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A messy three-way feud has broken out between the country's most controversial reality stars. Former MAFS contestant Cyrell Paule is at war with Skye Wheatley and Jessika Power after they shared their thoughts on a viral clip of Cyrell's recent appearance on the Amazing Race. An Australian TikToker has taken aim at two popular influencers, labelling them as ‘bullies'. During a ‘story time, get ready with me' video, Ella Kemp accused the influencers of being rude to her at a VIP event and for bitching about her on their podcast.  A US TikTok couple is facing backlash for appearing to leave their kids unattended in their cabin, whilst they dined out at a restaurant during their family cruise. The couple in question Matt and Abbey Howard have been forced to issue a statement refuting the claims.  Follow Outspoken on Instagram and TikTok, plus join in on the conversation in our Facebook Community. Podcast hosted by Amy Taeuber, Kate Taeuber and Sophie Taeuber.  Subscribe to Outspoken Plus Outspoken Plus is our subscription offering that provides subscribers with exclusive access to BONUS weekly episodes. Every week, we'll be dropping content so juicy, we've had to put it behind a paywall. A monthly Outspoken Plus subscription costs $5.99 a month, or save with our annual package, for just $49.99 a year*. There are three ways you can become an Outspoken Plus subscriber. Apple users can subscribe via Apple Podcasts here: apple.co/outspoken, while Android users can subscribe via Spotify here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outspoken-plus/subscribe or Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/outspoken_plus. * An annual subscription is only available on Apple Podcasts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The not so good news: summer is starting the wrap up. You know, with the wind and the rain and the going back to school of it all... but! If you're a film fan, there are many reasons to be cheerful, with the next few months promising some VERY BIG and VERY EXCITING films, including some massive blockbuster sequels in the form of Paddington 3, Gladiator 2 and Joker Folie A Deux (to name but three) as well as indier, artier fare such as Nosferatu and Anora. Joining Ali to hop, skip and jump through just some of the movies worth looking forward to is Letterboxd's very own Ella Kemp, friend of the show and film festival fancier, who has all the info you need on those slightly under-the-radar films worth looking out for.

Jordan and Brooke are joined by Ella Kemp (Letterboxd) for 2007's sock-hoppin' musical featuring - gasp - actual sets?! We talk some inspired (and some uninspired) casting choices, the legacy of John Waters, all things camp, drag, JAMES EFFING MARSDEN, and Zac Efron's one perfect curl. Follow us on Twitter and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow Ella on Twitter!

Now that the dust has settled just a little bit, Ali has teamed up with fellow full-time film fan Ella Kemp - of Letterboxd's ‘Four Faves' fame - to talk through all the runners and riders for this year's Academy Awards (Sunday March 10th, for those wondering, with the BAFTAs on Sunday February 18th) after the controversial announcement last week of who got what nods. So whip out your proverbial pen and paper because a lot of great movies get mentioned here and there's a decent chance you'll want to watch a few of them…

The Letterboxd crew pops the champagne and rounds up a roundtable for a celebration of 2023 cinema! We detail the results of our annual Year in Review, highlight the highest rated films of the year across categories and continents, reflect on the controlled chaos of our own personal stats and anticipate what 2024 has in store (the returns of Robert Pattinson and Bong Joon-ho). Plus, a New Year's present from the creative team behind our community's #1 favorite: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Featuring the voices of Slim, Mia Lee Vicino, Gemma Gracewood, Brian Formo, Mitchell Beaupre, Sophie Shin, Ella Kemp, Flynn Slicker and Aaron Yap. Chapters: Opening credits (00:00:00) Highest Rated Overall (00:05:09) Highest Rated Animated (00:14:41) Most and Highest (00:20:29) Mailbag / Most Hearts to Watches (00:32:03) World of Cinema (00:34:17) Canada + Music Films (00:36:06) Highest Rated Genres (00:44:45) Highest Rated Horror (01:00:32) Highest Rated Romance / Short Films (01:08:17) Stat Surprises Roundtable (01:21:28) Closing credits (01:41:50) Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles, New York City, Auckland, London, Toronto, Nantucket, Delaware and Philadelphia. Edited by Slim, production manager Sophie Shin, editorial producer Brian Formo. Theme: ‘Hyperlight' by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Artwork by Danny Haas. Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest. Lists & Links: 2023 Year in Review, Best in Show's HQ Page, list of movies mentioned, Emoji Movie Channel's Blue Giant review, Ruth Pan's Barbie review, Val The Movieguy's Falling in Love Like in Movies review, Jack's The Swan review

This special episode features multiple interviews with award-winning actors: first up, London editor Ella Kemp speaks with Oscar nominee and Letterboxd pal Paul Mescal about All of Us Strangers, his wider reflections on awards season and his “shady” Letterboxd account. Meanwhile in Los Angeles, our birthday girl Mia enjoyed a casual chat about movies with Paul's co-star Andrew Scott at the film's premiere, and in Atlanta, our East Coast correspondent Adesola Thomas rocked our centerpiece interview with Jeffrey Wright about American Fiction, André 3000 and Westworld. ACTING! Sponsor: Disney Bundle Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles, London and Auckland. Edited by Slim, production manager Sophie Shin, editorial producer Brian Formo. Theme: ‘Hyperlight' by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Artwork by Danny Haas. Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest. Chapters: Opening credits (00:00:00) LA Film Critics Association winners (00:02:16) Mailbag (00:09:45) Paul Mescal interview (00:19:50) Jeffrey Wright interview (00:34:20) Winner Winner Chicken Run Dinner (00:51:02) Closing credits (01:03:24) Lists & Links: List of movies mentioned, Best in Show's HQ Page, Jack's An Oscar-worthy life list

May December screenwriter Samy Burch joins Mia and Gemma for a chat, fresh from her New York Film Critics Circle win for Best Screenplay. Topics range from Melanie Lynskey to Sister Act to Persona (and Burch's favorite Letterboxd review), and how the presence of major tabloid figures such as Monica Lewinsky informed her themes of media obsession, performance and agency. We also welcome our London editor Ella Kemp and Best in Show newsletter scribe George Fenwick to give us the lowdown on their attending the British Independent Film Awards, including its big winner All of Us Strangers. Cheers! Sponsor: Film Independent Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles, London and Auckland. Edited by Slim, production manager Sophie Shin, editorial producer Brian Formo. Theme: ‘Hyperlight' by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Artwork by Danny Haas. Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest. Chapters: Opening credits (00:00:00) BIFA (00:04:06) Samy Burch (00:16:32) Winner Winner Chicken Run Dinner (00:39:55) Closing credits (00:44:15) Lists & Links: List of movies mentioned Film Independent's HQ page on Letterboxd Ella & George's Letterboxd profiles Brian's interview with Todd Haynes Christian Jacob Ramón & Josiah Morgan's May December reviews

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Palme d'Or winner Anatomy Of A Fall and host Leila Latif interviewed its star Sandra Hüller. Then we take a look at The Royal Hotel, Kitty Green's dark tale of two backpackers in the Australian Outback, and we also spoke to the director about her film. Finally, we review another complex look at womanhood in How To Have Sex.Joining host Leila Latif are Ella Kemp and Meg Walters.Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, talking to some of the most exciting filmmakers, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club.Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.comTwitter and Instagram: @LWLiesProduced by TCO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we’re joined by Christopher Rosen from GoldenDerby.com and the Golden Derby podcast who tries to convince Katey to finish Mrs. Davis (on Peacock!) and to talk to Da7e about Fast X, the newest Fast and Furious movie (PLEASE NOTE – THE ENTIRE FAST X SECTION IS FULL SPOILER as the boys try to […]

On Truth & Movies this week, Ari Aster is back with a monstrous road trip into mommy issues with Beau is Afraid. Judy Blume's classic coming-of-age tale Are You There God Its Me Margaret is finally adapted to the big screen and its star (who happens to be one of our favourite directors) Benny Safdie spoke to us about the film. Hannah Strong and David Jenkins will be giving us the latest news direct from the Cannes film festival and finally, for film club, more existential questions are asked in Defending Your LifeJoining host Leila Latif are LWLies Digital Editor Hannah Strong and film critic Ella Kemp.Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, talking to some of the most exciting filmmakers, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club.Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.comTwitter and Instagram: @LWLiesProduced by TCO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"You become a cat when you get your costume on." This episode features Ella Kemp who played Rumpleteazer on the most recent UK/International Tour of CATS. Hear Ella discuss her introduction to CATS, her Rumpleteazer theories, and why she thinks Grizabella is the correct Jellicle choice. Plus, Ella and Mike discuss which cat would be best competing in Eurovision. Check out Ella on Instagram: @ellaa.kemp Produced by: Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok: @TheWrongCatDied Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slim the mailman joins us in a bumper episode as Mia, Brian and Gemma answer listeners' questions about awards season, from the Oscar category we'd like to see added to whether nominees are paid for all their campaigning to when genre films will have their day. We check in on both the 2023 SXSW Film Festival and Asian Film Award winners, and look back at how the Letterboxd buzz out of Everything Everywhere All at Once's world premiere predicted the film's eventual Oscar wins. Please participate in The Letterboxd Show Feedback Survey! We also give Willem Dafoe a (heavy!) most-watched trophy and reveal the winner of the award for Biggest Letterboxd Oscars Bump (spoiler: people are watching women talking!). Then Jack's Facts and Sophie Shin join us for the official Best in Show wrap party, and where we share the films that captured our hearts this season. There may also be a weepy acceptance speech or three. P.S. We'd love to hear your thoughts about Best in Show and all our podcasts. Chapters: (00:00:00) Openings credits (00:02:24) News (00:29:41) Mailbag! (01:10:14) Wrap party (01:39:08) Closing credits Please participate in The Letterboxd Show Feedback Survey! Yah it's the second time we linked to it! Sponsor: MGM: A Good Person Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles, Toronto and Auckland. Edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Transcript by Sophie. Theme: ‘Hyperlight' by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest. Lists & Links: The Letterboxd Show Feedback Survey; the list of films mentioned; Robbie Voisinet & Isabella Spadone & Charlie & Zahra Ahmed & Karl Delossantos & Selome & Steve Sandwich & Brian Pistole & Jeff's Everything Everywhere All at Once reviews; SXSW 2023 reviews of Raging Grace by Theresa, Parachute by Katie, Flamin' Hot by LME and Dulce Valencia, Mustache by Cinelove and Geoff McFetridge, Drawing a Life by Dex. The Daniels' Letterboxd Show Episode; Ella Kemp's Journal article on Top Gun: Maverick

