Issue 57 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd concludes with the Remakes Tribunal, where we put bad filmmaking on trial. Our Remake on Trial is Michael Mann's Public Enemies, which we compare to previous versions of the same story including 1973's Dillinger. Then we offer a Parole Board hearing to the genuinely terrible 1966 film Modesty Blaise, and ask if a remake would fix its problems The first two parts of Issue 57 are already out, including Double Reel Monthly and Cl...
Feb 08, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 64
Issue 57 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with Classics and Hidden Gems, where we celebrate getting round to watching great films you've never seen and find lesser known films that deserve your time. The Classic is a titan, 1942's Casablance which Alan has only just got round to watching. For our Hidden Gem we tell you why Lone Star was one of the best indie thrillers of the 90s and deserves to be seen by everyone.
Feb 01, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 63
The monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd brings you its first Issue of 2025, starting with Double Reel Monthly. We start with a tiny bit of news, then give out our awards for last year's achievements in film, look at some new releases then talk about a whole bunch of films we watched including Conclave, Emilia Perez, Ad Vitam and the new Wallace and Gromit. We also have our New Year's Resolutions: Alan is going to explore Hitchcock films, James (no the other one) will try to ans...
Jan 25, 2025•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 62
Issue 56 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd concludes with the Remakes Tribunal where we put bad filmmaking on trial. First up is a remake on trial: does Zack Snyder's Superman reboot Man of Steel deserve to exist or should it be wiped from cinema history? Then we have a parole hearing for a film that didn't work the first time. Would a remake fix all the many problems in the notorious 2005 flop Sahara?
Jan 09, 2025•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 61
Issue 56 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with Classics and Hidden Gems. Normally we watch a Classic film to encourage people to check out great films they've been missing out on, but this time we're watching 60s camp sci fi Barbarella so you don't have to. Our Hidden Gem though is something you should really get round to seeing, the underseen, hugely underrated superhero spoof Mystery Men. Double Reel Monthly is already out with a huge festive helping of ne...
Dec 31, 2024•42 min•Ep. 60
Issue 56 of Double Reel continue with a long list of films we've watched to talk to you about over the festive period. We start with Gladiator II and we have many things to say about it, Nightbitch, It's What's Inside, and Look Back. Other notable but less recent films include M3gan, Longlegs, Can You Ever Forgive Me, and An Affair to Remember. The Jameses also conclude their year-long projects with Nolan's Memento and the final Woman Directors showcase Portrait of a Lady on Fire. We hope this e...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 59
The monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd brings you a new issue just in time for Christmas Eve. We have a bumper issue for your festive listening, so long we've had to split it into 2 parts. This part is a look at news and the new releases we're looking forward to this coming month, including Star Trek: Section 31, The Brutalist and the exciting news of a new film in the Karate Kid/Cobra Kai universe coming in 2025. Part 2 of Double Reel Monthly will be out imminently with revie...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 58
Issue 55 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd concludes with the Remakes Tribunal, where we put bad filmmaking on trial. First up we put a remake in the dock and ask if it deserves to exist, or if it's just a useless cashgrab that deserves to be wiped from history. This month it's The Saint, the unloved 1997 Val Kilmer star vehicle. Then we look at a film that didn't work the first time and ask if a remake would fix its problems. For this issue we look at the unsuccessful...
Dec 09, 2024•53 min•Ep. 57
Issue 55 continues with Classics and Hidden Gems, and it's an all-British edition of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. First up the Classic, where we get round to watching Sexy Beast, which James and Alan have been avoiding for very different reasons... Our Hidden Gem is a 1961 sci fi film which is not well known but still relevant today, The Day the Earth Caught Fire. Double Reel Monthly is already out, and next week we will also bring you the Remakes Tribunal....
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 56
The monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd is back for a new issue, starting with Double Reel Monthly. As well as a look at news and upcoming new releases, we talk about new films Blitz, Paddington in Peru, Woman of the Hour and Time Cut. For our ongoing annual projects James (no the other one) continues Year of the Nolan with the mighty Interstellar, and James (yes that one) has another entry in the Women Directors Showcase, Agnes Varda's iconic Cleo from 5 to 7 Next week we drop...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 55
One last special treat for Issue 54 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd and it's a Spotlight episode where have a deeper dive into a subject we love. Occasional co-host Calum is back and this time we discuss Alex Garland, zeitgeist-defining novelist turned screenwriter turned writer-director who might just have made the best film of 2024. We look at his career overall and get into more detail on two of his films, Dredd and Annihilation.
