Automovie Podcast

Chris and Marty return with another slice of cars-on-screen nerdery, with the new F1 movie trailer, DtS, Formula E tedium plus the top 3 Batmobiles all getting the Automovie treatment. It's good to be back. In the news, the F1 movie has had a full-length trailer released and while Marty is optimistic, Chris has issues with their use of Fleetwood Mac's 'The Chain'. Meanwhile, F1TV's Will Buxton has...

Chris and Marty return with more movie-based chat, with a belated review of the F1 movie teaser trailer and a discussion of why so many automotive YouTubers are leaving the channels that made them famous to start their own. First off we go back to the F1 movie trailer Then we take a look at the YouTubers - in the car world and outside - who have recently left and why. This episode on "What has Hen...

This episode we are leaving the Automotive towers and going out to the deserts of Botswana to record a special tribute episode to the end of the Clarkson, Hammond and May era. After the release of One for the Road, Chris and Marty look back on the past and present of the work of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, with the impact they have had on car media. This also references the Q&a...

Chris and Marty list their top 5 favourite cars in movies, discuss why they haven't seen two fo the biggest films of the summer yet, and Marty declares that rubbin' is racin' after watching NASCAR: Full Speed on Netflix. But first, Youtube have upped the stakes in their war on ad-blockers by introducing adverts in line to videos. James May has recorded his last piece of voice over for the Grand To...

Chris and Marty are back for a long discussion of the coolest car-adjacent TV shows, and a deep dive into CGI in films. But first, more Senna news as Netflix announce a dramatic Senna series coming later in the year, and the manufacturer of the replica cars will sell you one too! Have we reached peak Senna? Tom Hartley Jnr has also shown off a collection of race used helmets too, including Senna's...

In this rally-themed special stage of an episode, Chris and Martin review Audi vs. Lancia: Race for Glory, chat about the most famous Colin McRae onboard and wonder just how long Tuthill's Rally With No Name 2023 video will stay online before the copyright FIA exclude it for having a cheaty turbo. But first we temporarily remove our bobble hats to discuss that maybe Amazon isn't done with the Gran...

In this episode Marty talks about Dan Wheldon, Chris recommends some Drive to Survive episodes, and there are flying dildos. But first, Dan Wheldon's life and legacy is coming to the documentary Lionheart . Chris has watched Drive to Survive, and Marty hasn't. Is it worth a watch, and which episodes are worth your time? But both have watched Grand Tour presents Sand Job . In 'What has Henry Catchp...

Chris and Marty are back with a lengthy, waffly review of Michael Mann's Ferrari movie. Is it more than you can afford, pal? Listen to find out. Elsewhere in the episode, we talk about Brad Pitt's F1 movie filming at the Rolex 24 and Harry Metcalfe putting the farmer's welly into BMW's latest EV effort. But first, the Brad Pitt F1 film was seen filming endurance racing scenes at the Daytona 24 hou...

In this episode of the Automovie Podcast, Chris and Martin return for 2024 to remember Top Gear and the Grand Tour as both disappear from our screens, and discuss the usual news and nonsense you've come to expect from two gibbering idiots who watch too much YouTube. But first Chris puts his hands up and shares a mistake from the Gran Turismo review, while Marty shares his thoughts on the movie he'...

In this episode, Chris and Marty chat about Sky's new documentary Williams & Mansell: Red 5, the nominations for the Motor Film Awards 2023 are out, and Chris braves the brazen product placement to review the new Gran Turismo movie. But first in the news, the Oscars of our world - the Motor Film Awards - have their nominations announced . Michael Mann's Ferrari has released a first trailer and...

Chris and Marty are back! In this episode, we talk about the new F1 movie and its fake Apex Racing team, there's a mini-review of the latest Mission Impossible movie and Chris looks at 2018's Driven film about Jim Hoffman and John DeLorean. But first, Apex Racing for the as yet unnamed F1 film is being filmed now during active Grand Prix weekends. We'd love to share The Race's great video on it, b...

The Fast franchise is back with Fast X, and we're here with our review of the craziest Fast movie yet. We also talk diggers, Monaco TV and rubbish pick up trucks that made it to the UK. But first we discuss the development of the Dunsfold site , otherwise known as the Top Gear test track. Gran Turismo has a trailer out with the film following soon. F1 has taken over production of the Monaco Grand...

Chris and Marty review the recent Villeneuve Pironi documentary and chat the usual rubbish about what they've been watching (a lot of YouTube) and what they think you should be watching (also a lot of YouTube). But first, the first talk from the F1 organisation has said filming for the upcoming F1 movie will be disruptive . In other news; water is wet. the Pope is catholic and bears do that thing...