Our London editor Ella Kemp joins hosts Mia, Brian and Gemma from the BAFTA winners' circle as we cover the victors and snubs. The Banshees of Inisherin composer Carter Burwell dives deep into his Twilight memories, and ‘Naatu Naatu' songwriters M.M. Keeravani and Chandrabose join us for an AfteRRR PaRRRty, along with RRR star Ram Charan, to tell us how they celebrated their Oscar nomination and whether we'll see the hook step at the 95th Academy Awards! We also hear from Triangle of Sadness star Dolly de Leon on the BAFTA red carpet; the brand new Michelle Yeoh tee collab between Letterboxd and Girls on Tops; a lightning round of guild awards so far; Avatar: The Way of Water has its water much-awarded; a rant about the workers' crisis inside VFX studios; the Tom Hooper industrial complex; and a little tease of the upcoming lesbian road trip comedy from Ethan Coen. Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles, Auckland and London. Edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Transcript by Sophie. Theme: ‘Hyperlight' by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest. Lists & Links: The Letterboxd list of films mentioned; BAFTA HQ on Letterboxd; the Girls on Tops Michelle Yeoh and Sandy Powell tees; Alison Hammond interview with Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling; Pixel f*cked—Simon Parkin's GQ story on Hollywood's VFX crisis; Carter Burwell's soundtrack to The Banshees of Inisherin on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music.

We're back for what's set to be another bumper yet at the movies. On this week's show, there's family drama on a Catalan peach farm in Carla Simón's Alcarràs, Chinonye Chukwu directs a powerful and feeply moving biography of Emmett Till and his grieving mother, and in Film Club, we revisit Éric Rohmer's classic conclusion to his Four Season series, 1998's Autumn Tale. Joining host Leila Latif are freelance critics Caitlin Quinlan and Ella Kemp.Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club.Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.comTwitter and Instagram: @LWLiesProduced by TCO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Empire Podcast has more hat-tricks than Mo Salah, and this week is no exception, as we welcome three batches of tremendous guests. First, Paul Mescal, star of the wonderful new drama Aftersun, goes it alone, as he tells Ella Kemp that he's not as serious as the movies and TV shows he makes, no honest. Then, Chris Hewitt is the Host Of Christmas Present as he chats to Spirited stars Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer about the best swag they've ever got from a movie. And finally, Amon Warmann chats to Florence Pugh and Sebastian Lelio, star and director respectively of stunning new Netflix drama, The Wonder. And as well as all of that, there's an actual podcast in there too as, with Chris stricken with lurgy, Helen O'Hara invites Amon and regular pod debutant, Sam Clements, into the virtual podbooth for a fun pod in which they discuss the fictional movie companies they'd buy and tank if they could; the week's movie news (up to Thursday night that is); and review Disenchanted, Aftersun, Confess, Fletch, Bardo, Spirited, and more in another jam-packed reviews section. Oh, and a special guest host drops in for a short while too. Enjoy! (And please accept our apologies for the delay in it going up...)

This week Mitchell and slim discuss their growing watchlists including Bones and All, The Menu and She Said. There is also a discussion about a topless Dennis Quaid so YMMV. After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists with witchy camping trips gone wrong and Jackie Earle Haley in a wig. Weekend Watchlist – Updated Weekly list > movies mentioned in this episode. Letterboxd reviews and links mentioned: Transcripts of podcast episodes available Cory Everett's Bones and All review movie enjoyer's The Menu review shoji's The Menu review Flynn's The Menu review Gemma's She Said review fran hoepfner's She Said review Ella Kemp's EO review Joe Reid's The Inspection review Kev's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever review Aeon's Falling for Christmas review scott17's The Fabelmans review Ian's The Game review Angel's Smile review Amanda Wheeler's My Cousin Vinny review Fran Hoepfner's Four Faves episode Kier-La Janisse's Four Faves episode Letterboxd's Top 50 Horror Films of 2022 Jack's Top 50 of 2022 list Credits: This episode was recorded in Philadelphia and Delaware, and edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Transcript by Sophie Shin. Theme: ‘IZON' by Trent Walton.

Film critic Ella Kemp speaks to director Ryan Coogler about his much anticipated new film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.  In Marvel Studios' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M'Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira), and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba), fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. Introducing Tenoch Huerta as Namor, king of a hidden undersea nation, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena, and Alex Livanalli. 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. Edited by Maddy Searle. Proudly supported by Kia. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by hardcore Wildcat / writer and critic Ella Kemp for an epic conclusion to the HSM trilogy. It's the return of Kenny Ortega auteur theory, all the things an $11M budget can do for your high school, a request for more Sharpay spin-offs, Ryan and Kelsi's iconic mutual bearding situation, and how we'll always all be in this together

Hosted by Picturehouse's very own Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast is proudly supported by Kia. The show 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 Ella Kemp and Lillian Crawford to talk about new releases, No Bears, Living, Aftersun and Matilda The Muscial. Special guest Bill Nighy also stops by to talk about his work on Living.  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. Edited by Maddy Searle. Proudly supported by Kia. Listen to more from 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.

“The spirit is filled by cinema; our dreams rendered tangible.” Filmmaker and inspirational quote-master James Gray joins Gemma and Slim to talk about the 1980s New York childhood that underpins his new drama, Armageddon Time, and four films that strongly relate to it—Francois Truffault's The 400 Blows, Jean Vigo's Zero for Conduct, John Cassavetes' A Woman Under the Influence, and Federico Fellini's Amarcord. Plus: this “salesman for old cinema” on why students should be forced to watch obscure films; the trauma of the classroom; how teachers can change lives; James' morning ritual for waking his teenagers; American power structures; why cinema is not compatible with angry Tweeters; magic sauce; Anthony Hopkins; Times Square in the eighties; making waves and fitting in. Credits: This episode was recorded in Los Angeles, Auckland and Pennsylvania, and edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Booker: Brian Formo. Transcript by Sophie Shin. Art by Samm. Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque' by Moniker. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production. Lists & Links: The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode; Marsh Boy's list of “films that are even more damaging to think of than to actually see”; Ella Kemp's feature with Aftersun's Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio Reviews of Two Lovers by Evan and Nathan; Ad Astra by Levi; We Own the Night by Ed, Paddy and Francesco; Armageddon Time by Tony and Oliver; Killer of Sheep by Graham.

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Billy Eichner, writer/star of rom-com Bros, and his co-star Luke Macfarlane, sit down with Chris Hewitt for a fun and frank chat about shooting sex scenes, Eichner's long struggle to bring a gay love story to the big screen with the backing of a major studio, and why podcasts are the new porn. Then Chris also sits down with British actress Georgina Campbell, star of this week's cracking new horror Barbarian, for a spoiler-free chat which includes Campbell's Halloween double-bill recommendations. Then Chris is joined in the virtual podbooth by Helen O'Hara and Ella Kemp for a fun episode in which they try not to answer any questions about scary films, but end up talking about the most terrifying movie clowns anyway. They also discuss the week's movie news, including James Gunn being hired as co-CEO of DC Studios, and review Bros, Barbarian, The Good Nurse, Triangle Of Sadness, and Wendell & Wild. Oh, and Chris loses his mind over an upcoming threequel. No, not that one. Nor that one either. Enjoy.

Who hasn't found themselves consumed with thoughts of Pierce Brosnan films after reading the instructions on a microwaveable ready meal? And rightly so, for the Irish superstar has made a number of memorable movies over the years, including some in which he played a memorable number. But now to the iconic likes of James Bond and Thomas Crown, we can add Doctor Fate, the character Brosnan plays in the new DCEU movie, Black Adam. And on this week's Empire Podcast, The Artist Formerly Known As Bronhom tells Amon Warmann all about that, about shooting The Thomas Crown Affair, and pays a heartfelt tribute to his former Bond comrade, the late Robbie Coltrane. Our other guests this week are Emma Corrin and Michael Grandage, star and director respectively of the love-triangle melodrama My Policeman, who tell Ella Kemp all about their experiences making that movie. Either side of those, Chris Hewitt is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and John Nugent for a fun episode in which they discuss the horror filmmakers who would adorn their personal Mount Rushmores, have a crack at the week's movie news including Harrison Ford joining the MCU, and review Black Adam, Park Chan-wook's Decision To Leave, Martin McDonagh's The Banshees Of Inisherin, and Paul Feig's The School For Good And Evil. Oh, and we raise a glass to our fellow colleague of such lethal cunning, Ben Travis, who got married last week to his beloved Lizzie. Up the Weds! Enjoy.

