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Having completed their 1,000-film victory lap last week, the Blockbuster Babes Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo deliver the first reviews of Movie Squad‘s next millennia. First up, Simon leads a review of the Aussie Philippou brothers' follow-up to 2023's hit Talk to Me: the Sally Hawkins-starrer Bring Her Back. And much to Brekky host Pam Boland‘s distress, it's a horror flick. Then, Tristan reviews the latest from Wes Anderson: The Phoenician Scheme, starring Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton and Michael Cera. Listen to their past review of Anderson's Asteroid City here! Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat about the recently announced Revelation Perth International Film Festival program for 2025! Listen for the Squad's recommendations and to hear about the Movie Squad presentation of Pavements on Sunday 6 July. And see the whole program here! Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! You can learn more about Tristan's Trash Classics series here.
It's their biggest mission yet: Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo join Pam Boland for their (debatable) 1000th film review… and they're celebrating with some special friends. But first, listen in as Tristan and Simon celebrate “movie movies” with Tom Cruise's eighth Mission: Impossible entry, the ominously titled Final Reckoning. Then, a look at the cosmic Canadian comedy Universal Language, about an alternative idea of the Great White North where the dominant language is Persian. Tristan speaks with Universal Language's writer-director-star Matthew Rankin about his fascinating film experiment in the pod-exclusive portion of the episode. But not before Pam shares a brief “best of” Tristan and Simon with former Brekky hosts Taylah Strano and Caitlin Nienaber. And then, they're joined by founding Movie Squad member Paul Grace, Tristan's former on-air partner, who shares his memories of Movie Squad's beginnings more than 20 years ago. That includes an excerpt from his iconic review of Baz Luhrmann's Australia (with Paul playing Baz). Paul recently authored Operation Hurricane, which is available in all good bookstores, and speaks about Never Again: The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition at the Holmes a Court Gallery, as well as its adjoining film program, The Atomic Age. Learn all about it here! Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!
Join Jim Morrison and Tony Hansen for a new edition of Moorditj Mag! Jim and Tony touch on RTRFM's upcoming free screening of Genocide in the Wildflower State, which Jim will be hosting as a producer of the documentary. They also discuss the recent conference and awards ceremony held by The Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS) and the Council of Aboriginal Services Western Australia (CASWA). Jade Thompson, Project Lead for Respect Rising at Reconciliation WA, joins the show to talk about the conference, Respect Rising, and the WACOSS award the project won: Standout Medium Organisation – Engines of Progress and Creativity. Glenda Kickett, from Whadjuk and Ballardong mob, joins the show to discuss her work as CEO of Karla Kuliny Aboriginal Corporation and their partnership with the Australian Childhood Foundation, which won the WACOSS award for Inspiring Partnership between an Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation and a Community Services Organisation. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9FM Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays, and on 97.9FM Larrkardi Radio.
From the bowels of a bustling Times Square restaurant (shot on a stage in Mexico) to a 1,000km coastal walk around England, Movie Squad goes around the globe this week. With Tristan Fidler away on special assignment, Lucy Rutherford kicks things off with a review of The Salt Path, starring Jason Isaacs and Gillian Anderson as a real, unhoused couple who are forced into an ultimately inspiring trek around England's longest footpath. Then, Simon Miraudo reviews the stressful Spanish-language, American-set, kitchen-based drama La Cocina, which has earned comparisons with The Bear for its chaotic energy. Will it leave Breakfast host (and former hospo veteran) Pam Boland saying, ‘Si, chef'? Both films are now in Australian cinemas. Keep listening for a pod-exclusive chat about stressful cinema. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!
Surf's up! The Blockbuster Babes bring you a bevy of bodacious reviews from the latest Breakfast with Pam. First up, Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler review radical new Aussie psychodrama The Surfer, starring ‘Our Nic', Nicolas Cage! In this Yallingup-shot film, Cage plays a businessman who returns to his WA hometown with the intention of reclaiming the childhood home that overlooks his favourite beach, only to face off against the toxic dudes who dominate the surf and warn him, ‘locals only'. Then, Tristan shares his thoughts on the remake of The Wedding Banquet, starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone and Kelly Marie Tran, all about the farcical comedy of errors that follows two gay couples who intersect for a green card marriage, which gets complicated by their cultural backgrounds (and some meddling mothers and grandmothers). The Surfer opens in Australian cinemas 15 May (with advance screenings this weekend). The Wedding Banquet is now showing. Keep listening for Tristan's pod-exclusive review of Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively's Another Simple Favour, which has gone straight to Amazon Prime Video… perhaps for good reason. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!
