Double Reel Film Podcast

Continuing Issue 62 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is Classics and Hidden Gems, and for this month we have a monster movie them. For our Classic, James and Alan have only just got round to watching Bong Joon-Ho's The Host and tell you what they think. For our Hidden Gem we tell you why you should check out the unloved action horror B movie Deep Rising. Next week...

The latest issue of the monthly magazine for the discerning film nerd. As always our first part is Double Reel Monthly, looking at news, new releases, new and notable films we've watched and our annual projects. New films this month include the new Mission Impossible Film, Deep Cover, The Accountant 2, Predator Killer of Killers and Widow's Game. Alan catches up on a couple of notable recent films...

The final part of Issue 61 is a special Spotlight episode focusing on the films of Denis Villeneuve. Returning guest host Calum joins us to examine how this rather understated French Canadian filmmaker has quietly built up arguably the best filmography of the last 15 years. Films like Sicario, Arrival and the two Dune films show his ability to do things few other directors can, and we want to find...

Issue 61 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with the Remakes Tribunal. First up, our remake on trial: was there any justification for the 2002 reboot of the sci fi classic The Time Machine? Then we offer a parole hearing to a film that didn't work the first time. This month we see if a remake could solve the problems in the Time Traveler's Wife. The first two pa...

Issue 61 of the monthly magazine for the discerning film nerd continues with Classics and Hidden Gems. We're on a time travel theme this month in honour of the impending 40th anniversary of Back to the Future. For our Classic James finally gets round to watching the 1980 film Somewhere in Time, in which Christopher Reeve is understandably prepared to go decades into the past to meet Jane Seymour....

Issue 61 is here as we pass the five year milestone of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. The first part of the Issue is Double Reel Monthly, with a look at news and new releases, reviews of new and notable films we've watched and our annual projects. New films include Coogler and Jordan's striking horror musical Sinners, Japanese action sequel Bullet Train Explosion, Garet...

The final part of Issue 60 is a Spotlight episode with special guest, award-winning author Deborah Fox. This time we have a deep dive on singular film director Wes Anderson, whose films are so visually recognisable even one frame is enough to identify him. He also divides opinion somewhat which we dig into during the chat. The other parts of Issue 60 are already available to download, and Issue 61...

Issue 60 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with the Remakes Tribunal where we put bad filmmaking on trial. More 40th anniversary films feature, including the cheap and cheerful 1985 remake of King Solomon's Mines - does it deserve to exist, or should it be wiped from cinema history. Then we have a Parole Board for the same year's disastrous film by Paul Verhoev...

Issue 60 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with Classics and Hidden Gems, where we finally get round to watching a celebrated film and tell you about a lesser known film you need to check out. This month all our featured films are from 1985 and enjoying their 40th Anniversary. Our Classic is a film which made a splash when it came out with multiple awards nomin...

Issue 60 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd, kicking off with Double Reel Monthly. We discuss news and new releases, review new and notable films we've watched recently and bring you the latest in our annual project films.    Classics and Hidden Gems will be released in a week's time, with the Remakes Tribunal a week later.

Issue 59 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd closes with a special Spotlight episode focusing on the films of M Night Shyamalan. We welcome a special guest co-host, award-winning author Deborah Fox who is a passionate advocate for M Night's films. We have a good chat about how his reputation grew and changed over time, and Deborah tries to convince James to give some of hi...

Issue 59 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning  film nerd continues with the Remakes Tribunal, where we put bad filmmaking on trial. First up, we look at the 2004 reboot of this month's Classic, Flight of the Phoenix, and ask if it deserves to exist. Then for our Parole Board we look at the 1983 version of The Wicked Lady, and ask if anyone could possibly improve on a historical drama...

Issue 59 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with Classics and Hidden Gems. In the Classic James finally gets round to watching 1965's The Flight of the Phoenix all the way through. In the Hidden Gem listener Nick Paticchio nominated a film for us to check out - we loved it and now we want all of you to hear about 1988's Afghan War film The Beast of War   The fir...

Issue 59 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd kicks off with another Double Reel Monthly, with a look at news, new releases, reviews of new films and our annual project for 2025. Includes reviews of new films The Monkey, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Mickey 17, The Gorge and The Electric State, as well as a look back at Borderlands, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool and...

The last instalment of Issue 58 and it's a special spotlight episode looking in more detail at the singular film director David Fincher. Together with guest co host Calum we take a deeper dive into two of his films, Panic Room and Zodiac, to explore the dark and strange worlds of his movies.   Issue 59 will be with you soon and the other three instalments of Double Reel Issue 58 are out now for yo...

Issue 58 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with the Remakes Tribunal, where we put bad filmmaking on trial. In keeping with our Disaster Movie theme for this month, our remake on trial is the 2006 film Poseidon. Was there any justification for this CGI-laden update of the 1972 classic The Poseidon Adventure? Then we offer a Parole Board hearing for a film that...

Issue 58 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with Classics and Hidden Gems. This month we have a disaster movie theme so our Classic is a biggie, 1974's iconic The Towering Inferno starring Newman and McQueen. Our Hidden Gem sheds light on a lesser known example of the genre, 2017's Only the Brave.   Double Reel Monthly is already out with news, new releases, rev...

The latest issue of Double Reel, the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This part is Double Reel Monthly, with a look at news and upcoming new releases, reviews of new and notable films we've watched including The Brutalist, Companion, Moana 2, Fly Me to the Moon, Elevation, The Gardener and Back in Action, and the films we watched for our 2025 projects including Hitchcock's Li...

Issue 57 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd concludes with the Remakes Tribunal, where we put bad filmmaking on trial. Our Remake on Trial is Michael Mann's Public Enemies, which we compare to previous versions of the same story including 1973's Dillinger. Then we offer a Parole Board hearing to the genuinely terrible 1966 film Modesty Blaise, and ask if a remake would fi...

Issue 57 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with Classics and Hidden Gems, where we celebrate getting round to watching great films you've never seen and find lesser known films that deserve your time. The Classic is a titan, 1942's Casablance which Alan has only just got round to watching. For our Hidden Gem we tell you why Lone Star was one of the best indie t...

The monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd brings you its first Issue of 2025, starting with Double Reel Monthly. We start with a tiny bit of news, then give out our awards for last year's achievements in film, look at some new releases then talk about a whole bunch of films we watched including Conclave, Emilia Perez, Ad Vitam and the new Wallace and Gromit. We also have our New Ye...

Issue 56 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd concludes with the Remakes Tribunal where we put bad filmmaking on trial. First up is a remake on trial: does Zack Snyder's Superman reboot Man of Steel deserve to exist or should it be wiped from cinema history? Then we have a parole hearing for a film that didn't work the first time. Would a remake fix all the many problems in...

Issue 56 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with Classics and Hidden Gems. Normally we watch a Classic film to encourage people to check out great films they've been missing out on, but this time we're watching 60s camp sci fi Barbarella so you don't have to. Our Hidden Gem though is something you should really get round to seeing, the underseen, hugely underrat...

Issue 56 of Double Reel continue with a long list of films we've watched to talk to you about over the festive period. We start with Gladiator II and we have many things to say about it, Nightbitch, It's What's Inside, and Look Back. Other notable but less recent films include M3gan, Longlegs, Can You Ever Forgive Me, and An Affair to Remember. The Jameses also conclude their year-long projects wi...

The monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd brings you a new issue just in time for Christmas Eve. We have a bumper issue for your festive listening, so long we've had to split it into 2 parts. This part is a look at news and the new releases we're looking forward to this coming month, including Star Trek: Section 31, The Brutalist and the exciting news of a new film in the Karate Ki...