2nd Chance Cinema Club

Send us Fan Mail Beat the post holiday blues by tuning in to some end of year AITSP nonsense! This week we discuss our Star Wars themed Christmas presents- the edible, the legible and the one that almost ruined a mum's birthday. We also hear about Steff's visit to the Disney 100 Year Celebration in London and why we should all go immediately (hint: it involves golden dice). Disclaimer: T...

Send us Fan Mail It's our bumper Christmas episode this week! We are absolutely groaning with quality content for you, the boys have prepared loads of fantastic items, features, news, and reviews. Or... (and bear with us here) it's just a punny take on the 12 Days of Christmas, arbitrarily changing the lyrics to Star Wars things. But at least we don't sing. Do we? DO WE??? You are w...

Send us Fan Mail Steff finally pulls his finger out and does his Star Wars video games episode! But we've drafted in some help... This week we welcome special guest Bas van Dun to the show and grill him on the good, the bad, and the ugly of Star Wars interactive entertainment. From the lows of Masters of Teras Kasi, to the highs of Knights of the Old Republic, Bas guides us expertly through t...

Send us Fan Mail It's finally Sequel chat time on the AITSP podcast this week. We discuss the treatment of force users new and old in Episodes VII, VIII and IX of our beloved franchise, as Luke, Rey and Kylo Ren go under our terrible microscope. We talk about their treatment, their character arcs and their interactions with each other. Most importantly, what would we (in our infinite wisdom)...

Send us Fan Mail Like Jerry Springer in space, this week we force Star Wars to take a DNA test to determine its parentage. The topic this time comes from a listener's questions around how Star Wars is actually a British movie. Is this madness? Or is there merit to this argument? We do a slightly more than half assed attempt to answer this. Meanwhile, there's a roundup of the latest news,...

Send us Fan Mail This week we discuss Steff's excursion to watch the A Disturbance in the Force documentary, and hear about all things Holiday Special. We also mention some upcoming trips to the Disney 100 year celebration, as well as a decidedly dodgy sounding Star Wars burlesque show... We then get the Neuralyzers out and pick some movies and series to have erased from our tiny minds. Some...

Send us Fan Mail It's Hutch's birthday this week and Steff has a surprise in store that's sure to raise a smile and a groan! Did someone say Jar Jar...? We also discuss Anthony Daniels bravely rescuing props from a bonfire to sell at auction, and there's a roundup of the season 2 finale of the Loki series. But it's not all joy and light, and to bring balance back to the fa...

Send us Fan Mail This week the boys are talking about shhhh....whisper it, The Holiday Special! What is it? Where can I see it? What right does it have to exist? All these questions and no more will be answered in this episode. We also talk about Deadpool 3's homage to Star Wars and how Finality of Dusk is pushing the boundaries for deaf movie goers. Finally there's serious discussion of...

Send us Fan Mail The boys are back for a spooktacular special! After a short hiatus last week, normal service has now been resumed. By which we mean the usual nonsense and ramblings that constitutes an AITSP episode. Steff and Hutch discuss their holidays and how they tried to shoehorn in as much Star Wars stuff as they could. Quite easy at Disneyland as it turns out, not so much at the Berlin Leg...

Send us Fan Mail A Special Guest joins us this week, as Mike from Prophecy Maker talks to us about all things Stormtrooper helmets! As a prop maker and OG Star Wars fan, Mike tells us where his passion comes from and the incredible lengths he goes to for authenticity in his creations. We also find out about some of the one offs he's made and why he doesn't fear George Lucas. Steff and Hu...

Send us Fan Mail Ahsoka is all over!  :-( So this week we recap the series as a whole, discussing our highlights, lowlights and thoughts on what yet could be, if they ever make a second series that is. Attention Mr. Filoni: Hutch has kindly thrown his hat in the ring for any potential recast opportunities... We also put Ahsoka in its rightful place in the pantheon of live action Star Wars shows an...

Send us Fan Mail As the Ahsoka series draws to an end, we recap the final episode, Part 8: The Jedi, The Witch and the Warlord. Plot points are mostly tied up. Character arcs are mostly complete. The story is mostly resolved in a satisfactory manner. Mostly. Tune in next week when we examine the series as a whole and do our favourite thing, rank it in order of preference with the other live action...