Join Jodi Hoffman for a solo edition of Moorditj Mag. Ash Penfold of Wadjak, Ballardong, Goreng (Katanning/Gnowangerup), Wongi Wangkathaa Country, Founder of Corroboree For Life, joins the show to chat to Jodi about the performing arts, including Maar Koodjal, an event taking place at Raine Square from Tuesday 27 May to Sunday 13 July. Corroboree For Life is a community-based organisation that deliver dance workshops, youth programs & Cultural dance. Artist, filmmaker and performer Karla Hart of Goreng Country, joins the show to chat with Jodi about the current projects she's working on, her media journey and her new project, ‘Our Medicine‘. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio on Fridays and Great Southern FM at 9:30 am on Tuesdays and Sundays.
Our long national nightmare is over: Movie Squad is back from hiatus. After a few long, long, too-long weekends, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo reunite with Breakfast host Pam Boland to catch-up on the latest releases. But not before they rank the best pope (and pope-adjacent) movies! With that important business out of the way, Tristan leads a review of Ryan Coogler's Sinners, which sees the director reunite with his muse Michael B. Jordan (times two!) for a tale of twins who set up a juke joint and battle vampires in Mississippi. Then, Simon tries to justify his enjoyment (and the existence) of The Accountant 2, wherein Ben Affleck reprises the role of Christian Wolff, a neurodivergent CPA with a penchant for righting wrongs and breaking arms. Keep listening for a pod-exclusive review of the Chinese docufiction An Unfinished Film, about a production crew that attempts to complete a long-ago-aborted project in Wuhan circa January 2020. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! Head here for more details on the Palestinian Film Festival that runs from 2 – 4 May at Luna Palace Cinemas. And in case you missed it, the Movie Squad caught up with Alexei Toliopoulos and Zachary Ruane to discuss their brand new comedy show Refused Classification, which comes to Perth on 9 May!
Join Jim Morrison for a new episode of Moorditj Mag! Joining Jim on the show is Megan Krakouer. Megan is from Menang Country, who joins Jim to discuss the political race and current election, she is a Noongar Justice Advocate and Senate Candidate. Jim also speaks with Jason Hunter from Nyikina, Nyul Nyul & Worora Country. Jason is a member of the Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia (IAPA), running for the seat of Durack. He joins the show to discuss the upcoming election and what mob can do to ensure their voice is hear. We also speak to Gerry Georgatos. Gerry is a human rights activist & campaigner. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio on Fridays and Great Southern FM at 9:30 am on Tuesdays and Sundays.
Join Jim Morrison & Tony Hansen for a new edition of Moorditj Mag! On the show is Uniting Care WA's First Nations Cultural Advisor, Tony Calgaret of Ngadju & Wardandi Country and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Michael Chester. Listeners may know that we've had service providers on the show previously, but it's important for the community to know what services are around. Also joining the show is Jason Hunter from Nyikina, Nyul Nyul & Worora Country, who is running for the Seat of Durack for the Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia (IAPA) in the 2025 Federal Election. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio on Fridays and Great Southern FM at 9:30am on Tuesdays and Sundays.
It's West Coast meets East Coast film fandom on this bonus Movie Squad pod, as Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo are joined by Alexei Toliopoulos and Zachary Ruane to discuss their brand new comedy show Refused Classification. Zach is well known for being one leg of the Aunty Donna tripod, and Alexei is the host of The Last Video Store podcast, but from here on out, they may be best recognised as the alternate timeline version of beloved Aussie critics David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz, whom they play in Refused Classification. Their show (a fusion of stand-up, documentary, protest and audacious verbatim theatre) sees Alexei and Zach relaying (and replaying) Margaret's iconic stoush against the authorities as she attempted to screen the banned film Ken Park in 2003. Tristan and Simon caught up with Alexei and Zach during their sold-out run of shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and ahead of them bringing Refused Classification to Boorloo for the Perth Comedy Festival, playing The Rechabite on Friday 9 May. (There are also limited tix available for their Melbourne run, thanks to some newly added shows!) Movie Squad's on-air segment is on a brief hiatus but keep tuning in to RTRFM and join the Blockbuster Babes for their triumphant return on Friday 2 May at 7:30am with Breakfast host Pam Boland. You can always play catch-up with past episodes of the podcast here.
Join Jim Morrison for the latest episode of Moorditj Mag! Whadjuk Noongar Elders Tina Hayden and Geri Hayden catch up with Jim, and talk about Whadjuk country, family histories, and the importance of a united Noongar identity. They also discuss the inclusion of men at birthing places on Noongar country, and Jacinta Price's visit to Boorloo. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio on Fridays and Great Southern FM at 9:30am on Tuesdays and Sundays.
