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We are stuck in detention this week as we take a look back at John Hughes' 1985 film The Breakfast Club for our deep dive. In the main reviews Andy checked out Bad Boys Ride Or Die and The Watched, whilst Lee settled in for Linklater's new film, Hit Man. News, chat, neat things, and question of the week, as always, round off the show. Vote for us at the British Podcast Awards: britishpodcastawards...

We take a look at not one film, but 4 films that bookended a decade of disaster movies this week as we discuss the Airport series of films for our deep dive. In the main reviews, we both checked out Sting, and Andy also caught Tarot, and La Chimera. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @filmfileuk@mastodonapp.uk Twitter (because we refuse to call it X) @FilmFileUK Instagram FilmFi...

We do the time warp this week as we look at The Rocky Horror Picture Show for our deep dive. Andy shares his thoughts on two Netflix offerings, Monster and Atlas, and we both saw Furiosa and tell you what we thought. News, neat things, question of the week, and general chat round it all off. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @filmfileuk@mastodonapp.uk Twitter (because we refuse...

We return after our short break, and have a change of plans for our deep dive as we felt it important to talk about the King of Cult, Roger Corman, who sadly passed away whilst we were off air. In our reviews we both take a look at Kingdom of the Planet Of The Apes, whilst Andy also checked out IF, and The Strangers: Chapter One. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @filmfileuk@ma...

We are on a sort break this week, but Andy just can't switch off so wanted to share his brief thoughts about his recent watch-through of all of the Friday 13th franchise. So, here's a short episode to pass the time until we return next week with our usual mix of news, reviews, and deep dives. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @filmfileuk@mastodonapp.uk Twitter (because we refus...

Take a trip with us on a magical, trippy adventure as we jump aboard the Yellow Submarine for our (aptly named) deep dive this week. In the main reviews, Andy shares his thoughts on The Fall Guy, Love Lies Bleeding, and Unfrosted. Neat things, news, and general film releated chat pad things out as usual. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @filmfileuk@mastodonapp.uk Twitter (beca...

Some Like It Hot is our classic deep dive this week, whilst we have recent reviews for Challengers, In The Land of Saints And Sinners, and Rebel Moon Part 2: Scargiver - yes, Lee convinced Andy that we needed to bring it to the show. With news, neat things, and other film related chat rounding things off as usual. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @filmfileuk@mastodonapp.uk Twi...

Classic sci-fi from the 60s Fantastic Voyage gets our deep dive look this week. In the reviews, we stay positive with three films on cinema release right now, Abigail, Sometimes I Think About Dying, and Swede Caroline. As always, news, chat, and neat things round off another film geek infused show. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @filmfileuk@mastodonapp.uk Twitter (because we...

Are you our number one fan? Well. this week we take a look at Misery for our Deep Dive, and maybe start to worry about obsessive fans. In the reviews we take a look at The First Omen, Civil War, and Back To Black - one of which is Andy's lowest rated film this year, and one is his highest rated. Neat things, Question of the Week, and News round it all off as usual. Find the Needle Drops Playlist v...

Our deep dive lookback is into the classic All About Eve from 1950 - a film that Andy had never seen until recently. In our main reviews we both checked out Dev Patel's directorial debut Monkey Man, and Andy also shares his thoughts on Dagr from Matthew Butler-Hart, and Scoop which landed on Netflix this week. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @filmfileuk@mastodonapp.uk Twitter...

We cast our net back to 1998 this week for our Deep Dive into Guy Ritchie's debut film Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Lee checked out Godzilla X Kong, whilst Andy talks about Robot Dreams, and Mr Jimmy. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @filmfileuk@mastodonapp.uk Twitter (because we refuse to call it X) @FilmFileUK Instagram FilmFileUK Youtube https://tinyurl.com/yv5skc42...

With Frozen Empire out this week, we took a look back at where it all started with a deep dive into the 1984 Ghostbusters, before Andy then shares his thoughts on the latest entry. There are also reviews of the new Road House movie that landed on Amazon, and Late Night With The Devil which is on limited cinema release before it lands on Shudder, as well as neat things, film news, and our Question...

