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Critics On A Bus
by Cameron Maciver
Film and TV show reviews, fan theories, rankings debates and all things cinema in a podcast.Theme music composed by Dan Barlow.
Episodes
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The Batman Review
In this episode, Cameron is joined by Nate and Dan to talk about the latest DC film, The Batman.
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Munich - The Edge of War Review
In this episode, Cameron is joined once again by Aisling to look at the newest Netflix film, Munich - The Edge of War.
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Encanto Review
If you haven't seen Encanto yet, have you been living under a rock!? In this episode, Aisling returns as she and Cameron chat through Disney's 60th animated film.
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Cameron's Top 10 of 2021
It's time for everyone's favourite episode of the year, Cameron's Top 10 list! This year, Aisling and Paul go head to head right here in the episode, trying to guess Cameron's list. Who will be victorious, but most importantly, what will be Cameron's top film of 2021?
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
As the year comes to a close, Cameron is once again joined by Dan and Maddie to talk through the latest instalment in the Spider-man story in the MCU.
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Red Notice Review
In this week's episode, Cameron is joined by another new critic, all the way from America! Nate and Cameron will be talking through one of Netflix' latest hits, Red Notice, starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot.
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Dune Review
In this episode, Paul returns for a classic debate as we get our teeth into Dune, one of the most hotly anticipated films of 2021!
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Shang Chi Review
We've got a Marvel double-whammy for you this week, as today we're sharing our review of Shang-Chi where Cameron is joined by a new guest critic, Jacob. If you missed seeing this in the cinema, you can catch it on Disney+ from today.
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Eternals Review
We're back with another review, and this time we're taking on Marvel's latest film, Eternals! Cameron is joined once again by Maddie to dig through the next stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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No Time To Die Review
It's time for a new episode! This time, we have 2 guest critics joining us. Dan returns, and we are also joined by long time podcast fan Maddie to chat about the latest James Bond film, No Time To Die.
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The Suicide Squad Review
Dan returns for another review with Cameron! This time, they're talking through James Gunn's The Suicide Squad.
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Black Widow Review
Cinemas are back, which means we're back too! In this episode, Cameron and Dan talk about the latest addition to the MCU, Black Widow.
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Soul Review
Sharing our thoughts on the latest Disney Pixar film, Soul!
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Cameron's Top 10 Films of 2020
What were Cameron's favourite films of the past year, and can Paul beat Cameron's impressive score of 4 correct guesses? Listen to find out!
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Paul's Top 10 Films of 2020
It's that time of year again, who can guess the most correct? Paul takes us through his favourite films of 2020 while Cameron tries to guess his list.
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Our Favourite Christmas Films
It's that time of year, let the family arguments over the best Christmas film commence! Which ones will be at the top of our lists?
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Bombshell Review
Listen to our thoughts on one of the hit films from this year, Bombshell. 2:06 Spoiler Free 8:24 SPOILERS! & Plot 19:37 Performances 24:02 Stylistic Choices 29:27 Critics Corner 30:43 Summaries 32:54 Scores
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 Review
Reviewing the newest Netflix film, The Trial of the Chicago 7. 0:00 Intro 2:00 What we liked 4:40 What we didn't like 7:10 Would we recommend? 7:30 SPOILER ZONE 7:45 Historical plot context 13:58 The plot 19:47 Cast Performances 32:25 Political Relevance 36:10 The Music 37:45 Paul's Critics…
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Enola Holmes Review
Get our thoughts on the latest Netflix film, Enola Holmes! 00:00 Intro 01:18 - What we liked 03:30 - What we didn't like 06:09 - Would we recommend SPOILER ZONE 09:40 - The Plot 30:35 - Casting 39:03 - Music 41:44 - Paul's Critics Corner 44:17 - Summaries 47:53 - Scores 50:36 - Thanks for listening
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Does Tenet's Time Travel Work?
In this special episode, we listen to Cameron and Paul's big tangent from the Tenet review where they debate the ins and outs of time travel in Tenet and the philosophy behind it.
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Tenet Review
Cinemas are back, Christopher Nolan is back, and most importantly, Paul is back! In this episode, we headed back to cinemas to review Nolan's latest film, Tenet! 1:01 Plot Summary 2:05 Spoiler-Free Discussion 4:32 Spoilers 10:33 Spoiler plot summary 17:36 Plot discussion 26:07 Performances 32:30...
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Project Power Review
Featuring another special guest this week, Cameron and Dan review the newest Netflix release Project Power. 0:00 - Intro 01:20 - Spoiler-free film summary 02:50 - What we liked 05:40 - What we didn't like 08:40 - Would we recommend SPOILER SECTION 10:30 - The plot in depth 23:25 - Special effects...
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Harry Potter Rankings
Season 3 of Critics On A Bus is here! In this first episode, we have a special guest helping us to rank all 8 of the Harry Potter films.
