Picturehouse Podcast

Sam Clements talks to actor Rose Byrne about her Oscar-nominated performance in Mary Bronstein's If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.  With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist (Conan O'Brien).   Sharply funny and deeply resonant, IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU is an electrifying drama from filmmaker Mary Bronstein, anchored by a mesmerising performance from Best Actress Oscar and BAFTA nominee Rose Byrne.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.   

Hope Hopkinson talks to director Aidan Zamiri about his new film The Moment starring Charli XCX. A rising pop sensation (Charli XCX) navigates fame and industry pressures while preparing for her arena tour debut, revealing the transformation of underground culture into mainstream success.   Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema. 

Hope Hopkinson talks to Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura about their new film The Secret Agent.  1977. In a Brazil tormented by the military dictatorship, Marcelo, a man in his forties fleeing a troubled past, arrives in the city of Recife where he hopes to build a new life and reconnect with his family.  That's without taking into account the death threats that lurk and hover over his head.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema. 

Bonus podcast! To celebrate the release of MUBI Editions' The Mastermind, a new book documenting the making of Kelly Reichardt's 2025 film, Lara Peters talks to director of photography Christopher Blauvelt about his work as Reichardt's long-time cinematographer. A  brilliant  look  at  the  folly  of  man, The Mastermind stars an unforgettable Josh O'Connor as unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B Mooney, who sets out on his first heist in a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970.  With  the  museum  cased  and  accomplices  recruited,  he  has  an  airtight  plan.  Or  so  he  thinks. Find out more about The Mastermind at mubieditions.com, or follow Picturehouse on Instagram @picturehouses for your chance to win a copy of the book, signed by Kelly Reichardt.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to director Bart Layton about his new film, Crime 101.  Set against the sun-bleached grit of Los Angeles, Crime 101 weaves the tale of an elusive jewel thief (Chris Hemsworth) whose string of heists along the 101 freeway have mystified police. When he eyes the score of a lifetime, his path crosses that of a disillusioned insurance broker (Halle Berry) who is facing her own crossroads. Convinced he has found a pattern, a relentless detective (Mark Ruffalo) is closing in, raising the stakes even higher. As the heist approaches, the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur, and all three are faced with life-defining choices–and the realization that there can be no turning back. Adapted from Don Winslow's acclaimed novella of the same name, the film is written and directed by Bart Layton (American Animals, The Imposter). Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Nick Nolte round out the cast.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to co-directors Liane-Cho Han and Maïlys Vallade about their new BAFTA and Oscar-nominated animation Little Amélie.     The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan. Based on Amélie Nothomb's best-selling autobiographical novel, Little Amélie is a visually enchanting tale about curiosity, courage, and the healing power of human connection. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Hosted by Picturehouse's very own Lucy Fenwick Elliott, The Love Of Cinema podcast discusses the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics and the occasional special guest from the world of cinema. This month we're joined by guest film critics Clarisse Loughrey and Sean Wilson to discuss discuss some of the best new films coming to Picturehosue Cinemas, including: If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, The Secret Agent and Sirât.  If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehouses.co.uk. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Rate and follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to director Emerald Fennell and cast members Alison Oliver, Shazad Latif and Hong Chau about their new film Wuthering Heights.   A passionate, tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, "Wuthering Heights" explores the intense and destructive relationship between the tempestuous Catherine Earnshaw (Margot Robbie) and her tortured counterpart, Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi).   Their forbidden passion for one another eventually turns from amorous to intoxicating in Academy Award-winner Emerald Fennell's (Saltburn, Promising Young Woman) devilish twist on one of the greatest romances of all time: an epic tale of lust, love and madness. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Lara Peters and Hope Hopkinson talk to director Bradley Cooper and actors Andra Day and Laura Dern about the new film, Is This Thing On? In cinemas now.  As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex seeks new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family — forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Sam Clements talks to director Richard Linkalter about his new film, Nouvelle Vague. In cinemas now.  Richard Linklater's playful, poignant love letter to cinema reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard's revolutionary New Wave classic Breathless, told in the style and spirit in which Godard made it.   After writing for Cahiers du cinéma, a young Godard decides making films is the best film criticism. He convinces producer Georges de Beauregard to fund a low-budget feature, and creates a treatment with fellow New Wave filmmaker François Truffaut about a gangster couple.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Felicity Beckett talks to director Oliver Hermanus about his new film, The History of Sound. In 1917, Lionel (Paul Mescal) — a young, talented music student — meets David (Josh O'Connor) at the Boston Conservatory, where they bond over a deep love of folk music.  Years later, Lionel receives a letter from David, leading to an impromptu journey through the backwoods of Maine to collect traditional songs. This unexpected reunion, ensuing love affair, and the music they collect and preserve, will shape the course of Lionel's life far beyond his own awareness. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.  

