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This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: deadly dolls, men without fear, apocalyptic pathogens and much more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

ChuckyVision

Racing into action to discuss M3GAN 2.0, Mark Adams, Dev Elson and guest Craig McKenzie enjoy getting to talk about a relevant killer doll for once…

TV’s Greatest Seasons

For once not chatting together about Doctor Who, host Baz Greenland and his son Ben have fun hacking into the third season of Marvel’s Daredevil…

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Speaking of Marvel, Hugh McStay is joined by guest Julia Mercado to chat the final three episodes of recent Disney+ show, Ironheart…

At the Movies in the 90s

Who doesn’t love a good pandemic these days? Oh, uh, all of us. Well! Mark McManus is joined by namesake Mark Adams to chat a very good one in Terry Gilliam’s unique 1995 offering, Twelve Monkeys…

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This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: new avengers, weird cults, film festivals and much more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

Reel Talk

There might be hope for the Marvel Cinematic Universe yet if Thunderbolts* is anything to go by. Sam Stokes and guests Violet Hammond, Baz and Gemma Greenland unpack the latest comic-book blockbuster…

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If you just can’t get enough of Thunderbolts* on the network, are you in luck? Our Marvel-dedicated show sees hosts Hugh McStay and Ashley Thomas joined by guest Dan Owen to unpick the film in detail…

Writers on Film

The Godfather Pts 1 & 2 and Apocalypse Now stand as among the greats in 1970s cinema, no thanks in part to the editing prowess of Walter Murch, who sits down with John Bleasdale to discuss his new book and career, plus don’t miss John reporting exclusively from the Cannes Film Festival with special episodes…...

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: shock death and tragedy, surprise twists and turns, fortune and glory and much more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

The Rest of Us

Maria Latilla and guest Sam Stokes bear witness to what has to be one of TV’s most seismic moments of the year as they discuss The Last of Us 2×02 ‘Through the Valley’…

Ask Us About Loom

A discussion at least five years in the making, Matt Latham sits down with old pals Lee Chrimes and Aj Black to discuss the seminal point and click adventure game, 1992’s Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis…

Writers on Film

John Bleasdale is joined by a pre-eminent critic of cinema, Jonathan Rosenbaum, to discuss his wide-ranging book in conversation with film scholar Ehsan Khoshbakht…

Britcom Goes to the Movies

It’s all going wrong for John Cleese’s...

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: post-apocalyptic scenarios, B-movie worlds, iconic cultural figures and more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

The Rest of Us

Revived from the dead like an injection of cordyceps, Film Stories’ own Maria Lattila becomes the new host of The Last of Us podcast The Rest of Us, here catching us up with guest Craig McKenzie in readiness for coverage of the brand new Season 2…

The Tardis Crew

Talking of second season’s, Doctor Who thunders the Tardis back to life for another run, as Baz and Ben Greenland discuss 2×01 ‘The Robot Revolution’…

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Daredevil: Born Again edges closer to its season finale and here to analyse proceedings are host Ashley Thomas and guest Ian Buckley talking 1×07 ‘Art for Art’s Sake’…

Writers on Film

Joan Didion was a cultural icon and literary giant, making her fine fettle for a discussion...

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: Bong’s back, Comic Relief returns, Severance ends and more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

Reel Talk

A big return for Bong Joon-Ho in Mickey 17, his delayed Robert Pattinson-starring science-fiction film, discussed here by Sam Stokes and guest Ian Buckley…

Britcom Goes to the Movies

Every two years, Britain launches Comic Relief in the West’s vain effort to help the African poor, and though that never changes, we do get some blinding sketches out of it. Rob Heath and Guy Walker return for a special episode to look at some of the best…

Illumination Above All

Get your mittens on as Severance reaches 2×10 ‘Cold Harbor’, the crazy climax to this thrilling second season, which innies Ian Buckley and Sarah Applegate are here to break down…

Modern Horror

One of the strangest and hardest to describe horrors in recent years,...

