Cinema Callback

In this episode of Cinema Callback , Andy and Michael discuss Suspiria (1977), Dario Argento's visually astonishing horror masterpiece that rejects conventional storytelling in favour of pure atmosphere, emotion, and sensory experience. Through the show's signature voice note conversation format, the hosts respond to each other's ideas over time, unpacking a film that feels less like a narrative a...

In this episode of Cinema Callback , Andy and Michael discuss The Blob (1988), Chuck Russell's gloriously gruesome remake that transformed a 1950s sci-fi B movie into one of the defining horror films of the practical effects era. Through the show's signature voice note conversation format, the hosts respond to each other's ideas over time, exploring not only the film itself but what it...

For this special Father’s Day episode of Cinema Callback , Andy is joined by his dad, Jim , to discuss Jim’s favourite film, A Month in the Country (1987). Using the show’s signature voice note format, father and son reflect on a film that means a great deal to one of them and is being experienced for the first time by the other, creating a unique conversation about cinema, memory, and the ways st...

In this episode of Cinema Callback , Andy and Michael dive headfirst into Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest cinematic whirlwind, One Battle After Another . Told through the show’s signature voice note format, the conversation unfolds organically over time, with the hosts responding to each other’s ideas, challenging interpretations, and gradually building a picture of the film rather than delivering a...

In this episode of Cinema Callback , Andy and Michael discuss Smile 2 (2024), Parker Finn’s ambitious follow up to the surprise horror hit, expanding the franchise’s central curse into the world of celebrity, performance, and public scrutiny. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s heightened scale, its striking visual set pieces, and how it transforms ps...

In this episode of Cinema Callback , Andy and Michael discuss Soft & Quiet (2022), Beth de Araújo’s tense and deeply unsettling thriller that follows a group of women over the course of a single afternoon as casual prejudice spirals into something far darker. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s real time structure, its use of a continuous take aes...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss Together (2025), a relationship horror film that turns emotional closeness into something increasingly physical, disturbing, and inescapable. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s blend of body horror and relationship drama, and how it uses genre to explore codependency, identity, and the fear...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss Weapons (2025), the mysterious and deeply unsettling horror film that transforms a single unexplained event into a wider portrait of paranoia, grief, and social collapse. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s fragmented storytelling, its atmosphere of creeping dread, and how it uses absence ra...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1959), Alain Resnais’s landmark exploration of memory, grief, and intimacy in the shadow of historical catastrophe. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s fragmented structure, its blending of past and present, and how personal memory becomes inseparable from collective tr...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss The Novelist’s Film (2022), Hong Sang-soo’s quietly reflective drama about artistic frustration, creative renewal, and the fragile connections between people who make art. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about Hong’s minimalist style, his use of repetition and conversation, and how the film blurs the lin...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss Bob le Flambeur (1956), Jean-Pierre Melville’s quietly influential crime film that blends American noir cool with a distinctly French sense of looseness and chance. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s relaxed, almost drifting structure, and how its casual tone masks a precise understanding o...

In this episode of Cinema Callback , Andy and Michael discuss High and Low (1963) and Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest (2025 , exploring how the same core premise can be reinterpreted across time, culture, and filmmaking style. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about Akira Kurosawa’s precise, methodical construction, where moral tension unfolds through space, hierarchy,...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss Strange Darling (2023), a sharply constructed thriller that plays with perspective, chronology, and audience expectation to constantly shift the ground beneath its story. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s fragmented structure, its deliberate withholding of information, and how it invites t...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss After Hours (1985), Martin Scorsese’s darkly comic odyssey through nocturnal New York, where a simple late night outing spirals into a surreal chain of misfortune and escalating paranoia. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s relentless momentum, its nightmare logic, and how ordinary social an...

Here’s what’s next on the podcast… We’re heading from 90s indie relationship chaos to one of Scorsese’s wildest nights, a modern thriller full of surprises, and a special double-feature exploring how one story can evolve across filmmakers and generations. Upcoming episodes: • The Daytrippers (1996) — a sharp, funny indie road trip about love, suspicion, and family dynamics. • After Hours (1985) —...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael dive into Acasă My Home (2020), Radu Ciorniciuc’s intimate documentary that follows the real-life Enache family as they are uprooted from their decades-long life on the edge of the Văcărești Delta, a wild, semi-urban wetland on the outskirts of Bucharest, and thrust into the challenges of modern city living. Using the show’s voice note conversat...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss Compartment No. 6 (2021), Juho Kuosmanen’s intimate road film set almost entirely aboard a long train journey across Russia. What begins as an uncomfortable shared space between two mismatched strangers gradually becomes a quiet exploration of loneliness, empathy, and human connection. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, t...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss River’s Edge (1986), Tim Hunter’s haunting portrait of teenage detachment set against a shocking act of violence that barely seems to disturb the world around it. Inspired by true events, the film follows a group of suburban teenagers whose emotional numbness proves more unsettling than the crime itself. Through the show’s voice note con...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss Materialists (2025), the sharply observed romantic drama that examines modern relationships through the language of status, value, and personal ambition. Set within the world of professional matchmaking, the film explores how love becomes entangled with ideas of success, security, and self worth. Through the show’s voice note conversatio...

The March lineup for Cinema Callback is officially here, and we’re covering everything from high-stakes romance to gritty cult classics. 🍿🎬This month, we’re diving deep into: ✨ Materialists – A star-studded look at modern romance featuring Pedro Pascal, Dakota Johnson, and Chris Evans. 🌲 River's Edge – A haunting 80s "callback" that explores teenage apathy. 🚂 Compartment No. 6 –...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss Terrestrial Verses (2023), the formally daring Iranian film that presents a series of encounters between ordinary citizens and unseen authorities, revealing how power operates through routine interactions rather than overt force. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s rigid framing, theatrical...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss Miracle Mile (1988), Steve De Jarnatt’s strange, urgent blend of romantic drama and apocalyptic thriller set over the course of one increasingly frantic night in Los Angeles. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s tonal shift from dreamy meet cute to nuclear countdown nightmare, and how that pi...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss Anniversary (2025) directed by Jan Komasa, a tightly controlled psychological drama that begins in recognisable domestic territory before quietly shifting into something far more disquieting. What initially feels like a familiar life invasion setup gradually opens into a study of control, desire, and emotional power. Through the show’s v...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss Triangle (2009), Christopher Smith’s mind bending psychological thriller that begins as a simple sailing trip and spirals into a labyrinth of repetition, dread, and existential punishment. Through the show’s voice note conversation format, the hosts talk about the film’s shifting structure, how it weaponises déjà vu, and the way it gradu...

In this episode of Cinema Callback, Andy and Michael discuss Possum (2018), Matthew Holness’s deeply unsettling debut feature that strips horror back to mood, repetition, and psychological decay. Set in a bleak, unnamed England, the film follows a man returning to his childhood home, carrying with him both a literal and emotional burden he cannot escape. Through the show’s voice note conversation...