The Goggler Movie and TV Podcast

Today, on a very special episode of The Goggler Podcast, Uma speaks to fellow film journalists Katie Rife and Nick Newman about how this new world has changed they do the work that they do. This episode of The Goggler Podcast was recorded live at the Tokyo International Film Festival. You can find out more information about the festival here. ABOUT THE TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: In 2025, the Tokyo International Film Festival once again presents a rich lineup of films from Japan and around the world. The selection spans acclaimed titles from international festivals, world premieres, animation, and documentaries. We will also welcome international guests to the TIFF Lounge, symposia, networking parties, and other forums designed to foster dialogue and exchange between Japanese and international filmmakers and industry professionals. Following the launch of the Women's Empowerment section last year, which opened new horizons for dialogue by embracing female perspectives, TIFF will now inaugurate the new Asian Students ' Film Conference section. This new initiative will invite film students from across Asia to Tokyo for a short film competition, with the aim of cultivating yet another new path for the future of cinema. This year also marks the unveiling of a new festival poster. One of its core visual themes is “perspective.” In a world often enveloped by sweeping grand narratives, we feel that it is the small, personal gaze that truly gives power to storytelling. Each film presented at TIFF from around the world embodies the unique and indispensable perspectives of its creators and protagonists—perspectives that promise to broaden the horizons of audiences everywhere. We invite you to experience these perspectives as they resonate from the screen. Thank you for checking out The Goggler Podcast, if you have any thoughts or questions, just email us on podcast@goggler.my, or reach out to us via Instagram. You can also WhatsApp us on The Goggler Hotline, on +60125245208 RSS: https://goggler.my/feed/podcast/

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the first four episodes of the final season of Stranger Things. The first part of Stranger Things, Season 5 is now streaming on Netflix. The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. As the anniversary of Will's disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they've faced before. To end this nightmare, they'll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time. Stranger Things was created by The Duffer Brothers and stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Priah Ferguson, Brett Gelman, Jamie Campbell Bower, Cara Buono, Nell Fisher, and Linda Hamilton. Thank you for checking out The Goggler Podcast, if you have any thoughts or questions, just email us on podcast@goggler.my, or reach out to us via Instagram. You can also WhatsApp us on The Goggler Hotline, on +60125245208 RSS: https://goggler.my/feed/podcast/

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Wicked: For Good, the second part of Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the acclaimed musical. Wicked: For Good is now showing in Malaysian cinemas. Elphaba, 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. 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. Under the instruction of Madame Morrible, Glinda is deployed to serve as an effervescent comfort to Oz, reassuring the masses that all is well under the rule of The Wizard.  As Glinda's stardom expands and she prepares to marry Prince Fiyero in a spectacular Ozian wedding, she is haunted by her separation from Elphaba. She attempts to broker a conciliation between Elphaba and The Wizard, but those efforts will fail, driving Elphaba and Glinda only further apart. The aftershocks will transform Boq and Fiyero forever, and threaten the safety of Elphaba's sister, Nessarose, when a girl from Kansas comes crashing into all their lives. Wicked: For Good was directed by Jon M. Chu, and stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum. Thank you for checking out The Goggler Podcast, if you have any thoughts or questions, just email us on podcast@goggler.my, or reach out to us via Instagram. You can also WhatsApp us on The Goggler Hotline, on +60125245208 RSS: https://goggler.my/feed/podcast/

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Edgar Wright’s brand new adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man. The Running Man is now showing in Malaysian cinemas. 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 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 favorite—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. The movie was directed by Edgar Wright and stars Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Sean Hayes, Katy O'Brian, Colman Domingo, and Josh Brolin. Thank you for checking out The Goggler Podcast, if you have any thoughts or questions, just email us on podcast@goggler.my, or reach out to us via Instagram. You can also WhatsApp us on The Goggler Hotline, on +60125245208 RSS: https://goggler.my/feed/podcast/

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma put forward their theories on why we’ve always kinda rooted for the Predator. Predator: Badlands is now showing in Malaysian cinemas. In the distant future, on a hostile alien planet, a young Predator cast out from his clan for his size finds his world turned upside down when he teams up with Thia, a damaged android with her own mysterious past. Together they embark on a deadly journey through harsh wilderness and ancient hunting grounds, where survival means confronting both monstrous beasts and the code of the Predator itself. Along the way, their unlikely alliance challenges everything they thought they knew about honor, power, and who the real hunters are. Predator: Badlands was directed by Dan Trachtenberg and stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster‑Koloamatangi. Thank you for checking out The Goggler Podcast, if you have any thoughts or questions, just email us on podcast@goggler.my, or reach out to us via Instagram. You can also WhatsApp us on The Goggler Hotline, on +60125245208 RSS: https://goggler.my/feed/podcast/

