The Cinema Catch-Up Club

This week, it's Oscars week! So join host Stephen B. Platt and special guests Robert Woods and Tegan Mulvany as they review last year's 'Best Picture' winner 'Nomadland'. Listen in as they discuss actors, awards, and Amazon. Plus, hear our predictions for which film will win 'Best Picture' at the 2022 Academy Awards! Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC...

This week, to celebrate five years of the Cinema Catch-Up Club, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Luke Jago and Kate O'Sullivan as they review 'Thor: Ragnarok'. Listen in as they discuss Loki, Luke Hemsworth, and Led Zepplin. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Brett Cullen and Dr. Carmen Dohle as they review 'Ed Wood'. Listen in as they discuss Orson Welles, outer space, and octopus motors. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, to mark International Women's Day, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Murray Jackson and Katrina Johnston as they review 'Frida'. Listen in as they discuss mono-brows, Mexico, and Madonna. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Christy Leitch and Dr. Ellin Sears as they review 'Nosferatu' from 1922. Listen in as they discuss silent movies, shadows, and Swedish censorship. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Tegan Mulvany and Jason Dohle as they review 'Wayne's World 2.' Listen in as they discuss sequels, Sammy Davis Jr, and the Scream Waver. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Tegan Mulvany and Jason Dohle as they review 'Wayne's World.' Listen in as they discuss Saturday Night Live, Stairway to Heaven, and snake acting. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, to mark the passing of Sidney Poitier, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Kate Willoughby and Anna Sheehy as they review 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' Listen in as they discuss segregation, sculptures, and Skip Martin. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

For the month of January, the Cinema Catch-Up Club is focusing on Australian films. This week, host Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Robert Woods and Georgia Smith as they review 'Lake Mungo'. Listen in as they discuss psychics, pareidolia, and peripheral Australians. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4...

For the month of January, the Cinema Catch-Up Club is focusing on Australian films. And what could be more Australian than claiming something great made in New Zealand as our own? This week, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Daniel Buckle and Tegan Waititi (nee Mulvany) as they review 'Eagle Vs. Shark'. Listen in as they discuss track suits, Tinder, and town criers. Music from...

For the month of January, the Cinema Catch-Up Club is focusing on Australian films. This week, host Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Andrew David and Anna Weir as they review 'The Man From Snowy River'. Listen in as they discuss Banjo, brumbies, and blue money. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

For the month of January, the Cinema Catch-Up Club is focusing on Australian films. This week, host Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Dr. Ellin Sears and David Cox as they review 'Strictly Ballroom'. Listen in as they discuss ballroom dancing, bogo pogos, and Baz Luhrmann's mortality. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.o...

In this special bonus episode of The Cinema Catch-Up Club, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt looks back on the 52 films reviewed on the podcast in 2021 and presents the top five and bottom five films of the year.

This week, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Brett Cullen and Kate O'Sullivan as they review 'Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull.' Listen in as they discuss accents, atomic bombs, and Dan Aykroyd. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, in the second of two Christmas episodes, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Shane Adamczak and Nicola Brescianini as they review 'It's a Wonderful Life'. Listen in as they discuss stars, snow, and Sesame Street. Music from filmmusic.io "Nouvelle Noel" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, in the first of two Christmas episodes, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Robert Woods and Dr. Ellin Sears as they review 'The Long Kiss Goodnight'. Listen in as they discuss car crash concussions, Christmas, and cat calling. Music from filmmusic.io "Nouvelle Noel" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, to mark the passing of Stephen Sondheim, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Dr. Sarah Courtis and Simon Haynes as they review 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street.' Listen in as they discuss musicals, meat pies, and murder montages. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Murray Jackson and Dr. Ellin Sears as they review 'A Clockwork Orange.' Listen in as they discuss dystopias, droogs, and David Prowse. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Daniel Buckle and Kate O'Sullivan as they review 'Hot Fuzz.' Listen in as they discuss swans, swear jars, and sea mines. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Rhianna Hall and David Cox as they review 'Hook.' Listen in as they discuss faries, flips & falls, and food fights. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, in a follow up to our earlier episode of 'Mary Poppins', host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Dr. Carmen Dohle and Dean Lovatt as they review 'Saving Mr. Banks.' Listen in as they discuss mascots, milk before tea, and Mass Effect daddy issues. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Andrew David and Kate Willoughby as they review 1984's 'Dune'. Listen in as they discuss spice, sandworms, and Sting in a speedo. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Dr. Ellin Sears and Christy Leitch as they review 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'. Listen in as they discuss theatre, Turks, and tickling toes. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Simon Haynes and Dr. Ellin Sears as they review 1998's 'Godzilla'. Listen in as they discuss French nuclear bomb testing, fish piles, and film reviewers as mayors. Music from filmmusic.io "Hyperfun" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, in our spooky Halloween special, host Dr. Stephen B. Platt is joined by special guests Murray Jackson and Katrina Johnston to review 'Halloween' (1978). Listen in as they discuss pumpkins, Playboy, and political thriller music. Music from filmmusic.io "Evening of Chaos" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)