2nd Chance Cinema Club

Send us Fan Mail Hutch has been smashing lightbulbs in VR, and Steff has been walking pygmy goats. So after the high brow, serious discussion of last time's episode, this week sees a return to goofy form for the boys, as they discuss 2002's comedy horror Dog Soldiers. This engenders some classic discussion on whether Steff would kill Hutch if he turned into a werewolf. The answer may sur...

Send us Fan Mail It's the big one. Steff cashes in his birthday treat, as the boys review one of their most cherished movies of all time (hence the longer episode length- soz). But how does it stand up to a modern repeat viewing, and in a post "The Offer" world? Elsewhere, there's riveting discussions on passports, American Football and the usual round up of movies leaving prim...

Send us Fan Mail It's as much about the Mafia as Midichlorians this week, as we look back on limited series The Offer, now that both the boys have watched it all.  Meanwhile, David Cronenberg's 1981 Sci Fi/Horror classic Scanners gets its time in the Second Chance sun. The special effects are literally mind blowing, but is it all in (pulsing) vein? To complete our recent gangster motif,...

Send us Fan Mail This is a sad week for cinema, due to the passing of  David Lynch. We pay tribute to the great director and his wonderful body of work. On a lighter note, Hutch has finished Skeleton Crew now, so we have a proper debrief on the series as a whole, including input from another 42 year old bloke that isn't us! Then there's more solid "catch them whilst you can" re...

Send us Fan Mail We kick this week off with a Star Wars series update. There's news on Ahsoka season two, and Steff gives us his spoiler free thoughts on the now complete Skeleton Crew series. A spoiler filled review of the show will be coming soon (IE when Hutch has watched it). Our movie review this week is 2002’s under house zombie fest, Resident Evil. It may not have enough giant animals...

Send us Fan Mail A bumper episode this week, as we clearly have a lot to get off our chests following the festive break. We head back into the warm embrace of the year 1999, to give highly underrated commercial flop The Matrix another roll of the dice (Yes, we know. Watching this film again was our Christmas treat to each other. Don’t judge). Elsewhere, we talk about peak middle age and how it com...

Send us Fan Mail It's Christmas! Again... Denied a week off to bring you more festive content, the boys are back to serve up another helping of dry movie turkey. On our plate this week is 2017's Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. It's a Luc Besson helmed CGI fest, but does it ring our jingle bells? Or has it gone down like cold brussels sprouts? We also dial up the festive...

Send us Fan Mail It's our Christmas episode and the question on everyone's lips is surely whether Steff is on the naughty list this year? Listen in to find out. Our movie review this week is a brand new offering, Amazon's budget busting foray into Christmas cash ins, Red One. And to think we could have had Die Hard... Despite being promised a week off, there may be some bonus 2CCC a...

Send us Fan Mail Another slice of Tom Cruise Sci-Fi goodness comes under the scrutiny of our all seeing eyes this week, as we review Steven Spielberg's 2005 H.G Wells baiting War of the Worlds movie. Steff flexes his authority here as he's read the book, heard the album, lived the live experience and got the t-shirt to prove it. Although as you'd expect, Hutch has much to contribute...

Send us Fan Mail Bumper episode this week as Steff kicks off by telling us about his busy film and TV related weekend. In our Alone in the South Passage section this week we have a rundown of new Star Wars series: Skeleton Crew (but not from Hutch, he didn't watch it). Then news of a Boba Fett crowdfunding opportunity that's too good to miss! Our main attraction is a review of 2010'...

Send us Fan Mail This week Hutch has had two very different musical experiences, whilst Steff battled vampires and became confused over Brazilian videos. We then review 2013’s Oblivion, starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman. Verdict in a nutshell? We have great things to say about the first two thirds of it! Listen in for the full skinny. Next week we will be reviewing 2010’s TRON: Legacy, also d...

Send us Fan Mail A new dawn rises on your favourite “hosted by two slightly grumpy and sweary middle-aged Englishmen” podcast. We have now turned our infamous movie review section into the main focus of the show and are officially rebranding as the 2nd Chance Cinema Club! The first film under our irreverent microscope is Paul Verhoeven’s gaslight fest, 1990’s Total Recall. Both Steff and Hutch rem...

