Unscripted - The Film Show Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Starting as a community radio show over two decades ago, Unscripted offers listeners the views from a variety of hosts that bring you the latest movie reviews, trailers and film events. Join Lewis, Rachele, Cecelia and Ada each week for their take on what's new and what's coming up in the movie world.
Twisters (Amazon Prime), What we do in the Shadows Season 6 (Binge), Memory (in cinemas 14th of November), The Moogai (in Cinemas).
This week, Cecilia and Lewis review two new movies out in cinemas. First up, Cecilia reviews Smile 2, a follow up to the 2022 horror film which sees a supernatural entity take disguise as people with big, cheesy grins. Secondly, Lewis reviews Memoir of a Snail, the new Australian stop-motion animated film from Oscar-winning director Adam Elliott.
Lewis and Cecilia talk Mr McMahon (Netflix), Alien: Romulus (in cinemas), Kevin Can F Himself (Prime), Veep (Binge), The Penguin (Binge), Subservience (video on demand).
Rachele catches up with Lewis in the studio to talk: Wedding Singer the Musical, Civil War (Prime), Idiocracy (Prime), Simone Biles Rising (Netflix).
Cecilia and Lewis talk Last Summer (in cinemas from 05/09/2024), Strange Darlings (in cinemas from 23/08/2024) and Steve Martin Documentary (Apple TV).
Cecilia and Lewis have both got Amazon Prime movies to talk about - There’s Something Wrong With The Children and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
Cecilia and Lewis talk Ezra (in cinemas), Sleeping Dog (in cinemas), and Young Woman and the Sea (Disney+).
It’s the team-up no-one was expecting. No, not Logan and Wade, but Lewis and Kat on live radio. Unlike Deadpool, Kat manages to keep the language G rated.
Lewis and Cecilia kick of the show with a chat about the good old days of telly. Lewis shares his excitement for upcoming release of Deadpool & Wolverine. Cecilia takes a trip to the local theatre and shares her thoughts of GRADS production of Top Girls. She also delves into a review of new horror flick, Longlegs, starring the unrecognisable Nicholas Cage. They wrap up the show with what’s on streaming including The Boys Spin off, Gen V and Reacher.
A Quiet place: Day One (in Cinemas), The Bikeriders (in cinemas), Anyone But You (Prime), American Sweethearts (Netflix) and A Family Affair (Netflix).
Cecilia and Lewis talk Binge viewing Drop Dead Fred, I Care A Lot and Scooby-Doo! Wrestlemania Mystery, then get chatting about Rev Fest 2024, the X - Pearl - MaXXine trilogy and Inside Out 2 from Lewis’ perspective.
Lewis and Rachele talk Inside Out 2, Despicable Me 4, Gremlins: Secret of the Mogwai and Doctor Who 2024.
The Pope’s Exorcist, The Exorcism, Vermeer: The greatest exhibition, Upon Open Sky (Spanish Film Festival), Strange Festival - Exhumed.
A full set of the Unscripted crew jump behind the mics to talk: The Fall Guy (in cinemas), Bad Boys: Ride or Die (in cinemas), In the Room Where He Waits (in cinemas).
Lewis and Rachele discuss Garfield and Furiosa not doing well at the box office, review Garfield with their differing opinions and chat about the Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival and the passing of Morgan Spurlock.
Lewis and Cecilia talk SNL: Binge, Rent: His Majesty Theatre, Over the Fence Comedy Film Festival, the German Film Festival, Rocky, and Furiosa: In Cinemas.
Cecilia and Lewis talk about Easter movies and irrational shark fears as well as reviewing Monkey Man, Late Night With The Devil, and Wicked Little Letters.
Lewis is joined by Greg and Jack from the Over the Fence Film Festival to talk about the Festival, A World of Dark Comedy, 3 Body Problem and Godzilla x Kong The New Empire.
We talk Oscars, John Cena Only Fans, Ricky Stanicky (Amazon Prime), Population: 11 (Stan), Last Stop Larrimah (not available in Australia), The Gentlemen (Netflix), They Call Him Mostly Harmless (Binge).
We’re back with cinema titles: Love Lies Bleeding, Imaginary and How to Have Sex. And a side of streaming with The Curse (Amazon Prime) and The New Look (Apple+).
Lewis and Cecilia begin the show with wrestling chit chat including a beak down on the WWE elimination Chamber and the Undertaker appearance at freo prison. Cecilia reviews Club Zero, a dark satire on disordered eating in the age of influence. Lewis chats about a Netflix find from 2015, Sleeping with Other People before sharing his thoughts on Dune Part 2. They wrap up with a review on Four Daughters, a non conventional documentary which portrays Islamic radicalization and how it affects a broken family after the enlistment of two of its daughters in ISIS.
Lewis shares his thoughts on Madame Web, Argyle and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person before chatting with Rachele about the Deadpool 3 and Wicked trailers and the Oscars teaser.
The Colour Purple, Pricilla, Killers of the Flower Moon, Golden Globes, Hoarders, Ambulance, Good Grief, Love has Won
The Colour Purple, The Iron Claw, Queer Eye, Boy Swallows Universe, Ambulance, Loudermilk and Fringeworld
Lewis
Top Ten
10 Spoiler Alert
9 Super Mario Bros
8 Polite Society
7 Saltburn
6 Oppenheimer
5 Cocaine Bear
4 Barbie
3 Wonka
2 Spider-Man: Across the Spider Verse
1 Guardians of the Galaxy Volume III
Honourable mentions:
The Whale
Evil Dead
The Marvels
Dicks: the Musical
No Hard Feelings
Bottom Three
3 Napoleon2 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
1 Babylon
Cecilia
10 Tar
9 Joyride
8 Cocaine bear
7 Dumb Money
6 Polite Society
5 Oppenheimer
4 Air
3 Saltburn
2 Blackberry
1 Reality
Honourable mentions
Grand Turismo
Biosphere
Sick of myself
Origin of evil
Bottom 5
Magic Mike’s last dance
The miracle club
Dali land
The equalisater 2
Rachele
top 8 8 Spider-Man across the universe
7 love at first sight
6 cocaine bear
5 Barbie
4 Oppenheimer
3 Still 2 joy ride
1 air
Honourable mentions
Grand Turismo
TMNT Mutant mayhem
Knock at the cabin
Pamela
Bottom 5
5 We have a ghost
4 the hunger games: the ballad of songbirds and snakes
3Lyle Lyle crocodile 2 Book club the next chapter 1 Tetris
Lewis talks about Dicks and Musical and Uproar - both of which you can catch in cinemas - before he and Rachele get stuck into Our Flag Means Death.
