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You thought it was great back in the day. But how does it look once you take off those rose tinted glasses? Join me, Emily Slade, and a bottle of prosecco to discuss the long lost films of your childhood!

Why This Film Podcast


    • Oct 13, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 3m AVG DURATION
    • 130 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Why This Film Podcast

    Barbie in Princess Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 50:15


    Barbie and the Secret Door

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 49:23


    Barbie: The Pearl Princess

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 55:42


    Barbie and her Sisters in A Pony Tale

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 68:41


    Why This Film Podcast Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 1:01


    ✨Why This Film podcast is moving over to its own very own platform - leaving all Barbie behind and starting up fresh over here ✨Come join us for re-uploads of old content plus brand new episodes! ✨If you'd like to be a guest, guest in touch: whythisfilmpodcast@gmail.com ✨Give us a follow on instagram @whythisfilmpod ✨Why This Film Podcast: The movies of your childhood --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inabarbieworld/message

    Barbie 2023 (In a Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 64:39


    The closest the world came to world peace since Pokemon Go. Barbie (2023). We know Emily has no negative thoughts towards this film she saw 7 times in cinemas alone...but what did Stephen think...? ---

    Oscar Predictions 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 86:02


    Rafe Telsch hosts his annual Academy Award roundup episode! Always a pleasure to join him, Thomas from Cinema to the Letter and Mel from Tangent1985. We pitch our predictions, push our favourites and deliver scolding hot takes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inabarbieworld/message

    Barbie in the Pink Shoes (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 57:40


    Ballet is back in a big way, for the last time! ---

    Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 49:02


    Princess and the Pauper still sits in the top 5 of the leader board! But where will its modernisation go... ---

    Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 50:58


    We're back babbbyyyy! In more ways than one. We dive back into the ocean with Merliah. Stephen still hates the name - but does Emily still hate the movie? ---

    Barbie: A Perfect Christmas (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023 51:13


    Three Men and a Little Lady (w/Anna Perrott)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 40:55


    The wonderful Anna Perrott joins me to talk about the most charming, wholesome sequel of all time -Three Men and a Little Lady! ----------------------------------

    Barbie: Princess Charm School (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 57:00


    Aliens in the Attic (w/William Fletcher from At The Movies)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 47:32


    Season 13 kicks off on Friday 13th with Aliens in the Attic! We go back to 2009 with William Fletcher to look at baby Austin Butler fighting aliens alongside queen Ashley Tisdale. https://themanof1004facts.podbean.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/3QNzXhNXirn279on8CVG5N?si=z9w7KjFuTviv4Qzb2uE-7Q&nd=1 https://www.facebook.com/AttheMoviesWilliamFletcher https://www.instagram.com/at_the_movies_willfletcher/ ----------------------------------

    We react to the Barbie (2023) trailer!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 14:54


    Our thoughts on the Barbie tease --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whythisfilmpodcast/message

    Barbie: A Fairy Secret (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 65:28


    Space Buddies (w/Sol and Allen from Diminishing Returns)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 60:10


    Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 58:28


    Barbarian (WTF Watched w/Flo Benham)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 100:36


    Welcome to a new feature where Why This Film chats about some more recent movies. We kick off with Halloween treat - Barbarian (2022)! Spoiler Free Review for the first 10 min Then we deep diiiiive. ---

    Barbie in a Mermaid Tale (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 69:29


    Barbie and the Three Musketeers (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 62:04


    ⚔️The leaderboard has been shooketh - WE have been shooketh! We're at the end of BCU Phase 1 - Barbie takes on Alexander Dumas - and we do not know what to do with ourselves. FEMINISM AT ITS FINEST --- https://letterboxd.com/magical_willow/list/in-a-barbie-world-leader-board/ JOIN WHY THIS FILM & IN A BARBIE WORLD ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/MQn7u8QP ---

    Wayne's World (w/ Brett Lee)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 42:23


    Barbie Presents: Thumbelina (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 71:18


    Barbie in a Christmas Carol (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 87:01


    Barbie & the Diamond Castle (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 68:13


    Barbie: Mariposa (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 79:23


    Barbie as the Island Princess (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 82:59


    A Shot In The Dark (w/Carl Spurling)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 47:08


    Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 66:06


    Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 84:58


    Uncle Buck (w/Hannah Dixon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 44:58


    Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 88:08


    Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 111:44


    Barbie: Fairytopia (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 116:00


    Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 117:39


    The big one. The one we've all been waiting for. Does it live up to the hype? Is the love warranted? Tune in to find out... ---

    Barbie as Rapunzel (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 80:32


    Pokémon The First Movie (w/James Rodrigues)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 64:00


    Barbie in the Nutcracker (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 85:31


    It's 2001 and Barbie needs to make moneeeyyy - movie franchise, LET'S GO! In this episode we work out the Barbie family tree, Emily is duped by the clever twist, and we start to wonder how many filmmakers have been influenced by Barbie in the Nutcracker... We also kick off our Barbie leader board! Which Barbie movie will be #1? ---

    The Secret Garden (w/Sarah from Scream Scene)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 54:11


    "The spell was broken. My uncle learned to laugh, and I learned to cry." This week, Sarah from Scream Scene joins me to discuss the Gothic horror of 1993's The Secret Garden! Traumatic childhoods, problematic themes and hot uncles galore! --- Scream Scene Podcast https://twitter.com/_ScreamScene https://screamscenepodcast.tumblr.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/2BTLS2FcNbSkKf2moyr0aP https://www.patreon.com/screamscenepodcast ---

    Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World (In A Barbie World w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 67:46


    COME ON BARBIE, LET'S GO PARTY! It's here! Stephen and I begin our breakdown of Barbie Movies TM! In the first episode we discuss our relationship with the films, and of course the doll herself - a bit of history behind the first instalment (a 2 part TV special) - and of course, what we thought of Barbie's first outing into motion picture! With 37 movies to go, a leader board to keep checking in on and a host of different worlds to visit - we're gonna HAVE SO MUCH FUN! ---

    Daylight (w/Jay Cluitt)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 78:50


    The Rugrats Movie (w/Abigail & Jake)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 48:59


    This movie has no right being this good. Busta Rhymes, penis jokes and TEARS. We drink our way through the Rugrats Movie! ---⁠

    Logan's Run (w/Stephen Palmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 160:39


    Watership Down (w/John West)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 55:47


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