War is hell… but Movie Squad is heaven. This week, with Tristan Fidler away on special assignment, Laura Blundell joins Simon Miraudo and Breakfast host Pam Boland for two bleak and despairing films that send her into a self-admitted spiral. First up, Laura reviews Small Things Like These, featuring Cillian Murphy in his first major role post Oscar-win for Oppenheimer. It sees him play an Irish coal merchant who witnesses the abusive workhouses for unwed mothers in 1980s Ireland. Then, Simon reviews Warfare, director Alex Garland's follow-up to 2024's Civil War; an even more immersive frontline thriller set during a single campaign of the Iraq War in 2006, told from the ‘memory' of co-director Ray Mendoza, and starring all the internet's boyfriends. Keep listening for a pod-exclusive chat about… Spice World? Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!
Emergency session! Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo are back on the airwaves with Pam Boland to discuss the newly announced Beatles biopics (and its unexpected bisexual agenda). Then, back to business. Simon leads a review of Jonathan Ogilvie's semi-autobiographical NZ punk coming-of-age flick Head South, starring Ed Oxenbould and Benee. (Listen to an interview with Jonathan from On the Record earlier this week!) Then, Tristan reviews Novocaine – No Pain, the hilariously retitled-in-Australia action comedy starring Nepo Baby All Star Jack Quaid as a mild-mannered (assistant) bank manager who can withstand John Wick-style beatdowns with ease. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!
Jim Morrison reunites with Tony Hansen for the latest episode of Moorditj Mag! After a brief catch-up, they're joined for a chat with Noongar justice advocate and senate candidate Megan Krakouer. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio on Fridays and Great Southern FM at 9:30am on Tuesdays and Sundays.
The Blockbuster Babes get nostalgic and rediscover their inner children on the latest edition of the Movie Squad podcast! First up, Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler review Oh Canada for bemused Brekky host Pam Boland. It's the latest effort from legendary writer-director Paul Schrader, and sees him reunite with his American Gigolo star Richard Gere, who this time plays a documentarian reflecting on past regrets and cowardice (and is played in flashback by Jacob Elordi). Then, Tristan reviews The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, while the Squad talks about the kind of kid-friendly films they enjoy (and which ones they avoid). Both films are now in cinemas. Stay tuned for Tristan's interview with Bob Trevino Likes It director Tracie Laymon, and hear about the real-life inspirations behind the film, and the emotional reaction it's getting from audiences. Listen back to our review for Bob Trevino Likes It from last week! It's plays Perth Festival until Sunday 30 March. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival in March. Plus, get your tickets to the Trash Classics screening of Return to Oz mentioned by Tristan on the air!
Join Jim Morrison for a new solo edition of Moorditj Mag! Jim talks about presenting with Tony Hansen at the SA premiere of their documentary Genocide in the Wildflower State at Adelaide Fringe. The documentary features Stolen Generation survivors recounting their experiences under these genocidal policies in Western Australia. There will also be a screening of Genocide in the Wildflower State in Perth during Reconciliation Week in May. Healing Foundation CEO Shannon Dodson, from Yawuru mob, joins the show to discuss the organisation, Closing the Gap, and the “double gap” experienced by Stolen Generations survivors and their families. Multidisciplinary Noongar artist Phil Walleystack joins the show to discuss his life as a performer and his music. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio on Fridays and Great Southern FM at 9:30am on Tuesdays and Sundays.
Finally, for the first time in Movie Squad history, after years of requests, the Squad are honouring the stars of 3rd Rock from the Sun! Okay no one asked for this, but it's happening anyway. First up, Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler review Bob Trevino Likes It, starring Barbie Ferreira as a lonely young woman who finds friendship with a man (John Leguizamo) who just happens to have the same name as her father, Bob (3rd Rock's French Stewart). It plays Perth Festival next week. Then, the duo review New Zealand horror-thriller The Rule of Jenny Pen, featuring 3rd Rock's John Lithgow as a deranged man who terrorises the residents of a retirement home, with the help of his hand-puppet Jenny. It's now in select cinemas. No prizes for guessing which of these Breakfast host Pam Boland pledges to never see! Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat where Simon and Tristan discuss the careers of the two Johns: Lithgow and Leguizamo! Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival in March!
Nick Abraham returns to join Jim Morrison for a new edition of Moorditj Mag! Gooniyandi, Walmatjarri and Bunuba Elder and prolific singer-songwriter Kankawa Nagarra calls into the show to talk about her songs and her stories ahead of her upcoming gigs at Clancy's Fish Pub in Fremantle, April 10th and RTRFM's In The Pines, April 13th. Healing Foundation CEO Shannon Dodson joins the show to discuss productivity report Closing the Gap. CEO of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Dennis Eggington also joins the show to discuss nation building. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio on Fridays and Great Southern FM on Tuesdays and Sundays.
