Genesis Podcast: Recent Episodes
Niki, Matt and Morten
The Genesis Podcast is the official film podcast of Genesis Cinema hosted by Niki Alexandrou, Matt Williams and Morten Wright. We review the latest releases, chat about the recent movie news, and give you all the latest film gossip. In partnership with Genesis Cinema, Mile End.
Episode 21 of the Genesis Podcast hosted by Matt Williams and Niki Alexandrou.
This episode was recorded during lockdown in March 2021. Recorded in our separate homes, connected remotely over the internet.
Discussion on this episode of the BAFTA and Oscar nominations plus we review: The Mauritanian, Promising Young Woman and Minari.
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Episode 20 of the Genesis Podcast hosted by Matt Williams, Niki Alexandrou and Morten Wright.
This episode was recorded during lockdown in January 2021. Recorded in our separate homes, connected remotely over the internet.
Reviews this week of Soul (Disney+), Wolfwalkers (Apple TV) and Wonder Woman 1984 (due for online release in the UK on Jan 13th).
This week we open up the Cult Vault for one of Matt's selections: Freeway, which got its straight to video release in the UK in 1997 starring Kiefer Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon in a twisted retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
Plus we each look ahead to the films we are most anticipating in 2021.
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Episode 19 of the Genesis Podcast hosted by Matt Williams and Niki Alexandrou
This episode was recorded before the announcement of the Tier 3 restrictions coming in force in London.
Reviews this week of Mank, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Alex Wheatle - all available to stream online via Netflix or BBC iPlayer.
We also debate the Warner Bros announcement to release everything on HBO Max on the same day as cinema release as well as Christopher Nolan weighing in on the discussion.
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Episode 18 of the Genesis Podcast.
Genesis Cinema has reopened within the tier 2 guidelines in London.
In this episode, we review Red White and Blue (of the Small Axe series), Billie, and Happiest Season, the new queer Christmas film that's given us some feels.
And in joyful news, Elliot Page comes out as trans in an incredibly brave and vulnerable statement on social media.
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Episode 17 of the Genesis Podcast.
Genesis Cinema was closed at the time of recording.
We review Cordelia, You Cannot Kill David Arquette, The Hillbilly Elegy.
Plus we chat news of Wonder Woman 1984 Christmas Day release and a new film in the Jump Street series.
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Episode 16 of the Genesis Podcast.
Genesis Cinema is currently closed at the time of recording.
We bring reviews of County Lines, Steve McQueen's Small Axe series for the BBC, Another Round, and Christmas begins on Netflix with Jingle Jangle.
Is it too soon to start watching Christmas films? Plus Morten shares his insights into the best in supermarket festival sandwich offerings.
We also talk news of Zack Snyder's new cut of The Justice League, Judd Apatow's next film with Netflix and Spike Lee's next musical joint.
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Episode 15 of the Genesis Podcast.
With Lockdown 2 in full force, Genesis is currently closed at the time of recording. We bring reviews of Ashfall, showing as part of the rescheduled London Korean Film Festival 2020 and The Witches, available to rent only now.
We also talk The Mandalorian, new trailers for The Happiest Season and Wild Mountain Thyme as well as shows currently streaming on Now TV: The Undoing and The Vow.
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Episode 14 of the Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema.
This week we talk to writer/director Luke Ibbetson about his film Cult which is available on Amazon Prime. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B08LL7P41W/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
We also review Borat Sebsequent Movie Film, Mogul Mowgli and Shirley. Plus all the latest from Genesis Cinema
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Episode 13 of the Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema.
This week we round up some of our faves from London Film Festival 2020 including One Night in Miami, Another Round, Cicada, Lovers Rock, Possessor and Ammonite.
Plus all the latest from Genesis Cinema
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Episode 12 of the Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema.
We chat the latest movie news including Furiosa, the hotly-awaited sequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, as well as casting news for Adam McKay's next film, Don't Look Up.
Reviews this week: Herself, Saint Maud, Supernova, One Man and His Shoes.
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Episode 11 of the Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema. Recorded remotely and socially distanced.
We chat the latest movie news around the temporary closure of Cineworld.
Reviews this week: Kajillionaire, Shirley, Mangrove, I Am Samuel, A Dark Mind, and The Dare.
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Episode 10 of the Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema. Recorded remotely and socially distanced.
We chat the latest movie news including Borat 2.
Reviews this week: Eternal Beauty, Enola Holmes, Miss Virginia, Southern Journey, David Attenborough: A Life on This Planet.
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Episode 9 of the Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema. Recorded remotely and socially distanced.
Reviews this week: Monsoon, Miss Juneteenth, La Haine, Memories of Murder, The Great Buster, Nocturnal.
We have 2 great interviews this week. Filmmaker Kyle Chase discusses his new web series Crying Out Loud on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnGs5YXeSZBjagf-A4Lr1Ig
Pamela Hutchinson, Editor at Silent London, discusses The Great Buster and silent film PLUS she joins us for In Defence Of... to defend Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring.
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Episode 8 of the Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema. Recorded remotely and socially distanced.
Reviews this week: Tenet, Miss Juneteenth, White Riot, Rocks
We also chat the latest news plus events at Genesis and the return of 'Overheard at Genesis.'
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Episode 7 of the Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema
Matt, Niki and Morten discuss new releases; Dark Waters, Color Out of Space and review The Invisible Man and Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
Plus upcoming events at Genesis including And Then We Danced and Genesis Cinema's own Poetry Slam event.
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Episode 6 of the Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema
Reviews this week: Little Joe and Emma.
We talk events at Genesis including A Streetcar Named Desire and In The Mood For Love.
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Music: Do You Want To Be Loved Like This (instrumental) by Kelli Leigh
Recorded at SNK Studios
Episode 5 of the Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema
Reviews this week: Parasite, Mr Jones and Plus One.
We talk BAFTAs and Oscars including our predictions and Niki interviews Director Carol Dysinger, who won the BAFTA for her Documentary short Learning To Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) - she's also Oscar-nominated for the film.
