Podcast: Hannibal (2001) and I, Daniel Blake (2016)
by Simon Brew | Aug 30, 2023 | Podcasts
The podcast is fully back up and running again, and this time, we turn our attention to the return of Hannibal Lecter....
2016
Podcast: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (2008) and The Girl With All The Gifts (2016)
by Simon Brew | Feb 27, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, the belated return of Indiana Jones, and a smart British zombie film that faced a fair few...
Podcast: The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and Bad Moms (2016)
by Simon Brew | Jan 30, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a sequel that wasn't originally in the plans, and a comedy where more spin-offs were due to follow....
Podcast: Hidden Figures (2016) and The LEGO Movie (2014)
by Simon Brew | Oct 24, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two very successful films - one of which nearly lost the confidence of its parent studio...
Why didn’t Mad Max: Fury Road change blockbuster cinema?
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 25, 2022 | Feature, News
2016's Mad Max: Fury Road broke so much new ground for action cinema - and yet nobody appears to have really tried to follow its path....
Podcast: Suicide Squad (2016) and Leap Of Faith (1992)
by Simon Brew | Jan 31, 2022 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films up against immovable release dates....
Podcast: The Departed (2006) and La La Land (2016)
by Simon Brew | Aug 23, 2021 | News, Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that both interested the Oscars, albeit taking very different paths....
Podcast: Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995) and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
by Simon Brew | Jul 20, 2020 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a sequel that went through a fair few ideas, and a comedy that heavily stumbled at the box...
Podcast: Falling Down (1993) and Sing Street (2016)
by Simon Brew | Nov 18, 2019 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a controversial 90s big studio movie, and a smaller Irish musical....
Podcast: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Brotherhood (2016)
by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News, Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films from the 2010s that were faced with very different challenges....
Spider-Man 3 (2007) and Eddie The Eagle (2016)
by Simon Brew | Jan 07, 2019 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at a troubled blockbuster, and a delightful biopic that took a long time to...
