EPISODE 27: ONE OSCAR AFTER ANOTHER

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It's Oscars time again, so we've departed from our usual structure slightly.

We pre-empt the ceremony with some predicitions, then go through the winners afterwards (with the "Top 4" awards being delivered "live").

Then we cover the "Present" films, which were:

Send Help, The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Wuthering Heights, The Secret Agent, Crime 101, Frankenstein, The Chronology of Water, The Bride!, Hoppers, the Testament of Ann Lee, and How to Make A Killing.

The "Future" section covers the trailers for Spider Man: Brand New Day, and Dune: Part 3.

HOMEWORK:This was carried over to the next episode!

LINKS:

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Intro music:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/matrika/lazer-beam

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EPISODE 26: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE SUPREME KIND

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Welcome back to Film Club - the first episode of 2026.

"Past": With the incoming new Steven Spielberg movie, Disclosure Day, arriving in June, we go through our Top 10 Spielberg movies.

"Present": We discuss Anaconda, Marty Supreme, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Hamnet, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Rental Family, Sentimental Value, Eternity, No Other Choice, Train Dreams, The Secret Agent, and Drop.

The "Future" section covers the trailers for Avengers: Doomsday, Digger, and I Love Boosters. Plus news of a Dirty Dancing 2 (please no!!!).

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - A Different Man and Pleasantville - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

Film Club links - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro music:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/matrika/lazer-beam

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EPISODE 25: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2025 WITH SPECIAL GUEST DANIEL MASCIARI

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We are delighted to welcome Daniel Masciari to the podcast as a special guest. Daniel is the director of new movie Stationed At Home. We talk with Daniel about the movie and his influences.

"Past": We each pitch 3 movies to be considered as Christmas movies - just like Die Hard!

"Present": A lot of movies covered - Wake Up Dead Man, Bugonia, Predator: Badlands, The Running Man, A House of Dynamite, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Zootropolis 2, Wicked: For Good, Now You See Me, Now You Don't, Frankenstein, Die My Love, It Was Just An Accident, Train Dream, and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You!! Phew, told you it was a lot!

The "Future" section covers news about the the potential of Knives Out 4, Netflix buying Warner Bros, a new Mummy movie with Brendan Fraser, and the Doomsday trailer showing before Avatar 3.

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - Oldboy and L.A. Confidential - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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Stationed At Home

Intro music:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/matrika/lazer-beam

License code: LPSSITSUWXLCABIC