links

That time NASA almost killed Big Bird

The weird link to St. Elsewhere & The Tommy Westphall Cinematic Universe

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