Cinematic Leap

This week we leap to 1999 psychological drama The Virgin Suicides. We leapt here with Kirsten Dunst. A very different mood to our last film which Scott didn't enjoy, so hopefully he enjoys this more. We hope you enjoy this episode.

This week we leap to 2000 sport comedy masterpiece Bring It On. We leapt here with composer Christophe Beck. We hope you enjoy this fun discussion of this great film. Ready? Ok!

This week we leap to 2011 romance drama Crazy, Stupid, Love. We leapt here with re-recording mixer Doug Hemphill. We hope you enjoy this discussion of this fun film. (And definitely watch the film first if you haven't seen it and don't know the ending)

This week we leap to 1996 sports romance comedy/drama Jerry Maguire. We leapt here from Weapons with actor Toby Huss. We hope you enjoy this fun discussion.

This week we leap to 2025 horror mystery film Weapons. We leapt here from Field of Dreams with actress Amy Madigan. We hope you enjoy this fun discussion of Weapons.

Welcome to season 8! This week we leap to 1989 sport fantasy film Field of Dreams. We leapt here from Hidden Figures with actor Kevin Costner. Many people have fond memories of this film, but does it hold up? We discuss this and more. Hope you enjoy, and thanks for joining us for season 8!

This week we are joined by long-time supporter of the podcast Stephen Jeffs as we discuss 2025 science fiction action film Tron: Ares. This film was chosen by our guest from Gillian Anderson's filmography as she was the leaper chosen by our last guest from the film The Last King of Scotland. We hope you enjoy our discussion of Tron: Ares and the Tron franchise in general. Two of us know absolutely nothing about Tron but Mike and our guest had a lot to say. We hope you enjoy.

Seven seasons done. Please join us as we review our season 7 - the best films, the worst films, the surprising films. We also discuss some rule changes for our leaping system and new leaping format for next season. We hope you enjoy this discussion.

This week we leap to 2016 historical drama Hidden Figures. We leapt here with actor Glen Powell. This is our final film of season 7 and a fun discussion. We hope you enjoy.

This week Mike takes us on a leap with sound person Julian Slater to 2025 sci-fi action film The Running Man. We hope you enjoy this episode.

This week we leap to 2011 sci-fi comedy road trip film Paul. Yes, Mike picked this one and we are beginning his run of three films to finish off the season. We leapt here from Hearts Beat Loud with actress Blythe Danner. We hope you enjoy this episode.

This week we leap to 2018 music film Hearts Beat Loud. We leapt here with make up artist Fiona Mifsud. We hope you get a chance to see this film and enjoy this episode.

This week we leap to 2025 sci-fi thriller Companion. We leapt here with sound person Bogdan Zavarzin. This was a fun movie and a great discussion. We hope you enjoy.

This week we leap back to another sports drama. This time it's 2023 sport comedy Next Goal Wins. We leapt here with actor Semu Filipo. Great time for a soccer movie with the World Cup just starting, but is it any good? We hope you enjoy our discussion.

This week we leap to 2024 action comedy The Fall Guy. Our leaper this week was Ryan Gosling who stars in this fun action film that most of us really enjoyed!

This week we leap to 2000 sports drama Remember the Titans. We leapt here with (according to Scott) "one of the finest performances in Saving Private Ryan, playing the partially deaf paratrooper - Ryan Hurst." We hope you enjoy this episode.

This week we leap to 1998 war film Saving Private Ryan. We leapt here with stunt coordinator and second unit director Simon Crane. Not a major cast or crew member, but Scott doesn't care about that!

This week we leap to 2007 romantic fantasy adventure film Stardust. We leapt here with actor Robert De Niro. We hope you enjoy this episode.

This week we discuss 1996 crime drama Sleepers. We leapt here with one of our favourite leapers - Kevin Bacon. We hope you enjoy our discussion of this film as much as we did.

This week we leap to 2024 horror film Maxxxine. We leapt here with actor Michelle Monaghan from our last film Source Code. This was a fun discussion. We hope you enjoy this episode.

This week we leap to 2011 sci-fi action thriller Source Code. We leapt here with actor Jeffrey Wright. This was an interesting film and a good discussion. We hope you enjoy.

This week we leap to 2006 spy thriller Casino Royale. This is our first Bond film, and the first time Glenn has ever seen a Bond film. We leapt here with casting person Debbie McWilliams. We hope you enjoy this episode.

This week we leap to an absolute classic superhero film, 1980 family/action film Superman II - there hasn't been a Superman film since that has been better than this. We discuss this film, and the alternate Donner cut, in this fun podcast. We hope you enjoy.

This week we leap to 2019 comedy mystery film Murder Mystery. We leapt here with Adam Sandler. Yes, we could have gone to many better films with this leaper, but where's the fun in that!