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the third movie in Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator reboot, Predator: Badlands. Predator: Badlands is now showing in Malaysian cinemas. In the distant future, on a hostile alien planet, a young Predator cast out from his clan for his size finds his world turned upside down when he teams up with Thia, a damaged android with her own mysterious past. Together they embark on a deadly journey through harsh wilderness and ancient hunting grounds, where survival means confronting both monstrous beasts and the code of the Predator itself. Along the way, their unlikely alliance challenges everything they thought they knew about honor, power, and who the real hunters are. Predator: Badlands was directed by Dan Trachtenberg and stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster‑Koloamatangi. Thank you for checking out The Goggler Podcast, if you have any thoughts or questions, just email us on podcast@goggler.my, or reach out to us via Instagram. You can also WhatsApp us on The Goggler Hotline, on +60125245208 RSS: https://goggler.my/feed/podcast/

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Jay Roach's tragicomedy about a marriage in decline in The Roses.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Paul Greengrass' epic new survival drama, The Lost Bus.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the long awaited third installment in the TRON franchise: TRON: Ares.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Badak, the brand new movie from the director of La Luna.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Tetsuya Uesugi's sumptuous exploration of Hokkaido cuisine in Northern Food Story.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Sunset Sunrise, Yoshiyuki Kishi's heartfelt Covid-era comedy-drama about renewal, connection, and hope.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the further culinary adventures of Goro Inogashira in the big screen adaptation of The Solitary Gourmet.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review what is ostensibly the final installment in The Conjuring franchise, The Conjuring: Last Rites.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Timo Tjahjanto's follow up to Bob Odenkirk's everyman action hero in Nobody 2.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Celine Song's take on the romantic drama in Materialists.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the movie that's currently dominating the Netflix charts in Southeast Asia, Norma: Antara Mertua dan Menantu.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the Prime Video adaptation of the Boom! Studios graphic novel series Butterfly.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the first new Peanuts musical in over 35 years, Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Mike Flanagan's adaptation of the Stephen King novella, The Life of Chuck.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the brand new Alien prequel series by Noah Hawley, Alien: Earth.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the utterly inept War of the Worlds remake on Prime Video.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Uma welcomes special guest Joy Ngiaw for a conversation about her journey from Pahang to Hollywood.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the brand new horror from the critically-acclaimed director of Barbarian, Weapons.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the brand new animated caper from Dreamworks, The Bad Guys 2.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Michael Shanks' squirmy descent into grief and madness in Together.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the unapologetically silly revival of The Naked Gun with Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the sophomore effort from the Philippou brothers, Bring Her Back.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Uma speaks to the Oscar/BAFTA/Grammy-winning filmmaker of The Warrior, Amy, and Senna, Asif Kapadia.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the long awaited return of Marvel's first family in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma answer questions about Superman, KPop Demon Hunters, and

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the legacy sequel that no one asked for: I Know What You Did Last Summer.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the much anticipated start of the all new DC Universe in James Gunn's Superman.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma answer questions about Squid Game, James Bond, and the new DCU.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the seventh movie in the Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World Rebirth.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Joseph Kosinski's take on the world of Formula 1 in F1: The Movie.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Megat Sharizal's directorial feature debut, the period drama, Mencari Ramlee.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Pixar's 29th animated feature, the cosmic misadventure, Elio.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the second season of the critically acclaimed docuseries, Light & Magic.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the brand new live action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the latest installment in the Predator franchise, Predator: Killer of Killers.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the latest installment in the Karate Kid franchise, Karate Kid: Legends.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma take on just one question and discuss the current state of film censorship in Malaysia.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the fourth season of what is, hands down, the best comedy on television, Hacks.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Disney's live-action adaptation of the cult classic Lilo & Stitch.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review Étoile, the brand new series from creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the eighth (and potentially final) movie in the M:I franchise, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the sixth installment in the Final Destination franchise.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma answer questions about Highlander, the Nintendo Switch 2, and Star Wars.

Today, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the long awaited second season of Andor.