The Film 89 Podcast

Jan 26 2025 130 ep. 106 mins 689
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The movie and television discussion podcast from the writers at Film89.co.uk. Each episode we’ll discuss in-depth a different topic relating to film and television. We give in-depth reviews of the latest films as well as detailed retrospectives of older, classic films and even audio commentaries. We also regularly give the rundown of our favourite films/shows in different categories and answer your listener questions.

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Episode 130: Episode 130 - Demolition Man (1993).

Jan 26 2025 89 mins  
On Episode 130 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Neil & Skye will be grabbing their glow-rods and avoiding physical contact greetings as they jump forward in time from a crime ridden Los Angeles of 1996, to a seemingly harmonious, but borderline fascist utopian 2032 San Angles as they discuss the 1993 action-science-fiction cult classic, Demolition Man, from producer Joel Silver and t

Episode 129: Episode 129 - Nosferatu (1922, 1979, 2024).

Jan 05 2025 76 mins  
Episode 129 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, our first of 2025, is a companion piece to our episode from last February, Episode 112, where Steve, Skye and John Arminio discussed Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, Dracula, and both Tod Browning’s 1931 film adaptation as well as Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 version, Bram Stoker’s Dracula. For this episode, the same trio will be giving you th

Episode 128: Episode 128 - Star Trek: Generations (1994).

Dec 12 2024 112 mins  
On Episode 128 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Neil and Skye are joined by returning co-host, filmmaker, producer and master cinephile, Adam Rackoff. When planning what films to cover on Film ‘89, we invariably aim to choose films that we love and want to talk about but always consider whether you, our valued listeners would want to hear us discuss those same films. Well, for the film

Episode 127: Episode 127 - Goldfinger (1964).

Nov 27 2024 125 mins  
On Episode 127 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Skye and returning guest host, acclaimed film poster artist, Tony Stella, continue their annual coverage of the long running James Bond series of films with 1964’s Goldfinger. Directed by Guy Hamilton, Goldfinger is the third film in the series and is based on the seventh James Bond book by author Ian Fleming. This time Bond is tasked by

Episode 126: Episode 126 - Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954).

Nov 13 2024 78 mins  
On Episode 126 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Steve and Skye are joined by returning co-host Becky D’Anna. Becky is a marketing executive for Sony Pictures, a seasoned podcaster and an expert on film and the film industry, making her the ideal guest-host with which to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 thriller, Rear Window, starring James Stewart, Grace Kell

Episode 125: Episode 125 - 2024 Halloween Special - 50 Years of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).

Oct 19 2024 110 mins  
Episode 125 of The Film ‘89 Podcast is our 2024 Halloween Horror Special and joining Skye and regular co-host John Arminio, is author, podcast producer, filmmaker and expert in all things horror related, J. Blake Fichera. Last year it was The Exorcist, and the focus of this year’s Halloween episode is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of another equally remarkable, influent

Episode 124: Episode 124 - The Terminator (1984).

Oct 13 2024 107 mins  
On Episode 124 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Steve, Neil and Skye return to the films of James Cameron and his directorial debut (not counting Piranha 2), starring possibly the most prominent megastar of their childhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger. That film is Cameron’s gritty, action-science-fiction smash hit, The Terminator, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. The produc

Episode 123: Episode 123 - “Pressure and Time” - 30 Years of The Shawshank Redemption (1994).

Sep 21 2024 109 mins  
On Episode 123 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Steve, Skye and returning co-hosts, Leighton Winstone and filmmaker Kyle Reardon are covering another all-time classic, The Shawshank Redemption, a film that, according to the long-running IMDB Top 250, is the greatest film of all time. A big screen adaptation of the Stephen King Novella and directed by Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redempt

Episode 122: Episode 122 - Alien (1979).

Sep 03 2024 107 mins  
On Episode 122 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Steve and Skye are joined once again by filmmaker, podcast host and producer, Martin Kessler, as the show continues its in-depth coverage of some of the greatest films ever made. And this episode it’s the turn of director Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi/horror masterpiece, Alien, a film our trio have been eager to discuss since the podcast b

Episode 121: Episode 121 - Alien: Romulus (2024).

Aug 22 2024 81 mins  
On Episode 121 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Skye is joined by returning guest host, filmmaker Martin Kessler, to give you their in-depth and spoiler-filled review of director Fede Alvarez’s new film, Alien: Romulus, the seventh film in the saga that began 45 years ago with Ridley Scott’s seminal Alien. Following Scott’s two most recent films in the franchise, pseudo-prequel Pro