Continuing Issue 72 of the monthly magazine podcast of the discerning film nerd. This is the Remakes Tribunal and still on the theme of courtroom and legal films. Our Remake on Trial asks if there was a good reason for David Mamet to update a 1940s film of an Edwardian court case with 1999's The Winslow Boy. Then have our toughest case yet on the Parole Board: is there any way, any way at all, to redeem or improve the infamous Madonna-led "erotic" "thriller" Body of Evidence? This Issue's Double...
May 09, 2026•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 124
Continuing Issue 72 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is Classics and Hidden Gems, where we catch up with a great film one of us hasn't seen before and tell you about a lesser-known film you should check out. Our theme this month is Legal and Courtoom films and for our Classic, Alan finds out whether he can handle the truth when he finally watches A Few Good Men. Then we try and make the case for you to watch the 2019 true life drama Dark Waters. Double Reel Mont...
May 02, 2026•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 123
Issue 72 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd starts here. First up is Double Reel Monthly, discussing news, new releases, new and notable films we've watched recently and the latest in our annual projects for 2026. Next week we'll bring you Classics and Hidden Gems, the week after is the Remakes Tribunal and we'll finish off with a Spotlight episode with a special guest. Check out Alan's author page here: Alan Bayles Author And check out physical media reviews on our You...
Apr 25, 2026•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 122
A special episode of Double Reel while you're waiting for the next issue of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. We were very excited to get a special guest on the pod, writer-director Ben Barlow who is here to talk about his new film Lurking, which will be out later this year. We talk about Ben's career to date and outlook on filmmaking and then he gives us the lowdown on his new film, the various innovations and surprises in it and his excellent cast and team. He also tre...
Apr 20, 2026•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 121
Concluding Issue 71 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. Now it's the Remakes Tribunal where we put two more films up for judgement, both from 1986 and having their 40th anniversary. For our remake on trial we ask whether the 80s update of 50s sci fi classic Invaders from Mars deserves to exist. Then we have a parole hearing for a film in movie jail to see it it can be rehabilitated with a remake. This time Alan seeks to repeal the grave injustice done to the infamous bo...
Apr 14, 2026•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 120
Continuing Issue 71 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. Now it's Classics and Hidden Gems, where we talk about a highly-regarded film we've only just got round to watching and pick out a lesser-known film we think you should try out. The theme is films from 1986 having their 40th anniversary and for our Classic James finally watched the Jim Henson/David Bowie mashup Labyrinth. Then for our Hidden Gem we offer up a double dose of nostalgia with Tough Guys. The first part...
Apr 05, 2026•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 119
Kicking off Issue 71 of Double Reel, the monthly magazine for the discerning film nerd. This is Double Reel Monthly, with a look at news, new releases, notable films we've watched this month and the latest in our annual projects. The next part of the issue will be Classics and Hidden Gems, including films of 1986 having their 40th anniversary. The Remakes Tribunal will follow that on the same theme. Check out Alan's author page here: Alan Bayles Author And check our YouTube show reviewing films ...
Mar 27, 2026•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 118
Concluding Issue 70 of Double Reel, the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This part is a Spotlight on famed Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, featuring special guest Deborah Fox. We talk about how we found Bong in the first place and what his films mean to us, and focus on his Oscar winning Parasite and his follow up Mickey 17. All other parts of Issue 70 are already out, and Issue 71 will be here on March 25th. Check out Deborah's author page: D E Fox Author And check out phys...
Mar 18, 2026•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 117
Continuing Issue 70 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. Now it's the Remakes Tribunal putting two more films up for judgement and continuing our Dirty Cops theme. First up a remake on trial, asking if Blue Streak was right to reboot an old British caper film and deserves to exist. Then we have a parole hearing for a film that didn't work the first time. Would a remake fix the many problems with John Patrick McDonagh's War on Everyone? The first parts of the issue are al...
Mar 11, 2026•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 116
Continuing Issue 70 of Double Reel, the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is Classics and Hidden Gems, and our theme for this issue is dirty cops. First up for our Classic, Alan finally gets round to watching Denzel Washington's Oscar winning turn in Training Day. For our Hidden Gem, we tell you why you should check out the intense 1990 thriller Internal Affairs. Part one of this issue, Double Reel Monthly is already available for download and next week we bring you the...