This week Mia and Mitchell discuss their growing watchlists including Banshees of Inisherin, Aftersun and Black Adam. They also debate the importance of having a movie posters in your Zoom backdrop. After a quick look back at recent releases and community reviews, they shuffle their watchlists and discuss banning space trucking and nerdy record store dweebs. Also Mia name-drops talking with Barry Koeghan like a boss. Weekend Watchlist – Updated Weekly list > movies mentioned in this episode. Letterboxd reviews and links mentioned: Transcripts of podcast episodes available Soph's list of Blu-Rays Mitchell owns but has never watched Clint Worthington, Katie Walsh, and Modern Lights' Banshees of Inisherin reviews Brian Tallerico, Paul Oyama, Rafa Sales Ross, Josie Marie, and Ella Kemp's Aftersun reviews Matt Goldberg and Chris Aguilar's Black Adam reviews Justmiaslife's Ticket to Paradise review Josh Larsen and Darren Carver-Balsiger's Decision to Leave reviews Slim's Halloween Ends review Hope's TÁR review Tripp Burton's A Heart in Winter review Angel's Friday the 13th review Jack's Top 50 of 2022 list Credits: This episode was recorded in Delaware and LA, and edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Transcript by Sophie Shin Theme: ‘IZON' by Trent Walton.

Our new chaos queen Ella Kemp has dated not one but TWO Married at First Sight 2022 grooms - Jackson Lonie and Jack Millar - and she's here to tell ALL! Ella spills the tea about how she met Jackson, what it was like dating him just weeks after his split from Olivia Frazer and why they recently split! Ella also dishes on her relationship with Jack, what happened when she met his wife Domenica Calarco, the drama of their breakup and was there a crossover with his new girlfriend, Love Island's Courtney Stubbs?! PLUS LOTS MORE! Buckle up for this one... Want more of the latest gossip? So Dramatic! has a BRAND NEW podcast - 'So Dramatic! DAILY!' Visit the SO DRAMATIC! ONLINE website and sign up for our newsletter! Follow So Dramatic! on INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, TIK TOK, and join the PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP! Get extra hot tea on PATREON! Got a hot tip, request, question, or receipts? Contact: tips@sodramaticmedia.com Got a media enquiry? Contact: hello@sodramaticmedia.com This is an independent podcast by entertainment journalist Megan Pustetto, who is dedicated to bringing you the hottest tea to your ears each week! The best way you can support So Dramatic! is by subscribing, leaving a (gushing!) review, (five star!) rating and super spreading the word on social media with your followers (or haters!) - you will be doing God's work!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Now it's time for Halloween Ends, Halloween Ends, Halloween Ends — Empire Podcast!" Yes, folks, Halloween is just around the corner and with it, the debut of Halloween Ends, David Gordon Green's conclusion to the retconned sequel trilogy that continues the story that began so memorably in John Carpenter's Halloween. That, of course, introduced the world to Michael Myers and one Jamie Lee Curtis as his nemesis, Laurie Strode, and now, over forty years on, Curtis returns to the pod for the third year in a row to have a chat with Amon Warmann about saying goodbye to Laurie, about a possible Knives Out return, and about rapping to and for Michelle Yeoh. Our other guest this week is one of our favourite British actors (and also, as the star of The Haunting Of Hill House and The Invisible Man, someone with a background in horror), the brilliant Oliver Jackson-Cohen, who talks to Ella Kemp about his new movie, Emily, about speaking French on screen, and much, much more. Then, in the podbooth this week, Chris Hewitt is joined by Helen O'Hara, Amon, and James Dyer for an episode that delves into their Halloween traditions, pays tribute to the late, great Angela Lansbury by discussing the greatest typewriters on screen, casts an eye over the week's movie news, and just about manages to review Halloween Ends, Emily, Nothing Compares, Rosaline, and Luckiest Girl Alive. Oh, and the world's most terrifying earworm is back, so prepare yourself. But remember: YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED!

Get your 60th New York Film Festival watchlists ready! Gemma and Mitchell are joined by Film at Lincoln Center's (and NYFF) assistant director of marketing Jordan Raup, who is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Film Stage. We get you all ready with everything you need to know for this year's NYFF, but most importantly Jordan takes us on the ride through his four favorite films: Canyon Passage, The Tree of Life, The Heartbreak Kid (the good one) and Blow Out. Credits: This episode was recorded in Los Angeles, Delaware and New York, and edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Booker: Brian Formo. Transcript by Sophie Shin. Art by Samm. Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque' by Moniker. Lists and links: The Letterboxd list of films mentioned; Film at Lincoln Center's Letterboxd HQ page; the full NYFF60 lineup; Gorgeous Technicolor Masterworks That Prominently Feature a Redhead by Alyssa Heflin; The Tree of Life trailer; movies where jessica chastain gets fed up with the useless men around her so she decides to save the world herself by Wes; Jordan's interview with Gus Lanzetta on his AI-upscale of Heartbreak Kid; Help! I Got Too Horny and Now Everything's Bad by Tommy; Jordan's Blow Out essay for The Film Stage; Sub 2K by Jordan Raup Reviews of Canyon Passage by Ziglet_mir, The Tree of Life by Daniel, Plaid Flannel and Muriel, The Heartbreak Kid by Ella Kemp, Brianna, sydney and Melissa Tamminga, Blow Out by Brian Tallerico, Evan Eaton and comrade_yui, Top Gun: Maverick by Jordan Raup

Next week sees the release of David Leitch's latest action movie, Bullet Train, which we're confidently told is not a sequel to The Railway Children Return. Instead, it stars Brad Pitt as an assassin on board a Japanese bullet train, who gets mixed up with a colourful cast of fellow hitpeople, not all of whom have his best interests at heart. Two of those are Tangerine and Lemon, two Cockney killers played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry, both of whom join Chris Hewitt this week for a fun dive into how they cultivated co-star chemistry, how Henry tackled a tricksy accent, and they each give us the scoop on each other's upcoming Spider-Man-adjacent projects. Elsewhere, Chris is joined by old pod-chum Robert B. 'Bob' Weide, making his first appearance on the pod in a while to talk about his new documentary, Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time, how it took him 40 years to finish and became unexpectedly personal along the way, and about how he's probably the most famous director in the world, thanks to a little Curb Your Enthusiasm meme. Then, in the podbooth, Chris is joined by Helen O'Hara and, making her pod-debut proper, Ella Kemp (sorry, Dame Emma Kememp), as they talk about the greatest movie scenes set in trees, discuss the week's movie news, and review Ron Howard's Thirteen Lives, DC League Of Super-Pets, Fire Of Love, and Joyride. Oh, and they try not to mention the fact that this is now an AWARD-WINNING podcast. Well, they try not to mention it too much. Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS! (Timings are approx.) Intro/Listener Q -- 0:00.00 - 28:33.00 Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry Interview -- 28:34.00 - 44:38.00 Movie News -- 44:39.00 - 01:07:07.00 Bob Weide Interview -- 01:07:08.00 - 01:30:49.191 Reviews/Outro -- 1:30:50.00 - end

Filmmaker and Letterboxd member So Yun Um joins hosts Slim and Gemma for a chat about her new Tribeca sell-out documentary Liquor Store Dreams, and her four Letterboxd faves: Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love; Justin Lin's Better Luck Tomorrow; Federico Fellini's 8 ½ and the Wachowski Sisters' The Matrix. Plus: throwing caution to the wind and becoming a filmmaker, the fleeting moments that give us life, getting around Netflix's screenshot ban, sexy noodles, who we would date from the Better Luck Tomorrow cast, So's Johnny Tran prequel pitch (are you listening, Justin Lin?), making dads proud, neo-realism vs French New Wave, all our fave Keanu movies, small businesses, neighborhoods, high grades, parents who just want you married off, how The Matrix broke down barriers at high school and the Danny from Liquor Store Dreams spinoff we want to see. Lists and links: The Letterboxd list of films mentioned; So's Ten Underrated AAPI movies for Letterboxd Journal; So's Reel Thoughts on YouTube and her reaction videos for Avengers: Endgame, Magic Mike XXL and Interstellar; Isabel Sandoval's Four Faves Episode and her Sensual Cinema essay; Roger Ebert yelling at Sundance. Reviews mentioned: Sean Baker's The Florida Project review, Lucy's In the Mood for Love review, reviews of Better Luck Tomorrow by Eric D. Snider, Willy vvvv, reviews of 8½ by Justmiaslife, Ella Kemp, Torusoryu, Sam. Credits: This episode was recorded in Auckland, Los Angeles and Pennsylvania, and edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Booker: Linda Moulton. Transcript by Sophie Shin. Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque' by Moniker.

