The Flixters

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   Another year marked off the calendar and yet there’s still so much film and tv left to watch. Please join us for an end of year look back at some film and tv highlights and also what you can expect to see in 2025.  A massive shout out to everyone or tuned to us over the past 12 months - we really hope you’ve enjoyed lis...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   It’s nearing the end of the year, but The Flixters are still at it bringing you the latest Film & TV news and reviews.  On this week’s show we review Carry On , a new Netflix action/thriller and Juror No. 2 , veteran filmmaker Clint Eastwood’s latest drama. Two very different movies but listen in to find out which o...

The one where we review Conclave and Kraven The Hunter Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   On this week’s episode we have two very different types of film on offer for you. One involves the Church and the other, involves a Marvel character.  Check out the show to find out which one you should be watching!  On Anniversary Corner we look back at Noah (2014)...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   On this week’s episode we discuss Woman of the Hour , Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, and based on the true story of 70s serial killer Rodney Alcala. The film follows ‘Sheryl Bradshaw’ (Kendrick) and her appearance on the game show The Dating Game , where Alacala was a contestant. At the time of his appearance on the...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   On this week’s episode we bring you our take on Gladiator 2 . The film, Ridley Scott, said he’d never make. But alas, here we are, 24 years after Russel Crowe’s turn as general Maximus Decimus Meridius, in the heart of Rome once more.  Check out the show for more deets.  “Are you not entertained!” On Anniversary Corner...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   On this week’s show we discuss the newly released horror Hold Your Breath. Starring Sarah Paulson (Glass, American Horror Story), as Margaret, a grief stricken mother overcoming the loss of her child. With an eerie dust storm nearing her town and the sudden appearance of a stranger, Margaret’s family begin to question h...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   Once a stalwart in rom-com movies, British actor Hugh Grant has had a bit of a renaissance of late in his career. In newly released Heretic , he plays against type as a sinister, but charming, religious zealot keen to offer a different kind of take on religion. He’s nasty, he’s controlling, but is he evil?  Check out th...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   On this week’s episode we get into Sony’s latest offering in their dubious Marvel universe, with Venom: The Last Dance . Tom Hardy’s back as Eddie Brock and with him is everyone’s annoying alien sidekick Venom.  Sony promised us one loud, proud and very bombastic last hurrah for our anti-heroes, but does it deliver?  Ch...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   After a two-week hiatus The Flixters are back again with another episode of film reviews.  We get stuck into Smile 2 , a sequel to the very well-made and creepy original that came out a few years back. This time around Naomi Scott (Aladdin, Charlie’s Angels) plays the host to the evil entity taking over her life. If you...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   This week on The Flixters we bring you Never Let Go , a psychological horror starring the ever watchable Halle Berry. In it, Berry plays a single mother caring for her two children in a secluded cabin in the forest evading an evil supernatural force.   Next, we discuss Megalopolis , Francis Ford Coppola’s big budget (fr...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   On this week’s show we discuss newly released body horror, The Substance , which some are calling a career best from 80s icon Demi Moore. In it she plays a disillusioned actress on the verge of being  True crime aficionados could do worse than Netflix’s The Lie , the heartbreaking story of a British backpacker who goes...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   Anyone looking for an intelligent action/drama could do a lot worse than Netflix’s Rebel Ridge . Starring UK born Aaron Pierre, as an ex marine minding his own business in some small US town in the middle of nowhere.  Next we have the psychological horror Speak No Evil , which is a remake of the 2022 Danish film of the...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   It’s been 36 years since the original Tim Burton directed Beetlejuice (1988) hit our screens and ever since then, there’s been a small but vocal crowd of fans who’ve always wondered what in the hell happened to the little undead deviant!  Well here we are, 36 years later and fans have got their wish. Keaton (Betlegeuse)...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   Hot on the heels of last week’s show we take on another ‘possession’ movie. This time we discuss The Deliverance. Fans of the latest The Exorcist will be right at home with this ‘inspired by true events’ story of a family that moves into home which harbours a nasty surprise. And we don’t mean the bad plumbing if you cat...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   We’ve hit another milestone here at The Flixters ladies and gents. This week is our 300th episode and we get down to not one, not two, but three movie reviews.  First up is Argentinian horror, When Evil Lurks , a good ol’ fashion possession tale with some gruesome consequences. Then there’s Blink Twice , the directorial...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   It’s been 45 years since Ridley Scott’s Alien terrorised audiences from the depth of outer space. In the intervening years we’d had sequels, prequels, spinoffs and now, in 2024, an interquel of sorts.  Fede Alverez, (Don’t Breathe) brings us another entry into the Alien franchise with Alien: Romulus . Set 27 years after...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   On this week’s episode we discuss film auteur M Night Shyamalan’s latest screen offering, Trap . Devoted dad (Josh Hartnett) plays against type in this edge of your seat thriller.  With Night’s directing pedigree and Josh’s acting talents you’d be mad not to expect a decent, well-made piece of filmmaking, right?  Check...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   Who said the summer blockbuster disaster movie genre is dead? It’s alive and kicking because on this week’s show we discuss Twisters , which isn’t a sequel to the 1996 summer blockbuster disaster movie Twister apparently.  We delve into MCU news that came out of San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC). Trust us, there’s major news t...

The one where we review Deadpool & Wolverine with guest Manny Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   It’s been six long years since the foul mouthed, samurai wielding, fourth-wall breaking anti-hero Deadpool graced the screen with his usual one-liners and graphic violence.  If the MCU has been having a rough time with audiences (and the box office), then...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   It’s being hailed as the scariest movie of the decade, but can Longlegs really justify the tag? Let’s look at the facts. Grisly murders over a long period of time, satanists, creepy dolls, and one very unhinged FBI agent.  Maybe it is, but you’ll have to download the show to find out!  We also take a look at slasher fli...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   On this week’s show we have the venerable Manny filling in for Duval who’s out and about in Italy.  We discuss Nicolas Cage’s Dream Scenario , a dreamy (in the literal sense) independent which sees him play a schlubby college professor who happens to turn up in your dreams. That’s everyone in the world.  Scary right.  E...

The one where we review Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   It’s been 40 years since wise cracking Detroit cop, Axel Foley made his way to the cinema screens. Surely the most memorable character from Eddie Murphy’s illustrious career, no?  Foley’s back in another crime caper which sees him return to the city that made him so famo...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   On this week’s episode we’re talkin’ killer aliens and romantic hitmen, so please join us as we discuss A Quiet Place: Day One and The Hitman .  The alien invasion genre is tried and tested and it took 2018’s A Quiet Place to inject some much needed originality into the genre. Six years on, and we now have the third ins...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   On this week’s show we bring you reviews of The Exorcism , starring Oscar winning actor, Russel Crowe (The Gladiator), as a washed up actor playing a priest in an exorcist movie. Interestingly, this isn’t Crowe’s first foray into the priest/horror genre, having already starred in The Pope's Exorcist .  Check out the...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast!   On today’s show we discuss the directorial debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan, daughter of auteur M. N. Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable). Fans of the senior Night style of directing already know the drill by now - suspenseful camera work, misdirection followed by a huge twist ending.  Here, Night junior, keeps up w...