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: organ grinder monkeys, legendary critics, Oscar predictions and more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

Modern Horror

Are you an organ grinder or monkey? Find out as Aj Black and Hugh McStay, plus guest Dan Owen, tackle Osgood Perkins’ comic horror The Monkey…

Writers on Film

Legends about this week both on screen and off, starting with host John Bleasdale, including his guest, critic and historian Sir Christopher Frayling, and topped off by their subject, director Sergio Leone…

Academy Watch

The Oscars are imminent and Bo Nicholson has raced to the finish line with mini-episodes on the nominees, an expansive look at Wicked with Violet Hammond, and a final array of predictions with Ian Buckley. How many will they get right?

Reel Talk

Fresh off our Podcast-616 coverage last week, Sam Stokes suits up to tackle the latest salvo from...

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: feral beasts, killer sharks, mysterious dukes and more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

Modern Horror

The moon shines brightly on a more unkempt Aj Black and Hugh McStay this week as they discuss Leigh Whannell’s new take on the classic Wolf Man story…

Illumination Above All

From innie to outie this week as Ian Buckley and Sarah Applegate discuss Severance 2×02 ‘Goodbye, Mrs Selvig’, as the Lumon crew face the outside consequences of the season one finale…

At the Movies in the 90s

Jumping over from Writers on Film to talk more Terrence Malick, hosts Aj Black and Mark McManus are joined by John Bleasdale to discuss 1998’s philosophical war movie, The Thin Red Line…

Japan on Film

Perry Constantine delves into a 1980s character study this week, joined by guest Sam Inglis, as they chat 1985’s Typhoon Club…...

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network, festive Doctor Who, new Lord of the Rings and more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

Reel Talk / One Rules Them All

In an epic crossover fit enough to forge a ring, Sam Stokes brings his Reel Talk podcast together with Baz Greenland and Luke Winch’s One Rules Them All to discuss new animated Lotr film, The War of the Rohirrim…

The Tardis Crew

It wouldn’t be Christmas without Doctor Who and this year, Steven Moffat is on writing duties with 'Joy to the World’, dissected by Baz and Ben Greenland…

Writers on Film

A surfeit of episodes from John Bleasdale have arrived in recent weeks, including part two of a conversation with Terrence Malick’s cinematographer Jack Fisk, and this end of 2024 summation alongside a re-aired favourite, Walter Chaw on Walter Hill…

MovieVersaries

In a network tradition,...

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network, our array of film and TV chats are Christmas themed appropriately talking a brace of John McClane, festive Muppets and more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

At the Movies in the 90s

Welcome to the (Christmas) party, pal! A. J. Black and new guest Mark McManus get into all things Die Hard 2 for this festive episode, which comes with an important announcement to boot…

Britcom Goes to the Movies

In the festive finale of the podcast’s third season, hosts Rob Heath and Guy Walker, with guest comedian Rob Gilroy, tackle 2014’s Christmas family comedy Get Santa…

CineMortuary

Wherever you find podcasts, it feels like Christmas! To bedlam with the premise of the show, instead Rob Yeomans, Dave Walker and Chris Wilson throw off the ghostly shackles of horror and enjoy the best Christmas film of all time...

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network, our array of film and TV chats cover Ancient Rome, slasher movies and more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

Reel Talk

Strength and honor all the way this week as Sam Stokes and guest Ian Buckley discuss Ridley Scott’s epic sequel Gladiator II. Are you not entertained?!

Britcom Goes to the Movies

Check it! Bo, join me main men Rob ‘Eaf and Guy Walka to chat all about Ali G: Indahouse, starring bredwin Sacha Baron Cohen, from 2003. Westside!

Modern Horror Podcast

The modern slasher is hacked about with this week as A. J. Black and Hugh McStay cover Chris Nash’s stripped back, artful 2024 bloodbath, In a Violent Nature…

Writers on Film

Don’t forget John Bleasdale’s discussion with Terrence Malick’s production designer Jack Fisk on ‘The Malick Hours’ series, but he also talks to recurring...

