Newbies with Angel and Ben

In today's episode, we have the amazing Bridget Sonobe joining us to talk about her producing work and career highlights! From interning at Atomic Monster to co-producing the O.C.D. short film with Luca Pizzoleo, Bridget gave us an insight into her filmmaking journey. She even tells us about the time she met... JAMES WAN! Your Hosts, Angel Gago & Ben Caloza

Materialists (2025) was written and directed by the phenomenal Celine Song. Here's our thoughts on the movie! Spoilers: It was a Masterpiece.  Your Hosts,  Angel Gago & Ben Caloza

Meet filmmaker Luca Pizzoleo! His short film O.C.D. ft. Steven Ogg has gardened over 2 millions views on YouTube. The film's publicity tied together with his online presence has surpassed over 40 million views on TikTok. We had the wonderful opportunity to interview this kind and hardworking soul about his career and filmmaking achievements. Lucas opens up about the film's incredible marketing str...

How to Train Your Dragon (2025) was visually stunning & heartfelt. Here's our review on the film. Also, we brought on our amazing producer as our guest for today's episode. Gabe recommends it you see it in 4DX! Watch the full episode and see our reactions on YouTube! Guest: Gabriel Lim

Just ahead of the long-awaited, highly anticipated Fantastic Four, the MCU's Thunderbolts* (aka New Avengers???) finally brought the Marvel Cinematic Universe back on track, after a long drought… Or did it?  We'll talk that out in this episode with a special guest: filmmaker and friend, Nico Tan!  Wanna watch the video version of the podcast? Check it out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Newbi...

Bring Her Back was the most shocking, most brutal, most unspeakably gruesome horror film we've seen in a long time. But also somehow one of the funniest???  Here is our (spoiler-filled) review of it... featuring a special guest: cinematographer, filmmaker, and our friend, Eddie Potvin!  Wanna watch the video version of the podcast? Check it out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NewbiesPodcastAB

Final Destination: Bloodlines was a pleasant surprise. Special guest Josh Geller (a film editor, sound designer, composer) joins us to discuss why!  Wanna watch the video version of the podcast? Check it out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NewbiesPodcastAB

Sinners! This latest film by Ryan Coogler was an unexpected surprise. An Irish vampire thriller, a blues musical love story, an exploration of Black solidarity and entrepreneurship in 1920s Mississippi. Was it the best movie of 2025? Who's to say... Well, we'll say. In this podcast.  Wanna watch the video version of the podcast? Check it out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NewbiesPodcastAB