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Music: Do You Want To Be Loved Like This (instrumental) by Kelli Leigh
Recorded at SNK Studios
Episode 4 of The Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema
Reviews include The Lighthouse and Queen and Slim.
In Defence Of... Our feature in which we invite a guest on the podcast to defend a much-maligned film - the selection must be less than 6 on IMDB and/or under 60% on Rotten Tomatoes.
It's the turn of Under The Silver Lake (58% on Rotten Tomatoes) with film blogger Laurence Langan defending the 2019 film.
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Music: Do You Want To Be Loved Like This (instrumental) by Kelli Leigh
Recorded at SNK Studios
Episode 3 of The Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema.
Reviews this week include Weathering with You and A Personal History of David Copperfield plus all the upcoming events at Genesis Cinema.
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Music: Do You Want to be Loved Like This (instrumental) by Kelli Leigh
Recorded at SNK Studios
The Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema.
Reviews this week include Bombshell, 1917, Uncut Gems, A Personal History of David Copperfield plus all the upcoming events at Genesis Cinema.
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Music: Do You Want to be Loved Like This (instrumental) by Kelli Leigh
Recorded at SNK Studios
In this our very first episode, we launch The Genesis Podcast from Genesis Cinema. Presenters Matt Williams, Niki Alexandrou and Morten Wright take you through the week's events at Genesis Cinema plus we review Cats, Little Women and Jo Jo Rabbit
On the show this week Niki & Morten chat trailers for The Gentlemen and Birds of Prey.
Reviews this week: The Goldfinch, The Politician
We also discuss new release, Joker, showing at Genesis this week plus a short round up from the start of LFF 2019.
Our soundtrack of the week are all songs from Charlie’s Angels Full Throttle.
On the show this week Matt & Morten discuss new trailers for Sam Mendes’ drama 1917, Earthquake Bird with Alicia Vikander, Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell + some casting news about Jane Campion’s new project.
Reviews this week: Joker, Judy, American Woman, A Hell of A Story + The Lighthouse, Wounds, JoJo Rabbit and Knives Out from LFF 2019.
We also have all the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis
Our soundtrack of the week are all songs featured in Judy.
On the show this week Niki, Matt and Morten chat trailers for Joker with Joaquin Phoenix and Steven Soderbergh’s The Laundromat starring Gary Oldman and Meryl Streep. They also run through the just announced line up for LFF2019.
Reviews this week: Pedro Almodovar’s Pain & Glory and Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir + Morten provides all the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Their special guest was director Lucy Parker who was in to discuss her film Solidarity which is screening as part of the Open City Documentary Festival on Sat 7th September at Regent Street Cinema and includes a Q&A. Book tickets HERE
Our soundtrack of the week are songs featured in Twilight: New Moon in honour of if its 10th anniversary.
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On the show this week Niki, Matt and Morten chat trailers for Underwater with Kristen Stewart, Marriage Story from Noah Bambauch and The Politician, Ryan Murphy’s new show for Netflix. We also discuss the recently announced Matrix 4, the battle for Spiderman between Sony vs Marvel.
We discuss Angel Has Fallen with Gerard Butler and review Astro Boy and Mindhunter Season 2.
In Cult Vault we all re-watched Kathryn Bigelow’s 1990 thriller Blue Steel starring Jamie Lee Curtis.
Our soundtrack of the week are all songs from Drew Barrymore’s 2009 comedy/drama Whip It.
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Once Upon a Time… In Hoxton Movies there were 2 presenters (as Matt was on holiday) who sought to bring you all the latest movies news and reviews.
Niki and Morten chat trailers for Little Women, A Hidden Life and Last Christmas + Morten brings us all up and coming events and screenings from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Reviews include Transit, JT Leroy and Tarantino’s latest Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, which also provides our soundtrack of the week for the week.
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On the show this week Niki & Morten bring you all the latest movies news including the trailer for The new animated Addams Family, 30 years of film celebrated by Empire magazine, who also celebrate 30 years as a publication, and a new casting category for The BAFTAs + Morten brings us all up and coming events and screenings from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Reviews this week include Hobbs and Shaw, Netflix’s new films The Red Sea Diving Resort and Otherhood, and Amazon’s The Boys.
Soundtrack this week are all songs featured in Kevin Smith’s Dogma, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Film news and reviews from Niki, Matt & Morten
Trailers this week for Martin Scorsese’s latest epic, The Irishman starring De Niro, Pacino and Joe Pesci; The Hunt, a new Blumhouse horror starring Glow’s Betty Gilpin, Emma Roberts and Hilary Swank. Morten brings us all up and coming events and screenings from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Reviews this week include The Lion King, Are You Proud?, Animals, Charming & Photograph.
Soundtrack this week are all songs featured in Spike Lee’s astonishing Do The Right Thing, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
Matt, Niki & Morten bring you all the latest movie news including casting news for Ariel plus trailers for Knives Out, Charlie’s Angels, The Good Liar, and Official Secrets.
Reviews this week include Toy Story 4, Midsomer, Spiderman: Far From Home, Maradona, Amazon’s Too Old to Die Young and Yesterday.
Soundtrack this week are all songs from the second series of Big Little Lies.
Niki & Morten bring you all the latest movie news including trailers for Maleficent 2, Judy as well as Mulan (2020)
Reviews this week include Vita and Virginia, Stranger Things season 3 plus we discuss the re-release of The Matrix for its 20th anniversary.
Soundtrack this week are all songs from Stranger Things series 3.
This week Niki, Matt & Morten discuss the latest movie news including the trailer for Brittany Runs a Marathon, Woody Allen’s next film and the new Batman – Robert Pattinson.
Reviews this week include Late Night, Eating Animals and When They See Us.
Our guests this week are: Christopher Dillon Quinn, director of new documentary Eating Animals, narrated by Natalie Portman. And Christina Papasotiriou one of the programmers of Fragments Festival – Genesis Cinema’s very own and very first film festival, which opens on Friday 7th June.