The Blockbuster Babes reunite with Breakfast host Pam Boland for the latest edition of Movie Squad, discussing a couple of films about… couples! First up, Tristan Fidler leads a review of Bong Joon-ho's long-awaited Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson as a regularly-reprinted ‘expendable' clone who survives his '17th death' on a remote ice planet and accidentally meets his successor, Mickey 18, also played by Pattinson. Mark Ruffalo and Toni Collette star alongside the double Roberts in the latest from the South Korean director of Parasite. Then, Simon Miraudo reviews the second Steven Soderbergh film of 2025 (after last month's Presence): the slinky espionage thriller Black Bag, in which Michael Fassbender's married MI5 agent begins investigating his spy wife, played by Cate Blanchett, of a suspected betrayal. Black Bag also features Marisa Abela, Regé-Jean Page and Naomie Harris. Both films are now in Australian cinemas. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of Grand Theft Hamlet, the hilarious new documentary about out-of-work actors attempting to stage a production by William Shakespeare entirely within the open world video game GTA. Then, hear Simon's chat with Jessica Palud, director of Being Maria, which stars Anamaria Vartolomei as actress Maria Schneider and follows Maria as a 19-year-old on the set of Last Tango in Paris, and how her life was altered by a shocking and unprompted on-camera violation by her co-star Marlon Brando and director Bernardo Bertolucci. Being Maria makes its Australian Premiere at the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival. Check out its showtimes here. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival in March!
Laura Blundell and Lucy Rutherford take over your airwaves for a special International Women's Day edition of Movie Squad! Having kicked Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo to the curb, Laura and Lucy crash the Breakfast studio to discuss two new films centered on women with Pamela Boland. First up, Lucy leads a review of Hard Truths, the new film from Mike Leigh that sees him reunite with his Secrets and Lies star Marianne Jean-Baptiste. This time around, she plays Pansy, a ferocious and deeply depressed woman. Can she be brought back from the brink by her lively sister Chantelle (played by Michele Austin)? We then move from sisters to besties with Laura reviewing One of Them Days, starring Keke Palmer and SZA as two friends on a day-long odyssey to pay their long overdue rent. Both films are now showing in Australian cinemas. Stay tuned for an extended pod-exclusive chat about Laura and Lucy's favourite films by female directors. Then, Simon chimes in with an interview with David Wenham, the star and producer of the new Australian comedy Spit, also now in cinemas. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival in March!
Join Jim Morrison and Tony Hansen for a new edition of Moorditj Mag! First Nations Aged Care Commissioner Andrea Kelly, from Warumungu and Larrakia mob, joins the show to discuss her report on transforming Elder care. Following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, which found that aged care for Indigenous Australians was culturally unsafe, Andrea Kelly connected with First Nations Elders, their families, carers, and service providers across Australia to find out about their experiences and desired outcomes regarding aged care. They discuss the challenges involved, and the importance of a holistic and community-focused approach to addressing the continued discrepancies in outcomes for Indigenous Elders. While they're unfortunately unable to get in contact with her for the interview, Jim and Tony also discuss singer and Gooniyandi and Walmatjarri Elder Kankawa Nagarra, formerly known as Olive Knight, and her upcoming free performance at the East Perth Power Station on March 1st (more information here), as well as her performance on April 10th at Clancy's Fish Pub (tickets here). Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
It's an international smorgasbord on this week's edition of the Movie Squad pod, as your intrepid hosts take you on a cinematic quest that stretches across the globe. First up, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo tell guest Brekky host Damon Sutton about No Other Land, the Oscar-nominated documentary about the forced displacement of villagers in the West Bank, made by a cross-cultural filmmaking collective, which includes a Palestinian activist and an Israeli journalist. Then, Simon Miraudo reviews another Oscar-nominated flick: Walter Salles' I'm Still Here, which tells the true nightmare of Eunice Pavia (Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres), and her decades-long bureaucratic battle against a Brazilian dictatorship to learn the fate of ‘disappeared' husband. Both films are now showing in select Australian cinemas. Stay tuned for an extended pod-exclusive review of Grand Tour, a woozy travelogue that spans both continents and decades, and fuses echoes of Old Hollywood romance and screwball comedy with a video essay on colonialism, performance and contemporary Asia. It plays Perth Festival from March 3 – 9. Check out the rest of the remaining Perth Festival film season line-up here! Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival in March! Plus, don't forget VHS Tracking's Trash Classics screening series at Luna Palace Cinemas, which includes the Friday 28 February session of Samurai Cop! You can also catch Simon in conversation with the legendary Mike Leigh for a special Zoom Q&A following his latest film, Hard Truths, at Luna Palace Cinemas on Tuesday 4 March!