The whole crew is in and talk Napoleon, Five Nights at Freddie's and Cat Person, with a side of black friday and physical media.
The chat about Wonka and the Friends or Seinfeld thing, before reviewing The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Thanksgiving and Saltburn.
Lewis is back from his trip, so he talks to Rachele about cruising aboard the Disney Wonder, before talking about The Marvels (in cinemas now), Living for the Dead (Disney+), La Dégustation/The Tasting (at Luna Palace from 16 November).
British Film Festival/British Film, The Wife and her House Husband, Aussie movies, The Cost and Mercy Road, indy film, The Dive. A bunch of stuff streaming on Netflix. We also chat about Halloween, Aussie horror film Talk to Me, and other random films coming up soon.
The closing of Camelot this year, Over the Fence Comedy Short Film Festival, The Dive, Dumb Money, Klimt and The Kiss.
Lots of film festivals on this show, Italian, British and the Over the Fence comedy short film festival. The fall of the house of Usher (Netflix tv series) Upcoming Films, Toxic Avenger & Iron Claw. Also, Movie out now The Killing of the Flower moon and French film “The Crime is Mine.” Love at first sight (Netflix) Disney + Short film – Once upon a Studio Only murders in the Building (Disney+) Ghost Adventures
We acknowledge the passing of Cal Wilson, then we take a look at the referendum before talking: Sick of Myself (Norwegian) in select cinemas, Beckham (Netflix), Wrestlers (Netflix), Loki (Disney plus).
The Royal Show, Exorcist: Believer, Ashoka, The Cost
The Good Dinosaur (Netflix), Roald Dahl - Wes Anderson shorts (Netflix): The Wonderful Henry Sugar, The Swan, The Rat Catcher, Poison.
Lewis talks Saw X with Rachele amongst a raft of streaming and a smattering of the WWE coming to Perth.
Lewis amuses himself by talking about the films he’s watched - A Haunting in Venice, The Blue Beetle and Dumb Money, as well as chatting about why he is interesting in the next movie from the Saw franchise.
Lewis and Cecilia discuss the lack of film promotion in relation to Blue Beetle and A Haunting in Venice. They also review Scrapper, a British- Indie film which explores a fractured daughter - father relationship. Cecilia gives us a taste of reality with her thoughts on At Home with the Fury’s, an insight into the life of the undefeated heavyweight boxing champ Tyson Fury.
It’s a bumper show with all of the cinema things: Blackberry, The Equaliser 3, Gran Turismo, Strays, TMNT Mutant Mayhem. Plus Ahsoka on Disney+.
Lewis and Rachele chat about Strays and Santuary (both in cinemas) plus some Netflix content and, of course, the Matildas.
The gang have a trio of cinematic releases to discuss with Lewis having seen Dracula: Voyage of the Demeter, Cecilia caught a screening of Grand Tourismo and both of them caught Asteroid City.
Lewis accepts the challenge of sitting in the studio on his own to talk about: Asteroid City (in cinemas soon), The After Party (on Apple TV+), animated homework you should all engage in before watching Ahsoka and How I Met Your Father (Disney+).
Rachele and Lewis chat about Star Wars, the writers strike, A Man Called Otto and the Swedish Film Festival, Disney killing physical media sales, Taskmaster, Secret Invasion and Ahsoka not being far away from screening.
Lewis and Cecilia catch up on what they have been watching during a week where they had no screenings to attend: Reality, Carmen and Daliland are all in cinemas, Secret Invasion is on Disney+, Fleabag can be found thanks to National Theatre Live, Rogers The Musical can be tracked down on YouTube and Smartless on the Road can be found on Binge.
Cecilia, Rachele and Lewis pack the studio out with things you can see in the cinema: Mission Impossible: Dear Reckoning Part I, Insidious 5: The Red Door, New Boy, Joy Ride and Elemental, as well as school holiday fun times and a Mean Girls Quiz.
Lewis and Rachele talk about some current cinematic offerings: Exhumed’s Strange Festival in Perth, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Lew talks about the WAnimate Lightbox Vodcast he took part in recently, then they hit the streaming: ABC iVew: In Limbo, The Messenger, Queen of Oz, and Staged season 3. From Disney+: Star Wars Rebels, and Secret Invasion. On Netflix: Black Mirror, and Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now.
Rachel and Lewis talk……Apple TV - Big Door Prize, Crowded Room, High Desert . Disney+ Stan Lee doco. Cinemas - No Hard Feelings, Transformers - Rise of the Beasts, Exhumed film festival.
Lewis and Cecilia run into the studio for a whirlwind episode of some old, dark Disney, some things you can see in the cinema (Revelation Film Festival, Spanish Film Festival, Transformers and The Flash) and some binge-worthy treats (Based on a True Story and The Idol).
Cecilia, Rachele and Lewis are all back in the studio at the same time to talk: Indiana Jones (in your DVD collection or on Disney+), Evie being at Supernova Anna Nichol Smith - You don’t know me (Netflix), Jury Duty (Prime), Renfield (try and catch it in cinemas), Dracula (Netflix), Interview with the Vampire (ABC Iview for you Aussies!), and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (in the biggest, loudest cinema you can, please).
Robin the wonder dog wasn’t keen on filling in for the rest of the team, so Lewis flies solo. He has lots to talk about with the Spanish Film Festival’s preview screening of Prisoner 77, Renfield (see it in cinemas while you can), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (see it on the biggest, loudest cinema screen you can get to!) and The Little Mermaid (go for the big screen again, folks).
Bryce fills in for Cecilia and Lewis. Rachele guides this fun episode to review the new Disney + Muppets show “The Muppets Mayhem” and the New Disney + Moon movie “The Crater” Rach also talks about the Australian film out at cinemas “Petrol” The Netflix doco “Anna-Nicole Smith: You don’t know me” and a few other streaming shows. Rach also talks about the “Exhumed Film festival” Check out www.strangefestival.com for details. A bunch of classics on 35mm and 16mm on the big screen at Liberty Theatre in Perth.
The trio kicks off with PSAs about skin cancer and changing car tyres before reviewing It Is In Us All (in cinemas including Luna in Perth), Fast X (In Cinemas) and a heap of streaming.
We review Love Again and Book Club and hit the world of streaming including Stuck (SBS on Demand) following Lewis seeing Dylan Moran live.
