The Film Angle

In this episode, Kris and Alex bring back "The Films That Streaming Forgot" challenge for a Christmas special. They have challenged each other to watch a "Christmas" film from the forgotten depths of various streaming services. Kris has been challenged to watch Santa's Slay (2005) and Alex has had to watch Fatman (2020). Listen to find out if they are worthy of their forgot...

In this episode, Kris and Alex review the new film from William Oldroyd; Eileen. They then get into the next blindspot on the BFI, Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all Time list; the 1970 film written, directed and starring Barbara Loden; Wanda. Kris then reviews the film of the holiday season; Wonka, before they both reveal their film choices for next week's Christmas special of &quot...

In this episode, Kris and Alex review the new Ridley Scott epic; Napoleon. They then get into their next two blindspots on the BFI, Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all Time list; François Truffaut's debut feature; The 400 Blows and Carl Theodor Dreyer's deeply religious yet contemplative film; Ordet. Use our special link ⁠⁠⁠https://zen.ai/k9LWAsRtbfGNtBxlg4WFMQ⁠⁠⁠ to save 30% off...

In this episode, Alex reviews the latest instalment in the MCU; The Marvels. Kris reviews the new Nic Cage movie; Dream Scenario. Together they then review Five Nights at Freddy's before getting into their next blindspots on the BFI, Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all Time list; Chantal Akerman's very personal documentary; News from Home and Jane Campion's; The Piano. Use our...

In this episode, Kris and Alex review the new David Fincher film; The Killer, as well as the Cannes Palme d'Or winner; Anatomy of Fall and Todd Haynes's new film; May December. Use our special link ⁠⁠https://zen.ai/k9LWAsRtbfGNtBxlg4WFMQ⁠⁠ to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan. Let us know what you think and feel free to subscribe, rate and review us where you can! Ins...

In this episode, Kris and Alex get through three of their next blindspots on the BFI, Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all Time list; Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 Russian war film; Battleship Potemkin, Billy Wilder's 1960 rom-com; The Apartment and Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1974 German drama film; Ali: Fear Eats the Soul. Many a tangent is taken, including a mini-review of How to...

Kris and Alex are back! And in this episode, they review A LOT of films... Flora and Son, BlackBerry, Bottoms, I Like Movies, Saw X and Totally Killer to be precise. Before then delving into their most anticipated film of the year, Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon. Use our special link ⁠⁠https://zen.ai/k9LWAsRtbfGNtBxlg4WFMQ⁠⁠ to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid p...

In this episode, Kris and Alex review the new sci-fi from Gareth Edwards; The Creator. They then review the new streaming release; No One Will Save You before getting into their next blindspots on the BFI, Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all Time list; Buster Keaton's 1924 silent film; Sherlock Jr. and Jean Luc Godard's 1963 film; Contempt. Use our special link ⁠https://zen.ai/k9L...

In this episode, Kris and Alex review two of their blindspots on the BFI, Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all Time list; the 90's, Julie Dash directed; Daughters of the Dust. And Chris Marker's highly regarded documentary/travelogue; Sans Soleil. Let us know what you think and feel free to subscribe, rate and review us where you can! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Kris and Alex review the new R-rated talking dog comedy; Strays. They then get into their next blindspot on the BFI, Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all Time list; the 60s Italian epic from Federico Fellini; La Dolce Vita. Let us know what you think and feel free to subscribe, rate and review us where you can! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, Kris and Alex congratulate themselves on making it to 69 episodes... they also revisit Kris's thoughts on the new horror film, Talk to Us, before reviewing the debut feature film from Celine Song; Past Lives. They then get into their next blindspot on the BFI, Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all Time list; the British 1940's classic noir film from Carol Reed, star...

In this episode, Kris and Alex review the new Paul Schrader film; Master Gardener. They then get into their next blindspot on the BFI, Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all Time list; the Senegalese, Djibril Diop Mambéty directed; Touki Bouki from 1973. Let us know what you think and feel free to subscribe, rate and review us where you can! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠...