Good Luck To You, Leo Grande is a fantastic new British movie that sees Dame Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack spend a lot of time together in a hotel room. So that's exactly what we made them do again this week, with Ella Kemp (making her Empire Podcast debut) talking to the stars of Sophie Hyde's movie about an ageing woman who, having had very few positive sexual experiences, hires a sex worker (McCormack), and complications ensue. The film is frank, funny, and insightful, and their chat with Ella is similarly so, featuring Dame Emma's reminiscences about The Tall Guy, and one of the best answers we've ever had on the podcast. Hint: it features an Oscar. Then, in the podbooth this week, Chris Hewitt is joined by James Dyer and, for the first time in ages, Helen O'Hara, and truth be told, being reunited makes them go a little doolally. So, in-between answering a listener question about the film sets they've accidentally stumbled upon in a non-professional capacity, they talk about Helen's Wikipedia page, and Chris and Helen educate James about the history of the Giant's Causeway. They also discuss actual films at some point, including the week's movie news, including Lady Gaga possibly joining Joker 2 (which may be a musical???), the announcement of the Paddington 3 director, and their feelings about the official title of Knives Out 2: Benoit Boogaloo. In the reviews section, they run their eye over Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, Spiderhead, Everything Went Fine, and Last Seen Alive, and Sophie Butcher goes to infinity and beyond to help everyone get to grips with Pixar's Lightyear. Enjoy. TIMESTAMPS! (timings are approx.) Intro/Listener Q/Nonsense: 0:00.00 - 19:56.00 Movie News: 19:57.00 - 43:08.00 Emma Thompson/Daryl McCormack: 43:09.00 - 1:02:19.00 Reviews/Outro: 1:02:20.00 - end

Hosted by Picturehouse's very own Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast goes deep on the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics, plenty of special guests, and you, the audience! This month we're joined by guest film critics Sarah Cook and Charlotte Harrison to discuss Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore, starring Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne and Mads Mikkelsen, Audrey Diwan's BAFTA-nominated film Happening and True Things starring Ruth Wilson and Tom Burke. We're also joined by actor and producer Ruth Wilson to talk about her work on True Things, interviewed by Ella Kemp.  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 Maddy Searle.  Listen to more from 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 La Cinema. 

Film critic Ella Kemp talks to True Things star and producer, Ruth Wilson, about her new film. Bored by the daily tedium of her office job, Kate (Ruth Wilson) is sleepwalking through life when a chance sexual encounter with a charismatic stranger (Tom Burke) awakens her. High on infatuation and the exhilaration of this new relationship, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to this mysterious new man. Hoping he will provide the escape she so desperately desires, she embarks on an emotionally dangerous journey that slowly begins to consume her.

Host Michael Leader is joined by film critics Kambole Campbell and Ella Kemp for this week's red hot new releases. First up, Bao director Domee Shi's feature debut, Turning Red. Then, actor Simon Rex and director Sean Baker team up for comedy drama Red Rocket. And in film club, we're going back to a Disney tale of animal transformation that audiences have grown to love since its 2000 release - The Emperor's New Groove.Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club.Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.comTwitter and Instagram: @LWLiesProduced by Little Dot Studios See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosted by Picturehouse's very own Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast goes deep on the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics, plenty of special guests, and you, the audience! This month we're joined by guest film critics Leila Latif and Ella Kemp to discuss Clio Barnards's new film Ali & Ava, The Phantom of the Open starring Mark Rylance, the much anticipated superhero blockbuster The Batman with Robert Pattinson donning the iconic costume and Joachim Trier's Oscar-nominated The Worst Person In The World. 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 Maddy Searle.  Listen to more from 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 La Cinema. 

Regular host Michael Leader is back this week with film critics Ella Kemp and Kambole Campbell to discuss the recently Oscar-nominated animated documentary Flee, and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, by Oscar-nominated director Ryusuke Hamaguchi. And in Film Club, the 2008 animated war documentary, Waltz With Bashir.Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club.Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.comTwitter and Instagram: @LWLiesProduced by Little Dot Studios See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's a 2021 Year in Review extravaganza! Hosts Gemma and Slim open the Letterboxd Hotline to experts on the three highest-rated films of the year: Matt Singer (Spider-Man: No Way Home), Juan Barquin (Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time) and Bintang Lestada (Yuni)—all of whom take a moment to plead for justice for Barb & Star, woefully ignored in the Letterboxd 2021 Year in Review. Senior editor Mitchell Beaupre and London correspondent Ella Kemp also join for discussion of Year In Review favorites. Topics include: unabashed crowd-pleasers, rethinking Andrew Garfield, how to comfort a hedgehog, movies and mental health, recency bias, the power of stills photographers, the 2021 film that bypasses Slimfluence, an update on Ella's dating status, feelings as a genre, our love for Mike Mills, the influence of The Beatles on 2021 fashion, Gemma's favorite George Harrison moments, and how Summer of Soul saved us all. Links The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode; Matt Singer's book on Spider-Man; Bintang's Substack essay on Yuni; Lists mentioned: Japanese Films That Will Blow Your Mind; GAY HORROR; Reviews mentioned: Matt Singer's 3.5 star review of No Way Home; Juan's Evangelion review; Demi's Bo Burnham: Inside review; Chvrches' Cruella review; Journal stories on Evangelion, Mike Mills, Emma Seligman; Rachel Sennott's quarantine dating guide; Ross Bratin; Ella's previous appearance on the podcast; black-and-white with a splash of color; Newfest, Sundance and TIFF on Letterboxd Credits This episode was recorded in Brooklyn, Miami, Jakarta, London, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Auckland, and edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Booker: Linda Moulton. Transcript by Sophie Shin. Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque' by Moniker.

This time around Matt and Daryl are joined by film editor and writer, Ella Kemp to discuss Spike Jonze's 2009 adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are. The film stars Paul Dano, Max Records, Mark Ruffalo, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker, Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper and Michael Berry Jr. You can find Ella on Twitter (Ella_kemp). Here's a handy link to her work. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

Letterboxd's London film correspondent Ella Kemp joins hosts Gemma (Letterboxd editor-in-chief) and Slim (of 70mm podcast) to discuss her four favorites: Moulin Rouge!; Magnolia; Call Me by Your Name; and Singin' in the Rain. Plus: Ella's top picks from the BFI London Film Festival, making peace with problematic favs, what your favorite films reveal about you on dates, Slim's Luhrmann aversion, Tom Cruise's tighty whities, Debbie Reynolds' gruelling dance classes, Gene Kelly the sadist, jukebox musicals, Marmite movies, how Gerwig and Guadagnino created a Letterboxd tipping point, Ella's many theories about CMbYN, and the long wait for Paddington 3. Related links: The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode, The Quietus, ReadMe, Ella's Moulin Rouge! story for Letterboxd, the Most Fans list by she/her members, and he/him members, reviews of Moulin Rouge! by scoobert doo (aka mo) and Timcop, Ella's friends Joe, Tony and Jack, Aimee Mann's Magnolia soundtrack on Spotify, Ella's interview with Nikole Beckwith, Iana's review of CMbYN, Letterboxd's Spotify profile, our Festiville HQ. Credits: This episode was recorded in London, Pennsylvania and Auckland. Edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Booker: Linda Moulton. Transcript by Sophie Shin. Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque' by Moniker.

This week I'm joined by Writer, Photographer, Editor and Podcaster Ella Kemp to discuss Judd Apatow's deeply personal Comedy/Drama Funny People. We look at how the film deals with it's big topics, the world of comedy, the romantic subplot and try and answer the question: Is Jason Schwartzman the villain of this film?Is this film streaming? CLICK HERE to find out.ELLA on TWITTERELLA for MASSIVE CINEMAELLA for LETTERBOXDELLA for NMEELLA for THE QUIETUSBREADCRUMBS COLLECTIVE on TWITTERBREADCRUMBS COLLECTIVE on INSTAGRAMSUPPORT CAGED IN on PATREONBUY A PRINT NOW CAGED IN on TWITTERCAGED IN on INSTAGRAMCAGED IN on LETTERBOXDCAGED IN on FACEBOOKEMAIL CAGED IN NOWCaged In is apart of the Breadcrumbs Collective, head over to the WEBSITE to get all episodes of this show as well as other great shows. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/cagedinpod. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jordan and Brooke are joined by writer and critic Ella Kemp to discuss 2020's underseen (but incredible!) true story of corruption. They discuss the festival circuit and distribution model for this film, what makes a stellar adapted screenplay, centering nuanced queer characters, dope needle drops, and personal favorite pastrami sandwiches.Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/QueerQuadrant Follow Ella! https://twitter.com/ella_kemp Find more info and donations for the Marsha P. Johnson Institute here: https://marshap.org/ This episode is sponsored by Super Yaki! (https://superyaki.com/) Code: SUPERQQ for 10% off

My guest this week is Louisa Maycock - the creator, owner and mastermind of the hugely brilliant brand Girls on Tops. If you don’t know them, I’m sure you’ll have seen one of their t-shirts out and about, particularly if you used to frequent film festivals. Louisa prints and sells white t-shirts that feature the names of celebrated and trailblazing women in the film industry including Tilda Swinton, Claire Denis, Lulu Wang, Greta Gerwig and Ava DuVernay. This year they released editions with Miranda July and Sofia Coppola and I myself own t-shirts emblazoned with Agnes Varda and Celine Sciamma. And I feel très chic when I wear them. And not content to make us all just look very cool, Louisa has also set up an editorial platform called READ ME, which commissions female-led writing and along with Ella Kemp she edits and features really thoughtful and interrogative pieces on both contemporary and historical cinematic culture through an intersectionally feminist lens, and I think it’s very much unlike the kinds of the things you’ll read elsewhere. And I consider myself very lucky to have been published by them a few times.  Louisa and I talk about the origin story for Girls on Tops, how the brand has grown over the past couple of years and how Louisa stays on top of it all - as a one-woman CEO and t-shirt folding machine. I’m so thrilled that we got this time to chat and I really was coming at it from the perspective of a fan, because I think it’s just immensely impressive that in the space of a few years Louisa has created something that - certainly in film-going circles - feels incredibly pervasive. I can’t imagine a time when they didn’t exist.

