St Albans Podcast: Film Guide

Just Chris again this week as he talks about the new releases in the cinema and on streaming, as well as giant kaiju attacking Tokyo, as they sadly do quite often. Saturday 13th January Jackass Forever Channel 4 10.05pm Sunday 14th January Desperado Film4 11.25pm Monday 15th January A Knight’s Tale Film4 6.25pm The post St Albans Film Guide with Chris: 12th January 2024 appeared first on St Albans...

Just Chris this week as Sam is off shaping young minds (in a good way). He covers the usual films in cinemas, on streaming and on free-to-air TV for the forthcoming week. Friday 8th December Jackie Brown Dave 9.35pm Saturday 9th December Mission: Impossible Film4 6.50pm Sunday 10th December Robocop ITV4 10.30pm Monday 11th December Ready or Not Film4 11.25pm The post St Albans Film Guide with Chri...

Sam flies solo this week as Chris takes a well earned break. They walk you through the new releases to cinema, streaming and their pick of films on free to air TV! Fri 24 Nov Kill Bill: Vol 2 9:00pm – 11:50pm Dave Sun 26 Nov Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 6:15pm – 7:15pm ITV2 Mon 27 Nov Independence Day (1996) 6:15pm – 9:00pm Film4 Tues 28 Nov Legion 9:00pm Gr...

Chris and Sam are here once again to guide you through the big releases at the cinema, on streaming and Chris’ picks of films on free-to-air television. They also take a detour to Uganda and discuss the growing action film industry there. Friday 10th November It’s a Wonderful Life Film4 3.45pm Saturday 11th November Freaky Film4 11.25pm Monday 13th November The Conversation BBC2 11.15pm The post S...

World-renowned respected author of note Howard Linskey is back to regale us with his knowledge of, and passion for movies. We start by looking at the new cinema releases, before moving onto the latest offerings on streaming services. In part three Howard shares another film that’s “Too Good To Be Forgotten”, this time sharing Sam Raimi’s Coen-esque masterpiece “A Simple Plan”. Finally,...

It’s Chris’s turn to guide you through the new cinematic and streaming releases, plus he has a few picks on free-to-air TV. He and Sam discuss “Where To Next” recent watch “Past Lives”. Partially not in the English language, this movie explores friendship across continents from South Korea to the USA. Friday 13th October Get Out BBC3 9.30pm-11.10pm Saturday 14th...

Everybody’s favourite highly-acclaimed local author Howard Linskey returns to the studio for another edition of the Film Guide.  Howard looks at the latest releases in the cinema and on streaming services.  He also brings us another film that’s “Too Good To Be Forgotten”, before regaling us with his choices of the best films to watch on UK free-to-air TV for the week ahead.  Here are his selection...

Sam and Chris are afraid talking about Ari Aster’s new odyssey “Beau Is Afraid” in amongst the usual new releases in cinemas and streaming, and Sam’s pick of films on free-to-air TV: Friday 22nd Sept Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) 9 pm E4 Saturday 23rd Sept Backdraft (1991) 9 pm Legend Sunday 24th Sept Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2019) 3 pm BBC ONE Wednesday 27th Sept...

This week Chris and Sam talk the usual nonsense about new movies at the cinemas etc, but also go a bit deeper as they discuss Dominik Moll’s excellent The Night of the 12th. Sunday 10th September Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit BBC1 4.15pm-5.35pm Tuesday 12th September The Evil Dead (1982) BBC3 10.00pm-11.25pm Wednesday 13th September Mad Max 2 ITV4 9.10pm-11.05pm The post St Al...

World-renowned, highly acclaimed author of note and distinction Howard Linskey returns to the show to guide us through our movie watching for the next week.  As well as looking at new releases in cinemas and on streaming services, Howard brings us another film he deems “Too Good To Be Forgotten”, before finishing off with his pick of the best movies to watch on UK free-to-air TV for th...

As per usual, Sam and Chris talk new to cinema and streaming and end with Sam’s picks of films on free to air TV. Somewhere in the middle they discuss the most recent addition to Brandon Cronenberg’s portfolio “Infinity Pool”, a sci-fi horror, which is also classed as extreme cinema. Sat 26 Aug Clueless (1995) 2:40pm Film4 Shanghai Knights (2003) 6:45pm ITV2 Sun 27 Aug The...

Max Hartington returns to the Film Guide armed with more movie suggestions for us to consider. He starts off perusing our local cinemas for the latest releases, before moving on to Max’s Action Movies. This time it’s the turn of John Wick from 2014. The final part of the show looks at Max’s recommendations of the best films to watch on UK free-to-air TV for the forthcoming week. Here are his choic...

