Frame to Frame

This week we take two very separate road trips - one across Sweden and one to Lincoln, Nebraska and we do so in the classiest way, monochrome. The films are the 1957 Ingmar Bergman classic Wild Strawberries and the Bruce Dern led Nebraska. Timings for this week are: Wild Strawberries: (08:24) Nebraska: (37:35) Next week we will be discussing reborn as a killer (not amnesiac spies... Sean) Follow u...

This week we examine two films that take you to the brink of Hell whilst also honouring the late Sam Neill. The films are 1987's British cult horror Hellraiser and the 1997 Paul W.S Anderson film, Event Horizon. Timings for this week are: Hellraiser: (03:26) Event Horizon: (33:30) Next week we will be discussing Monochrome Road Movies. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠...

One of the great books to be released on film scores (apart from The Sound of Cinema by a guy called Sean Wilson) is out in paperback now. To celebrate, we spoke with co-authors of Mark Kermode's Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music, Mark Kermode and Jenny Nelson about their process, the book, where they feel the industry is currently among many other topics. Plenty of Goldsmith Gong's in th...

To honour a little movie adaptation called The Odyssey, we look back at two alternative adaptations of Homers original text. First off is the Coen Brothers farce O Brother, Where Art Thou? followed by the animated big screen adventure in The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie. Timings for this week are: O Brother, Where Art Thou?: (04:25) The SpongeBob Squarepants: (30:16) Next week we will be welcoming...

This week we look at two unorthodox relationships between two very interesting couples - in different ways. We look at the age gap drama of Harold and Maude and the community-led healing of Lars and the Real Girl. Timings for this week are: Harold and Maude: (03:53) Lars and the Real Girl: (30:34) Next week we will be looking at Odyssey's. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagr...

This week we examine a relationship with alcohol with the British cult classic Withnail and I and the Danish Oscar-winning Another Round. Timings for this week are: Withnail and I (04:51) Another Round: (28:28) Next week we will be exploring unorthodox relationships. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week we celebrate 00s films that take their titles from poetry with Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the Coen Brothers ripping return in No Country for Old Men. To help discuss, we welcome the great Movieversaries and Academy Watch co-host Bo Nicholson who is our very own manic pixie dream Bo. Timings for this week are: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: (03:53) N...

This week we welcome The Independant's chief film critic and co-host of Fade to Black Clarisse Loughrey to help us discuss the 1954 Joan Crawford movie Johnny Guitar and the 2014 Tommy Lee Jones directed and starring The Homesman. Timings for this week are: Johnny Guitar: (09:56) The Homesman: (36:26) Follow Clarisse on Instagram or BlueSky . You can find Fade To Black here. Next week we will be e...

We’re back! This time we’re digging into the swinging sixties with one film from the time and one warning of the dangers of rose tinted glasses… Timings for this week are: Alfie: (04:19) Last Night in Soho: (31:55) Next week we will be exploring the seedy side of the Swinging Sixties. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

To celebrate the milestone of 250 episodes (!) we chose our favourite film scores from the last decade with Sean picking John Powell's work (with John Williams contributions) from Solo: A Star Wars Story and Andy picking Michael Abel's score for Jordan Peele's Us. Timings for this week are: Solo: A Star Wars Story: (04:19) Vanya on 42nd Street: (35:54) Next week we will be exploring the seedy side...

This week we are looking back at the 98th Academy Awards and discussing the winners on Hollywood's Biggest Night Next week we will be celebrating episode 250 with our favourite film scores of the last decade. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week, we welcome back high-brow aficionado Adam Brennan to help us discuss two films based on 80s games and toys. The films this week are the 1987 He-Man adaptation Masters of the Universe and the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle Street Fighter. Timings for this week are: Masters of the Universe: (06:54) Street Fighter: (35:44) Next week we will be celebrating episode 250 with our favourite...