Our London correspondent Ella Kemp joins Letterboxd's editor-in-chief Gemma Gracewood to talk about their highlights from the fall festival season. Later they're joined by actor, writer and first-time feature director Cooper Raiff and his Shithouse co-star Dylan Gelula to talk college, crying, comfort films, and Dylan's Letterboxd habits. Films and links mentioned: Synchronic David Byrne's American Utopia Lovers Rock I Carry You With Me Shiva Baby Shithouse Portrait of a Lady on Fire Kajillionaire I Used to Go Here Revenge of the Nerds St Elmo's Fire Right Now, Wrong Then Lost in Translation On the Rocks Vanya on 42nd Street Bridge to Terabithia 13 Going on 30 Wolfwalkers Perfect Blue Millennium Actress Paprika Inside Out It's Such a Beautiful Day The Red Shoes The Umbrellas of Cherbourg The Young Girls of Rochefort The Social Dilemma The work of Jay Duplass. TV shows mentioned: Togetherness, Love on the Spectrum, Normal People (specifically, episode 5). Dylan's podcast, Lecture Hall, with her friend Broti Gupta. This episode recorded in London, Los Angeles and Dunedin and edited by Morgan Avery. Podcast artwork by Ann Davenport. Our theme music is ‘Hitchcock' by The Phoenix Foundation. Our next episode features Wolfwalkers co-director Tomm Moore, and animation fans Kambole Campbell and Toussaint Egan. To be in to win a Pro membership, leave us a voice message about your favorite animated film or sequence of all time.

This week we were joined by film critic and Just My Luck scholar, Ella Kemp! Follow her on twitter @ella_kemp

Ella Kemp (Little White Lies, Girls On Tops) comes on to discuss Captain Fantastic, a story about outcasts on the outskirts of society. Together breaking down the supportive cinematic dads, child actors and watching movies without highly set expectations Ella's letterboxd entry on Captain Fantastic https://letterboxd.com/ellakemp/film/captain-fantastic/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exitingthroughthe2010s/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

Locked down and looking for comfort, Letterboxd editor Gemma Gracewood, London-based film and music writer Ella Kemp and LA-based musician and writer Demi Adejuyigbe explore why Paddington Bear, Donald O'Connor and Talking Heads are deeply uplifting in these strange times, nominate their favorite actors-doing-things-on-the-internet, and find film-watching solutions to the attention-span issues that come with staying home. Links Pixar director recommendations for children: All Ages 7 to 12 Years 12 Years and Over The Letterboxd Feel-Good Showdown Our interview with Paddington and Paddington 2 writer-director Paul King Edgar Wright's 100 favorite comedies Rian Johnson's favorite 70s movie musicals Bright Wall/Dark Room's crowd-sourced list of most obscure movie recommendations. Our panel's picks: Angel (Ella) The Castle (Demi) Wham! in China: Foreign Skies (Gemma) Patrick Stewart's Sonnets Sam Neill's therapeutic Twitter and Instagram feeds Demi's food-bank donation drive Richard E. Grant on Twitter Art House Online—help us support art house cinemas by renting these new, recent and re-released films, and read Ella's interview with Levan Akin, director of And Then We Danced The panel's feel-good picks for this week: Donald O'Connor's ‘Make 'em Laugh' dance sequence from Singin' in the Rain (Gemma) Stop Making Sense (1984), Jonathan Demme's Talking Heads film (Demi) The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (Ella) This podcast was recorded in Los Angeles, London and Auckland and edited by Morgan Avery. Our podcast artwork is by Ann Davenport. Leave a voice message telling us your favorite films set in big cities for our next episode, in which our West Coast editor Dominic Corry and New York correspondent Susannah Gruder will remember the recent past through movies.

This week, film and music journalist Ella Kemp defends the honor of the critically panned but audience loved The Greatest Showman. We also take a look at the Razzie results *Cough cats Cough. Here's a link to Ella's Twitter; Ella's Twitter All movie bunker podcasts and info: http://moviebunkerpodcast.com/  Follow us on the socials: https://www.instagram.com/movie_bunker_podcast/ https://www.facebook.com/MovieBunkerPodcast/ https://twitter.com/movie_bunker

Greta Gerwig may have been snubbed for a Best Director nomination at the Oscars, but she's now gone one better: an episode of Pod Fuzz devoted to her career as an actor, writer and filmmaker! Alongside special guest and freelance writer Ella Kemp (Sight & Sound, Little White Lies), Adam and Azeem unpack Gerwig's exciting and increasingly illustrious filmography in front and behind the camera. They focus specifically on 'Frances Ha', 'Lady Bird' and 'Little Women' -- but also dive into what makes so great '20th Century Women', what makes 'Greenberg' such a disappointment, and why she's probably the most exciting actor-director Hollywood has seen for some time. Plus, what can we expect from her new take on Barbie?

In this episode we travel from Gotham City to the Emerald one as we cover Joker and Judy, with special guest Rufus our Sewell in the crown.Judy Garland became one of the undisputed icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood. But behind that success was a darker tale, one of innocence exploited. In Rupert Goold's new biopic, Renée Zellwegger plays Judy in the twilight of her career. Battered but not beaten, financial ruin forces Garland to return to the stage. Setting ‘60s London alight, she reconnects with her love of performance, but old demons resurface.Drawing upon the work of Martin Scorsese – especially The King of Comedy and Taxi Driver – director Todd Philips has delivered a new standalone origin story for the clown with the cracked smile. Joaquin Phoenix plays Arthur Fleck, a clown-for-hire by day, who spends nights as a struggling stand up comic. But when he is pushed too far, Joker is ready to regurgitate Gotham City's hate.Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Ella Kemp and Alasdair Bayman.Follow the team on Social Media:@jakehcunningham - Jake@efe_kemp - Ella@alasdairbayman - AlasdairProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the cinema is jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive. We're talking to Gurinder Chadha (director of Bend it Like Beckham) about her Springsteen infused brit-musical Blinded By The Light, plus we ask whether new Willem Dafoe film Opus Zero is an Opus Hero, or whether it lives up to its name...It's 1987, and it's not easy being British Pakistani in a commuter town living through the tatters of Thatcher's Britain. But salvation arrives in the unlikely shape of Bruce Springsteen, whose tales of ragged working class glory ignite a new confidence in Javed. Taking Sarfraz Manzoor's memoir and digging deep into the cross-cultural connections between Bury Park, Luton and Asbury Park, New Jersey, Blinded By The Light is a feel good British story powered by the bulletproof music of The Boss.Paul, a composer, arrives in a remote Mexican village where his father has passed away. As his attention shifts to the fate of a missing woman, Paul must come to terms with the memory of his father and the uncertainty of his future.Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Ella Kemp and Sam Howlett.Follow the team on Social Media:@jakehcunningham - Jake@ks_powell - Kelly@efe_kemp - Ella@samhowlett_1 - SamProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we ask whether Pixar's long awaited 'Toy Story' sequel is worth the buzz, plus, we ask all our podcast contributors to send in their Top 10 Pixar films to figure out the definitive list ('Cars' fans, look away here)In the latest instalment of Pixar's beloved series, Woody, Buzz and the rest of the playroom must contend with 'Forky', a plastic spork in denial about his status as a toy. Their new child Bonnie embarks on a road trip and when Forky heads out on his own, the other toys must track him down, discovering a whole new world in the process.One of animation's enduring favourites, this fourth entry retains the effortless charm of Tim Allen's Buzz Lightyear and Tom Hanks' Woody, but also adds the voice work of comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Ella Kemp and Sam Howlett.Follow the team on Social Media:@jakehcunningham - Jake@efe_kemp - Ella@samhowlett_1 - SamProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Jake Cunningham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a musical double bill on this episode as we touchdown with the Elton John biopic Rocketman, and speak to two of the film's stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Jamie Bell. Plus, we explore a whole new world with Guy Ritchie's take on Disney's Aladdin.Speaking on this episode are Sam Howlett, Kelly Powell and Steven Ryder, with interviews from Ryan Hewitt and Ella Kemp. Follow the team on Social Media:@SamHowlett_1 Sam Howlett@irma_pep - Steven@ks_powell - Kelly@efekemp - EllaProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cannes special! Girls On Film hits the Cannes Film Festival with an episode recorded at the UK Film Centre in front of an industry audience. Films reviewed include Portrait Of A Lady On Fire and The Dead Don’t Die along with Cannes classics like We Need To Talk About Kevin. Our guest film critics are Leslie Felperin and Ella Kemp while Melissa Silverstein and Delphyne Besse discuss activism at Cannes and beyond. We have an exclusive offer for listeners: we’ve teamed up with our friends at MUBI to give you a whole month of curated films to stream, plus four free hand-picked UK cinema tickets! Register at mubi.com/girlsonfilm Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Girls on Film is an HLA production, produced by Hedda Archbold and audio producer Kellie Redmond This episode supported by Independent Film Company, UEG and FiXX. Leslie Felperin is a film critic writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and The Guardian. Ella Kemp is a freelance writer for Culture Whisper, Empire, Little White Lies and Sight & Sound. Delphyne Besse is an international sales agent, Head of Sales and Acquisitions at Urban Distribution International and co-founder of the gender equality movement in France, Collectif 50/50x2020. Melissa Silverstein is is the founder and publisher of Women and Hollywood, and Co-Founder/Artistic Director of the Athena Film Festival

