Episodes
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Episode 118: Director Deep Dive - Brian DePalma
Ben and Danny wade into the split-diopter-infested world of Brian De Palma - exploring his thematic kinks, his love of Hitchcock, and the operatic brilliance that has produced iconic moments across many different genres.
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Episode 117: Pressure & the War Room Drama
This week, Ben and Danny belatedly discuss 'Pressure' and the War-Room drama. They discuss the narrative parallels between them and the music biopic, and how the lives of pivotal background figures are remoulded to suit such drab, inoffensive narrative structures.
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Episode 116: Resident Evil & The Death of Cinematic Mythologising
This week sees Ben and Danny discuss Resident Evil. Alongside the expected musings about video game adaptations and Zack Cregger, they also speculate that his rejection of a broader mythology may signal a shift away from cinematic universes.
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Episode 115: Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma & Jane Schoenbrun
After a short hiatus, Ben and Danny return to discuss Sex and Teenage Death at Cam Miasma and Jane Schoenbrun. They discuss how their work explores the simultaneous joy and peril that comes with readily immersing yourself in culture. They also discuss their reverence for the slasher and their...
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Episode 114: David Robert Mitchell & The End of Oak Street
This week sees Ben and Danny discuss The End of Oak Street and the films of director David Robert Mitchell. After some initial confusion regarding Mitchell's transition to Blockbuster filmmaking, they identify key themes in his early filmography and how, even with a bigger budget, he (just about)...
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Episode 113: Director Deep Dive - Sam Peckinpah
This week sees Ben and Danny take advantage of the Odyssey's box office domination and return to the 'Director Deep Dive', kicking off the resurrection with 'Bloody Sam' Peckinpah. They rattle through the majority of his filmography chronologically, discussing key themes in each and how his...
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Episode 112: Christopher Nolan & The Odyssey
This week, Ben and Danny tackle Nolan's cinematic behemoth, The Odyssey. They also revisit Nolan's filmography and reevaluate his position as one of mainstream cinema's most revered directors.
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Episode 111: Evil Dead Burn & New French Extremity
This week sees a shadow-drenched Ben and Danny (we will be back in the usual space next week!) discuss the unreentingly gnarly Evil Dead Burn. This precedes a discussion on the Evil Dead films of the past and more recent present, the challenges that come with maintaining and changing a franchise…
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Episode 110: The Furious & Hong Kong Action Cinema
This week, Ben and Danny revisit action cinema to discuss the ideological and market imperatives that sculpt Eastern and Western narratives - and how the resulting violence finds justification in ever-familiar tropes. They also review The Furious and where it sits in the contemporary East Asian...
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Episode 109: Scary Movie and the Spoof Genre
What better way to celebrate England's dogged path to World Cup Glory than listening to two of the nation's finest sons discuss the spoof genre? They chat about Scary Movie, the appeal of the Wayan Brothers' puerile brand of cultural critique and how it manages to sidestep the comedic tendency to...
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Episode 108: Backrooms, Internet-Era Horror & Films about Memory
This week sees Ben and Danny pause their endless wanderings through a liminal maze to rest up in a tastefully designed living room and discuss Backrooms. They also talk about how the internet has become a breeding ground not only for filmmaking but also for a new kind of horror mythology born…
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Episode 107: Rose of Nevada & Films About the Demise of Community
This week sees Ben and Danny temporarily trade the masturbatory-tinged gloominess of the latter's living room for a slicker, more purpose-built affair. Spurred on by an uncharacteristic visual and auditory slickness, the boys wax lyrically about Mark Jenkin's Rose of Nevada. They also discuss…
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Episode 106: Michael & The Musical Biopic
This week sees Ben and Danny dig out the dimonte gloves before wading into the formulaic borefest that has become the musical biopic. They unpack how their narratively familiar nature exists to recontextualise the legacy of beloved musicians, often to the detriment of the artist's original...
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Episode 105: Project Hail Mary & Sci-Fi Apocalypse
This week sees Ben and Danny eventually discuss Sci-Fi smash hit Project Hail Mary - how it reinvigorates the sci-fi genre with a sense of optimism that, although saccharine, is a welcome recalibration of ideas around human collaboration in geopolitically turbulent times.
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Episode 104: The Secret Agent, I’m Still Here & Authoritarian Regimes in Film
This week sees Ben and Danny reflect on another gem from 2025: The Secret Agent. Alongside discussing films that focus on living in and resisting dystopian and authoritarian regimes, they also discuss another Brazilian Award Season favourite (and winner), I'm Still Here.
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Episode 103: The Bride, Genre Film & the 2026 Oscars
This week (or a few weeks ago, if we are honest) sees a shadow-drenched Ben and Danny discuss The Bride. Alongside discussing Gyllenhaal's previous film, they discuss the various genres that make up her attempt to modernise Shelley's seminal horror classic. They also quickly mop up the 2026…
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Episode 102: Sirât & Cinematic Tension
This week sees Ben and Danny venture into the sun-scarred pre-apocalyptic landscapes of Oliver Laxe's Sirat. The preceding discussion focuses on films that seek to foster nail-biting tension, from Sorcerer and Wages of Fear (two clear influences on Laxe), to wartime conspiracy thrillers and...