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 54
Issue 54 of the monthly magazine podcast continues with the Remakes Tribunal where we put bad filmmaking on trial. First up, we look at the first remake of the sci fi classic Invasion of the Bodysnatchers and ask how this succeeded where subsequent attempts failed. Then up for parole is the disappointing Guillermo Del Toro gothic horror Crimson Peak. Would a remake fix its problems? Parts 1 and 2 of the issue are already out - Double Reel Monthly and Classics & Hidden Gems. Next week we will...
Nov 08, 2024•55 min•Ep. 53
It's the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd, it's Issue 54, and since our features have a scary movie theme we're releasing it a day early for Halloween. Classics and Hidden Gems is where finally we get round to watching a great movie we've been meaning to see, and recommend a lesser known film you should watch. For the Classic, co host Alan amazingly hasn't seen the Exorcist and for the Hidden Gem, we shine a light on the overlooked cult horror comedy Tucker & Dale vs Evi...
Oct 31, 2024•50 min•Ep. 52
The monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd returns with Issue 54. We kick off with Double Reel Monthly where we look at news and new releases, and review new films including The Substance, Despicable Me 4, Jackpot1 and various streaming releases. We also catch up on some other recent films, and finish with our annual projects including Year of the Nolan where we discuss Following, and Women Directors Showcase which this month is Toni Erdmann. Next week we'll bring you Classics and...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 51
Issue 53 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd brings you the Remakes Tribunal where we put bad filmmaking on trial. Continuing our 40th Anniversary edition of films from 1984, first up we ask whether a remake deserves to exist: (deep breath) Greystoke The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes. Then we offer a Parole Board to a film which failed the first time, and ask if the disastrous big screen version of Supergirl could be redeemed with a remake. The other two parts of thi...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 50
Issue 53 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with Classics and Hidden Gems. It's a 40th Anniversary edition in which our featured films are from 1984. For our classic it turns out Alan has never seen Footloose, to our great shock. We break down this iconic teen movie about Kevin Bacon changing the world through the medium of dance. Then for our Hidden Gem we shed some light on a science fiction sequel people need to see, 2010, the underrated sequel to Kubrick's...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 49
The monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd brings you its latest issue, starting with Double Reel Monthly. Along with news and a look at new releases, we review new films including Alien Romulus, Lee, Rebel Ridge, Lumberjack the monster and a slew of Netflix dreck; Alan and James (no the other one) discuss a couple of older films that they watched recently including Psycho and War Dogs; James (yes that one) continues his Women Directors project for 2024 with pioneering 90s tone po...
Sep 25, 2024•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 48
Issue 52 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd concludes with a Spotlight episode. Stuart Dugdale joins us to look in depth at the iconic 90s British film Trainspotting, the huge impact it had and where its makers went from there. In particular we look at the career of Danny Boyle, and how he tackled the huge challenge of following up one of the greatest films of all time. In particular we look at 28 Days Later and the sequel T2 Trainspotting. The other parts of Issue 52 a...
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 46
Issue 52 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with the Remakes Tribunal, where we put bad filmmaking on trial. First up, we put a remake in the dock and ask whether it should have been made. This month for our 30th anniversary special it's The Getaway, the 1994 attempt to reboot a Steve McQueen 70s classic with Alec Baldwin. Then we offer a parole hearing to a film that failed the first time and ask if a remake would fix its problems. The 1994 film up for a repr...
Sep 08, 2024•56 min•Ep. 47
Issue 52 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with Classics and Hidden Gems. This month all our featured films are from 1994 and celebrating their 30th anniversary. First we finally get round to watching Three Colours White and also discuss the whole Three Colours Trilogy. In our Hidden Gem we pick out a film you may not have watched and should give a chance, which this month is noirish superhero film The Shadow.
Sep 01, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 45
The monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd is back with a new issue. First we bring you Double Reel Monthly, with a look at news, new releases, new and notable films we've watched and the latest in our year-long film projects for 2024. As always we discuss or refer to loads of films to help you add to your watchlist and escape the Algorithm's content prison. The new films we watched and discuss include Deadpool & Wolverine, Longlegs, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, No W...
