UK Film Review Podcast

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On this, one of the best movie reviews podcasts around, film critics Chris Olson and Brian Penn get stuck into the best new movies out in the UK for September 2024. Having done an "Indie Special" episode of UK Film Club earlier in the month, this episode is chock full of movies at the cinema and streaming.

The cinema movie reviews include:

• Blink Twice: Starring Naomi Ackie and Channing Tatum, directed by Zoë Kravitz
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Starring Michael Keaton and directed by Tim Burton
• Lee: Starring Kate Winslet, directed by Ellen Kuras - Film of the Month for Brian
• Alien: Romulus: Starring Cailee Spaeny and David Johnsson, directed by Fede Alvarez

The Streaming Pick for September 2024 on UK Film Club is Young Woman and the Sea - starring Daisey Ridley and currently available on Disney Plus.

And the Nostalgia Pick celebrates 40 years of The Terminator. WE'LL BE BACK next month with more reviews, so enjoy this episode of UK Film Club until then.

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Welcome back to Gay Actually! Join Amber and Joyce as they delve into this whacky and bizarre Spanish-language film, So My Grandma’s a Lesbian. They examine if the film can be classed as queerbait, how the storyline travelled in the wrong direction, and the importance of positively representing older LGBTQ+ people on screen.

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On this special "Indie Film Only" additional episode of UK Film Club, film critics Chris Olson and Brian Penn review a selection of short and feature-length independent movies.

The movie reviews include:

• Rock, Paper, Scissors: A short film directed by Franz Böhm, Rock, Paper, Scissors is based on the true story of Ivan (Oleksandr Rudynskyi) who helped his father (Sergey Kalantay) run a makeshift hospital during the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine. After their plans to move the hospital go awry thanks to their getaway transport being bombed by a Russian aircraft, their peril increases when a group of Russian soldiers are seen scouring the hill looking for their bunker. Ivan, who has made the decision to take on the soldiers after an impromptu sniper rifle lesson from one of the patients, finds himself in over his head when the original estimate of two Russian soldiers turns out to be disastrously incorrect.
• Curiosity: A short film directed by Michael Cooke, Curiosity is about a young guy named Kevin (Bishop) is in his bedroom, relaxing, messing about with his phone. He comes across a video that instructs how to access the dark web. Curiosity gets the best of Kevin and he goes to his computer and follows the instructions. To his delight, he finds himself accessing that part of the Internet and proceeds to take advantage of what it offers. However, he soon finds a video where a live inhuman and grotesque auction is taking place.
• A Good Day Will Come: A short film directed by Amir Zargara, in A Good Day Will Come Sia Alipour plays Arash, a promising Iranian wrestler whose future career hangs in the balance when he struggles to focus on the sport whilst his country experiences civil unrest. Following the death of his sister in a protest against the government, Arash decides he cannot stay quiet, and wears a t-shirt in her memory after a match. Having chosen to join the protesters, Arash barely struggles to keep the turbulent crowds from turning violent and later becomes swept up in a conspiracy that will see him sign a confession under violent duress that he killed someone during the protest. 
• Perennial Light: A feature-length film from Colin Hickey, Perennial Light (2024) is a wondrous experience. So unlike anything being produced in the mainstream, it’s an art film which epitomises what’s interesting about experimental filmmaking. Told without dialogue or conventional narrative, this independent Irish movie paints a seemingly autobiographical portrait of one man’s life – from his troubled youth up to adulthood. From the tragedies that befall him, to fragments we see of family life in a rural setting... you get the sense that you’re witnessing a flow of memories, recalled with both nostalgia and melancholy.
• Embrace Disruption: A short film from filmmaker Johanne Chagnon, Embrace Disruption is an experimental art film.
• The Scalpel: A short film from filmmaker Richard H Lyford, The Scalpel has been restored and scored by Ed Hartman.

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Join horror film critic Rachel on The Scream Test as she reviews Child's Play as part of the UK Film Review Podcast. For fans of horror movie reviews, there is no better show to subscribe to.

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The Fantom Zone - for all things nerdy in cinema.

Gay, Actually - for all things LGBTQ+ in film.

UK Film Club - for reviews of all movie types + listener reviews.

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In this movie reviews podcast, film critics Chris Olson and Brian Penn talk about the summer films - or lack of. In this episode of UK Film Club we have movie reviews of Deadpool & Wolverine, Trap, the Netflix documentary Trap, as well as indie and short film reviews of My Best Nut, Undertow, The Xenophobes, The Highest Brasil, and City of Oz.

The Nostalgia Pick for this month's episode of a movie review of Alien - the original Ridley Scott film from 1979 - to tie in with the new release of Alien: Romulus.

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Happy Hot Girl Queer Summer! Join Amber and Joyce as they discuss the Catherine Corsini film, Summertime. Listen as they muse over the romantic French countryside alongside the roaring streets of Paris, issues of second-wave feminism and perhaps the true meaning of a hot girl summer?

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Deadpool & Wolverine is the topic of this episode of The Fantom Zone, in their monthly episode as part of the UK Film Review Podcast. Directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman back as Wolverine, this is one of the most anticipated superhero films of the year. 

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Film critic Rachel is back with more movie reviews for The Scream Test show, part of the UK Film Review Podcast. She's following up with her awkward relationship with the Twilight films in this Part 2 episode. Be sure to check it out and share it.

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