Podcast appearances and mentions of simon miraudo

Another year older, another year wiser, another year and Tristan still isn't up to date with the Toy Story franchise. So instead of covering Toy Story 5, birthday boy Tristan Fidler reviews the new Aussie horror flick Leviticus, from director Adrian Chiarella. The critically acclaimed and chilling queer romance is now in cinemas. Then, Tristan and Simon Miraudo review Over Your Dead Body, a black and brutal comedy from director Jorma Taccone and starring Jason Segel and Samara Weaving as a murderous married couple. It's now available on streaming. Which of these two will Brekky host Pam Boland want to watch? Is ‘neither and both' somehow an option? Stay tuned for a pod exclusive chat in which Simon and Tristan discuss Jason Segel's evolution and evaluate the new Charli XCX album cover. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

The truth is out there, and if not, maybe it's in this podcast. On the latest Movie Squad, Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler review the latest sci-fi spectacular from Steven Spielberg: Disclosure Day, starring Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colman Domingo and Colin Firth. Then, Simon reviews the indie caper Tuner, starring Leo Woodall as a piano tuner who discovers a hidden talent for cracking safes. Both films are now in cinemas. But first, Brekky host Pam Boland asks the Blockbuster Babes if their lives were movies, what movies would they be. Stay tuned for a pod exclusive chat in which Simon and Tristan, taking a cue from Drew and guest host Ange on Monday Drivetime, discuss which order they'd watch the upcoming Beatles biopics. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

Guess who's back? Well, not Simon Miraudo, who's away on special assignment, but Tristan Fidler, Laura Blundell and Brekky host Pamela Boland for a brand new instalment of Movie Squad! First up this week is the “reboot-i-quel” of Scary Movie, reuniting Anna Faris, Regina Hall and select members of the Wayans family. Does it live up to the long, proud legacy of the Scary Movie spoof series? Or is this one maybe not good? Then, Tristan and Laura share their thoughts on Steven Soderbergh's latest caper, The Christophers, starring Ian McKellen as a famed artist and Michaela Coel as a young, antagonistic protege. Both films are now in cinemas! Stay tuned for a pod exclusive chat in which Laura shares some of new-to-her discoveries, including John Waters' Serial Mom, the political satire Bob Roberts and the surreal Kristen Wiig comedy Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo made a date to meet in the Backrooms while Pam Boland watched Say Anything on a plane. So yeah, you could say Movie Squad is back on its bulls***. On their latest Breakfast meeting, Tristan and Simon share their thoughts on Kane Parsons' big screen adaptation of his creepypasta-inspired webseries Backrooms, with Renate Reinsve and Chiwetel Ejiofor falling into his sparse and spooky liminal space. It's now showing in cinemas. Then, they review friend-of-the-show Radu Jude's Dracula, a satirical and obscenely trashy take on Romania's relationship with its famous bloodsucker (and film's relationship to AI), as only the iconoclastic Jude could make. It's now available on digital platforms. Stay tuned for a pod exclusive chat in which Simon and Tristan talk a little more about Radu Jude's provocations, and decide whether or not Chiwetel Ejiofor's unfortunate streak of a decade of bad films has finally ended. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

It's the story of a brooding anti-hero and his adorable sidekick: we're of course talking about Movie Squad. (You can pick who's who.) Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler reunite after a week apart, with special guest Brekky host Dennis Gedling filling in for Pam Boland. First up, Tristan and Dennis review The Mandalorian and Grogu, Jon Favreau's big-screen sequel to the hit Star Wars series. But does it make the transition successfully? Then, Simon and Tristan review the WA-made Birthright, from writer-director Zoe Pepper, about a battle of wills between 30-somethings navigating the housing crisis and their moneyed parents. (Zoe was a guest on Movie Squad's 500th episode last year. Listen to the chat here!) Stay tuned for Tristan's pod-exclusive review of Obsession, the feature debut from Curry Barker, while Simon talks about Barker's YouTube movies. Plus: Has Chiwetel Ejiofor made a good movie in the last ten years? We discuss. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

This week, Tristan Fidler is away on special assignment, probably preparing to host the Q&A screening of WA-made dark comedy Birthright, written and directed by friend of the show Zoe Pepper! (Find out more about tix and screening times at Luna Cinemas here.) So instead, Simon Miraudo is joined by what Brekky host Pam Boland calls a beloved “back-up babe”, Laura Blundell! Simon leads with the first review, a French-language caper called A Private Life, starring Jodie Foster as a therapist investigating what she believes to be the mysterious circumstances surrounding her patient's death. Then, Laura gets witchy with Mother Mary, a dark drama starring Anne Hathaway as a pop star in crisis who turns to a former friend and fashion designer (played by Michaela Coel) during her time of need. Strangeness ensues. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

With Brekky's Pam Boland away on special assignment, Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler induct guest host Danae Gibson into the Movie Squad! First up on this week's episode, Tristan reviews the Audience Award winner from the recent Perth Festival film season, DJ Ahmet. Set in North Macedonia, it follows a 15-year-old boy who pushes back against his father's preferred profession (shepherd) when he discovers the transformative power of dance music. It's now in Australian cinemas. Then, Simon leads a review of the pitch-black Aussie satire The Birthday Trip, about a group of friends and their partners enjoying a luxe vacation in wine country… or at least, they would, if they weren't among the worst people alive. Don't miss its WA premiere at Luna Cinemas on Friday 15 May, hosted by Black Maria Film Collective. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of Hokum, an Irish-set chiller starring Adam Scott as an author who returns to the old country to scatter his parents' ashes. Warning: a witch might be involved. It's also in cinemas now. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

Gird your loins, the latest Movie Squad instalment has arrived. Simon Miraudo reunites with Tristan Fidler and together they bring two new reviews to their fashionable taskmaster, Breakfast host Pamela Boland. First up, Tristan reviews The Devil Wears Prada 2, the long-awaited sequel to Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway's iconic 2006 fash-com (fashion comedy, not fascist comedy). Pam saw it too, so listen in to find out whether or not it's (in the words of Miranda Priestly) groundbreaking or dirty, tired and paunchy. Then, Simon and Tristan jointly review Warwick Thornton's Wolfram, which is also a sequel… of sorts. The great Aussie filmmaker follows up 2017's Sweet Country with another brutal tale of colonial violence, but this time, there's perhaps a slightly more optimistic outlook. It stars Deborah Mailman and Pedrea Jackson. Stay tuned for the pod-exclusive segment, where Simon reviews the Australian thriller Seven Snipers, which sees an ex-military mum played by Radha Mitchell protecting her daughter from the vengeful marksman known only as The Dragon (Tim Roth). Would it shock you to learn she is helped by approximately six other snipers? All these films are now in Australian cinemas! Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

Movie Squad goes global this week, with Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo taking Brekky host Pam Boland around the world. First up, Tristan kicks off a review of Exit 8, the creepy Japanese video game adaptation about a man who gets stuck in a looping, subterranean train station. Then, Simon leads a review of All That's Left of You, a sweeping historical drama about three generations of a family enduring the Israeli occupation of their Palestinian land. Stay tuned for the pod-exclusive segment to hear Simon and Tristan interview friend of the show Rania Ghandour, who brings her family's lived experience of dispossession in Jaffa to her review of All That's Left of You. Both movies are now showing in Australian cinemas. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

After a week off, the Blockbuster Babes Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo reunite with Brekky host Pam Boland to cover every genre under the sun: horror, documentary, fantasy… But first: The Drama. Listen as Tristan and Simon dance around the provocative subject matter in the new and twisted Zendaya/Robert Pattinson black comedy. Then, Simon shares his thoughts on the sinister, supernatural and sonically interesting Undertone, all about (GASP) podcasters. Stay tuned for the pod-exclusive segment to hear Simon's thoughts on The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and a discussion of the Mike Figgis doco Megadoc, filmed on the flailing set of Francis Ford Coppola's famous folly Megalopolis. Phew. All of these movies are now showing in Australian cinemas. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

The weather is cold, Simon Miraudo‘s speaking French, and there's talk of a movie featuring beavers. It's a very Canadian episode of Movie Squad! First up, Tristan Fidler leads a review of Grace Glowicki and Ben Petrie's surreal Canadian horror-romance Dead Lover, now available digitally in Australia. Does the third Frankenstein-themed film in the last six months finally hit the mark for the Blockbuster Babes? And will Brekky host Pamela Boland stop stink-shaming its main character? Then, Simon reviews Pixar's latest animated film, Hoppers, which is not about rabbits or Easter, as Pam incorrectly surmised, but about people ‘hopping' into the consciousness of robotic beavers and accidentally starting an anti-human uprising. Simon says it's not subversive enough. Stay tuned for a bonus review in the pod-only portion, with Simon and Tristan sharing their thoughts on ANOTHER Canadian horror-romance, ALSO starring Grace Glowicki and Ben Petrie: Honey Bunch, now streaming on Shudder. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

Who is the mystery second lead in Project Hail Mary? Why is it always a ‘man' from the future? What is a Gore Verbinski? Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo can't answer all of Brekky host Pam Boland's questions in the latest instalment of Movie Squad. But they have fun perplexing her nonetheless! A rundown of the recent Academy Awards comes first, with everyone sharing their feelings on the event, the winners and the biggest sweetie pies of the night. Then, a review of Phil Lord and Chris Miller's big screen spectacle Project Hail Mary, starring a space-bound Ryan Gosling and a mystery second fiddle. It's followed by a review of the straight-to-streaming sci-fi oddity Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, featuring Sam Rockwell as a mysterious prophet from the future and Haley Lu Richardson and Juno Temple as his suspicious disciples. Stay tuned as Simon and Tristan talk about AI in cinema, and wonder why actors don't take photos holding popcorn and pointing at movie posters anymore. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo make a triumphant return to Movie Squad with not one, not two, not three, not five, but four new reviews. During their on-air segment with Pam Boland on Breakfast, Tristan reviews Maggie Gyllenhaal's ambitious “stew” of a monster movie, The Bride!, starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale. Then, Simon covers The Plague, about the psychological nightmare of being a 12-year-old at water polo camp, featuring Joel Edgerton as the kindly coach who can't save the new kid from becoming the next pariah. Both films are now showing in select cinemas. Stay tuned for Simon's pod-exclusive review of GOAT, an animated sports film produced by Steph Curry about a small goat who strives to become the best roarball player of all time. It's also now in cinemas. Then, Tristan reviews Lucile Hadžihalilović's drama The Ice Tower, featuring Marion Cotillard as a magnetic movie star with a dark secret. It's playing as part of the Alliance Française French Film Festival. See the full program here! Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