The whole gang is in (well, to start with…)! Lewis has seen Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 so we kick off with that before talking about some more German Film Festival content, Cairo Conspiracies, Gravel Road and some streaming.
Lewis and Cecilia review A Good Person and Polite Society (in cinemas), AppleTV+ content including Tetris plus Ghosted and Dead Ringers.
Rachele and Cecilia talk Melbourne, upcoming horror movies, Beef (Netflix), Tiny Beautiful Things (Disney+), MH370 - The Plane That Disappeared (Netflix), rewatching OITNB and a bit of a look at Mario and his new movie (Super Mario Bros - In Cinemas). They even nail it on the dismount at the end of the show.
Lewis and Cecilia lament not having seen the Super Mario Bros movie (in cinemas), and talk about Allelujah, movies about old people and The Pope’s Exorcist.
Cecilia and Lewis talk Moulin Rouge the Musical, Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Amongst Thieves (in cinemas) and Air (in cinemas)
Cecilia and Lewis are joined by Greg and Greta from the Over the Fence film festival first up. Then they talk Living and John Wick 4 before talking about Star Wars on 4K (find it to buy at your fave physical media vendor) and Clerks III (Netflix)
Rachele and Lewis kick off with a post-Oscars discussion, Lewis shares his thoughts on the latest DC movie, Shazam! Fury of the Gods (in cinemas), and they take a look at some shows on streaming: Dave Grohl ‘The Storyteller’, Ted Lasso, Last of Us, Shrinking, and The Reluctant Traveller.
The Unscripted crew talk Scream VI, (in cinemas), Till (in cinemas), To Leslie (in cinemas), Champions (in cinemas), Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival (in limited cinemas) and Emily the Criminal (Netflix)
Lewis catches everyone up on Creed III (in cinemas), Rachele talks Oscar Shorts (see link for where you can find them in Cinemas) before they take a look at some Netflix streaming treats: We Have a Ghost, Always Be My Maybe and Drive to Survive.
But really featuring: Cocaine Bear (In cinemas), Missing (In cinemas), Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark (Binge for Australian listeners!), Romantic Getaway (Binge), Not Dead Yet (Disney+), the Walk-In (SBS on Demand), True Spirit (Netflix).
Lewis talks to Rachele about current cinema releases, Magic Mike’s Last Dance and Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, Rachele shares her thoughts on The Black Phone and Pamela: A Love Story (both on Netflix) and the duo cover a heap of other content from initial thoughts on Last of Us to Fringe World and Superbowl trailer releases.
Rachele and Cecilia take a look at The Son (in cinemas) and Magic Mike’s Last Dance (in cinemas) as well as Cunk on Earth (Netflix) and Shotgun Wedding (Prime), but not before a good old Oscars chat and some discussion on M. Night Shyamalan’s body of work to date.
Rachele joins Lewis and Cecilia in the studio for a look at Knock at the Cabin (in cinemas), Spoiler Alert (hitting Australian cinemas on February 9), That 90s Show (Netflix), The Luckiest Girl Alive (Netflix), Four Good Days (Netflix), You People (Netflix)
Lewis and Cecilia talk about what’s on at Perth’s Fringe World (live shows until February 19 2023), get into a bit of a chat about the Oscars, then take a good look at The Whale (in cinemas), Tár (in cinemas), The Menu (Disney+), Minions: The Rise of Gru (Netflix) and Amsterdam (Disney+).
Cecilia is catching a screening of Tar for next week, so Rachele and Lewis talk The Menu (Disney+), Barbarian (Disney+), Irreverent (Netflix), Babylon (in cinemas), Welcome to Chippendales (Disney+), What’s Love Got to Do With It (in Australian cinemas), Last of Us (Binge) and revisit Avatar: Way of Water for Rachele’s thoughts.
Everyone’s back on deck so they take a moment to talk about the importance of sun protection before cracking on with Matilda The Musical (Netflix), M3Gan, the Alice and Wonderland exhibition (WA Museum Boola Bardip), The Fabelmans, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, Emily and See How They Run (Disney+).
Lewis and Rachele kicked off by discussing Jeremy Renner’s accident and 1999 movies before talking about more current events: Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, Strange World, The White Lotus and Avatar: The Way of Water.
The Unscripted trio each provide their ten highlights and five lowlights from the 2022 releases they watched during the year.
Here’s where you can watch the team’s top tens via Just Watch.
Inclusion in the list was via Australian release dates. Some international films may show as 2021.
Lewis
01 The Batman
02 Avatar 2: The Way of the Water (Currently in cinemas)
03 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Currently in cinemas)
04 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
05 Bullet Train
06 Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
07 Prey
08 Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
09 Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
10 Top Gun: Maverick
Cecilia
01 Good Luck to you, Leo Grande
02 The Menu (Currently in cinemas)
03 Elvis
04 The Forgiven
05 The Batman
06 The Black Phone
07 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
08 The Good Boss
09 A Hero
10 Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Rachele
01 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
02 Don't Worry Darling
03 Violent Night (Currently in cinemas)
04 So Damn Easy Going
05 Lightyear
06 The Lost Daughter
07 Drive my Car
08 Happening
09 Don't Look Up
10 Turning Red
Lewis, Cecilia and Rachele focus on Boxing Day releases so you can start planning your escape from the sun and into the cinema.
Cecilia and Lewis talk Upright, Spirited, WWE moving to Binge, Stars at Noon, The Swimmers and Wednesday.
December is here which means Christmas content! Rachele has seen Violent Night and both Lewis and Rachele talk about The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special which Lewis and Bryce both enjoyed, along with all the Rotten Tomato participants.
Lewis and Cecilia hit record and talk Inside Man, The Crown season 5, The Menu and Bones and All. And (because Santa is Coming!) a few Christmas treats to round out the show including Spirited.
With Lewis back in the state having had his koala cuddles (thanks Bec) and Gingerbread Lattes, Cecilia shares her experience of watching Greenhouse by Joost (Bakker, who had a Perth CBD restaurant of the same name which had Matt Stone as chef) before embarking on some streaming.
Cecilia and Lewis have a frank conversation about cats before diving into Wakanda Forever, Blockbuster, Causeway and Gloriavale.
Cecilia and Lewis whinge about the weather before discussing beverages and the Beer and Beef festival before getting on with discussing a whole lotta streaming titles and some more from the British Film Festival.