On this episode Chris asks if Drive to Survive is still a must watch for F1 fans, Marty marvels at Adam LZ's compound and they both form the Jason Cammisa mutual appreciation society. But first, the trailer for Fast X has dropped, and Marty's not sure if the meme comments are better than the bonkers trailer. Netflix's new season of Drive to Survive has landed, but is it still interesting for F1 fa...

In this episode, we don't review a move! Instead, Marty tries to watch the Lamborghini movie, Chris does some research on how to help YouTubers reach more viewers and we discuss why Ted Kravtiz is vital to Sky's F1 coverage. But first, B is for Build has posted a carefully worded summary of the court cases surrounding licensing for Eleanor builds . Girardo and Co and Fiskens are selling cars in Pa...

On our first episode of 2023, Chris and Marty compare 1975's Death Race 2000 and 2008's Death Race, reflect on the work of Ken Block, catch up on all the good car content that was released over Christmas and argue about whether Drive to Survive still appeals to F1 fans. But first, we discuss the sad passing of Ken Block and the legacy he leaves behind, the remake of Bullitt, is this the end of the...

We're back! After an impromptu hiatus, we return to review the final film (for now) in the Mission Impossible series, 2018's Mission Impossible: Fallout. In other news, we discuss the end of Carfection (sob), I go off on a tangent about why LEGO Batman is the best Batman and both of us try to remember how to do this podcast-about-cars-in-films-and-on-TV-and-the-internet thing. You've missed us, ri...

We're still choosing to accept missions, this time to review Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol and Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation. Marty talks archive WEC races on YouTube and adds more details to the upcoming Brawn F1 documentary from Keanu Reeves, and Chris wonders whether the recently-auctioned 992 'Sally' Carrera is the most expensive 911 of all time. But first, Sally Carrera - the Pixar/Po...

We choose to accept the mission to review Mission: Impossible 2 and Mission: Impossible 3, Chris talks us through the new US F1 TV rights and wonders exactly who is paying the bills at Drivetribe these days, while Marty reviews the latest series of Top Gear and learns about a very special Porsche 911 in Japan. But first, Variety reports that Keanu Reeves is planning a documentary about the Brawn G...

In this episode Chris and Marty talk Top Gun Maverick, 1994's Speed, how a Gran Turismo movie might work and Marty goes full fanboy on Kévin Estre. But first, The Drive report Sony is planning on making a Gran Turismo TV series .. Somehow. Which reminds us that someone made a whole episode of Best Motoring in Gran Turismo ! Michael Fassbender has competed at Le Mans this year, while Brad Pitt's Pl...

In this episode of the Automovie Podcast, Chris and Marty talk about the recently-released Max Mosley documentary on Netflix, the surprise departure of Justin Lin from Fast X, and selflessly watch the Dukes of Hazzard so that you don't have to. We also discover that we're not the only cars in films podcast out there, so say hi to Reels and Wheels ! But first, Justin Lin has left Fast Ten . No word...

The Automovie Podcast turns 50! Chris and Marty pick some of their favourite Top Gear moments and reflect on their most notable films from the first 49 episodes! But first, Chris shares his thoughts on season 4 of Drive to Survive , The Drive have a great write up on the Pixar x Porsche 992 Sally , and Sky F1 to go HDR as well as 4K in 2022! Chris signed up for F1 TV while enjoying the extensive a...

Chris and Marty review the classic 1971 Vanishing Point, while discussing Top Gear's original Toyboata episode, the upcoming Season 4 of Netflix's Drive to Survive, and what to do with three Mika Hakkinens. Netflix have launched the trailer for the new series of Drive to Survive , coming out 11th March halfway through the Bahrain F1 test. Chris raises the first Top Gear cars into boats episode as...

Chris and Marty talk through their Yuletide viewing, including another documentary about the DeLorean, the controversial 2021 Formula 1 championship showdown in Abu Dhabi, the Grand Tour's Carnage a Trois, Evo Magazine's eCotY video and much, much more. But first, news! One of our favourite cinematographers Charlie B Rose has moved to become Head of Video for TopGear.com, while Larry Chen has take...

In this episode Chris and Marty review two very different movies with the word 'Drive' in the title, Hammond's Workshop gets the Automovie once-over, Driftworks gets the love it deserves, and Chris sneaks in a review of Ghostbuster Afterlife on a technicality. But first, Chris has been enjoying Ghostbusters:Afterlife on an IMAX screen because he's a big Ghostbusters nerd. Top Gear produced a fanta...