Send us Fan Mail We are at the tail end of the Ahsoka series now, with our recap of Part 7 - Dreams and Madness. Like early 00's social media, Friends Reunited is the order of the day here, as well as round 2 of some tasty dust-ups. But the tension really ratchets up when we are left wondering whether Thrawn will ever finish packing his endless crates of baked beans... Join us as we clinicall...

Send us Fan Mail No prizes for guessing that this week we are talking about more brand new Star Wars , with Part 6 of Ahsoka, "Far, Far Away." We find ourselves in a different galaxy, where the hero wanders a barren landscape, fights nomadic warriors, befriends an indigenous tribe, and finally meets a space wizard. And if all that sounds familiar, remember what Baylan Skoll says: "I...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we cover Ahsoka Part 5- "Shadow Warrior" After finally getting a whirlwind of plot last week, things take a more visual turn in part 5. De-aged characters make a welcome return, Hera makes more terrible career choices and we finally get a live action Anakin wearing a skirt. What more could we ask for? You can contact us at: 2ndchancecinemaclub@gmail.com W...

Send us Fan Mail This week we review Episode 4 of Ahsoka: Fallen Jedi. We are halfway through the series now, time to take stock on what we’ve seen so far and what we expect from the next four episodes. You can contact us at: 2ndchancecinemaclub@gmail.com We can be found on: Instagram - @2ndchancecinemaclub

Send us Fan Mail This week we review Episode 3 of the Ahsoka series: "Time to Fly" Has the newest installment improved the lads' opinion of this slow burner? With some scenes plagiarised from A New Hope, and others involving a non Jedi not moving a cup, the jury is still out. At least Hutch has been swatting up on his Star Wars Rebels knowledge and now actually knows who the charact...

Send us Fan Mail New Star Wars is with us! This week we discuss the first two episodes of the new Ahsoka series, Master and Apprentice and Toil and Trouble. We talk about the live action recreations of Hera Syndulla, Ezra Bridger and Sabine Wren, as well as new characters Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati, along with the return of The Mandalorian's Morgan Elsbeth. Hutch has never seen the Rebels ser...

Send us Fan Mail Party on Dudes! A most excellent episode comes to you this week. We dedicate this one to a very special person, who has (unbeknownst to them) requested that we cover the most non heinous Bill & Ted movies. This has worked out well as we forgot to plan any Star Wars content for this week... The chat centres mostly on the first two films, which is definitely not because Hutch we...

Send us Fan Mail As Steff and Hutch have cleverly decided to be on holiday when Ahsoka launches, this episode discusses some background on the heroes and villains of the upcoming series, as well as speculating on what characters and plot points we could be seeing. This means that they've had to watch some Star Wars cartoons and even read a book. So only one question remains: Are you ready for...

Send us Fan Mail LIVE ACTION STAR WARS SERIES! If those words tickle your fancy, then be sure to catch this week's episode. With the Ahsoka series right around the corner,  we discuss the live action offerings so far: The Mandalorian, Andor, The Book of Boba Fett, and Obi Wan Kenobi. We expertly dissect each series, look at the popular opinions, and most importantly, make them fight for our a...

Send us Fan Mail We move well out of our comfort zone this week (and it shows), as we bumble our way through a discussion on the MUSIC of STAR WARS. John Williams is one of the greatest movie composers of all time and he would be horrified if he heard us hack our way blindly through his back catalogue. Tune in for deep insights and analysis from Hutch, such as: "It's rather good" an...

Send us Fan Mail The clue is in the title this week folks, as we tackle Mel Brook's 1987 Sci Fi comedy, SPACEBALLS! Steff and Hutch try to leave nostalgia behind and put this Star Wars spoof in its original context, answering the important question: How has the film aged? Like fermented grapes, or a bovine udder drink? With outdated references, racial stereotypes and jokes that just don'...

Send us Fan Mail Always hot on the pulse of current affairs, this week Steff and Hutch talk about 2016's Rogue One movie. Can Steff rein in Hutch's gushing praise long enough to insert his usual nonsense about dangerous doors and minor plot contrivances?  Or will it all spiral into digressions about Anne Frank, and Galen Erso's booby trapped kitchen appliances? Tune in to find out!...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Steff and Hutch watched Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and they have decided to tackle the big questions on everyone's lips: Will James Mangold be able to sleep at night? What would a venn diagram of Indiana Jones/Star Wars/Marvel look like? Do Nazis deliberately hold their torches like lightsabers? Plus, Steff has broken with tradition and actually watched...