Our soundtrack of the week is provided by Elton John in honour of RocketMan.
On the show this week Matt & Niki bring you all the latest movie news including the winners from Cannes 2019 plus new trailers for The Goldfinch and In Fabric. We also discuss the recent announcement that MGM are producing a biopic about Boy George.
Our special guests this week were writer/director Sacha Polak and lead actress Vicky Knight from the exceptional new film, Dirty God. The film tells the story of a young British mother who struggles to reclaim her life after a brutal acid attack leaves her severely scarred. The film is released in the UK on 7th June with a special screening at Genesis Cinema on Thursday 20th June as part of their #WOMENINFILM2019 season. Powerful, empowering, beautifully realised with a stunning central performance from Knight in her film debut, this is one not to be missed. Book tickets HERE
Reviews this week include Thunder Road, A Vigilante and Sunset plus we discuss Godzilla King Of Monsters.
Soundtrack this week continues are theme of films released in 1999 with songs from Never Been Kissed starring Drew Barrymore.
This week Niki, Matt & Morten discuss all the latest movie news including Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood premiering at Cannes and Avengers:Endgame obliterating box office records.
In Defense Of is back this week with special guest, critic MaryAnn Johanson from http://FlickFilosopher.com, brilliantly defending Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle In Time.
Reviews this week include Avengers: Endgame and Vox Lux with Natalie Portman and Jude Law + TV shows Pose and Game Of Thrones: The Long Night.
As always Morten brings us the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Our soundtrack of the week are all songs featured in 10 Things I Hate About You.
This week Niki & Morten discuss the latest movie news including a possible Grease prequel, Cannes’ opening film of the festival and the brand new trailer for The Lion King.
Reviews this week include Mid 90s, Wild Rose and Unicorn Store.
Our guest this week is Simon Rumley, director of Once Upon a Time in London the story of gangsters Jack Spot Comer and Billy Hill from the mid 30s to 50s
As always Morten brings us the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Our soundtrack of the week is Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge
Movie news includes casting for Black Widow and the new trailer for Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix.
Reviews this week include Dumbo, The Highwaymen and Happy as Lazzaro.
Niki and Morten's guest this week was Richard Squires, writer/director of creative documentary and visual essay, Doozy – about the actor Paul Lynde. You can get tickets to see the film on tour: www.lmfyffproductions.com.
As always Morten brings us the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Our soundtrack of the week is The Great Gatsby.
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This week Niki, Matt & Morten discuss the latest movie news including Brie Larson’s directorial debut Unicorn Store heading to Netflix, Angelina Jolie heading to Marvel and the recent casting news for Charlie Kaufman’s new film I’m Thinking of Ending Things.
Reviews this week include Jordan Peele’s US, Lords Of Chaos, Netflix biopic about Motley Crue, The Dirt and Willem Dafoe’s Oscar nominated performance in At Eternity’s Gate.
Our guest this week was Lauren Cooney, the director, writer and star of short film Pendulum. Having just come off an acclaimed festival run, the film is available to watch now via Gunpowder & Sky’s Dust via this link https://watchdust.com/
As always Morten brings us the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Our soundtrack of the week are classic tracks picked by Matt with no apparent connection.
This week Niki, Matt & Morten discuss the trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Lucy In The Sky and Toy Story 4 + casting news about Christopher Nolan’s latest and Bill & Ted 3.
Reviews this week included What Men Want, Triple Frontier, After Life and Queer Eye + we discuss the release of Jordan Peele’s follow up to his Oscar winning Get Out, US starring Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke.
As always Morten brings us the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Our soundtrack of the week are all songs featured in Sliding Doors, that film from 1997 starring Platrow and directed by Joey from Bread.
This week Niki, Matt & Morten discuss last the new trailers for Aladdin, Avengers: Endgame and Olivia Wilde’s critically acclaimed comedy Booksmart.
Reviews this week included Captain Marvel, Ben Is Back, The Kindergarten Teacher, Girl and Border.
As always Morten brings us the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Our soundtrack of the week are all songs featured in Captain Marvel including No Doubt, Garbage, Nirvana, Hole, TLC, R.E.M + more…
This week Niki, Matt & Morten discuss last Sunday’s Oscars, The Indie Spirit Awards, Emma Thompson quitting a film over John Lassester and his pattern of behaviour and the news that recent Oscar winner Rami Malek is in talks to play a bond villain.
Reviews this week included Stephen Merchant’s Fighting With My Family starring Florence Pugh, Lena Heady and Nick Frost, searing new French drama Sauvage and Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon in What They Had.
In “Film That Changed My Life” Matt discusses why Kimberly Peirce’s drama from 1999, the Oscar winning Boys Don’t Cry, had such a huge impact.
As always Morten brings us the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Our soundtrack of the week are all songs featured in Spike Lee’s Oscar winning BlackKklansman.
This week Niki, Matt & Morten talk all the latest movie news including making their final Oscar predictions, discussing the first reviews of Captain Marvel, new trailers for Dirt, the Motley Crue biopic coming to Netflix, Amy Poehler’s next stint as a director and the trailer for Long Shot with Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen.
Reviews this week include the new British romantic comedy Old Boys with rising stars Alex Lawther and Jonah Hauer-King, New Zealand comedy The Breaker Upperers, Joe Cornish’s new film The Kid Who Would Be King, the Oscar nominated Capernaum AND they discuss Felicity Jones and Armie Harmer in the Ruth Bader Ginsberg biopic On The Basis Of Sex.
As always Morten brings us the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Our soundtrack of the week are all the songs nominated for Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars.
This week Niki, Matt & Morten talk all the latest movie news including The Baftas, the latest Oscars controversy, new trailers for MA with Octavia Spencer, The Hustle with Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway and Yesterday, the very odd looking romantic comedy from Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis.
