Join the Adamsons for the latest edition of our monthly podcast magazine for film nerds. In the first reel we have reviews of new releases Dune, Spencer and The Harder They Fall; rewatch old favourite Zodiac; our latest Year of the Carpenter entry Halloween; classic gothic drama Eve's Bayou; Hidden Gem Inherent Vice; The One That Got Away - Sergio Leone's Leningrad; and a Remake Hatewatch of Miami Vice.
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 46 min
This is the music free version of Reel 2 of the podcast. For those of you who use Spotify, you can find the other version of the episode there, featuring some of the film scores and songs from movies that we discussed. The Adamsons bring you another Big Conversation in this second reel of their monthly film magazine podcast. This month we're discussing music in film. Starting with the composers who have soundtracked our greatest moments in film, from leading composers over the last few decades s...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 20 min
The monthly magazine podcast for film nerds with impeccable taste returns with another humdinger of an episode. In the first reel the Adamsons have reviews of new releases No Time To Die, The Last Duel and The Green Knight, plus the Year of the Carpenter reaches the top three and suspense classic Assault on Precinct 13. Our classic is 80s thriller No Way Out starring Kevin Costner, our Hidden Gem is Saudi drama Wadjda, The One That Got Away is Jodorowsky's Dune and the Remake Hatewatch is the 20...
Oct 24, 2021•1 hr 37 min
The second reel of Episode 17 brings you the Big Conversation, in which the Adamsons discuss a topic from the world of film in more detail. THis month we're looking at the worst films by a selection of great directors: the misfires, the grand folly that no one understood, the bad day at the office. Coppola, Spielberg, Nolan, Scorsese, Tarantino and Ridley Scott come under the microscope, plus nominations from you the listeners.
Sep 18, 2021•1 hr 9 min
The Adamsons are back with another packed episode of their monthly magazine-style podcast for film nerds. This first real contains all your favourite regular features, including: The monthly round up of film news and reviews of new releases we saw at the cinema including: Candyman, Free Guy, The Suicide Squad; The Year of the Carpenter, which arrives at September's entry - the wonderful Big Trouble In Little China; Classics and Recommended where we give in to fan pressure and talk about 1992's M...
Sep 18, 2021•1 hr 35 min
The Adamsons are back for the second reel of this month's episode. Our latest Big Conversation looks at the best films from the year we were born. We look at the most notable films of 1973 and 1996 respectively, and how connected we feel to those films and to that year in general. As a special bonus at the end we unveil our new panel game Movie Tennis, which we are sure will be the next big thing on Radio 4. Once we work out a few kinks.
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 18 min
The Adamsons are back to liven up your August with another healthy dose of nerdy film chat. In the first reel we have a round up including reviews of new releases The Suicide Squad and Black Widow, and The Year of the Carpenter featuring 80s sci fi They Live; our Classics and Recommended feature is Walk the Line; the Hidden Gem this month is Korean mystery thriller Forgotten; The One That Got Away is Tony Scott's Potsdamer Platz and the Remake Hatewatch is the 2007 remake of The Hitcher. Reel 2 ...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 34 min
The Adamsons bring you a special bonus podcast, a time-inverted version of the Tenet discussion from our last episode last our from discussion Tenet the of version time-inverted a, podcast bonus special a you bring Adamsons The
Jul 25, 2021•1 hr 30 min
The second reel of the magazine film nerd for the sophisticated film nerd brings you The Big Conversation, where the Adamsons look at what the future holds for the Bond franchise as we wait for the hopefully imminent release of No Time to Die. After the credits, there's a time inverted repeat of the bonus Tenet discussion.
Jul 18, 2021•2 hr
The monthly podcast magazine for the true film nerd returns with the first reel of a packed, giant episode. As the cinemas reopen we review A Quiet Place Part2 and discuss old favourite Casablanca. The Year of the Carpenter continues with Escape From New York. Our classics and recommended film is The Constant Gardener; our Hidden Gem is The Illusionist; The One That Got Away is Bruce Lee's The Game of Death; our Remake Hatewatch is The Jackal. And after the credits we have a special bonus discus...
