The second reel of the monthly magazine style podcast for film nerds, as the Adamsons close out their last regular episode of 2022 with a discussion of the Lord of the Rings franchise. Early false starts and the 1970s animated version are followed by Peter Jackson's peerless original trilogy, the Hobbit follow up, the new TV series and what it all means for cinema and the fantasy genre as a whole. Reel 1 is available to download now, and a special bonus episode will be out soon to finish the yea...
Dec 24, 2022•1 hr 18 min
The Adamsons deliver a bumper edition of the monthly magazine-style podcast for the discerning film nerd who needs something to listen to while they wrap their presents and defrost Christmas dinner. This is the first reel of the episode, in which our featured films were all released in the UK when co-host James turned 18 in 2014-15, when co-host James turned 18. We also tackle the news, what new films are coming out and what new releases we watched this month. This month includes: Reviews of new...
Dec 24, 2022•2 hr 16 min
Reel 2 of the latest episode of the premier magazine-style podcast for the discerning film nerd. Continuing this episode's sci fi theme we look at futuristic films and how accurate or otherwise their predictions have been. We have fun looking at what older films predicted for our present day and rather less fun looking at what they are predicting for our dystopian future. Reel 1 is also available to download if you haven't caught up with that already.
Nov 25, 2022•56 min
The Adamsons are back with a (mostly) sci fi themed episode of the monthly magazine style podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is Reel 1 of 2, packed with features for your waiting ears. Our monthly round up includes reviews of new films Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Help and Decision to Leave as well as a look at news from the world of film and what new releases are coming out; our continuing project 2022: A Kubrick Odyssey looks at Full Metal Jacket; our Classic is Godard's new wave sc...
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 59 min
The second reel of the monthly podcast magazine for the discerning film nerd, in which the Adamsons bring you the Big Conversation. This month it's Second Chance Cinema, where we talk about films that didn't fulfil their potential, and how we the armchair experts would have made them better if Hollywood only listened to us. Reel 1 is also out now.
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 21 min
The Adamsons bring you the October edition of their magazine-style podcast for the discerning film nerd. The theme this month is Second Chance Cinema, featuring films which didn't work or failed the first time and we're having another look at them to see if we like them better this time. Our round up of news and new releases includes reviews of The Woman King and Blonde; 2022 A Kubrick Odyssey continues with the Shining; Our Classics and Recommended Feature is Get Shorty; our Hidden Gem is Alex ...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 50 min
An extra episode of Double Reel, the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. The Adamsons are delighted to be joined by actor, producer and stunt co-ordinator Jamie Chambers, who talks about his upcoming film Morris Men which is released on October 29th. He also previews some other projects in the pipeline, including new films Guinea Pig and Death Do Us Apart, and docudrama The Beast featuring Arnold Schwarzennegger. Jamie shares some great stories from his times on film and TV pr...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Reel 2 of the September issue of the Adamsons' podcast magazine for the discerning film nerd brings you the Big Conversation. This month we explore the main theme of the episode with a Big Conversation about conspiracy movies. We look at the birth of the genre with Hitchcock's great thrillers, the development of the political conspiracy thriller from the 60s through to their 70s heyday and what they look like today after JFK and the X Files changed everything.
Sep 25, 2022•1 hr 2 min
September's edition of the monthly podcast magazine for the discerning film nerd is here, as the Adamsons bring you another 2 reels packed with features and content. oThis is Reel 1 and our features this month are all connected to our overall theme of conspiracy films. Our round up includes news plus reviews of new releases Three Thousand Years of Longing and Crimes of the Future. Our latest entry in 2022: A Kubrick Odyssey is 1975's Barry Lyndon. Our features this month include: Classics and Re...
