The Flixters

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! What is it with hitmen and jobs that go wrong?  On this week’s show, we discuss David Fincher’s (Seven) atmospheric thriller, The Killer . It stars Michael Fassbender (Magneto from the X-Men franchise) as a hitman working on a job in Paris. When things don’t go to plan, the killer must make things right.  But who said doi...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! It’s been a tough year for the MCU.  Quite a few bombs, one or two hits, and let's not get started on the Disney+ shows.  On this episode,  I’m joined by Mani who’s filling in for Duval and we’re talkin’ The Marvels -  the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2019’s Captain Marvel.  In between that first outing for the inters...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! What do you get when you mix killer robots and a case of mistaken identity? Why The Flixters of course!  On this week’s episode, we discuss box office darling Five Nights at Freddy’s and edge-of-your-seat thriller Accused . Both movies deserve a mention but which one should you sit down and watch?  Check out the show to f...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! The phrase money never sleeps is apt considering we’re talking about Wall Street on this week’s episode. Our film of the week is Dumb Money , starring Paul Dano as the real-life Keith Gill, a YouTuber turned stock market hero.  The film follows Keith and his merry band of Redditors as they attempt to make millions of doll...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! On this week’s episode, we talk about Nowhere , a Spanish-language survival thriller set in a future where the government has taken control of the nation. A couple, Mia and Nico, are on the run and are trying to escape to Ireland, but when they get separated, things take a turn for the worse for Mia, and the unborn child...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! It’s been 50 long years since the seminal The Exorcist hit screens. At the time there was mass hysteria about the nature of the film, and that scene caused untold offence to 70s sensibilities. It was powerful filmmaking and an instant classic.  50 years later we’re back exploring the nature of evil in Blumhouse film’s dir...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! On this week’s show, we talk about AI, and mediaeval killing contraptions in The Creator and Saw X .  Jigsaw is back! Why, and how, you ask? Probably best not to ask too many questions but the Saw franchise has raked in over a billion $$$ worldwide. Yes, a billion.  And it appears there are no signs the franchise is ready...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! We’ve another great episode lovingly crafted just for your ears.  This week we’re talkin’ alien invasions and evil beasts.  First up is the Sci-Fi horror/thriller No One Will Save You , starring Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart). She plays ‘Brynn’, a shy, stay-at-home twenty-something who’s thrust into a cat-and-mouse game with a...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! We have another spooktastic episode for you on this week’s show folks.   We’re talkin’ Sir Kenneth Branagh’s return as Belgium’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot. Called out of retirement one last time, the famed gumshoe’s presence is requested to investigate peculiar shenanigans at a Halloween seance. It’s not long...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! A frightening show for you this week, fellow Flixters.  First up is Cobweb, from first-time director Samuel Bodin. In it, a young boy is terrorised by unholy visions and scratching noises in walls. It’s got Homelander AKA Anthony Starr in it, who doesn’t have to do too much stretching to get that menacing parent look on h...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! On this week’s show, we have reviews of The Equalizer 3 , bringing Denzel Washington’s Robert McCall back to the big screen. This time he’s in Italy, and wherever McCall goes, a trail of blood and death usually follows.  Bellissima!  We also discuss Sound of Freedom , based on the true story of special agent Tim Ballad (J...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! On this week’s show, we goin’ deep! Deep underwater that is, because we’ve got a review of The Dive - a survival, horror/thriller.   If you hate the water then you’re definitely not going to want to see this. You could just dip your toes into our review to get a feel of things… See what we did just there?  On Anniversary...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! On this week’s show, we look at vampiric sea-fearing horror, The Last Voyage of the Demeter . Based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula pages, The Last Voyage of the Demeter sees an England-bound cargo ship succumb to something beastly in the depths of the ship's cargo.  Who or what is lurking in the shadows? Check out the show...

The one where we review Gran Turismo and Heart of Stone Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! On this week’s show, we discuss the ‘real life’ story of Jann Mardenborough (Archie Madekwe), a video gamer turned race car driver. Isn’t it every person’s dream to live out their fantasy? For Jann and the audience, we get to see this play out for real in Gran Turism...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! On this week’s show, The Flixters go deep. So deep in fact that we may bump into Jason Statham on the way.  Just kidding that would be ridiculous. Or would it?  We’ve got a review of The Meg 2: The Trench , the second instalment in the Meg franchise. The Stath is back as ‘Jonas’, Meg Slayer, and he’s on a mission.  This f...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! On this week’s show, we’ve got two great films to talk about. First up is the satirical They Cloned Tyrone . Heavyweights Jamie Foxx and John Boyega are joined by the excellent Teyonah Parris as an unlikely trio of oddball characters who take down a mysterious outfit doing some weird shit in the neighbourhood. The three m...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! Two huge releases in the world of cinema this week, both coming in different shapes and sizes. On one side, the bold and beautiful Barbie and on the other, the brooding Oppenheimer .  Both claim to deliver a unique perspective on the human condition but which one should you watch first?  Check out the show to find out!  O...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! Hot off the heels of the massively popular Top Gun sequel, Tom Cruise is back to doing what he does best… Running.  Yep that’s right. Tom runs, and runs, and runs and…you’ve guessed it, he runs. Tom Cruise plays secret agent Ethan Hunt, a member of the IMF.  No, not the International Monetary Fund. But a secret agency whe...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! This week we’ve got sinister goings-on in Insidious: Red Door . In this direct sequel to 2013’s Insidious: Chapter 2 , scary shit seems to follow the Lambert Family. Dalton (Ty Simpkins, the young kid from Insidious: Chapter 2) is all grown up and heading to college. Just as things look like they’re going well, Dalton’s i...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! On this week’s show, we enter the Indian Jones universe with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. It’s been 15 years since we've seen Harrison Ford don his fedora hat and whip in arguably his most memorable role.  The film has plenty of shootouts, chases, fistfights, and Nazis. But is it any good? Check out the show...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! Today we bring you our take on Extraction 2 , starring Aussie actor Chris Hemsworth. Picking up from events from the first actioner, Extraction 2 promises more gun fights, more explosions and probably one of the best one-take shots in film action history.  Check out the show for more.  On Anniversary Corner we look back a...

Hello, and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! This week’s show is epic.  With Duval off travelling, it’s up to Emmanuel and I (Amar) to break down DCs The Flash . Directed by Andy Muschietti ( IT 1 & 2 ) and starring Ezra Miller, The Flash promises to bring to the screen DCs version of the multiverse.  It’s big, it’s bold, and there’s tons of flash, but is it an...

Hello, and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! On this week’s show, we’ve got a review of the horror flick Boogeyman , taken directly from the mind of horror maestro Stephen King. Then we’ve got the latest in the Transformers universe, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts .  Fans of the franchise will be pleased to know Peter Cullen is back as the voice of Optimus Prime,...

Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! Coming at you from three, yes three, different time zones The Flixters and Ciel Noir bring you our unique take on the sequel to the Oscar winning smash hit, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. Miles Morales, and co., are back in what can only be described as a truly breathtaking adventure across the multiverse in, Spider-M...

Hello, and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! On this week’s show, we bring you a blood-splattering World War II romp from Finland called Sisu and a Sci-Fi/thriller from acclaimed director Robert Rodrigues (Sin City) called, Hypnotic.  One stars a very well-known Hollywood actor, and the other has very little dialogue in it. But guess which was the most fun to watch...