Felicity Beckett talks to actor Claire Foy about her new film, H Is For Hawk.  After the sudden death of her father (Brendan Gleeson), Helen (Claire Foy) turns to the ancient art of falconry, training a wild goshawk named Mabel to help navigate her profound loss and preserve her memories of their time exploring the natural world together.   But as she teaches Mabel to hunt and fly free, Helen discovers how deeply she has neglected her own emotions and life – and what begins as an act of endurance transforms into an intimate journey of resilience and healing.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Hope Hopkinson talks to director Park Chan-wook about his new film, No Other Choice, in cinemas now. When paper expert Yoo Man-soo is abruptly laid off, he loses the perfect life he's worked hard for. So, when a new job comes along, he realises a perfect plan – by getting rid of his competition via any available means. Director Park's delightfully wicked film features his signature twists, dark humour and exquisite imagery – everything that has made him such a unique cinematic presence. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Sam Clements talks to directors Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn, as well as actor Éanna Hardwicke about their new film Saipan, which is in cinemas now.  SAIPAN explores the explosive clash between soccer star Roy Keane (Éanna Hardwicke) and manager Mick McCarthy (Steve Coogan) before the 2002 FIFA World Cup.   Their feud, rooted in clashing standards and personalities, erupted on the island of Saipan, shaking the Irish team and nation. As Keane walked out, McCarthy faced chaos.   This gripping true story goes beyond sport to become a dramatic, often comic tale of leadership and loyalty – and a rivalry that captured global attention.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Hosted by Picturehouse's very own Lara Peters, The Love Of Cinema podcast discusses the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics and the occasional special guest from the world of cinema. This month we're joined by guest film critics Leila Latif and Kambole Campbell to discuss discuss some of the best new films coming to Picturehosue Cinemas, including: Hamnet, Rental Family, Is This Thing On? and No Other Choice.  If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehouses.co.uk. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Rate and follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Sam Clements talks to Josh Safdie, the co-writer and director of Marty Supreme, his fantastic new film which is still playing at Picturehouse Cinemas.  In 1950s New York, Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) is a fast-talking, street-smart optimist, caught in a dead-end job selling shoes in his uncle's cramped apartment. But Marty has a plan: to become a champion table tennis player, and to turn the sport into a national phenomenon – and absolutely nothing is going to stop him.   A young man with a dream no one respects, Marty goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.   Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.  

Hope Hopkinson talks to director HIKARI. about her new film, Rental Family, in cinemas now.  Brendan Fraser plays a down-and-out actor living in Tokyo is hired as a token American guy for a Japanese rental-family company, leading him on an unexpected journey of self-discovery through the roles he plays in other people's lives. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Sam Clements talks to director Nia DaCosta and actor Erin Kellyman about their new film, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, in cinemas now.  Expanding upon the world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 Years Later - but turning that world on its head - Nia DaCosta directs 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. In a continuation of the epic story, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's (Alfie Williams) encounter with Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell) becomes a nightmare he can't escape. In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the greatest threat to survival - the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to director Chloé Zhao and writer Maggie O'Farrell about their new film Hamnet starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal.  From Academy Award® winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, HAMNET tells the powerful love story that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Clare Binns talks to filmmaker Ira Sachs about his new film Peter Hujar's Day live on stage at the Duke's at Komedia cinema in Brighton.  Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall star in the stunning new film from Ira Sachs, a richly cinematic rendering of the meeting of acclaimed photographer Peter Hujar and writer and artist Linda Rosenkrantz. Recorded in 1974, Hujar describes the routines and rituals that define an artist's life, capturing a single day's activities in touching and funny detail: from interactions with cultural icons of the day, including Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Susan Sontag, to the texture and energy of downtown New York in its heyday. Both elegant and intimate — and a dazzling showcase for the two performers at its centre — PETER HUJAR'S DAY is both a masterful portrait of a time and place and a captivating film about the way art emerges from the intimate details of everyday life.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.  

