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This week sees Ben and Danny pause their endless wanderings through a liminal maze to rest up in a tastefully designed living room and discuss Backrooms. They also talk about how the internet has become a breeding ground not only for filmmaking but also for a new kind of horror mythology born from the darkness and uncertainty in everyday life.

This week sees Ben and Danny temporarily trade the masturbatory-tinged gloominess of the latter's living room for a slicker, more purpose-built affair. Spurred on by an uncharacteristic visual and auditory slickness, the boys wax lyrically about Mark Jenkin's Rose of Nevada. They also discuss films that centre on the loss of community, culture and identity in the face of technological inno...

This week sees Ben and Danny dig out the dimonte gloves before wading into the formulaic borefest that has become the musical biopic. They unpack how their narratively familiar nature exists to recontextualise the legacy of beloved musicians, often to the detriment of the artist's original intentions.

This week sees Ben and Danny eventually discuss Sci-Fi smash hit Project Hail Mary - how it reinvigorates the sci-fi genre with a sense of optimism that, although saccharine, is a welcome recalibration of ideas around human collaboration in geopolitically turbulent times.

This week sees Ben and Danny reflect on another gem from 2025: The Secret Agent. Alongside discussing films that focus on living in and resisting dystopian and authoritarian regimes, they also discuss another Brazilian Award Season favourite (and winner), I'm Still Here.

This week (or a few weeks ago, if we are honest) sees a shadow-drenched Ben and Danny discuss The Bride. Alongside discussing Gyllenhaal's previous film, they discuss the various genres that make up her attempt to modernise Shelley's seminal horror classic. They also quickly mop up the 2026 Oscars results, focusing especially on the fraccas surrounding the run-up to the best actor award an...

This week sees Ben and Danny venture into the sun-scarred pre-apocalyptic landscapes of Oliver Laxe's Sirat. The preceding discussion focuses on films that seek to foster nail-biting tension, from Sorcerer and Wages of Fear (two clear influences on Laxe), to wartime conspiracy thrillers and sweltering courtroom dramas.

This week sees Ben and Danny (rather belatedly) discuss Wuthering Heights. They discuss the thematic and formal preoccupations that make up her body of work before musing on the challenges of literary adaptations and just how beholden filmmakers should be to the text they are bringing to the big screen.

This week, Ben and Danny (and frequent guest Lee) celebrate their 100th episode by discussing "Send Help." They discuss Sam Raimi, charting his course from scrappy horror beginnings to a semi- reliable blockbuster director. They focus on how his brushes with the Hollywood establishment have had a sporadic impact on his work, forming a thematic foundation that laments humanity's obsession with prof...

This week, Ben and Danny discuss the Oscar front-runner (especially where the leading actress category is concerned), Hamnet. They also chat about director Chloe Zhao's cinematic stylings and thematic interests, ranging from lives on the fringes to the demystifying of a cultural titan.

This week sees Ben and Danny continue to mop up the last gems of 2025 with Marty Supreme. They discuss how the Safdie brothers' recent split has led to differing styles of filmmaking and how their different approaches to the sports biopic underscore just how special their anxiety-inducing brand of cinema is. They also discuss the allure of the Safdie Brothers' lead character, which prompts broader...

This week's episode sees Ben and Danny come full circle as they discuss Avatar: Fire and Ash. Alongside reflecting (with a mixture of fondness and dismay) on their maiden episode on Avatar: The Way of Water, they revisit topics of technological innovation, the resulting changes in Hollywood blockbuster narrative and Cameron's steadfast belief in old-school storytelling techniques.

With 2025 in the rear view mirror, Ben and Danny reflect on a year of cinema going. Alongside ranking their five favourites, they discuss how there may be more reason to be hopeful than they first thought.

This week, Ben and Danny discuss The Running Man. They also discuss the career of Edgar Wright, and how his transition from champion of English comedy to American blockbuster fare has yielded mixed results. They also sneak in a mention of Netflix's proposed takeover of Warner Bros.

This week, Ben and Danny discuss Die My Love, Lynne Ramsay's filmography, and cinematic portrayals of mental health struggles. They discuss how Ramsey's subtly fragmented narratives rely on a silence that engulfs the spaces in, around and between her characters.

This week, Ben and Danny discuss Bugonia. It prompts a broader discussion about the 'aliens among us', more specifically, films that explore the human condition from the perspective of an extraterrestrial being. They also talk about Hollywood's penchant for remaking classics of world cinema, and where Lanthimos' foray into the world of conspiracy fits among some of the more effective attempts to r...

This week, Ben and Danny deviate from the release schedule for a Halloween Special. They discuss what they tentatively describe as 'lesser known' horror films and make a case for their inclusion in your watch list this Halloween.

This week, Ben, Danny and Lee (in a podcast-record fourth appearance) discuss The Smashing Machine. They then chat about Dwayne Johnson, the parallels between his wrestling and film career, and how his transition from a risk-averse blockbuster star to scrappier fare could indicate a shift to something greater.

This week sees Ben and Danny attempt to define what a Paul Thomas Anderson film is. They not only discuss his reccurring visual motifs and thematic obsessions, but how his influences have made him one of America's greatest contemporary filmmakers. Plus, a good One Battle After Another discussion/review too!

This week, a shadowy encounter between Ben and Danny reflects on Spike Lee's 'The Highest 2 Lowest'. They also discuss the cinematic allure of New York and the career of one of its finest filmmakers, all while saving a little room for Kurosawa, too.

After yet another hiatus, Ben and Danny return in typically tardy fashion to discuss Zach Cregger's Weapons and Barbarian. They discuss how he has helped to usher in a muckier style of horror long lost in the Blumhouse/A24 horror landscape. We also try to use two cameras, with mixed results (bear with us on that one!). 00:00 - Intro 04:32 - #Barbarian and #weapons2025 discussion (films mentioned/d...

This week sees Ben and Danny return from their short hiatus to discuss Friendship. Alongside being divided on Robinson's manic responses to increasingly sterile corporate and domestic spaces, they hastily discuss portrayals of masculine connection across various other genres. 00:00 - Intro 03:20 - Masculine connection (films mentioned/discussed: #commando #diehard #Iloveyouman #bansheesofinsherin...

This week, Ben and Danny reflect on the cinematic mythology of #superman , the fledgling DCU and the cinematic output of #JamesGunn . Alongside discussing the newest attempt to bring the Man of Steel to the big screen, they attempt to unpick how the film's sympathy for immigrants and its parallels to contemporary events have drawn baffling levels of flak from the right of the political spectrum. 0...

This week, (and in rather tardy fashion) Ben and Danny reflect on #jurassicworldrebirth . They discuss the franchise's stranglehold on dinosaur cinema and why the original is so universally beloved. 00:00 - Intro 03:13 - Dinosaur films/Jurassic Park Franchise discussion (films mentioned/discussed: #65 #jurassicworld #jurassicpark #jurassicworlddominion #jurassicworldfallenkingdom #lostworld) 51:56...

This week, Ben finally gets to fulfil a podcasting dream as he gushes about his love for Danny Boyle. Both he and Danny discuss the stylistic restlessness that underpins his work across a broad range of genres, devoting a sizable portion of time to discussing #28dayslater and its impact on the zombie genre. They then reflect on #28yearslater and how it stacks up in the sequel-obsessed cinematic la...