What an accomplishment: this week on the Movie Squad pod, Tristan Fidler and Laura Blundell review two movies with the suffix ‘ment' in the title! First, Laura (rendering a judgment for an absent Simon Miraudo) reviews The Testament of Ann Lee, a musical drama starring Amanda Seyfried as the founder of religious movement the Shakers. Is this a sacrament worthy of a compliment? Then, Tristan and Brekky host Pam Boland pass their discernment over Charli XCX's The Moment, a monument to the denouement of Brat summer and the debasement of Charli's celebrity persona. Is this mockumentary treatment a satisfying statement on the prevailing sentiment towards the Brat experiment or an indictment of Charli's predicament? Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat as Laura shares bonus reviews of her recent watches, including Chinatown, Night Moves and more. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

A tale of two friends navigating a decades-long relationship, and a romance between a dom and a sub… either could be called the Movie Squad story! This week, Blockbuster Babes Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo join Breakfast host Pam Boland to cover a couple of brand new movies. But not before demonstrably sick bday boy Simon gets some special messages from Werner Herzog and Sly Stallone. Tristan kicks the reviews off with the prickly BDSM romcom Pillion, starring Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling. Then, Simon tries to explain the lore of Matt Johnson and Jay McCarroll's Canadian epic Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. Find out more about the one-night-only screening of NTBTSTM at Luna Palace Cinemas, hosted by Tristan, on Saturday 21 February! Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive discussion of Matt Johnson's other projects, including The Dirties and Blackberry. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

Don't say we don't take you anywhere nice. On this week's edition of the Movie Squad podcast with Tristan Fidler, Simon Miraudo and Pamela Boland, the Blockbuster Babes visit Tasmania for Zak Hilditch's homegrown zombie flick We Bury the Dead, starring Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites and Mark Coles Smith. (It was actually filmed in Albany.) Then, it's a quick trip to Saipan, a retelling of the (metaphorically) explosive Saipan incident that turned Ireland's preparations for the 2002 World Cup on its head, starring Steve Coogan. (It was actually shot in Belfast.) Both films are now in Australian cinemas. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of the latest Adams Family flick Mother of Flies, about a young woman and her father visiting a rumoured witch for a cure to her cancer, and finding out she's at the centre of a supernatural scheme instead. It's streaming now on Shudder. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

January's almost over, and the Movie Squad have solidified their themes of the year: 2026 will be a Salute to the Nepo-Parents, and a Celebration of the Art of the Tagline. Why the hell is that the case? You'll have to listen to the latest Movie Squad pod to find out. First up, Brekky host Pamela Boland reflects on being inundated with movie recommendation, and then proceeds to get two more from Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo. Tristan reviews the Sam Raimi horror-comedy Send Help, starring Rachel McAdams as an office drone who gets stuck on a desert island with her dudebro boss (Dylan O'Brien). Then, Simon and Tristan take a look at Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke's latest, Oscar-nominated collaboration, Blue Moon, starring Hawke as the diminutive and loquacious songwriter Lorenz Hart. Both films are now in Australian cinemas. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of the latest Perth Festival flick Sound of Falling, an unnerving and ethereal German drama set over 100 years in the confines of a German farmhouse, where the tragedies and experiences of its resident women echo throughout the years. It plays the Somerville from Feb 2 to 8. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

Timothée and Gwyneth. Jessie and Paul. Matt and Ben. Tristan and Simon… and Pam. All your favourites in one episode of Movie Squad. In the wake of the Oscar nominations, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo review Josh Safdie's tragicomic American epic Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet as an aspirational ping-pong player who causes chaos wherever he goes. Are their raves enough to convince Brekky host Pam Boland to overlook Chalamet's aggravating PR campaign? Then, Simon and Pam review Hamnet, Chloé Zhao's adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's historical fiction novel starring Jessie Buckley as Agnes, and Paul Mescal as her husband, a writer of note, as they navigate personal tragedy and explore its transformation into a piece of enduring art. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of the straight-to-Netflix cop flick The Rip, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Learn about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

Pam Boland is still on holiday but I guess nobody told the movies. With guest Brekky host Millie Williams behind the desk, the Blockbuster Babes answer cinema's siren song and return early to review three new releases! First up, Tristan Fidler reviews 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, director Nia DaCosta's follow-up to Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's recently revived horror franchise, starring Ralph Fiennes. Then, Simon Miraudo leads a discussion of the new film from director Park Chan-wook, No Other Choice, starring Squid Game's Lee Byung-hun as a man who turns murderous when he's fired from his job. Stay tuned for a bonus, podcast-exclusive review of Sirāt, the movie that stunned Cannes and was recently nominated for two Golden Globes, and plays Perth Festival from January 19 to 25. Catch up with reviews of recent Perth Festival flicks It Was Just an Accident and The Secret Agent here. And listen back to Tristan and Simon's Top 10 Films of 2025! You should also find out more about the new season of Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

It's a Christmas miracle: a bonus Movie Squad episode! Earlier this month, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo were invited to be part of Accent, the Music and Sound in Australian Cinema Conference held at the University of Western Australia. As a Boxing Day surprise (especially for those who were disappointed by their Xmas haul), we're gifting you the live recording of their session, titled Australian Film Scores and Needle Drops. From the propulsive synth of Gallipoli to the twinkling strings of Somersault; the manipulated didgeridoo in The Last Wave to the droning loops of Snowtown: Australia's most iconic film scores and needle drops are a demonstration of contrast and dissonance. (Movie about a killer boar? Better pull out the Fairlight CMI. Dark comedy set on the fictional ‘jewel of the north coast', Porpoise Spit? Let's licence all the ABBA songs.) In this live podcast recording, RTRFM's resident film critics Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo, aka Movie Squad, celebrate Australian movie music that clashes like a Muriel Heslop ensemble, and discuss the contemporary musicians who've tried their hand composing for locally-made features. No cultural cringe allowed! Featuring special guests… Dan Golding – writer, composer, broadcaster, academic, host of the Art of the Score podcast and the Screen Sounds program on ABC Classic radio, and Professor and Chair of Media and Communication at Swinburne University of Technology. Grace Brooks – writer, academic and teacher; co-convener of the Accent conference. Drew Krapljanov – musician, broadcaster, member of Didion's Bible, host of Drivetime on RTRFM (Mondays) and the Midnight Special Podcast. Howie Ng – writer, broadcaster, editor – Senior Film & TV editor for the website Isolated Nation, host of the Midnight Special Podcast. And a special introduction by co-convener Laurent Shervington. Movie Squad returns to Breakfast with Pam on Friday 16 January 2026! Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