Freda Cooper talks to director Craig Brewer about his new film, Song Sung Blue, in cinemas now.  Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Sam Clements is joined by the Picturehouse Cinemas' Podcast Squad: Hope Hopkinson, Lucy Fenwick Elliott, Lara Peters, Simon Ragoonanan and Clare Binns.  On this bonus episode the Picturehouse team reflect on the year in cinema and go through the top 10 results of the 2025 Picturehouse Members' favourite film ballot. Read the full details of the Picturehouse Members' poll here. Films covered on the show:  10. WEAPONS 9. BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY 8. SORRY, BABY 7. THE BRUTALIST 6. A COMPLETE UNKNOWN 5. BUGONIA 4. SINNERS  3. I SWEAR 2. ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER 1. THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND Check out our previous podcasts here, including interviews with several fillmakers who we cover on today's episode. If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehouses.co.uk. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Edited by Laura Samulionyte at Enlit Audio. Recorded in London at Soho Radio.  Listen to more from Sam Clements over at the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Festival Podcast and The Holiday Season Podcast.  Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive La Cinema. 

Hope Hopkinson talks to filmmaker Joachim Trier about his new film, Sentimental Value.  Two adult sisters navigate their emotional wounds and futures when their absentee father returns following the death of their mother. Trier tackles the journey of his characters with the gentle humour and a lived-in reality we've come to expect from his cinema. Featuring sumptuous technical credits and sharp scripting, Trier once again excels in conveying the profound with the lightest of touch. Starring: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning and Anders Danielsen Lie.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Join director Nia DaCosta (Hedda, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple) as she hosts a career in-conversation session with fellow director Rian Johnson on stage at Picturehouse Central recorded live in front of a sold out audience.  Rian Johnson was in town to premiere his new film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery at the London Film Festival. Whilst in London, he collaborated on a retropsective of his work at Picturehouse Central, showing everything from Brick and Star Wars: The Last Jedi to Knives Out and Glass Onion.  Rian's new film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is out now both in cinemas and available to watch at home on Netflix.  Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in the third and darkest chapter of Rian Johnson's murder mystery opus. After a seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, eager young priest Jud Duplenticy (Josh O'Connor) and local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) join forces with Blanc to unravel a mystery that pushes the boundaries of both faith and reason. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Hope Hopkinson talks to the legendary June Squibb about her new film, Eleanor The Great. Eleanor the Great features a bravura performance from June Squibb in the title role of the spirited 94-year-old who tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Eleanor Morgenstein has always stayed engaged and connected to the people around her. So, after a devastating loss, she relocates from Florida to New York City to live with her daughter and grandson, hoping to reconnect with her family. Instead, she feels even more adrift and invisible. One day she unknowingly wanders into a support group where she doesn't quite belong, only to reveal a story that unwittingly brings her a level of attention she did not intend. Eleanor finds herself caught up in the enlivening consequences as a young journalism student pursues her as a friend and mentor. When things go too far, Eleanor must confront the truth. In her directorial debut, Scarlett Johansson brings together themes of aging, family, loss and what constitutes deceit, as this story of friendship and history turns into a profound tale of complicated humanity. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Hope Hopkinson talks to filmmaker James L. Brooks about his new film, Ella McCay.  An idealistic young woman juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them. Ella McCay features an all-star cast including Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Lowden, Kumail Nanjiani, Ayo Edebiri, Spike Fearn, Rebecca Hall, Julie Kavner, Becky Ann Baker, Joey Brooks with Albert Brooks and Woody Harrelson.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Hosted by Picturehouse's very own Felicity Beckett, The Love Of Cinema podcast discusses the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics and the occasional special guest from the world of cinema. This month we're joined by guest film critics Helen O'Hara and Amon Warmann to discuss discuss some of the best new films coming to Picturehosue Cinemas, including: Eternity, It Was Just An Accident and Sentimental Value.    If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehouses.co.uk. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Rate and follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Hope Hopkinson talks to filmmaker Jafar Panahi about his Palme d'Or winning film, It Was Just An Accident.  The story begins when Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri), a mechanic in a Tehran garage, is visited by Eghbal (Ebrahim Azizi) whose car has been in an accident. The distinctive squeak of Eghbal's prosthetic leg makes Vahid suspect the stranger is the sadist who tortured him in prison. Those suspicions are enough for Vahid to take Eghbal captive and dig him a grave in the desert. What follows is a riveting moral thriller that unflinchingly addresses censorship, authoritarianism and human rights abuses, powered throughout by a relentless momentum and the indelible craft of a master auteur. Yet it is also a film that contrives to be deeply and movingly humane, not least in the way it derives dark humour from its knotty scenario.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Freda Cooper talks to director David Freyne about his new film for A24, Eternity, in cinemas right now.  In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Miles Teller) and her first love (Callum Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Felicity Beckett talks to writer and director Harry Lighton and co-stars Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling about their new film Pillion, in cinemas now.  Wallflower Colin (Harry Melling) leads a humdrum existence until he meets the impossibly handsome Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), a mysterious biker he is soon desperately devoted to. As Colin submits to Ray and enters an exciting new world of desire, he must decide the limits of his devotion. Hilarious, subversive and sexy, PILLION is the acclaimed and surprisingly tender love story from writer-director Harry Lighton, starring Melling and Skarsgård in fearless performances as a mild young man and his leather-clad lover. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Felicity Beckett talks to two of the creative team behind Zootropolis 2, co-writer and director Jared Bush and producer Yvett Merino.  Brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde, team up again to crack a new case, the most perilous and intricate of their careers.   ZOOTROPOLIS 2 contains several sequences with flashing lights that may affect those who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or have other photosensitivities.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to writer director Rian Johnson about his new film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Our Mystery, in cinemas now.  Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in the third and darkest chapter of Rian Johnson's murder mystery opus.  After a seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) joins forces with Blanc to unravel a mystery that pushes the boundaries of both faith and reason.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to director Jon M. Chu about his new film Wicked: For Good, in cinemas now.  Last year's global cinematic cultural sensation, which became the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time, now reaches its epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion in Wicked: For Good. Directed once again by award-winning director Jon M. Chu and starring the spectacular returning cast, led by Academy Award® nominated superstars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the final chapter of the untold story of the witches of Oz begins with Elphaba and Glinda estranged and living with the consequences of their choices. Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz's silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum). Glinda, meanwhile, has become the glamorous symbol of Goodness for all of Oz, living at the palace in Emerald City and reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Hope Hopkinson talks to writer-director Noah Baumbach about his new film Jay Kelly, in cinemas now.  JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey of self discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler). Poignant and humor filled, epic and intimate, JAY KELLY is pitched at the intersection of life's regrets and notable glories. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Sam Clements talks to writer and director Edgar Wright about his new film, the action-packed adaptation of Stephen King's The Running Man, in cinemas now.  In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television—a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward. Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show's charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favourite—and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters but a nation addicted to watching him fall. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Hosted by Picturehouse's very own Hope Hopkinson, The Love Of Cinema podcast discusses the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics and the occasional special guest from the world of cinema. This month we're joined by guest film critics Christina Newland and Hanna Flint to discuss discuss some of the best new films coming to Picturehosue Cinemas, including: Die My Love, The Choral, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Our Mystery and Pillion.   If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehouses.co.uk. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Rate and follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Felicity Beckett talks to filmmaker Kevin Smith about his classic movie, Dogma, currently getting the 4K re-release treatment in cinemas.  Twenty-five years ago, Kevin Smith unleashed Dogma, a sharp, irreverent religious satire that sparked conversation, controversy, and cult fandom around the world. In this remastered 4K edition, Dogma: Resurrected!, reintroduces the story of Bartleby (Ben Affleck) and Loki (Matt Damon), two banished angels who seek to exploit a theological loophole and return to Heaven, thereby inadvertently nullifying all of existence. A reluctant abortion clinic worker (Linda Fiorentino) is tasked with stopping them, guided by a heavenly host that includes the last scion of Christ, a muse, a pair of prophets, and the voice of God.With its razor-sharp dialogue, philosophical underpinnings, and genre-blending boldness, Dogma remains as provocative and funny now as it was in 1999, if not more so. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Hope Hopkinson talks to director Lynne Ramsay about her new film, Die My Love, in cinemas now.  Grace (Jennifer Lawrence) and her partner Jackson (Robert Pattinson) have recently moved into an old house deep in the country, welcoming a baby soon after.  However, with Jackson frequently – and suspiciously – absent, and the pressures of domestic life starting to weigh on her, Grace begins to unravel, leaving a path of destruction in her wake.  From renowned filmmaker Lynne Ramsay, Die My Love is a visceral and uncompromising portrait of a woman engulfed by love and madness.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Freda Cooper talks to director Nicholas Hytner about his new film, The Choral.  1916. As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army. The Choral's ambitious committee, determined to press ahead, decides to recruit local young males to swell their ranks.They must also engage a new chorus master, and despite their suspicions that he has something to hide, their best bet seems to be Dr. Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes) – driven, uncompromising, and recently returned from a career in Germany. As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together. Directed by BAFTA, Olivier and Tony Award winner Nicholas Hytner (The Crucible) and written by BAFTA, Olivier and Tony Award winner Alan Bennett, The Choral marks their fourth writer-director collaboration following the acclaimed films The Madness of King George, The History Boys, and The Lady in The Van. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Felicity Beckett talks to father and son duo, Ronan Day-Lewis and Daniel Day-Lewis about their new collaboration, Anemone.  Two long-estranged brothers are reunited in the wilderness by a family crisis, rekindling long-buried resentments and revealing long-hidden secrets in a dark and enigmatic film co-written by director Ronan Day-Lewis and Academy Award-winning actor (and the film's star) Daniel Day-Lewis.    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Issy Macleod talks to director Dan Trachtenberg about his new film, Predator: Badlands, his much anticipated follow up to Prey.  Predator: Badlands, directed by Dan Trachtenberg (“Prey”), opens exclusively in theaters November 7, 2025. The newest entry in the “Predator” franchise is set in the future on a remote planet, where a young Predator, outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Elle Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Hope Hopkinson talks to director Yorgos Lanthimos and writer Will Tracy abou their new film, Bugonia, in cinemas now.  Michelle Fuller (Emma Stone) is the icy, high-powered CEO of a major company. As far as bee-keeping conspiracy theorist Teddy (Jesse Plemons) is concerned, she's something else entirely. Convinced Michelle is an alien intent on destroying Earth, Teddy teams up with Don (Aidan Delbis) to sneak into Michelle's home, kidnap her, and keep her in his basement until she agrees to spare the planet. The Academy Award-nominated director of Poor Things and The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos returns with Bugonia. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Lucy Fenwick Elliott talks to director Scott Cooper about his new film, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.  Chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen's 1982 “Nebraska” album when he was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past. Recorded on a 4-track recorder in Springsteen's New Jersey bedroom, the album marked a pivotal time in his life and is considered one of his most enduring works—a raw, haunted acoustic record populated by lost souls searching for a reason to believe. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Lara Peters talks to filmmaker Kelly Reichardt about her new film, The Mastermind, in cinemas now.  In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, JB Mooney (Josh O'Connor) an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels. If you'd like to stay in the world of The Mastermind once the credits roll, make space on your bookshelf for MUBI Editions' upcoming release: a beautifully-designed, in-depth record of the film's creation. Learn more here. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Sam Clements talks to filmmaker Guillermo del Toro about his new film, Frankenstein which is in cinemas now.  Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz shine in Guillermo del Toro's imaginative and elemental retelling of Mary Shelley's groundbreaking novel. Don't miss del Toro's electrifying resurrection showing a week early at The Ritzy Picturehouse from Fri 17 Oct. Showing at Picturehouses nationwide from Fri 24 Oct. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Freda Cooper talks to director Derek Cianfrance about his new film Roofman, in cinemas now.  Based on an unbelievable true story, Roofman follows Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), a former Army Ranger and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald's restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname: Roofman. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for Leigh (Kirsten Dunst), a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Lara Peters talks to director Edward Berger (Conclave, All Quiet On The Western Front) about his new film, Ballad of a Small Player.  Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell) is lying low in Macau – spending his days and nights on the casino floors, drinking heavily and gambling what little money he has left.  Struggling to keep up with his fast-rising debts, he is offered a lifeline by the mysterious Dao Ming (Fala Chen), a casino employee with secrets of her own. However, in hot pursuit is Cynthia Blithe (Tilda Swinton) – a private investigator ready to confront Doyle with what he is running from. As Doyle tries to climb to salvation, the confines of reality start to close in. If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehouses.co.uk. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.  