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Episode 101: Wuthering Heights & The Films of Emerald Fennell
This week sees Ben and Danny (rather belatedly) discuss Wuthering Heights. They discuss the thematic and formal preoccupations that make up her body of work before musing on the challenges of literary adaptations and just how beholden filmmakers should be to the text they are bringing to the big...
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Episode 100: Send Help & Sam Raimi
This week, Ben and Danny (and frequent guest Lee) celebrate their 100th episode by discussing "Send Help." They discuss Sam Raimi, charting his course from scrappy horror beginnings to a semi- reliable blockbuster director. They focus on how his brushes with the Hollywood establishment have had a...
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Episode 99: Hamnet & The Films of Chloé Zhao
This week, Ben and Danny discuss the Oscar front-runner (especially where the leading actress category is concerned), Hamnet. They also chat about director Chloe Zhao's cinematic stylings and thematic interests, ranging from lives on the fringes to the demystifying of a cultural titan.
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Episode 98: Marty Supreme, The Safdie Brothers & Morally Ambiguous Protagonists
This week sees Ben and Danny continue to mop up the last gems of 2025 with Marty Supreme. They discuss how the Safdie brothers' recent split has led to differing styles of filmmaking and how their different approaches to the sports biopic underscore just how special their anxiety-inducing brand…
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Episode 97: Avatar - Fire & Ash
This week's episode sees Ben and Danny come full circle as they discuss Avatar: Fire and Ash. Alongside reflecting (with a mixture of fondness and dismay) on their maiden episode on Avatar: The Way of Water, they revisit topics of technological innovation, the resulting changes in Hollywood...
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Episode 96: 2025 in Film - A Retrospective
With 2025 in the rear view mirror, Ben and Danny reflect on a year of cinema going. Alongside ranking their five favourites, they discuss how there may be more reason to be hopeful than they first thought.
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Episode 95: Edgar Wright & The Running Man
This week, Ben and Danny discuss The Running Man. They also discuss the career of Edgar Wright, and how his transition from champion of English comedy to American blockbuster fare has yielded mixed results. They also sneak in a mention of Netflix's proposed takeover of Warner Bros.
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Episode 94: Die My Love & Lynne Ramsay
This week, Ben and Danny discuss Die My Love, Lynne Ramsay's filmography, and cinematic portrayals of mental health struggles. They discuss how Ramsey's subtly fragmented narratives rely on a silence that engulfs the spaces in, around and between her characters.
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Episode 93: Bugonia & Aliens Among Us
This week, Ben and Danny discuss Bugonia. It prompts a broader discussion about the 'aliens among us', more specifically, films that explore the human condition from the perspective of an extraterrestrial being. They also talk about Hollywood's penchant for remaking classics of world cinema, and...
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Episode 92: Halloween Special - Witchfinder General, Society & Skinamarink
This week, Ben and Danny deviate from the release schedule for a Halloween Special. They discuss what they tentatively describe as 'lesser known' horror films and make a case for their inclusion in your watch list this Halloween.
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Episode 91: Dwayne The Rock Johnson & The Smashing Machine
This week, Ben, Danny and Lee (in a podcast-record fourth appearance) discuss The Smashing Machine. They then chat about Dwayne Johnson, the parallels between his wrestling and film career, and how his transition from a risk-averse blockbuster star to scrappier fare could indicate a shift to...
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Episode 90: Paul Thomas Anderson & One Battle After Another
This week sees Ben and Danny attempt to define what a Paul Thomas Anderson film is. They not only discuss his reccurring visual motifs and thematic obsessions, but how his influences have made him one of America's greatest contemporary filmmakers. Plus, a good One Battle After Another...
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Episode 89: Spike Lee, New York Films & Highest 2 Lowest
This week, a shadowy encounter between Ben and Danny reflects on Spike Lee's 'The Highest 2 Lowest'. They also discuss the cinematic allure of New York and the career of one of its finest filmmakers, all while saving a little room for Kurosawa, too.
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Episode 88: Zach Cregger & Weapons
After yet another hiatus, Ben and Danny return in typically tardy fashion to discuss Zach Cregger's Weapons and Barbarian. They discuss how he has helped to usher in a muckier style of horror long lost in the Blumhouse/A24 horror landscape. We also try to use two cameras, with mixed results (bear...
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Episode 87: Friendship and Male Relationships On-Screen
This week sees Ben and Danny return from their short hiatus to discuss Friendship. Alongside being divided on Robinson's manic responses to increasingly sterile corporate and domestic spaces, they hastily discuss portrayals of masculine connection across various other genres. 00:00 - Intro 03:20…
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Episode 86: Superman, James Gunn & The DCU
This week, Ben and Danny reflect on the cinematic mythology of #superman , the fledgling DCU and the cinematic output of #JamesGunn . Alongside discussing the newest attempt to bring the Man of Steel to the big screen, they attempt to unpick how the film's sympathy for immigrants and its…
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Episode85: Jurassic World Rebirth & Dinosaur Films
This week, (and in rather tardy fashion) Ben and Danny reflect on #jurassicworldrebirth . They discuss the franchise's stranglehold on dinosaur cinema and why the original is so universally beloved. 00:00 - Intro 03:13 - Dinosaur films/Jurassic Park Franchise discussion (films…
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Episode 84: Danny Boyle & 28 Years Later
This week, Ben finally gets to fulfil a podcasting dream as he gushes about his love for Danny Boyle. Both he and Danny discuss the stylistic restlessness that underpins his work across a broad range of genres, devoting a sizable portion of time to discussing #28dayslater and its impact on the...