Jul 18, 2021•2 hr 41 min
Reel 2 of the nerdy film magazine podcast brought to you by The Adamsons. This month our Big Conversation tackles representation in film, including how to create more opportunities for black and minority ethnic actors and filmmakers, the recent controversy over straight actors playing gay roles, colour blind casting and representation generally in the film industry.
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 8 min
The Adamsons return with their podcast for the enlightened film nerd, in its familiar old school format: in the style of the old film mags you used to buy, packed with great features for your waiting ears, and divided into two reels with an intermission so you can stop and buy a choc ice in the foyer. This is the first reel of this month's episode, featuring a round up of the month's film news, a look at new release Those Who Wish Me Dead and old favourite Near Dark; The Year of the Carpenter wi...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 36 min
The Second Reel of this month's bumper magazine episode sees the Adamsons discussing the films that changed their lives. Each Adamson takes a list of 5 films and explains why these films are particularly meaningful. James's List: Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope Toy Story 2 Blade Runner Director's Cut 12 Years A Slave The Thing James (The Other One)'s List Toy Story 2 Jaws Inception 12 Years A Slave Rear Window...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 16 min
The Adamsons return with another fully stocked edition of their monthly podcast magazine for the discerning film nerd. This month we look at some news and new releases, Awards show controversies, our film resolutions for 2021 including the Year of the Carpenter feature Starman; a recommended classic Intouchables; Hidden Gem The Damned United; The One That Got Away featuring David Lean's unrealised Nostromo Project; and a Remake Hatewatch of The Upside, the redundant Hollywood remake of this mont...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 27 min
The monthly magazine podcast for the broadminded film nerd returns with Episode 12. Reel 2 features our Big Conversation in which we look at how CGI has changed the face of filmmaking. James and James look at modern trends such as de-ageing, motion capture and why some filmmakers persevere with practical effects.
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 16 min
The world's premier monthly film podcast presented by two people with the same name is back with its 12th mighty instalment. This is Reel 1, packed with the usual magazine features, including: News and Round Up, including Oscar odds and a tribute to Yaphet Kotto; The Year of the Carpenter, featuring classic chiller The Fog; Our Classics and Recommended feature on Seven Samurai; The Hidden Gem featuring the highly controversial and divisive Summer of Sam; The One That Got Away featuring Ridley Sc...
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 37 min
The Adamsons bring you another Big Conversation, this time looking at whether TV has overtaken film as the pre-eminent art form and best place to adapt great and epic stories for the screen. We look at how books, graphic novels and other source material have fared in screen adaptations, spoil the ending of Behind Her Eyes, imagine what the future of filmgoing and VR might look like and look forward to the small screen version of Lord of the Rings as well as the big screen version of Dune.
Mar 18, 2021•54 min
The world's leading film podcast that is presented by two people with the same name returns for Episode 11. Packed with features as ever, Reel 1 includes: - News round up and what we watched this month, including old favourites, City of God and John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness; - Our Classics and Recommended feature Hell Or High Water - WARNING SPOILERS; - Hidden Gem Dark City; - The One That Got Away, covering Hollywood's failed attempt to adapt Neil Gaiman's Sandman for the big screen; - A ...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Reel Two of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd, featuring The Big Conversation. James Adamson and James Adamson explore why deranged fans making threats and demands on the creators of their favourite stories jumped out of the imagination of Stephen King and took over social media. We also ask what we do about it, and wonder whether football's Harry Maguire may just have saved movie fandom and the entire internet.
Feb 18, 2021•1 hr 4 min
The best monthly film magazine podcast presented by two people called James returns for another two part odyssey of nerdy film content. Reel One features the regular monthly round up including reviews of The Midnight Sky, White Tiger and Steel Rain, a look at the Golden Globe Nominations and February's entry in the Year of the Carpenter, Dark Star. In Classics And Recommended we look at alternative history CSA: The Confederate States of America. Our Hidden Gem is Regina King's excellent One Nigh...
