Writers on Film
Modern Horror
Thereās a ghost in my house, as the old Motown song goes, but just what is haunting the family in Steven Soderberghās Presence? A. J. Black and Hugh McStay try to find outā¦
Academy Watch
In the first of several pre-Oscar breakdowns of the Best Picture nominees, Bo Nicholson is joined by Sean Wilson to dig deep on Sean Bakerās Anora, plus he talks to Violet Hammond about Coralie Fargeatās The Substanceā¦
Reel Talk
Itās a big one this week as Sam Stokes, joined by guests Bo Nicholson and Craig McKenzie, review the cinematic year that was 2024, plus they tread on Boās turf by talking Oscar 2025 predictionsā¦
We Are Starfleet
We watched, reviewed and podcasted about it so you donāt have to, as Mike Slamer, Ian Buckley, Ashley Thomas and Craig McKenzie unite to tackle the travesty that is Star Trek: Section-31. Punch it!
Vampire Videos
Brace yourselves as weāre back Underworld with 2009 sequel Rise of the Lycans, as Dan Owen and Hugh McStay are joined by Anthony Bowman for more bloody action. It canāt be worse than the first oneā¦ can it?
Frame to Frame
After several specials, the boys are back with a decidedly Japanese theme, talking samurai movies in Kurosawaās seminal 1954 epic Seven Samurai and Kobayashiās 1962 thriller Harakiriā¦
Japan on Film
Itās a genre-bending outing for Perry Constantine this week, joined by author Jennifer Upton, to discuss Ryuhei Kitamuraās Versus from 2000ā¦
Illumination Above All
The mysteries at Lumon continue to deepen in Severance as Ian Buckley and Sarah Applegate ask one question in discussing 2Ć03, āWho Is Alive?āā¦
A Dream Given Form
Who are you? What do you want? Two key questions at the heart of Babylon-5's penultimate second season hour, dissected by Baz Greenland, Luke Winch and guest A. J. Black, as they talk 2Ć21 āComes the Inquisitorāā¦
Ask Us About Loom
Matt Latham returns for a brand new series of his point + click adventure game podcast as he asks Clare Morwood about the game Dark Nights with Poe and Munroā¦
The X-Cast
In 2018, A. J. Black for charity undertook a mammoth 24 hour live stream podcast on The X-Files, never before released to the masses. Across this year, all 24 episodes will be coming, so in Hour 2, he chats about the shows first season with author Sarah Blair and Carl Sweeneyā¦
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