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Hamilton Review
By popular demand, we share our thoughts on the musical Hamilton, which was released onto Disney+ last weekend. 3:03 Cameron before Hamilton 6:33 Paul’s love of Hamilton 8:11 Cameron’s first impression 10:02 Music 16:04 Story 25:04 Acting 29:03 Staging 37:06 Translation to TV 41:05 Paul’s Critics...
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Artemis Fowl Review
In this episode, we review Disney's latest film, Artemis Fowl! Spoiler Free 1:19 What we liked 2:26 What we didn’t like 7:39 Would we recommend? SPOILERS 8:29 Story 17:23 Acting and Writing 29:05 CGI 32:11 Aisling’s Irish Corner 36:31 Paul’s Critics Corner 38:12 Summaries 41:53 Scores
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5 Genres, 5 Films
We've got a couple of film recommendations for you this week. We've picked some of our favourite movies from 5 different genres. Let us know your favourites from these genres and which ones we should do next! 0:00 Intro 2:44 Musicals 9:33 Sci-Fi 21:22 Superhero 31:45 True Story 38:26 Medieval...
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Marvel Rankings
In another possibly controversial episode, we take a stab at ranking all 23 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Find out if our friendship can survive the controversy! Intro to Marvel - 0:45 How the ranking will work - 01:46 General Predictions - 02:41 Top 3 predictions - 05:31 Film 23 to 19…
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The Mandalorian Review
In honour of Star Wars day this week, we're reviewing The Mandalorian series, which is available to stream now on Disney+. 1:10 What is the Mandalorian? 3:49 SPOILER Plot Summary 5:20 Plot Discussion 8:06 Stand-Alone Episodes 12:39 Production Value 20:37 Baby Yoda 25:49 Characters 28:50 Easter…
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Extraction Reivew
Get our thoughts on the brand new film from Chris Hemsworth and the Russo brothers, Extraction. Available now on Netflix. 0:50 Plot Summary 2:02 SPOILER-FREE - Likes 4:03 Dislikes 5:48 Would We Recommend? 7:26 SPOILERS! Action 12:55 One Cut 18:20 Story and Characters 22:05 Heroic Sacrifice 26:44...
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The Great Disney debate
Paul brings to the table that there is a fundamental issue with Disney movies and Disney +, but is he right? 0:47 What is Disney+? 2:23 The Debate 3:27 Monopolies 5:55 Nostalgia and Remakes 13:42 Scorsese and Crowding Out 21:52 The Brand Effect 30:29 Meme-ability 39:27 Cam’s Mando Rant 43:15...
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Guilty Pleasures
We're going to reveal which films are our guilty pleasures! 0:00 - Welcome 01:00 - Introduction 03:00 - Cameron's 1st Guilty Pleasure 05:44 - Paul's 1st Guilty Pleasure 08:23 - Cameron's 2nd Guilty Pleasure 08:45 - Paul's 2nd Guilty Pleasure 11:59 - Paul's 3rd Guilty Pleasure 13:33 - Cameron's…
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Pixar Rankings
Just in time for the launch of Disney+, we rank all 22 Pixar films from best to worst. 00:10 Introduction 01:17 A few points before we start 02:52 - Paul's ranking - 17 to 6 13:13 - Paul's top 5 Pixar films 20:53 - Cameron's ranking - 22 to 6 38:43 - Cameron's top 5 Pixar films 47:17 - The lists...
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Dark Waters Review
In this episode, we review Mark Ruffalo's latest film, Dark Waters. 00:15 - Intro SPOILER FREE 01:40 - Plot Summary 02:19 - What we liked? 06:09 - What we didn't like? 10:00 - Would we recommend? 11:50 - SPOILER ZONE 12:05 - Extended story details 14:35 - Thoughts on true story details 25:20 -...
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Onward Review
We have reviewed the latest Pixar animation Onward. 0:54 Spoiler-free plot summary 2:00 What did we like 7:00 What we didn’t like 11:09 Would we recommend? 11:58 SPOILER ZONE 12:08 Spoiler plot summary 14:34 Characters and acting 25:47 The quest 34:01 Minor qualm 37:18 The emotional quest 45:10...
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The Lighthouse Review
We watched The Lighthouse so you don't have to. 0:51 Plot Summary 2:22 What We Liked (Spoiler Free) 6:20 What We Didn’t Like 9:06 Recommend? 10:50 Deep Summary (SPOILERS!) 17:03 Performances 24:14 Atmosphere and Music 27:24 Greek Mythology and Interpretations 35:15 Paul’s Critics Corner (+Rant)...
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood review
We review Tom Hank's latest film which got him an Oscar nomination. 0:49 - Plot Summary 1:41 - Spoiler Free 2:05 - Like and Dislikes 7:11 - Recommend? 8:33 - Spoiler Zone 8:34 - Tom Hanks 11:55 - Screen Time Issues 13:08 - Editing 15:17 - Dark Side? 19:45 - Show Format 21:17 - Strange Dreams…
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Parasite Review
Our review of the winner of Best Picture at this year's Oscar's. Parasite. 1:23 Plot Summary 3:15 Spoiler Free Zone 3:26 What Did We Like? 6:01 What Didn’t We Like? 9:53 Would We Recommend? 11:44 SPOILER ZONE 13:07 Before the First Shift 13:54 Unrecognised Acting? 18:56 First Twist 23:35 Genre...
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Uncut Gems Review
We review our first Netflix original film Uncut Gems: 1:33 Plot Summary 2:50 Spoiler Free Zone 2:56 What We Liked 5:15 What We Didn’t Like 7:32 Would We Recommend? 9:35 SPOILER ZONE! 9:53 Story and Characters 17:01 Writing 20:17 Adam Sandler’s Redemption? 27:29 Music 32:05 The Ending 39:03 Paul’s...
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The Broken DCEU and How It Fix It
0:30 Introduction 1:28 DC and Marvel in 2012 3:20 Nolan 4:13 DC and Marvel Villains 6:18 The Dark Knight 7:20 Man of Steel: Or the Fabulous Collapse of one DCEU 14:48 Suicide Squad 16:20 How to Fix It 18:47 Batman v Superman 20:44 Chocolate Lasagne 26:30 Wonderful Wonder Woman 29:06 Justice…
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1917 Review
Our first film review of 2020, were we look at the World War 1 epic 1917. Intro and housekeeping 0:00 Spoiler FREE Territory 1:45 Plot Summary 1:48 General Impressions 3:24 Spoiler Territory 11:49 Actors and Performances 12:08 Oscars? 18:20 Visuals 20:03 The Brutality of War 23:47 Music and…
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Paul's Top 10 films of 2019
Paul gives us his list of the top 10 films of 2019, whilst Cameron tries to guess his list to prove his friendship. 1:39 Honourable/Dishonourable Mentions 5:10 No. 10 7:21 No. 9 11:20 No. 8 13:00 No. 7 13:43 No. 6 15:11 No. 5 16:23 No. 4 18:08 No. 3 20:08 No. 2 23:45 No. 1 26:35 Not Another...
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Cameron's Top 10 films of 2019
Find out what Cameron thought of films in 2019 and what he put in his top 10. 1:47 Context 5:15 Honourable Mentions 9:02 No. 10 11:04 No.9 13:30 No. 8 14:55 No. 7 16:52 No. 6 19:07 No. 5 20:34 No. 4 22:20 No. 3 23:13 No. 2 24:44 No. 1 28:21 Rant (Not Directed at Scorsese)
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Rise of Skywalker SPOILER REVIEW Part 2
The continued spoiler filled conversation of our massively in depth review of Rise of Skywalker, find out our scores and where we place this film in our Star Wars ranking.
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Rise of Skywalker SPOILER REVIEW part 1
Part 1 of our HUGE Star Wars Rise of Skywalker review. This was recorded on the day the film was released. Be aware that this podcast is full of spoilers as we break down the film in its entirety.
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Spoiler free review of Star Wars Rise of Skywalker
Our first impressions of the latest Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker. We avoid all spoilers, everything we talk about you will know from any of the trailers the film has released. Find out our first thoughts. Our larger review is coming at the weekend.
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We rank all the Star Wars films
The duel of Critics as Paul and Cameron individually rank all Star Wars films in preparation for Rise of Skywalker. Intro 0:00 Paul’s Star War’s Journey 4:10 Cameron’s Star War’s Journey 7:44 Our Star War’s Journey 12:27 How the Ranking Works No. 10 13:58 No. 9 20:18 No. 8 25:03 No. 7 29:38 No. 6...
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Knives Out Review
Our review of Knives Out a classic Murder Mystery film. Intro 0:00 Summary 1:09 Rian Johnson 3:32. Self-Conscious Murder Mystery 4:34 Cameron on comedy 6:24 Pacing and Storytelling 14:46 Plot and Early Reveals 17:26 Personal Theories 21:39 Daniel Craig (and his accent) 22:46 Other cast 24:40…
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Frozen 2 review
Our review of Frozen 2 with a special guest star Aisling Maciver. 0:00 Intro. 0:38 Intro for Special Guest 2:23 Plot Summary 4:01 Visuals 9:04 Storytelling 17:30 Paul’s Plot Rant 21:55 Cameron’s Mary Sue 23:19 Aisling’s Counter Attack 27:05 Sisters 28:50 Kristoff’s Journey 31:15 Music 34:11 Paul...
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Le Man 66 Review
Our review of Le Mans 66 0:00 Intro 2:13 Summary 4:34 Visuals and Sound 11:05 Character Development 14:17 Acting 16:55 Back to Character Development 20:35 Objections 30:17 The Endings 41:25 Paul’s Critic Corner 44:12 Summaries 47:05 Scores
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The Good Liar Review
0:00 Introductions 0:55 Plot Summary 3:08 General Impressions 6:03 McKellen and Mirren 12:40 Storytelling 19:15 Big reveals 30:10 Music 33:25 Paul Rants a Bit More 34:38 Critic’s Corner 37:00 Summaries 38:50 Scores
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Film and TV show reviews, fan theories, rankings debates and all things cinema in a podcast.Theme music composed by Dan Barlow.
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