Ctrl Alt Critique

It is time to sign your contracts and perform your pre-cardio stretches, for this week, we are sending Paul Michael Glaser's 1987 dystopian Arnie romp, The Running Man, straight into the game zone! Join the trio as they battle for the highest of ratings, talking all things production facts, analysis, and hypotheticals. Ad shares his fool proof plan for fleeing the law, counting on the growth of so...

Dust down your power converters and wave farewell to that glistening binary sunset, because the Ctrl Alt Critique crew are making the jump to lightspeed! To fire up the new year, the trio are duelling with George Lucas’s 1977 cinematic behemoth, Star Wars: A New Hope. Join Bailey, as he engineers a fool proof architectural fix for the Death Star’s exposed thermal exhaust; miraculously achieving in...

Instead of the usual attempted dissection of a blockbuster, this week the trio are digging into a stocking full of listener questions. It’s a barmy festive special where innocent inquiries spiral into sheer madness. Join Ad, as he educates the room on the concept of "deuteragonist"; a term Amber is convinced is entirely made up until she’s proven hilariously wrong. Bailey, meanwhile, ven...

Fasten your seatbelts and ground yourselves, dear Critters, for we are about to embark on quite the crash landing. That's right, we are engaging our distress beacons and plummeting straight toward Will Smith and M. Night Shyamalan’s planet-sized catastrophe, After Earth. Do you despise this movie? In which case, you have found your sanctuary. We're serving up a healthy balance of unfiltere...

Prepare yourself, gorgeous Critters, for this week the Ctrl Alt Critique crew are resisting eviction and plugging themselves into Matthew Robbins' 1987 sci-fi fantasy, Batteries Not Included. Join the trio for some high-voltage absurdity. Bailey reveals his twisted blueprint on how to deter Mr Lacey's contractors, pitching a disturbing method of getting the adorable 'Fix-its' to execute some unwit...

Sharpen those fangs, perfect your most brooding of stares, and try not to break any treaties while you’re at it. That’s right, lovely Critters, Ctrl Alt Critique is emerging from the misty forests of Forks for a third time! Amber, Ad, and Bailey are sinking their teeth into the 2010 cultural phenomenon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse , and as is tradition, they are not alone! This week, they’re joined...

Scrub down your intravehicular medical garments, secure the lab, and prepare for quarantine, because Ctrl Alt Critique is capturing a new specimen this week! That's right, darling Critters, Amber and Bailey are floating free from the airlock to tackle quite the organism; Daniel Espinosa's 2017 sci-fi shocker, Life . Join the crew for a spot of zero-gravity chitchat. Amber shares her terror of the...

Grab your Mül converter, plot a course for Alpha, and prepare to phase-shift with Amber and Bailey. That's right, Critters, this week the Ctrl Alt Critique gang are firing up their Astroship and diving headfirst into Luc Besson's 2017 visual buffet, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets! Amber channels her inner Bubble, unpacking the pros and cons of Rihanna's shape-shifting caba...

Lock up your wine cellars and check those slippers of yours, for Ctrl Alt Critique has scuttled back into sight! Amber, Bailey, and Ad are emerging from the barn rafters to unleash a venomous second series on their unsuspecting critters, and they're starting matters off by spinning a fresh web around the 1990 Amblin classic, Arachnophobia. Join the trio for their signature stridulating hullabaloo....

It's been a while, but we're back, with our biggest episode yet! This time, we're thrilled to be joined by the terrific Ben Groves and delightful Rob Macfarlane, from The Every Movie Ever! Podcast. The boys have joined us in a frankly failed attempt to discuss the 2025 remake of Snow White . The plan was to dish up some sizzling production facts, insightful takes on the making of this movie, and u...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back on Spotify (or wherever you get your podcasts). This week, Amber and Bailey are sinking their teeth into Steven Spielberg's 1975 blockbuster grandaddy, Jaws . Join Bailey, as he implies human holidaying may well be harmful to a great white's diet. Amber, meanwhile, suggests using Bailey as a form of biological warfare in a bid to rescue the resi...

Join Amber, Ad and Bailey as they chat shop about all things voodoo, sentient toys, and doll-focused cults. This week, the trio are covering Tom Holland’s 1988 horror hit, Child’s Play . Listen as Ad sells his dreams of attaining sentient limbs and cornflower blood. Amber, meanwhile, makes a peculiar confession concerning proto-punk band member, Iggy Pop. Bailey, on the other hand, has grand plans...