Join Jim Morrison for a brand new edition of Moorditj Mag! Brett Hill, from Pingelly, member of Western Australian Aboriginal Leadership Institute joins the show to talk about the Maaman leadership program, MAAMAN DJENNA KOORL. The program has been developed collectively with local Elders and Men from Community to provide attributes that an Aboriginal man should hold. The program incorporates group leadership models and follows effective practices. Cultural content is integrated throughout the course. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
It's all about sequins and psychic murder-dolls on this week's Movie Squad podcast! First up, Tristan Fidler regales Breakfast host Pamela Boland with a review of The Last Showgirl, starring Pamela Anderson as a fading burlesque dancer on the Las Vegas strip. It's the performance that plunged Pam (Anderson, not Boland) into the awards season conversation. Does it sparkle for Tristan? Then, Simon Miraudo reviews director Osgood Perkins' follow-up to 2024's Longlegs: The Monkey, based on the Stephen King short story about a wind-up toy that randomly kills anyone in its general vicinity. Simon says the vibes are definitely ‘Beetlejuice', but which of the two Blockbuster Babes found it overly obnoxious? For answers relating to these new cinema releases, make sure you listen in! Then, stay tuned for an extended pod-exclusive conversation about The Monkey, as well as a bonus review of the new Takeshi Kitano two-parter, Broken Rage, now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival here! Plus, don't forget VHS Tracking's Trash Classics screening series at Luna Palace Cinemas, which includes the 21 Feb session of Showgirls!
Love is in the air (for at least one of the films on the docket) in this v. v. romantic instalment of the Movie Squad podcast! For this Valentine's Day special, Breakfast host Pamela Boland presses Tristan Fidler and Lucy Rutherford on their feelings about lurve. Then, Lucy leads a review of the long-awaited Bridget Jones sequel Mad About the Boy, which sees Renee Zellweger's ‘Bridge' choosing between Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall. It's now showing in Australian cinemas. Then, lurve takes a backseat as Tristan takes a look at a slightly (okay, a lot) less romantic feature: Justin Kurzel's The Order, starring Jude Law as an FBI agent chasing down a white supremacist movement led by real-life neo-Nazi Bob Matthews (played by Nicholas Hoult). The Order is now streaming in Australia. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat about Lucy and Tristan's favourite film romances. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival here!
Join Jim Morrison & Wayne Bynder for a new edition of Moorditj Mag! Jim Morrison and Wayne Bynder touch on today being the 17th anniversary of the National Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples. Mitch Tambo, from Gamilaraay mob, joins the show to discuss incorporating Gamilaraay language into his bilingual covers of ‘Classic' Australian songs, such as “You're The Voice” and the recently released “My Island Home”, made with his wife Voice of Lele. Jim and Wayne also discuss the recent passing of Bidjigal Elder and musician Uncle Vic Simms, and his 1973 album The Loner, recorded live in Bathurst Gaol. Joely Williams joins the show to discuss Million Minds, a mentorship and support program for Indigenous young people ages 15-24, led by Noongar Warrior Professor Sandra Eades. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
Join Jim Morrison & Patrick Egan for a new edition of Moorditj Mag! Co-host, Patrick Egan, interviews our final Noongar Warrior for the month of January, Jim Morrison. Cyndy Moody from Whadjuk Balladong mob, joins the show to discuss teaching their language and their work with Moorditj Yorga and Maaman. Adam Manovic, from Gooreng Gooreng mob, joins the show to discuss filming of “Big Backyard Quiz”. The show is being filmed in Perth over two weeks and is hosted by Narelda Jacobs and Steven Oliver. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
Movie Squad comes to you with this warning from beyond the grave: “Presence is not Brat!” Before Simon Miraudo can even remotely explain what he means by that, Tristan Fidler and Breakfast host Pam Boland kick off this Movie Squad pod with a review of Daniel Craig and Luca Guadagnino's collab Queer. Then, a look at Steven Soderbergh's latest formal film experiment, Presence, in which the camera plays the ghost. Both films are now in Australian cinemas. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat with Simon and Tristan rating Soderbergh's filmography, from their favourite blockbuster crowd-pleasers (yes, including the crowd-alienating Ocean's Twelve) to his prickliest film and TV endeavours. Also, a note: Yes, this is technically the 200th instalment of the Movie Squad podcast, which officially launched in 2018. BUT, as Tristan and Simon celebrate their 11th year on air together, they are now counting up to their 500th joint appearance, so we're changing the counter. Just be grateful we didn't try to also include the instalments of Movie Squad PRIOR to Tristan and Simon, back when the segment kicked off in 2004. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival here!
Join Jim Morrison and Tony Hansen for a brand new edition of Moorditj Mag! We continue our chat about Noongar Warriors. Chairperson of Wungering Aboriginal Corporation, Danny Ford, joins the studio to help remember our Noongar Warriors. CEO of Southern Aboriginal Corporation, Asha Bat, and Deputy CEO, Oscar Colbung, join the show to discuss the recent ORIC review where the Southern Aboriginal Corporation were directed to fix CATSI breaches. Asha and Oscar also discussed ongoing missions the corporation is completing. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
Cue George Michael's “Father Figure”. This week on the Movie Squad pod, Tristan Fidler reviews the hotly anticipated Nicole Kidman erotic drama Babygirl, while Breakfast host Pamela Boland explains the memeification of Our Nic's co-star Harris Dickinson. Then, Simon Miraudo does his own dance around the surprising plot of Companion, starring Sophie Thatcher as [redacted] and Jack Quaid as [also redacted]. Stay tuned for the pod-exclusive section of the episode for a deeper dive into what Companion is actually about. Also in the bonus section: Tristan reviews director Pablo Larraín's latest biopic, Maria, starring Angelina Jolie as the doomed opera diva Maria Callas. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival here!
Join Jim Morrison for a new, solo edition of Moorditj Mag! We continue our chat about the month of Noongar Warriors with Aunty Coleen Wheelock. Also joining the show is comedian, Fabian Woods. Fabian Woods is a performer and entertainer who brings his lived experience as a proud Noongar Wongi Yamatji man in sharing tales about life, family and work. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
How does it feel… to get a new episode of the Movie Squad pod? It's a chock-a-block instalment, with Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo reviewing two films on Breakfast with Pamela Boland, followed by two bonus pod-exclusive reviews and an interview with Golden Globe-nominated director Payal Kapadia! First, after a quick Oscar nomination round-up, Tristan and Pam review A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan biopic directed by James Mangold (Walk The Line, Logan) and starring Timothee Chalamet as the revolutionary folk singer. Then, Simon covers All We Imagine As Light, the hugely acclaimed new film from director Payal Kapadia, all about young nurses navigating their romantic lives and cultural pressures in modern Mumbai. Keep listening for Simon's conversation with Payal, where they talk about her internal conflict over kitchen appliances, and why the film opens with a strange explanation that the film is not endorsed by a nun. Plus, in the pod-only segment, Tristan shares his thoughts on the Andrew Garfield/Florence Pugh weepy We Live in Time, while both Blockbuster Babes chime in with their thoughts on the Colman Domingo drama Sing Sing. A Complete Unknown and We Live in Time are now in cinemas. All We Imagine as Light and Sing Sing play the Perth Festival. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam! And find out more about Movie Squad's curation of Throwback Thursdays at Joondalup Festival here!
New year, same babes. Movie Squad returns to RTRFM's airwaves in 2025 with hosts Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo (aka the Blockbuster Babes, fka the Gemini Men), sharing their spicy film takes with Breakfast host Pam Boland (aka “the human airhorn”… actually, forget that, nickname not endorsed). First up, Tristan and Simon review the polarising Golden Globe winner Emilia Pérez, starring Karla Sofía Gascón as a brutal cartel leader who fakes her death and undergoes gender-affirming surgery with the help of her lawyer, played by Zoe Saldana, and to the surprise of her wife, played by Selena Gomez. It's also a musical. Then, Simon covers Brady Corbet's epic other Golden Globe winner, The Brutalist, in which Adrien Brody plays a Hungarian-Jewish immigrant who escapes the Holocaust to find sanctuary in America, only to discover the dark underside of the so-called American Dream. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam. From next week, each podcast will come with some bonus chatter, and keep listening throughout 2025 for some fun surprises as Movie Squad celebrates its 21st year on the air! In the meantime, re-listen to Tristan and Simon's best films of 2024 here.
