Kate Cocker (Everyday Positivity podcast) and Anni Hood (Well Intel Daily podcast) return to Flixwatcher to review Kate’s choice Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport. Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport (2023) is a Netflix documentary directed by women’s sport activist Sue Anstiss MBE and Jack Tompkins. The documentary explores the recent growth and population of women’s sport and its impact. It features interviews with some of the biggest names in women’s sport including Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Stacey Copeland, Clare Balding CBE, Dame Denise Lewis and Kelly Smith MBE. While Game On celebrates the successes it also highlights the inequality and prejudice that surrounds women’s sport. It is optimistic about the future but it is also shocking and extremely sad to hear the challenges some professional women athletes, like the Lionesses, have faced and continue to face. Recommendability scores for Game On were super high, as with all documentaries the repeat viewing was low and the only complaint was it wasn’t as in depth as the subject could have been. However, Game On still scores an impressive 3.88 overall.   [supsystic-tables id=324]   Episode #318 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #318 Crew of Anni Hood (@annihood) and Kate Cocker (@K8Cocker) You can find their website here https://twitter.com/purposefulpods     Please make sure you give them some love   More about Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport with Anni Hood and Kate Cocker For more info on Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport with Anni Hood and Kate Cocker you can visit Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport with Anni Hood and Kate Cocker IMDB page here or Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport with Anni Hood and Kate Cocker Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rosie Wilby (The Breakup Monologues podcast) and Sasha Bates (Shrink the Box podcast) return to Flixwatcher to review Rosie’s choice Marriage Story. Marriage Story (2019) is an American drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach. It stars Scarlett Johansson as Nicole and Adam Driver as Charlie, a married couple brought together by their creative passions but presently experiencing martial difficulties. After their counselling breaks down their agreement for an amicable divorce also disintegrates when Nicole hires feisty divorce lawyer Nora (Laura Dean) and Charlie retaliates with his own lawyers Bert (Alan Alda) and later Jay (Ray Liotta). Baumbach is no stranger to divorce, his parents divorce was the inspiration for The Squid and the Whale, and he wrote Marriage Story after his divorce from actress Jennifer Jason Leigh. It earned six Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and acting nominations for Driver, Johansson and Dern, who won for Best Supporting Actress. Scores for recommendability and small screen were very high, only slightly lower for repeat viewing gives Marriage Story an impressive overall rating of 4.14.   [supsystic-tables id=329]   Episode #317 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #317 Crew of Sasha Bates @Sashbates and Rosie Wilby @rosiewilby from Break Up Monologues and Shrink The Box You can find their website here And at https://podfollow.com/breakupmonologues And at https://linktr.ee/breakupmonologues And at https://listen.sonymusic-podcasts.link/ARAR73072 And at https://www.sashabates.co.uk/ and at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Languages-Loss-psychotherapists-journey-through/dp/1529312698/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1689798055&sr=8-1   Please make sure you give them some love   More about Marriage Story For more info on Little Women you can visit Marriage Story IMDB page here or Marriage Story Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dee and Randa from the Switchblade Sisters Social Club podcast return to Flixwatcher to review Dee’s choice Bridesmaids. Bridesmaids (2011) is an American comedy written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, and directed by Paul Feig. It stars Kristen Wiig as Annie, Maya Rudolph as Lillian, Rose Byrne as Helen, Melissa McCarthy as Megan, Wendi McLendon-Covey as Rita, Ellie Kemper as Becca, Chris O'Dowd as Officer Nathan Rhodes, Matt Lucas as Gil, Rebel Wilson as Brynn and Jon Hamm as Ted. Annie and Lillian are lifelong best friends. Annie is down on her luck after her dream bakery closed and in a terrible casual relationship with Ted. When Lillian gets engaged and asks Annie to be her maid of honour their relationship unravels as Annie feels threaten by Lillian’s new friend Helen. A serious of unfortunate events, including explosive diarrhoea at a bridal boutique, lead Lillian to assign duties to Helen and break up with Annie. Bridesmaids was a huge box office success and earned Melissa McCarthy and Wiig and Mumolo Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay respectively. Despite being too long Bridesmaids is very funny and recommendability scores reflected this. Lower scores for repeat viewing (there is no need for this to be two hours and 5 minutes long) give an overall rating of 3.75.   [supsystic-tables id=328]   Episode #316 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #316 Crew of Diana and Randa from @ssscpodcast You can find their website here And at https://switchbladesisterssocialclub.com/     Please make sure you give them some love   More about Bridesmaids For more info on Bridesmaids you can visit Bridesmaids IMDB page here or Bridesmaids Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elaine and Mark from The Honeymoon Period podcast return to Flixwatcher to review Elaine’s choice Heat. Heat (1995) is a heist drama written and directed by Michael Mann. Its ensemble cast features Al Pacino as Lieutenant Vincent Hanna, LAPD, Robert De Niro as Neil McCauley, Val Kilmer as Chris Shiherlis, Jon Voight as Nate, Tom Sizemore as Michael Cheritto, Diane Venora as Justine Hanna, Amy Brenneman as Eady, Ashley Judd as Charlene Shiherlis, Mykelti Williamson as Sergeant Bobby Drucker, Wes Studi as Lieutenant Sammy Casals, Ted Levine as Detective Mike Bosko, William Fichtner as Roger Van Zant, Natalie Portman as Lauren Gustafson, Tom Noonan as Kelso AND Hank Azaria as Alan Marciano. Neil McCauley leads a gang of elite criminals, but when a robbery of bearer bonds goes sour when one of the crew kills a guard he ends up in the path of Lieutenant Vincent Hanna, a hardened and obsessive detective. McCauley discovers Hanna on his tail but doesn’t spook and agrees to one last heist. Heat is widely considered a masterpiece, the now iconic coffee scene marked the first time Pacino and De Niro shared the screen together and it is one of Christopher Nolan’s favourite films. Recommendability scores reflected some of the criticisms (particularly around the role of women) but were still high. Lower scores for small screen reflected that it is one of those films best watched the big screen and gives an overall rating of 3.75.   [supsystic-tables id=328] Episode #315 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #315 Crew of Mark (@mark_greg) and Elaine (@elainegwrites) from The Honeymoon Period podcast Find their Websites online at https://t.co/CiX1Wv5dyH and at https://twitter.com/guardian and at https://twitter.com/bbcnewcastle Please make sure you give them some love   More about Heat For more info on Heat, you can visit Heat IMDb page here or Heat Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Williams and Sean Wilson from Frame to Frame podcast join Flixwatcher to review Andy’s choice Son of Rambow. Son of Rambow (2007) is a British comedy coming of age film written and directed by Garth (Sing) Jennings. Set over a summer in the 1980s, Will (Bill Milner) is a quiet and shy 11-year-old who lives with his religious family where TV is banned. He meets Lee (Will Poulter), an older and possibly the worst behaved boy in school who is left home alone with his older brother. Lee sees an opportunity for Will to be his stuntman in a film he making inspired by First Blood for a competition and they form a friendship. Son of Rambow is a charming, sweet slice of 1980s nostalgia. Will Poulter is clearly a star in the making and the film within a film is equally as charming. Recommendability for Son of Rambow was very high, even for first time watcher Andy, slightly lower repeat viewing scores give an overall rating of 4.35.   [supsystic-tables id=327]   Episode #314 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #314 Crew of Andy Williams (@andywilliams250) and Sean Wilson (@seano22) from Frame to Frame podcast  You can find their website here https://twitter.com/booksandcwtches And at https://twitter.com/mcfarlandcopub       Please make sure you give them some love   More about Son of Rambow For more info on Son of Rambow can visit Son of Rambow IMDB page here or Son of Rambow Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Megan Agnew (news features writer at The Sunday Times) and Pravina Rudra (online editor and writer at the New Statesman) join Flixwatcher to review Megan’s choice Bridget Jones’s Diary. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) is a British romantic comedy based on the novel of the same name by Helen Fielding. Directed by Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones's Baby) with a script by Richard (Four Weddings and a Funeral) Curtis, Andrew (Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series)) Davies, and Helen Fielding it stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget with Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver and Colin Firth as Mark Darcy, Bridget’s love interests. It’s New Year’s Eve 1999, Bridget, 32, works in a publishing office, she is single, concerned with her weight, smoking and drinking and her attraction to her flirty boss Cleaver. At her parents annual New Year party she is introduced to the newly single Darcy, an old childhood friend who is now a handsome successful barrister. Comedy and a love triangle ensues as Bridget attempts to find true love. It is fair to Bridget Jones’s represents a particular period in time, the fat shaming and casual sexual assault are very jarring and there is a lot of smoking. However, its legacy has endured due to Zellweger’s charming and spirited Bridget and Grant and Firth basically playing themselves. Recommendability reflected this and Bridget Jones’s Diary scores a very high 4.38 overall.   [supsystic-tables id=326]   Episode #313 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #313 Crew of Megan Agnew (@MeganAgnew) and Pravina Rudra (@Pravina_R) You can find their website here https://t.co/gnfT7Mnb6H And at https://twitter.com/thetimes And at https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/megan-agnew?page=1     Please make sure you give them some love   More about Bridget Jones's Diary For more info on Bridget Jones's Diary can visit Bridget Jone's Diary IMDB page here or Bridget Jones's Diary Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Loftus (BT Young Scientist STEM Inspirations podcast, 8Radio Ireland) and Dr. Nicola Millard return to Flixwatcher to review John’s choice RRR. RRR (2022) is an Indian Telugu-language action epic - it’s runtime is three hours plus - directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The central story is fictional but based on historical figures. In this version of history, S. S. Rajamouli took the coincidences between real life Indian revolutionaries Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem and imagined what it would be like if they had met and become friends. Don’t be fooled by the historical context in thinking RRR is going to be an accurate or remotely believable story. From the outset we are informed no animal were harmed, because they are CGI and completely ridiculous. It made history when the big musical number “Naatu Naatu” was the Oscar for Best Original Song, making it the first song from an Indian film, as well as the first from an Asian film, to win in this category. RRR is a tricky one to recommend, it’s mash of genres that include world cinema, historical epic, CGI action, romance and musical make for an even experience. Scores for recommendability reflected this, given its three hour plus runtime scores for repeat viewing were lower to give an overall rating of 3.24.   [supsystic-tables id=325]   Episode #312 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #312 Crew of John Loftus (@loftysnds) and Dr. Nicola Millard (@DocNicola) You can find their website here And at https://twitter.com/8RadioIreland And at https://twitter.com/BTYSTE     Please make sure you give them some love   More about RRR For more info on RRR can visit RRR IMDB page here or RRR Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anni Hood (Well Intel Daily podcast) and Kate Cocker (Everyday Positivity podcast) join Flixwatcher to review Anna’s choice The Gentlemen. The Gentlemen (2019) is the 11th feature film from British director Guy (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) who returns to his love of East End gangsters and swearing after the remake that nobody wanted Aladdin. The ‘Gentlemen’ in question are sweary Fletcher (Hugh Grant), a national rag reporter looking to sell his screenplay to Raymond Smith (Charlie Hunnam). Raymond is right-hand man to Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who is looking to retire from his £400million marijuana empire, with interested buyers that include American billionaire Matthew Berger (Jeremy Strong) and Chinese gangster Lord George (Tom Wu) and his unpredictable underboss Dry Eye (Henry Golding). In support are Mickey’s glamourous girl boss wife Rosalind (Michelle Dockery) and local boxing Coach (Colin Farrell). The Gentlemen for the most part is typical Guy Richie fare - fast talking, rhyming slang and comical violent. It is also unfortunately racist and some of the excessive swearing begins to wear a little thin (the c-word is used 25 times). Recommendability for The Gentlemen was a little mixed, but Anni’s fives across the board help give it an overall rating of 4.   [supsystic-tables id=324]   Episode #311 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #311 Crew of Anni Hood (@annihood) and Kate Cocker (@K8Cocker) You can find their website here https://twitter.com/purposefulpods     Please make sure you give them some love   More about The Gentlemen For more info on The Gentlemen you can visit The Gentlemen IMDB page here or The Gentlemen Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randa and Dee from the Switchblade Sisters Social Club podcast join Flixwatcher to review Randa’s choice I, Tonya. I, Tonya (2017) is mockumentary biographical sports film that follows the life and career of American figure skater Tonya Harding and her involvement in the assault of Nancy Kerrigan that led to the end of her professional skating career. Directed by Craig (Lars and the Real Girl) Gillespie it stars Margot Robbie as Tonya (earning her a Best Actress Oscar nomination), Allison Janney as LaVona Golden, Tonya’s abusive mother (winner her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar), Sebastian Stan as Jeff Gillooly, Tonya's abusive ex-husband and Paul Walter Hauser as Shawn Eckardt, Jeff’s friend and partner in the assault on Nancy Kerrigan. I, Tonya blurs the lines between fact and fiction, using the Rashomon effect to tell story of Tonya’s rise to fan and the infamous incident, what is clear though is that Tonya was let down by everyone and suffered discrimination that other skaters didn’t face. The recommendability scores for I, Tonya were very high and due to Randa’s peference for watching films on her phone for small screen to give an impressive overall rating of 4.21.   [supsystic-tables id=323]   Episode #310 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #310 Crew of Diana and Randa from @ssscpodcast You can find their website here And at https://switchbladesisterssocialclub.com/     Please make sure you give them some love   More about I, Tonya For more info on I, Tonya you can visit I, Tonya IMDB page here or I, Tonya Rotten Tomatoespage here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sasha Bates (Shrink the Box podcast) and Rosie Wilby (The Breakup Monologues podcast) join Flixwatcher to review Sasha’s choice Little Women. Little Women (2019) is the seventh adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s timeless novel of the same name. This version sees Greta (Ladybird) Gerwig writing and directing and adding her alternative take on the ending and bringing a modern feminist angle to the classic story. It’s star studded cast includes Saoirse Ronan as Josephine "Jo" March, Emma Watson as Margaret "Meg" March, Florence Pugh as Amy March, Eliza Scanlen as Elizabeth "Beth" March, Laura Dern as Marmee March, Timothée Chalamet as Theodore "Laurie" Laurence, Meryl Streep as Aunt March, Bob Odenkirk as Father March, James Norton as John Brooke, Louis Garrel as Friedrich Bhaer and Chris Cooper as Mr. Laurence. Little Women achieved success at the box office and received his praise from critics and movie lovers alike, despite receiving six Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay) Gerwig was snubbed for Best Director. Scores for Little Women were very high, even with it being a female led period drama, only slightly lower repeat viewing scores, which gives an overall rating of 4.02.   [supsystic-tables id=322]   Episode #309 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #309 Crew of Rosie Wilby and "Sasha Bates" from Break Up Monologues and "Shrink The Box" respectively. Rosie Wilby is an award-winning comedian, author, speaker and the creator of global hit podcast and book The Breakup Monologues. Podcast: podfollow.com/breakupmonologues Book: https://linktr.ee/breakupmonologues Twitter @rosiewilby Insta / Threads @breakupmonologues TikTok @rosiewilbyauthor  Sasha Bates is an author and podcaster on the fabulous "Shrink The Box" podcast alongside former Flixwatcher guest Ben Bailey Smith. You can find Sasha at the links below. Shrink the Box : https://listen.sonymusic-podcasts.link/ARAR73072 My website: www.sashabates.co.uk Socials: @sashbates  Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Languages-Loss-psychotherapists-journey-through/dp/1529312698/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1689798055&sr=8-1 Please make sure you give them some love.   More about Little Women For more info on Little Women you can visit Little Women IMDB page here or Little Women Rotten Tomatoes  page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Al Horner (Script Apart podcast, Empire Magazine) and Sadia Azmat (stand-up comedian, writer and comedy producer) return to Flixwatcher to review Al’s choice The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games (2012) is based on the YA novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. Directed by Gary (Big) Ross and starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy, Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket, Lenny Kravitz as Cinna, Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman, Donald Sutherland as President Coriolanus Snow, Wes Bentley as Seneca Crane and Toby Jones as Claudius Templesmith. In this dystopian future, the post-apocalyptic nation of Panam is divided into 12 districts. As a punishment for a revolt and a reminder of their position in the social hierarchy, each district must submit two tributes who will take part in the annual Hunger Games. Aged between 12 and 18 the tributes must fight to the death until there is one survivor. When Katniss volunteers as tribute to save her younger sister she ends up becoming a symbol of the resistance as she defies the rules of the Games. Recommendability scores for The Hunger Games were very high, only dropping a few points on repeat viewing to score a very respectable 4.13 overall.   [supsystic-tables id=321]   Episode #308 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #308 Crew of Sadia Azmat @sadia_azmats_ and Al Horner @Al_Horner from @ScripApart You can find their website here https://twitter.com/ScriptApart And at https://twitter.com/EmpireMagazine And at https://twitter.com/Guardian And at https://linktr.ee/sexbombbook Please make sure you give them some love   More about The Hunger Games For more info on The Hunger Games you can visit The Hunger Games IMDB page here or The Hunger Games Rotten Tomatoes  page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark and Elaine from The Honeymoon Period podcast join Flixwatcher to review Mark’s choice Once. Once is a 2007 Irish romantic musical drama written and directed by John (Sing Street, Begin Again) Carney. It stars Glen Hansard as ‘guy’ and Markéta Irglová (in her first acting role) as ‘girl’, who ended up as a couple after working together and later performed together as the Swell Season. Guy is busking on the streets in Dublin when he meets girl, a Czech flower seller who is attracted to his music and asks him about his songs. They go for a coffee and he tells her that he is also a vacuum repair man. The next day she returns with her hoover and reveals she is also a musician. They visit a piano store and she plays the piano for him. Despite trying it on with a desperate offer of “hanky panky” their relationship blossoms and they secure a loan to record his songs professionally. Shot in a hand held style, on a budget of $150,000, Once was a surprise huge success and took $23.3 million at the box office and won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song for ‘Falling Slowly’. Recommendabilty for Once was pretty solid, it is impossible to hate on this charming little film that doesn’t go for the Hollywood ending. Remaining scores were very also strong, only slightly lower for repeat viewing, to give an overall rating of 3.96.   [supsystic-tables id=320] Episode #307 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #307 Crew of Mark (@mark_greg) and Elaine (@elainegwrites) from The Honeymoon Period podcast Find their Websites online at https://t.co/CiX1Wv5dyH and at https://twitter.com/guardian and at https://twitter.com/bbcnewcastle Please make sure you give them some love   More about Once For more info on Once, you can visit Once IMDb page here or Once Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Willson and Liam Dempsey from Spocklight: A Star Trek Podcast return to Flixwatcher to review Paul’s choice The Last Castle. The Last Castle is a 2001 military action film directed by Rod Lurie. It stars Robert Redford as Lieutenant General Eugene Irwin who is sentenced to 10 years at a maximum security military prison for violating orders that resulted in the deaths of eight soldiers. In charge of the prison is James Gandolfini’s Colonel Ed Winter, an admirer of Irwin. Who despite having never seen combat keeps a coveted collection of military artifacts and inflicts punishing behaviour on the prisoners. After a prisoner is killed by a rubber bullet the prisoners start regarding Irwin as their leader and a battle of control between Winter and Irwin intensifies. Mark Ruffalo and Delroy Linda co star. Although released in 2001 The Last Castle would feel at home in the 1990s action genre, all the effects are practical, not digital and how many 00s films feature Robert Redford shirtless carrying rocks in the midday heat? The Last Castle is an easy watch, it might be corny and a bit predictable but the star power of Redford and its no nonsense approach makes it quite endearing. The scores for recommendability reflect this and fall into firmly into the three point fives to four marks. Slightly lower scores for repeat viewing due to its two hour plus runtime give an overall rating of 3.79.   [supsystic-tables id=319] Episode #306 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #306 Crew of David Llong and Neil Gregory from We Needed Roads podcast Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/BBCSussex and at https://twitter.com/spocklightpod and at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/spocklight-a-star-trek-podcast/id1150816497?mt=2 Please make sure you give them some love   More about The Last Castle For more info on The Last Castle, you can visit The Last Castle IMDb page here or The Last Castle Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil Gregory and David Llong from We Needed Roads podcast return to Flixwatcher to review Neil’s choice Werewolves Within. ​Werewolves Within is a 2021 horror comedy mystery film based on a computer game of the same name. Forest ranger Finn (Sam Richardson) Wheeler is assigned to a small town called Beaverfield where there is division in the community over a planned pipeline. The other residents include postal officer Cecily (Milana Vayntrub) Moore, influencer couple Devon and Joaquim (Harvey Guillén), freaky outdoor guy Emerson Flint and environmentalist Dr. Jane Ellis. A snowstorm confines them to the local lodge where it becomes quickly apparent there is a werewolf on the run and it is targeting the residents. Falling firmly into more of the comedy genre than horror and silly rather than thrilling, Werewolves Within is a harmless and fairly entertaining 97 minutes. Recommendability scores were pretty decent, a short runtime gives engagement scores a boost to give an overall rating of 3.82.   [supsystic-tables id=318] Episode #305 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #305 Crew of David Llong and Neil Gregory from We Needed Roads podcast Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/NeededRoads and at https://linktr.ee/weneededroads Please make sure you give them some love   More about Werewolves Within For more info on Werewolves Within, you can visit Werewolves Within IMDb page here or Werewolves Within Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob and Ellie from KVIKMYNDAPOD join Flixwatcher to review Rob’s choice Crank. ​ Crank is a 2006 action film from directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor and starring Jason Statham as hitman Chev Chelios. While asleep Chelios is injected by Chinese synthetic drug by small-time criminal Ricky Verona, which inhibits the flow of adrenaline, slowing the heart and will eventually kill Chelios. Chelios learns of this via a DVD recording and calls his Mafia surgeon Doc Miles who advises him to keep his adrenaline up by engaging in risky behaviour. Cue 88 minutes of the Stath driving recklessly, fighting with the police, taking drugs - including epinephrine, and having sex in public with Eve (Amy Smart) his girlfriend. Crank is a wild, insanely silly, occasionally offensive and innovative action film. Filmed on digital it allowed the directors to adopt a Gonzo approach to filming which adds to its overall feeling of craziness. Recommendability for Crank were pretty good, repeat viewing and engagement ratings were boosted by the sweet 88 minute runtime to give an overall rating of 3.38.   [supsystic-tables id=317] Episode #304 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #304 Crew of Rob and Ellie from KVIKMYNDAPOD​ Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/historyextra and at KVIKMYNDAPOD - Listen on Spotify - Linktree Please make sure you give them some love   More about Shirley For more info on Shirley, you can visit Shirley IMDb page here or Shirley Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dr. Nicola Millard and John Loftus (BT Young Scientist STEM Inspirations podcast, 8Radio Ireland) join Flixwatcher to review Nicola’s choice I'm Thinking of Ending Things. i'm thinking of ending things is the 2020 Charlie Kaufman adaptation of the novel of the same name by Iain Reid. It stars Jessie Buckley as the Young Woman, who could be called Lucy, Louisa, Lucia, and Ames and Jessie Plemmons as her boyfriend Jake. On a wintery car journey to meet Jake’s parents, Mother (Toni Collette) and Father (David Thewlis), the Young Woman is contemplating ending their relationship. After their arrival at Jake’s family home things become increasingly surreal and reality, memory and imagination all merge into one. It is fair to say the reaction for i’m thinking of ending things was mixed for Flixwatcher and guests, despite being huge fans of other Kaufman films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Being John Malkovich. Scores for recommendability were quite low and only improved slightly for small screen and to give an overall rating of 2.75.   [supsystic-tables id=315]   Episode #302 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #302 Crew of Dr. Nicola Millard (@DocNicola) and (@loftysnds) John Loftus You can find their website here https://twitter.com/8RadioIreland And at https://twitter.com/GoldenPlec And at https://twitter.com/BTYSTE And at https://twitter.com/chokecomedy Please make sure you give them some love   More about I'm Thinking Of Ending Things For more info on I'm Thinking Of Ending Things you can visit I'm Thinking Of Ending Things IMDB page here or I'm Thinking Of Ending Things Rotten Tomatoes  page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadia Azmat (stand-up comedian, writer and comedy producer) and Al Horner (Script Apart podcast, Empire Magazine) join Flixwatcher remotely to review Sadia’s choice The Fighter. The Fighter is a 2010 biographical sports film directed by David O. Russell and based on professional boxers (and half-brothers) Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale). The film was inspired by the 1995 HBO documentary High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell, that features the Eklund-Ward family. It also stars Amy Adams as Micky’s girlfriend Charlene and Melissa Leo as Alice Eklund-Ward (winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress). Bale’s incredible performance as the crack addict Dicky also won him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, managing to bring humanity and humour to the former boxer struggling with addiction. While The Fighter doesn’t necessarily follow the sports film formula it still packs a punch as a character focussed drama with Bale giving a standout performance. High recommendability and engagement scores give The Fighter a highly recommended overall score of 4.21.   [supsystic-tables id=314]   Episode #301 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #301 Crew of Sadia Azmat @sadia_azmats_ and Al Horner @Al_Horner from @ScripApart You can find their website here https://twitter.com/ScriptApart And at https://twitter.com/EmpireMagazine And at https://twitter.com/Guardian And at https://linktr.ee/sexbombbook Please make sure you give them some love   More about The Fighter For more info on The Fighter you can visit The Fighter IMDB page here or The Fighter Rotten Tomatoes  page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy 300th Flixwatcher! In this second special birthday episode Sam Pay and Martin Zaltz Austwick from Song by Song join Flixwatcher to review Kobi’s choice Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a 1991 action adventure film directed by Kevin ‘Waterworld’ Reynolds and starring the other Kevin, Kevin Costner as the eponymous Robin. In this retelling of the English folklore Robin of Locksley escapes a prison in Jerusalem with the help of a Moor named Azeem (Morgan Freeman). While Robin has been away the Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman acting with maximum ham) plots to seize the throne and make the lives of Nottingham miserable. Robin assembles a gang of outlaws to oppose the Sheriff and impress Marion (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was a huge hit in 1991, the second-highest-grossing film of the year (Terminator 2: Judgement Day was number one) and Bryan Adams’ ‘Everything I Do, I Do It For You spent 16 weeks in the UK number top spot and still holds the record for longest number one single. Scores for recommendability were pretty solid, despite its flaws it is generally quite entertaining, mainly because of Rickman’s OTT performance, with slightly lower scores for engagement the overall rating is 3.22. Enjoyed Sam and Martin as hosts? Check out past episodes The Drunken Master and The Nice Guys.   [supsystic-tables id=313]   Episode #300 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #300 Crew of Sam @sampay and Martin @martinaustwick of Song by Song Podcast @SongBySongPod You can find their website here songbysongpodcast.com And at https://twitter.com/neutrinowatch And at https://twitter.com/allusionistshow And at https://twitter.com/CDMLtdAgency Please make sure you give them some love   More about Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves For more info on Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves you can visit Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves IMDB page here or Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy 300th Flixwatcher! In this special birthday episode Sam Pay and Martin Zaltz Austwick from Song by Song join Flixwatcher to review Helen’s choice The Irishman. The Irishman is a 2019 Martin Scorsese film, based on the non-fiction book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt, it tells the story of Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran a truck driver who becomes a hitman for the mob. Robert De Niro stars as Frank Sheeran, Joe Pesci stars as Russell Bufalino, the crime boss of the Bufalino mafia and counsel to Jimmy Hoffa, played by Al Pacino. Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham and Harvey Keitel also star in supporting roles. The Irishman is notable for its 209 minute runtime - three hours and 29 minutes of mob violence and International Brotherhood of Teamsters - labour unions in the US. Recommendability for The Irishman was mixed, despite general consensus that is it a very interesting film, the three hour plus runtime goes against it. Unsurprisingly the repeat viewing scores very quite low and overall The Irishman scores 3.36. Enjoyed Sam and Martin as hosts? Check out past episodes The Drunken Master and The Nice Guys.   [supsystic-tables id=312]   Episode #300 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #300 Crew of Sam @sampay and Martin @martinaustwick of Song by Song Podcast @SongBySongPod You can find their website here songbysongpodcast.com And at https://twitter.com/neutrinowatch And at https://twitter.com/allusionistshow And at https://twitter.com/CDMLtdAgency Please make sure you give them some love   More about The Irish Man For more info on The Irish Man you can visit The Irish Man IMDB page here or The Irish Man Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daisy and Clare from W - Rated podcast return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Daisy’s choice Memento. Memento is the 2000 mind bending neo-noir thriller breakthrough film from visionary director Christopher Nolan. It stars Guy Pearce as Leonard Shelby, a man who is unable to store recent memories, he covers himself in tattoos to “remember” facts. He is trying to track down the man who raped and killed his wife with the help of undercover cop Teddy Gammell (Joe Pantoliano). He also becomes involved with Natalie (Carrie-Anne Moss) who may or may not be helping him to track down the killer. Memento combines a non-linear narrative structure with an unreliable narrator to create a mind bending 113 minutes of film. As the film unravels backwards the viewer is left wondering who are the good guys and who are the bad guys and what is fact and what is fiction. Everyone apart from Clare, who is a self proclaimed non-Nolan fan, loved Memento on release and it is still as mind blowing as it was when it confused the hell out of us in 2000. Due to its structure it a perfect film for repeat viewing, Memento also scores very highly for engagement to give an overall rating of 3.76.   [supsystic-tables id=311] Episode #299 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #299 Crew of Clare (@clareellenhope) and Daisy (@DaisyVicEdwards) from W-Rated Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/theOAFFC And at https://muckrack.com/clare-brunton-1/portfolio And at https://twitter.com/JumpCut_Studios And at https://letterboxd.com/daisyedwards/ And at https://linktr.ee/WRated Please make sure you give them some love More about Memento For more info on Memento, you can visit Memento IMDb page here or Memento Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bethany and Mel from Movement is Life, a podcast series from Intelligent Health, return to Flixwatcher to review Bethany’s choice Bird Box. Bird Box is a 2018 post-apocalyptic thriller, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Josh Malerman and directed by Susanne (The Night Manager) Bier. Sandra Bullock stars as Malorie, who we meet at the start of the film blindfolding two young children as they get into a boat and telling them they will die if they remove the blindfolds. Cut to five years earlier and an unknown presence is causing people who have been exposed to it to commit suicide in horrific ways. A very pregnant Malorie takes refuge in a house with a group of disparate characters including a compassionate passer by Tom (Trevante Rhodes), a grumpy and bitter Douglas (John Malkovich), a unassuming elder woman Cheryl (Jacki Weaver) and another pregnant woman Olympia (Danielle Macdonald). The group try to stay alive but tensions run high as supplies dwindle and unpredictable strangers are let into the house. Somewhat unfairly called inferior to A Quiet Place - they both came out in 2018 but Bird Box’s novel came out in 2014 - they do have similarities in the set up both are different in tone and post-apocalyptic terror. Bird Box is pretty bleak, making it hard to rate highly on recommendability or repeat viewing, however it still manages to score 3.83 overall.   [supsystic-tables id=310 Episode #298 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #298 Crew of Bethany @_bradio and Mel from @Intelligent_Hlt Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/Intelligent_Hlt and at https://twitter.com/GoldsmithsUoL and at https://twitter.com/Disabilitea_Pod and at https://twitter.com/unlock_theatre and at https://linktr.ee/BethanyBroomfieldJones and at https://twitter.com/drwilliambird and at https://www.intelligenthealth.co.uk/ Please make sure you give them some love   More about Bird Box For more info on Bird Box, you can visit Bird Box IMDb page here or Bird Box Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liam Dempsey and Paul Willson from Spocklight: A Star Trek Podcast join Flixwatcher to review Liam’s choice Boiling Point. Boiling Point is a 2021 British drama, directed by Philip Barantini it stars Stephen Graham as Andy, a head chef at an high profile restaurant in London. When we meet Andy he is not having a great day, his restaurant has been downgraded from five to three stars for hygiene, it has been overbooked for the evening and he is having problems in his personal life. Thrown into the mix is also a customer with a nut allergy, a racist diner and tensions in the kitchen all which create a pressure cooker environment. Shot in one take Boiling Point is a thrilling drama, Graham is excellent as the unfortunate Andy. Watching his situation deteriorate on what could end up being the worst night of his life is both stressful and compelling. Recommendability and engagement scores for Boiling Point were very high to give a very impressive overall rating of 4.01.   [supsystic-tables id=296 Episode #297 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #296 Crew of David Llong and Neil Gregory from We Needed Roads podcast Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/BBCSussex and at https://twitter.com/spocklightpod and at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/spocklight-a-star-trek-podcast/id1150816497?mt=2 Please make sure you give them some love   More about Boiling Point For more info on Boiling Point, you can visit Boiling Point IMDb page here or Boiling Point Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Llong and Neil Gregory from We Needed Roads podcast join Flixwatcher to review David’s choice Scream. Scream is the first film in the Scream franchise, released in 1996 it was written by Kevin (Dawsons Creek) Williamson and directed by horror legend Wes (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Craven. It stars Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, a high school senior who receives threatening phone calls from Ghostface, a masked killer who taunts their victims before brutally stabbing them to death. It also stars as fellow high schoolers Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowan, Jamie Kennedy and Drew Barrymore, and David Arquette as local sheriff Dewey Riley with Courteney Cox as reporter Gale Weathers. Scream completely rebooted horror back in 1996, its clever deconstruction of the genre and self reflective knowingness delighted horror kids and casual fans alike. Its longevity was given a boost in 2022 with Scream and Scream VI in 2023 but Scream (1996) still retains its freshness and shock first kill. Scores for recommendability for Scream were very, very high, consistently strong scores across the other categories give a a very impressive overall rating of 4.29.   [supsystic-tables id=295 Episode #296 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #296 Crew of David Llong and Neil Gregory from We Needed Roads podcast Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/NeededRoads and at https://linktr.ee/weneededroads Please make sure you give them some love   More about Scream For more info on Scream, you can visit Scream IMDb page here or Scream Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Miller (Creative Industry Insight podcast) and Tom Salinsky (Best Pick podcast) return to Flixwatcher to review Rob’s choice The Stranger. The Stranger is a 2022 psychological crime thriller film, written and directed by Thomas M. Wright it is based on the non-fiction book The Sting: The Undercover Operation That Caught Daniel Morcombe's Killer by Kate Kyriacou. It stars Sean Harris as Henry Teague, the lead police suspect in the disappearance and murder of a young boy. Joel Edgerton is undercover police officer ‘Mark Frame’, who under the guise of being part of the criminal underworld gains the trust of Henry that will hopefully help them secure a confession. The Stranger is a text book example of a slow burn. It eschews a more traditional storytelling approach taken by undercover cop dramas and focusses on the internal conflict of those who go undercover and the complexities of male bonding. It’s slightly unconventional approach and intense viewing experience meant it was tricky to score highly on recommendability, which isn’t to say it isn’t very good, just that it isn’t a casual watch. Scores across the remaining categories bring the overall rating to a very respectable 3.58.   [supsystic-tables id=294 Episode #295 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #295 Crew of Robert from @CIIPodcast and Tom from @BestPickPod Find their Websites online at https://t.co/epyYr1teN8 and at https://twitter.com/CIIPodcast Please make sure you give them some love   More about The Stranger For more info on The Stranger, you can visit The Stranger IMDb page here or The Stranger Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna Smith (Girls on Film podcast) and Savina Petkova (MUBI Notebook, Little White Lies) join Flixwatcher remotely to review Anna’s choice The Swimmers. The Swimmers is a 2022 biographical film directed by Sally El Hosaini that tells the incredible true story of Syrian refugee sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini (played by real life sisters Nathalie and Manal Issa). The film begins in Damascus with both Yusra and Sarah as aspiring Olympic swimmers, against the backdrop of bombs their normal life is changed forever. With their cousin they leave Syria and take the perilous boat journey across the Aegean Sea in a dingy. When the boat is overloaded Yusra and Sarah swim alongside the boat to prevent it from sinking and saving the other refugees lives. Their journey to Germany continues overland and they eventually arrive Berlin where Yusra meets Sven who helps her to achieve her Olympic dream. The Swimmers is an unusual mix of incredible real-life story (the boat crossing) and underdog sports story (Yusra’s participation in the 2016 Olympics) which makes for a slightly uneven film. The film also takes a number of creative license decisions that lean towards a more Hollywood approach. Scores for The Swimmers were very high across all categories giving a very impressive overall score of 4.09.   [supsystic-tables id=293 Episode #294 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #294 Crew of Anna Smith (@annasmithjourno) and Savina Petkova (@SavinaPetkova) Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod and at https://twitter.com/deadline and at http://annasmithjourno.com/ and at https://twitter.com/kingsfilm and at https://twitter.com/FIPRESCI and at https://twitter.com/EuroFilmAcademy Please make sure you give them some love   More about The Swimmers For more info on The Swimmers, you can visit The Swimmers IMDb page here or The Swimmers Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob and Ellie from KVIKMYNDAPOD join Flixwatcher to review Rob’s choice Crank.​ Crank is a 2006 action film from directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor and starring Jason Statham as hitman Chev Chelios. While asleep Chelios is injected by Chinese synthetic drug by small-time criminal Ricky Verona, which inhibits the flow of adrenaline, slowing the heart and will eventually kill Chelios. Chelios learns of this via a DVD recording and calls his Mafia surgeon Doc Miles who advises him to keep his adrenaline up by engaging in risky behaviour. Cue 88 minutes of the Stath driving recklessly, fighting with the police, taking drugs - including epinephrine, and having sex in public with Eve (Amy Smart) his girlfriend. Crank is a wild, insanely silly, occasionally offensive and innovative action film. Filmed on digital it allowed the directors to adopt a Gonzo approach to filming which adds to its overall feeling of craziness. Recommendability for Crank were pretty good, repeat viewing and engagement ratings were boosted by the sweet 88 minute runtime to give an overall rating of 3.38.   [supsystic-tables id=292 Episode #293 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #293 Crew of Rob and Ellie from KVIKMYNDAPOD​ Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/historyextra and at KVIKMYNDAPOD - Listen on Spotify - Linktree Please make sure you give them some love   More about Crank For more info on Crank , you can visit IMDb page here orRotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle and Liz from Two Women Chatting podcast return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Michelle’s choice It's Complicated. ​ It's Complicated is a 2009 Nancy Meyers rom com. It stars Meryl Streep as Jane, a successful bakery owner and Alec Baldwin as Jake, Jane’s ex-husband who is now in a relationship with a much younger woman. While attending their son Luke’s graduation in New York they end up having drinks in the hotel bar and reminiscing about their time together. One thing leads to another and they end up having sex. Jake is thrilled and continues to pursue Jane when they return home. Jane is less thrilled and finds herself juggling the advances of her ex-husband and a new love interest in the form of Steve Martin’s, sensitive architect Adam. If you are familiar with Nancy Meyers films then you won’t be surprised to see luxurious interiors, glamorous empowered women relaxing with wine together and in this case of It's Complicated, older men and women having and enjoying sex. The overall vibes of It's Complicated is frothy and light, some of the behaviour has dated - in particular Jake’s borderline obsessive stalker behaviour - but it is mostly harmless. Scores for recommendability from Michelle and Liz were very high, slightly lower scores for repeat viewing gives an overall score of 4.03.   [supsystic-tables id=291 Episode #292 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #292 Crew of Liz and Michelle from Two Women Chatting Find their Websites online at https://linktr.ee/TwoWomenChatti and at https://www.twowomenchatting.com/ Please make sure you give them some love   More about Its Complicated For more info on Its Complicated, you can visit Its Complicated IMDb page here or Its Complicated Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mel and Bethany from Movement is Life, a podcast series from Intelligent Health, join Flixwatcher to review Mel’s choice Your Place or Mine. Your Place or Mine is a 2023 romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon as Debbie and Ashton Kutcher as Peter. The film starts in 2003 where Debbie and Peter hook up at a party and have a one night stand. 20 years later they are best of friends even though Debbie is now a single mum living in LA and Peter is a successful business man living in New York. On Peter’s birthday they arrange a house swap so Debbie can attend a course and Peter can look after Debbie’s son, Jack. Predictably, Debbie and Peter end up together but in a slightly complicated way. Your Place or Mine has shades of The Holiday with the house swap but the dodgy CGI ruins any romantic feelings for New York. There isn’t really a meet-cute and the realisation of their real romance is a bit icky. It was universally agreed by Flixwatcher and guests that Your Place or Mine is a tragic misfire, zero chemistry between Reese and Ashton and convoluted plot. Recommendability scores for Your Place or Mine were not great and with a run time of nearly two hours, way longer than it needs to be, the engagement wasn’t high either and it scores 2.88 overall.   [supsystic-tables id=291 Episode #291 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #291 Crew of Bethany @_bradio and Mel from @Intelligent_Hlt Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/Intelligent_Hlt and at https://twitter.com/GoldsmithsUoL and at https://twitter.com/Disabilitea_Pod and at https://twitter.com/unlock_theatre and at https://linktr.ee/BethanyBroomfieldJones and at https://twitter.com/drwilliambird and at https://www.intelligenthealth.co.uk/ Please make sure you give them some love   More about Your Place or Mine For more info on Your Place or Mine, you can visit Your Place or Mine IMDb page here or Your Place or Mine Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Salinsky (Best Pick podcast) and Rob Miller (Creative Industry Insight podcast) join Flixwatcher to review Tom’s choice Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is a 2022 stop-motion animated musical fantasy, directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson. Loosely based on the 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, this version reimagines the story of Pinocchio, set in fascist Italy between World War I and II. It won the 2023 Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Geppetto (David Bradley) is a woodcarver who tragically loses his beloved son Carlo, who is killed during a bombing raid. He carves a wooden boy which The Wood Sprite (Tilda Swinton) brings to life and assigns Sebastian J. Cricket (Ewan McGregor) to teach and guide him. Geppetto is initially terrified by Pinocchio and then frustrated by his antics and is forced to send him to school. But on the way he is tricked by Count Volpe (Christoph Waltz) and his monkey Spazzatura (Cate Blanchett) and ends up in their circus. Not surprising then that Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio shares many visuals and themes found in his other works like The Devils Backbone or Pan’s Labyrinth. The stop-motion is unbelievably detailed and clearly a labour of love. Scores for recommendability were mixed, Pinocchio looks beautiful but some of the songs don’t land and it is on occasion too terrifying and sad to be a children’s film, however it still manages to score a very respectable 3.33 overall.   [supsystic-tables id=290 Episode #290 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #290 Crew of Robert from @CIIPodcast and Tom from @BestPickPod Find their Websites online at https://t.co/epyYr1teN8 and at https://twitter.com/CIIPodcast Please make sure you give them some love   More about Pinocchio For more info on Pinocchio, you can visit Pinocchio IMDb page here or Pinocchio Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sophie Paluch and Mis Trujillo from Auddy return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Sophie’s choice Constantine. Constantine is a 2005 adaptation of DC Comic’s Hellblazer comic book based on the character created by Alan Moore. Directed by Francis (I am Legend) Lawrence it stars Keanu Reeves as John Constantine, an exorcist who can communicate with angels and demons and travel between earth and hell. It also stars Rachel Weisz as Angela, a LAPD detective investigating the suicide of her twin sister, Tilda Swinton as a half breed Archangel Gabriel, Peter Stormare as Satan/Lucifer, Pruitt Taylor Vince as Father Hennessy, Djimon Hounsou as witch doctor Papa Midnite, Shia LaBeouf as Constant’s driver Chas Kramer and Gavin Rossdale as a half breed demon Balthazar. Perhaps unfairly reviewed when it came out, Constantine has since found a loyal and enthusiastic fanbase and a sequel was announced to be in the works in late 2022 with Keanu and Francis Lawrence returning. Recommendability scores for Constantine were pretty generous, some dodgy CGI helped bump up the overall score as they are best seen on a small screen which gives an overall rating of 3.74.   [supsystic-tables id=289 Episode #289 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #289 Crew of Mis Trujillo (@Miz_Trujillo) Sophie Paluch (@pouchatron) from AuddyShows Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/Managethatpod and at https://twitter.com/podimo_global and at https://twitter.com/Kitschinc and at https://twitter.com/Larkhilluk and at https://twitter.com/PromotePodcast Please make sure you give them some love   More about Constantine For more info on Constantine, you can visit Constantine IMDb page here or Constantine Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reece Beaumont (R&M: A Conversation On Cinema and The Cinematique Podcast) and Leslie Pitt (Fatal Attractions podcast and Hustlers of Culture podcast) return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Reece’s choice Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a 2019 French historical drama written and directed by Céline Sciamma. Marianne (Noémie Merlant), is a painter and teacher who has been commissioned to paint a portrait of Héloïse (Adèle Haenel) who is to be married off to a Milanese nobleman. Héloïse has refused to pose for all portraits and was previously living in a convent and is to be married in place of her older sister who committed suicide. Despite the initial frostiness, they develop a short but passionate relationship. Despite the high regard for Portrait of a Lady on Fire the recommendability scores were tricky as a French lesbian period drama is a difficult film to recommend to everyone. However, Flixwatcher were more generous with their recommendability and scores in the other categories were high to give an overall score of 4.25.   [supsystic-tables id=288 Episode #288 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #288 Crew of Leslie Pitt (@Afrofilmviewer) and Reece Beaumont from (@ReosPositivePOV) Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/Setthetape and at https://twitter.com/empiremagazine and at https://twitter.com/FatalAttractPod and at https://twitter.com/CultureHustlers and at https://linktr.ee/ReosPositivePOV Please make sure you give them some love   More about Portrait of a Lady on Fire For more info on Portrait of a Lady on Fire, you can visit Portrait of a Lady on Fire IMDb page here or Portrait of a Lady on Fire Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Linton Stephens (BBC Classical Fix) and Bertie from director duo “Bert and Bertie” return to Fixwatcher to review Linton’s choice Call Me by Your Name. Call Me by Your Name is a 2017 coming of age romantic drama, directed by Luca Guadagnino with a screenplay by James (Merchant Ivory Productions) Ivory, based on André Aciman’s novel of the same name. Set in northern Italy in the summer of 1983 it tells the story of the passionate but ultimately doomed romance between 17-year-old Elio (Timothée Chalamet) and a 24-year-old visiting graduate student Oliver (Armie Hammer). The allure of Call Me By Your Name is undeniable, from the beautiful setting, the 80s nostalgic soundtrack, a moving performance by Chalamet and the all familiar joys and pain of the experience of your first love. Call Me by Your Name isn’t without some controversy, the age gap between Elio and Oliver has been seen as problematic and in 2021 a series of allegations of abuse by Hammer makes watching in 2023 difficult. Scores for recommendability for Call Me by Your Name were very high, only dropping a few across repeat and small screen gives a very impressive overall rating of 4.35.   [supsystic-tables id=299 Episode #287Crew Links Thanks to Episode #287 Crew of Linton Stephens and (@LintonStephens) Bertie from BertAndBertie Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/bbcradio3 Please make sure you give them some love   More about Call Me By Your Name For more info on Call Me By Your Name, you can visit Call Me By Your Name IMDb page here or Call Me By Your Name Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lillian Crawford (AUTISM through CINEMA podcast, Listen to Lillian, Little White Lies) and Laura Venning(BBC Culture, Little White Lies, Empire Magazine) return to Flixwatcher to review Lillian’s choice The Lure. The Lure (Daughters of Dancing is its Polish title) is a 2015 Polish horror musical, directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska. It is a very loose reworking of The Little Mermaid, this version is set in 1980s tells the story of two sirens, Golden and Silver, who emerge from the sea and end up performing in a nightclub with the house band Figs n' Dates. The Lure is quite possibly the weirdest film on Netflix. Difficult to describe, it is a dark fairy tale but it is also a glorious musical with some amazing 80s power ballads. It also proved to be quite polarising - fishy or sexy - depends how where you fall on mermaids?! If you enjoyed other sex-fish fantasy films and fish you’ll definitely find lots to enjoy here. Despite the weirdness The Lure still scores high on recommendability and engagement to give an overall rating of 4.01.   [supsystic-tables id=298] Episode #285 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #286 Crew of Lillian Crawford and (@lillcrawf) Laura Venning (@laura_venning) Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/BBC_Culture and at https://t.co/1hwBIvwVP1 Please make sure you give them some love   More about The Lure For more info on The Lure, you can visit The Lure IMDb page here or The Lure Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jasmine Valentine and Paul Klein from Filmhounds Magazine return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Jasmine’s choice Ammonite. Ammonite is a 2020 romantic period drama set in 1840s Lyme Regis directed by Francis (God's Own Country) Lee. Loosely inspired by the life of British palaeontologist Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) it focuses on a speculative relationship with her and Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan), a geologist who is left by her husband to convalescence under Mary’s care. The setting of Lyme Regis isn’t especially exotic, cold, grey and clammy could be used to describe the chemistry as well the beaches. Jasmine was definitely more enamoured with this chilly romance than Paul and Flixwatcher. Despite this Ammonite still scores generously for recommendability, lower scores for repeat viewing and engagement gives an overall rating of 3.57.   [supsystic-tables id=297] Episode #285 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #285 Crew of Paul Klein and (@paulkleinyoo) Jasmine Valentine (@thejasvalentine) from Filmhounds Magazine  Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/nomajestyuk and at https://twitter.com/filmhoundsmag and at https://twitter.com/dorianawards and at https://www.tiktok.com/@paulkleinyo and at https://linktr.ee/paulkleinyo and at https://twitter.com/LWLies and at https://twitter.com/RadioTimes and at https://twitter.com/i_D and at https://twitter.com/YahooEnt and at https://twitter.com/polygon and at https://twitter.com/MetroUK and at https://twitter.com/dorianawards and at https://thejasminevalentine.contently.com/ Please make sure you give them some love   More about Ammonite For more info on Ammonite, you can visit Ammonite IMDb page here or Ammonite Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lucy Buglass (Tea-V-Time podcast) and Sean Higgins (The Sofa Cinema) return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Lucy’s choice Doctor Sleep. Doctor Sleep is the 2019 supernatural horror, written and directed by Mike Flanagan based on the 2013 Stephen King novel of the same name that is also the sequel to the hugely popular book and film The Shining. It stars Ewan McGregor as an adult Danny Torrance, who is now an alcoholic, traumatised by the incident at the Overlook Hotel in 1980 and still experiencing his psychic powers (the shining). He ends up working at a hospice and uses his shining to comfort dying patients and earns the nickname Doctor Sleep. Meanwhile, a group called the True Knots who feed on the ‘steam’ released from killing those who have the shinning, led by Rose the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson), are kidnapping, torturing and killing children. During a killing by the True Knots a child with an extremely strong shine called Abra senses it and she telepathically alerts Danny to it. This also alerts Rose the Hat and it becomes a game of cat and mouse as Danny and Abra try to avoid capture by the True Knots. Coming in at a hefty two hours 32 minutes you have to be committed and most likely have seen or read The Shining to want to watch Doctor Sleep. It suffered from poor marketing and average reviews on release, the Flixwatcher scores however were more favourable, particularly on recommendability and engagement and Doctor Sleep scores 3.78 overall.   [supsystic-tables id=296] Episode #284 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #284 Crew of Sean Higgins (@SeanHig44489215) and Lucy Buglass (@TeaVTimePod) Find their Websites online at https://t.co/UtruPQSYBj and at https://twitter.com/TeaVTimePod Please make sure you give them some love   More about Doctor Sleep For more info on Doctor Sleep, you can visit Doctor Sleep IMDb page here or Doctor Sleep Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Chich (Caged In: Coppola Connections) and Russell Bailey (Not Just For Kids Podcast) return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Will’s choice Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.   Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is a 2013 feature length outing for Norwich’s premier DJ Alan Partridge. Starring Steve Coogan as Alan. It features reoccurring characters Lynn Benfield (Felicity Montagu), Michael (Simon Greenall), and "Sidekick" Simon Denton (Tim Key), with some new faces including Pat Farrell (Colm Meaney), Steve Stubbs and Specialist Firearms Officer (Sean Pertwee). When North Norfolk Digital is brought out by a multinational corporation redundancies are on the table. DJ Alan Partridge hijacks a board meeting with the intention to support long-serving DJ Pat Farrell. When he discovers it is between him or Pat to go he decides to save himself and “JUST SACK PAT”. Pat is sacked and Alan is saved, at a company party a disgruntled Pat takes the radio station hostage at gun point and Alan is sent in to negotiate. Spin off films from hit comedy TV programmes can vary in quality from the good (Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan) to the very, very bad (Brüno) with a struggle with sustaining a longer runtime and story based on sketch style comedy. Thankfully, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is a real treat for fans of all things Alan. Recommendability for Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa was high, but based on being a fan or at least familiar with Alan. Small screen and engagement scores were also high to give a very impressive overall rating of 4.41.   [supsystic-tables id=295] Episode #283 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #283 Crew of Russell Bailey (@russlovesmovies) and Will Chich (@WillChich) Please make sure you give them some love   More about Alpha Papa For more info on Alpha Papa, you can visit Alpha Papa IMDb page here or Alpha Papa Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen Offord (Standard Issue Podcast, author The Year of the Robin) and Hana Walker Brown (Broccoli Productions, author A Delicate Game) return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Jen’s choice The Lost Daughter.   The Lost Daughter is a 2021 drama, based on the Elena Ferrante novel of the same name and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal (her directorial debut). It stars Olivia Coleman as Leda, a university professor and translator on holiday in Greece. One day on the beach she meets Nina (Dakota Johnson) a young mother, when Nina’s three-year-old daughter goes missing for a short period Nina is faced with her own memories and feelings of being a mother, told in flashbacks with Jessie Buckley playing the young Leda. Paul Mescal, Peter Sarsgaard and Ed Harris also co-star. Feelings about The Lost Daughter were mixed but there is no doubt about the powerhouse of acting on show - particularly from Coleman and Buckley playing Leda at different times of her life. The Lost Daughter is a bold choice by Gyllenhaal and Flixwatcher and guests look forward to seeing what she directs next. The Lost Daughter scored fairly highly on recommendability but with a runtime of two hours the repeat viewing scores were lower to give an overall rating of 3.39.   [supsystic-tables id=294] Episode #282 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #282 Crew of Hana Walker Brown (@HWalker_Brown) and Jen Offord (@inspireajen) Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/broccolicontent And at https://twitter.com/hodderbooks And at https://linktr.ee/hana_walker_brown And at https://linktr.ee/JenOfford And at https://twitter.com/llmonts And at https://twitter.com/standardissueUK Please make sure you give them some love   More about The Lost Daughter For more info on The Lost Daughter, you can visit The Lost Daughter IMDb page here or The Lost Daughter Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Smith and Danni Haughan from Small Wardour return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Dave’s choice Hilda and the Mountain King.   Hilda and the Mountain King is based on the graphic novels by Luke Pearson, this film picks up from the season two finale of the animated series Hilda. Hilda is now a troll and stranded in troll county. Meanwhile in Trolberg, a curfew is announced due to increased troll activity. Later the students at the local school are shown a safety video about trolls but Hilda’s friends Frida and David question the inaccurate information in the film. An adventure ensues to rescue Hilda and turn her back into a human. Fear of the other and tolerance of other cultures are strong themes in Hilda and the Mountain King. It also features strong female characters with agency and opinions - rather than waiting for a prince or on a constant quest for romance. Highly recommended for children (and former children), however, being familiar with the graphic novels or the animated series would be beneficial as not only an introduction to the characters but also to know the events that occurred before. Scores for Hilda and the Mountain King were high for repeat viewing from David and Danni (with support from Danni’s children!) and help to give a very impressive overall rating of 4.14.   [supsystic-tables id=293] Episode #281 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #281 Crew of Danni Haughan (@HeDanni) and DaveSmith from Wardour Studios Find their Websites online at https://t.co/LF1mhCmRiu And at https://twitter.com/pastpostcard And a t http://wardourstudios.co.uk/ Please make sure you give them some love More about Hilda the Mountain King For more info on Falling For Christmas, you can visit Hilda the Mountain King IMDb page here or Hilda the Mountain King Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clare and Daisy from W - Rated podcast join Flixwatcher remotely to review Clare’s choice Falling For Christmas. Falling for Christmas is a 2022 romcom starring Lindsay Lohan in her first lead role in more than a decade. She plays spoiled heiress Sierra/Sarah, on a date with her influencer boyfriend Tad, falls off a mountain and is knocked unconscious. She is discovered by bland but caring recently widowed Jake (Chord Overstreet) who owns a failing ski resort. Unable to remember who she is, Sierra now Sarah, helps out at the ski lodge while trying to discover who she really is. Clare and Daisy are no stranger to the worlds worst films as their podcast delves deep into IMDBs bottom 100 list. As a film, Falling for Christmas is not great, however, as (Netflix) Hallmark films go, it ticks all the boxes of that genre. Drawing parallels with Overboard it isn’t especially original but it is Christmassy and light predicable fun. Unsurprisingly recommendability for Falling for Christmas was not high, scores for repeat viewing was lower but incredibly it still managed to score 3.15 overall. Merry Christmas from Flixwatcher! Thank you for listening this year, see you in 2023!   [supsystic-tables id=292] Episode #280 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #280 Crew of Clare (@clareellenhope) and Daisy (@DaisyVicEdwards) from W-Rated Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/theOAFFC And at https://muckrack.com/clare-brunton-1/portfolio And at https://twitter.com/JumpCut_Studios And at https://letterboxd.com/daisyedwards/ And at https://linktr.ee/WRated Please make sure you give them some love More about Falling For Christmas For more info on Falling For Christmas, you can visit Falling For Christmas IMDb page here or Falling For Christmas Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Turner and Amelie Thomas from Fatal Attractions podcast return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Matthew’s choice True Grit. True Grit is the 2010 Coen Brothers Western adapted from the the 1968 novel of the same name. It stars Jeff Bridges as Deputy U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn and Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross and co stars Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Barry Pepper. The previous film adaptation starred John Wayne, Kim Darby and Glen Campbell. Mattie Ross, a 14-year-old farm girl, collects her father’s body after he was shot while on a trip to buy horses by Tom (Brolin) Chaney. She hires a reluctant Rooster Cogburn to track Chaney down. He agrees to take her with him but departs without her. Furious Mattie pursues him riding alone and catches up with Rooster to find him riding with Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Damon). Rooster is left with no choice but to carry on with Mattie in tow. It earned a whopping ten Oscar nominations and failed to win a single one. Despite this, mainly due to Roger Deakins cinematography, True Grit remains a favourite among fans of the Coens and Westerns. True Grit had a mixed response for recommendability due to its western genre, you either like them or you don’t! Slightly higher scores for the other categories gives an overall rating of 3.75 The Coen Brothers are currently the top featured Flixwatcher directors (along with Tarantino) and True Grit ranks ahead The Ballad of Buster Scruggs but below No Country for Old Men. If you're a fan of the Coens be sure to check out our other episodes!   [supsystic-tables id=291] Episode #279 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #279 Crew of Amelie Thomas (@TheOnlyCleoLuna) and Matthew Turner (@FilmFan1971) from Fatal Attractions podcast Find their Websites online at And at https://letterboxd.com/filmfan1971/ And at https://twitter.com/wratedpod And at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fatal-attractions/id1229261184?mt=2 Please make sure you give them some love More about True Grit For more info on True Grit, you can visit True Grit IMDb page here or True Grit Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liz and Michelle from Two Women Chatting podcast join Flixwatcher remotely to review Liz’s choice The Dig. The Dig is a 2021 British drama based on the novel of the same name that is a reimagining of the events around the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. Sutton Hoo was a site of Anglo-Saxon ship containing artefacts was buried. The site was first excavated by Basil (Ralph Fiennes) Brown under the watch of the landowner Edith (Carey Mulligan) Pretty. When the importance of the dig is discovered national experts - Peggy (Lily James) and Stuart (Ben Chaplin) Pigott - take over to recover the artefacts. The Dig is fairly true to the events that happened except for an invented romance between Peggy and Rory (who in real life were photographers Mercie Lack and Barbara Wagstaff and O. G. S. Crawford) Lomax and her supposed inexperience in the field. The casting of Mulligan, in her 30s, caused some controversy as Pretty was in her mid 50s at the time. Liz brought her insight from her experience archaeology and confirms it is not sexy and is as presented on screen. Due to The Dig’s niche subject, scores for recommendabilty were mixed and its two hour runtime also went against it on repeat viewing. However, it still manages to score a respectable 3.44 overall.   [supsystic-tables id=290 Episode #278 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #278 Crew of Liz and Michelle from Two Women Chatting Find their Websites online at https://linktr.ee/TwoWomenChatti and at https://www.twowomenchatting.com/ Please make sure you give them some love   More about The Dig For more info on The Dig, you can visit The Dig IMDb page here or The Dig Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mis Trujillo and Sophie Paluch from Auddy join Flixwatcher remotely to review Mis’ choice The Killing of A Sacred Deer. The Killing of A Sacred Deer is a 2017 psychological horror/thriller film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos with a screenplay inspired by the Greek tragedy Iphigenia in Aulis. Colin Farrell plays a heart surgeon Steven Murphy who strikes up an unusual relationship with Barry Keoghan’s Martin - the son of a man who died while Steven was operating on him. Steven invites Martin to meet his wife Anna (Nicole Kidman), his daughter Kim (Raffey Cassidy) and his son Bob (Sunny Suljic) and shortly after Bob becomes paralysed with no know cause. Martin gives Steven an ultimatum that to “balance things” for the death of his father, Steven must kill either Anna, Bob or Kim or they will all die. It is fair to say Yorgos Lanthimos films are an acquired taste and not for everyone - The Killing of A Sacred Deer is perhaps his most divisive so far. Recommendability scores for The Killing of A Sacred Deer were mixed as it swings wildly between black comedy and deeply unsettling. Slightly higher engagement scores manage to give it an overall rating 3.46. Fan of Yorgos Lanthimos? Be sure to check out our episode on The Lobster!   [supsystic-tables id=289 Episode #277 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #277 Crew of Mis Trujillo (@Miz_Trujillo) Sophie Paluch (@pouchatron) from AuddyShows Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/Managethatpod and at https://twitter.com/podimo_global and at https://twitter.com/Kitschinc and at https://twitter.com/Larkhilluk and at https://twitter.com/PromotePodcast Please make sure you give them some love   More about Killing of a Sacred Deer For more info on Killing of a Sacred Deer, you can visit Killing of a Sacred Deer IMDb page here or Killing of a Sacred Deer Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leslie Pitt (Fatal Attractions podcast and Hustlers of Culture podcast) and Reece Beaumont (Reos Positive POV) join Flixwatcher remotely to review Leslie’s choice Blade Runner 2049. Blade Runner 2049 in a 2017 sequel to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982), directed by Denis Villeneuve it stars Ryan Gosling as K/Joe as Nexus-9 replicant working for the LAPD as a “blade runner” who retires (kills) rogue replicants. While on a job he discovers a box containing remains of a replicant that had a caesarean, proving that replicants can reproduce. His superior Lt. Joshi (Robin Wright) fears this knowledge could start a war between humans and replicants and orders K to cover the truth. The supporting cast also includes Harrison Ford (reprising his role as Deckard), Ana de Armas in her breakout role, Mackenzie Davis, Dave Bautista and David Dastmalchian. Blade Runner 2049 also earned Sir Roger Deakins his very much deserved first Oscar for Best Cinematography on his 14th nomination. Scores for Blade Runner 2049 were mixed, there were a few caveats to the scores for recommendability and due to the incredible cinematography low scores for small screen. However, it still manages to score a respectable 3.62 overall.   [supsystic-tables id=288 Episode #276 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #276 Crew of Leslie Pitt (@Afrofilmviewer) and Reece Beaumont from (@ReosPositivePOV) Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/Setthetape and at https://twitter.com/empiremagazine and at https://twitter.com/FatalAttractPod and at https://twitter.com/CultureHustlers and at https://linktr.ee/ReosPositivePOV Please make sure you give them some love   More about Bladerunner 2049 For more info on Bladerunner 2049, you can visit Bladerunner 2049 IMDb page here or Bladerunner 2049 Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bertie from director duo “Bert and Bertie” and Linton Stephens (BBC Classical Fix) join Fixwatcher to review Bertie’s choice Lou. Lou is a 2022 action thriller directed by Anna Foerster and it stars Allison Janney as Lou, a loner living with her dog on Orcas Island with a secret past that comes back to haunt her when a local girl is abducted. Lou arrives at the same time as Michelle Yeah and Viola Davis are championing physical and powerful performances for women over the age of 50 and Janney impresses, particularly with her combat skills. However impressive Janney is, Lou unfortunately feels a bit like a budget Taken. Scores for recommendability for Lou were generous but lower for repeat viewing and engagement to give an overall score of 3.37.   [supsystic-tables id=287 Episode #275 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #275 Crew of Linton Stephens and (@LintonStephens) Bertie from BertAndBertie Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/bbcradio3 Please make sure you give them some love   More about Lou For more info on Lou, you can visit Lou IMDb page here or Lou Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura (BBC Culture, Little White Lies, Empire Magazine) Venning and Lillian (AUTISM through CINEMA podcast, Little White Lies) Crawford join Flixwatcher to review Laura’s choice The Others. The Others is a 2001 gothic horror starring Nicole Kidman and written and directed by Alejandro (Open Your Eyes) Amenábar. Kidman is Grace who lives in a remote house in Jersey in the aftermath of World War II with her two young children who suffer from an unspecified photosensitive condition. She hires three new house staff and strange things start happening at the house which leads Grace to believe there are “others” in the house with them. The Others is a beautifully designed gothic horror that manages to create and sustain a feeling of something not being quite right but not revealing its twist too early. Scores for recommendability for The Others were high but due to the twist ending repeat viewing was much lower and gives an overall rating of 3.59.   [supsystic-tables id=286 Episode #274 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #274 Crew of Lillian Crawford and (@lillcrawf) Laura Venning (@laura_venning) Find their Websites online at https://t.co/1hwBIvOwGz and at https://twitter.com/WFTV_UK and at https://twitter.com/BBC_Culture and at https://twitter.com/lwlies and at https://twitter.com/mubiuk and at https://twitter.com/CurzonCinemas and at https://twitter.com/empiremagazine and at https://twitter.com/yearzerocinema and at https://www.lauravenning.com/ Please make sure you give them some love   More about The Others For more info on The Others, you can visit The Others IMDb page here or The Others Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Klein and Jasmine Valentine from Filmhounds Magazine join Flixwatcher to review Paul’s choice The Craft. The Craft is a 1996 teenage supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Fleming. It stars Robin Tunney as Sarah, a newcomer to the high school with unusual powers. She befriends a group of outcasts who practice witchcraft led by trailer-trash Nancy (Fairuza Balk), burns victim Bonnie (Neve Campbell) and Rochelle (Rachel True) who is racially abused by Laura (Christine Taylor). Nancy invites Sarah to join their coven and she becomes “the fourth” to complete the wind-water-earth-fire circle and give them supernatural powers. Popular school jock Chris spreads false rumours about Sarah after their date and this leads to the coven casting individual powerful spells that each have negative consequences. Scores for recommendability for The Craft reflected the mixed tone of the film - swinging wildly from teen drama to straight up horror. Lower scores for repeat viewing and engagement give an overall rating of 3.43.   [supsystic-tables id=285] Episode #273 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #273 Crew of Paul Klein and (@paulkleinyoo) Jasmine Valentine (@thejasvalentine) from Filmhounds Magazine  Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/nomajestyuk and at https://twitter.com/filmhoundsmag and at https://twitter.com/dorianawards and at https://www.tiktok.com/@paulkleinyo and at https://linktr.ee/paulkleinyo and at https://twitter.com/LWLies and at https://twitter.com/RadioTimes and at https://twitter.com/i_D and at https://twitter.com/YahooEnt and at https://twitter.com/polygon and at https://twitter.com/MetroUK and at https://twitter.com/dorianawards and at https://thejasminevalentine.contently.com/ Please make sure you give them some love   More about The Craft For more info on The Craft, you can visit The Craft IMDb page here or The Craft Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Higgins (The Sofa Cinema) and Lucy Buglass (Tea-V-Time podcast) join Flixwatcher remotely for a spooky special to review Sean’s choice Halloween. Halloween is the 1978 John Carpenter slasher classic starring Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut) as Laurie Strode who is terrorised on Halloween by mental patient on the loose Michael Myers. That is basically the plot! It has inexplicably spawned 12 sequels of extremely mixed quality - Carpenter very wisely had zero involvement in the sequels - but it is widely agreed that Halloween (1978) is the best. Laurie has entered into film history as an original ‘final girl’ and the Michael Myers mask has entered popular culture multiple times (see Baby Driver). Halloween is probably unlikely to shock and scare 2022 viewers like it did in 1978 but that doesn’t stop it being highly endearing and winning over even non-horror fan Kobi. Scores for Halloween were very high, especially for recommendability, slightly lower engagement give it an overall rating of 3.95.   [supsystic-tables id=284] Episode #272 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #272 Crew of Sean Higgins (@SeanHig44489215) and Lucy Buglass (@TeaVTimePod) Find their Websites online at https://t.co/UtruPQSYBj and at https://twitter.com/TeaVTimePod Please make sure you give them some love   More about Halloween For more info on Halloween, you can visit Halloween IMDb page here or Halloween Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices