Jen and the Film Critic

Jen and her film critic want to talk about one of the biggest films of the year! Unfortunately, one of them is a little weirdo who likes complicated and contrived bits that go on too long. And now that's your problem too! Featuring: Civil War, Back to Black, Godzilla X Kong, Ghostbusters Frozen Empire, Monkey Man, The First Omen, Immaculate, Mother's Instinct, Late Night with the Devil, Lisa Frankenstein, Robot Dreams, La Chimera, Wicked Little Letters, Evil Does Not Exist, Perfect Days, The Sweet East, Drive Away Dolls, Love Lies Bleeding and another one...

Oops, we're running late again! No Dune Part Two this time, folks. Don't worry, though; we've got a great big review of that coming right up. But first relive those heady pre-Arrakis days of February 2024. Featuring: Argylle, The Taste of Things, Madam Web, Mean Girls, The Iron Claw, The Colour Purple, American Fiction, The Kitchen, The Boys in the Boat, One Life, The Beekeper, Night Swim, and Baghead.

January has been a wild month! We can now bring you the December episode of our podcast, which includes all the big releases from the last six weeks of 2023, including some very divisive films! Featuring: Ferrari, Aquaman 2, Rebel Moon, Godzilla Minus One, The Three Musketeers Part 2: Milady, Wonka, Femme, Anselm, Wish, Napoleon, The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Thanksgiving, Saltburn, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, and Silent Night.

October and November continued the 2023 narrative of cinematic disruption as Marvel floundered and indie films reigned! Indie films backed by massive institutions or globally famous celebrities, sure, but indie nevertheless! Take that, big studios. Please save cinema, Taylor. Featuring: Killers of the Flower Moon, The Marvels, The Eras Tour, The Eternal Daughter, Anatomy of a Fall, Five Nights at Freddy's, Cat Person, How to Have Sex, Bottoms!, Dream Scenario, The Exorcist Believer, and Sumotherhood.

It's that time of year again! Yes, one month after LFF when Paul finally finished editing the monster batch of reviews that include some of the biggest films of next year and some obscure little gems! Featuring: Cobweb, Fingernails, Memory, The Goldman Case, Samsara, The Pigeon Tunnel, Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry, May December, Maestro, Priscilla, The Killer, Occupied City, The Boy and the Heron, Red Rooms, Fallen Leaves, Do Not Expect Too Much From The End of the World, Monster, Eileen, The Holdovers, Close Your Eyes, The Royal Hotel, Scala!!!, The End We Start From, All of Us Strangers, The Zone of Interest, and Poor Things.

Already feeling the pinch of the then-upcoming film festival, Paul tries to review 11 films without notes but with a terrible cough. He also experiences audio issues so apologies if the audio drops out a little in places. Jen, meanwhile, would rather talk about Babies, the stock market, and genuinely helpful life advice. What a nerd. Featuring: The Creator, Equaliser 3, Exepnd4dables, Dumb Money, Haunting in Venice, Cobweb, The Nun 2, Scrapper, The First Slam Dunk, The Old Oak, and Love Life!

Uh oh, the unnamed film critic has covid. So be prepared for a slightly more medicated than usual rundown of the biggest films of the month! Featuring: Blue Beetle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Gran Turismo, Haunted Mansion, The Meg 2, Strays, Joy Ride, Kokomo City, Theatre Camp, Paris Memories, and The Innocent.

Jen and her film critic have gathered to discuss the film event of the year: the simultaneous release of Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. They're going to need some help though. Jen has invited a friend of the podcast, Katy Maydon, to bring a bit of historical background and Barbie energy to proceedings. Featuring: Oppenheimer, Barbie

What a chaotic month! Sure things flopped and flop things flipped! Into the box office that is. What? It's a been a month of surprises, so Jen needs her film critic to break it down into easy to manage pairs of films! How long shall this conceit last? You might be surprised! Featuring: Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Spiderman: Across the Spider-verse, The Flash, Asteroid City, No Hard Feelings, Insidious: The Red Door, The Boogeyman, Pretty Red Dress, Medusa Deluxe, Elemental, and Reality

We recorded a couple of weeks ago so we have Eurovision on our minds as we discuss the big movies of May! Also all the smaller better movies of May. Featuring: The Little Mermaid, Fast X, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Beau is Afraid, Evil Dead Rise, Hypnotic, Return to Seoul, The Blue Caftan, The Eight Mountains, Under the Fig Trees, Polite Society, The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan, Sisu and Master Gardener.