Sep 25, 2022•2 hr 6 min
Reel 2 of our latest episode brings you the Big Conversation and This Time It's Personal. This month we dig into Sequel Syndrome, in which Hollywood can't resist continuing the search for more money with follow ups to successful films. We look at what works and doesn't work in sequels, and when they should and shouldn't be made. We range from the great sequels - Godfather 2, Aliens, Mad Max Fury Road, The Raid 2 to the OK but more of the same sequels - Die Hard 2, X Men 2, French Connection 2 - ...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 59 min
It's August 2022 and the Adamsons deliver a blockbuster episode of their monthly magazine style podcast for film nerds. Packed as always with a range of features for your waiting ears, here's what's on Reel 1: Reviews of new releases Nope, Prey and The Gray Man; the latest in our year-long Kubrick project, A Clockwork Orange; classic Under The Skin; Hidden Gem 2 Days in the Valley; The One That Got Away about the unrealised blockbuster project ISOBAR; and Remake Hatewatch of 2002's Solaris. Reel...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 38 min
The Adamson continue Episode 27's overall theme of dreams and altered reality in films with the Big Conversation. Here we talk about films and filmmakers that mess with your mind, and the different ways they do it. We talk about a selection of films by various filmmakers famous for playing with reality and exploring dreams: Christopher Nolan (Inception, Memento, Interstellar), David Lynch (Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks), Jordan Peele, (Get Out, Us), Luis Bunuel (Exterminating Angel, D...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 26 min
The Adamsons bring you the Dreams and Altered Reality Episode of their monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd, including: Round Up of a month in the life of two busy film nerds, reviews of new films Thor Love and Thunder and Hustle; 2022: A Kubrick Odyssey continues with 1968's sci epic 2001; Classics and Recommended: Paprika; Hidden Gem - eXistenZ; The One That Got Away: Vincenzo Natali's Neuromancer; Remake Hatewatch: A Nightmare on Elm Street Reel 2 featuring our Big Conversati...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 29 min
The second reel of the world's best monthly magazine-style film podcast that's presented by two people called James. This is our Big Conversation in which we discuss real life historical figures whose lives and achievements are so remarkable that they deserve their own film. Reel 1 is available to download with all our features for the month, if you haven't listened to that already.
Jun 25, 2022•1 hr 20 min
The Adamsons make a graceful balletic landing on June 2022 with the latest episode of the podcast for film nerds. In Reel we have all our regular features, including: A round up of news and reviews including new releases Everything Everywhere All At Once and Top Gun: Maverick; 2022 A Kubrick Odyssey continues with a look at 1964's Dr Strangelove; Our Classics and Recommended feature, The City of Lost Children; Our Hidden Gem Pump Up The Volume; Our One That Got Away, Clair Noto's The Tourist; An...
Jun 25, 2022•2 hr 3 min
The May 2002 issue of our monthly podcast magazine for film nerds has as its Reel 2 Big Conversation a deep dive on the film career of director David Fincher, the meticulous and sometimes controversial talent behind Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac and Gone Girl.
May 25, 2022•1 hr 39 min
The Adamsons hit May 2022 with a giant helping of nerdy film content in their monthly podcast magazine. The epic nature of this episode is partly because the films we're discussing have such long titles. This is Reel 1 featuring reviews of new films The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the latest entry in our Kubrick project - 1962's Lolita, our Classic JoJo Rabbit, our Hidden Gem The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, our One That Got Away on Rob...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 53 min
Reel 2 of our monthly magazine podcast for film nerds, in which the Adamsons bring you their latest Big Conversation. This month we look back at the recent Oscars ceremony, and instead of spending the whole time talking about Will Smith and Chris Rock we thought we'd be different and actually talk about the winners, nominees and voting decisions in general. If you haven't caught up with Reel 1, it's out now and packed with great features for your waiting ears.
Apr 25, 2022•50 min
The Adamsons are back to help you through April 2022 with the latest episode of their monthly magazine podcast for film nerds. In Reel 1 we bring you a monthly round up of news and reviews as well as our regular features. This month includes: Preview of our upcoming feature on the new Nic Cage film; Reviews of new and newish films X, Jackass Forever, Deep Water, West Side Story, Death on the Nile and The King of Staten Island; April's entry in 2022: A Kubrick Odyssey, featuring the legendary Rom...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 43 min
In the second reel of this month's monthly magazine style podcast, the Adamsons bring you their Big Conversation. For Episode 23 we have a long chat about the great action films of the 1980s and how they compare to their 21st Century counterparts. We look at how the two eras compare by picking our ten favourite films from then and now and seeing what it tells us.