Lewis catches Rachele up of Alan Moore’s opinion of the Watchmen series and offers a bit of an education on comic books and the politics of the comic book world. He then moves on to review the new DC movie Black Adam. They also chat about some new stuff streaming on Netflix - Unsolved Mysteries, The Watcher and the latest season of Nailed It. Also, stay tuned right till the end to learn about bananas. No, truely. It’s worth it.
Lewis and Rachele ignore last week’s recording (not podcasted at Lewis’ request) and head into some reviews and views.
On this weeks agenda, Lewis gives us insight into Wrexham, detailing the unlikely friendship between actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney following their purchase of a Welsh soccer team. He also shares his thoughts on tv show, The Bear, starring Jeremy Allen White who plays a chef from the world of fine dining who comes home to his family’s sandwich following tragic circumstances. Meanwhile, Cecilia reviews Clean, a documentary about the life of Australian businesswoman, Sandra Pankhurst who started one of Australia’s most successful trauma cleaning services.
Rachele gets the show underway with the excitement of what the British Film Festival has to offer, before being joined by Cecilia and a flustered Lewis. They then get artsy with Bowie as they talk about the immersive film experience of Moonage Daydream. Cecilia and Lewis break down the not so scary horror, Bodies Bodies Bodies and the Roberts/Clooney comedy Ticket to Paradise. They all wrap up with some more from the Italian Film Festival - specifically Power of Rome - and two Crime heavy TV Series Candy and The Patient both featured on Disney +
While we’re going to talk Bodies, Bodies, Bodies and Moonage Day Dream next show, we still bring the horror with Whinnie the Pooh, Willy’s Wonderland and some of the feels with Hate, Breaking Up in Rome and The Quiet Girl. Lewis and Cecilia also talked about Brendan Fraser’s return to cinema and tried to work out what’s up with Don’t Worry Darling.
Rachele’s just celebrated her birthday, so she and Lewis talk about some of her resulting Lego projects and Lewis talks about his table travels before getting stuck into his musicals weekend of Cruel Intentions, Tick Tick Boom and Frozen. The two of them also talk a heap of things to watch out for on streaming.
Lewis, Rachele and Cecilia take a look at the length of time they’ve been doing Unscripted (and before that, Funky Films). Lewis reckons there’s a good 1200 shows he’s done since 1998 (when Rachele was graduating high school), while Rachele jumped on board in 2006 and then they welcomed Cecilia into the team in 2012. Now they have 200 episodes up of the podcast! They also get stuck into: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and Fire of Love before delving into some TV with The Resort, Blown Away, House of Dragons, She-Hulk and What We Do in the Shadows.
In which Lewis plays the roles of Rachele and Cecilia, while Kat fills in for Lewis to talk Prey, Tuesday Club, The Gray Man and a little telly in the bedroom.
Lewis, Cecilia and Rachele jump behind the microphones for an hour of screen entertainment with Nope, Edward and Isabella (which was filmed in Albany, Western Australia during the pandemic), The Forgiven and Murder Party. Lewis squeezed in a quick look at The Sandman before we disappear for another week.
Van Gogh tragic, Rachele, talks about the Van Gogh Alive Experience, and the true crime series The thing about Pam and Dr Death. Lewis brings in some streaming shows based on true stories, Inventing Anna and Angelyne, and reviews Brad Pitt’s latest action comedy Bullet Train. They also take a look at what’s up with DC pulling Batgirl? Tax write off? Cheap marketing? Will it see the light of day?
From San Diego com con to the Scandi Film fest and a touch of streaming, Lewis and Rachele have a good old chat.
Lewis and Cecilia take a look at Where the Crawdads Sing, Falling for Figaro, The Orville and The Black Phone
We're back with Phantom of the Open, Man vs Bee, Florence Pugh's nipple controversy, Naked Tuesday, The Circus and God's Favorite Idiot.
It's a bumper episode with: The Villa, Sundown, Compartment 6, TV shows and Thor Love and Thunder.
Lewis is super excited to be joined again by the spicy cough survivors, Cecilia and Rachele. Once they recover from discovering the wonders of the Revelation Film Festival guide (seriously people, track one down and do the QR code magic) they get stuck into a raft of viewing and reviews.
Lewis flies solo as his copilots were in spicy cough iso. He smashes through some viewing: Top Gun Maverick, Thor Love and Thunder, Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, The Pentaverate and Making History.
Cecilia and Lewis get their tongues around the title Everything Everywhere All at Once before embarking on a show of Nintendo Switch, Baz Lurman’s Elvis Biopic, How to Please a Woman, Tom Cruise and action films.
Lewis and Cecilia talk about the importance of giving blood, and knowing what your new medications are if you want to continue to give blood. They then talked After Yang, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Weird - The Al Yancovic Story.
Turns out that the episode originally to be known as Moby the Dick was hidden behind Lewis’ collection of second cans of RedBull. Now that it’s uncovered, it’s ready for your ears.
Lewis and Rachele hit the mics to talk about the wonders Cinemacon 2022 has revealed, the averageness that was The Adam Project, Beyond the Summit (Spanish Film Fest), Lost City and FINALLY - Lewis' take on The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
With Rachele and Cecilia attending to last-minute adulting duties, Lewis roped “his wife and techinical support” in to join him in the studio. There’s Robert Eggers’ The Northman, the release of the Thor Love and Thunder trailer and Lewis takes a look at Nick Cage being oh so silent in Willy’s Wonderland.
With the show from the 7th lost to the download gods (which had the best title: Moby the Dick), Lewis, Rachele and Cecilia talk reality shows before taking a look at Everything Everywhere All at Once, Happening and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
It’s ladies night! Rachele and Cecilia chat about Taylor Hawkins passing and that Oscars debacle before taking a look at Morbius, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and some good old fashioned binging.
It's the whole gang! And they talk about Turning Red, Carbon The Unauthorised Biography, Road to Perth, Dog and Deep Water.
Rachele and Lewis celebrate Rach’s new headphones, share a couple of PSAs about recycling electronics and eating the skin of kiwi fruit, antiques roadshow for DVDs and a few other tangents including St Patrick’s Day. Then they went from the green to Turning Red on Disney+ before looking at Drive to Survive (Netflix), Chef Antonio’s Recipes for Revolution (see it at Luna), The Great (Stan), Heels (Stan) and After Party (Apple+). There's a strong likelihood that Batman gets another mention, too.