Our special guest this week is our Hoxton Radio colleague, DJ and broadcaster Arielle Free who was in to champion the 2013 comedy We’re The Millers for In Defence Of…
Reviews this week included If Beale Street Could Talk, Netflix’s Russian Doll (also our soundtrack of the week), Dan Gilroy’s Velvet Buzzsaw, Lucas Hedges and Nicole Kidman in Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased and The Lego Movie 2.
As always Morten brings us the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
This week Niki, Matt & Morten talk all the latest awards news including the SAG Awards, Sundance Festival and more.
We also discuss some of the week’s big releases including How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World & review Vice, Green Book, The Ted Bundy Tapes on Netflix, Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Burning.
As always Morten brings us the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Our soundtrack of the week is Diary of a Teenage Girl.
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This week Niki & Morten talk all the latest awards news including the Oscar Nominations and Edgar Wright’s next horror venture.
We also discuss some of the week’s big releases including Vice and A Dog Way’s Home & review Destroyer, NINA, Fyre and Glass.
As always Morten brings us the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Our soundtrack of the week is American Hustle.
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This week Niki, Matt & Morten talk all the latest awards news including the Critics Choice Awards which took place last Sunday.
We also discuss Anne Hathaway as The Grand High Witch in Robert Zemeckis’s reboot of The Witches, the new Spider-man: Far From Home trailer, Sofia Coppola & Bill Murray reunite and Jason Reitman announces he’ll be directed the next Ghostbusters film.
We also discuss some of the week’s big releases including Glass & Mary Queen Of Scots & review Beautiful Boy, Monsters & Men & new Netflix comedy series Sex Education.
Our soundtrack of the week is Bumblebee.
This week Niki, Matt & Morten talk all the latest awards news including The Globes, BAFTAs, DGA’s, and Oscars plus the new Captain Marvel Trailer.
We also review Colette, Stan and Ollie, RBG, and Bad Reputation on DVD/Blu-Ray.
Our soundtrack of the week is Imagine Me and You
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In our final show of 2018 Niki, Matt & Morten choose their best (& worst) cinematic offerings of 2018.
We also review Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and Chloe Sevigny and Kirsten Stewart in Lizzie + all the latest from our partnership cinema, Genesis Cinema.
Our soundtrack of the week are all songs featured in Mary Poppins Returns.
This week Matt, Niki and Morten review Sorry to Bother You, Mowgli and Dumplin’
In movie news, we discuss the SAG Awards, Golden Globes nominations, and the lack of an Oscar host.
In our new feature, Film That Changed My Life, special guest Sophie Hamilton discussing The Faculty.
Our soundtrack of the week is also The Faculty.
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This week Niki and Morten review Disobedience and The Christmas Chronicles plus discuss new releases at Genesis: Ralph Breaks The Internet and Creed 2.
In movie news we discuss the trailers for Artemis Fowl, National Board of Review's best films of 2018 and the BBC's Christmas schedule.
In our new feature, Film That Changed My Life, special guest Charlotte Sometimes, teacher by day, film critic by night talks about The Princess Bride.
Our soundtrack of the week is from The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
This week Rowena, Niki and Morten review The Crimes Of Grindelwald plus Assassination Nation, Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
In movie news we discuss the trailers for The Lego Movie 2, Deadpool 2’s reissue and we discuss Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn film.
In our new feature, Film That Changed My Life, special guest Siobhan McGuirk, film fan and anthropologist discussing Jurassic Park (1993).
Our soundtrack of the week is from Assassination Nation
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This week Niki, Matt, Morten and Rowena have been busy attending the BFI London Film Festival so this show is part 1 of their coverage.
We also review recent releases First Man and Bad Times At El Royale + all the latest from our partner cinema Genesis Cinema.
Reviews include Suspiria, Green Book, Lizzie, Destroyer, Vox Lux, The Favourite, Happy As Lazzaro, Wild Rose + more…
Our soundtrack of the week comes from the recently released Bad Times At El Royale.
This week Niki and Matt chat the latest movie news including the trailer for Ben is Back with Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges, the upcoming limited series Dirty John, based on the popular podcast, the recently announced World War Z sequel + more.
Reviews this week include Steve McQueen’s Widows, Colette starring Keira Knightley and Dominic West, Thunder Road, the latest, bonkers Nicolas Cage flick, Mandy, and Paul Greengrass’s searing 22 July.
Our soundtrack of the week comes from the gorgeous A Star is Born so lots of Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s dulcet tones to take you through.
*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Brady Bunch Movie(1995) is rated 5.9 on IMDB and 63% on Rotten Tomatoes as rated by critics so at the top end of the scale but certainly a film that appears on the surface to be a lot less than it might be.
Actor, writer and podcaster John Dorney joins us to defend the film and try to convince the Hoxton Movies team of its merits. Check out John on Best Pick Pod: bestpickpod.com
This week Niki, Matt and Rowena chat the latest movie news including the trailer for Adam MacKay’s VICE with Christian Bale and Amy Adams, Janelle Monáe joining Cynthia Erivo in the anticipated biopic Harriet Tubman, and the news that Ansel Elgort has been cast in Speilberg’s remake of A West Side Story
Reviews this week were A Star Is Born starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga and Venom with Tom Hardy.
Actor/writer John Dorney joined us this week for In Defence of….The Brady Bunch Movie.
Our soundtrack of the week were all songs featured in Skate Kitchen
*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Just My Luck (2006) is rated 5.3 on IMDB and 14% on Rotten Tomatoes by critics and was universally panned on release so deserving of a re-appraisal perhaps.
Film writer and critic Ella Kemp joins us to defend the film and try to convince the Hoxton Movies team of its merits.
This week Niki, Matt and Morten chat all the latest movie news including the brand new trailer for X Men: Dark Phoenix, BFI London Film Festival additions and some info on AHS: Apocalypse which starts on Fox UK tonight.
