Double Feature Movie Podcast

A film that was able to silence a group of chatty teens and get them to stop checking their phones? Yes, we are dealing with powerful stuff here. But which of this week's films has that level of power. Two films that return to familiar territory. First up is Guy Ritchie's return to London crime capers, The Gentlemen. The other is the genius new take on an old classic, Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man. Hugh Grant expands his repertoire with some lengthy tales, while Elizabeth Moss thinks that something is there in the corner of the room. Jonathan Roberts reviews both Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

Back with a blast! Double Feature returns with the glittery violence of Birds of Prey and grimy tension of Uncut Gems. Jonathan Roberts reviews Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn as we get into one of the best superhero films seen for some time. Certainly the best Joker-related film for some time (Since The Dark Knight, we're saying). And for those who want to stay in, as many do these days, there's the Safdie Brothers' Netflix film Uncut Gems, starring the Independent Spirit Award-winning Adam Sandler. Not Oscar-winning. That one goes to The Joker. Well done, Joaquin. As always, thanks for listening. Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

A quick one this week. A solo report on Bad Boys For Life, a film that has done far better than expected and has already had its sequel green lit. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence re-teaming as Mike and Marcus appears to have hit that magic formula (some might say not having Michael Bay direct helps). Jonathan Roberts, seemingly in the throws of cabin fever gives his review – free of Joker rants (for once). Thanks for listening. Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

What are the Oscars thinking? We need answers. Aside from railing against the Academy Awards' glaring omissions, the Double Feature team of Jonathan Roberts, Cheow Sue-Ann and Joanne Soh review Greta Gerwig's astounding take on Little Women and want to know how a film that good does not warrant for a Best Director nod at the Academy Awards. This will also prompt another anti-Joker rant from Mr Roberts. He's cheerleading team #anyonebutJoker And then Joanne Soh explains why Robert Downey Jr's post-Marvel career has got off to a flying thud with Dolittle. 00.35: Little Women reviewed, Greta Gerwig defies the odds with the eighth version of the Louisa Mae Alcott classic. Saoirse Ronan wows us, we finally get why Timothee Chalamet sends the girls swooning – and all without the use of Shawn Mendes. 07.50: What's wrong with the Oscars 2020 nominations plus wishlists and predictions and a rant about why Lorene Scafaria's Hustlers is more deserving of Best Director than Todd Phillips' Joker. 22.10: Last and least, it's the Dolittle review. Less said, the better. Thanks for listening. Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

Are there any good awards shows? Are we reaching the tipping point for today's gong-giving productions? The Golden Globes have lost credibility, the Bafta nominations have proven so problematic that a review to the voting process has been announced. Jonathan Roberts and Cheow Sue-Ann discuss the highs (Missing Link!) and lows (11 Bafta noms for Joker!?) of the awards as they stand. Elsewhere, Sam Mendes atones for his last Bond film Spectre with the adrenalin-fuelled tour de force that is 1917.  Skip to theses times for the different segments. 00.30: The problems with the Golden Globes, the p 09.15: Sam Mendes' astonishing edge-of-the-seat World War 1 drama 1917 reviewed. Thanks for listening and here's to amazing films in 2020. Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

Me-OW! It's the end of the year and just as we were preparing our Best & Worst of 2019 list, we had a couple of late entrants into both categories. Before we get into what elevated and sank the mood in 2019 (they're not necessarily the worst films, we're just very disappointed), Jonathan Roberts and Cheow Sue-Ann delve into some current releases – Tom Hooper's take on Cats and Taika Waititi's boy-with-Hitler-as-a-best-friend war movie, Jojo Rabbit. Skip to theses times for the different segments. 01.00: Everything wrong with Tom Hooper's Cats – a film that has gone so wrong that it deserves to be seen.  10.40: Taika Waititi's  Jojo Rabbit – a film so good it's effectively the best film of 2019 (according to Jonathan) 15.00: Best & Worst of 2019. Joker, Parasite, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Aladdin, Lion King, Us, Marriage Story – listen on to find out where they rank. Thanks for listening and here's to amazing films in 2020. Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