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network, our array of film and TV chats cover Monty Python, Sean Baker’s Anora and more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

As always, we have a wealth of fascinating topics and opinionated minds to offer on the Film Stories Podcast Network. Below you’ll find chatter about up-to-the-minute movies – including Oscar contender Anora – and classic TV, including Babylon 5.

Here’s what we have on offer this week:

Reel Talk

Sam Stokes is back for another discussion, with guest Bo Nicholson, discussing the film of the moment – Sean Baker’s Anora…

Britcom Goes to the Movies

Join the anarcho-syndicalist commune ran by Rob Heath and Guy Walker once again, with special guest in The League of Gentlemen co-creator Jeremy Dyson, chatting 1975’s legendary Monty Python and the Holy Grail…

The CineHistorians Podcast

Our newest podcast kid on the block...

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network, our array of film and TV chat covers Terrifier, Joker and more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

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Modern Horror Podcast

Prepare to run away screaming in disgust as A. J. Black and Hugh McStay discuss the horror, the horror, of the Terrifier franchise, including brand new Terrifier 3…

Britcom Goes to the Movies

Rob Heath and Guy Walker idle about this week as they dig deep into Robert Young’s star-studded 1993 comedy, Splitting Heirs…

The X-Cast

A. J. Black presents the beginning of a multi-part series putting together all the Five Questions of X across the podcast from 2015, all about The X-Files, here including guests such as New York Times best-selling authors Greg Cox and Keith R. A. DeCandido…

Reel Talk

Sam Stokes returns with a new run of Reel Talk, a movie podcast exploring brand new releases, here joined...

We’re thrilled to announce that over 30 new podcasts are joining the Film Stories family. More information right here.

Right at the infancy of Film Stories, nearly six years ago, it was an individual podcast that kicked things off. The Film Stories with Simon Brew podcast is now nearing its 400th episode, while Film Stories magazine has just made it to issue 50. Across live events, print magazines, videos and audio, it’s been the podcast that was the catalyst for it all.

Now, we’re excited to announce that podcasts are to become an even bigger part of the Film Stories family. The already-successful We Made This network of film and television podcasts is, going forward, now the Film Stories Podcast Network. And here’s the list of the programmes that are instantly adding hundreds of thousands of downloads a month to the Film Stories world…

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Maddie Bosch struggles to recover from her abduction, but receives a new job opportunity. Honey Chandler hires Harry Bosch to work on a murder case and they devise a plan to mislead the FBI by giving them false information. While the FBI continues to target Chandler, another enemy makes themselves known and sets a trap for her.

The following contains spoilers from Bosch: Legacy Season 2, Episodes 3 and 4, "Inside Man" and "Musso & Frank," now streaming on Amazon Freevee.

Having answered the question of Maddie Bosch's fate, Bosch: Legacy is now free to start on Season 2's next great mystery. A sheriff's deputy comes home to find his wife brutally murdered. Four months later, Maddie arrives at her father's house to learn he's just fired his contractor; he's determined to finish home repairs himself, as a way of fixing something. And Honey Chandler's former client David Foster is arrested for the aforementioned murder,...

The retirement of Ronnie Leatherman marks the end of an era for The First 48. Leatherman's dedication and empathy were evident throughout his career, as highlighted in the flashbacks to his investigation of the murder of Ben Montgomery. His final episode highlighted the qualities that made him a relatable and admirable figure among fans of The First 48.

The following contains spoilers for The First 48 Season 24, Episode 4, "Unforgotten: Ben," which debuted Thursday, Oct. 12 on A&e.

