Cage Fighting: Cruise Control

Kevin Smith's controversial religious comedy returns to the spotlight as Andy, Ash, Stu and Ed dive into Dogma (1999) . With fallen angels, Alan Rickman, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jay and Silent Bob, and one of the strangest studio stories of the 1990s, the lads discuss whether Dogma deserves its reputation as a cult classic, why it remains frustratingly difficult to find, and whether its debat...

The Trick 'r Treat season begins, and Ash has brought a gift for the lads. Unfortunately, it's Foodfight! . Often described as one of the worst animated films ever made, the gang dive into a production that spent more than a decade in development hell before finally emerging as a baffling mix of product mascots, questionable humour, terrible animation, and decisions that somehow become mor...

The Summer of 2026 may be over, but Winter is Coming. This week Andy, Ash, Stu and Ed look ahead to the biggest films and TV shows arriving between October 2026 and January 2027. From Tom Cruise's mysterious next project Digger!, to Clayface, Crystal Lake, Godzilla Minus Zero, Blade Runner 2099, Dune: Part Three, Harry Potter, The Beekeeper 2 and much more, the lads ask what should be on your...

The Return of the Summer Smash. Part two of our Summer Review sees Andy, Ash, Stu, and Ed wrap up their look back at the record-breaking Summer of 2026. With July and Augustdelivering the season's heaviest of heavy-hitters; The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, surprise successes, disappointments, horror hits, and the films that helped turn a strong summer into one of the biggest box-office stor...

Summer 2026: The Cinema Strikes Back (Part 1) This week Andy, Ash, Stu, and Ed begin their look back at the record-breaking Summer of 2026, breaking down the biggest hits, surprise successes, spectacular failures, and the films that kept audiences piling into cinemas all season long. In Part 1, the lads tackle May and June, from billion-dollar blockbusters and breakout horror hits to forgotten cur...

We started the month in 2001, before moving on 1 year later, and now we're doing 15 years later as ya boys delve into Summer 2016. Andy, Ash, and Stu unpack a season where Hollywood went all‑in on IP. With Civil War dominating the box office, Suicide Squad imploding in real time, Finding Dory and The Jungle Book battling for family supremacy, and Ghostbusters, Bourne, X‑Men, Star Trek, and Ind...

The Millennial Moment rolls forward as Andy, Ash, and Stu regroup to examine the first post‑9/11 summer slate — Summer 2002 , a season where Hollywood found itself blinking into a new world and trying to figure out what blockbuster filmmaking even looked like anymore. From tonal pivots to unexpected genre swings, the lads dig into how studios adapted, how themes evolved, and what took hold as the...

Summer 2001’s Silver Anniversary celebration kicks into full swing as the Fab Four — Andy, Ash, Ed, and Stu — reunite for a sun‑soaked, nostalgia‑drunk march through one of the strangest, most transitional seasons in blockbuster history. From the dying glow of pre‑franchise Hollywood to the first rumblings of the IP‑driven future, the lads dig into what made Summer ’01 such a peculiar cultural cro...

The Nolan celebration reaches fever pitch this week as Andy, Ash, and Stu assemble for a monumental, film-by-film march through Christopher Nolan’s entire filmography. From the micro-budget ingenuity of Following to the existential quantum puzzles of Interstellar and the historical weight of Oppenheimer , the boys untangle non-linear timelines, spatial architecture, and Nolan’s relentless obsessio...

The Christopher Nolan celebration march barrels forward as Andy and Ash dive headfirst into the director’s colossal new behemoth, The Odyssey — a film so dense, so operatic, and so cosmically wound that even the lads need a breather before tackling its temporal labyrinths. Thankfully, the Cagey Awards return to bring some ’90s Cruise clarity, as the boys start charting Tom’s evolution from Hollywo...

The Christopher Nolan celebration march rolls on through July as the lads gather to talk a little more temporal architecture, before the Short Short Film Film Review takes a turn for the pitch-black and deeply uncomfortable. This week, we’re dissecting The Disappearance of Willie Bingham , a gruesome Australian short that takes a chilling, bureaucratic look at capital punishment. Will Andy, Ash, a...

Buckle up for our annual halftime review as Andy, Ash, and Stu take a scalpel to the first six months of 2026. From the catastrophic lets-downs that broke our hearts to the essential comedies actually worth your time—and the horror gems you desperately need on your radar—the lads are charting the highs, the lows, and everything in between from the year so far. To cleanse the palate, the Short Shor...

