The Seat Struck Movie Podcast

"Upon the heath / There to meet with Macbeth. [...] Fair is foul and foul is fair: / Hover through the fog and filthy air." Quinn, Curtis, and John team up with two special guests (Dr Geoff Rodoreda and Leo Kirchhoff) for the final Shakespeare adaptation episode (for now) as part of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST's Shakespeare month. The episode is a double bill featuring Roman Polanski's 1971 MACB...

The boys are back with Round 2 of Shakespeare Month, featuring 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999), the '90s rom-com take on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (with a few modern twists). It stars the immortal Heath Ledger, badass Julia Stiles, and a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt! Join THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST as they take on their favourite scenes, the actors, the source material, and engage i...

"There's a starman waiting in the sky..." John, Quinn, and Curtis return to the next entry of their John Carpenter watch series, 1984's STARMAN. The boys chat about themes, characters, Carpenter's other sci-fi take, and more. Following the discussion, they run down through what they watched this week. Tune in for our exciting April lineup as we take on Shakespeare film adaptations, including ROMEO...

"Let me tell you a little something about love Dennis. It has a voracious appetite. It eats everything-- friendship, family. It kills me how much it eats. But I'll tell you something else. You feed it right, and it can be a beautiful thing, and that's what we have. You know when someone believes in you man, you can do any FUCKING THING in the ENTIRE universe...and when you believe RIGHT BACK at th...

"Whoa" On this week of The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Quinn are joined by special guest Steve (you might know him as 'stout' Steve from John's other podcast, Domestic Pints ONLY) to talk about the late 90s cyberpunk goth action classic - THE MATRIX. We spend some discussing the film (with occasional light mentions of the sequels). We also lament that despite talking for nearly an hour we...

“Give the guy a gun and he’s Superman. Give him two and he’s God.” John, Curtis, and special guest Dr David Lo bring the action with this week's coverage of John Woo's 1992 Hong Kong gun fu classic HARD BOILED. The team discuss their favourite scenes, the symbolism, gender and performance, and those epic action sequences, including the epic 30 minute hospital shootout. Tune in for the best action...

"Why don't we just wait here for a little while, see what happens?" The John Carpenter watch series returns this week with his horror classic THE THING (1982) and a (definitely unassimilated) special guest Owen Franklin, the director of the Bristol Film Festival. The usual suspects John and Curtis are sadly Quinnless this week, but he is off saving the world (and also not assimilated). The crew di...

"Maybe this fool's such a bad motherfucker, he don't got to worry about nuthin, he just sit down, eat my Chinese, watch my TV." Welcome lovers all for THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST's Valentine's Day special, in which we discuss Tony Scott's (and Tarantino-scripted) masterpiece TRUE ROMANCE (1993). We talk about the spicy romance (and Clarence's love for Elvis), the movie's impact and influences, T...

"If YOUUUU can believe it, it's an episode of Seat Struck once again!" On this week of The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, the boys get their tires rotated, their oil changed, and get gassed up for a fun discussion about their favourite car chase movies. They also discuss some honourable mentions. In the second half, they chat what they watched this week. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:00 Deat...

"Call me Snake." This week, John and Curtis return strong for the next John Carpenter watch series episode with the 1981 dystopian science fiction/action classic ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981). The boys are unfortunately Quinnless this week, but joined by special guests Magill Foote and Tobi Olowe for a killer roundtable discussion. The lads discuss the characters, favourite moments, its influence an...

"Don't let the bastards grind you down. That's what I've learned." Join Curtis, John, and Quinn as we dive further Quinn's second canon film with the 1960 British kitchen sink realism classic SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING. The lads discuss the characters, favourite moments, its influence and legacy, and what makes it special. Following this discussion, we run down through what we watched this week...

This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Quinn return back to our John Carpenter Watch Series to discuss the atmospheric 1980 classic THE FOG. We discuss the background and development of the film before discussing the plot of the movie. We wrap up as always by giving our scores. This was a great watch, and we're excited to discuss some of the heavy-hitter Carpenter 80s flicks coming u...

"Hold onto your butts!" Join Quinn, Curtis, and special guest GRANT JEFFERY as we take a bite out of Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster classic, the O.G. JURASSIC PARK (1993). The boys discuss their favourite scenes, the movie's influences, philosophy, characters, Michael Crichton's original book, hot takes, and more. John is in the Shadow of the Valley this week, but expect more John for next week! Exp...

"I've killed a hell of a lot of people to get to this point, but I have only one more. The last one. The one I'm driving to right now. The only one left. And when I arrive at my destination, I am gonna kill Bill." Join John, Curtis, and special guest STEVE FRENCH (stevefrenchtv on Twitch) as they cover the Tarantino extravaganza KILL BILL: VOLUME 2 (2004). The team is Quinnless this week, but he w...

This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, Curtis and John are unfortunately Quinn-less, but we return to our John Carpenter Watch Series to discuss the made-for-TV biopic (yes, Carpenter did another one of these), ELVIS! We spend quite a bit of pre-show time talking about Elvis, both as an artist and as a larger cultural figure, before finally discussing the film and give our scores. Next, we di...

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! The usual suspects (Curtis, Quinn, and John) round up their favourite Christmas movies (and some honourable mentions) just in time for the holiday season. The lads discuss their favourite scenes, characters, special moments, and why these film picks are so special to them. In the final section, they talk about films they watched during the week. Tune in for the...

Hey all - we were supposed to record last weekend but ran into some scheduling issues. To give you some extra content with the longer wait, I wanted to discuss some of my favourite movies I watched last year. Think of this sort of like an extended solo 'What we Watched' episode. I start off with my honourable mentions, my 'B' tier movies, and finally my top 15. You can read the entire list on my s...

This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Curtis (who are unfortunately Quinn-less for the next two weeks!) chat about the 1991 Irish musical classic: THE COMMITMENTS. First ,John talks about why he loves this selection so much and goes over the history and production behind the film. We then discuss the movie in detail and  talk about our favourite songs, what worked and didn't wor...

The Dude abides! Join John, Curtis, and special guest Dr Laurens de Rooij as they take on the Coen Brothers' 1998 cult comedy classic THE BIG LEBOWSKI in this week's episode of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST. Quinn is saving the world again this week, but will return strong for next time! The gang discuss their favourite scenes, characters, symbolism and philosophy of the film, as well as provide s...

This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, Quinn and John return to our John Carpenter Watch Series to discuss the little known made-for-TV thriller SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME! (Yes, exclamation mark included). Curtis is away this episode, but he was kind enough to provide notes. As usual, we discuss the production and plot of this move. Afterwards, we give our reviews, with two of us giving VERY diff...

"Wiggle your big toe." This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, Quinn, Curtis, and John discuss the ultraviolent Tarantino classic: Kill Bill Volume 1. We are joined this week by a special guest: Steve from stevefrenchtv on Twitch. Steve was kind enough to stream this episode live on his Twitch channel. We discussed a bit about the history and development of this film before discussing content...

THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST comes out of the depths and INTO THE WILD on this week's episode! Join Curtis, John, Quinn, and special guest Claire from Pennsylvania as they take on Curtis's all-time favourite movie INTO THE WILD (2007), and discuss their favourite scenes, the divisiveness of the movie, the beautiful cinematography and acting, the real-life Chris McCandless and his philosophy, ever...

Gather 'round for our spooky Hallowe'en episode covering Neil Marshall's recent horror classic THE DESCENT (2005). In this episode of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST, the Thryy Wyrd Boys dive into (and try to avoid cave-ins and C.H.U.D.s) what they loved about the film, including representations of female characters, the imagery, the monsters, and more. John also provides a brief summary of the film...

This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Curtis discuss the irreverent 80s slasher: Sleepaway Camp! We are Quinn-less this week as he is tied up (not literally!) with real life plans. We first talk about the production and development of this movie before covering the plot summary, release and legacy, and provide our reviews. We discuss the infamous shock twist ending and continued cha...

The boys are back in town with their latest spooky season offering of William Friedkin's 1973 demonic possession film THE EXORCIST. In this episode of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST, Quinn, John, and Curtis take a look at (and avoid the pea soup!) their favourite scenes in the film, the symbolism, characters, themes, Catholic imagery, demons, Otherness, and more. John also provides a brief summary...