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Now Showing
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Now Showing: All Things Film and TV.Breaking down the old, the new, the good, and the terrible in the world of the silver screen.
Episodes
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2003 - Kill Bill & School of Rock
It's time to take on 2003! On a rare occasion where Sam and Lewis are in the same room, we look at Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill (both volumes) and cult classic School of Rock!
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2002: 28 Days Later, Chicago and Scooby-Doo (+ Mickey 17)
We blitz through the happenings in March and April, looking at the Oscars, Novocaine, The Last Showgirl and Mickey 17 before turning our heads to 2002! 2002 is the next year up in our series looking at each year of the 21st Century in film, and this time we look at zombie classic 28 Days Later,...
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2001: Mulholland Drive, Donnie Darko and Moulin Rouge!
Sam and Lewis are back to discuss three films from the year 2001 in the second episode of our new series looking at each year of the 21st century so far! We both look at Mulholland Drive, and discuss the passing of the great David Lynch, Sam reviews cult classic Donnie Darko and Lewis covers Baz...
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2000: Cast Away, Memento and Battlefield Earth
Welcome back everyone, to the new and improved Now Showing podcast! After a lengthy absence, your hosts Sam and Lewis are back to discuss what we've been watching in the meantime, take a quick look at a few of the major films of 2024 (including The Substance, Joker 2 and Wicked) before jumping…
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Madame Web and Argylle
We're back! After an 8 month absence we are finally coming back with a triumphant return to talk about... the critically panned latest entry in the SPUMC, Madame Web, and Matthew Vaughn's spy comedy-thriller Argylle. Sam also gets into the new Bob Marley biopic One Love, David Fincher's The…
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Barbenheimer (Barbie & Oppenheimer)
Join Sam and Lewis as tackle the cultural phenomenon that is Barbenheimer. First up is Greta Gerwig's Barbie, a meta-comedy starring Margot Robbie, Hugh Grant and Ryan "The Gozzer" Gosling; after that, we look at Christopher Nolan's biopic Oppenheimer which boasts Cillian Murphy as the titular...
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Spider-Verse, The Flash, Indiana Jones, Asteroid City and more!
In this bumper recap episode, Sam and Lewis take a look at a whole host of TV shows and films that have been released over the past two months! Including Beau is Afraid, Across the Spider-Verse, The Flash, No Hard Feelings, Asteroid City, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The Little Mermaid,...
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Evil Dead Rise
In a shorter episode than usual, we join our heroes as they discuss the latest Marvel blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Will Lewis still maintain his usual level of MCU-apathy or will Gunn's style manage to win him over? In addition to this, the gang take quick looks at horror 'requel'...
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Renfield
We are back! Our main events this week are the blockbuster box-office smash hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie and the divisive Dracula film Renfield. We also take a brief look at some of the big films we have missed because of Oscar season: John Wick Chapter 4, Women Talking, Shazam 2: Fury of the...
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Oscars 2023 Nominations (Oscars Part 2)
In the second episode in an Oscars trilogy we take a look at the 95th Academy Awards ahead of the ceremony this Sunday. We discuss the films nominated, some of the biggest snubs, and most shocking nominations, and make a few predictions.
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The Banshees of Inisherin, TÁR, All Quiet on the Western Front (Oscars Part 1)
In the first of 3 episodes talking about the 2023 Oscars and the films nominated at the ceremony, we take a dive into Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin starring 4 Oscar-nominated performances from Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, and Barry Keoghan, Todd Field's Best Picture...
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Babylon, Empire of Light, and The Fabelmans
This week we sit down to discuss three Oscar-nominated films about film from three Oscar-winning directors; Damien Chazelle's epic: Babylon starring Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, Sam Mendes' Empire of Light with Olivia Colman and Michael Ward, and Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical family...
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Avatar: The Way of Water, Glass Onion, and Aftersun
AFTERSUN review begins: 51:35 AVATAR reviews begins: 1:13:00 GLASS ONION review begins: 1:35:32 (spoilers between 1:47:45-1:54:15) In our first episode of 2023, and after a long break, we're back to discuss the biggest film of 2022, James Cameron's sci-fi epic sequel to his 2009 record-breaker...
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
We're back to discuss the newest instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Lewis also reviews The Banshees of Inisherin (I'm not spell-checking that) and The Menu!
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The Woman King, Smile, and Black Adam
This week we sit down to discuss all the news we missed in October, and all the films we watched in October. But the main events are Gina Prince-Bythewood's historical epic The Woman King starring Viola Davis, Sam tackles the latest horror box-office hit Smile, and Lewis talks about Dwanye 'The...
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Halloween Ends - Late Halloween Special
Jordan-Luke McDonald returns to the pod to discuss the final instalment of David Gordon Green's Halloween reboot trilogy in our late Halloween special. Sam discusses a horror marathon that included the likes of The Thing, The Shining and The Exorcist and the subject of Marvel fatigue is yet again...