This week we leap to 2004 Adam Sandler rom com 50 First Dates. We leapt here with editor Jeff Gourson. We hope you enjoy our discussion of this fun movie, that one of us had never seen before!

This week we leap to 1986 sci-fi adventure film Flight of the Navigator. We leapt here with composer Alan Silvestri. Maybe not the best of his films from the 80s, but not his worst either! We hope you enjoy our discussion of this classic kids movie.

This week we leap to 1996 action thriller The Long Kiss Goodnight. We leapt here with actor David Morse. We hope you enjoy our discussion of this fun, but ridiculous, Christmas film.

This week we leap to 1997 sci-fi drama Contact . We leapt here with actor Jodie Foster. We hope you enjoy this discussion of this interesting film.

This week we continue our run of 90s films and leap to 1991 psychological thriller The Silence of the Lambs. We leapt here with composer Howard Shore. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoy having an old friend for dinner.

This week we leap back a few years to 1993 comedy drama Mrs. Doubtfire. Does this film hold up? It was a well loved Robin Williams classic at the time. We leapt here with actor Paul Guilfoyle.

This week we leap with Mel Gibson to another mid-90s classic of his - 1996 action thriller Ransom. We hope you enjoy our discussion of this film as much as we did!

This week we leap to 1994 western comedy film Maverick. We leapt here with actor James Coburn. We hope you enjoy our discussion of this fun film!

This week we leap to 1991 action comedy Hudson Hawk starring the great Bruce Willis. We leapt here with Richard E. Grant. We hope you enjoy our fun chat about this unusual film!

This week we leap to 1992 satirical black comedy mystery The Player. We leapt here with actress Andie MacDowell. We hope you enjoy our discussion about this film as much as we did.

Season 7! We start season seven with an absolute comedy classic and leap to 1993 comedy romance Groundhog Day. We leapt here from our last film of season six with writer/director Harold Ramis. We hope you enjoy this episode :)

This week we leap to 2021 supernatural comedy Ghostbusters: Afterlife. We leapt here with actor Bob Gunton. We hope you enjoy this episode, our last for season 6!

Our final episode of season 6 - re-uploaded after being taking down after an apparent copyright infringement is back with a slight edit. What a way to wrap up our sixth season - we leapt to 1994 drama The Shawshank Redemption with the undeniably great Morgan Freeman. We hope you enjoy this episode.

Six seasons! Can't believe we have made it this far. Please enjoy this bonus discussion about our latest season - the highs, the lows and everything else. One thing that is clear - Mike is the new mailman.

This week we leap to what is considered one of the best films ever made - 1994 drama The Shawshank Redemption. We leapt here with the great Morgan Freeman. We had a great time rewatching and discussing this classic film and hope you enjoy this episode.

This week we leap to 1996 sci-fi action thriller Chain Reaction. We leapt here with actor Tzi Ma. We hope you enjoy our discussion of this (for some) long forgotten film.

This Christmas we take a break from our chain of leaps to discuss 1989 comedy Christmas Vacation. We hope you enjoy this special Christmas episode and enjoy the rest of 2025!

This week we leap to 2016 sci-fi drama Arrival.We leapt here with casting director Francine Mailer. Another great discussion this week. We hope you enjoy.

This week we leap to 2025 horror film Sinners. We leapt here with director Ryan Coogler. We discuss this interesting film, the performances, the plot, and that scene. We hope you enjoy this episode.

This week we leap to 2015 American sports drama Creed. We leapt here with Liev Schreiber. We had fun chatting about this movie and hope you enjoy.

This week we leap to 2001 sci-fi rom com Kate and Leopold. Something for everyone in this film, who doesn't love a time travel romance? Listen to this episode to find out! We leapt here with stunt person Jodi Michelle Pynn.

This week we leap to 2004 romance drama film The Notebook. We leapt here with director Nick Cassavetes. We hope you enjoy this fun discussion about Ryan and Rachel and this great movie!

This week we leap with the great Denzel Washington to one of his lesser known films 2002 thriller drama John Q. We hope you enjoy our discussion of this movie.

This week we leap to 2004 action thriller Man on Fire. No surprise that Scott takes us to a Tony Scott action film when the chance comes up. We leapt here with actress Rachel Ticotin.

This October we look at 2002 post apocalyptic horror movie 28 Days Later. We hope you enjoy this special Halloween episode. Back to our regular leaps next week!

This week we leap with sound editor Charles L. Campbell to 1993 action drama Falling Down. Scott could have chosen Spielberg or John Williams as our leaper but instead went in this direction. We discuss this film and more and hope you enjoy.

This week we leap from Blazing Saddles with sound person Gene S. Cantamessa to 1982 sci-fi classic E.T. This film was huge when it came out but does it hold up?