In this episode we go deep with Claire Denis' interstellar introspective inter-everything sci-fi High Life, as well as speaking to the great director of Chocolat, Trouble Every Day and Let The Sunshine In herself. Plus, we get a front seat for one of Aretha Franklin's finest performances in Amazing Grace.Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Steph Watts, Ella Kemp and Sam Howlett.Follow the team on Social Media:@jakehcunningham - Jake@efe_kemp - Ella@samhowlett_1 - Sam@_Stephwatts - StephProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Its Episode 106! Hannah (LWL) and Ella (Culture Whisper) return for Ella’s choice Miss Stevens. Miss Stevens is a 2016 drama directed by Julia Hart starring Lily Rabe in the titular role and Timothée Chalamet. Miss Stevens chaperones three drama students to a weekend state drama competition and that’s the plot. At the same time the students are competing against each other at the event reciting their favourite drama pieces there is drama in real life. Miss Stevens is struggling with the death of her mother and on a personal journey through grief but distracted by the advances of a sleazy teacher and the complicated affections of a teenage Timothée. The star of the show is Chalamet, acting his chops off for the competition and everyone in the film, the result of this leaves everyone else looking a bit average. Ultimately, Miss Stevens is a road trip for her, but her journey is eclipsed by how good Chalamet is and while he is brilliant he takes the focus away from her and into his less developed character. There is also an awkward subplot of their romantic attraction that the film didn’t need to have. Scores [supsystic-tables id=111] Miss Stevens is not quite the profound and moving experience the filmmakers want it to be but it’s still an interesting film and a must view for any Chalamet fans. That said at 86 minutes you won’t regret spending time with it and it zips along with a breezy soundtrack. Miss Stevens scores 3.29 overall, scoring strongly on small screen. What do you guys think? Have you seen Miss Stevens? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below! Episode #106 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #106 Crew of Hannah Woodhead (@goodjobliz) and Ella Kemp (@efekemp) from Truth & Movies podcast (@TruthAndMovies) Find their websites online at: hewoodhead.co.uk and  howmanystars.co.uk Please make sure you give them some love Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist It has to be Putting on the Ritz, but there is no Gene Wilder version so we have added the Mel Torme Version! More about Miss Stevens For more info on Miss Stevens, you can visit the Miss Stevens IMDB page here or the Miss Stevens Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below.

In this episode we discuss Brady Corbet's unique pop star biopic Vox Lux. Plus we've managed to swing some time in the VIP section and talk to two of it stars, Stacy Martin and Raffey Cassidy. The second feature from writer-director Brady Corbet, Vox Lux is a stylish and absorbing modern portrait of a troubled pop star's rise from the ashes of a major national tragedy to pop superstardom, featuring a remarkable performance from Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman.Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Kelly Powell, Ella Kemp and Sam Howlett.Follow the team on Social Media:@jakehcunningham - Jake@efe_kemp - Ella@samhowlett_1 - Sam@ks_powell - KellyProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're going from online to on-crime this week as we take a look at acclaimed coming-of-age drama Eighth Grade and Jia Zhang-ke's epic Ash Is Purest White. Plus we welcome Bertie Gilbert who brings some insight into the world of YouTubers and filmmaking. Bo Burnham, a former YouTuber himself, has made an incredibly impressive directorial debut with Eighth Grade, a refreshingly sincere look at a teenage girl growing up in the digital age. Ash is Purest White is an epic, decades-spanning crime drama about a woman who, after being released from prison, goes in search of her gangster boyfriend who left her there years ago. Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Ella Kemp, Caitlin Quinlan and Bertie Gilbert.Follow the team on Social Media:@jakehcunningham - Jake@efe_kemp - Ella@csquinlan - Caitlin@bertieglbrt - BertieProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Put on your white cowboy boots and sequin jacket as we shine a spotlight on country musical Wild Rose and Jonah Hill's directorial debut Mid90s. Plus we welcome WILD ROSE's star and BAFTA Rising Star nominee Jessie Buckley on to the show to talk about her latest in a string of acclaimed performances.Wild Rose is directed by Tom Harper and is a passion project for writer Nicole Taylor, it's the story of a young Glaswegian mother who dreams of lighting up the country music bars of Nashville. Compared to the bright lights and shiny slide guitars of Wild Rose, Mid90s is a street level, free-rolling insight into the routines and relationships of a skate gang in, you guessed it, the mid-90s.Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Kelly Powell, Ella Kemp and Caitlin Quinlan.Follow the team on Social Media:@jakehcunningham - Jake@efe_kemp - Ella@csquinlan - Caitlin@ks_powell - KellyProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed… well yee haw! On this week's episode of the Curzon podcast we go West to the dusty plains of the USA and Jacques Audiard's The Sisters Brothers, but not before paying a visit to the tobacco fields of Italy in Alice Rohrwacher's Happy as Lazzaro.First up, we visit the perennially happy Lazzaro, a kind soul who would help anyone in his remote Italian village. Cut off from the outside world by a bridge that no one has the energy to fix, the inhabitants of the village are serfs to the Marchesa, whose son drafts Lazzaro into a kidnapping plot that quickly go awry.Next we move with Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Dheepan) to the USA where he makes his English-language debut with Western, The Sisters Brothers. Eli (John C. Reilly) and Charlie Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix) are brothers and assassins, on the trail of a chemist (Riz Ahmed) who has a formula that can highlight gold in rivers.Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Kelly Powell, Ella Kemp and Sam Howlett.Follow the team on Social Media:@jakehcunningham - Jake@efe_kemp - Ella@SamHowlett_1 - Sam@ks_powell - KellyProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Van Gogh expert, Martin Bailey, joins us on the show this week to enlighten us on all things Vincent as we review the Willem Dafoe starring biopic, At Eternity's Gate, and we revisit to a childhood favourite with Tim Burton's Dumbo.First up we discuss Julian Schnabel's Vincent van Gogh biopic, At Eternity's Gate. Shot with a painter's eye, Schnabel once again shows his talent for working with complex biography and the lives of artists as in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and Basquiat. And, earning him an Oscar nomination, Willem Dafoe is mesmerising as Vincent van Gogh.We talk to journalist and van Gogh expert, Martin Bailey, who teaches us the correct pronunciation of “Gogh”, debunks some van Gogh conspiracy theories, and reminds us just how significant and relevance Vincent's work was and remains today.Next we discuss the nostalgic delights of Tim Burton's reimagined Disney classic, Dumbo. You may think you already know all there is to know about that flying elephant, but Burton's film is an altogether different adventure. Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) is hired by Max Medici (Danny DeVito) to work in his circus, charged with tending to the newborn elephant with outsize ears. Holt's children are the first to discover that Dumbo can take to the air, but will he be able to escape the cynical clutches of V.A. Vandemere (Michael Keaton)?Discussing the films are podcast regulars Jake Cunningham, Sam Howlett, Ella Kemp and Steven Ryder.Follow the team on Social Media:@jakehcunningham - Jake@efe_kemp - Ella@SamHowlett_1 - Sam@irma_pep - StevenProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ralph Fiennes joins us on the Curzon Film Podcast this week to tell us all about his third directorial effort, the Rudolf Nureyev biopic The White Crow, and we tumble down the creepy rabbit hole that is Jordan Peele's doppelgänger horror, Us.We begin with the most nervously anticipated horror of the year, Jordan Peele's follow up to the surprise hit Get Out, it's the terrifying Us. While on holiday, an African American family come face-to-face with demonic doppelgängers hell-bent on killing them.Next up, Kaleem sits down with Ralph Fiennes to discuss his new film, The White Crow. This biopic of Rudolf Nureyev, possibly the greatest ballet dancer of the twentieth century, hinges on a climatic moment in the young dancer's life.Discussing the films are podcast regulars Sam Howlett, Ella Kemp and Steven Ryder, who are this week joined by a special guest reviewer, Kaleem Aftab.Follow the team on Social Media:@SamHowlett_1 - Sam@efe_kemp - Ella@irma_pep - Steven@aftabamon - KaleemProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Popworld provocateur-turned-filmmaker, Simon Amstell, joins us on the Curzon Film Podcast this week, to talk about his romantic comedy, Benjamin, but first we get right to the pointe of Lukas Dhont's ballet drama, Girl.Still only in his twenties, Belgian writer-director Lukas Dhont has already made a name for himself with his impressive, tender and controversial debut film. Girl tells the story of Lara (Victor Polster), a determined 15-year-old, committed to becoming a professional ballerina after starting at a new school. Having been born a boy, she faces a world that questions her gender and selfhood, while also also taking on the intense physical demands of a dancer's life.The film has been landed and criticised in near equal measure, the winner of multiple awards, challenged for its treatment of the transgender experience. After Girl, we then sit down with Simon Amstell, once a highly skilled troublemaker, now a talented filmmaker.Amstell's Benjamin is a bittersweet comedy about a rising star filmmaker (that's Benjamin, played by (Colin Morgan) who is thrown into emotional turmoil on the brink of premiering his second film, when Billie, his hard partying publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician called Noah. Set among the back streets of East and North London - and partly filmed in our very own Curzon Soho - the film boasts original music from James Righton of the Klaxons and great performances from its young cast including Colin Morgan, Phénix Brossard, Joel Fry, Jack Rowan and Jessica Raine.Discussing the films this week are Sam Howlett, Jake Cunningham, Ella Kemp and Caitlin Quinlan.Follow the team on Social Media:@jakehcunningham - Jake@efe_kemp - Ella@SamHowlett_1 - Sam@csaquinlan - CaitlinProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is episode 99. Hannah from LWL Truth and Movies and Ella from Cuzon Film and Culture Whisperer join Flixwatcher to review Hannah’s choice Nightcrawler. Nightcrawler is the 2014 film debut from Dan Gilroy starring Jake Gyllenhaal as entrepreneur/psychopath Louis/Lou Bloom. Set in LA it is a biting satire and black humoured look at the murky world of true crime TV. Bloom ends up finding success being a first on the scene of a crime/accident to film the action/victims to sell to ruthless TV producer Rene Russo. Gyllenhaal really gives himself to this film, physically and as a character, gone is the beautiful Jake we’ve come to love and in is creepy, Patrick Bateman meth addict Jake. He is supported by an excellent cast of Russo with Riz Ahmed as an unlucky production assistant and Bill Paxton as a rival cameraman/collateral damage. Scores [supsystic-tables id=102] Overall Nightcrawler scores a very high 4.15, it won’t be for everyone’s taste as it is pretty dark but if that’s your bag then go ahead and enjoy. Listen to the end to hear bonus Little White Lies scores too. What do you guys think? Have you seen Nightcrawler ? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below! Episode #099 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #099 Crew of Hannah Woodhead (@goodjobliz) and Ella Kemp (@efekemp) from Truth & Movies podcast (@TruthAndMovies) Find their websites online at: hewoodhead.co.uk and  howmanystars.co.uk Please make sure you give them some love Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist It has to be Putting on the Ritz, but there is no Gene Wilder version so we have added the Mel Torme Version! More about Nightcrawler For more info on Nightcrawler, you can visit the Nightcrawler IMDB page here or the Nightcrawler Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below.