The original title for this theme was quiet desperation in the arts... however having now seen the films, we're plumping for people change, surroundings remain. Timings for this week are: The Last Picture Show: (04:19) Vanya on 42nd Street: (35:44) Next week we will be exploring Movies based on 1980's Toys and Games. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week we thumb our nose at Valentine's Day with looking at two films under the idea of hmm... maybe you're the problem buddy. The two films are the John Cusack-led High Fidelity and the 2009 quirky Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel (500) Days of Summer. Timings for this week are: High Fidelity: (07:19) (500) Days of Summer: (35:44) Next week we will be exploring Maybe You're The Problem...

This week we celebrate Valentines Day by looking at inter-dimensional love with the 1946 classic A Matter of Life and Death and the parental love of Christopher Nolan's Interstellar. Timings for this week are: A Matter of Life and Death: (03:09) Interstellar: (32:44) Next week we will be exploring Maybe You're The Problem Buddy. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week we dive into night life and moral decay with two very different cities: Rome and Los Angeles. The lauded Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita and the Michael Mann oozing-cool Collateral. Timings for this week are: La Dolce Vita: (02:33) Collateral: (35:32) Next week we will be exploring Inter-dimensional Love. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week we examine one film where the rich sneer on the workers and another about the rise of AI and corporations monetising it. These are clearly all historical notions. These are the Fritz Lang silent classic Metropolis and the smash A24 hit M3GAN. Timings for this week are: Metropolis:(02:33) M3GAN: (42:32) Next week we will be exploring Night Life and Moral Decay. Follow us on social media:...

We return to our annual tradition of the highest films on the IMDb 250 that we've not seen with Sean's being the bollywood smash hit, 3 Idiots and Andy's being the 2016 animated Your Name. Timings for this week are: 3 Idiots: (02:17) Your Name: (32:44) Next week our theme will be Female Humanoids. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠T...

In Part 2, we breakdown Sean's top 10 of the year as well as some others that didn't quite get in. A special focus on both Sinners and Train Dreams. Timings for this week are: KPop Demon Hunters: (03:19) Nearly Top 10: (10:19) Top 10 begins: (15:22) Sinners: (49:58) Train Dreams: (58:10) Next week we return with our top films on the IMDb 250 that we've not yet seen. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This is part one of a two part episode where we examine the best and worst of the year. Given how good many of the films were, we overran so broke it into this first episode looking at Sean's bottom films of the year. Timings for this week are: War of the Worlds (23:45) Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week we are exploring brothers in Christmas films with the holiday classic, the seminal It's a Wonderful Life (yes, expect a James Stewart impression) and the brand new for Q4 2025, A Very Jonas Christmas Movie. Timings for this week are: It's a Wonderful Life (05:26) A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (44:23) We will return after the holidays with a round up of 2025. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠...

Many people travel for the holidays - Chris Rea famously - however some stay behind, whether that be deliberate or not. This week we explore those who don’t travel for the holidays in the classic Home Alone and the Oscar winning The Holdovers. Timings for this week are: Home Alone (04:55) The Holdovers (45:23) Next week’s theme will be brothers at Christmas. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

As you get older, it's easy to become jaded, this week we're exploring that believing is seeing with the original 1947 version of Miracle on 34th Street and the 2021 adaptation of a Matt Haig book, A Boy Called Christmas Timings for this week are: Miracle on 34th Street (04:55) A Boy Called Christmas (31:23) Next week’s theme will be not travelling for Christmas. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Andy and Sean honour the films of the great Rob Reiner. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: frame.to.frame250@gmail.com...

It's beginning to look a lot like... the holiday season... we look at Buddy Thanksgiving films with the John Hughes travel film, Planes, Trains and Automobiles and the Lemmon/Matthau vehicle Grumpy Old Men. Timings for this week are: Planes, Trains and Automobiles (02:49) Grumpy Old Men (40:37) Next week’s theme will be believing is seeing. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠...