Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast

On this week’s episode, David Jenkins and Adam Woodward give their spoiler-free verdict on Christopher Nolan’s hotly-anticipated “time inversion” thriller Tenet. Is it a blockbuster for the ages or another example of the director’s dramatic shortcomings? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As cinemas across the UK reopen, Michael Leader and Hannah Woodhead catch up to chat about two homegrown features from first-time female directors. Claire Oakley’s Make Up is a haunting coming-of-age tale set against the disquieting backdrop of a Cornish caravan park, while Jessica Swale’s Summerland sees Gemma Arterton turn in one of her best ever performances in a tender wartime romance wit...

Unsheathed blades Michael Leader and David Jenkins chat about their favourite Samurai movies to celebrate the release of PlayStation's new sword-swinging, open world epic, Ghost of Tsushima. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The T&M team are excited at the prospect of seeing films in the cinema again, so in this special episode, host Michael Leader and LWLies editor David Jenkins fire some questions to Jason Wood, Creative Director of Home Manchester, about the challenges of enticing audiences back to the big screen experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our latest lockdown episode, host Michael Leader is joined by our friend from across the pond, Charles Bramesco, who has watched and ranked (almost) every original Netflix film. They discuss the curious case of the ‘Netflick’, plus Spike Lee’s Vietnam opus Da 5 Bloods, which arrives on the platform this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Leader hosts this week's episode of Truth and Movies, which sees LWLies' editor David Jenkins interviewing filmmaker, film scholar and dyed-in-the-wool cinephile Mark Cousins about his epic new series Women Make Film, which offers an alternative film school that draws exclusively on the work of women directors.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our latest lockdown episode, Michael Leader is joined by Adam Woodward to discuss their most cherished vinyl film soundtracks from Ry Cooder’s iconic Paris, Texas slide guitar score, to Goblin’s chaotically eclectic composition for Dawn of the Dead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, LWLies editor David Jenkins is joined by Guardian journalist Tom Lamont as they discuss the various times they have come into contact with movie premieres, including the instance that led them to walk out of the ritzy London premiere of The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas in the year 2000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

T&M host Michael Leader gathers Hannah Woodhead and David Jenkins around his digital fire via high-tech video conferencing to discuss the wonderful world of print magazines and the joys of subscribing to a beloved title. Film, video games, ancient history, role playing games and horses all make it into the mix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our latest lockdown episode, Michael Leader and Sophie Monks Kaufman discuss the never-more-pressing need for comfort blanket movies – those films you watch when you need a warm hug from a familiar source. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second of our lockdown specials, Michael Leader is joined by Hannah Woodhead for a chat about quarantine viewing habits, and how to choose what to watch amid seemingly infinite streaming platforms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special edition of Truth & Movies, presenter Michael Leader and LWLies editor David Jenkins record a late night fireside chat (some are calling it a Dad Pod) about formative cinema experiences, and how those experiences will translate to their own young children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a week off, Truth & Movies is back and ready for another round of new releases. In Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles’ Bacurau, a remote Brazilian village comes under siege from a mysterious source, while And Then We Danced sees director Levan Akin tackle homophobia in Georgia via the medium of traditional dance. Finally, in Film Club, we reach for the tissues in anticipati...

On this episode of Truth & Movies we hear from the great French filmmaker Céline Sciamma about her sublime 18th century romance, Portrait of a Lady on Fire – as swooned over by regular host Michael Leader and guest critics Anna Bogutskaya and Claire Marie Healy. Also this week, Mark Ruffalo takes on a US chemicals giant in Todd Haynes’ Dark Waters, while in Film Club Julianne Moore suffers fro...

Greed is (kinda) good on this week’s Truth & Movies, as Michael Leader, Simran Hans and Matt Thrift sail away with Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan for their super-rich satire – just watch out for those false teeth! Also in cinemas is Jessica Hausner’s Little Joe, starring Emily Beecham as a botanist whose latest scientific breakthrough comes with a curious side effect. Continuing the nef...

Truth & Movies levels up this week with not one but two video game movies, with Michael Leader, David Jenkins and Clarisse Loughrey forming our multiplayer superteam. New in cinemas, Sega’s rapid rodent Sonic the Hedgehog gets a long overdue run out courtesy of Paramount and director Jeff Fowler, while in Film Club we revisit the (unfairly?) maligned Super Mario Bros from 1993. Sandwiched betw...

On this week’s show Michael Leader is joined by Hannah Woodhead and, making her T&M debut, Anna Bogutskaya to discuss DC’s female-fronted anti-superhero movie Birds of Prey, starring Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. Also in cinemas Friday is Bong Joon-ho’s Palme d’Or winning social satire Parasite – will it triumph at the Oscars next week? Besides those new releases, we take in another quality B...

Seadogs and scapegoats abound on this week’s Truth & Movies, as Michael Leader, Sophie Monks Kaufman and Adam Woodward pore over the latest releases. In The Lighthouse, Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe descend into madness in 19th century Maine, with director Robert Eggers joining us for a quick chat about the making of the film. Then in Richard Jewell, Clint Eastwood continues his recent pur...

To round off our pod-coverage at International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Truth & Movies team talk about an 18th century French sex comedy, a eerie British horror, an ambitious animne and we also talk triumphs and memorys with festival direcror Bero Beyer on the occasion of his final year in the top seat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael, David and Elena are back at International Film Festival Rotterdam's podcast corner to talk about a new movie called Happy Old Year which offers a take down of Marie Kondo-endorsed minimalism, and meets director An Tran to discuss her new documentary celebrating the art of cinematography.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings from sunny Rotterdam movie truthers! Michael Leader and David Jenkins have packed their mobile podcasting unit and are sampling the delights of the International Film Festival Rotterdam's 49th edition, bringing you hot takes of new movies and, in this first mini missive, an interview with Jack Henry Robbins, director of glitchy nostalgiafest, VHYes.  Hosted on Acast....

British satirist Armando Iannucci adapts Charles Dickens in the crowd-pleasing, all-star The Personal History of David Copperfield, and up-and-coming director Melina Matsoukas puts a modern twist on Bonnie & Clyde in Queen & Slim. Michael Leader is joined by Leila Latif and Kambole Campbell to discuss both new releases, while in Film Club we take a strange trip with Alejandro Jodorowsky in...

Michael Leader is joined by David Jenkins and Rogan Graham to preach the gospel according to Terrence Malick, whose rhapsodic A Hidden Life opens in cinemas Friday. Also out this week, the based-on-true-event Bombshell sees Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie tackle sexism in the newsroom, while in Film Club we revisit Malick’s transcendent period romance, Days of Heaven. Hosted on Ac...

Following a special screening of Josh and Benny Safdie's first feature film, Daddy Longlegs, at London's Prince Charles Cinema, Michael Leader, David Jenkins and Hannah Woodhead took to the stage for a live edition of Truth & Movies. They chat about Daddy Longlegs, Uncut Gems and the woes of parenting practices in this special bonus episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

There’s a wartime feel to the first Truth & Movies of the new year, as Michael Leader, Hannah Woodhead and Adam Woodward gear up for Sam Mendes’ immersive real-time World War One drama 1917, inspired by his own grandfather’s experiences. Next up, Kiwi funnyman Taika Waititi skewers the Führer in Jojo Rabbit, starring Roman Griffin Davis, Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell – but is it really a...