We cast our net right back into the past to deep dive the fifth Marx Brothers film, Duck Soup, this week. In the reviews Andy checked out Origin, Little Wing, and Drive Away Dolls. #film #films #cinema #movies #review #news #chat #podcast #filmfilepod Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @filmfileuk@mastodonapp.uk Twitter (because we refuse to call it X) @FilmFileUK Instagram Film...

The 1978 screwball comedy with a heart, Heaven Can Wait, is the focus of our deep dive this week. Hear Lee explain what he loves about it, and Andy get excited about a certain plane! In the main reviews Andy checked out Lisa Frankenstein and Ricky Stanicky, and we both share our thoughts on Damsel that landed on Netflix this week. Read Auzzy's Oscar blog post via https://takeemtothemoviesaustin.su...

We take a look at the 1958 film about the Titanic disaster A Night To Remember this week as our deep dive, before going on to discuss latest releases Dune Part Two, Spaceman, and Perfect Days in our main reviews. With our usual look at the latest film news, a couple of neat things, and the responses to our question of the week to round things off. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Masto...

Steve Martin's big screen debut The Jerk is our deep dive. In the main reviews Andy shares his thoughts on Wicked Little Letters, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, and 20 Days In Mariupol. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @filmfileuk@mastodonapp.uk Twitter (because we refuse to call it X) @FilmFileUK Instagram FilmFileUK Youtube https://tinyurl.com/yv5skc42 Email podcast@filmfil...

Our deep dive this week is one that made sense to celebrate for our 200th show as it is one of the most influential films from our lives that was certainly responsible for our love of films to a large degree. In the main reviews, we both dared to check out Madame Web, and Andy also watched Bob Marley: One Love, and The Eternal Memory. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @filmfile...

This week we take a look at one of Lee's all time favourite films as we deep dive into Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. In the main reviews we look at recent releases The Iron Claw, Orion And The Dark, and 57 Seconds. Our usual look at the entertainment news, neat things, and our Question of the Week social challenge round things off nicely. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon...

A shorter show this week due to unforseen circumstances, but we still have a quick roundup of news, as well as three reviews from Andy of Zone of Interest, Argylle, and American Fiction which are all screening at cinemas right now. Our deep dive is a delve into one we did way back in the early days of the show. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @filmfileuk@mastodonapp.uk Twitte...

We take a Deep Dive - or should that be Deep Drive - into the 1977 classic road movie Smokey & The Bandit this week, before casting our eyes over latest releases Color Purple at cinemas, and Sexy Beast and Masters of the Air TV shows on streaming. Neat things and news roundup as ever, along with the usual geeky chat from your favourite film geeks. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Masto...

Our deep dive choice this week is Terry Gilliam's most mature work, The Fisher King. Reviews this week are of The Holdovers, The Kitchen, and The Boys In The Boat. Throw in our roundup of news items that caught our eyes, and our neat thing picks, along with the usual chat and japery you've come to expect from your two favourite film geeks. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.social Mastodon @fil...

We take a deep dive into a film that was requested by one of our listeners, and Andy had never seen, as we talk about Call Me By Your Name. In the reviews Andy checked out The Beekeeper, Poor Things, and Lift, and we both checked out Echo. With a wealth of film news, and a couple of neat things we recommend, it's a welcome return of The FilmFile for 2024. Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.soci...

We start the new year with a reflective look back at the previous year, picking out the films, and shows, that have stood out for us this year, as well as discussing the general state of the box office. We also do a quick catch up on film news that dropped over the past few weeks. Join us for this special start to 2024, as a new year dawns for The FilmFile! Get In Touch BlueSky @filmfileuk.bsky.so...

With it being the festive and New Year holiday, we are taking a short break from our usual show, but we had to get together to talk about a couple of news stories of note, and two releases that landed - Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and Rebel Moon Part One: A Child Of Fire. We also take our final festive deep dive look into Bad Santa. We will be taking another week off next week, and will return i...

We keep it festive again this week with a look at Gremlins (and touch upon Gremlins 2) for our deep dive. In the main reviews we both saw Godzilla Minus One, and Andy also checked out The Three Musketeers: Milady and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. With a roundup of the news that has caught our eye, and a couple of neat things that cheered us up this week, rounding off another fun packed show. Ge...