The Film Angle

In this episode, Alex is joined by writer, director, and producer Daniel Persitz to talk about his moving short film Key of Genius; the extraordinary true story of blind, autistic musical savant Derek Paravicini. Adapted from the acclaimed biography In the Key of Genius by Derek’s longtime mentor Adam Ockelford, the film is set to be developed into a feature, with a script co-written by the late O...

In this episode, Kris and Alex review the latest Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk. They then review the next two films of the top ten of the Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time list. We would love to hear your thoughts. Please subscribe, rate, and review us where possible! (00:00) Intro (00:35) Catching Up (02:43) The Long Walk Spoiler Free Review (23:45) The Long Walk SPOILERS Revi...

This week, Alex and Kris are joined by Gavin Spoors, Editor-in-Chief of the Filmhounds magazine, who returns to the podcast to discuss one of his favourite films, Princess Mononoke, that just had its 4K restoration and IMAX re-release. With it being Alex's first Ghibli film on the big screen, it was a great excuse to bump it up the list on our series! In this series, Kris guides Alex through o...

This bonus episode of The Film Angle repurposes a segment from our 2024 London Film Festival preview . Gavin Spoors, critic and editor-in-chief of Filmhounds magazine, shares essential tips for first-time accredited press on navigating screenings, planning your schedule, and making the most of the festival experience.

In the 150th episode of The Film Angle , Kris and Alex revisit their 2025 Box Office Draft to share updates and reflections. They then dive into their review of the week, Ari Aster’s Eddington , before ticking off the next film on the Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time list, Claire Denis’s Beau Travail . Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=t...

In this episode Alex interviews writer and director, Guy Trevellyan about his new short film, Plastic Surgery. Set inside a hospital on the cusp of chaos, Plastic Surgery follows Dr. Terra, a young physician on her last shift before maternity leave, as she is confronted with a terrifying, hidden threat one already coursing through the bodies of her patients. As Terra races to understand what’s unf...

Kris and Alex are back from their Greek escape in Kefalonia, with all the behind the scenes available on their Instagram. This week’s episode is a bumper review special as the boys review Weapons, The Naked Gun, Fantastic Four: First Steps, Before Sunset and the next entry in their Sight & Sound series, Mulholland Drive. Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr....

In this episode Alex interviews writers and directors, Salvatore Scarpa & Max Burgoyne-Moore about their new short film, Largo. Largo follows Musa, a young Syrian refugee living in the UK, who sets out to build a boat and sail back home in search of his missing parents. Through Musa's story, Largo explores the themes of displacement and grief, refracted through the lens of a child's enduring h...

In the latest episode of the series "The Films That Streaming Forgot", Kris and Alex dive into the coming of age, sex comedy, Youth in Revolt. Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platform we use to record this podcast! We would love to hear your thoughts. Please subscribe, rate,...

In this episode of The Ghibli Angle, Kris and Alex discuss Only Yesterday. In this series, Kris will guide Alex through one of his biggest cinematic blindspots, the films of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platform we use to record this podcast! We would...

In this episode, Kris and Alex discuss the first film in the DCU reboot, James Gunn's Superman. They then delve into what is now the top ten films on the Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time list, but also just so happens to be another blindspot, Dziga Vertov's 1929 documentary, Man with a Movie Camera. Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?vi...

In this episode, Kris and Alex decide to skip the latest Jurassic World film, to instead conduct some research before the latest incarnation of Superman and revisit the Christopher Reeve Superman films, and rank them, from worst to best. Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platfo...

In this episode, Kris and Alex discuss some of the latest film news before reviewing 28 Years Later, the Danny Boyle reboot of the beloved zombie franchise. They then get into what is now the top ten films on the Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time list, one of Kris's favourite musicals, Singin' in the Rain. Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.co...

In this episode, Alex sits down with former airline pilot and now documentary filmmaker Tristan Loraine, whose two new feature documentaries are premiering at the Raindance Film Festival in London. The first film, This is Your Captain Speaking, is a compelling feature that delves into the controversial issue of cabin air quality, revealing how toxic fumes from aircraft engines can contaminate the...

In this episode, Alex interviews writer and director Jake Wachtel about his new short film, The Sentry. The action-comedy follows a suave Western super-spy on assignment in Cambodia, when a haunting encounter with a garrulous guard forces him to confront the deeper consequences of his actions on the local community. Offering a fresh take on the spy genre, The Sentry deconstructs familiar tropes wh...

In this episode, Kris and Alex debut their first-ever video podcast! Together, they review the new spin-off film from the world of John Wick, Ballerina. Before delving into the next blindspot (before the top ten!) on the Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time list, the 1927 silent masterpiece by F.W Muranu, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h...

In this episode, Kris and Alex are joined by special guest Jannat Suleman, aka The Amateur's Take , to discuss her recent trip to the Cannes Film Festival. Jannat is a British-Pakistani film critic, writer, and programmer based in Yorkshire. She previously made a brief appearance on The Film Angle during Alex’s trip to the London Film Festival in October 2024. She shares what films to get exci...

In this episode, Kris and Alex discuss Alex's travels to London for The Podcast Show and what he has learnt and hopes to bring to The Film Angle in the future. They then review the big release of the week, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, before ranking all 8 films in the franchise. They conclude by ticking off another blind spot from the Sight & Sound list of the Greatest Films...

In this episode of The Ghibli Angle, Kris and Alex discuss Kiki's Delivery Service. In this series, Kris will guide Alex through one of his biggest cinematic blindspots, the films of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platform we use to record this podcas...

In this episode, Kris and Alex review the new Marvel film, Thunderbolts*, before moving on to the new Gareth Evans Netflix martial arts film, Havoc. They then dip back into their Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time blindspot series by reviewing Agnes Varda's, Cleo from 5 to 7. Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Kris and Alex discuss the re-release of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, before discussing the new Ryan Coogler vampire horror film, Sinners. Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platform we use to record this podcast! We would love to hear your thoughts. Please...

In this episode, Kris and Alex reboot their series "The Films That Streaming Forgot," diving into a film discovered in the depths of the streaming world: Sentinel. Before diving into that, they take time to catch up on all the film news they've missed over the past few weeks, as well as discuss Alex's recent trip to New York. Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:...

In this episode of The Ghibli Angle, Kris and Alex discuss Grave of the Fireflies. In this series, Kris will guide Alex through one of his biggest cinematic blindspots, the films of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platform we use to record this podcast1 We w...

In this episode, Alex interviews writer, director, actor and magician, Ali Cook, about his new short film, The Pearl Comb. When a fisherman’s wife, captures the attention of the medical profession as the first person to ever cure someone of tuberculosis, a doctor is sent to investigate her miraculous claim. Determined to prove that a woman’s place is in the home and not practising medicine, he soo...

In this episode, graphic designer and podcast jingle extraordinaire, Alfie Hunter-Martin returns to the podcast to bid a late farewell to the Sony Spider-Man spin-off films, also known as SPUMC or SSU, if you prefer. We're talking Venom, Morbius, Kraven and Madame Web! Along with Kris and Alex, they discuss the history of these films and how they came to be, before ranking them and bidding farewel...