Double Reel Film Podcast

53.2 Classics and Hidden Gems: Footloose, 2010

Issue 53 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with Classics and Hidden Gems. It's a 40th Anniversary edition in which our featured films are from 1984. For our classic it turns out Alan has never seen Footloose, to our great shock. We break down this iconic teen movie about Kevin Bacon changing the world through the medium of dance. Then for our Hidden Gem we shed some light on a science fiction sequel people need to see, 2010, the underrated sequel to Kubrick's 2001.

The latest Double Reel Monthly is out already for you to download, and next week we'll bring you the Remakes Tribunal where we put bad filmmaking on trial.

53.1 Double Reel Monthly: Alien Romulus, Rebel Ridge, Lee, Psycho, Daughters of the Dust, Inception

The monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd brings you its latest issue, starting with Double Reel Monthly. Along with news and a look at new releases, we review new films including Alien Romulus, Lee, Rebel Ridge, Lumberjack the monster and a slew of Netflix dreck; Alan and James (no the other one) discuss a couple of older films that they watched recently including Psycho and War Dogs; James (yes that one) continues his Women Directors project for 2024 with pioneering 90s tone poem Daughters of the Dust and James (no the other one) gets us back up to date with two entries for his Year of the Nolan - Inception and the Prestige.

We'll be back in a week's time with the next part of the issue, Classics and Hidden Gems.

52.4 Spotlight: Trainspotting and Danny Boyle

Issue 52 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd concludes with a Spotlight episode. Stuart Dugdale joins us to look in depth at the iconic 90s British film Trainspotting, the huge impact it had and where its makers went from there. In particular we look at the career of Danny Boyle, and how he tackled the huge challenge of following up one of the greatest films of all time. In particular we look at 28 Days Later and the sequel T2 Trainspotting.

 

The other parts of Issue 52 are out now, and Issue 53 will be with you on September 25th.

52.3 The Remakes Tribunal: The Getaway, The Specialist

Issue 52 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with the Remakes Tribunal, where we put bad filmmaking on trial. First up, we put a remake in the dock and ask whether it should have been made. This month for our 30th anniversary special it's The Getaway, the 1994 attempt to reboot a Steve McQueen 70s classic with Alec Baldwin. Then we offer a parole hearing to a film that failed the first time and ask if a remake would fix its problems. The 1994 film up for a reprieve is the Sylvester Stallone/Sharon Stone action vehicle The Specialist.

The first two parts of Issue 52 are out now: Double Reel Monthly and a 1994 special edition of Classics and Hidden Gems. Next week we close out the issue with a Spotlight episode looking at Danny Boyle's Trainspotting.

52.2 Classics and Hidden Gems: Three Colours White, The Shadow

Issue 52 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with Classics and Hidden Gems.  This month all our featured films are from 1994 and celebrating their 30th anniversary. First we finally get round to watching Three Colours White and also discuss the whole Three Colours Trilogy. In our Hidden Gem we pick out a film you may not have watched and should give a chance, which this month is noirish superhero film The Shadow.

52.1 Double Reel Monthly: Deadpool & Wolverine, Longlegs, Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Belle

The monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd is back with a new issue. First we bring you Double Reel Monthly, with a look at news, new releases, new and notable films we've watched and the latest in our year-long film projects for 2024.

As always we discuss or refer to loads of films to help you add to your watchlist and escape the Algorithm's content prison. The new films we watched and discuss include Deadpool & Wolverine, Longlegs, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, No Way Up and Space Cadet. Alan also took a look at two great vintage Hollywood films, The Misfits and Dial M for Murder. Finally James continues his year long project showcasing women directors with Amma Asante's Belle

51.4 Spotlight on Paul Schrader: Bringing Out the Dead, The Card Counter

One more part to Issue 51 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. As promised we've started up a series of Spotlight segments where we dig deeper into a single film or filmmaker. James is joined by fellow film nerd and Sunderland fan Calum to talk about legendary writer-director Paul Schrader. We look at the two parallel careers Schrader has had - as a writer for Scorsese and as a director of his own films. We take a closer look at his final collaboration with Marty - Bringing Out the Dead; then one of his own films, The Card Counter from 2021.

 

The other parts of Issue 51 are out now including Double Reel Monthly, Classics and Hidden Gems and the Remakes Tribunal. Issue 52 lands from August 25th.

51.3 The Remakes Tribunal: True Lies, The Day of the Animals

Issue 51 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd concludes with the Remakes Tribunal. Here we put bad filmmaking on trial, starting with True Lies, which not everyone knows is the Hollywood blockbuster version of a French film. Is it justified or should be wipe it from cinema history? Then it's the Parole Board where we offer a reprieve to a bad film to see if a remake would fix its problems. This month it's the near-legendary Day of the Animals, in which Leslie Nielsen wrestles a bear.

 

The other two parts of Issue 51 are already out: Double Reel Monthly and Classics & Hidden Gems.