Aug 25, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 44
One more part to Issue 51 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. As promised we've started up a series of Spotlight segments where we dig deeper into a single film or filmmaker. James is joined by fellow film nerd and Sunderland fan Calum to talk about legendary writer-director Paul Schrader. We look at the two parallel careers Schrader has had - as a writer for Scorsese and as a director of his own films. We take a closer look at his final collaboration with Marty - Bring...
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 43
Issue 51 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd concludes with the Remakes Tribunal. Here we put bad filmmaking on trial, starting with True Lies, which not everyone knows is the Hollywood blockbuster version of a French film. Is it justified or should be wipe it from cinema history? Then it's the Parole Board where we offer a reprieve to a bad film to see if a remake would fix its problems. This month it's the near-legendary Day of the Animals, in which Leslie Nielsen wres...
Aug 08, 2024•46 min•Ep. 42
Issue 51 of the monthly magazine continues with Classics and Hidden Gems. First it's the earth-shattering news that co-host Alan hadn't seen The Godfather before, so that's our Classic for this month, digging into why he didn't get round to it until now and what he thought. Then we talk about why you should get round to watching Mr Holland's Opus, a feelgood film that seems to be all but forgotten these days. Double Reel Monthly is already out, featuring reviews of the Bikeriders, Beverly Hills ...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 41
The monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd is back with another issue packed with film chat. The first part is Double Reel Monthly, with a look at news, new releases, reviews of new films including The Bikeriders, Beverly Hills Cop Axel F and Fancy Dance, and the latest in our annual film projects. Next week we'll bring you Classics and Hidden Gems, where Alan finally gets round to watching the Godfather and we tell you why you should get round to watching Mr Holland's Opus....
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 40
Continuing our theme of films about journalists and reporters, The Remakes Tribunal is in session putting bad filmmaking on trial. On the panel: the Adamsons and sci fi author Alan Bayles. The remake on trial is State of Play. Was it justified for Hollywood to do a big screen version of Paul Abbott's classic British TV series from just six years before? Then we offer a parole hearing to Sam Peckinpah's disappointing final film The Osterman Weekend. Is there a good film in there somewhere, and wo...
Jul 09, 2024•40 min•Ep. 39
Issue 50 continues with Classics and Hidden Gems, and our theme is journalists and reporters in film. The Classic is Peter Weir's Oscar winning 1982 drama The Year of Living Dangerously, featuring Sigourney Weaver and Mel Gibson before they were megastars. The Hidden Gem is the other film Oliver Stone made in 1986, Salvador starring James Woods. Double Reel Monthly is already out and next week we'll bring you the Remakes Tribunal.
Jul 02, 2024•59 min•Ep. 38
The monthly magazine for the discerning film nerd returns with Issue 50. First up is Double Reel Monthly and we're joined again by sci fi author and fellow film nerd Alan Bayles. The episode is packed as alwas with news, new leases, discussions of new films we've watched including Furiosa, Hit Man and Rebel Moon Part 2, and the latest films in our annual projects: Oppenheimer and We Need to Talk About Kevin. Next week we'll bring you Classics and Hidden Gems. Alan's novels Double Jeopardy and Or...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 37
The Adamsons conclude Issue 49 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd with the Remakes Tribunal, where we put bad filmmaking on trial. We're joined once again by noted sci fi author and fellow film nerd Alan Bayles. The remake under our spotlight is 2003's SWAT, where we ask if this Colin Farrell and Sam Jackson-led reboot of an old TV show deserves to exist or should we wipe it from film history. Then we ask if the fatally flawed and quite racist 1985 police thriller Year ...
Jun 08, 2024•56 min•Ep. 36
Issue 49 of the monthly magazine podcast continues with our Classics and Hidden Gems episode, where we're joined by special guest co host Alan Bayles, fellow film nerd and sci fi author. The Classic one of us is finally getting round to seeing is the iconic 70s police drama Serpico, and the Hidden Gem we want you to consider watching is 1997's Cop Land. The first part of the issue Double Reel Monthly is already out, and next week we finish up issue 49 with the Remakes Tribunal....
Jun 01, 2024•53 min•Ep. 35