Yokai! Jim Morrison and Tony Hansen return for a new year of Moorditj Mag! This week they're joined by Patrick Egan from Wungening Aboriginal Corporation to talk about a month of Noongar Warriors. Then, a chat with Barry Winmar, Deputy Mayor of the City of Kwinana. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
Movie Squad critics Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo wrap up their tenth year together (and the 20th year of Movie Squad!) by running through their fave films of 2024! Cue “Pump It Up” by Danzel… The ‘Blockbuster Babes' reviewed more than 100 movies in 2024 (and watched many, many more). After picking their individual Top 30s, they joined Brekky host Pamela Boland to whip through their combined Top 10, as well as Pam's cruelly uncited favourites. Then, they recorded a super special podcast-only segment discussing their combined Top 30 (as well as the year's absolute worst movies). Plus, they share voicemails from the ‘Bonus Babes' (as Pam calls them): your Movie Squad all-stars Cecilia Allen, Lucy Rutherford and Laura Blundell. Listen to the ep below to hear what made the cut, and then scroll down for the full list. After next week's Boxing Day/New Year's Day preview, Simon and Tristan return to the RTRFM airwaves on 17 January 2025, at which point you will be expected to have seen their full Top 30. The 30 Best Films of 2024 according to Movie Squad's labyrinthine algorithm: 30. Fremont 29. Nosferatu 28. Mars Express 27. Rumours 26. Christmas Eve in Miller's Point 25. Memory 24. The Apprentice 23. Housekeeping for Beginners 22. Anora 21. Rebel Ridge 20. Last Summer 19. Last Night with the Devil 18. Monster 17. La Chimera 16. Birdeater 15. Smile 2 14. Anatomy of a Fall 13. I Saw the TV Glow 12. Love Lies Bleeding 11. The Iron Claw 10. Challengers 9. A Different Man 8. The First Omen 7. The Zone of Interest 6. Red Rooms 5. Civil War 4. The Beast 3. Dune Part 2 2. Evil Does Not Exist 1. The Substance Previously: Movie Squad's Top 30 from 2023 Movie Squad's Top 30 from 2022 Movie Squad's Top 30 from 2021
We're all about Anora on the antepenultimate episode of Movie Squad for 2024! Listen in as your hosts Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo share their thoughts on director Sean Baker's Cannes Palme d'Or winner, starring Mikey Madison as a street-smart sex worker who finds herself married to the son of a Russian billionaire after a whirlwind romance (or is it romance?). Then, the Blockbuster Babes regale Breakfast host Pam Boland with the satirical tale of Rumours, which sees legendary Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin poking fun at the G7 in his film about world leaders (played by Cate Blanchett and Charles Dance, among others) fending for themselves when an apocalyptic crisis strikes their summit. Rumours is now in Australian cinemas, while Anora opens on Boxing Day (but keep an eye out for early screenings, such as this virtual Q&A with Sean Baker at Luna Leederville on Monday 9 December). Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat as Tristan and Simon reflect on their favourite Christmas movies, and Simon relents to give Love Actually some extremely qualified praise. Tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!
For the final episode of the year, Host, Jim Morrison is joined by Tony Hansen as they talk about their favourite music through the year. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
Is it backwards day? Because this week, Movie Squad reviews a horror movie starring Hugh Grant, and a rom-com with an awkward grump who happens to be a monster. Tristan Fidler kicks off the ep with his take on Heretic, starring Grant as a devilish man who tests the faith of two Mormon missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East). But if that's too scary for Breakfast host Pam Boland, then Simon Miraudo has the salve with a cozy romantic comedy led by Melissa Barrera as a heartbroken actress who sparks up a relationship with the monster in her closet, played by Tommy Dewey. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat as Tristan and Simon look back over their ‘last four' Letterboxd entries, including High and Low, Immaculate, My Neighbour Totoro, No Hard Feelings, Glass Chin, The People's Joker, Live Flesh and Nosferatu the Vampyre! Tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!
Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo hope you're happy now… that there's a new Movie Squad podcast! First up, Tristan and Breakfast host Pamela Boland review the long-awaited Wicked Part 1, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, for the less fortunate Simon. The Broadway adaptation of The Wizard of Oz prequel is now showing in cinemas. Then, Simon and Tristan review the Canadian thriller Red Rooms, newly added to SBS on Demand, about a mysterious (and extremely online) woman who grows obsessed with the trial of a suspected serial killer. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of Grafted, the NZ horror flick from director Sasha Rainbow, about a young woman who'll stop at nothing to be popular. Tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!
On this week's episode of Moorditj Mag, host Jim Morrison is joined by Jodi Hoffmann. They chat with local creatives Clint and Kylie Bracknell from Noongar song-maker and Christine Ross of Christine Ross Consultancy, Specialising in Indigenous Employment Programs in WA. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
On this week's episode of Moorditj Mag, host Jim Morrison is sat alongside Tony Hansen. They are joined by Australian epidemiologist, Dr Fiona Stanley a leading child and public health researcher. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
What we do on the Movie Squad podcast echoes throughout eternity, and this week's episode is no different. First up, Tristan Fidler entertains Simon Miraudo and heals sickly Breakfast host Pamela Boland with the legend of Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott's long-awaited Gladiator II. But is it a thumbs up or a thumbs down? Then, Simon reviews Michel Franco's Memory, in which two titans of the big screen, Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, duke it out (but in a quiet, emotional way) in this powerful drama about a man with early onset dementia and a recovering addict who begins to care for him. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, a dreamy new Xmas flick with an all-oddball cast, from the director of the indie hit Ham on Rye. Tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!