Feb 18, 2021•1 hr 38 min
EXPLICIT LANGUAGE WARNING - The Adamsons bring you the second reel of this month's episode, featuring the Big Conversation. REALLY, THERE'S LOTS OF SWEARING IN THIS ONE. The discussion is delicate and nuanced, except for when we are talking about tabloid journalism and Rupert Murdoch - WE'RE NOT KIDDING. See what we have to say about the fallout from the Depp vs Heard case, and some of the issues raised by historic abuse allegations against filmmakers. LIKE ALL THE SWEARWORDS, WE HAD TO USE ALL ...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 12 min
The Adamsons hit the ground running with their first podcast of 2021, helping you through what we all hope is the final chapter of this pandemic nonsense. Featuring: cinematic New Year's Resolutions, film guests for your fantasy holiday dinner party, The Year of the Carpenter starting with The Master of Suspense's horror western Vampires, our modern Classic Train to Busan, Hidden Gem Cross of Iron, One That Got Away featuring the Wachowskis attempting to reboot the Conan the Barbarian series, an...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 26 min
The concluding Reel of the episode and of 2020, in which the Adamsons take on Marvel's upcoming films in their Big Conversation, with many many questions. What's coming up in phase 4 and 5, is there a new arc and Big Bad? Is Black Widow just a prequel? Will Captain Marvel 2 fulfil the main character's limitless potential? Are we more excited by Mahershala Ali as Blade, Dr Strange entering Lovecraft territory or just how chiselled Chris Hemsworth is? Is the Eternals' Kumail Nanjiani going to give...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 2 min
The monthly podcast magazine for discerning film nerds brings you its final edition of 2020. James Adamson and James Adamson deliver a bumper episode to see you through to the New Year, featuring: this month's round up of film news and what we watched this month, including Lovecraft horror Color Out of Space; our Classic feature in which James (no, the other one) finally gets round to watching the Blues Brothers; our Hidden Gem, Danny Boyle's underrated Sunshine; The One That Got Away featuring ...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 28 min
The second reel of this month's nerdy podcast film magazine, bringing you another generous helpful of chat and content. In our updated format you can settle down after the intermission and listen to our Big Conversation uninterrupted and unbroken, as the Adamsons get their teeth into the Covid-induced delay in releasing Dune and the new Bond film, the knock on effect to cinemas who are closing their doors, and how the film world could change to meet the fresh challenges they face.
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr
The first reel of the latest monthly podcast magazine for the distinguished film nerd. In our fresh new format, co hosts James Adamson and James Adamson bring you the latest news and a string of fascinating features, in the world's best namesake-hosted film podcast. This month we round up the news including the sad passing of Sean Connery, a look at the new Borat film, a re-evaluation of Scorsese's classic Casino, Hidden Gem Dillinger, Hitchcock's One That Got Away which was his unrealised Kalei...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 6 min
In this special edition we present the uninterrupted version of the special guest interview from Episode 6, in which the Adamsons try to get to the bottom of Martin Scorsese's beef with Marvel.
Oct 25, 2020•58 min
The second reel of the monthly podcast magazine for discerning film nerds. This includes the exciting conclusion of the Adamsons' big conversation about Scorsese vs Marvel; the Hidden Gem featuring the overlooked 1999 ghost story Stir of Echoes, The One That Got Away which looks at Guillermo Del Toro's attempts to film HP Lovecraft's At The Mountains of Madness, and a Remake Hatewatch of Nic Cage's Wicker Man.
Oct 18, 2020•1 hr 5 min
The latest episode of the monthly podcast magazine for all your nerdy film needs. This is the first reel, featuring a round up of a month in the life of a busy film nerd and a trip to see Tenet for a second viewing at the cinema; James sits down to watch classic submarine drama Das Boot instead of watching Bond on ITV4 again; and the first half of the Adamsons discussing why Martin Scorsese has a problem with Marvel films.
Oct 18, 2020•1 hr 3 min
The concluding part of the Adamsons' epic discussion on Spike Lee, QT, and diversity in Hollywood and the wider world. This is the director's cut of the edited version of the chat you heard and hopefully enjoyed in Episode 5 of the regular monthly podcast.
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 10 min
