Back to the Film!
by Adam, Rob, Blue and Oliver
Each week the Back to the Film lads sit down to chat about a different film. Back to the Film is hosted by Adam, Rob, Blue, Oliver, Alex and Andy. In each episode we discuss a movie and each give our take on the good and bad points. We all have very different tastes in films and what makes a good movie often leading to tenuously related topics being covered. Basically it's a light hearted look at different movies during which the hosts often have to be reminded to go Back to the Film! Sign up and tune in each week to get our light hearted and often chaotic look into different films.
Episodes
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Dolemite Is My Name 2119 and Ladies First 2026
Send us Fan Mail This episode we take a look at two films both of which are comedies with vastly different ways of getting their laughs. Dolemite is my name stars Eddie Murphy who doesn't disappoint in his performance and as you would expect the language is very colourful! Ladies first stars…
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The Sting 1973
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take at the 1973 film The Sting. With a fantastic cast and a bundle of Oscar wins this film has influenced countless later films and still does today. It's a long film with a complicated plot with various twists that follows two con men determined to take…
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Remarkably Bright Creatures 2026 and A Time To Kill 1996
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the new film Remarkably Bright Creature based on the book of the same name by Shelby Van Pelt. How often do you get to watch a film narrated by and octopus? A Time To Kill is a very different film dealing with a court room battle in Mississppi...
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The Wild Geese 1978 and Papillon 1973
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at two classic films to judge if the stand the test of time. The Wild Geese 1978 is based on a novel of the same name by Daniel Carney. It's a British war movie and reflects the tone of the times. Starring Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris and a...
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Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man 2026 and Predator Badlands 2025
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the Peaky Blinders: Immortal Man a movie made to bring closure for all the Peaky Blinders fans. If you're a PB fan then you'll probably enjoy this film if your not a fan and haven't watched the series it'll be hard going! Predator Badlands is a...
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I Swear 2025
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the 2025 film that everyone is talking about I Swear. The film tells the story of John Davidson as he tries to live life with the condition Tourettes Syndrome. Having been recommended this film multiple time did it score well with the lads? listen on…
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War Machine 2026 and Mother!
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at two film once again covering vastly different subjects. War Machine is an action adventure sci that's not at all too bad. Mother! on the other hand was quite frankly a bit of a mess despite a fantastic cast. Listen on to find out what we thought…
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Misery. 1990 and The Inbetweeners 2011
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at two very different film. The Inbetweeners 2011 and the hidden jem Misery 1990. The Inbetweeners is like watching an extended episode of the series and is full of cringe laughs that most of us can relate to! Misery 1990 is and absolute cult…
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Zone Of Interest 2024 and The Wrecking Crew 2026
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads took a look at two vastly different. One is very thought provoking and covers a very dark period of world history and the other isn't. Zone Of Interest enters on the Hoss family as they live next to the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp and pretend to carry...
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Shrek 2001
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the classic feel good animation movie Shrek. Thesis the second look at this film but does it still hold up? to leave a suggestion email us on [email protected]
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The RIP 2026 and Train Dreams 2025
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at two films that couldn't be more different. The RIP set in the modern era focusing on a police team dealing with laundered money and a double cross within their own ranks. Train Dreams is a much more personal film that centres on the life of a...
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Anaconda 2025
Send us Fan Mail This week Tilly joins the podcast to review the film Anaconda. Still in cinemas and starring Paul Rudd, Thandiwe Newton, Jack Black and Steve Zahn this is a movie that doesn't take itself too seriously. With jump scares, gore and some very funny scenes listen on to hear what we...
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Unforgiven 1992
Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year to all our listeners!! For our first film of 2026 the lads took a look at Clint Eastwoods last western role as the ageing gun slinger William Munny. With a host of big names in the cast including Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman and Richard Harris this film earned…
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Its A Wonderful Life 1946
Send us Fan Mail For this years final episode the lads take a look at the 1946 Christmas classic It's A Wonderful Life. This was a first time watch for both Andy and Adam but for many it's a Christmas movie watched every year and for some it's classed as the greatest festive movie of all time....
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Red One 2024
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at another festive film Red One. With a star studded cast including Kiernan Shipka, J.K. Simmons, Lucy Liu, Diane Johnson and Chris Evans does this film deliver the festive cheer? Listen on to see what the lads thought. To get in touch email us at...
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Home Alone 1990
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look back at the Christmas classic Home Alone. Directed by Cris Columbus and starring Macaulay Culkin Home Alone has to go down as one of the best Christmas movies of all time. Listen on to hear the scores. To get in touch email us at...