International Women’s Day was two days ago, so Cecilia and Rachele talk about some cool women before taking a look at the Frida Kahlo Exhibition on screen, Fresh (starring Stan Sebastian and Daisy Edgar-Jones and a couple of streaming titles: Dirty John (Netflix) and Servant (Apple TV).
Cecilia and Lewis talk The Batman, Blind Ambition, Brian Wilson: A Long Promise Road and C’mon C’mon.
Lewis and Rachele settle in behind the mics to talk about the Jewish Film Festival with reviews of Here I Am and Tiger Within, then reviews of Cyrano and Studio 666 before chatting Inventing Anna, Peacemaker’s opening credits and Spider-Man No Way Home on blu-ray.
Rachele and Lewis talk to Matthew Eeles from the WA Made Film Festival then get into FOMO Freo, Pam and Tommy, Unchartered, Death on the Nile, Flickerfest, The Backlot's Carrie screening and the Jewish Film Festival. Contains one of the best podcast dismounts we've ever recorded.
Lewis and Rachele chat Fringe World, then have special guest Matthew Eels to talk about the WA Made Film Festival before reviewing A Stitch in Time and chatting about Pam and Tommy on Disney+.
Lewis was desperate to talk Moonfall now that the embargo has lifted, so he made Kat join him to talk about Roland Emmerich’s latest disaster flick.
It’s Rachele’s turn to fly solo and she covers more ground than Captain Little this week: The WA Made Film Festival, The Beatles Get Back concert screening at Luna, Drive My Car and a great lil’ tangent about libraries and how good they are.
Lewis and Cecilia talk randomly about bring out your dead before catching up on what they’ve beev viewing including King Richard, And Just Like That (which gets an interesting thought about the Golden Girls) and Scrubs gets a mention, as well as Cecilia’s take on The Hating Game.
Lewis has a friend this week! (And bi-focal sunglasses) Rachele pops in and they talk Fringe World’s Up Late Cabaret, Dopesick, Spencer and The Hating Game.
Lewis gets the mic to himself to talk about Fringe World, The Kings Man, The 355 and The House of Gucci.
Lewis and Rachele review Don't Look Up, the end of world satire creating lots of buzz. They also discuss the new Disney animated flick Encanto.
There's a plethora of new films and shows to check out this week including the new season of Queer Eye, The Lost Daughter, Death to 2021, Being the Ricardo's, The Rescue, Harry Potter: The 20 Year Reunion and the Addams Family 2. Take a listen to this weeks show to see what Lewis, Rachele and Cecilia make of them all.
This week the whole gang are in to review the latest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spiderman: No Way Home. They also review Bergman Island, a homage to filmmaker Ingmar Bergman and coming of age story Licorice Pizza starring Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman.
Rachele joins Lewis this week to review Dear Evan Hansen. the film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical about Evan Hansen, a high school senior with Social Anxiety disorder and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance following the suicide of a fellow classmate. The team also review Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City, and animated jukebox musical, Sing 2.
Given the international release schedule (we're late!) it's weird to talking about Ghost Busters Afterlife and Venom: Let There Be Carnage, but we're glad to be able to now! We also talk Morning Wars, Hawkeye and the delightful Hoyts Cinema that has opened at Karrinyup. It's all happening, folks!
Cecilia is joined by Rachele in this edition while Lewis is off seeing the latest installment of Bond.
This week Lewis and Cecilia serve up a plate of fresh cinemas releases including kitchen drama Boiling Point which centers on a chef trying to keep it together on a busy night in a London restaurant. The team also review documentary Julia which paints us a picture of chef Julia Child and her love of French cooking. But before all that, Lewis shares his thoughts on Eternals, the latest serving from the MCU.
This week, Rachele stops in for a film and TV chat with Lewis. They review World War II drama waiting for Anya, documentary Becoming Cousteau, which follows the life and career of Jacques Cousteau and chat about what they are watching on streaming.
Lewis and Cecilia dish out reviews for a selection of new films this week including documentary Palazzo Di Cozzo, the story of furniture mogul Franco Cozzo. They also review Die in a Gunfight, a modern twist on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and finally., they review Nicholas Cage's new film PIG.
Cecilia and Rachele review two new films. They begin with a New Zealand psychological thriller called Coming Home In The Dark, before turning their attention to Disclosure and Aussie drama gaining critical acclaim.
This week, Cecilia and Lewis review the latest from the MCU, Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings. There are also two Aussie films in the mix, including Streamline starring Levi Miller, and the shocking documentary The Bowraville Murders.
Lewis and Cecilia dissect the new Spiderman: No Way Home trailer. They also review the new Liam Neeson action flick, The Ice Road and the new Candyman film from Jordan Peele.
It's a big week of film releases. Cecilia and Lewis review the new sci fi film Reminiscence, starring Hugh Jackman as well as the Rock Opera Annette. They also take on Free Guy, starring Ryan Reynolds, psychological thriller, The Nighthouse. and discuss the Irish Film Festival.
Take a listen to this weeks show to hear what Lewis and Cecilia thought about The Suicide Squad, a soft reboot to the 2016 film which flopped. Cecilia also reviews, We Don’t Deserve Dogs, a humble look at man’s best friend.
This week, the team farewell Rachele, but don’t worry she’s just taking long service leave after an incredible 15 years with the show. Lewis reviews Jungle Cruise, starring Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson and Cecilia shares her thoughts on the Jewish comedy Shiva Baby.
The team review all the latest film offerings including neon noir action flick, Gunpowder Milkshake, starring Karen Gillan and M. Night Shyamalan's latest piece, OLD. Lewis runs us through a Welsh action/thriller called the The Toll and Cecilia shares her thoughts on a flick called Black Bear. Lewis and Cecilia also debunk some common myths about the black bear, which might be helpful for listeners who might venture into the woods one day!
This week Lewis and Cecilia chat all the latest films including comedy horror Werewolves Within and the latest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Widow. There are also two Irish flicks in the mix, Herself and Dating Amber. The team also review The Steelers, a doco about the the first gay rugby club in the UK.
Who are the Sparks Brothers? Find out on this weeks show when Cecilia reviews the documentary of the same name by self-confessed fan boy Edgar Wright. Rachele reviews Brazilian dramedy Three Summers and the team also chat Fast and Furious 9.
This week, Lewis reviews action sequel, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, while Rachele discusses the lovely new Joe Pantoliano film, From the Vine. The team also share their thoughts on the Broadway musical turned movie, In the Heights, from Lin Manuel Miranda.