Send us Fan Mail We are back baby! After a planned and an unplanned break, there's lots to catch up on. So we dive right in to hear about what the boys have been up to. Basically, Steff's been on holiday, started a new job and crafted a convoluted Halloween outfit. Meanwhile, Hutch has... just been really quite unwell. There's plenty of news too, including a bit of a bombshell regar...

Send us Fan Mail Steff has been in the midlands with a creative crowd over the weekend, and Hutch has not. But what they have both done is go to see Return of the Jedi, and there's a couple of revelations that seeing it on the silver screen has imparted upon them. Straying dangerously into serious territory for a moment, we then take some time to discuss the role and duty of production compan...

Send us Fan Mail The boys have been to the cinema to see that little known sequel to Star Wars this week. They loved it so much, they've decided to pick a load of holes in it. Steff is currently between jobs, but luckily Hutch has a suggestion for a sure-fire Christmas present. Meanwhile, in 2nd Chance Cinema Club, we dissect an ambitious sci-fi movie directed by the Wachowskis. No, not that...

Send us Fan Mail Stop the press! David has been to see Episode IV in the cinema for the very first time this week. So we discuss the big screen experience. Meanwhile, Steff tells us about his time watching Blade Runner with a live orchestra, although his partner seemed to be expecting something different... In 2nd Chance Cinema Club, we dissect 2022's The Batman in almost as much time as it t...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wanted the skinny on how the Hollywood Walk of Fame works? No? Well tough, because you're getting it this week. Also, is Ewan McGregor cool? We discuss the latest Star Wars content to hit Disney+, with the new animated series Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, available to stream now. Meanwhile, the shock revelation that Steff isn't Wokingham's most famous son...

Send us Fan Mail A very sad week for cinema and Star Wars fans in particular, as we mark the passing of acting titan James Earl Jones. We are hurting, but we find some joy in celebrating a wonderful body of work and a voice which has evoked terror in Rebel scum (and a nascent Hutch) for over four and a half decades, with its terrifying honey. The tribute is rounded off as we each select our top th...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome back special guest Bas van Dun to the show, to give us his thoughts on the newly released and long anticipated video game: Star Wars Outlaws. Has it been worth the wait? Tune in to find out. In 2nd Chance Cinema Club, we review 2009's Jim Caviezel movie Outlander as selected by Hutch, and find out what Steff has lined up for us next week. Bas van Dun&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Alright our kid?  We finally review Deadpool and Wolverine in detail this week, as Hutch has managed to get himself to the cinema and watch it at last. Meanwhile, Steff has already moved on and been to see Alien Romulus, so we get the lowdown on that, and hear why you should probably take a spare pair of pants with you... A slower news week for Star Wars this time, but Hutch tells...

Send us Fan Mail After a long summer break, the boys are back, recharged and raring to go. There’s lots to catch up on, much of it Christopher Nolan related of course, as Hutch seems to theme his holidays around the man. With all that travel, there's been ample time to consume media. We roundup the latest movies and series that have been entertaining us on trains and planes. Including Snowden...

Send us Fan Mail So The Acolyte is now complete and we can finally review the series as a whole, without any further speculation or assumption. Much like a spaghetti western, it's a case of The Yord, The Bazil and The Jecki. We talk about what worked for us, what definitely didn't, and what we would like to see from a second season. Then it's rank o' clock, as we put together o...

Send us Fan Mail Only now at the end do you understand. And so The Acolyte comes to an end and concludes with it's eighth and final episode, called...err, The Acolyte. There's a couple of surprises to be had as the latest live action Star Wars series wraps up, so join us on a deep dive into all the twists and turns. Plus some explicit quotes from Snatch. Next week we review the series as...

Send us Fan Mail There’s not long now until we hopefully get the answers to the biggest mysteries of the summer:  Who is Zippy Face?  Will Osha turn to evil?  Can England's men win a major football competition? But for this week we examine the penultimate episode of The Acolyte and finally get some clarity on a few burning questions. There’s lots to dig into, but Steff is somehow fixated on I...

Send us Fan Mail It's episode 70 of the galaxy's greatest podcast and we review episode 6 of the galaxy's latest Star Wars series. We are at the business end of The Acolyte now and things are building up to a cracking finale, so we look at this week's offering in detail and start to think about the end of the series and beyond. At this point we must pose a question to you: Have...