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Avatar, Blonde, and Don't Worry Darling
After a month hiatus, we are back to discuss everything we missed in September. Any news including Disney's annual D23 convention, our picks for the next James Bond. We get into Crimes of the Future, Jaws, E.T., Man God, 3000 Years of Longing, and a whole host of other classics, but the main…
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NOPE and Bullet Train
After a long break, we have a lot to discuss so join us to enjoy all the news out of San Diego Comic-Con, and get into the Warner Bros Discovery debacle with Batgirl. After that, it's finally time for Sam and Lewis to take a look at Jordan Peele's hotly-anticipated third film, the sci-fi horror...
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Episode 100 - Desert Island DVDs 2
HAPPY 100TH EPISODE EVERYONE! Thank you to all who've supported us over the last 2 and a bit years! We celebrate our centenary of episodes with a special ep where we each select 5 films and 3 TV shows to bring with us to a desert island with us (which is a completely original idea and not at all...
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Elvis
We're back! At long last! We tackle the mammoth that is Baz Luhrmann's Elvis which features Austin Butler as 'The King' and Sam takes a look at The Black Phone, a new Blumhouse horror starring Ethan Hawke. Aside from this, we have mini-reviews of Jurassic World Dominion, Lightyear, Good Luck to...
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MEN (w/ Ethan Simmie)
Ethan Simmie of the 24 Minutes of A24 podcast joins Sam to discuss Alex Garland's new folk horror MEN, as well as the A24 brand and catalogue in general! Find Ethan on twitter at @EthanSimmie and his podcast at @24minutesofA24 TIMESTAMPS: A24 discussion: 0:54-14:55 What We've Watched (including...
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Top Gun: Maverick and Obi-Wan Kenobi
Sam and Lewis discuss the new blockbuster smash Top Gun: Maverick, a legacy sequel to the 80s classic (though not considered as much by the members of this podcast) starring Tom Cruise as the iconic Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. There's a look at Obi-Wan Kenobi, a new Disney+ series that attempts to...
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Everything Everywhere All At Once
Lewis and a very ill Sam look at one of the most critically acclaimed films of recent times, Everything Everywhere All At Once, a new film from Daniels starring Michelle Yeoh! We also discuss some new Disney news (including She-Hulk), Doctor Who, Cannes, and rapping. Timestamps: What we've…
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Doctor Strange 2 and Moon Knight
Journey with us into the multiverse of madness (and moon-ness?)! We look at two new additions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness and Moon Knight starring Oscar Isaac. Sam goes into great detail about the New French Extremity, which...
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and Benedetta
In our first in-person recording, we tackle The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, the new Cage-in-a-Cage action-comedy, and Lewis looks at Paul Verhoeven's new drama Benedetta. We also discuss the large number of films we've seen recently including Eraserhead, Breathless, Spirited Away, The...
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The Northman
Follow us on our journey of revenge as we tackle Robert Eggers' new Viking epic The Northman starring Alexander Skarsgaard, Nicole Kidman and Anya Taylor-Joy. Lewis also gives a review of new Netflix LGBT+ coming-of-age series Heartstopper, based on a successful graphic novel, and Sam gives his...
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The Godfather Trilogy
Sam rambles his way through his first-time thoughts on Francis Ford Coppola's legendary Godfather trilogy (which turns 50 this year), whilst Lewis recalls his own opinions and compares the mob classics to Scorsese's Goodfellas. We look at the new directors cut of the third installment, The...
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March-April Roundup!
We're back! And at last, awards are out of the conversation! Prepare for quickfire 5 minute reviews of everything we haven't had time to review over the last month. We tackle Turning Red, X, The Worst Person in the World, The Phantom of the Open, Apollo 10 1/2, The Nan Movie, Ali & Ava and (now...
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Alternative Oscars 2022: Winners
We announce the winners of the 2022 Now Showing Alternative Oscars! Thank you to everyone that voted, and congratulations to the winners!
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Morbius, Sonic 2 and Moon Knight
Lewis and Sam discuss two new cinema releases, Sony's newest instalment into their universe of Spider-Man side characters, and the new sequel to the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog adaptation, as well as the first episode of new Disney+ MCU series Moon Knight starring Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke.
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2022 Oscars Reactions
The 94th Academy Awards finally happened! After months of discussing possible nominees, possible wins and upsets, the ceremony has happened and given us our fair share to talk about; from the slap and the awful jokes that defined this year's Ceremony to the Oscars themselves, we take a deep dive...
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2022 Oscar Predictions
Our final predictions! We look through all the big categories at this years Oscars and give our predictions and personal picks. Sam also talks for 20 minutes about old movies. Apologies for Sam's mic.
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Alternative Oscars 2022: Our Picks
JL joins us to run through all of our personal choices for the 2022 Alternative Oscars! Apologies for Sam's audio in the first 12 minutes.
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Alternative Oscars 2022: Nominations
Jordan-Luke McDonald joins us to announce the nominations for the 2022 Now Showing Alternative Oscars, voted for by you! We announce all 23 categories, and have a brief discussion about the nominees.*
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The Batman spoiler discussion (w/Neil Vagg)
We're joined by the wonderful podcaster, critic and comic expert Neil Vagg to look once again at The Batman; here we discuss all our spoiler-ey thoughts, but don't fret if you haven't seen it yet! In the first hour we discuss our favourite Batman movies, what we've watched and do another brief...
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First Look: The Batman (Spoiler-free)
We have seen The Batman! We give our immediate and spoiler-free thoughts on Matt Reeves' new take on the caped crusader. No other films, no guff, just our reviews (and Loose Women).
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Uncharted and Death on the Nile
Sam and Lewis look at Tom Holland-led action flick Uncharted, based on the popular game series, and Kenneth Branagh's second adaptation of Agatha Christie's Poirot, Death on the Nile. Also talk of Superbowl trailers, Amy Schumer and The Beatles.
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2022 Oscar Nominations Reactions
Sam and Lewis discuss the surprises, the disappointments, the locks and the snubs from the 2022 Oscar nominations! Sam also gives mini-reviews of CODA, Passing, Being the Ricardos and The Lost Daughter.
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Moonfall, Jackass Forever and The Eyes of Tammy Faye
After dealing with the fury of a lost episode, Sam and Lewis take on disaster movie Moonfall, new heartfelt Jackass installment "Jackass Forever" and the Oscar-nominated biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye starring Jessica Chastain.
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Drive My Car
A very tired Sam and a slightly drunk Lewis look at Ryusuke Hamaguchi's new drama Drive My Car, which is currently the frontrunner for Best International Feature Film at the upcoming Oscars! Sam also goes into great detail about his unusual cinema experience.
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Belfast and Nightmare Alley
Sam and Lewis delve into Kenneth Branaugh's new semi-autobiographical drama Belfast, about a young boy growing up in the Troubles, and Nightmare Alley, Guillermo del Toro's new noir crime thriller starring Bradley Cooper about a carny with a useful skill. Also talk of Pinocchio and Snow White!
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Scream and The Tragedy of Macbeth
In a painfully Sam-heavy episode, we (Sam) look at the newest installment in the Scream franchise, as well as the series overall, and we both look at The Tragedy of Macbeth, Joel Coen's adaptation of the legendary Shakespeare play, and discuss how accessible it is for the average Joe! We (Sam)…
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Licorice Pizza and Titane
We discuss two massive films that Lewis loves dearly, Paul Thomas Anderson's newest creation Licorice Pizza starring Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman and Julia Ducournau's erotic body-horror madness Titane starring Agathe Rousselle. We also look in some length at the latest Golden Globes, including…
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Don't Look Up
We look at Adam McKay's new enviro-comedy Don't Look Up starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence but not before reviewing Hawkeye, discussing Spider-Man: No Way Home's Oscar chances, discussing the disconnect between viewers and awards movies and fairly in-depth reviews of The Exorcist,...
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Now Showing Awards 2021 (Part 2)
In this grand end-of-year special Sam and Lewis look back and give awards for the best films they've reviewed in 2021, both classics and new releases! From The Big Lebowski and Romeo + Juliet to Spider-Man and Nomadland, the best actors, directors, films and more all get credit! In part 2 we look...
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Now Showing Awards 2021 (Part 1)
In this grand end-of-year special Sam and Lewis look back and give awards for the best films they've reviewed in 2021, both classics and new releases! From The Big Lebowski and Romeo + Juliet to Spider-Man and Nomadland, the best actors, directors, films and more all get credit! Part one covers…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
This is it! The big one! Sam and Lewis take a deep dive into Spider-Man: No Way Home, the biggest superhero blockbuster of the year. Spoiler-free review starts at 00:20:30 Spoiler section begins at 00:50:40
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West Side Story
Hola! We look at West Side Story, the new Spielberg adaptation of the classic musical, and compare it to the acclaimed 1961 version. We also discuss Resident Evil, Disney's aversion to adult content and much more. Thanks for 2000 listens!
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House of Gucci and The Power of the Dog
We discuss big new release House of Gucci, the newest Ridley Scott film starring Jared Leto and his ridiculous Italian accent; we also look at Netflix drama The Power of the Dog directed by Jane "The Champion" Campion; Scooby Doo this Crap!
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King Richard and tick...tick...BOOM!
Todays two films are connected by the praise their leading actor has received recently! Firstly King Richard, a heartfelt biopic that centres in on the life of Richard Williams, tennis coach and father of the Williams sisters, which has led some to say that the Best Actor Oscar is already in the...
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