Controversy ahoy! After 42 years, the Star Wars Skywalker saga has come to an end and some people are REALLY not happy with the result.  Yes, the film that has shocked many by causing more venom than The Last Jedi is out. Our hosts – Jonathan Roberts (Star Wars old boy) and Cheow Sue-Ann (who in a rare move got into Star Wars through the books) – talk The Rise Of Skywalker. Before venturing into a galaxy far, far away, there's a small rant about Netflix action movie 6 Underground, from the doyen of destruction, Michael Bay. 01.00: Michael Bay's 6 Underground 07.20: Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

We dive into divorce to get wowed by Golden Globes nominees Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson in Netflix's Marriage Story. PS. Do not watch this film as a couple! With a deluge of big name trailers seemingly playing one-upmanship, Jonathan Roberts and Cheow Sue-Ann see if and of the recent trailers teased enough interest for next year. 00.31: Trailer talk 06.25: Marriage Story Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

When is The Rock not The Rock? When he's a DeVito. If you're wary of yet another Dwayne Johnson /Kevin Hart team-up, fear not! Jumanji: The Next Level reinvigorates the franchise with some inventive personality swops. Elsewhere, Netflix's The Knight Before Christmas proves that Christmas rom-coms aren't as easy as they used to be by swopping out the plot with mindless activities. Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

Wouldn't you know it? Just as you're having a go an an all-over-the-place rom-com, the evil audio pixie interferes with your files, meaning you have to re-record everything. So, excuses done with, Jonathan Roberts is solo for this episode as he asks just what were the makers of Last Christmas thinking and marvels at just how Martin Scorsese pulled in a crew of legends and got them to bring their 'A-Game' for Netflix's The Irishman. So for those looking to skip, it's... 00.33: Last Christmas 06.50: The Irishman   Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

If you're looking to have a song stuck in your brain for the rest of time, Frozen 2 is the one for you. If you're looking for a murder mystery that's like a warm hug, and a hug that you'll be talking about for some time, then it's Rian Johnson's Knives Out. Find out why it could well end up as one of the films of the year. 01.40 Frozen 2 09.30 Kinives Out WARNING: Also contains various pleas to give Charlie's Angels a chance Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

An episode full of surprises. Yes, Jonathan Roberts and Joanne Soh are surprised that Ford v Ferrari can make 2.5 hours fly by and even more surprised that Charlie's Angels could be one of the most fun film's – if not THE most fun film – this year. All that the mystery of Greedo, George and Maclunkey and the wonder of Djimon Hounsou's biceps. Get ready 00.30 Sonic facelift and Maclunkey 03.00 Charlie's Angels 11.00 Ford v Ferrari Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

It's an epic episode in more ways than one. EPIC RUNTIME, EPIC SUBJECT. and ONE EPIC RANT. Yes, Jonathan Roberts and Joanne Soh review three films that don't so much cross the two hour mark, they break through the barrier with zero regard for time, aiming to be at least two hours and twenty minutes each. This episode is David Michod and Joel Edgerton's The King, Roland Emmerich's Midway and sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep. But are they worth your time? Get ready 00.49 The King  07.10 Midway 13.00 Doctor Sleep Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Follow more Double Feature podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Playlist: https://str.sg/JZnf Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra:  https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

In the rules of Zombieland, the Double Tap is used to make sure something is definitely dead. Is that what this long-awaited sequel will do for this zom-com series? Jonathan Roberts is joined by Joanne Soh to discuss Zombieland: Double Tap and look at some films available if you don't wish to venture out to the cinema. Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature podcasts on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST and BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra: https://str.sg/Jw5T  Watch a video of Podcasts on the rise in Singapore: https://youtu.be/aGJ4cbch6eQ

Will Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker stick the landing? The final trailer has been released and Jonathan Roberts is joined by Joanne Soh and Kelvin Chan to discuss if they still feel the Star Wars love. Then, he said he'd back and this time, he means it. After 28 years, the Terminator franchise is back. Arnie's back but so is Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor. But is it worth the wait? Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature podcasts on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg

