EPISODE 25: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2025 WITH SPECIAL GUEST DANIEL MASCIARI

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We are delighted to welcome Daniel Masciari to the podcast as a special guest. Daniel is the director of new movie Stationed At Home. We talk with Daniel about the movie and his influences.

"Past": We each pitch 3 movies to be considered as Christmas movies - just like Die Hard!

"Present": A lot of movies covered - Wake Up Dead Man, Bugonia, Predator: Badlands, The Running Man, A House of Dynamite, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Zootropolis 2, Wicked: For Good, Now You See Me, Now You Don't, Frankenstein, Die My Love, It Was Just An Accident, Train Dream, and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You!! Phew, told you it was a lot!

The "Future" section covers news about the the potential of Knives Out 4, Netflix buying Warner Bros, a new Mummy movie with Brendan Fraser, and the Doomsday trailer showing before Avatar 3.

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - Oldboy and L.A. Confidential - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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Stationed At Home

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EPISODE 24: ONE TOY STORY AFTER ANOTHER

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"Past": We each give our Top 5 Pixar movies!

"Present": A lot of movies covered - One Battle After Another, The Smashing Machine, Roofman, The Long Walk, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Honey Don't, Sorry Baby, No Other Choice, Urchin, and Spinal Tap 2!

The "Future" section covers news about the Marty Supreme trailer; a release date for the new movie from The Daniels; AI actress Tilly Norwood; Send Help trailer; and Angus McLachlan's A Little Prayer.

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - Romancing the Stone and Crossing Delancey - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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Intro music:

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EPISODE 23: LET'S STAY TOGETHER

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"Past": We each give our Top 5 films of the 2020s decade so far! How many duplicates will there be?

"Present": We talk about Together, The Life of Chuck, Materialists, Eddington, The Roses, Caught Stealing, and The Thursday Murder Club.

The "Future" section covers news about new trailers, forthcoming movies, and the upcoming London Film Festival.

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - Sliding Doors and Fallen Leaves (a substitution for Chilly Scenes of Winter) - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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EPISODE 22: SUPERFANTASTIC

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"Past": We talk about Rob Reiner movies, specifically his 7 film/8 year run between 1984 and 1992 - from This is Spinal Tap to A Few Good Men.

"Present": We talk about Superman, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Weapons, Bring Her Back, The Naked Gun, and Freakier Friday.

The "Future" section covers ... tickets on sale already for The Odyssey; Supergirl coming next year; casting for Artificial, and for The Legend of Zelda.

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - Le Samourai and Road to Perdition - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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EPISODE 21: 28 DINOSAURS LATER...

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"Past": We offer up our Top 5 Quentin Tarantino movies.

"Present": We talk about Jurassic World: Rebirth, F1: The Movie, Elio, 28 Years Later, Ballerina, Karate Kid: Legends, How to Train Your Dragon, plus more opinion on The Phoenician Scheme, and Final Destination: Bloodlines.

The "Future" section covers The Social Network 2 goes ahead with Aaron Sorkin, Denis Villeneuve confirmed as Bond director, Punisher in Spiderman 4, The Batman 2 script submitted, and The Odyssey trailer!

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - The Children's Hour and The Fly - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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Intro music:

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EPISODE 20: THE ENTITY STRIKES BACK

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"Past": We talk all things STAR WARS.

"Present": We talk about The Phoenician Scheme, Warfare, Final Destination: Bloodlines, The Penguin Lessons, Thunderbolts*, and Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning.

The "Future" section covers Alex Garland back in the Director's chair for Elden Ring?; Why was Jordan Peele so gutted to miss out on Weapons?; Will there be a new Trump biopic that is "kinder" to him? ... plus Jake Schrier to potentially direct the X-Men movie, and John Wick 5 is happening!

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - Edge of Seventeen and The Abyss - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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EPISODE 19: VAMPIRES & CREEPERS & UNICORNS, OH MY!

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"Past": We cover the movies of Paul Thomas Anderson, with news that his new movie hits cinemas later this year.

"Present": We talk about Sinners, Death of a Unicorn, The Alto Knights, A Minecraft Movie, The Amateur, Holland, and The Assessment.

The "Future" section covers video game movies, the next Star Wars and Spider-Man movies, and more!

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - The Worst Person in the World and Predator - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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EPISODE 18: IN MEMORY OF GENE HACKMAN

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"Past": We cover the career of Gene Hackman, following news of his tragic death.

"Present": We talk about The Monkey, The Last Showgirl, Mickey 17, Black Bag, Novocaine, Opus, No Other Land, and One of Them Days.

The "Future" section covers Amazon's takeover of control of the Bond franchise and we ponder what may come, plus the casting of Sadie Sink in Spider-Man 4.

HOMEWORK: We catch up on the homework set in the last episode - Moonlight and Big Night - plus we set new homework for next time.

LINKS:

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Intro music:

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