Admit it, when you saw the title of this episode you fell to your knees. For the final Movie Squad podcast of 2025 (or is it? more on that later…) the Blockbuster Babes Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo give Brekky host Pam Boland the most beautiful Christmas gift of all. No, it's not another commemorative token from Ballerina: From the World of John Wick (though they do give that to her again too). It's FIVE new movie reviews. Listen in as Simon reviews the gargantuan Avatar: Fire and Ash, now in cinemas, and Tristan takes a look at Boxing Day releases The History of Sound (starring Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor) and The Housemaid (with Amanda Seyfriend and Sydney Sweeney). Plus, early reviews of Perth Fest features It Was Just an Accident (the Palme d'Or winner from Jafar Panahi) and The Secret Agent (featuring Golden Globe nominee Wagner Moura). If that wasn't enough, stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of the new Christmas horror remake Silent Night Deadly Night. Plus, Simon chats with screenwriter Anthony O'Connor about the long-awaited DVD and digital release of early 2000s Aussie film Angst! Movie Squad goes on hiatus over the summer but returns mid-January! In the meantime, keep at least one eye and one ear out for a special bonus podcast dropping before the new year. And find out more about Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas on the last Friday of every month here. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth. Thanks for listening to another epic year of Movie Squad! Catch up with some of the year's highlights below: The Top 10 Films of 2025 500th Episode Live at Luna 1000th Review with Paul Grace Refused Classification Interview with Alexei Toliopoulos and Zachary Ruane Perth Festival Film Preview Patrick Marlborough on Nock Loose's Film Influences Hot Takes for Radiothon 2025 Nick Allbrook on Running Films Laura and Lucy Takeover for International Women's Day

How many babes does it take to review a Wicked sequel? Turns out four, but only because two of them haven't seen it yet. On this very special episode of the Movie Squad podcast, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo are joined by WAM-nominated singer-songwriter Angie Colman (clad in pink and carrying a commemorative Wicked cup) to review Wicked: For Good. With Simon and Breakfast host Pam Boland not having seen it, Tristan and Wicked superfan (and self-confessed movie-newbie) Angie share their thoughts on the not-very-long awaited final instalment of the Wicked saga, and everyone's love for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Then, Simon and Tristan review Lurker, the creepy new drama starring Théodore Pellerin as a pop-star-stalker, and Archie Madekwe as the Weeknd-esque target of his affections. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat as Simon and Tristan talk about the Accent: Music and Sound in Australian Cinema Conference, which features a live Movie Squad podcast recording. Find out more and get your tickets here! Find Angie Colman's Bandcamp here and listen to her most recent release, How Do I Make My Life Slow Down? 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 Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas on the last Friday of every month here. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.  

The internet's not big enough for this episode of the Movie Squad podcast, but we're uploading it anyway! Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo join Brekky host Pam Boland to talk a brand new blockbuster (as well as the career prospects of Glen Powell) and the most exciting films playing the Japanese Film Festival, before chatting with Perth Festival‘s Film Curator Madeline Bates ahead of her new season. First up, it's all about The Running Man, which sees Edgar Wright rebooting/remaking the Stephen King novel previously adapted into a brawny Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. This time around, it's Glen Powell playing the dystopian death-sport set in the horrifying near-future of (checks notes) 2025! Then, it's a deep dive into the Kiyoshi Kurosawa flicks playing the Japanese Film Festival, including The Serpent's Path, Chime and especially Cloud, the latter of which is about a predatory internet reseller who becomes prey to an online community of people he's wronged (for reasons big and petty). Check out the screening details for the Japanese Film Festival here, including Tristan's talk about Chime on Sunday 23 November. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat with Madeline Bates, the Film Curator at Perth Festival, all about the most exciting titles set to premiere at the Somerville Auditorium over the next few months, including It Was Just An Accident, Sirât, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, and the Perth-made Birthright. You can take a look at the full program here, ahead of the first film's debut on 24 November: Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague. 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 Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas on the last Friday of every month here. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.  