Bee Boo-Boo Bop! It’s a musical episode. Join Lewis, Kat, Rachele and Cecilia as they discuss all their favourite musicals!
Oh they are so boujee! Lewis and Rachele hit the mics to give is the lowdown on the latest film releases. Lewis reviews Cruella, and the Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Meanwhile Rachele reviews Percy V Goliath. What have they been watching on demand? Parks and Recreation and Superstore. Take a listen to find out what the crew have to say about these steaming favourites.
With a plethora of films available to watch in cinemas and at home, there’s plenty to review. This weeks releases include kids flick Raya and the Lost Dragon, the highly anticipated A Quiet Place 2, Johnny Depp’s latest Minamata, and satire I Blame Society.
From Inception to Lost in Translation, the team discuss the most ambiguous endings in film history in this very special crossover episode of Unscripted and Tangent City.
With a long list of film releases, Rachele and Cecilia waste no time getting down to business. This week, they review Finding You, The Man in the Hat, Fatale, Spiral: From the Book of Saw, Botticelli, and Those Who Wish Me Dead.
Lewis and Rachele give a rundown on the winners of this years Oscars. Rachele also reviews First Cow which tells the story of a skilled cook and Chinese immigrant who strike up a successful business, and Twist, a modern take on the Charles Dicken’s classic Oliver Twist.
This week Lewis and Cecilia review the iconic fighting series from the 90's latest film adaptation, Mortal Kombat.
Hola! This week, Lewis and Cecilia take a trip to Spain (not really) and review Wishlist, a feelgood comedy on the Spanish Film Festival program.
There are also reviews for the United State's vs Billie Holiday, Six Minutes to Midnight, and The Dissident.
Lewis and Cecilia descend into space to discuss Voyagers, a new sci fi flick. Lewis also reviews The Mole Agent while Cecilia reviews the Collective, a gripping documentary about investigative journalism.
Art lovers rejoice, because this week the team review not just one, but two art films: The Painter and the Thief and The Last Vermeer. Rachele also reviews the live action remake of the beloved children's favourite Tom and Jerry while Cecilia gives us the lowdown on Godzilla v Kong.
The Unscripted team kick of the show with a rundown on the 2021 oscar nominations before delving into discussions on the 4-hour cut of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and the new time loop release Palm Springs. Rachele reviews Cherry, starring Tom Holland as a war veteran struggling with PTSD, while Cecilia reviews Crisis, a film which takes viewers into the world of opioid addition in the US. Lastly Cecilia and Lewis review French Exit, an absurdist comedy starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges.
It is Rachele’s 15th anniversary with Unscripted (formerly known as Funky Films) and this week she’s solo. She starts the show with some Podcast and Harry Potter News. Luckily Rachele has also downloaded two new streaming services, providing reviews for Little America, and Coming 2 America. She rounds off the show with what is happening at Luna Leederville and the French Film Festival.
It is a big show this week. First up the team discuss the 2021 Golden Globe winners. They also discuss the WA Made Film Festival and French Film Festival with reviews for From Sea to Sky and Nightshift, respectively. They also discuss new films to streaming including Moxie and Palm Springs as well as the latest to hit cinemas, Judas and the Black Messiah.
And..... Action! That's right, it's all about action films this week with reviews for Breach, a sci-fi action flick staring Bruce Willis and Boss Level, staring Frank Grillo and Mel Gibson. That's not all though, Lewis and Cecilia also discuss Spider-Man: No Way Home and ASSASINS, the documentary detailing the assassination of Kim Jong-nam.
It's a full show this week with reviews for Blackbird, a film with Euthanasia at the core of its theme, and Korean drama Minari. In the second half of the show, Lewis, Rachele and Cecilia discuss Denzel Washington's new flick The Little Things and lastly they review Firestarter, the documentary about the Bangarra Dance Theatre.
The team take a hike through this weeks film news and new releases including the allegations against Joss Whedon's misconduct on set. First up for film reviews is Long Story Short, a Aussie flick with a timely message followed by Wrong Turn, a reimagining of the 2003 unlikely smash hit. They also discuss Netflix series, Firefly Lane.
Lewis starts the show of solo before being joined by Cecilia. Excitingly, this weeks lineup includes two Aussie film reviews, High Ground, and Penguin Bloom, starring Simon Baker and Naomi Watts respectively. Lewis and Cecilia also check out the trailer for Kong vs Godzilla and discuss all things Fringe before ending the show with some streaming recommendations.
Lewis and Rachele talk about the weeks movie news and their old mate Alex's amazing short film Evie. They gush about the new Disney/Marvel TV show WandaVision. Rachele also reviews the Australian small town mystery /thriller The Dry, starring Eric Bana. The team also talk a little about the Perth Fringe Festival!
It is a killer start to this week’s show with a review for A Promising Young Woman, starring the fabulous Carey Mulligan. The team also review Ammonite starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan and Only the Animals, a French flick.
It’s the first show for 2021! The team say goodbye to 2020 with reviews for comedy specials Death to 2020 and Yearly Departed.
It’s the last show for 2020! And flying into cinemas is Wonder Woman 1984 which Lewis and Cecilia review. Also on this weeks show is reviews for the new Francis McDormand film Nomadland, the new Pixar film Soul, Castle Rock , Dreambuilders and Jingle Jangle.
As the year draws to an end, the team reflect on 2020 and discuss their favorite tv shows and films of the year.
This week, it is all about the mind with reviews for Words on Bathroom Walls which tells the story of a teenage boy diagnosed with Schizophrenia. The team also look at the doco Oliver Sacks: In his Own Life which profiles the acclaimed neurologist.
It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas with the release of Happiest Season, a Christmas flick starring Kristen Stewart. The team also review the sci-fi/horror Possessor, Monsoon, The Crown and Raphael Revealed.
Film reviews are plenty this week. First is Brazen Hussies, a feature documentary celebrating the bold women of the Women's Liberation Movement Who re-ignited the feminist revolution in Australia. Lewis reviews Never Rarely Sometimes Always, a film that shines a light on prochoice, while Cecilia reviews Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of the famous Daphne De Maurier novel Rebecca.
Rachele and Lewis have a packed show. We have reviews for streaming films Bad Education, The Invisible Man and The Devil all the time. There are also new movies at the cinemas with NZ Comedy Baby Done, The Climb and Liam Neeson action thriller Honest Thief. Lewis also talks about David Tennant and Michael Sheens Quarantine TV Show Staged.