Reviews this week include Skate Kitchen, Anchor and Hope, new Netflix mind bending series Maniac starring Jonah Hill & Emma Stone and Gaspar Noe’s Climax
Writer Ella Kemp joined us in the studio for In Defence of…Just My Luck, a romantic comedy starring Lindsay Lohan, Chris Pine and, erm…McFly that was savaged by the critics upon its release.
Our 2nd guest this week was director of Out Of Print, Julia Marchese who has curated three films showing at our partner cinema, Genesis this weekend as part of Scalarama. Book tickets here http://genesiscinema.co.uk/GenesisCinema.dll/Page?PageID=1&SubListID=0&SubPageID=28
Our soundtrack of the week is from our Just In Luck so pretty much all McFly songs….
*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Road House (1989) is rated 6.5 on IMDB but just 38% on Rotten Tomatoes by critics. It maintains a cult classic status but clearly in need of defending.
Writer/Director Luke Ibbetson is this week's guest as he tries to convince the Hoxton Movies team that it deserves a re-appraisal.
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This week Niki, Matt, Rowena and Morten chat all the latest movie news including the trailers for Mary Poppins Returns, Captain Marvel, new details about the next James Bonds and Monday night’s Emmy awards.
Reviews this week include Cate Blanchett and Jack Black in Eli Roth’s The House With A Clock In Its Walls, Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick in A Simple Favour, Shane Black’s The Predator, Crazy Rich Asians and The Rider.
Writer/director Luke Ibbetson joined us live in the studio for In Defence Of where he extolled the virtues of the Patrick Swayze 1989 action flick Road House.
Our soundtrack of the week is from Road House and features Wilson Picket, Kris McKay, The Jeff Healey Band, Otis Reading and Patrick Swayze.
*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Tusk (2014) is rated 5.4 on IMDB and 43% on Rotten Tomatoes by critics so it is at the upper end but in need of a defence.
Writer and podcaster Chay Collins joins us to defend the film and try to convince the Hoxton Movies team that it deserves a re-appraisal.
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This week Niki, Matt, Rowena and Morten chat all the latest movie news including The Favourite trailer, all the news from The Venice Film Festival and Toronto.
Reviews this week include The Miseducation Of Cameron Post, American Animals, Cold War, Upgrade & Yardie.
Writer & podcaster Chay Collins makes their argument for Kevin Smith’s bizarre, much maligned 2014 comedy/horror Tusk in In Defense Of…
Our soundtrack of the week is from 13 Going on 30 so expect some great pop tunes!
This week Niki, Matt and Morten chat all the latest movie news including the full line up for the BFI London Film Festival 2018 & the latest news from the Venice Film Festival including Damien Chazelle’s The First Man and Yorgos Lathimo’s The Favourite with Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone.
Reviews this week include Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman and Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon in the comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me.
Our soundtrack of the week is from Batman Forever.
This week Niki, Rowena and Morten chat all the latest movie news + give you an update on events and screenings from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Reviews this week include Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again and Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Movie news this week includes trailers for The Crimes of Grindlewald and Godzilla: King of Monsters plus we discuss the Deadwood TV Movie and casting news for The Joker.
We welcome Steph Watts for her In Defence Of… The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Our soundtrack of the week this week comes from Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again because Niki loves Abba.
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*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is rated 6 on IMDB and 37% on Rotten Tomatoes by critics so it just about qualifies for a defence.
Film writer and critic Steph Watts joins us to defend the film and try to convice the Hoxton Movies team that it deserves a re-appraisal.
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This week Niki, Matt and Morten chat all the latest movie news + give you an update on events and screenings from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Reviews this week include Pin Cushion and Hotel Artemis
Movie news this week includes trailers for On the Basis of Sex, Boy Erased and Bohemian Rhapsody.
We welcome Jimi Fletcher for his In Defence Of… A Return to Salem’s Lot.
Our other guests are Yazmin Joy Vigus and Sian Landau to discuss their crowdfunder campaign for their short film Mermaids.
Our soundtrack of the week this week comes from Mamma Mia to celebrate the release of the sequel Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again.
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*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) is rated 4.3 on IMDB and 23% on Rotten Tomatoes by users with no critic score. It is the lowest ratest film someone has defended on the show.
Film writer and critic Jimi Fletcher joins us in an attempt to convince us of the film's merits - will he succeed?
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This week Niki and Rowena chat all the latest movie news + give you an update on events and screenings from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Reviews this week include Tag, the film based on the Wall St Journal Article on a decade long game of Tag.
Movie news this week includes casting news for the Charlie’s Angels reboot and Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Women as well as the trailer for Juliet Naked.
We welcome Musanna Ahmed, film critic and writer for Film inquiry for his In Defence Of… The Paperboy(2012)
Our soundtrack of the week this week comes from Tag.
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*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Paperboy (2012) is rated 5.8 on IMDB and 43% on Rotten Tomatoes and was a film that divided fans and critics down the middle with a mix for 4-5 star reviews as well as 2 stars.
Musanna Ahmed is a film critic and writer for Film inquiry and this week he gets his chance to convince the Hoxton Movies crew of this film's merits!
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Our guest this week is writer and filmmaker Nia Childs. Nia is a first-time writer / director and has worked as a creative producer in the film industry for nearly 8 years. The Other End will be her debut short film, which is in the process of being crowdfunded on IndieGogo.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-other-end-short-film#/
This week, Niki, Matt, Morten & Rowena review Avengers: Infinity War, new British thriller Beast and Amy Schumer in I Feel Pretty.
In movie news we discuss the highlights from CinemaCon including Ocean’s 8, A Star Is Born, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Halloween, Incredibles 2 + more. We also discuss the brand new trailer for Venom with Tom Hardy and Wonder Woman 2.
In Defence Of…this week is BFI Programmer, director of Underwire Festival and one half of The Final Girls, Anna Bogutskaya explaining why she loves the 1992 thriller Poison Ivy starring Drew Barrymore and Sara Gilbert.
*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Poison Ivy(1992) scores 5.4 on IMDb and just 37% on Rotten Tomatoes so an oft-maligned film.