This is one mother of a Movie Squad episode. Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo once again join Brekky host Pam Boland to tell her about what's playing in cinemas (this week, it's films with a maternal edge). But first, Pam shares her thoughts on the Marlon Williams documentary Two Worlds – Ngā Ao E Rua. Then, Tristan reviews Die My Love, an explosive drama about postpartum depression that sees Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson team up with director Lynne Ramsay. Simon follows that up with a review of the dread-inducing Dragonfly, part of the 2025 British Film Festival, which stars Brenda Blethyn as an elderly woman being cared for by her odd duck of a neighbour, played by Andrea Riseborough. Stay tuned for Tristan's pod-exclusive review of the extremely stressful comedic drama If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, starring Rose Byrne as a mother on the brink and Conan O'Brien as her uncaring therapist. It opens in Australian cinemas next week. 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 Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas on the last Friday of every month here. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

They walk among us, and by ‘they' we of course mean Movie Squad co-hosts Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo. After a week apart, Tristan and Simon reunite with Brekky host Pam Boland for two new reviews! First up, Tristan reviews Bugonia, the latest collaborative freak-out between Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, also starring Jesse Plemons as a conspiracy theorist who kidnaps Stone's high-powered CEO after suspecting she's actually an alien. Then, Simon reviews Sarah Friedland's delicate and dance-like coming of (old) age movie, Familiar Touch, starring Kathleen Chalfant as an octogenarian woman adjusting to the new routines and rhythms of an elder care facility. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat about Tristan's Spooktober challenge, and some of the best and scariest movies the Squad watched in the lead-up to Halloween. 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 Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas on the last Friday of every month here. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

Provocative! Outrageous! Shocking! Melodramatic! Twisted! It's only another episode of the Movie Squad podcast. This week, Tristan Fidler reviews Luca Guadagnino's all-star drama After the Hunt, in which Julia Roberts' college professor is torn between a promising student (Ayo Edibiri) and the colleague (Andrew Garfield) she accuses of crossing the line. Then, Simon Miraudo leads a review of James Sweeney's tonally-surprising and somewhat sinister dramedy Twinless, starring Dylan O'Brien as a man grieving the death of his identical brother, and who meets a kindred spirit (played by Sweeney) at a twinless support group. Both films are in cinemas (Twinless arrives October 23). First up, however, in a rare non-twisted segment, Breakfast host Pamela Boland and the Blockbuster Babes pay tribute to the late, great Diane Keaton. But then stay tuned through to the end for a pod-exclusive chat, as Tristan and Simon interview WA author Patrick Marlborough about the strange stew of films that influenced his comic revenge novel Nock Loose. (Listen to Patrick's last chat with Pam 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 Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas on the last Friday of ever month here. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

In this thrilling, action-packed, muscular episode of the Movie Squad podcast, the films are reviewed, the conversation is crackling and the studio chairs are malfunctioning! First up, Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler grip the microphones for a white-knuckle discussion of Kathryn Bigelow's A House of Dynamite, imagining how a nuclear strike on US soil would play out if Idris Elba was the current President. It's now showing in cinemas before heading to streaming services later this year. Then, Tristan sneaks in a week early to review Roofman, much like its sneaky, roof-dwelling criminal played by Channing Tatum would do in real life! Plus, Breakfast host Pamela Boland shares her thoughts on the latest trailers for Frankenstein and The Moment. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat where Simon and Tristan dig a little deeper into A House of Dynamite and other movies that imagine a nuclear winter. 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 Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas on the last Friday of ever month here. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

On Movie Squad this week, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo submit to The Smashing Machine, Benny Safdie's MMA movie starring Dwayne Johnson in a more serious and sensitive mode playing real-life fighter Mark Kerr. It's now showing in cinemas. Then, Simon plays a devious game with Breakfast host Pamela Boland as he reviews the latest annual instalment of the V/H/S franchise, subtitled Halloween, now streaming on Shudder. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat where Simon and Tristan dig deeper into the V/H/S series and their horror movie missions and recommendations this October! Radiothon has been extended until 6 October! Show us how RTRFM and Movie Squad are More Than Radio to you by becoming a subscriber at support.rtrfm.com.au. 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 Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas on the last Friday of ever month here. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

The revolution will be podcasted! On the latest Movie Squad instalment, it's one review after another—literally—when Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo join Brekky host Pam Boland. First up, the Blockbuster Babes give it up to ‘the master' and take a look at Paul Thomas Anderson's biggest ever movie, the timely, provocative and highly paranoid Leonardo DiCaprio chase movie One Battle After Another. Is it one of the year's best movies? Is it one of PTA's best movies? It's now showing in cinemas. Then, Tristan lets us know whether we should swipe right or left on the straight-to-streaming new Tinder/Bumble biopic Swiped, starring Lily James as co-founder Whitney Wolfe Herd. It's available to stream on Disney+. Radiothon has been extended until 6 October! Show us how RTRFM and Movie Squad are More Than Radio to you by becoming a subscriber at support.rtrfm.com.au. 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 Tristan's Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas on the last Friday of ever month here. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA's premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

Every week, the Movie Squad assemble to review the latest in cinema on Breakfast with Pam Boland, usually offering a sweet bonus for the podcast listeners. This episode is no exception, as Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo take on two newies from auteurs Kogonada and Spike Lee, as well as a brand new animated film. First up, Tristan takes a look at Kogonada's A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, which sees starcrossed Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie embarking on a large, brave, attractive adventure. But does the earnestness of its trailer match Kogonada's elegiac aesthetic? Then, Simon leads a review of the latest Spike Lee joint, and his fifth collaboration with Denzel Washington, Highest 2 Lowest, inspired by Akira Kurosawa's kidnapping-and-class drama High and Low. Does transplanting the story to New York elevate the material? Stay tuned for an extended pod-exclusive chat about Highest 2 Lowest, plus Simon's review of The Bad Guys 2, and the benefits of children ‘microdosing peril' in theatres. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey and The Bad Guys 2 are now in Australian cinemas. Highest 2 Lowest is available to stream on Apple TV+. Remember, Radiothon runs until 30 September! So, there's still time for you to show us how RTRFM and Movie Squad are More Than Radio to you by becoming a subscriber at support.rtrfm.com.au. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

