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This week Danny & Ben discuss Gareth Edwards' The Creator, and muse on the cinematic representations of AI in film over the years as the Sci-Fi genre has developed into what it is today.

This week we tuck into a soup of social realism with a discussion surrounding Ken Loach and his new (and possibly last?) film 'The Old Oak'.

On this fine podcast based week, Danny & Ben meander on a river of doomed romance, on a raft made of celluloid - the journey culminates with a searing discussion on the recent romantic drama 'Past Lives'.

This week Danny & Ben are joined by Giordana Russo to discuss Anime and the influence of Anime; how it has flourished amongst western audiences in recent years and how it's mainstream popularity is marred by misconception.

This week the mythic, muscular and all round lovely man Lee Markham (aka the Leequalizer) joins Danny & Ben to discuss Denzel Washington, Vigilantism in cinema and the latest Equalizer film.

This week Danny & Ben revisit the gems of The Coen Brothers, and discuss their unique take on character, violence & humour.

This week Ben & Danny discuss the Mission Impossible franchise and review the latest entry - seeking to ascertain the invulnerability and popularity of it's enigmatic leading man, one Thomas Cruise.

This week, as a result of the passing of revered American filmmaker William Friedkin, Ben & Danny kickstart a director deep dive series of recordings by delving into Friedkin's filmography - namely The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer, To Live & Die in LA, Bug & Killer Joe.

The cinematic tarmac still hot from the screeching wheels of an Oppenheimer discussion, Danny & Ben discuss Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie', some other cinematic efforts centered around toys, and the problematic notion of selling 'subversive-ness' to the masses.

A hefty one this week as Ben and Danny discuss cinema of the atomic age, and the now iconic cinematic monsters were emblematic of an omnipresent anxiety that Nolan himself channels in his latest epic. We then chat about the man himself; his presence in mainstream cinema, and question how his legacy will be viewed in the years to come. We then deep dive into the thematic weight of the aforementione...

Tuck your buttoned shirt into some pastel chino trousers hitched up to your navel area, stare blankly into the distance and hit play on Danny & Ben discussing the Hollywood anomaly that is Wesley Anderson.

Rewind your dials to 1981 - then live through a succession of adventure films that punctuated popular culture and morphed with the times, for better and for worse. Or simply listen to this hour long discussion about the Indiana Jones franchise instead, whatever is easiest for you.

This week, Danny & Ben return to blockbuster superhero fare by discussing the DCEU in all of its madcap, muddled and messy glory - culminating in an explosively well dressed discussion slash review of Andy Muschetti's 'Flash'.

Top lads Ben and Danny embrace new technology with their first long-distance podcast episode to chat with the pre-eminent scholar of all things Blokesploitation (plus cineboi) Alfie Martin. Alongside exploring what exactly makes such a morally repugnant and largely naff subgenre tick, we also attempt to identify who exactly these films are made for, and if their appeal is even more timely in an er...

This week sees Danny & Ben discuss Paul Schrader's filmography, culminating in a tantalisingly fresh yet heavily researched take on his latest work 'Master Gardener'.

This fine week, Danny & Ben tackle Ari Asters sprawling, anxiety-inducing epic 'Beau Is Afraid'. They discuss how it is a thematic culmination of everything Aster has been building up to in his filmography, delve deep into 'anxious cinema' and reveal their reverence for directors who swing big. Even if sometimes, they miss a little.

This week, Ben & Danny rev their podcast engine up to roughly sixty revs (loads of revs)and discuss the immensely popular Fast & Furious franchise, lyrically waxing on about it's hulking centrepiece Vincent Diesel.

This week, Ben & Danny continue to mine the cultural coal face by chipping away at Return To Seoul and other films that explore the complexities of nationality and identity. Their soft, soothing voices are sure to calm the soul, stimulate the brain, and echo - both literally and figuratively - in eternity.

This week sees Ben and Danny talk about the War film, focusing chiefly on themes of horror and heroism and how the presentation of such themes impacts our perception of conflict. The majority of the conversation centers around Sam Mendes 1917 and Nolan's Dunkirk before quickly rattling through a few of their favourite (and perhaps lesser known) examples.

This week, Ben and Danny discuss the weighty themes of life, death and human messiness, in the context of films like Punch Drunk Love, God's Own Country, Amour, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and of course Mia Hansen Love's new film 'One Fine Morning'.

Danny and Ben venture into world cinema for Rodrigo Sorogoyen's The Beast; an unrelentingly tense exploration of socio-cultural divide and how it can lead to the most reprehensible acts of human behaviour. This prompts a broad discussion around a number of films that handle similar themes of difference and division, from Deliverance and Straw Dogs to The Farewell and Team America. Bare with us on...

This week sees the Cinebois reflecting on the surprisingly enjoyable Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves. They then natter about fantasy cinema and weigh in on the concerns around the growing influence of Nerd culture on popular cinema. All of this plus an issue involving gnome testicles...

Ben and Danny return after a brief hiatus to discuss the influence of Eastern Action and Martial arts cinema on the West and its intrinsic importance to films like John Wick. They then wax lyrical about the artistic merit of action cinema and how Keanu Reeves' brand of balletic gunishment is emblematic of the genres best and brightest. As you'll hear, John Wick 4 is no slouch either...

This week sees Danny & Ben get slashed to ribbons as they discuss Scream VI. Before that, they discuss the career and legacy of horror maestro Wes Craven, the resurgence of the slasher in the modern cinematic landscape, and dive deep into scream as a whole. What's your favourite scary movie?

This week sees Ben and Danny recruit fellow former cineboi now cineman Lee Markham for an exhaustive deep dive into all things Cannon Films. From discussions around the companies' intrepid owners to their diverse range of releases that include the talents of Jean-Luc Godard, Charles Bronson, and Chuck Norris (not in the same film though we're afraid). We then zero in our focus on their action film...