This week, the lads are stepping off the cinematic gas, cracking open the vinyl, and tuning into a completely different frequency. Matt is officially back in the hosting chair, sitting down with Andy for the very first MusiCast of 2026. Together, they’re digging into everything that’s been vibrating their eardrums so far this year, mapping out the highs and lows of the upcoming festival season, an...

Get ready for an emotional battering as Andy, Ash, Ed, and Stu dive head‑first into their Top 5 Moments That Broke Us — the scenes that shattered composure, cracked open chests, and left the lads staring into the middle distance wondering why cinema hurts this much. From gut‑punch revelations to quiet devastation, these are the moments that linger long after the credits roll. To soothe the collect...

Get ready to turn off the lights and test your nerve as Andy, Ash, and Stu unveil their Top 5 films “not to watch alone in the dark.” From creeping dread to full‑blown panic, these are the moments that make you double‑check the hallway and question every shadow in the room. To steady the pulse, the Short Short Film Film Review takes a gentler turn with the BBC’s comedic micro‑short Donkey — a brie...

Get ready to wrap yourself in a cinematic blanket this week as Andy, Ash, Ed, and Stu sit down to give their top five "comfort food" films. These are the ultimate, cozy crowd-pleasers—the ones you can just switch off, sit back, and relax to when you need that cinematic warm hug. Then, the Short Short Film Film Review keeps things brief but intense as the hosts dive into 2026’s 80-second...

This week, Andy, Ash, and Stu grab the tissues and brace themselves for a journey through the ultimate emotional rollercoaster of cinema as they kick off this month’s theme: Happy Days and Sad Nights . First up, the guys count down their top five "Happy Tears" films. Those heartwarming, tear-jerking masterpieces that manage to devastate and uplift us all at once. Then, in part two, the t...

This week, Andy, Ash, Ed, and Stu navigate a landscape of high-stakes courtrooms, existential cartoons, and a potential movie of the year. First, we’re checking the early box office ballots and cracking open Obsession —finding out if this thriller is a genuine Film of the Year candidate or just a fleeting infatuation. Then, our Adult Animation series comes to a mind-bending conclusion as we look a...

This week, Andy, Ash, and Stu navigate a landscape of pop-culture cartoons, Irish immigrants, and a couple new releases. First, we’re cracking the case of The Sheep Detectives —finding out if these woolly investigators are top-tier sleuths or just following the herd. Then, our Adult Animation series enters its third era as we tackle the house that Seth MacFarlane built. We’re diving into the &quot...

This week, we’re flying as a duo — just Andy and Stu in the cockpit — but that doesn’t stop us from causing maximum turbulence. First up, we’re handing out some Cagey Awards to Cruise’s 80s output: the highs, the lows, the sunglasses. Then our Adult Animation series rolls into its second chapter with a deep dive into South Park — the shockwaves, the satire, the cardboard cut‑out chaos that reshape...

April has been busy , so we’re kicking things off with a look at what we’ve been watching — from Mario's Galaxy -sized identity crisis to Michael’s cinematic misadventure, plus a detour into Lee Cronin’s The Mummy , which may or may not be the most cursed resurrection of the month. Then our brand‑new series All‑Age Animation begins with a deep dive into The Simpsons : the legacy, the chaos, th...

The boys are back in the booth this week as Andy, Ash, and Stu navigate a packed slate of movie news and cinematic milestones. Starting with our thoughts on Sony Chairman Tom Rothman's choice words from CinemaCon 2026 . Does he still "believe in the big screen," or is the industry shifting under our feet? Plus, we weigh in on some very promising Cruise News that has the team buzzing....

This week, Andy, Ash, and Ed kick off the pod with the final part of our Pack Chat, with our deep‑dive into the 2020s Brat Pack: where the originals are now, how YA cinema has mutated into therapy‑speak and TikTok maximalism, and whether the next generation of stars are even Actors at this point, or just Brands for Fame. Then it’s time for the Short Short Film Film Review, where we tackle Crash Si...

This week we’re time‑travelling again - but not to the 80s just yet. In Part One of our Brat Pack deep‑dive, we jump a generation ahead to see what the iconic crew got up to in the 2000s and 2010s. Who thrived? Who surprised us? And who, in the 21st century, would actually count as a Brat Pack successor? Our Short Short Film Film Review goes international with the Dutch, Oscar‑winning oddity I’m N...

In this week’s episode, we look back over the cinematic chaos of March... the highs, the lows, and the “why did we watch that?” moments. We dive into the legacy of the Brat Pack and how their fame shaped (and sometimes warped) the teen‑movie landscape of the 80s and 90s. Then in the Short Short Film Film Review, things take a sharp left turn as we confront The Strange Thing About the Johnsons , a...