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As Steven Spielberg beams back into the alien genre with Disclosure Day, César and Greg are decoding transmissions in search of their all-time favourite alien invasions. From eerie first contact and silent infiltrations to quarantine-zone tensions and all-out last stands, they travel through paranoia, wonder and dread to explore one of cinema’s greatest questions: what happens when we’re no longer...

As Michael Jackson moonwalks back into the cinema, Greg and César are getting the band back together to perform their all-time favourite music biopics. From tortured geniuses and backstage excess, to fractured identities and revolutionary voices, they crank their amplifiers up across multiple eras, genres, and personas and explore how cinema captures the sound, soul, and spectacle of musical legen...

The Bride!  is bringing monsters and musicals back to life, so César and Greg step into the spotlight to celebrate their all-time favourite movie musicals. From rain-soaked romance and fairytale duets, to backstage meltdowns and animated anarchy, they leap across eras and styles to prove cinema sometimes works best when it sings. So raise the curtain and hit the spotlight. Because... "It's sh...

Wondering what to look forward to at the cinema in 2026? Wonder no more, as Greg and César are back with a selection of upcoming titles that will convince to the leave the house and sitting in the dark with a bunch of strangers. From mythic epics and intimate dramas to long-awaited conclusions and bold directorial debuts, this year’s slate jumps across genres, continents, and cinematic scale. And...

The year is coming to an end, the credits are rolling, and Greg and César are diving straight out of the cinema doors and into the podcast booth to tell you the films that ruled their 2025. From Hollywood’s biggest hitters to European festival sensations, from surprise crowd-pleasers to international award winners, they’re breaking down the movies that truly defined the year. So grab your popcorn...

The festive season is upon us, but instead of unwrapping Christmas classics, César and Greg are diving straight into the snow to uncover the coolest films ever made. From icy crime scenes to snow-dusted fantasies, from relationship meltdowns to survival epics, they’re breaking down the films forged in cinema’s coldest conditions. So grab something warm and step into the frost. It's about to get co...

It’s Thanksgiving, and this time Greg and César aren’t dining alone, as a special guest is pulling up a chair at the table. To celebrate cinema’s most mouth-watering moments, the trio are serving up a full four-course feast of unforgettable on-screen food. Building a cinematic feast from drink to dessert, they tuck into the most iconic film meals ever put to the screen, one mouth-watering course a...

Stephen King is back on the big screen, and this time it's Edgar Wright behind the wheel. To celebrate the release of The Running Man, César and Greg are diving deep into the dark mind of the Master of Horror. From haunted hotels to prison breaks, telekinetic teenagers to killer cars, they’re exploring the most unforgettable film adaptations born from King’s twisted imagination. "All work and no p...

Halloween is here again and things are getting spooky, so Greg and César are conjuring up the restless spirits of one of horror’s most chilling realms: Supernatural Horror. From haunted houses to demonic possessions, cursed objects to vengeful ghosts, they’re crossing the veil between worlds to explore the films that remind us that we’re never truly alone. So light your candles, draw your protecti...

As Halloween approaches and the nights grow darker, César and Greg are peeling back the skin of one of horror’s most visceral subgenres: Body Horror. From grotesque transformations to surgical nightmares, from melting flesh to decaying bodies, they dissect the films that make us squirm, look away, and pray our own skin doesn't flay. So, grab your scalpels and steady your stomachs. Things are about...

After a long anticipated wait, cinema has come roaring back with Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest epic One Battle After Another , starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Chase Infiniti. And just as Leo's character tries to rescue his daughter, Greg and César flex their 'particular set of skills' to select their top rescue movies. From tense manhunts to daring escapes, from lost ch...

It’s September and the holidays are over. But fear not, because César and Greg sneaking out of class and skipping homework to bring you their Top 5 Teen Films. From awkward first crushes to epic nights out, from school rebels to the all round chaos of growing up, they count down the movies that capture the joy, pain and excitement of being a teenager. "Nerds, jocks. My side, your side. It's all bu...

It’s the Summer Holidays, and the kids have endless free time to dive into adventure, boredom and trouble. Fear not, as Greg and César have enlisted some junior reporters to help craft an alternative list of the best live-action kids films. From time-travelling misfits to wild monster kingdoms, they count down their Top 5 and explore why they capture the wonder, chaos, and imagination of childhood...