With Chris Aikman unavailable this week, Danny Smith steps into the Film Guide shoes.  He and Producer Sam look at the new releases in our local cinemas and on streaming services.  They conclude with Danny’s choice of the best films to watch on UK free-to-air TV for the week ahead.  Here are his selections: Support Your Local Gunfighter  (1971) Fri 11 Aug 12:20pm 5Action The Shallows  (2016)...

Highly acclaimed local author of note Howard Linskey joins Danny Smith for another edition of our little Film Guide.  They start by discussing new releases in the cinema, before moving onto streaming services.  Howard shares another film that is “Too Good To Be Forgotten” before giving us his recommended films to watch on UK free-to-air TV for the forthcoming week.  Here are his choices: Friday 4t...

Along with the usual new releases, Sam and Chris discuss recent horror watch “Pearl”, prequel to “X”. Both star Mia Goth who is impeccable and we are looking forward to the third instalment in the series, “MaXXXine”. Sam comes to regret one of their picks on free-to-air TV, which are: Sat 29 Jul My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) 7:15pm E4 Sun 30 Jul Portrait of a La...

Join us once again as everyone’s favourite teacher since that one off Grange Hill (not him, the other one) Max Hartington guides us through the selection of movies available to us this week.  He starts things off with a look at new releases in the cinemas and on streaming services, before sharing another “classic” for his feature Max’s Action Films.  The final part of the s...

Chris and Sam really get into it this week. We talk about several films that we have recently seen (listed below) and we also talk about other film stuff including an unintelligible confused discussion about streaming services removing content for tax reasons (not really that unintelligible but this is mostly just Sam not knowing what is happening). Sisu – Finland, 2023 Leonor Will Never Die...

Highly acclaimed author Howard Linskey returns to the studio to regale us with more film knowledge.  During his latest stint as film guide host he looks at what’s on at the cinema, new releases on streaming services, another film that’s too good to be forgotten, and his choice of the best films to watch on UK free-to-air TV for the week ahead.  Here are this week’s selections: Friday 7th July The...

As it’s the 5th Friday of the month, we see a welcome return to the studio from everyone’s favourite local educator of the young Max Hartington.  Max starts by covering the new releases in local cinemas, before sharing another film for Max’s Action Films.  We end by taking a look at the best films to watch on UK free-to-air TV for the week ahead.  Here are Max’s choices: Fr...

Sam guides the host this week, it’s themselves! Catch all the latest news on what is out in the cinema, streaming and Sam’s free to air TV film picks of the week Fri 23 Jun Ghostbusters (2016) 9:00pm E4 Sat 24 Jun The Terminator (1984) 9:00pm 5Action Sun 25 Jun Clash of the Titans (1981) 12:10pm BBC Two Mon 26 Jun Hot Fuzz (2007) 10:00pm ITV4 Thu 29 Jun Aliens(1986) 9:05pm ITV4 The pos...

Local film fan and everyone’s favourite school teacher Max Hartington returns to the studio for another edition of the Film Guide.  This week, Max looks at the new releases in the cinema and on streaming services, before he shares another classic in Max’s Action Films. In the final part of the show, Max shares with us his pick of the best films to watch on UK free-to-air TV for the week ahead.  He...

This week Sam and Chris talk about the new films in cinemas and the rise of product placement in movies and films where business executives are the heroes. Saturday 10th June Assassination Nation Film4 11.20pm-1.30am Sunday 11th June Paddington 2 BBC1 2.55pm-4.35pm Tuesday 13th June Mad Max 2 ITV4 9.00pm-11.00pm Wednesday 14th June The Exorcist BBC3 10.00pm-11.55pm Thursday 15th June Zodiac Quest...

Everybody’s favourite highly-acclaimed local author of note Howard Linskey returns to the studio for another edition of the Film Guide.  Howard looks at the latest releases in the cinema and on streaming services.  He also brings us another film that’s “Too Good To Be Forgotten”, before regaling us with his choices of the best films to watch on UK free-to-air TV for the week ahead.  Here are his s...

Max Hartington returns to the Film Guide armed with more movie suggestions for us to consider. He starts off perusing our local cinemas for the latest releases, before moving on to Max’s Action Movies. This time it’s the turn of Kingsman:  The Secret Service from 2014. The final part of the show looks at Max’s recommendations of the best films to watch on UK free-to-air TV for the forthcoming...

This week Chris and Sam guide you through the new movies at the cinema and on streaming, as well as Chris’ picks of films on free-to-air TV, but also take a good look at Lulu Wang’s wonderful The Farewell. Friday 12th May Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) Legend 10.55pm-12.45am Saturday 13th May Enter the Dragon Paramount 9pm-11.10pm Total Recall (1990) ITV 10.40pm-12.45am Sunday 14th May Under Siege...