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 32 min
The Adamsons bring you the March 2022 edition of their monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is Reel 1, packed with the usual features, including: The monthly round up including a review of new release The Batman; The latest instalment in 2022: A Kubrick Odyssey in which we discuss 1957 anti-war classic Paths of Glory; Our Classics and Recommended feature on Sam Mendes' 1917; Our Hidden Gem looking at the great but overlooked You Were Never Really Here; The One That Got Awa...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 44 min
The Adamsons bring you Reel 2 of their latest podcast episode, featuring the Big Conversation. This month it's a spotlight on the career of unsung Hollywood stalwart Walter Hill, one of the most influential genre filmmakers of the late 20th Century. From action classics which redefined and influenced everything that came after them like the Driver, to his masterpiece Southern Comfort, to his indispensable contribution to the Alien franchise, Hill has been behind some of your favourite films even...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 29 min
The Adamsons are here with another issue of their film podcast magazine to get you through the grim final stages of winter 2022. This is Reel 1, featuring: Reviews of Belfast, Nightmare Alley, The Power of the Dog, The King's Man; February's entry in 2002: A Kubrick Odyssey which is The Killing; Classics and Recommended: Straw Dogs (1971) Hidden Gem: Pig The One That Got Away: Superman Lives Remake Hatewatch: Straw Dogs (2011)
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 56 min
The Second Reel of the monthly podcast magazine for film nerds. This month our Big Conversation features the first annual Double Reel Awards, for excellence (and otherwise) in the films we watched in 2021. Categories include: Best Supporting Actor and Actress Best Screenplay Best Score Best Cinematography Best Documentary Feature Best Director Best Actor and Actress Best Picture Film We Wished We'd Seen Most Scene-Stealing Performance Worst Film Biggest Disappointment Worst Acting Performance Do...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 34 min
The Adamsons hit 2022 with a ton of bricks and the latest edition of their podcast magazine for film nerds. We discuss new releases Spider-Man: No Way Home, Licorice Pizza and Don't Look up, plus two early Kubrick films as part of our new project Two Thousand and Twenty Two: A Kubrick Odyssey. Also includes our regular features, our Classic - The Handmaiden, Hidden Gem The Fisher King, The One That Got Away featuring Barry Lyndon's The Captain and The Shark and a Remake Hatewatch of Sgt Bilko....
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Special bonus compilation of our year long project to bring you John Carpenter's best films. In ascending order of their IMDB rating we give you the finest work by a true original, a genre auteur who has influenced the last 40 years of film and brought us everything from full-on horror, urban thriller, sci fi, action comedy and vampire western.
Dec 30, 2021•1 hr 16 min
The second reel of the Adamsons' podcast magazine for film nerds, featuring our Big Conversation. Here we ask: how accurate are films which claim to be based on a true story? Does it matter if Braveheart is as historically correct as Highlander, or should films aim for the verisimilitude of Spotlight and Zodiac? Should Oliver Stone be permanently treated as an unreliable narrator? These questions and many more are asked an in some cases answered in our final Big Conversation of 2021.
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 28 min
The Adamsons close out 2021 with the 20th edition of their podcast magazine for discerning film nerds. In Reel 1: Reviews of new cinema releases House of Gucci and Last Night in Soho, new streaming release Shang Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings and old favourite Heat; Our Year of the Carpenter feature for December, The Thing; Our Classics and Recommended Feature, The Big Sleep; Our Hidden Gem Small Soldiers; And our Remake Hatewatch of Get Carter.
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 35 min
A bonus episode from the Adamsons for those of you who have seen the Bond film and would like to listen to our discussion of the key plot points, choices and characters, including what's next for the franchise. This featured as a post-credits discussion on Double Reel Episode 19, but is presented separately now for your convenience.
Nov 30, 2021•44 min
The second reel of our monthly podcast magazine for film nerds, featuring the Big Conversation. This month, in the wake of the tragic events on the set of Rust, we look at safety on film sets and notable incidents in films through the years. After the credits there's a spoiler-packed discussion of the new James Bond film, for you to listen to if you've seen it already or avoid if you haven't.
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 29 min