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Frankenstein 2025
Send us Fan Mail Guillermo del Toro has had a fascination with the 1818 Gothic novel by English writer Mary Shelley since a young age and obviously put a lot of effort into his adaptation of the book. Visually stunning at time and surprisingly true to the book the lads took a look at latest…
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Prey 2022
Send us Fan Mail With Predator Badlands being released recently the lads took a look at director Dan Trachtenberg's first predator movie Prey. Prey went straight to streaming but on the back of its massive success paved the way for two more Trachtenberg directed offerings. What did the lads think...
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One Life 2023 and Night With The Devil 2023
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at two very different films. One Life starring Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter and Anthony Hopkins tells the story of Nicholas Winton who helped organise the rescue of over 600 children from Czechoslovakia prior to the start of WW2. An inspiring...
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Maleficent 2014 and PIG 2021
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at two very different films. Starring Angelina Jolie as Maleficent the live action Disney film was a big hit explaining the back story to Sleeping Beauty. PIG on the other hand tells the story of a rather disheveled looking Nicolas Cage searching…
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Enemy At The Gates 2001
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the 2001 film Enemy At The Gates. Based very loosely on the real life events that took place at the Battle of Stalingrad during WW2. The film follows two snipers as they duel it out. Did it happen as the film makes out and does the film hold up? listen...
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Don't Look UP 2021
Send us Fan Mail Directed by Adam McKay Don't Look Uo tells the story of two astronomers as they try to warn the world about an approaching comet that will destroy the world. The film has a host of massive stars in its cast as it takes a satirical look at how the world would react to news of its...
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Thursday Murder Club 2025
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the new Netflix movie Thursday Murder Club. With a cast that's a who's who of top British actors there will hardly be a character that's not recognisable to the British public! Directed by Chris Columbus and based on the novel by Richard Osman there's...
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Spectre 2015 and Alien Earth episodes 3-4
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the 2015 James Bond movie Spectre and a brief look at episodes 3 & 4 of Alien Earth. Starring Daniel Craig as 007 Spectre tries to tie up some of the underlying themes and questions running through the James Bond franchise while Alien Earth tries...
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Alien Earth episodes 1 and 2
Send us Fan Mail In a change of plan Alex and Adam take a look at the first two episodes of the new Disney offering Alien Earth. Directed by Noah Hawley Alien Earth takes place just before the original film Alien. WARNING this episode contains spoilers. Listen on to hear what two Alien fans make…
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Minority Report 2002
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the 2002 Stephen Spielburg film Minority Report. Starring Tom Cruise and Colin Farrell this was a block buster in its day. Based on the Philip k Dick novel of the same name this film has a 'Bladerunner' type feel to it. How does it hold up? listen to...
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Man Called Otto 2022
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the Tom Hanks movie A Man Called Otto. This movie had been suggested a few time so we finally got round to it! Otto played by Tom hanks is perhaps a person some of us can relate to (not the suicide part) when it come to how the worlds changing!…
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Downsizing 2018 and The Old Guard 2 2025
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at two films both of which left us a bit confused as to what's going on! Downsizing has some great characters that save the film some what but jumps around and doesn't have a clear path as to what it's trying to achieve. It's a great idea for a film but…
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The Accountant 2 2025 and 28 Days Later 2002
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal movie The Accountant 2 and look back at Danny Boyle's zombie horror 28 Days Later.
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High Plains Drifter 1973
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look back at one of Clint Eastwoods westerns High Plains Drifter. Is it one of his better westerns and does it hold up? listen on to hear what the lads thought. We also talk about the Race Across The World result so spoiler alert! To get in touch email…
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Interview With A Vampire 1994 Total Recall 1990
Send us Fan Mail This week Rob and Andy take a look at two 90's films that are probably not their cup of tea! Interview with a Vampire has a host of star names in its cast and tells the story of a somewhat disgruntled vampire roaming the world looking for answers in a changing world. Total Recall...
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An Inspector Calls
Send us Fan Mail In a change from the norm the lads take a look at and listen to the J.B. Priestly play An Inspector Calls. Still used as part of the GCSE English Literature exams it's a bit of a classic. Written in 1945 and based on a time period of 1912 it's a tale of the moralities of society...
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Full Metal Jacket 1987
Send us Fan Mail Is Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick's best film? It has to be up there. Telling the story of a platoon of young marines during the Vietnam war. A film of two halves the first showing the brutal training involved in training for war the second half the brutal reality of being in…
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Conclave 2024
Send us Fan Mail Directed by Edward Berger Conclave is a slow burn movie based on the book by Robert Harris. It follows the behind the scenes goings on when the Catholic Church is forced to choose a new Pope. What did the lads make of this BAFTA winning movie? listen on to find out. To leave a...