The Ronnie Leatherman era of The First 48 is formally over -- and the A&e series won't ever be the same. Season 24, Episode 4, "Unforgotten: Ben" focused on a now-retired Leatherman discussing one of his open cases with Detective Lacy Lansdown. While it didn't come as a surprise since Leatherman's retirement from Tulsa Homicide was made public in 2022, the episode served as the on-screen send-off for one of The First 48's most well-known and beloved detectives... and highlighted the reasons for his popularity.

The First 48 debunks common TV crime drama stereotypes because it has a less procedural focus than most true crime series. Sergeant Dave Walker and Lieutenant Brandon Watkins demonstrate different leadership styles that have each contributed to the success and growth of Tulsa Homicide. Walker and Watkins prove that their corresponding crime drama archetypes are outdated.

There are dozens of popular TV procedurals -- and then there's The First 48. Being a true crime series, the A&e show is obviously very different from the countless fictional versions of homicide detectives. Yet that difference is not just that one is scripted and the other one isn't. The First 48 has been able to highlight some of crime dramas' common tropes simply by raising awareness about how homicide really works. One of the most noticeable is the one that Tulsa Homicide supervisors Sergeant Dave Walker and Lieutenant Brandon Watkins regularly put to shame.

Tulsa is...

The lengthy relationship A&e's The First 48 has with the Tulsa Police Department has enabled the series to explore aspects of law enforcement that no other true crime show has covered. Tulsa deserves credit for helping to expand the public's view on policing, and that principally comes from the conduct and personality of their detectives. There's no shortage of experienced officers being shown on TV -- it's how Tulsa Homicide does their jobs and who they are as people that makes them the class of a crowded field.

One of the angles that Tulsa has given viewers insight into is the long-term realities of policing. Scripted procedurals and unscripted series alike have painted an idea of the veteran cop as a cynical, world-weary officer either detached from or worn down by the job. They're dour, they're predictable and they're just not that interesting. But that's not the case with Tulsa...

This article contains spoilers for the first three episodes of Daisy Jones & The Six. Details about the real life band they were inspired by may lightly spoil future events in the show.

The Prime Video series Daisy Jones & the Six is an adaptation of the 2017 book by author Taylor Jenkins Reid. The novel tells the story of a fictional 1970s California rock group who break through when a charismatic songwriting female lead vocalist grabs the mic. The identity of the group’s real-life counterpart is very thinly veiled. The tagline of the series proclaims “Their music made them famous. Their breakup made them legends.” They can’t be talking about the Beatles, who were legends before they split. Fleetwood Mac, however, sustained multiple breakups before the ensemble even thought about calling it quits.

Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, plays Daisy Jones. While the young singer’s uncaring upper-class roots contradict the connection,...

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. Today’s Free Movie of the Day is writer/director Martin Gooch’s 2018 post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie Atomic Apocalypse, and you can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Atomic Apocalypse has the following synopsis, provided by Gooch himself:

In Post Apocalyptic North America, one family fights for survival in this sci-i road trip of epic proportions in a nightmare world without gasoline, electricity, or humanity. Sheltered mother Kate loses her injured survivalist husband Sam, and love struck daughter Suzi in a matter of days after they join handsome loner Joe in search of a rumored hidden nuclear bunker full of food and medicine. Suddenly alone and lost,...

In the 21st century, London has a “night tube” and bills itself as a 24-hour, always-on city, in imitation of New York. Before the legendary Scala cinema at Kings Cross in the 1980s, there were other cinemas in London that were open all night, especially the Electric film club in Notting Hill, which has its 50th anniversary this year. Copying the midnight movie theatres which they read about in the underground press, especially The Elgin in New York’s West Village, London’s hippie venues provided nocturnal oases for the revolutionaries, radicals, hermits, hedonists, black magicians and black marketeers, the seekers after truth, the transients, anarchists, freaks and malingerers of the Seventies counterculture, all adrift in the city at night. The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream—Alexandra Palace, April 29th, 1967. Still from Peter Whitehead's Tonite Let's All Make Love In London (1967).“There was this cinema on the Portobello Road, the Electric Cinema,...