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Episode 83: Tornado and Genre Mash-Ups
This week, Ben and Danny discuss #tornado - Director John Maclean's sophomore effort, which sets Samurai themes amidst a saturated British peatland. Preceding the discussion is a chat about films that fuse genres and a slight deviation into Samurai cinema. 00:00 - Intro 03:27 - Genre mashups and...
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Episode 82: Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Exposition & The Military in Film
This week, Ben and Danny return to the Mission: Impossible franchise and its newest offering, #missionimpossiblethefinalreckoning . Alongside discussing franchise frontman Cruise's approach to Blockbuster filmmaking, they also chat about Hollywood's struggles with exposition and the unsettlingly...
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Episode 81: Nicolas Cage & The Surfer
This week, Ben and Danny discuss Nicolas Cage, an inimitable drifter between high and lowbrow. They reflect on his most recent effort and delve into his varied output, from critical darlings to bargain bin action fodder. They also chat about how his recent return to form relies on a fusion…
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Episode 80: Hidden Gems - [REC] and Woman in the Dunes
This week, Ben and Danny again deviate from the release schedule to discuss your hidden gems, veering into narratives rendered claustrophobic by a ceaseless, ever-advancing wall of sand or frenetic found-footage horror. Alongside discussing [REC] and Woman in the Dunes, they also draw the next…
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Episode 79: Sinners & the Films of Ryan Coogler
This week, Ben and Danny reflect on Ryan Coogler’s latest smash hit, Sinners. They also explore how Coogler consistently challenges Hollywood’s established order, creating memorable and thematically rich stories within the often rigid frameworks of superhero films and legacy sequels. 00:00…
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Episode 78: A Minecraft Movie & Video Game Adaptations
This week, Ben and Danny reflect on A Minecraft Movie. It spurs a preceding discussion on videogame adaptations and the fact that whilst they may be enjoying a renaissance on television, the relationship between film and videogames isn't always as fruitful as it could be. They then chat about the...
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Episode 77: Robert DeNiro & The Alto Knights
This week, a hungover and visually distorted Ben and Danny descend into the well-trodden world of the mob movie. They also discuss Robert De Niro's career and how his descent into comedy may represent seismic changes within the industry. 00:00 - Intro 02:26 - De Niro and the Gangster film (films...
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Episode 76: Hidden Gems - Big Trouble in Little China & The Raid 2
This week, Ben and Danny bow to the tastes of their loyal listeners as they discuss Big Trouble in Little China & The Raid 2. Alongside discussing each film in painstaking detail, they address why they may or may not be hidden gems. 00:00 - Intro 02:32 - Big Trouble in Little China...
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Episode 75: Mickey 17 & Bong Joon Ho
This week, Ben and Danny dive into Bong Joon-Ho's thematically ambitious and consistently goofy sci-fi epic, Mickey 17. They explore how he brings the plight of the economic outsider to a variety of genres and narratives and discuss how his sardonic sensibilities have helped reinvigorate…
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Episode 74: The Monkey, New Horror & The 2025 Oscars
This week, Ben and Danny chat about the landscape of mainstream horror, focusing on the output of genre champions Blumhouse and their ability to distinguish between popcorn flicks and award-season contenders. They also discuss the work of Osgood Perkins and his latest effort, the horror comedy…
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Episode 73: Hidden Gems - Shattered Glass and Lone Star
This week's episode begins a monthly foray into 'hidden gems' - films they feel deserve more love and attention in the cinematic realm. Alongside placing both of their beloved films under the microscope, they cast their net out to the watcher and listener to provide their own hidden gems for…
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Episode 72: The Brutalist and Cinematic Narratives of Displacement
This week, Ben and Danny take on the visual and thematic grandiosity of The Brutalist, a cinematic behemoth and Oscar favourite. Before diving in, they explore the growing trend of using era-appropriate technology as a narrative device and discuss films that examine displacement and the immigrant...
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Episode 71: Mike Leigh, Hard Truths and Family in Cinema
This week Ben & Danny tentatively embrace new technology in their discussion of Mike Leigh's newest effort, 'Hard Truths'. This prompts a discussion around Leigh's presentation family and his exhaustive and unconventional approach to collaboration with his actors creates punishingly raw...
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Episode 70: Presence, Soderberg & Ghost Films
This week Danny & Ben find themselves wandering the haunted wilderness of Steven Soderberg's latest effort 'Presence'.
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Episode 69: Wolf Man and Werewolf Films
This week Ben & Danny undergo a rapid physical transformation as the clouds of heavy planning part ways to reveal a shining discussion about werewolves in cinema.
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