On this week's episode of Moorditj Mag, host Jim Morrison is joined by Tony Hansen. They chat with country musician, Troy Cassar-Daley ahead of his upcoming tour, ‘Between The Fires'. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
On this week's episode of Moorditj Mag, host Jim Morrison is sat alongside Tony Hansen. They are joined by Aboriginal Pathway Strategies Manager, Pamela Thorley and reoccurring guest, Manager of Aboriginal Engagement at the Palmerston Association, Wayne Ryder. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
On this week's episode of Moorditj Mag, host Jim Morrison is joined by Tony Hansen. The pair discuss Australian country music artist, Troy Casadaily as they play some of his greatest hits. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
On this week's episode of Moorditj Mag, host Jim Morrison rides solo. He is joined by guests, Jenny Day and Jacinta Burtin; members of Sister Kate's Home Kids Aboriginal Corporation (SKHKAC) SKHKAC is an Aboriginal Not-for-Profit, Charitable Status Stolen Generations organisation, providing programs that address the intergenerational trauma and recovery of the Sister Kate's Home Kids and their descendants, other Stolen Generations groups and the wider Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community; to aid in peoples cultural, social and emotional wellbeing. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
On this episode of Moorditj Mag, host Jim Morrison is joined by Tony Hansen. No guests this week, the team cruise through as they yarn about First Nations artists past and present. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays.
This week, Tristan Fidler is joined by Laura Blundell to discuss two of the best films of 2024 on Brekky with Pam. First up, Laura discusses Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley's body horror satire The Substance, in which a 50-year-old aerobics star takes an experimental cosmetics treatment, with varied results (to say the least). It's now showing in Australian cinemas, where you can see co-star Dennis Quaid snarfle prawns on the big screen. Then, Tristan leads a review of Rebel Ridge, a straight-to-Netflix flick in which a former Marine (played by Aaron Pierre) takes revenge on the cops who stand in the way of him bailing his cousin out of prison. That's right, with Simon Miraudo on special assignment to undergo the Substance procedure, it's prawns, Pierre and Pam Boland on Movie Squad! Stay tuned for Tristan and Laura's extended, pod-exclusive discussion, including Laura's recent watches Twister, A League of Their Own, Tape, Master Gardener and Waiting for Guffman. Check out Laura's reviews at Film Fam! And a reminder that Tristan is screening This Is Spinal Tap at Luna Cinemas for his Trash Classics series later this month! Get your tickets here. If you're turbo for Movie Squad or RTRFM, send us a signal and subscribe at support.rtrfm.com.au or by calling 9260 9210! https://rtrfm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/MovieSquadSubstanceRebelRidge.mp3
On this week's episode of Moorditj Mag, host Jim Morrison is joined by Tony Hansen. They chat with guest Dennis Eggington, chairperson of The South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council (SWALSC). The South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council is the native title representative body of the Noongar people, who are the traditional owners of the South West of Australia. SWALSC works with members to progress resolution of the Noongar native title claims, while also advancing and strengthening Noongar culture, language, heritage and society. Moorditj Mag airs live every Thursday on RTRFM 92.1 at 11am. You can also catch Moorditj Mag on 100.9fm Noongar Radio and Great Southern FM on Fridays. https://rtrfm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Moorditj-Mag-Episode-169.mp3
Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo reunite once again with Breakfast host Pamela Boland for a raft of new reviews. First out the gate is Runt, a WA-made feature based on Craig Silvey's book of the same name, starring a rescue dog in the title role as the uncommonly speedy pup who's welcomed into drought-stricken town of Upson Downs. Then, it's the remake of Speak No Evil, starring James McAvoy and Aisling Franciosi as an English couple who make life hell for Americans Scott McNairy and Mackenzie Davis. Both films are now in Australian cinemas. Plus, enjoy impromptu conversations about everything from Dance Academy, Queer Love: The Ultimatum, Mystery Diners and more! Stay tuned for Simon and Tristan's extended, pod-exclusive thoughts on Speak No Evil and its Danish original. If you're turbo for Movie Squad or RTRFM, send us a signal and subscribe at support.rtrfm.com.au or by calling 9260 9210! https://rtrfm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/MovieSquadRuntSpeakNoEvil.mp3