It is sad news this week, with the passing of one of cinemas greats Sean Connery. Lewis and Cecilia reflect on his work. They also discuss the British Film Festival including the film Summerland starring Gemma Arterton before diving into a list of Christmas films that are due to release. They finish the show with a discussion on the new Netflix miniseries The Queens Gambit.`
Cecilia and Rachele immerse themselves in some culture this week, first stopping of at the Opera to review The Three Tenors. Next it’s a trip to Paris to discuss A Night at the Louvre: Leonardo da Vinci and lastly, they discuss Hope Gap, starring Bill Nighy and Annette Bening and adapted from the play The Retreat from Moscow.
The team spring into reviews, starting with a horror film called Spree. They also review the new Tim Winton adaptation Dirt Music, and Netflix series Warrior Nun.
Lewis and Rachele cover what they've been steaming. We hear Cecilia and Rachele's views on the new Sofia Coppola film On the Rocks. There's a tangent about the the Trump/Biden debate before stopping off at the Italian Film Festival and reviewing Lucky Grandma.
There is plenty to keep the team on their toes this week. First up, Lewis reviews the live action version of Mulan while Rachele reviews The Secrets we Keep, a thriller starring Noomi Rapace, and children’s film Four Kids and It.
Rachele and Cecilia discuss the new Oscars criteria which focuses on inclusivity of underrepresented groups in the film industry. Also, on the agenda is the revenge film Becky, starring Kevin James in a more serious role, Paw Patrol, and Lovecraft Country.
Bill & Ted Face the Music sees Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter team up again. The team share their views on the film. All this and much more on another episode of Unscripted - The Film Show Podcast.
The dream team our back this week to discuss Tenet, the new Christopher Nolan film. It has also been 10 years since the release of inception (hence the reference to dream). They also review The Secret: Dare to Dream and The Old Guard!
Welcome to New York! The team start the show with a discussion about the Big Apple before chatting about long running tv series and the new Kumail Nanjiani film, The Lovebirds. Lewis and Rachele also battle out their Star Wars knowledge and Rachele shares a review she wrote for Aussie film Jindabyne back in 2006!
It is all laughs this week as the team are unsurprisingly full of jokes and puns. They first look at the new film 23 Walks, about two people who form a burgeoning romance while walking their dogs. They also discuss Fleabag and Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga. It is all downhill from here though as the team descent into fits of laughter, including a discussion on Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The much anticipated live-action version of Mulan is set to be released on Disney Plus, so the team discuss their thoughts on VOD. Lewis and Rachele chat about what they’ve been watching on steaming including Unsolved Mysteries, Women Who Kill, Umbrella Academy and a Harley Quinn animation. Cecilia also reviews Deerskin, a black comedy starring Jean Dujardin, an unhinged divorcee with “killer style”.
This week Lewis and Rachele review the new horror film from Blumhouse Productions, The Vigil, and Aussie flick, Babyteeth. They also discuss their experience of seeing an interactive screening of Cats where the phrase “polish a turd” might just apply.
This week on Unscripted, Lewis and Cecilia discuss The Wretched, a new horror film starring an evil witch, The Burnt Orange Heresy, a drama/thriller with an important message about art, and House of Cardin, a detailed documentary looking at the life of forward-thinking fashion designer Pierre Cardin.
The house lights are brimming tonight, as Lewis and Rachele discuss, with much excitement, Hamilton, the hit Broadway production about America founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Lewis also reviews Waves which centres on an African American family in a affluent suburb in Florida and Rachele reviews Shirley, a fictional story utilising non-fictional writer Shirley Jackson.
This week, the team share their excitement with the official opening of cinemas in Western Australia! They discuss some of the films available to see at the movies and films they would love to see on the big screen. Cecilia also reviews Icelandic film, A White, White Day. All this and more on another episode of Unscripted!
Books, books, books! Like films, the team discuss their love for books, inspired by the new documentary, the Booksellers. Lewis makes Rachele laugh until she snorts while discussing the anatomically incorrect dinosaurs in Jurassic Park and Lewis and Cecilia review It Must Be Heaven, an absurd but enlightening film. And that’s a wrap!
Rachele and Lewis wax rhapsodic about cinema as their excitement builds for their reopening. They talk about the upcoming online Couched film festival from the revelation film fest crew, review Love Sarah and chat about some upcoming films. They also farewell Cinema Paradiso, the home of so many previews.
Jessie Eisenberg plays Jewish mime Marcel Mangel in the true story Resistance. Rachele gives us the lowdown on the film which sees Marcel work against Nazi control to protect thousands of orphaned children. The team also discuss the JK Rowling transphobic tweet controversy.
From cinema food to the future of cinema, the team discuss all this and more in the latest episode of Unscripted. Rachele, Lewis and Cecilia chat about the appeal of cinema and how watching something at home is just not quite the same. Lewis reviews Hollywood which follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post- World War II in Hollywood as they try to make it in the movie business and Rachele reads us a film review she wrote back in the day.
The team are back to the remote recording this week with some You Tube theatre thanks to The Show Must Go On’s release of Cats. Rachel tells us about The Assistant and Lewis gives us the run down on Uploaded and some other streaming with a Back to the Future treat from Reunited Apart. We’ll be reunited again next week.
The gang are back in the studio for the first time in weeks! They discuss the new Hugo Weaving film, Hearts and Bones, as well as what they’ve been watching while in lockdown.
We’re live!! In the lounge room!! There’s lots of streaming talk with Frankenstein (be quick and You Tube the National Theatre’s production), streaming, trying Stan out and free Australian TV thanks to ABC iView and SBS on Demand.
The team review Pixar's latest Onward, Rachele shares what she stumbled across on YouTube and Lewis brings up a plot hole from Back to the Future. The team also chat about national theatre and improv. They round off the show with a game of What’s in the Box, delving deep into the film collections of the show's members. Can you guess who had which film? Men In Black 2, The Avengers, and The Frozen Ground.
Another week of ISO and we are finding some intriguing things to watch. Rachele reviews Video on demand Sci-fi, thriller Film Vivarium which has a very Twilight zone feel. Cecilia lightens the mood with some Stand up specials featuring on Netflix and Lewis talks Man in the high castle, a Amazon prime series set in an alternative world where the nazis and Japanese won ww2. We also play another game of What’s in the boxxxxxx
The socially isolated series continues over the magic of the internet with a new game....What's in the box!? Tune in to find out which titles we ended up with this week. And remember: there can't be only one...