Wowzers, what a week for new films! On this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast, we speak to Maggie Gyllenhaal about her role in The Kindergarten Teacher and we review Asghar Farhadi's new film Everybody Knows. First off, cinema's most attractive real-life couple, Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz (swoon) team up with the Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi for psychological thriller, Everybody Knows. To complement the film's release, Curzon Home Cinema has created a collection of Farhadi's previous films so that you can catch up on the work of this modern master.We then sit down with the wonderful Maggie Gyllenhaal to talk about The Deuce, working with female filmmakers, and her new film, The Kindergarten Teacher.Also in cinemas this weekend are Captain Marvel, Border and Ray & Liz.Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Kelly Powell, Steven Ryder and Ella Kemp.Follow the team on Social Media:@ks_powell - Kelly@irma_pep - Steven@efekemp - Ella@jakehcunningham - JakeProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Baracoa, 2019 Pablo Briones, Sean Clark) Part 2 of the Berlinale trilogy sees Neil and Dario discuss film festival podcasting, the films Baracoa and BAIT to coincide with interviews conducted by Neil with the filmmakers behind those films, Pablo Briones and Jace Freeman, and Mark Jenkin respectively. The episode also features Neil’s chats with film critics Elle Haywood, Ella Kemp, Neil Young, Megan Christopher and Steph Watts. Finally, the episode also features Neil’s in the moment reflections on a number of films he saw. The films discussed in this episode are: Baracoa (Pablo Briones, The Moving Picture Boys) BAIT (Mark Jenkin) I Was At Home, But (Angela Schanelec) The Souvenir (Joanna Hogg) Varda by Agnès (Agnès Varda) Subscribe via: iTunes PlayerFM Spotify Patreon

On this week's episode of the Curzon Film Podcast we speak to Moonlight director, Barry Jenkins, about his new film, If Beale Street Could Talk, and we discuss All Is True with none other than Sir Kenneth Branagh.We start with If Beale Street Could Talk. Adapted from the novel by celebrated author, James Baldwin, it follows the romance between Fonny and Tish, two young lovers living in 1970s Harlem, New York. Their love is tested to its limits when Fonny is wrongly imprisoned, and the fight for justice takes a heavy toll on the young couple's lives. Once again taking social realist material and blending it with a poetic eye, Jenkins' film simply glows off the screen.Later in the episode we look at Sir Kenneth Branagh's All Is True, which tells the little known story of Sir William Shakespeare's humble retirement. Written by Ben Elton and directed by Sir Kenneth, this is a new take on Shakespeare that collects together the cream of British acting talent (including Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench) and is shot with an elegance and beauty, as well as a pitched honesty, that is a tribute to the Bard.Discussing the films this week are Kelly Powell, Ella Kemp, Jake Cunningham and Steven RyderFollow the team on Social Media:@ks_powell - Kelly@jakehcunningham - Jake@irma_pep - Steven@efekemp - EllaProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're lucky enough to welcome the now Oscar nominated Richard E. Grant on to the podcast to talk about his new film 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?'. As well as that, we delve in to the burning questions and rare answers found in Lee Chang Dong's new filmIn 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' Melissa McCarthy is brilliantly unsympathetic as literary fraud Lee Israel. With her writing career permanently stalled, inability to get over her ex-girlfriend and no job prospects, she turns her craft to penning elaborate fake letters from the likes of Noël Coward and Dorothy Parker, with the help of her drinking buddy Jack Hock.Adapted from Haruki Murakmi's short story ‘Barn Burning', Lee Chang Dong's ‘Burning' was the toast of Cannes, turning the heat on the Croisette even higher. It's about Jong-soo, who dreams of becoming a writer, who bumps into Hae-mi (Jeon Jong-seo), a forgotten childhood friend. They begin a relationship, but she vanishes, only to return with the mysterious Ben in tow (The Walking Dead's Steven Yeun), who starts to reveal some fascinating hobbies.Discussing the films this week are Kelly Powell, Ella Kemp, Jake Cunningham and Sam HowlettFollow the team on Social Media:@ks_powell - Kelly@jakehcunningham - Jake@SamHowlett_1 - Sam@efekemp - EllaProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast we talk to Curzon's Head of Programme about the best upcoming films, as well as dissecting this week's new releases: M Night Shymalan's ‘Glass' and ‘Beautiful Boy' starring Timothee Chalamet Based on bestselling memoirs, Steve Carrell and Timothée Chalamet star in ‘Beautiful Boy' a raw look at a father-son relationship pushed to the edge by addiction. Felix van Groeningen (The Broken Circle Breakdown) directs this emotionally powerful story of a child living a secret life with candour and empathy for both parent and child.A collision between M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable and his recent smash Split, Glass finds Bruce Willis's David Dunn entering an asylum, in pursuit not only of James McAvoy's Kevin Wendell Crumb but also Samuel L. Jackson's Mr Glass.Discussing the films this week are Sam Howlett, Kelly Powell, Ella Kemp and Louisa MaycockFollow the team on Social Media:@ks_powell - Kelly@jakehcunningham - Jake@SamHowlett_1 - Sam@louisamaycock - Louisa@efekemp - EllaProduced and Edited by Jake CunninghamMusic from Incompetech.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dust off those old kites and break out that tuppence you’ve been saving. A certain magical nanny is back, practically perfect in every way. The latest episode of Cinematters will go down without a spoonful of sugar, as Ella strays away from the big screen for a recommendation, and Dan’s inner musical fan rears its head. Returning 54 years after her departure into the clouds, Mary Poppins' new visit raises a lot of questions. Does Emily Blunt fill those black heels Julie Andrews tapped her toes in? Is Lin-Manuel Miranda’s accent just as bad as his predecessor? How is a 93-year-old Dick Van Dyke still dancing? We come bearing answers and admiration for a film that has nowhere to go but up. Hosted by Ella Kemp (@efekemp) and Dan Sareen Produced and Edited by Ella Kemp Original music by Phoebe Greenland Get in touch: mattersofcine@gmail.com | @cinematterspod

Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes (Or Less) Film Fest podcast. In episode 5, Sam is joined by film journalist Ella Kemp,  cinema editor for Culture Whisper, contributing editor for Girls On Tops and host of the Cinematters Podcast. Sam and Ella discuss Brian Henson's festive staple, The Muppet Christmas Carol (85 mins), starring Michael Caine, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Gonzo the Great. The pair discuss whether it's appropriate to see a Muppets legs and the mulling of beverages.    We'll be back in a couple of weeks with episode 6. Look out for our New Year's bonus episodes over the holidays too!  Tweet: @90MinFilmFest Instagram: @90MinFilmFest Subscribe on iTunes at: https://tinyurl.com/90minfilm Hosted by @sam_clements. Produced by Louise Owen. Guest star Ella Kemp. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey. Edited by @lukemakestweets. If you enjoy the show, please rate / review and share with your friends. We're a small podcast and every recommendation helps (thank you!)  Bonus link: You can subscribe to the Cinematters Podcast here. 