Jen had a lovely holiday in Japan! Yay! Now she has to catch up on six weeks of film releases. Yor. Featuring: Renfield, Dungeons and Dragons: Among Thieves, Super Mario Brothers, Shazam 2, John Wick 4, Scream 6, Air, Suzume, 65, Rye Lane, Pearl, God's Creatures, The Night of the 12th, and the Pope's Exorcist

Struggling to adjust to a monthly release, Paul reviews 11 films whilst Jen frantically googles the attractive people he mentions and offers him soft insults. Neither would have it any other way! Featuring: Creed 3, Antman and the Wasp Quantumania, Knock at the Cabin, Cocaine Bear, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Broker, Skinarmarink, What's Love Got to Do with It?, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Blue Jean, and Creature.

Time to round up the big January releases and here in the UK we've got lots and lots of Oscar movies to cover! As well as a hilarious killer robot girl film, a hilarious Gerard Butler performance, and a good thriller! Featuring: M3GAN, Plane, Missing, Babylon, The Fabelmans, Empire of Light, The Whale, Man Called Otto, Till, and Tar.

It's four weeks ago! Paul is very sick and Jen is very full of rich food. Time to talk about the last month of movies! Featuring: Avatar: The Way of Water, Corsage, White Noise, All Quiet on the Western Front, Violent Night, She Said, Tori and Lokita, and Strange World.

Jen and her film critic have just a little bit more film festival to report! Thanks to the LFF's commitment to accessibility and digital methods of film distribution, a big bunch of movies were available online this year, and both Jen and her critic were able to dive on in! Featuring: Hidden Letters, Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, Crows are White, Inland, Utama, An Avocado Pit, The Woodcutter's Story, Our Lady of the Chinese Shop, 1976, Geographies of Solitude, and A Room of My Own.

Jen has her film critic experience some real highs and lows this episode with superhero movies, horror films and a gay rom com! Who could ask for anything more? Featuring: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Black Adam, The Woman King, Bros, Halloween Ends, The Menu, Barbarian, Smile, and Aftersun!

Paul has seen a ludicrous number of films and is ready to share his thoughts! This is a giant preview of some of the biggest movies heading your way in the next year! Featuring (deep breath): Matilda, You Will Not Be Alone, Joyland, Boy from Heaven, The Wonder, Aisha, Bones and All, Next Sohee, Godland, The Stranger, The Origin, Saint Omer, My Father's Dragon, Alcaras, The Whale, Enys Men, Triangle of Sadness, Empire of Light, Rodeo, Cloud Messenger, Women Talking, The Banshees of Inesherin, Inland, Decision to Leave, Pinochio and Till. Settle in folks!

The LFF has started! And before he back absolutely overwhelmed with galas and Chalamet, the film critic was able to catch some choice press previews! Featuring: EO, NightMare, Blaze, Chee$e, One Fine Morning, Lynch/Oz, Blue Island, Fragments of Paradise, and Sick of Me.

September was a long and strange one and now it's time to reflect before the spooky month starts! We've got troubled productions, sexy genies, messy metaphors, and the first Christmas film of the year? Also Idris Elba punches a lion. Featuring: Don't Worry Darling, Three Thousand Years of Longing, Crimes of the Future, See How they Run, Moonage Daydream, Beast, and Ticket to Paradise.

The pressure is on as Jen races to record an episode with her film critic before her excellent holiday. Luckily she didn't sleep well and Paul just had a hot bath so both sides are quite sleepy. Come enjoy their thrilling, giddy energy! Featuring: Nope, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Bullet Train, The Invitation, The Feast, Where is Anne Frank? and Prey.