Radio's favourite situationship, aka Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo, are back with two comedies about modern love… and then a bonus movie about people being killed while taking a long walk. Joining Pam Boland on Brekky, Tristan leads a review of the side-splitting, slapstick farce Splitsville, featuring writer-director Michael Angelo Covino, co-writer Kyle Marvin and producers Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona as romantically entangled couples. Then, Simon leads a review of the rare ‘quadruple-A' feature Lesbian Space Princess (it's Animated, it's for Adults, it's Australian and it was more specifically made in Adelaide). It's a sweet and very raunchy adventure about, well, a lesbian space princess, with comedy royalty rounding out the voice cast. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat about the latest Stephen King adaptation (his third this year!) The Long Walk, with Tristan and Simon debating what even makes a Stephen King adaptation any good. All of these films are now showing in Australian cinemas. Remember, Radiothon runs until 30 September! So, there's still time for you to show us how RTRFM and Movie Squad are More Than Radio to you by becoming a subscriber at support.rtrfm.com.au. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

This week on the Movie Squad pod, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo look at two movies that each save the cat… and that's where the similarities end. First up, Simon leads a review of Sorry, Baby, the darkly funny directorial debut of writer and star Eva Victor, about a young English professor reckoning with ‘the terrible thing' that happened to them. Then, Tristan looks at Darren Aronofsky's rollicking thriller Caught Stealing, starring Austin Butler, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith and more. And yes, just like Sorry, Baby, it has a cat co-star. Would it shock you to learn that Brekky host Pam Boland reveals during this episode that she has not yet read Blake Snyder's iconic screenwriting book ‘Save the Cat'? Would it shock you even more that she's actually keen to watch both these movies? Listen back to find out why! Then, stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of Josh Hartnett's Fight or Flight, in which he plays a hapless former secret service agent who has to protect a hacker on a plane full of assassins. All of these films are now showing in Australian cinemas. Remember, Radiothon runs until 30 September! So, there's still time for you to show us how RTRFM and Movie Squad are More Than Radio to you by becoming a subscriber at support.rtrfm.com.au. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

It's time to give the people want they want: reviews! After three weeks of festivities (Brekky live with Pam Boland at Local & Aesthetic, Movie Squad's 500th Live at Luna spectacular, and the ‘Hot Takes' Radiothon special), the Blockbuster Babes are back in the studio with a backlog of movies to cover. First up, Tristan Fidler reviews Ari Aster's latest divisive effort, Eddington, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal as competing, COVID-era mayoral candidates. Then, Simon Miraudo leads a discussion of The Ballad of Wallis Island, an ‘ambient comedy' about a wealthy, Welsh-island-dwelling eccentric (Tim Key) who reunites his favourite singers (played by Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan) for a private concert. And then, in an EXPLOSIVE pod-exclusive chat, Tristan and Simon review the very silly legacy-quel The Naked Gun, which sees Liam Neeson step into the shoes of Leslie Nielsen, and Relay, a tense espionage thriller starring Riz Ahmed, Lily James and Sam Worthington. All of these are now showing in Australian cinemas! PLUS, one extra Hot Take submitted by a subscriber: Which films have Simon and Tristan butted heads over the most? Remember, Radiothon runs until 30 September, so show us how RTRFM and Movie Squad are More Than Radio to you by becoming a subscriber this year at support.rtrfm.com.au. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

The Movie Squad begins their long march to 1,000 podcast episodes! Radiothon is still in full swing at RTRFM, so join Tristan Fidler, Simon Miraudo and Brekky host Pam Boland for a special fundraising edition of Movie Squad! With their patented ‘Hot Box' in tow, they share their flagrant thoughts in exchange for donations and subscriptions. You can still get your prompts in by contributing at support.rtrfm.com.au! Show how RTRFM and Movie Squad are More Than Radio to you by becoming a subscriber this year!

They're calling it the cultural event of the century. It's been described as a cross between Oasis at Knebworth '96 and an episode of Crossing Over with John Edward. Apparently, you had to be there. And now you can be. To celebrate the 500th Movie Squad podcast featuring Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo, the Blockbuster Babes took over Cinema 5 at Luna Palace Cinemas Leederville on Thursday 7 August with 5,000 of their closest friends for the biggest Movie Squad spectacular ever. FEATURING Mark Neal: The godfather of local indie music and Odlaw frontman spent a whole year watching Nic Cage movies. Listen in as Mark is quizzed about his Year in The Cage. AND Zoe Pepper: This Perth-born filmmaker is causing a buzz with her upcoming flick BIRTHRIGHT. As the festival circuit beckons, Simon and Tristan help her get Red Carpet Ready. WITH Ange Tuffnell: The Bribes and Sooks songstress is not your typical punk. Snap your fingers to her Letterboxd Limericks and see if you can Beat the Babes in Ange's jaunty guessing game. AND INTRODUCING Mia Quartermaine as DJ Sliding Doors: Boorloo's best (only?) film critic/DJ, and our bandleader for the evening! If you love Movie Squad and want 500 more episodes, make sure you support RTRFM and subscribe or donate this (and every) Radiothon! Movie Squad Live at Luna proves RTRFM is definitely More Than Radio. Special thanks to Eddie Curtis for mixing. With appreciation for our wonderful guests Mark Neal, Zoe Pepper, Ange Tuffnell and DJ Sliding Doors. And huge love to Luna Palace Cinemas, supporters of Movie Squad, and Umbrella Entertainment for the giveaways. Photo by Anthony Tran.