Mar 04, 2026•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 115
Double Reel is the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd, and Issue 70 starts here. First up is Double Reel monthly with a look at news, new releases, new and notable films we've watched this month and our annual project films. New cinema releases we review include Marty Supreme and No Other Choice and we've got some new streaming films for you as well - Dust Bunny, Wrecking Crew and The Rip. Alan also takes a look at modern classic Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Then for...
Feb 25, 2026•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 114
Concluding Issue 69 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is a Spotlight on the supreme cinema stylist Michael Mann, and returning guest Calum from the Screen 1 Film Podcast helps us break down his unique filmmaking. We take a close look at the indisputed classic heist epic Heat from 1995, and the much more disputed but endlessly fascinating 2006 reboot of Miami Vice. The other three parts of Issue 69 are available to download now, and Issue 70 will be along on Febru...
Feb 15, 2026•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 113
Continuing Issue 69 of Double Reel, the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is the Remakes Tribunal where we put two films up for judgement. Firstly a remake of a well-known film where we ask if it deserves to exist and how it compares to the original - this issue we continue our Westerns theme with True Grit, the Coen Brothers' new version of the 1969 John Wayne film. Then we offer a Parole Hearing to a film that didn't work the first time - the troubled 2015 production ...
Feb 08, 2026•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 112
Continuing Issue 69 of Double Reel, the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is Classics and Hidden Gems and the theme for this month is Westerns. We're joined by special guest David Bayles (Alan's brother), and first up for our Classic Alan and I finally sit down to watch the iconic John Ford/John Wayne epic The Searchers. Then we tell you about a lesser known western that deserves your attention - the Aussie-American hybrid Quigley Down Under starring Tom Selleck. Double...
Feb 01, 2026•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 111
Continuing Issue 69 of Double Reel, the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. In this second slice of Double Reel Monthly we talk about the new and notable films we watched recently: Song Sung Blue, Train Dreams, Avatar Fire and Ash, Goodbye June, Spinal Tap II The End Continues, Wake Up Dead Man and Citizen Kane. We also unveil our new film watching projects for 2026. Alan is watching foreign language sci fi films starting with Metropolis, and James wants to get the most out of...
Jan 25, 2026•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 110
Here's Issue 69 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. Double Reel Monthly was such an epic that we've had to split it into two parts, starting with the highly prestigious* 5th Annual Double Reel Awards for excellence and otherwise in 2025. Find out our picks for best acting performances, best films, who had the best year, worst decision, worst film and more besides. The rest of Double Reel Monthly will drop in a couple of days and Classics and Hidden Gems will follow a we...
Jan 22, 2026•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 109
Thought Christmas was over? Think again. Whether you love Christmas and you're trying to keep it going or you've had enough for one year and you want to exorcise the spirit, we've got a January treat for you. Returning guest and author Deborah Fox joins Alan and James to talk about alternative Christmas films. In Krampus a terrifying spirit from the old country punishes those who don't respect the festive season; and in Violent Night Santa Claus is drunk, embittered and on the verge of quitting ...
Jan 16, 2026•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 108
Continuing Issue 68 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is the Remakes Tribunal putting two films up for judgement, as part of our Sword and Sorcery Month. First we ask if the 2025 remake of Red Sonja deserves to exist or should be wiped from film history. Then we offer a parole hearing to a film that didn't work the first time to see if a remake would fix its problems. For this issue it's the 1987 oddity Masters of the Universe. Check out Alan's author page here: ...
Jan 07, 2026•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 104
Continuing Issue 68 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. Now it's Classics and Hidden Gems, where we catch up with a film one or both of us hasn't seen before and tell you about a lesser known film you should check out. Our theme is Sword and Sorcery (sort of) and for our Classic we talk about Ghibli's excellent Princess Mononoke. For our Hidden Gem we check out Antonio Banderas in The 13th Warrior and ask if it deserves more airtime and love. Double Reel Monthly is alre...
Dec 31, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 103
Our Kurosawa episode had an upload fault so we're giving it to you again, this time restored with the whole conversation. Still featuring the insights of Cam Sully from the excellent Jacked Up Review Podcast.