The crew are back together! Cecilia, Rachele and Lewis take advantage of some technology to discuss hitting 100 episodes of the podcast and work out that there have been some 1000 shows of the show that have hit the airwaves in Perth. There's plenty of streaming happening this week as well as updated schedules for Disney and Marvel.
Lewis and Rachele rope Kat in to fill in for Cecilia while they embark on the first social isolating-friendly recording, live from The Gentlemen of Pop Culture Studio and Rachele’s closet.
Lewis and Rachele get behind the naked microphones (please don’t read those words the wrong way round) and don’t say the C-word during the last studio recording for a while.
Cecilia starts the show with the quote, "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." before Lewis and she crack on with the show.
Rachele and Cecilia kick off the show with all the latest film news including news about the Candyman reboot by Jordan Peele and the announcement that there is going to be a Hocus Pocus 2. They also review the new Will Ferrell and Julia Louise-Dreyfus film Downhill and discuss Dark Waters, the new Mark Ruffalo film which tells the true story of a lawyer who uncovers some rather sinister information about large conglomerate DuPont.
With no films to review, the team chat about other important issues including what they’re watching on streaming services, and other industry related news including the sentencing of Harvey Weinstein.
Child stars Shia LaBeouf and Daniel Radcliffe are the topic of conversation on tonights show, with the team reviewing Honeyboy and Guns Akimbo. They also discuss For Sama, a documentary on the war in Aleppo, Syria from the perspective of a young mother.
The team give a rundown on the 2020 Oscars. Lewis also reviews the newly titled Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey.
Bird of Prey (and the Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) flew into cinemas this week, and with resident comic book expert Lewis away, Ada gives us her review. For a completely different tone, Cecilia reviews The Lighthouse, a film by Robert Eggers, the acclaimed director of The Witch.
For the second week in a row, the team discuss Kristen Stewart’s acting chops. Last week it was her performance in Underwater, and this week it's her portrayal of actress Jean Seberg in the new film Seberg. Rachele, Lewis and Cecilia also discuss Shia LaBeouf's latest venture in The Peanut Butter Falcon. They also review Terrence Malick's latest creation A Hidden Life, which tells the true story of an Austrian farmer who refused to swear allegiance to Hilter during World War II.
Rachele and Lewis discuss all the latest in the world of film including Robert Downey Jnr’s role as a vet who can talk to animals in Doolittle, Tom Hanks role as the iconic Mr Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood and Kristen Stewart’s performance as a mechanical engineer aboard a drilling rig set at the bottom of the ocean in Underwater. Rachele also makes an interesting discovery about the Oscars in which real-life couple Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach both have films in the best picture category for the Oscars.
Melbourne based comedian Akwasi Osei-Tutu joins Cecilia and Lewis to discuss his rising comedy career. The team also discuss Netflix’s new take on Dracula, and the Golden Globes.
The team kick off the New Year with reviews for Taika Waititi’s Nazi satire Jojo Rabbit, and Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Woman. Lewis also dishes the dirt on Ryan Reynolds new Netflix film 6 Underground and the team share what films they’re looking forward to most in 2020!
Rachele, Ada and Cecilia dig their claws into Cats the film and discuss how the feature compares to the popular musical. The team also discuss the Peanut Butter Falcon and Jumanji: The Next Level.
With a spring in their step, just like the March sisters, Rachele and Cecilia review Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel Little Women. Also, up for discussion is Taika Watiti’s anti-hate satire Jojo Rabbit, set at in Germany at the height of WWII and told through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy with Hitler as an imaginary Friend.
They're creepy and they're kooky! Lewis shares his thoughts on the new cartoon version of everyone’s favourite spooky clan, The Addams Family. Cecilia also reviews By the Grace of God, a French film based on the true story of three survivors of a Catholic priests abuse, who as adults, set out to expose the sexual abuse hidden by the Catholic Church.
It’s been six long years, but it’s finally here! Frozen 2 hits cinemas worldwide, and Lewis and Rachele share their thoughts on the film. Also on the lineup is Knives Out, a modern-day murder mystery modelled on Agatha Christie’s whodunnit; and Mrs Lowry and Son, a portrait on the prolific artist LS Lowry and his dysfunctional relationship with his mother.
Lewis, Cecilia and Rachele discuss the latest including Mirrah Foulkes reimagining of the Punch and Judy Puppet Show with a blackly comic feminist revenge twist where the roles are reversed - hence the title Judy and Punch. Also, on the table is Official Secrets starring Keira Knightley, Scorsese’s latest, The Irishman and a heart-warming take called Fisherman’s Friends.
Rev those engines, because speeding into cinemas is Ford vs Ferrari, the incredible true story of race car driver Ken Miles and car designer Carroll Shelby. Rachele and Cecilia share their thoughts on the film which tells the story of how the pair built the Ford GT40 to go head to head with Ferrari at Le Mans. Cecilia also reviews the new Charlie’s Angels film, written and directed by Elizabeth Banks. And guess what? It’s not that bad.
The follow up to The Shining, Doctor Sleep gives Rachele, Lewis and Cecilia plenty to dissect on this week’s show, and they delve deep on the topic. Also reviewed on this week’s show was The Report, a 2019 American docudrama centred on an investigation led by the Senate Intelligence Committee as they investigate the CIA’s torture techniques following the September 11 attacks and Last Christmas, inspired by the music of George Michael and starring Emilia Clarke and Emma Thompson.
They’re back! It’s been more than two decades since Sarah Connor prevented Judgement Day and saved the world. Connor returns in Terminator: Dark Fate. Lewis, Rachele and Cecilia review the film which serves a direct sequel to Terminator 2. They also review Dosed which looks at a different perspective on healing, addiction and mental health, Brittany Runs a Marathon, starring Jillian Bell as a hard-partying woman who turns her life around by competing in the New York Marathon and Aussie Zombie flick Little Monsters.
Ready or not, it’s time to dig out the double denim to celebrate the release of Blinded by the Light, fuelled by the music of Bruce Springsteen. Rachele and Lewis also review After the Wedding starring Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams and Billy Crudup as well as American black comedy Ready or Not.
It’s been 10 years since Zombieland graced our screens and cemented itself as a cult classic! On this weeks episode, find out what the team think of Zombieland: Double Tap in addition to Renee Zellweger’s performance as Judy Garland in the aptly titled Judy. Mindfulness and meditation are also discussed in relation to the new film The Portal. The team also discuss films Promised and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. All this and more on this weeks episode of Unscripted!