Double Reel Film Podcast

The monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. James Adamson is a slightly obsessive armchair fan, giving you his take on the world of cinema. So are his co hosts: James Adamson, his imaginatively named son, and Alan Bayles, a sci fi author, fellow film nerd and fellow Sunderland fan. As well as a look at news, new releases and how we’re fitting in movie watching with our busy exciting lives, we look into classic films we haven't seen yet and overlooked hidden gems you need to see, ask remakes to justify their existence or be wiped from history and offer parole hearings to bad films that need to be remade to fix their flaws.

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Episodes

Double Reel Special Edition September 2020: Reel One

Double Reel returns with a special edition packed with bonus content for those of you in need of more in depth nerdy film chat. This is the director's cut of the special guest conversation from Episode 5, in which the Adamsons dissect the feud between Spike Lee and Tarantino, and wider issues of diversity in Hollywood and beyond. The extended version is so extended that we've had to cut this into two parts. This is the first part of the discussion, and part two is available to download straight ...

Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 22 min

Double Reel Episode 5 Part 2: Strange Days, Kurosawa’s Mask of the Black Death, Island of Dr Moreau (1996)

The second reel of your monthly podcast magazine full of top quality nerdy film content, including: The concluding part of the Adamsons discussing diversity and race in Hollywood; the Hidden Gem feature which looks at why Kathryn Bigelow's masterful Strange Days didn't achieve the success it deserved; The One That Got Away, featuring Akira Kurosawa's unrealised project The Mask of the Black Death; a Remake Hatewatch of the notorious 1996 version of The Island of Dr Moreau; and possibly a Marvel-...

Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 19 min

Double Reel Episode 5, Part 1: Tenet, David Cronenberg’s Crash, Spike Lee vs QT

The latest edition of the monthly podcast magazine for the discerning film nerd, published in two parts with an intermission for that old school cinema experience. In Reel 1: a round up of a month in the life of a busy film nerd, including going to see Christopher Nolan's new film TENET at the IMAX; a look at the classic but highly controversial David Cronenberg's Crash, and the first part of the Adamson's discussing Spike Lee's feud with Quentin Tarantino and wider issues of diversity in Hollyw...

Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 12 min

Double Reel Special Edition August 2020

Special bonus content for you nerdy completists out there, featuring the Director's Cut of the special guest conversation that featured in Episode 4 of the main podcast. Here is the uninterrupted and very slightly longer version of the Adamsons remembering the very mixed selection of films they were shown at school.

Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 11 min

Double Reel Episode 4, Part 2: Angel Heart, Watership Down, Point Break (2015)

The second reel of your favourite monthly podcast magazine for the discerning film nerd. Coming up in this episode: - The concluding part of the Adamsons talking about the films they were shown in school; - This month's Hidden Gem feature on Alan Parker's Angel Heart; - The One That Got Away, looking at David Fincher's unrealised Captain Nemo project; - A remake hatewatch of the 2015 version of Point Break.

Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 15 min

Double Reel Episode 4, Part 1: Queen & Slim, Inception, Let The Right One In

The monthly podcast magazine for film nerds returns, with two generous helpings of movie chat. In the first reel we cover: - A round up of the month in the life of a busy film nerd; - Listener messages; - A classic film James took time out to watch instead of watching the same old things on TV - 2008's Swedish vampire film Let The Right One In; - The first part of the special guest interview, James Adamson in Conversation With James Adamson. This month the Adamsons are discussing films they were...

Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 8 min

Double Reel Special Edition July 2020 - part 2

Special bonus episode from the Double Reel podcast, with the concluding part of the Adamsons' Oscar chat, director's cut. Only another hour to go, brave podcast nerds!

Jul 28, 2020•58 min

Double Reel Special Edition July 2020 - part 1

The monthly podcast magazine for film nerds is here again with some bonus content. "James Adamson in Conversation with James Adamson was great this month," you say? "It sounds like there was a lot more to say on those topics, I'd love to hear what else they discussed," you say? Well, this is the bonus podcast episode for you. The director's cut of the Oscar conversation is now available - and it's so extended it's in two parts. Here's part one.

Jul 28, 2020•1 hr 46 min

Double Reel Episode 3, Part 2: The Duellists, The Oscars, Ghostbusters (2016)

The concluding part of this month's podcast magazine for the discerning film nerd. The rest of the bumper selection of features presented for your enjoyment include: - The concluding part of James Adamson in Conversation with James Adamson - The Hidden Gem feature, uncovering Ridley Scott's lesser known debut feature The Duellists - The One That Got Away, an in-depth look at a film project that never made it to the screen. This month: David Cronenberg's Total Recall - Remake Hatewatch, aiming so...

Jul 18, 2020•1 hr 6 min

Double Reel Episode 3, Part 1: Parasite, The Old Guard, Les Diaboliques

Part 1 of this month's nerdy film podcast. Brought to you in its usual magazine format, it's packed full to the brim with features, including: - A round up of a month in the life of a busy film nerd, including a trip to a drive in cinema - A look at a classic film James made time to watch - 1955 French suspense classic Les Diaboliques - The first part of special guest interview - James Adamson in Conversation with James Adamson - Readers' letters

Jul 18, 2020•1 hr 13 min

Double Reel Special Edition June 2020

A special bonus episode, for the completist who wants to listen to the extended "Director's Cut" of the guest interview from episode 2, "James Adamson In Conversation With James Adamson." All the best bits are in the main episode but you earn the title of nerdiest listener if you go to the trouble of also listening to this version.

Jun 23, 2020•56 min

Double Reel Episode 2, Part 2: A Scanner Darkly, Batman Vs Superman, A Monkey’s Tale

This month's edition of the monthly magazine podcast for film nerds reaches its big finale, and first up it's the second half of James Adamson in conversation with James Adamson. Also featured in this episode: A Hidden Gem, namely Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly; A look at Quentin Tarantino's unrealised Silver Surfer project; Remake Hatewatch - James explains why Italian Job 2003 should never have happened.

Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 10 min

Double Reel Episode 2, Part 1: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Punch Drunk Love, The American

Second episode of the nerdy podcast film magazine. This month's edition has been split into two parts to allow room for more content for your grateful ears. In part 1: - A round up of films I watched this month in between nappy changes and Zoom quiz nights - A look at a classic film I finally got round to watching: PT Anderson's Punch Drunk Love - Part 1 of a special guest interview - Listeners have their say

Jun 19, 2020•53 min

Double Reel Episode 1: Extraction, Lady Vengeance, Blow Out

Greetings film nerds - this is where it all began on Double Reel - on episode 1 the content is great but I was still learning the ropes and the sound and presentation are a bit basic. Stick with it, we get better as we go on! First episode of a monthly film podcast by a film nerd who doesn't know any better than you but hopes you're running out of things to listen to. James Adamson is a slightly obsessive armchair fan, giving you his take on the world of cinema. He takes a look at an underrated ...

May 18, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 1

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