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Weekly deep dives into your favourite films with Lily Austin and James Brailsford.
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Knives Out returns
Season 6 · Episode 13
mardi 2 décembre 2025 • Duration 50:11
You may not have clocked it, given the lack of fanfare, but the third installment of Knives Out was released last week. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will only be in cinemas for 2 weeks, before moving to Netflix, but is it worth catching on the big screen? We also discuss WGA and SAG renegotiations which will be taking place in 2026. Is another strike on the cards?
References
For horror fans: The Knickel Cinema
The Odyssey cinema in St Albans
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Edited by Lily Austin
Original music by James Brailsford
Logo design by Alfie Garland
RE-RELEASE: What turns a bad movie into a cult classic?
Season 6 · Episode 12
mardi 25 novembre 2025 • Duration 01:01:50
This we’re revisiting one of our most popular early episodes, where we did the unthinkable and willingly watched the worst films ever made (allegedly). The hit list includes Howard the Duck, Mommie Dearest and, of course, The Room, along with our own submission, the apex of Roger Moore’s career, North Sea Hijack, in an attempt to figure out what it takes to achieve cult bad status.
References
Howard the Duck: An Oral History by Caseen Gaines for thedecider.com
How George Lucas’ Howard the Duck movie made The Matrix possible by K. Thor Jensen
Mommie Dearest at 40: the derided camp classic that deserves a closer look by Guy Lodge for The Guardian
The Room: how the worst movie ever became a Hollywood legend as bizarre as its creator by Aja Romano
Tommy Wiseau breaks down a scene from The Disaster Artist
BTS from The Room
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Edited by Lily Austin
Original music by James Brailsford
Logo design by Alfie Garland
Disney's boy trouble
Season 6 · Episode 3
mardi 16 septembre 2025 • Duration 57:23
Disney is struggling to appeal to Gen Z men, according at a Variety article. Is original IP the answer?
This past weekend saw the release of The Golden Spurtle, a documentary about the world porridge-making contest. We discuss this and other delightfully absurd documentaries that have nothing to do with missing girls.
And James delivers a Nolan progress report following the The Odyssey's shoot wrap.
References
Christopher Nolan loves pepperoni pizza
A trojan horse spoiler from The Odyssey
For news on the Laura Mulvey: Thinking Through Film season at the BFI, go to https://www.bfi.org.uk/
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Edited by Lily Austin
Original music by James Brailsford
Logo design by Alfie Garland
Emerald Fennel's Wuthering Heights controversy
Season 6 · Episode 2
mardi 9 septembre 2025 • Duration 54:25
Is a screen adaptation obliged to be faithful to the book? We wade into the controversy around Emerald Fennel’s forthcoming Wuthering Heights adaptation, review Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing and discuss our highlights from the Venice Film Festival - namely the premiere of Megadoc, the behind-the-scenes documentary about Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis.
References
Emerald Fennel's Wuthering Heights trailer
World of Reel’s story on the Wuthering Heights test screening
Cineworld’s 4DX Rewind
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Edited by Lily Austin
Original music by James Brailsford
Logo design by Alfie Garland
Why you haven’t heard of summer’s biggest box office hit
Season 6 · Episode 1
mardi 2 septembre 2025 • Duration 01:11:56
We return just as it comes to the end of “popcorn season” - but is that term still relevant? From lukewarm hits like F1 and Superman, to surprise ones like Weapons and KPop Demon Hunters, we compare notes about the summer’s struggling box office.
References
James’ Letterboxd (be sure to follow Groovy Movies’ too!)
Our cinema recommendation
Widescreen Weekend Film Festival
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Edited by Lily Austin
Original music by James Brailsford
Logo design by Alfie Garland
Following (1998): Christopher Nolan's first film
Season 5 · Episode 16
jeudi 24 avril 2025 • Duration 52:52
Who better to wrap the season finale with than Christopher Nolan? But it would be too easy to go for Tenet or Inception, we’re going back to where things all began, with his very first film. Made for just £6000 (!) but with all the hallmarks of his later movies, it’s a great one to watch to see where it all began.
References
The Vine’s top 10 movies made on a shoestring
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Edited by Lily Austin
Original music by James Brailsford
Logo design by Alfie Garland
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954)
Season 5 · Episode 15
jeudi 17 avril 2025 • Duration 42:02
What better way to celebrate Lily’s imminent nuptials than by watching a family musical based on a Roman legend about sexual assault? If you haven’t seen it, think Hollywood’s golden era with catchy tunes, luminous Metroscope (a rival to technicolor) and yes, some problematic gender politics. Enjoy.
References
Making-of featurette with Ruth Lee raving about corsets
An American Cinematographer article on shooting Seven Brides by George Folsey
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Edited by Lily Austin
Original music by James Brailsford
Logo design by Alfie Garland
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Season 5 · Episode 14
vendredi 11 avril 2025 • Duration 46:41
We’re feeling nostalgic for sexy sex scenes and the villainisation of single women. Enter, Fatal attraction. Prepare for spoilers as we discuss the controversy around the axing of the original ending and look back on an era where it was possible for a film to be dubbed “the zeitgeist movie of the decade.”
References
You Must Remember This podcast’s ‘Erotic 90s’ series
‘Fatal Attraction’ Oral History: Rejected Stars and a Foul Rabbit’, by Bruce Fretts for The NY Times
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Edited by Lily Austin
Original music by James Brailsford
Logo design by Alfie Garland
In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
Season 5 · Episode 13
vendredi 4 avril 2025 • Duration 36:32
If you’re in the mood for a time capsule of 1967, In The Heat Of The Night is the movie for you. We discuss how this iconic civil rights infused detective drama-cum-social thriller should have won Sidney Poitier an oscar - if only he hadn’t already won one 3 years before - and the pros and cons of deploying the camera’s zoom function.
References
Sidney Poitier on In The Heat Of The Night
‘In the Heat of the Night: The Double Bind’, essay by K. Austin Collins
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Edited by Lily Austin
Original music by James Brailsford
Logo design by Alfie Garland
Seven Samurai (1954)
Season 5 · Episode 12
jeudi 27 mars 2025 • Duration 38:01
Our run of classics continues with Akira Kurosawa’s genre-creating, hero-assembling action/comedy/drama, Seven Samurai. Don’t let the 3.5 hour runtime put you off (or watch at 2x speed - we don’t endorse this), it is considered one of the best films ever made for a reason and we discuss why. See where you can catch it below.
Where to watch
Check out this website for links to cinema screenings of Seven Samurai
References
The eventful production story of Seven Samurai by Collier Jennings on collider.com
An analysis of the opening minutes of Seven Samurai by Arttective on YouTube
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Edited by Lily Austin
Original music by James Brailsford
Logo design by Alfie Garland
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