Jen and the Film Critic

Oops, we're running late again! No Dune Part Two this time, folks. Don't worry, though; we've got a great big review of that coming right up. But first relive those heady pre-Arrakis days of February 2024. Featuring: Argylle, The Taste of Things, Madam Web, Mean Girls, The Iron Claw, The Colour Purple, American Fiction, The Kitchen, The Boys in the Boat, One Life, The Beekeper, Nig

January has been a wild month! We can now bring you the December episode of our podcast, which includes all the big releases from the last six weeks of 2023, including some very divisive films!Featuring: Ferrari, Aquaman 2, Rebel Moon, Godzilla Minus One, The Three Musketeers Part 2: Milady, Wonka, Femme, Anselm, Wish, Napoleon, The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, T

October and November continued the 2023 narrative of cinematic disruption as Marvel floundered and indie films reigned! Indie films backed by massive institutions or globally famous celebrities, sure, but indie nevertheless! Take that, big studios. Please save cinema, Taylor. Featuring: Killers of the Flower Moon, The Marvels, The Eras Tour, The Eternal Daughter, Anatomy of a Fall,

It's that time of year again! Yes, one month after LFF when Paul finally finished editing the monster batch of reviews that include some of the biggest films of next year and some obscure little gems! Featuring: Cobweb, Fingernails, Memory, The Goldman Case, Samsara, The Pigeon Tunnel, Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry, May December, Maestro, Priscilla, The Killer, Occupied City, The

Already feeling the pinch of the then-upcoming film festival, Paul tries to review 11 films without notes but with a terrible cough. He also experiences audio issues so apologies if the audio drops out a little in places. Jen, meanwhile, would rather talk about Babies, the stock market, and genuinely helpful life advice. What a nerd. Featuring: The Creator, Equaliser 3, Exepnd4dabl

Uh oh, the unnamed film critic has covid. So be prepared for a slightly more medicated than usual rundown of the biggest films of the month! Featuring: Blue Beetle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Gran Turismo, Haunted Mansion, The Meg 2, Strays, Joy Ride, Kokomo City, Theatre Camp, Paris Memories, and The Innocent.

Jen and her film critic have gathered to discuss the film event of the year: the simultaneous release of Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. They're going to need some help though. Jen has invited a friend of the podcast, Katy Maydon, to bring a bit of historical background and Barbie energy to proceedings.Featuring: Oppenheimer, Barbie

What a chaotic month! Sure things flopped and flop things flipped! Into the box office that is. What? It's a been a month of surprises, so Jen needs her film critic to break it down into easy to manage pairs of films! How long shall this conceit last? You might be surprised! Featuring: Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Spiderman: Acros

We recorded a couple of weeks ago so we have Eurovision on our minds as we discuss the big movies of May! Also all the smaller better movies of May. Featuring: The Little Mermaid, Fast X, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Beau is Afraid, Evil Dead Rise, Hypnotic, Return to Seoul, The Blue Caftan, The Eight Mountains, Under the Fig Trees, Polite Society, The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan, S

Jen had a lovely holiday in Japan! Yay! Now she has to catch up on six weeks of film releases. Yor. Featuring: Renfield, Dungeons and Dragons: Among Thieves, Super Mario Brothers, Shazam 2, John Wick 4, Scream 6, Air, Suzume, 65, Rye Lane, Pearl, God's Creatures, The Night of the 12th, and the Pope's Exorcist