Anna Bogutskaya, programmer at the BFI and 1 half of The Final Girls defends the film's merits and tries to persuade you to see the film in a new light.
This week, Matt & Morten chat all the latest movie news + all the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
On the show they discuss Dwayne Johnson in Rampage, offer their thoughts on the new trailers for Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ocean’s 8 and The Meg and review superb French drama 120 BPM.
Our guest this week was Charles Garrad, co-writer and Director of the excellent Waiting For You starring Colin Morgan and Fanny Ardant. The film is getting its London premiere on April 21st as part of the East End Film Festival.
Matt Williams and Morten Wright from Hoxton movies interview Charles Garrad, co-writer and Director of the excellent Waiting For You starring Colin Morgan and Fanny Ardant. The film is getting its London premiere on April 21st as part of the East End Film Festival.
https://www.richmix.org.uk/events/film/eeff-2018-waiting-you-qa-london-premiere
This week, Niki Matt, Morten and Rowena chat all the latest movie news + all the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Reviews this week include Love, Simon, A Quiet Place, Blockers and Thoroughbreds.
Our guest this week is Nikki Williams aka The Celluloid Sorceress defending Dying Young (1991) in this weeks In Defence Of…
This week’s soundtrack of the week comes from Ready Player One.
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*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Dying Young (1991) boasts a score of 6 on IMDb but just 23% on Rotten Tomatoes so perhaps more love from the audience side than the critics.
Nikki Williams AKA The Celluloid Sorceress is in the studio to defend Dying Young - does she convince the sceptical Hoxton Movies crew? Nikki is also screening Dying Young at the Cinema Museum in June so check it out: http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2018/the-celluloid-sorceress-presents-dying-young-1991/
This week, Niki and Rowena chat all the latest movie news + all the latest from our partner cinema, Genesis.
Reviews this week include Wes Anderson’s brand new stop motion animation Isle of Dogs, Spielberg’s latest blockbuster Ready Player One, and Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time. Plus: Proud Mary, Wild Wild Country and Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist
*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Jackass The Movie (2002) boasts a score of 6.6 on IMDb and 48% Rotten Tomatoes so just about sneaks in for an In Defence Of...
Hannah Woodhead, staff writer/reviewer for Little White Lies has her chance to defend Jackass The Movie for the Hoxton Movies team...were we convinced?
*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) boasts a score of 4.3 on IMDb and 29% Rotten Tomatoes - so not a lot of love all round.
Producer Tom Salinsky from fellow film podcast Best Pick defends Curse of the Pink Panther and why he feels it deserves to be his In Defence Of...
This week, Niki Matt and Rowena chat all the latest movie news, including the BAFTA winners.
We give you the lowdown on what’s happening at our partnership cinema Genesis. With reviews of I, Tonya, Lady Bird and The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson.
Danny and Sam are our guests this week for In Defence Of… Ghostbusters 2. Danny and Sam defend the 1989 sequel that is largely liked by audiences but slammed by critics at the time for being a retread (and an unfunny one at that)
This week’s soundtrack of the week comes from new release Lady Bird.
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*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Ghostbusters 2 is another choice that sits on the cusp between critical panning and audience love with 6.5 on IMDB but just 53% on Rotten Tomatoes. Probably one of our highest rated movies to be defended in fact.
Fellow podcasters Danny and Sam from the Film Chat Podcast discuss the merits of Hook and why they feel it deserves to be their In Defence Of...
This week, Niki and Morten chat all the latest movie news, including the new trailers for I Feel Pretty and Venom.
Morten gives the lowdown on what’s happening at our partnership cinema Genesis. With reviews of The Shape of Water, Black Panther and Cloverfield Paradox.
Joel Blackledge is our guest this week for In Defence Of... Hook. Joel defends the 1991 Stephen Spielberg film that is loved by generations but panned by critics.
This week’s soundtrack of the week is Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.
*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which we invite a guest to defend a film of their choice with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Hook is an interesting choice as it has 6.7 on IMDB but just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes meaning it seems to hold a special place in the hearts of the general movie-going public but is lambasted by critics.
Filmmaker and writer Joel Blackledge discusses the merits of Hook and why he feels it deserves to be his In Defence Of...
*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which a guest defends a film with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. With 5.4 on IMDB and 17% on Rotten Tomatoes this 1987 action fantasy definitely passes the test.
Musician Billy Lunn defends the 80s Dolph Lungren "classic" Masters of the Universe in this edition of In Defence Of...
*Spoiler warning - the entire film is discussed in the special feature.
The Hoxton Movies team bring you "In Defence Of..." - a bonus feature in which a guest defends a film with less than 6 on IMDB and/or 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. With 5.4 on IMDB and 40% on RT, Freddy's Revenge is firmly in the discredited film camp.
Cliff Barnes joins us to defend Nightmare on Elm St 2: Freddy's Revenge.
On the show this week Niki, Matt, and Morten chat the latest movie news, including Oscar Nominations and Sundance Film Festival 2018
Morten gives us the lowdown from our partnership cinema, Genesis Cinema and we review Downsizing, Spielberg’s The Post and Grace and Frankie Season 4.
Special Guest this week is Cliff Barnes, presenter of the Devil X Five podcast with his In Defence Of… Nightmare on Elm St 2: Freddy’s Revenge.
The soundtrack of the week is Britney at the Movies, celebrating Britney’s songs in cinema as she’s been announced as the headline act of Brighton Pride. (music been removed from podcast - listen on HoxtonRadio.com for full tracks)
On Hoxton Movies this week; Niki, Matt, Rowena and Morten take you through all the latest film news and reviews including Matt’s report from the Empire Awards and reviews of The Eyes of My Mother and Beauty and the Beast.
This week’s guests are producer Stuart Hall and actor Danny Omerod from brand new film The Man with Four Legs which is available now on iTunes and Amazon Video.
Our soundtrack of the week celebrates 20 years of Buffy so expect Grunge as well as some select musical numbers from Season 6’s Once More, with Feeling.
On Hoxton Movies this week; Niki, Matt and Morten review Scarlet Johansson in Ghost In The Shell, Ben Wheatley’s latest Free Fire, The Autopsy of Jane Doe and Simon Amstell’s brilliant BBC mockumentary Carnage.
Morten gives all the lowdown from our partner Genesis Cinema plus we bring you all the latest movies news including discussing the teaser trailer for the big screen remake of Stephen King’s IT
As Scarlett Johansson is everywhere our soundtrack of the week is from Lost In Translation and our Cult Vault selection is Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Don Jon.
On Hoxton Movies this week; Niki, Matt, Morten & Rowena review French/Belgian coming of age horror film Raw, Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden and beautiful documentary Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?
We also discuss the other big releases this week including Baby Boss & the Anna Kendrick comedy Table 19.
Morten gives us the lowdown from our partner cinema, Genesis + we bring you all the latest movie news.
Our Cult Vault selection this week is the 1962 classic Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? which is the subject of new FX show Feud and starred Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.
Soundtrack of the week is from A Knight’s Tale.
On Hoxton Movies this week Niki, Rowena, and Matt take you through all the latest movie news and reviews including: Prevenge, The Lego Batman Movie, Loving, Netflix's Santa Clarita Diet, Fifty Shades Darker and brand new doc LoveTrue.
We also interview the director of LoveTrue, Alma Har'el about her latest film.
We talk you through all the events and movies at our partner cinema The Genesis Cinema.
This week’s soundtrack of the week is from the sublime Hidden Figures (released in the UK on Jan 17th).
On Hoxton Movies this week Niki, Rowena, and Matt take you through all the latest movie news and reviews including: documentary Tower, Toni Erdmann and T2:Trainspotting.
We talk you through all the events and movies at our partner cinema The Genesis Cinema.
Special guests this week is director Kevin Nash who talks his directorial feature debut Waking David and we're joined by the 405 Film Podcast's Sian Melton to discuss the Sundance Film Festival 2017
This week’s soundtrack of the week is Twilight as Rowena attempts to defend its merits in this week's In Defence Of...
On Hoxton Movies this week Niki, Rowena, Matt and Morten take you through all the latest movie news and reviews including: Christine, Sing, Jackie, Lion, and Split. We also chat Oscar and Razzie nominations and snubs.
Morten talks us through all the events and movies at our partner cinema The Genesis Cinema.
Special guests this week are Alex Helfrect and Jorg Tittel the writers/directors of The White King.
This week’s soundtrack of the week is T2 Trainspotting
On Hoxton Movies this week Niki, Matt and Morten take you through all the latest movie news and reviews including: XXX:The Return of Xander Cage, Deep Water, A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix), and the re-release of Goodfellas.
This week's Cult Vault is Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Morten talks us through all the events and movies at our partner cinema The Genesis Cinema.
This week’s soundtrack of the week is The Edge of Seventeen
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On Hoxton Movies this week Niki, Matt and Morten take you through all the latest movie news and reviews including: La La Land, Manchester By The Sea, Bright Lights starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds and Netflix's The OA.
We keep you up to date with all the awards season news including The Golden Globes Awards, BAFTA Nominations announcement and the PGA and WGA nominations and how things are shaping up for The Oscars.
Morten talks us through all the events and movies at our partner cinema The Genesis Cinema.
This week’s soundtrack of the week comes the late great Debbie Reynold's classic Singin in the Rain.
On Hoxton Movies this week Rowena, Morten and Niki take you through all the latest movie news and reviews including: Silence, Assassin's Creed, Passengers and A Monster Calls. We also chat film-related gifts as the festive season has just passed us.
We welcome very special guest Billy Lunn of The Subways to offer up his very own In Defence of...Assassin's Creed.
Morten talks us through all the events and movies at our partner cinema The Genesis Cinema.
This week's soundtrack of the week comes from Drew Barrymore's directorial debut Whip it!
On Hoxton Movies this week Matt, Morten and Niki take you through all the latest movie news and reviews including: Rogue One, Moana and Other People.
Morten also talks us through all the events and movies at our partner cinema The Genesis Cinema.
We announce the winners of the Hoxton Movies Awards 2016 It was also time for our round up of the year! We discussed our best and worst of the year including the best music from our favourite soundtracks and looking ahead to 2017.
On Hoxton Movies this week Matt, Rowena, Morten and Niki take you through all the latest movie news and reviews including: Office Christmas Party, The Edge of Seventeen, and Birth of a Nation.
Morten also talks us through all the events and movies at our partner cinema The Genesis Cinema.
We were also joined by award winning writer/director Simon Tatum live from LA who shares some industry anecdotes with us.
You can also vote in the Hoxton Movies Awards 2016: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/BTWHJ9T
On Hoxton Movies this week Rowena, Morten and Niki take you through all the latest movie news and reviews including: Sully, Chi-Raq, Your Name, A United Kingdom and Bleed For This.
Morten also talks us through all the events and movies at our partner cinema The Genesis Cinema.
This week’s feature is Christmas Comedy Gold where we’ll play some of our favourite comedy clips from Christmas films to fill you with some festive joy.
This week Matt, Morten, Niki and Rowena review Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Paterson, Train to Busan, Bad Santa 2 and The Incident.
Our guest is Anna Bogutskaya from Underwire Film Festival, a festival celebrating female film making talent.
Morten runs through the events and screenings coming up at our partner cinema Genesis.
Morten’s turn to defend a film this week with Southland Tales, Richard Kelly’s follow up to Donnie Darko.
Southland Tales also provides our soundtrack of the week.
This week Matt, Morten, Niki and Rowena discuss Adam Curtis documentary Hypernormalisation, stirring US documentary Hate Rising, Emmy nominated web series Her Story and our cult vault selection is David Cronenberg’s The Dead Zone.
Morten runs through the events and screenings coming up at our partner cinema Genesis.
Soundtrack of the week is from Love Actually.