In this episode, Kris and Alex touch briefly on the strikes in Hollywood and the delay of Dune: Part Two, before reviewing the R-rated Jennifer Lawrence comedy; No Hard Feelings. They then get into their next blindspot on the BFI, Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all Time list; Agnès Varda's 2000 documentary film; The Gleaners and I. Let us know what you think and feel free to subscrib...

In this episode, Kris and Alex review the Bruce Lee classic; Enter the Dragon on its 50th Anniversary. They also review a new British indie film, Medusa Deluxe before delving into the next blindspot on the BFI Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all Time list; the 1927, Fritz Lang directed, silent cinema and sci-fi classic; Metropolis. Let us know what you think and feel free to subscribe, ra...

In this week's episode, Kris and Alex plunge deeper into their next blindspot on the BFI Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all Time list; Tarkovsky's historical epic Andrei Rublev. Let us know what you think of the episode and feel free to subscribe, rate and review us where you can! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠...

In this episode, Kris reviews Talk to Me and then he and Alex delve into the next two blindspots on the BFI Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all time list; the French short film La Jetée and Powell and Pressburger's 40's ballet epic, The Red Shoes. Let us know what you think and feel free to subscribe, rate and review us where you can! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠...

In this episode, Kris and Alex review the cinematic event of the year; Barbenheimer! Spoilers follow, as they review both Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Let us know what you think and please subscribe, rate and review us where you can! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠@thefilmangle⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kris's Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, after touching upon the (at the time up and coming) Barbenheimer weekend, Kris and Alex review the 7th installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise; Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One. They then delve into the next blindspot on the BFI Sight & Sound, 100 Greatest Films of all time list; the 1954, Roberto Rossellini directed, Journey to Italy. Let us know what you...

In their 61st episode, Kris and Alex catch up on their next two blindspots in the BFI Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time. This week they discuss Imitation of Life (1959), a beloved Douglas Sirk melodrama that comments on the racial tensions engulfing 1940s America. They also discuss L'Avventura (1960), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, regarded as a masterpiece of Italian c...

In their 60th episode, Kris and Alex discuss the Indiana Jones franchise before reviewing the latest and possibly final installment; Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. They also review Wes Anderson's latest film; Asteroid City. Let us know what you think and feel free to subscribe, rate and review us where you can! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kris&#39...

In this episode, Alex reviews The Flash. Kris and Alex then take on another couple of Sight & Sound "blindspots" (kind of), Spirited Away and Sansho the Bailiff. Let us know what you think and feel free to subscribe, rate and review us where you can! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kris's Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Alex's Letterboxd

In this episode, Kris and Alex review Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and another Sight & Sound blindspot, and their second Edward Yang film; A Brighter Summer Day. Let us know what you think and feel free to subscribe, rate and review us where you can! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Kris's Letterboxd⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Alex's Letterboxd

In this episode, Kris and Alex review an unlikely duo of films; the latest live-action Disney remake, The Little Mermaid and another Sight & Sound blindspot; Béla Tarr's 7-hour Hungarian epic, Sátántangó. Let us know what you think and feel free to subscribe, rate and review us where you can! Instagram: ⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠@thefilmangle⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Kris's Letterboxd⁠ ⁠⁠Alex's Lette...

In this episode, Kris and Alex try to figure out what's going on in Ari Aster's latest film, Beau is Afraid. They also discuss Ben Affleck's latest, Air and the film that puts you on an FBI watchlist if you type it into Google; How to Blow Up a Pipeline. Let us know what you think and feel free to subscribe, rate and review us where you can! Instagram: ⁠@thefilmangle⁠ TikTok: ⁠@thefilm...

In the 55th episode of The Film Angle, Kris and Alex are allergic to vampires as they discuss the new horror-comedy Renfield. Kris also shares his unpopular opinion on the latest Disney remake Peter Pan & Wendy before delving further into the BFI Sight & Sound List of Greatest Films of All Time, featuring Celine and Julie Go Boating. Let us know what you think and feel free to subscribe, r...