Sam Clements talks to screenwriter Brad Ingelsby about his new film The Lost Bus, as well as his hit HBO TV series, Task.  From director Paul Greengrass and inspired by real events, The Lost Bus is a white-knuckle ride through one of America's deadliest wildfires as a wayward school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) and a dedicated school teacher (America Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from the terrifying inferno. If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehouses.co.uk. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Sam Clements talks to filmmakers Greta Lee, Jodie Turner Smith and Joachim Rønning about their new film Tron: Ares.  TRON: Ares follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encounter with A.I. beings.  If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehouses.co.uk. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Sam Clements talks to filmmakers Kirk Jones, Robert Aramayo and John Davidson about their new film I Swear.   I SWEAR is a frank, funny and powerful new film inspired by the life and experiences of John Davidson, MBE, charting his journey from a misunderstood teenager in 1980's Britain to present day advocate for the understanding and acceptance of Tourette Syndrome. Diagnosed aged 15, John navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.   If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehouses.co.uk. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Simi Cheema talks to director and actor Harris Dickinson, about his new film Urchin.  Urchin is the stunning directorial debut from Harris Dickinson, powered by an outstanding, award-winning performance from Frank Dillane. Mike (Dillane), a rough sleeper on the streets of London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Moving between short-term jobs and small-time hustles, he must balance the hopeful rush of a fresh start with a past that is holding him back. By turns exhilarating and poetic, Urchin is a bold, vibrant and utterly unmissable portrait of life on the margins. If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehouses.co.uk. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Rate and follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Listen to Sam Clements over at the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Festival Podcast. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.