Joker theories and a fight between two Fresh Princes. In this Double feature, Jonathan Roberts and Joanne Soh discuss Mr & Mr Smith – Will Smith now versus Will Smith then in Ang Lee's Gemini Man. Is the film any good and just as important, does it work in Ang Lee's chosen medium of High-Frame Rate? Does shooting in 120 frames per second instead of the regular 24 – take to audience into the action or does it look more like a test film for hi-def TVs in Courts? Before they get there, Todd Phillip's Joker is still haunting out minds with a mass of conspiracy  theories regarding events in the film. Did we actually see Arthur Fleck's father in the film? Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature podcasts on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg

It's so controversial – well, to some it is. Some love it, some do not. It is the Marmite of movies. Jonathan Roberts and Joanne Soh have very different takes on Todd Phillips' Joker. Yes, Joaquin Phoenix is good but what about the rest of the film. Before that, there is a different side to Awkwafina in family dramedy The Farewell. Get the tissues ready. Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Dear readers, We are conducting consumer research to find out what types of content you like. Please click on the link below to participate in a short survey which will help us serve you better. Respondents stand a chance to win $100 shopping vouchers and get invited to participate in consumer interviews. Link: https://sph.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4MwYEyWCtmRKUHH Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg

Revenge, Moon pirates and horror rituals. Cheow Sue-Ann gets Jonathan Roberts to give his take on three differing films, united by a very tenuous link. First up is Rambo: Last Blood. You can read Jonathan's apparently controversial anger-fuelling review here. Is it the worst of the Rambo series. Is it really a Rambo film at all? At 7.33 there's Brad Pitt being an enigma in the stars with Ad Astra. Then at 15.33, find out what Jonathan thinks of the film he almost scared himself out of seeing – Ari Aster's Midsommar. Is it too horrific for a grown man to watch, or will he discover an Oscar contender? Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Dear readers, We are conducting consumer research to find out what types of content you like. Please click on the link below to participate in a short survey which will help us serve you better. Respondents stand a chance to win $100 shopping vouchers and get invited to participate in consumer interviews. Link: https://sph.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4MwYEyWCtmRKUHH Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts

It's a Crazy Rich Asians reunion (of sorts) Jonathan Roberts is joined by Cheow Sue-Ann as the look at why Constance Wu's stripper scammer flick Hustlers may have been mis-marketed and why Last Christmas may be Henry Golding's Hugh Grant moment.   Along the way, expect much adulation for Jennifer Lopez, and not just because she has defied the ageing process. Yes, we would not be surprised if Oscar comes calling.  Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Dear readers, We are conducting consumer research to find out what types of content you like. Please click on the link below to participate in a short survey which will help us serve you better. Respondents stand a chance to win $100 shopping vouchers and get invited to participate in consumer interviews. Link: https://sph.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4MwYEyWCtmRKUHH Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts

Double Feature is back to take down the clowns. Jonathan Roberts is joined by Kok YuFeng to dissect It Chapter Two, the sequel to 2017's hit It. But does this it deserve to be a hit or will it leave our reviewers utterly tired of it all? Can the power of two Bills – Skarsgard and Hader – be enough to power the almost three-hour sequel to success? Spoilers ahead. They also look at the buzz surrounding the Todd Phillips' upcoming Joker – already being pitched as a surefire Oscar nomionation for Joaquin Phoenix.  All that and the big question: What is up with Singapore cinema adverts? Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ

Hobbs & Shaw is the story of two physically perfect potato-heads who team up to fight the laws of probability, plausibility and physics – and save the planet at the same time. If that sounds like a criticism, under a different crew, it would be. Jonathan Roberts and Joanne Soh look at Fast & Furious spin-off starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Vanessa Kirby and Idris Elba Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ

Zombies, assassins and Oscar-winners in low-budget "psycho-dramas". Jonathan Roberts and Joanne Soh look at new trailers and a new release. Can Zombieland: Double Tap retain the fun of the original? Has Gemini Man ruined its twist in the trailer? Is Octavia Spencer's sinister drama Ma worth a visit or just meh? Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ

Yes, we have updated this episode to include the Lion King review so cruelly taken from us by a previous technical glitch, and a look at the big Marvel announcements at Comic-Con. Elsewhere... What were they thinking? Are the mo-cap feline versions of Judi Dench, James Corden, Jennifer Hudson and Taylor Swift really the nightmare fuel the internet would have you believe? And filed under 'Is The Anything He Can't Do?', we have to ask if Tom Cruise has been learning to fly fighter jets in his spare time?  And then we ask if the joke has gone too far in Jim Jarmusch's zombie comedy, The Dead Don't Die? Are the laconic styles of Bill Murray and Adam Driver enough to carry this undead vehicle? Ernest Luis pops by to host Jonathan Roberts as they ramble through the movies. Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Apple Podcasts: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ

Has the Child's Play reboot similar voodoo to the 1988 original Chucky doll slasher? Can two men sound nerdier about the future for Spider-Man? Jonathan Roberts is shocked to find Kok Yufeng opposite him but they soon bond over the semi-scary reboot, Disney's drive to render cartoons in live-action and at the 10-minute-mark, get nerdy with their spoiler-filled discussion of Spider-Man: Far From Home. Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx iTunes: str.sg/oeXh Google podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ

Jake Gyllenhaal gets smooth. And Tom Holland proves yet again that he is Spider-Man – and Peter Parker. Yes, double feature reviews Spider-Man Far From Home where Tony Stark looms large, Ned is sickeningly in love and Peter and MJ dispense huge amounts of charm. Also this episode, Jonathan Roberts and The New Paper's Joanne Soh  discuss Boon Jong Ho's Parasite. One of the most original films of the year. Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx iTunes: str.sg/oeXh Google podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ

We have Woody, Buzz, and Happy Gilmore and Rachel in two films nobody was really clamouring for. In this episode of Double Feature Jonathan Roberts and The New Paper's Joanne Soh take on Toy Story 4. Is it a sequel too far? At 10.50, they scrutinise Adam Sandler's latest holiday video, sorry, latest Netflix film, Murder Mystery. Is it worthy of its Agatha Christie inspiration? Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx iTunes: str.sg/oeXh Google podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ

It's Elton versus Thor! This episode kicks off with Jonathan Roberts and The New Paper's Joanne Soh looking at the Elton John biopic Rocketman Then at 16.00, it's time to try and recall Men In Black International. Which film will fare better? You'll have to listen to find out (HINT: It's Rocketman) Share your take at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx iTunes: str.sg/oeXh Google podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ

Double Feature focuses all its mental powers on Black Widow plot rumours, whether the final Fox X-Men film – Dark Phoenix – deserves such a critical kicking; and the best Netflix film in an age, Always Be My Maybe. The show kicks off with Jonathan Roberts and The New Paper's Joanne Soh looking at who will be joining Scarlett Johansson in the first Marvel film of Phase 4. Then at 1.45, it's time to venture into the world of screaming fanboys as we examine X-Men: Dark Phoenix. It's had some harsh reviews from critics and X-fans alike. But are the reviews justified?  Finally, at 14.00 we discuss Always Be My Maybe, the Ali Wong / Randall Park romcom that has possibly the greatest cameo known to man thanks to Keanu Reeves. It's a hit on Netflix, but would it work in cinemas? Share your take  at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx iTunes: str.sg/oeXh Google podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ

Double Feature looks at the return of Rambo and why the Godzilla sequel hasn't learned some vital lessons from its predecessor. The show kicks off with Jonathan Roberts and The New Paper's Joanne Soh looking at the first trailer for Sylvester Stallone's latest – possibly last – excursion for his iconic 80s action star. Then at  2.30, it's time to scream "Aieeee!! Gojira!!" as the iconic monster returns in Godzilla II: King Of The Monsters with a multitude of other kaiju to go on a city wrecking break. But has the film lost focus? Share your take  at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx iTunes: str.sg/oeXh Google podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ

Double Feature looks at Star Wars taking on the trolls, Disney's latest exercise in animation-to-human conversion Aladdin and Zac Efron remembering he's a good actor. At the 1.58 mark, Jonathan Roberts and The New Paper's Joanne Soh discuss Will Smith's Arabian Nights Bollywood-tinged longer-than-the-original extravaganza. But who is the film's saving grace? At 12.25, we review Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, the true-life tale of serial killer Ted Bundy. An extraordinary story because Bundy proved so charming that he had female fans at his trial. This film also marks Zac Efron's return to acting. He's been in film's before this but it seems now he's actually remembered he can act. Share your take  at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more Double Feature on: Spotify: str.sg/oeGx iTunes: str.sg/oeXh Google podcasts: str.sg/oXeZ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts

Double Feature looks at the new flutterings in the Batcave. R-Pattz is the new Bruce Wayne.  Is host Jonathan Roberts and The New Paper's Joanne Soh for or against the former Twilight star becoming the new Bruce Wayne? At the 3.40 mark, John Wick 3 is reviewed, though is the world's favourite dog-devoted assassin in trouble in a different way? Share your take on the new Batman or Keanu at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more ST Podcasts on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU iTunes: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts

It is finally here. Avengers: Endgame – the highly-anticipated, era-ending, 22nd film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Host Jonathan Roberts is joined by The New Paper's Joanne Soh as they discuss what they can, then look at the important issues – like when is the best point to go to the toilet? NEXT WEEK: THE SPOILERS AND THE FUTURE OF THE MCU Share your take on Endgame at podcast@sph.com.sg Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Discover more ST Podcasts on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU iTunes: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts

Iconoclast director Tim Burton is back with the latest live action remake of a 'classic' Disney feature. It's the elephant who could fly, Dumbo. Jonathan Roberts is joined by The New Paper's Joanne Soh to discuss whether this films feels like a Burton joint, or if it is case of visuals over story... Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Subscribe, like and rate Double Feature on  iTunes: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcast: str.sg/oXeZ or Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts   Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg

Jordan Peele is back after his near-perfect debut of Get Out. And this time he's doubling down in that Us is a horror film about doppelgangers. And occasional rabbits. Jonathan Roberts and Cheow Sue-Ann discuss the horror movie (spoiler zone at the 9.30 mark), marvel at the acting of Lupita Nyong'o and wonder just how many YouTube video essays this will spawn. They also have some recommendations for those not going out.. Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Subscribe, like and rate Double Feature on  iTunes: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcast: str.sg/oXeZ or Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts   Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg

It's the film that has made the online man-babies cry harder than ever before. Is Captain Marvel marvellous? Can the Brie Larson / Samuel L Jackson buddy act win over the cynics? Jonathan Roberts and Joanne Soh discuss the 21st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and dive into spoilers at the 13:10 mark. Produced by: Jonathan Roberts Subscribe, like and rate Double Feature on  iTunes: str.sg/oeXh Google Podcast: str.sg/oXeZ or Spotify: str.sg/oeGx Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts   Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg

In a packed episode we have a Oscars hangover, a quick romp through Mary Queen Of Scots and then the anti-rom-com rom-com, Isn't It Romantic. The Netflix film stars Rebel Wilson, Adam Devine, Liam Hemsworth and Priyanka Chopra. Will Jonathan Roberts and the rom-com phobic Joanne Soh find room in their stone encased hearts for such a film? Listen to find out...

Oscar is here and for the 91st Academy Awards, Jonathan Roberts and Joanne Soh discuss The Favourite, starring Oscar-nominees, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone. Then at the 8.20 mark, they discuss some of the could-win and should-wins of the top Oscar categories. Will their predictions come true? Find out here

It's big eyes and CGI all round as Jonathan Roberts and Joanne Soh get to the mechanics of the long-gestating, James Cameron / Robert Rodriguez collaboration, Alita: Battle Angel. One enjoyed it, one did not – no prizes for guessing who. And with Brie Larson, Samuel L Jackson and Gemma Chan coming to Singapore to promote Captain Marvel, there's a quick dive into the much-anticipated opening act for Avengers: Endgame

Cheow Sue-Ann and Jonathan Roberts discuss How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. Jump to 9.40 for the Lego Movie review...

We kick off Season 2 of Double Feature with Japanese 'horror' One Cut Of The Dead – a film both Jonathan Roberts and Cheow Sue-Ann think should be huge. It's also one that they have to be very careful to not spoil. Then we have the Oscars. Should Bohemian Rhapsody really be considered for best film? And what's with the voting for the Best Picture category? Plus, at the very end, a glimpse into the chaos that can go into making the show. Enjoy.

The end is nigh! Well, the end of 2018 anyway.  It's been an amazing year for film so Jonathan Roberts, Joanne Soh and Cheow Sue-Ann look at the films that touched them at both ends of the scale - the best and the most disappointing. Featuring Avengers: Infinity War, Tomb Raider, Incredibles 2, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, Aquaman, Fantastic Beasts, Zhang Yimou, Deadpool, Phantom Thread and more! Subscribe, like and rate Double Feature on: Spotify: http://str.sg/oeGx iTunes: http://str.sg/oeXh Google podcasts: http://str.sg/oXeZ Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg

In the latest thrilling instalment, Jonathan Roberts and Cheow Sue-Ann have an argument over Aquaman: One of them is surprised they enjoyed it, one is surprised that they did not. And because it's the season, a quick dive into some favourite festive films – both traditional and alternative.

This Week, The New Paper's Cheow Sue-Ann and Jonathan Roberts swing into the stunning world of a myriad of web-slingers. Can an animated film stand up to the likes of Avengers: Infinity war, Black Panther and many other live action superheroes? Also featured is Singapore film, A Land Imagined by director Yeo Siew Hua

Our main feature this week is Creed II and we're shocked at the amount of praise we're giving Sylvester Stallone. However, the praise fest comes to a shrieking halt thanks to a disagreement over Dumbledore. Elsewhere, other recommendations come via the work of the Coen Brothers in The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs and The Man Who Wasn't There

The name may be familiar but it was not enough to lift the $130 million fairy tale The Nutcracker And The Four Realms from being a huge misfire for the "House of Mouse". Jonathan Roberts and Cheow Sue-Ann dared to venture into the realm of flops to test it out. Also featured: Overlord and... Bridget Jones Diary!?!  

Is this the real life? No, it's more of a fantasy... This week, Jonathan Roberts and Cheow Sue-Ann discuss the triumphs and failures of Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody and take a quick peek at BlacKkKlansman and Singapore-based Netflix doc Shirkers...

Michael Myers, the silent killer is coming home...again. This time in a sequel that jettisons all previous sequels. Halloween is the sequel to, er, Halloween. But can the director of Pineapple Express and Your Highness make his Halloween worthy of the John Carpenter original. Ernest Luis and Jonathan Roberts discuss...  

This week is a mix of wuxia and moon walks, though not at the same time. Jonathan Roberts and Cheow Sue-Ann look at Shadow by auteur Zhang Yimou and First Man by Oscar-winning Damien Chazelle.

Tom Hardy's superhero tale grabbed US$80 million (S$110.6 million) on its opening weekend, smashing the record for an October opening. But is it a good film? Jonathan Roberts and Cheow Sue-Ann discuss the symbiote spectacular and throw in what else to watch for good measure...

After seven years, Rowan Atkinson's bumbling secret agent is back. But is it up to the standard  of the previous installments or worthy of the assembled cast's comic abilities? Ernest Luis and Jonathan Roberts discuss

A film where Marina Bay Sands appears so often it should get top billing above Constance Wu and Henry Golding. Crazy Rich Asians is here and Jonathan Roberts and The New Paper's Cheow Sue-Ann go through the good, the bad and the downright ugly of this hit film. Spoilers included.Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Download ST & BT podcasts for offline listening: http://str.sg/stbtpodcasts On website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts On Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU On iTunes: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP On Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt