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Cinema Callback

Tv & Film

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 85

Cinema Callback is a voicemail-based film podcast hosted by Andy and Michael, two lifelong movie lovers . Each week they exchange voice messages dissecting cult classics, hidden gems, and new releases. From horror to noir, indie to blockbusters, it’s an honest, playful take on cinema’s best (and weirdest). New episodes weekly. Listener voicemails welcome link in our bio to join the WhatsApp group. Join the conversation! follow the link to our private chat - https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dw4nS1aaY6t8vEkL9OlNx5 to leave voice notes, share thoughts on movies discussed or suggest movies.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - Film Reviews
21/01/2026
#95
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Film Reviews
20/01/2026
#63
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Film Reviews
20/07/2025
#77
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Film Reviews
19/07/2025
#53
🇫🇷 France - Film Reviews
14/05/2025
#92

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The Panic in Needle Park (1971)

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 • Duration 01:08:41

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss The Panic in Needle Park (1971), Jerry Schatzberg’s raw, unsentimental portrait of addiction and dependency in early-70s New York, starring Al Pacino and Kitty Winn.

Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s stripped back realism, its immersion in street level life, and how it resists moralising or narrative comfort. They explore Pacino’s early star presence, Kitty Winn’s devastating performance, and how the film frames romance as something slowly hollowed out by need rather than melodrama.

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Scarecrow (1973)

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 • Duration 01:43:36

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss Scarecrow (1973), Jerry Schatzberg’s tender, wandering road movie starring Al Pacino and Gene Hackman as two drifters moving across America with little more than dreams and unresolved pasts.

Through the show’s voice-note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s loose, episodic structure and how it lets character take precedence over plot. They explore the evolving friendship between Pacino and Hackman, the way masculinity is expressed through vulnerability and performance, and how the film quietly dismantles the myth of the American Dream without ever announcing its intentions.

They also discuss the film’s tonal shifts from humour to devastation, its humanist perspective, and why Scarecrow remains a deeply affecting, often overlooked entry in 1970s American cinema.

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Film Club Watch-Along: Scarecrow (1973), The Panic in Needle Park (1971), Trust (1990), Possum (2018)

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 • Duration 01:45

This is a quick film-club preview of the next four Cinema Callback episodes.

We’ll be covering Scarecrow (1973), The Panic in Needle Park (1971), Trust (1990), and Possum (2018). , so if you want to watch along, now’s the time — and then check out the episodes when they drop.

Scarecrow - 13/01/2026

The Panic in Needle Park - 20/01/2026

Trust - 27/01/2026

Possum - 04/02/2026

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The Firm (1993)

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 • Duration 01:52:22

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss The Firm (1993), Sydney Pollack’s slick legal thriller starring Tom Cruise at the peak of his early-90s stardom. What begins as a glossy story of professional success slowly reveals itself as a paranoid nightmare about power, control, and the cost of getting exactly what you want.

Through the show’s voice-note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s shifting tone from aspirational career fantasy to claustrophobic conspiracy and how Cruise’s star persona is used to lure both the character and the audience into a false sense of security. They explore the film’s depiction of institutions that feel benevolent until they don’t, and how its Southern setting adds to the sense of unease beneath the polish.

They also discuss how The Firm reflects 90s anxieties around corporate loyalty and upward mobility, why its slow-burn structure still works, and whether its thriller mechanics hold up in an era far more cynical about money, work, and authority.

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28 Years Later (2025)

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 • Duration 02:08:44

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss 28 Years Later, the long-gestating return to Danny Boyle’s infected Britain and what it means to revisit a world that once defined post-millennium horror.

Through the show’s voice-note conversation format, the hosts talk about how the film reframes rage, survival, and collapse through the lens of time, aging, and generational trauma. They explore whether the film evolves the original’s feral energy or deliberately cools it into something more reflective, and how Britain itself feels changed socially, politically, and emotionally since 28 Days Later first hit screens.

They also discuss the risks of legacy sequels, the weight of cultural memory, and whether 28 Years Later earns its existence by saying something new or by letting the past echo loudly enough on its own.

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That They May Face the Rising Sun (2023)

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 • Duration 01:36:28

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss That They May Face the Rising Sun (2023), the quietly powerful Irish film adapted from John McGahern’s novel. Set in rural Ireland, the film observes everyday life, community bonds, and the passing of time with a patient, unshowy eye.

Through the show’s voice-note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s observational style, its relationship to Irish identity, and how it finds drama in stillness rather than plot. They also discuss how the adaptation handles McGahern’s work, and why the film’s restraint makes it such a distinctive piece of Irish cinema.

Spoilers throughout.

🎧 Cinema Callback — where movies call you back.

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Faraway, So Close! (1993)

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 • Duration 01:03:12

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael turn their attention to Faraway, So Close! (1993), Wim Wenders’ follow-up to Wings of Desire. Continuing the story of angels observing human life in Berlin, the film shifts tone, scale, and ambition — raising questions about freedom, consequence, and what it really means to be human.

Using the show’s voice-note conversation format, the two hosts trade thoughts on how the sequel expands Wenders’ ideas, its visual style, political backdrop, and how it compares to the quiet poetry of the original film. They also discuss whether Faraway, So Close! works best as a companion piece or as its own, stranger continuation.

Spoilers throughout.

🎧 Cinema Callback — where movies call you back.

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Warfare (2025)

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 • Duration 01:09:31

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael dive into Warfare (2025), Alex Garland’s tense, grounded drama built around real-world military events and the political fallout surrounding them. We look at how Garland handles the material, the performances that carry the film, and the film’s commentary on loyalty, power, and the human cost of conflict.

As always, the episode is built around our voice-note conversation format, where we trade messages back and forth and unpack the film’s details, themes, and moments that stood out.

Perfect for anyone looking for deeper context, analysis, and discussion of one of 2025’s most talked-about releases.

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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 • Duration 01:27:29

Andy and Michael swap voice notes as they explore The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024), the moving documentary about Norwegian gamer Mats Steen — known online as “Ibelin”. Stricken by Duchenne muscular dystrophy and confined to a wheelchair, Mats found escape, purpose and connection within the world of World of Warcraft.

Through interviews, archive footage and animated recreations of his in-game life, the film shows how a community of strangers became something more — a support system, a friendship network, a chosen family.

In this episode, the hosts talk about the film’s emotional power, the importance of online communities, and what it says about isolation, identity and belonging in the digital age.

🎧 Cinema Callback — where movies call you back.

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Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 • Duration 01:54:24

Michael and Andy are back in each other’s voice notes — but this week they’re dodging slow-motion doves, leather jackets, and John Woo explosions as they dive into Mission: Impossible 2 (2000).

In this episode, the lads break down that wild tonal shift, the stunt-heavy insanity, the operatic melodrama, and whether the movie’s style-over-sense approach secretly makes it the most fun entry in the franchise. They debate:

Did Tom Cruise reinvent Ethan Hunt too hard, too soon?
Is Woo’s over-the-top action misunderstood or just mental?
And… is MI2 actually better than people remember?

All discussed through their trademark back-and-forth voice-note format, full of tangents, rants, and accidental comedy as the boys relive the most chaotic film in the series.

Perfect for fans of action cinema, franchise deep-dives, and extremely unserious film analysis.

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