In this episode, we welcome David Lowey - director of Pete's Dragon and A Ghost Story - on to the podcast to talk about his latest film The Old Man and the Gun. We also chat about Boots Riley's startling debut Sorry to Bother YouDavid Lowery (A Ghost Story, Ain't Them Bodies Saints) brings the heist genre to a human level, with this tale of a senior citizen bank robber, played by Hollywood royalty Robert Redford. Redford's bank robber has all the charm and warmth we've come to expect across his seven decades in film. Keeping pace with him we've also got Danny Glover, Tom Waits, Sissy Spacek and Casey Affleck as the cop tasked with tracking the “Over the Hill Gang”In his anarchic debut feature, Boots Riley sets fire to the modern world and blasts off to brilliantly original territory. An absurdist film that savages capitalism, low-paid labour and racism in a cutting, surprising trip that's left American audiences baffled, buoyed and bruised in equal partsDiscussing the film this week are Ella Kemp, Steven Ryder and Jake CunninghamFollow the team on twitter:@efekemp - Ella@CunninghamJH - Jake@irma_pep - StevenProduced and edited by Jake CunninghamMusic from incompetech.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Breaking out of prison and into cinemas, The Old Man and the Gun opens with a wink and a tip of the hat. The Sundance kid is back on the big screen for possibly the final time – join Ella and Dan as they recommend foreign films, ponder directorial choices, and contemplate a life of crime for themselves. Whether you’re in the mood for a classic Sunday adventure or to see some guns blazing (finger guns, that is), Redford’s latest is sure to make you feel like a kid in a car chase. So stick on some smooth jazz, and relax into a tale of a gentleman, an old man who’s just talkin’ about living. Hosted by Ella Kemp (@efekemp) and Dan Sareen Produced and Edited by Ella Kemp Original music by Phoebe Greenland Get in touch: mattersofcine@gmail.com | @cinematterspod

Has two years obliviated your memory of an enchanted 1920s New York? Or have you been counting the days until the nifflers get loose again? This week, Cinematters turns its illuminated wand towards the continuing adventures of Newt Scamander, the magizoologist who’ll make you forget all about the boy who lived. Will the tenth film in the wizarding series be the movie that gives Ella Potter-fever, or finally says “Expelliarmus!” to Dan’s doubts about sequels? Join us as we mull over possible timeline discrepancies, revel in wizarding world fandom, and gawp at the visual splendour of those oh so fantastic beasts. Hosted by Ella Kemp (@efekemp) and Dan Sareen Produced and Edited by Ella Kemp Original music by Phoebe Greenland Get in touch: mattersofcine@gmail.com | @cinematterspod

It's a quite bewitching week of cinema; in this episode we're discussing two of the year's most talked about releases, Luca Guadagnino's remake of horror classic 'Suspiria' and Potter spin-off sequel 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'Suspiria sees Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) reunite with serial collaborator Tilda Swinton, to play the artistic director of a world-renowned dance company to create a bold and memorable horror from one of the most reliable auteurs in cinema today. Expanding JK Rowling's Wizarding World even further, this second installment in the Fantastic Beasts series finds Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) battling notorious dark wizard Gellart Grindleward (Johnny Depp). Newt must team up with Albus Dumbledore (now played by Jude Law) to thwart Grindlewald's plans for his pure-blood wizards to conquer the world.Discussing the film this week are Sam Howlett, Ella Kemp and Jake CunninghamFollow the team on twitter:@efekemp - Ella@CunninghamJH - JakeSam - KellyProduced and edited by Jake CunninghamMusic from incompetech.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a week of remarkable cinema releases, we discuss two of the year's most acclaimed films, Steve McQueen's 'Widows' and 'Wildlife', directed by Paul Dano, who we also spoke to for this episode.Paul Dano's debut feature as director is set in 60s Montana, and follows the small town separation of Jeannete and Jerry, played by Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal, and their son Joe who gets caught in the firefight. With 'Widows' Steve McQueen, one of the most interesting voices in contemporary British cinema directs a vital reimagining of the 80s TV drama of the same name. McQueen's crime-thriller transplants the story to modern-day Chicago and ups the ante, with Viola Davis shining through in an ensemble cast of widows who follow their husband's footsteps into crime after a botched job.Discussing the film this week are Kelli Weston, Kelly Powell, Ella Kemp and Jake CunninghamFollow the team on twitter:@efekemp - Ella@CunninghamJH - Jake@KS_Powell - KellyProduced and edited by Jake CunninghamMusic from incompetech.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is this the real life? It's not just fantasy, it's a passionate Cinematters debate about the new biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. Telling the story of Freddie Mercury and Queen, it got Ella and Dan dancing even though the music doesn't always ring true. Featuring a roundup of our favourite moments, tune in for an explanation as to why the film feels all too similar to Mean Girls and Shark Tale. Factchecking Queen's history and celebrating the life of a legend while putting the Critics vs Fans debate back in the spotlight, join us for a short and sweet guide to the big screen moment that just about defines a generation. Hosted by Ella Kemp (@efekemp) and Dan Sareen Produced and Edited by Ella Kemp Original music by Phoebe Greenland Get in touch: mattersofcine@gmail.com | @cinematterspod

Easy come, easy go. On this week’s episode, Nick Duncalf, Ella Kemp and Hannah Woodhead assess the highs and lows of Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, starring Rami Malek as the late Queen frontman. Next up is Possum from write/director Matthew Holness, who joins us for a brief chat about his bleak psychological thriller. And in Film Club, continuing our recent run of scary movies, there’s a welcome look back at Sam Raimi’s low-budget classic The Evil Dead, which is back in cinemas this week in a new 4K restoration. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was one small step for man, but a huge step for the Cinematters debate. With twinkly toes and stars in his eyes, La La Land director Damien Chazelle returns to direct Ryan Gosling as he takes on the role of Neil Armstrong in First Man. For this episode, Ella reveals what exactly makes the beautiful music really sound like aliens while Dan explains why Chazelle might still need to aim for higher skies. With some early awards speculation and plenty of warring opinions on Gosling's back catalogue and Claire Foy's emotional strength, there's an astronomical amount to question here. The definitive best space movie, though? There is a correct answer to that. Listen up to find out and put all doubts to rest. Hosted by Ella Kemp (@efekemp) and Dan Sareen Produced and Edited by Ella Kemp Original music by Phoebe Greenland Get in touch: mattersofcine@gmail.com | @cinematterspod

Hey, we just wanted to take another look at A Star is Born, this week's new release and the reason why we'll never love again. Back from a Summer hiatus, Ella and Dan celebrate the film on everyone's minds, and find time to recommend space operas and Netflix dramas while also contemplating assaulting police officers (only off-duty), all the while remaining very much far from the shallow, now. Join us as we marvel at Bradley Cooper's multitasking and Sam Elliott's unbelievably low register, and reveal why a third remake of an 81-year-old film is necessary, and actually good. If loving this movie is a bad romance then we don't care, we were born this way. Hosted by Ella Kemp (@efekemp) and Dan Sareen Produced and Edited by Ella Kemp Original music by Phoebe Greenland Get in touch: mattersofcine@gmail.com | @cinematterspod

*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature. The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Just My Luck (2006) is rated 5.3 on IMDB and 14% on Rotten Tomatoes by critics and was universally panned on release so deserving of a re-appraisal perhaps. Film writer and critic Ella Kemp joins us to defend the film and try to convince the Hoxton Movies team of its merits.

In an action-packed episode of Truth & Movies, Michael Leader is joined by two debutants - Ella Kemp and Kellie Weston - to review the week's film news and reviews. Up for consideration are the twentieth Marvel movie, Ant-Man And The Wasp, which - incredibly - unites Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas and Laurence Fishburne together on screen for the first time ever. There's also The Escape, a moving character study fronted by Gemma Arterton And for Film Club, there's Agnes Varda's French classic, Cléo from 5 to 7 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John, Max, and freelance film writer Ella Kemp discuss the highlights of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Ella was on sight and shares her takes on a strong lineup of films that includes Shoplifters, BlacKkKlansman, and Under the Silver Lake.  John and Max also talk about how to do a Boba Fett origin story right, trailers for Bohemian Rhapsody and The Sisters Brothers, a few new releases (Solo, Deadpool 2), and the 10th anniversary of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.    Download the episode today and tweet at John and Max (@itsthepicpod). Like the show? Review us on iTunes! We are also available on Stitcher. Opening: "The Stars Look Different (Ziggy Stardust Mix)" by spinningmerkaba Closing: "Pixie Pixels (featuring Kara Square)" by spinningmerkaba Additional comments? Email us: itsthepictures@gmail.com