This week, Amber, Ad and Bailey are going head-to-head with a demonic room, taking on Mikael Håfström’s adaptation of Stephen King’s 1408 . Join Bailey, as he takes a deep dive into his lifelong fear of sea life centers. Is having the attention of a single mollusk truly more terrifying than taking the express checkout from one’s mortal coil? Amber certainly seems to think so. Ad, meanwhile, shares...

Following a week of the cinematic torment known as 2019’s Cats, the trio find salvation in the soaring melodies of The Greatest Showman. Rejoice, as Bailey sings praise toward a genre he tends to have a hard time with, all whilst exposing the real-life horrors of PT Barnum in the process. Adam hits a sour note on the potential chaos of a world in which everyone sings their inner thoughts aloud. Am...

This week, for reasons yet to be fully understood, Amber, Ad, and Bailey are tackling Tom Hooper's 2019 remake of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats. Regular contributor Sammie joins them once again to offer her unique perspective on this peculiar feature. Prepare for a discussion covering everything from Taylor Swift to Tom Hooper's directorial choices, the ethics of portraying pets in a shameful light,...

Amber and Bailey revisit the weird and wonderful world of extraterrestrials, covering the 2002 M. Night Shyamalan’s invasion flick, Signs. Prepare for a wild ride as Bailey attempts to apply a geopolitical lens to these water-fearing beasties. Amber, meanwhile, tries to utilise her QHSE Officer expertise, providing these aliens with a spot of homework before reattempting a second invasion. So grab...

This week, Ad, Amber and Bailey are reviewing James Cameron’s 1986 sequel to the Ridley Scott sci-fi hit, Aliens . Join Bailey and Ad, as they dish up a compelling defense case for Carter J. Burke’s actions, inviting the jury (well…listeners) to contemplate whether Ellen Ripley may well have been the real villain all along. Amber, meanwhile, brings some of her Occupational Health and Safety qualif...

This week, Amber, Ad, and Bailey dive into Robert Eggers' remake of the classic 1922 German expressionist masterpiece, Nosferatu . Join the trio as they discuss their favorite vampire films of all time, the director’s cuts that excite them most, and their imaginative strategies for vanquishing pesky vampires. Is Amber a uniquely skilled vampire slayer, or just the strange, toxic ex girlfriend Coun...

Ctrl Alt Critique kicks off the new year with a bang and a brand new question-based format! This time, Amber schools us on cinema etiquette, while sharing more detail on her novel-writing dreams. Meanwhile, Bailey gushes over Apple TV originals and reveals his ambitious plan to ditch a decade-old habit. Tune in for a wild mix of self-help, film chatter, TV recommendations, and pure nonsense. Love...

Amber returns with another batch of bonus content from our 2024 run of episodes. Join the trio through the weeks, as they chat babble about supposed witty wordplay, X-Factor intros, coconut allergies, canine feuds, UFO resurgence movies, accident train rides to the West Midlands and romancing with beloved sci-fi characters. Enjoying the show? Then get yourself on over to our Discord server and Ins...

This week, Amber dishes up some exclusive content from Ctrl Alt Critique's cutting room floor. Relive the first ten episodes through bonus material that never made it into the final episodes. Listen as the show hosts grow over the ten episodes, from bumbling darlings trying to navigate their way through the unknown seas of podcasting, to bumbling darlings content in dancing amidst the stormy waves...

Amber, Bailey, and Ad are back with a super-duper, feature-length festive special! This week, they’ll be tackling questions put forward by the fabulous Ctrl Alt Critique family; as well as tossing in a few of their own musings for one another to answer. Ever wondered what the co-hosts ask Santa for Christmas? Well wonder no more, as this week, the trio will be reading them out-loud, on air. But th...

Amber and Bailey dive back into the spine-chilling Warrenverse this week, tackling James Wan’s eerie follow-up to the 2013 horror sensation; The Conjuring 2. Bailey finds himself pondering the peculiar choices of the Hodgson residence, especially their insistence on keeping a decrepit, spooky sofa. What's the sinister secret behind its persistent stains, and does Bailey's claims of its sordid orig...

This week, Amber and Bailey delve into the captivating phenomenon of the UFO obsession that has intrigued millions over the years. Join them as they journey from ancient times to the modern day, exploring how tales of extraterrestrial encounters have evolved over the centuries. They ponder why humanity is so fascinated with the concept of life amongst the stars and how this obsession has influence...

Amber and Bailey hold the fort this week while Ad battles a case of the cursed shingles. Join the pair as they talk about all matters comedy: musing over the upcoming Scary Movie 6 project, what types of humor tickle their funny bones the most, their thoughts on the career of Ricky Gervais, Bailey’s take on How I Met Your Mother, and Amber’s favorite new hit TV comedy. Prepare for 50-plus minutes...