Alone in the South Passage - A Star Wars Podcast

Send us a textStop the press! David has been to see Episode IV in the cinema for the very first time this week. So we discuss the big screen experience.Meanwhile, Steff tells us about his time watching Blade Runner with a live orchestra, although his partner seemed to be expecting something different...In 2nd Chance Cinema Club, we dissect 2022's The Batman in almost as much time a

Send us a textEver wanted the skinny on how the Hollywood Walk of Fame works? No? Well tough, because you're getting it this week. Also, is Ewan McGregor cool?We discuss the latest Star Wars content to hit Disney+, with the new animated series Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, available to stream now.Meanwhile, the shock revelation that Steff isn't Wokingham's most famous son lea

Send us a textA very sad week for cinema and Star Wars fans in particular, as we mark the passing of acting titan James Earl Jones.We are hurting, but we find some joy in celebrating a wonderful body of work and a voice which has evoked terror in Rebel scum (and a nascent Hutch) for over four and a half decades, with its terrifying honey.The tribute is rounded off as we each select

Send us a textThis week we welcome back special guest Bas van Dun to the show, to give us his thoughts on the newly released and long anticipated video game: Star Wars Outlaws.Has it been worth the wait? Tune in to find out.In 2nd Chance Cinema Club, we review 2009's Jim Caviezel movie Outlander as selected by Hutch, and find out what Steff has lined up for us next week.Bas van Dun

Send us a textAlright our kid? We finally review Deadpool and Wolverine in detail this week, as Hutch has managed to get himself to the cinema and watch it at last.Meanwhile, Steff has already moved on and been to see Alien Romulus, so we get the lowdown on that, and hear why you should probably take a spare pair of pants with you...A slower news week for Star Wars this time, but H

Send us a textAfter a long summer break, the boys are back, recharged and raring to go.There’s lots to catch up on, much of it Christopher Nolan related of course, as Hutch seems to theme his holidays around the man.With all that travel, there's been ample time to consume media. We roundup the latest movies and series that have been entertaining us on trains and planes. Including

Send us a textSo The Acolyte is now complete and we can finally review the series as a whole, without any further speculation or assumption.Much like a spaghetti western, it's a case of The Yord, The Bazil and The Jecki. We talk about what worked for us, what definitely didn't, and what we would like to see from a second season.Then it's rank o' clock, as we put together our own of

Send us a textOnly now at the end do you understand.And so The Acolyte comes to an end and concludes with it's eighth and final episode, called...err, The Acolyte.There's a couple of surprises to be had as the latest live action Star Wars series wraps up, so join us on a deep dive into all the twists and turns. Plus some explicit quotes from Snatch.Next week we review the series as

Send us a textThere’s not long now until we hopefully get the answers to the biggest mysteries of the summer: Who is Zippy Face? Will Osha turn to evil? Can England's men win a major football competition?But for this week we examine the penultimate episode of The Acolyte and finally get some clarity on a few burning questions. There’s lots to dig into, but Steff is somehow fixa

Send us a textIt's episode 70 of the galaxy's greatest podcast and we review episode 6 of the galaxy's latest Star Wars series.We are at the business end of The Acolyte now and things are building up to a cracking finale, so we look at this week's offering in detail and start to think about the end of the series and beyond.At this point we must pose a question to you: Have you ever