RTRFM is More Than Radio. It's Community. It's Breakfast. And it's Movie Squad. To celebrate the start of Radiothon 2025, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo had Breakfast LIVE with Pam Boland at Local and Aesthetic! Listen back to hear the Blockbuster Babes chat with Pam about what RTRFM means to them and why it's important to keep community radio alive, unless you want it to go the way of the video store! Then, you've heard of breakfast hotcakes, but what about breakfast hottakes? The Babes pull some prompts from their ‘hotbox' and share some spicy opinions leftover from their recent live show at Luna Cinemas. Listen out for that special 500th episode spectacular when it drops Monday 18 August, wherever you get your podcasts! Photo by Sophie Minissale.

We believe the children are our future on Movie Squad. But is that a good thing, or a terrifying thing? This week, Tristan Fidler reviews the spooky-kid horror-comedy Weapons from Barbarian director Zach Cregger, and dances around the plot detail that Simon Miraudo is trying to avoid, and that Breakfast host Pam Boland doesn't want to hear! Then, Simon reviews Damon Gameau's inspirational new Aussie documentary Future Council, in which a busload of child activists take the climate fight to adults around the world. Both films are now showing in Australian cinemas. Keep listening for Tristan's pod-exclusive chat of what is being called one of the worst films of the year: War of the Worlds starring Ice Cube! Join Pam for Live Breakfast at Local & Aesthetic in Mount Lawley next Friday 15 August to launch Radiothon 2025! She'll be joined by special guests including the Blockbuster Babes themselves. And keep an eye on your podcast stream for the special Live 500th Movie Squad, dropping Monday 18 August! Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

Flame on folks, it's time for the Movie Squad podcast! This week, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo share their thoughts on The Fantastic Four: First Steps. It marks the first new film of Marvel's so-called Phase Six. But does it show Marvel stretching itself, much like Pedro Pascal's Mr. Fantastic, or is it clobberin' time for the Blockbuster Babes? Then, Tristan, Simon and guest Brekky host Danielle Raffaele share their favourite films of 2025 so far, outlining 12 of the best movies to be released between January and June! Did your fave make the cut? Have you heard the good news? Movie Squad is coming to a cinema near you! Join the Blockbuster Babes for a live recording of their upcoming 500th episode at Luna Cinemas Leederville on Thursday 7 August. Get your tickets here and be a part of the Squad for one night only! Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

Men shouldn't have friends… unless you're Movie Squad! This week, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo share their thoughts on Friendship. No, not the concept, but the the dark comedy about a curdled bromance between Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd. Meanwhile, Brekky host Pam Boland cringes. Then, Tristan goes back to the '90s with a review of the legacy-quel I Know What You Did Last Summer, which sees franchise OGs Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. return alongside new faces Madelyn Cline and Chase Sui Wonders. Stay tuned for their extended thoughts, as well as Simon's interview with Perth author and music journalist Shane Pinnegar, about his new book Rocksploitation: Celebrating 69 hits, flops and cult favourite rock n' roll movies. Get it at shanepinnegarwriter.com. And have you heard the good news? Movie Squad is coming to a cinema near you! Join the Blockbuster Babes for a live recording of their upcoming 500th episode at Luna Cinemas Leederville on Thursday 7 August. Get your tickets here and be a part of the Squad for one night only! Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

It's a new dawn for Superman at the cinema, and the Movie Squad of Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo are staying open-minded. Breakfast host Pam Boland is even excited about it? Listen to Simon and Tristan's review of DC director James Gunn's super-reset, starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent AKA Big Blue. Guess what: One of them didn't like it nearly as much as the other! Then, Tristan reviews the straight-to-streaming Charlize Theron action flick The Old Guard 2, and wonders if anyone was actually waiting around for this thing? Stay tuned for their continuing (and conflicted) thoughts on Superman in the pod-exclusive portion of the episode. And have you heard the good news? Movie Squad is coming to a cinema near you! Join the Blockbuster Babes for a live recording of their upcoming 500th episode at Luna Cinemas Leederville on Thursday 7 August. Get your tickets here and be a part of the Squad for one night only! Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

Darling don't you go and turn off this pod! Movie Squad are presenting a special screening of the Alex Ross Perry doco/biopic/musical Pavements at Revelation Perth International Film Festival this weekend. So, listen to Simon Miraudo share his thoughts on both the band Pavement as well as the idiosyncratic and ironic movie they've made! Before that, Tristan Fidler reviews the latest instalment of the unkillable Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World: Rebirth. And Breakfast host Pam Boland shares her excitement for The Devil Wears Prada 2. Because IP always finds a way. Stay tuned for the pod-exclusive chat, where Simon and Tristan share more of their Rev Film Fest pics, including reviews of Eight Postcards from Utopia, Zodiac Killer Project and Exorcismo. Plus, an extended discussion about David Cronenberg's latest freaky flick, The Shrouds. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!

It's fast times on Movie Squad this week as infamous rev-heads Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo feel the rush with Breakfast's adrenaline-junkie Pam Boland. Simon leads a review of F1, starring Brad Pitt as a washed-up Formula One racer who's recruited for a last-ditch chance at glory. Then, Tristan reviews the long-awaited 28 Years Later, the newest entry in Danny Boyle's zombie saga, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes. Stay tuned for pod-exclusive goodies, as Simon shares his belated take on Materialists, and Tristan interviews Will Sloan, author of Ed Wood: Made In Hollywood USA, ahead of his Trash Classics screening of the legendarily bad Plan 9 from Outer Space!