Dec 29, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 107
The latest issue of Double Reel, the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is Double Reel Monthly, covering news, new releases, reviews of new films we've watched and the last parts of our annual projects. Next week we'll continue the issue with Classics and Hidden Gems. Check out Alan's author page here: https://www.facebook.com/AlanBaylesWriter And our YouTube show celebrating physical media, Maximum Disc is here: https://www.youtube.com/@DoubleReelFilm...
Dec 24, 2025•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 106
Issue 67 concludes with a special Spotlight episode featuring Cam Sully from the excellent Jacked Up Review Show. Today we take a closer look at one of the all time great filmmakers, Japanese cinematic titan Akira Kurosawa. We look across his whole career with particular attention to 1963's High and Low and 1985's Ran. Check out the Jacked Up Review Show podcast here: https://linktr.ee/JURSPodcast And check out our YouTube show Maximum Disc here: https://www.youtube.com/@DoubleReelFilm/playlists...
Dec 16, 2025•40 min•Ep. 105
Issue 67 continues with the Remakes Tribunal. First we put a Remake on Trial and ask whether there was any justification for a new version of the Krays story with 2015's Legend. Then we offer a Parole hearing to a film which failed and is currently languishing in movie jail. Would a remake fix the problems in the John Woo/Nic Cage war film Windtalkers? Check out Alan's author page here: https://www.facebook.com/AlanBaylesWriter And check out our YouTube show Maximum Disc here: https://www.youtub...
Dec 09, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 100
Continuing Issue 67 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is Classics and Hidden Gems where we catch up with a great film one of us hasn't seen before, and then tell you the audience why you should check out a lesser known film which deserves your time. Our theme for this Issue is films based on true stories, and our Classic is the Oscar winning historical drama 12 Years A Slave. The Hidden Gem we want to tell you about is the 2005 film The World's Fastest Indian. Pa...
Dec 02, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 102
Issue 67 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. We start with Double Reel Monthly, and news, new releases, reviews of new and notable films we've watched including I Swear, Frankenstein, Relay, How to Train Your Dragon (2025) and The Children's Hour. We also discuss the latest in our film projects for the year: Hitchcock's Family Plot and Kurosawa's Sanjuro. Next week will bring Classics and Hidden Gems, and the following week will be The Remakes Tribunal. Check out Alan's...
Nov 25, 2025•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 101
Closing Issue 66 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. Our final part is a special spotlight episode featuring regular co-host Alan and returning guest Deborah Fox. We look at the colourful career of Ray Harryhausen and his legendary stop motion visual effects which livened up our childhoods. The episode focuses on two of his most famous films, Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans. Deborah is campaigning for Breast Cancer Awareness, check out their site here: h...
Nov 14, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 98
Continuing Issue 66 of the monthly magazine podcast of the discerning film nerd. Our theme is still Stephen King so we're putting two more adaptations of his stories up for scrutiny in the Remakes Tribunal. Our Remake on Trial is 2022's Firestarter - is there any justification for this new version? Then we have a Parole hearing for a film that didn't work the first time to see if a remake would fix its problems - 2017's disastrous the Dark Tower. This Issue's Double Reel Monthly and Classics &am...
Nov 07, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 99
Issue 66 Continues with Classics and Hidden Gems. It's the spooky season as Halloween hits and winter approaches, so we've got in the spirit with Stephen King month. For our Classic, Alan finally braces himself to watch Misery and THAT scene. For our Hidden Gem we tell you why you should check the other King/Bates collaboration, Dolores Claiborne. The first part of the issue Double Reel Monthly is already out and the next part the Remakes Tribunal will follow next week. Check out Alan's author p...
Oct 31, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 97
Issue 66 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is the first part Double Reel Monthly, with news, new releases, reviews of new and notable films we've watched and our annual projects. New films include One Battle After Another, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Caught Stealing and John Candy: I Like Me. We also catch up on some recent releases including Wolf Man, Karate Kid Legends and Elio, and Alan talks about an old classic he caught up with: 1961's Judgement at Nuremb...
Oct 24, 2025•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 96
Concluding Issue 65 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. It's still comedy month and now it's the Remakes Tribunal, putting bad filmmaking on trial. First up we put a remake in the dock and ask if it deserves to exist: this month it's Rat Race, an unofficial remake of 1963's It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Then we have a parole hearing for a film which didn't work the first time and ask if a remake would fix its problems. This month we look at the disastrous Bruce Willis v...
Oct 09, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 95