Half a century ago,  Jaws  changed cinema forever, turning a shark thriller into the blueprint for the summer blockbuster. César and Greg dive headfirst into the legacy of Spielberg’s classic and celebrate the biggest, boldest and most unforgettable summer releases of all time. From superhero showdowns to galaxy-spanning adventures, they share their Top 5 Summer Blockbusters and what mad...

It’s Summertime, and while your local cinema is full of people flying around in tight pants, Greg and César are beaming their X-ray vision in the direction of the greatest superheroes to ever hit the big screen. From low-budget '80s misfits to blockbuster caped crusaders, from foul-mouthed tween assassins to intergalactic vermin with anger issues, they've got something for every kind of superhero...

It's been 28 days since 28 Years Later hit cinemas with its rage virus, so it's only right César and Greg take a deep look into the societal mirror that are zombie movies. From rage-fueled chaos to slow, unstoppable dread, their count down our favourite depictions of the undead and what they reveal about the living. Lock the doors. Listen quietly. And... don’t get bitten. "Neighbours are frighteni...

In honour of John Wick's return to the big screen in the spin-off film Ballerina, Greg and César are trading words for fists, falling through cinema’s saloon doors and giving their eye witness accounts of the most bone-crunching, chair-smashing fight scenes of all time. From the elegance of Chinese Wuxia to the grit of an old school brawl, the power of martial arts legends to the visual timing of...

With the live-action  How To Train Your Dragon  swooping into cinemas next week, César and Greg are grabbing their shield and diving headfirst into the greatest quests that fantasy cinema has to offer. From cursed swords to chosen ones, from ancient prophecies to dark sorcery, this episode is all about the epic journeys that define heroic fantasy. So whether you’re more Conan or Frodo, A...

 This week, to celebrate the release of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Cesar and Greg tip their stetsons to the daredevils who leap off buildings, swing from helicopters, slide under trucks and somehow live to do another take. From glass skyscrapers to collapsing houses, from shattered bridges to speeding trucks, this is stunt cinema at its boldest, wildest and most bone-shattering. N...

In the final chapter of  25 Years, 25 Films , Cesar and Greg take on the 2020s—a decade still in motion but already marked by seismic shifts in how films are made, distributed and watched. From intimate character dramas to epic sci-fi blockbusters, from genre-bending stories to razor-sharp social commentaries, they each choose their favourite film from every year of this decade, so far. “I fe...

Cesar and Greg are back on the mean streets of London for another trip to the church of film they call 'the cinema'. This time, to see Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's unbearably intense and visceral film 'Warfare'. 'Being anti-war is not the same as saying it should never happen' - Alex Garland Follow the show: Instagram @moviemambopodcast TikTok - @moviemambo Letterboxd - MovieMambo BlueSky - @mov...

To mark the release of Alex Garland's new film Warfare, Cesar and Greg enlist their favourite war movies. From the mud-soaked trenches of WWI to guerrilla combat in the Andes, from surviving air strikes to enduring months beneath the ocean, this episode spans the globe and every form of combat imaginable. Whether you are a hardened veteran or an inexperienced civilian, there is a cinematic battlef...

The journey continues! In part two of  25 Years, 25 Films , Cesar and Greg dive into the 2010s. A decade where streaming changed the game, superheroes dominated the box office and daring auteurs redefined cinema. From blockbuster franchises to indie gems, they each pick their favorite film from every year. "There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job.'" - Fletch...

It’s Mother’s Day, so we're here to celebrate cinema’s greatest mums. From the loving, the tough, the rebellious and the downright terrifying, these mothers shape cinematic worlds big and small. Whether they’re shielding their kids from ghosts, aliens or harsh realities of the world, they prove that motherhood really does come in all shapes and forms. "Get away from her, you b*tch!" - Ellen Ripley...

Believe it or not, we're already a quarter of the way through the century. What better time to look back at the greatest films of the last 25 years? Cesar and Greg pick their favourite film from each year, kicking things off with the 2000s. From blockbuster franchises to indie gems, a net that spans genres far and wide. "It'll be just like in the movies. We'll pretend to be someone else." - Betty...