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Pulp Fiction 1994
Send us Fan Mail For our 200th episode we are covering a true cult classic Pulp Fiction. This film has a host of stars in the cast and dozens of stand out scenes with dialog that makes this film so so special. Written by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avery is this Tarantino's best film? listen on…
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Carry-On 2024
Send us Fan Mail This week we take look at the 2024 film Carry-On. Ethan, played by Aaron Egerton, is a customs officer or as they call them in America a TSA agent who's a bit of a slacker that ends up being forced to let a bomb pass through his x-ray machine. The terrorist played by Jason…
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Jurassic Park (1993) 65 (2023)
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look back at the 1993 Seven Spielberg classic Jurassic Park. The first real dinosaur movie to use ground breaking effects and a story line that's yet to be equaled. With a fantastic cast that all perform brilliantly the first true blockbuster! We also take a...
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Number 24 (2024) The Gorge (2025)
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the Norwegian WW11 resistance story of Gunnar Sonsteby Number 24. This is a slow burn movie that delves into the life of a resistance fighter and some of the undercover operations he took part in and organised to sabotage the Nazi occupiers. We also…
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Civil War 2024
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the fictional 2024 film Civil War. Starring Kirsten Dunst as the jaded Lee Smith a war photographer that's at the end of her tether and Cailee Spaeny as the young aspiring photographer wanting to make a mark. It's a slowish film at time that…
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Alien Romulus 2024 Cocaine Bear 2023
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the most recent Alien franchise offering Alien Romulus. Directed by horror film master Fede Alvarez Romulus was hyped up as taking the Alien films back to their roots and being a good space horror. Whilst the film looks fantastic it doesn't quite...
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Gremlins 1984
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look back at the 1984 cult classic Gremlins. We all watched this together just before Christmas and it still holds up as a great Christmas film! to get in touch email us at [email protected]
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The Thing (1982) and Hot Frosty (2024)
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at two vastly different film. One a cult classic the other a festive film that may become a family favourite in time. John Carpenters The Thing is probably his best film to date. Starring Kurt Russell at his best this film is a must watch for sci-fi...
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Hidden Figures 2016
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the 2016 film Hidden Figures. Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly Hidden Figures tells the story of three African American women working for NASA during the 1950's. Whilst playing a pivotal role in the success of NASA at the time the women...
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Dr No 1962
Send us Fan Mail This episode Rob and Andy take a look back at the 1962 James Bond film Dr No. With Sean Connery playing the role of Bond does the film hold up and represent Bond in a good light? Listen on to find out what they thought. To leave a suggestion email us at [email protected]
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History of Violence 2005 and The Italian Job 1969
Send us Fan Mail This week Rob and Andy take a look at the 2005 film A history of Violence and the cult 1969 classic The Italian Job. To get in touch and leave a suggestion email us at [email protected]
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Howl's Moving Castle 2005
Send us Fan Mail This week in a break from the norm we took a look at the Hayao Miyazaki animated film Howl's Moving Castle. At times this film is visually stunning but as with many of Miyazaki's films sometime a little hard to follow. The story in Howl's Moving Castle is based in an alternate...
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Wicked Little Letters 2023
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the hidden gem Wicked Little Letters. Based on the true story of a series of letters laced with profanities that were sent to various residents in the sea side town of Littlehampton in the 1920's. At the time the letters were seen as so serious that…
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The Outfit 2022
Send us Fan Mail This week we took look at the underrated film The Outfit. very well cast and with a good flow this film is a quiet must watch. Based around an English cutter that decides it's time to break away from the gangs using his shop as a front for money laundering. Apologies for the...
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Bridge Too Far (1977) and Terminator 2 (1991)
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the ground breaking sequel Terminator 2. Directed by James Cameron this movie had effects that were for the time ground breaking and for a while set the standard of film special effects. We also chat about the 1977 epic A Bridge Too Far. Controversial…
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Your Highness 2011
Send us Fan Mail This week we took a look at the 2011 adventure film Your Highness. With quite the cast this film is a must watch laugh a minute film (well one of the lads thought so!) Listen on to see how the film went down. to leave a suggestion email us on [email protected]
About this show
Each week the Back to the Film lads sit down to chat about a different film. Back to the Film is hosted by Adam, Rob, Blue, Oliver, Alex and Andy. In each episode we discuss a movie and each give our take on the good and bad points. We all have very different tastes in films and what makes a good movie often leading to tenuously related topics being covered. Basically it's a light hearted look at different movies during which the hosts often have to be reminded to go Back to the Film! Sign up and tune in each week to get our light hearted and often chaotic look into different films.
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Adam, Rob, Blue and Oliver