Dakota, Pedro and Chris? Nah, we're all about Pam, Tristan and Simon. On the latest Movie Squad pod, the Blockbuster Babes Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo join Brekky host Pam Boland for a brand new batch of reviews. First up, Tristan and Pam review Materialists, the latest love-triangle from Past Lives director Celine Song, starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans. Listen in as sparks fly! Is it a rom-com? Is it a rom-dram? Is it even a rom-ance? Then, Simon reviews Dangerous Animals, an Aussie serial killer thriller with a sharky twist starring a terrifying Jai Courtney. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive conversation between Simon and Dangerous Animals' director Sean Byrne, where Sean talks about finding a new way to incorporate sharks in cinema, and working with Jai on his dance moves for what they describe as his character's “wrap party for a snuff film”. Remember: Movie Squad presents Pavements at Revelation Perth International Film Festival on Sunday 6 July. 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!

Sanctuary! Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo flee to the safety of the RTRFM studios to deliver their latest reviews for Brekky host Pam Boland. First up, Simon leads a review of From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, a spin-off to the Keanu Reeves-led franchise that stars Ana De Armas as a new assassin with an equally single-minded dedication to revenge. Then, Tristan reviews Karate Kid: Legends, which sees the long-running saga's alumni Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan unite for a brand new adventure with a young martial artist played by Ben Wang. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of Mountainhead, the HBO Max original movie from the creator of Succession and starring Steve Carrell, Ramy Youssef, Cory Michael Smith and Jason Schwartzman as tech bros at the edge of the world. Remember: Movie Squad presents Pavements at Revelation Perth International Film Festival on Sunday 6 July. 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!

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!

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!

For decades, David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz were Australian film reviewing royalty, having built up a loyal following with their weekly show on SBS, The Movie Show. The 90s and early 00s was the peak of David & Margaret's influence over Australian audiences. What they recommended, people would head out and go and see.Both David and Margaret are staunch supporters of cinema, becoming advocates for all kinds of cinema and decrying the impacts of censorship. While both have played roles in the way that film censorship in Australia has impacted what we see, it's Margaret's role with the notorious Larry Clarke film, Ken Park, which saw her make headlines after she put on an ‘illegal' screening of the film after it received a ‘Refused Classification' status, aka, the film being banned from Australia.That pivotal moment in Australian film criticism history is what sits at the heart of Zachary Ruane and Alexei Toliopoulos' comedy show Refused Classification, which is currently making its way around Australian comedy festivals, having recently played at the Adelaide Fringe, with shows to be held in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth on the horizon.The show sees Zachary don a salt and pepper wig as David, while Alexei somehow manages to imbue himself with the spirit of Margaret Pomeranz with her trademark golden locks. Together, they retell this point in Aussie cinema history through the form of comedy show, documentary and verbatim theatre.In the following interview, Zachary and Alexei talk about how the show came about, their experiences watching Ken Park, how Simon Miraudo's brilliant Book of the Banned (buy it here) helped inform the show, and Alexei goes deep on his personal connection with the At the Movies board game.I should add too, if you're interested in reading the transcripts of David and Margaret's work on both The Movie Show and At the Movies, then check out this Letterboxd account which has logged all of them over the years. And keep in mind that the shows are all available on SBS On Demand too, if you want that real nostalgia trip.To keep up to date on where the show is playing, make sure to follow both Zachary and Alexei on Instagram.We are a completely independent and ad free website that lives on the support of listeners and readers just like you. If you can and have the means to support us, please visit Patreon.com/thecurbau to support our work from as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For decades, David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz were Australian film reviewing royalty, having built up a loyal following with their weekly show on SBS, The Movie Show. The 90s and early 00s was the peak of David & Margaret's influence over Australian audiences. What they recommended, people would head out and go and see.Both David and Margaret are staunch supporters of cinema, becoming advocates for all kinds of cinema and decrying the impacts of censorship. While both have played roles in the way that film censorship in Australia has impacted what we see, it's Margaret's role with the notorious Larry Clarke film, Ken Park, which saw her make headlines after she put on an ‘illegal' screening of the film after it received a ‘Refused Classification' status, aka, the film being banned from Australia.That pivotal moment in Australian film criticism history is what sits at the heart of Zachary Ruane and Alexei Toliopoulos' comedy show Refused Classification, which is currently making its way around Australian comedy festivals, having recently played at the Adelaide Fringe, with shows to be held in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth on the horizon.The show sees Zachary don a salt and pepper wig as David, while Alexei somehow manages to imbue himself with the spirit of Margaret Pomeranz with her trademark golden locks. Together, they retell this point in Aussie cinema history through the form of comedy show, documentary and verbatim theatre.In the following interview, Zachary and Alexei talk about how the show came about, their experiences watching Ken Park, how Simon Miraudo's brilliant Book of the Banned (buy it here) helped inform the show, and Alexei goes deep on his personal connection with the At the Movies board game.I should add too, if you're interested in reading the transcripts of David and Margaret's work on both The Movie Show and At the Movies, then check out this Letterboxd account which has logged all of them over the years. And keep in mind that the shows are all available on SBS On Demand too, if you want that real nostalgia trip.To keep up to date on where the show is playing, make sure to follow both Zachary and Alexei on Instagram.We are a completely independent and ad free website that lives on the support of listeners and readers just like you. If you can and have the means to support us, please visit Patreon.com/thecurbau to support our work from as little as $1 a month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dan and Simon are joined by a different film critic named Simon. It is Simon Miraudo who has just written the really fantastic Book of The Banned: Devilish Movies, Dastardly Censors, and the Scenes That Made Australia Sweat. Also on the pod, we have reviews. This week: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV+) The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (In cinemas now) The Curse (Paramount+) Saltburn