This week Matt, Morten and Niki review Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner in Arrival while the first selection for our new feature Cult Vault is the 1992 black comedy Death Becomes Her.
‘In defence of…’ is back with Niki arguing the merits of Disney’s High School Musical 3.
The team discuss all the latest movie news while Morten brings us the latest events and screenings taking place at our partner cinema Genesis.
Special guests Muffin Hix and Sydney UltraOmni from Fringe Film Fest talk all things queer film and art and the Ab Fab Vogue Ball.
This week Rowena, Morten and Niki review new movies Nocturnal Animals and The Accountant plus DVD reviews of Things to Come and the re-release of The Man Who Fell To Earth.
Plus all the latest movie news and reviews of 13th, new documentary from Ava DuVernay, which also provides this week’s soundtrack of the week and discuss Black Mirror Season 3.
Morten gives us the lowdown on what to catch at our partner cinema, Genesis Cinema on Mile End Road.
It’s our Halloween special this week so Rowena, Morten, Matt and Niki discuss their favourite horror movies + our soundtrack of the week are songs from classic chillers.
We are also joined by special guest Graham Ainsley from Sci-Fi Theatre, who drops by to chat about their special screening of Frank Darabont’s The Mist.
We also review I, Daniel Blake, Marvel’s latest Dr Strange and After Love plus American Horror Story Roanoke and Fox’s TV reboot of The Exorcist.
Morten gives us the lowdown on what to catch at our partner cinema, Genesis Cinema on Mile End Road.
On Hoxton Movies this week Rowena, Morten and Niki review Mascots, Free Fire, Brimstone and Prevenge in a final LFF round up show.
We are also joined by special guest Ashley Clark, who has programmed the Black Star Season at the BFI and around London.
Morten gives us the lowdown on what to catch at our partner cinema, Genesis Cinema on Mile End Road.
Soundtrack of the week this week comes courtesy of Lords of Dogtown.
On Hoxton Movies this week Rowena, Matt, Morten and Niki review Inferno, American Honey and Storks all out on Friday.
We also review some of the biggest and best from the London Film Festival.
Matt interviewed Justin Kelly, director of King Cobra, which stars James Franco and Christian Slater that premiered at LFF.
Soundtrack of the week are songs from Ryan Gosling films as we are all in love with La La Land.
Interview special: we chat to Jamie McLean about the brand new documentary in which he provides insight into the life of his father Lenny McLean. We chat about the making of the documentary, Lenny's life and Jamie's own experiences with his father. The Guv'nor is on DVD and VOD on Monday 10th October.
On Hoxton Movies this week Rowena, Matt and Niki review the first batch of films from the London Film Festival, including the opening night film A United Kingdom. We also review A Monster Calls, Who’s Gonna To Love Me Now? and The Handmaiden.
We also review this week’s main release, The Girl On The Train and Louis Theroux’s My Scientology Movie.
Our special guest this week is Jamie McLean who stopped by to talk about new documentary, The Guv’nor which details the live of his father and East End luminary Lenny McLean.
Soundtrack of the week are songs by singer/songwriter Elliott Smith that have appeared on film soundtracks including Good Will Hunting.
On Hoxton Movies this week Niki, Matt, Morten and Rowena discuss Miss Peregrine Home For Peculiar Children, Swiss Army Man and review films from the London Film Festival, including Ma’ Rosa, Zoology and David Lynch: The Art Life.
Morten also brings us all the latest news from Genesis Cinema.
Matt presents his “In Defence Of…” Grease 2
There’s also all the latest movie news and this week our soundtrack honours women at the movies.
On Hoxton Movies this week Niki, Matt, Morten and Rowena discuss Magnificent 7, review The Girl With All The Gifts and talk about their first week at the London Film Festival, reviewing Christine and Moonlight.
Morten also brings us all the latest news from Genesis Cinema.
In the first two hour show we introduce a new feature “Comedy Gold” which showcases some of our favourite moments in comedy from the past year.
There’s also all the latest movie news and this week our sound track honours the late Curtis Hanson with the soundtrack from 8 Mile.
On Hoxton Movies this week Niki, Matt, Morten and new team member Rowena Alice Lewis review Blair Witch and Hunt For The Wilderpeople.
Morten also brings us all the latest news from Genesis Cinema.
They were also joined by Olivia Howe and Anna Bogutskaya, co-founders and co-directors of The Final Girls.
In honour of the late Alexis Arquette the soundtrack this week is from films she appeared in.
We also bring you the latest news from the film festivals around the world including Toronto.
On Hoxton Movies this week Niki, Matt and Morten review Kubo and the Two Strings, Cafe Society and Theo and Hugo. They also discuss Viggo Mortensen in Captain Fantastic and Jeff Bridges & Chris Pine in Hell or High Water.
Soundtrack of the week comes courtesy of Footloose (1984).
We also bring you the latest news from the film festivals around the world including Venice.
On Hoxton Movies this week Niki, Matt and Morten are reunited to bring you news about Woody Allen’s latest Cafe Society starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and Blake Lively. We also discuss new Brit flick Brotherhood written, directed by and starring Noel Clarke. Niki reviews the adult animated feature Sausage Party and Pedro Almodovar’s latest Julieta. Morten is back to give us the low down on all screenings and events at our partner cinema Genesis.
It was the programme launch of the 60th BFI London Film Festival this morning so Matt gives the lowdown on the line-up plus shares an exclusive clip of director Ben Wheatley discussing his closing night film Free Fire.
In honour of the late, great Gene Wilder our soundtrack of the week are songs from some of his most famous films including The Producers, Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles.
On Hoxton Movies this week, Niki is joined by special guest host Rowena Alice Lewis. We bring you all the latest in the world of cinema including reviews of Almost Holy, Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words, Nine Lives, and Wiener-Dog
We also give you the lowdown on the latest at our partner cinema Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel.
This week’s soundtrack of the week has been chosen to celebrate the 26th birthday of the beautiful Jennifer Lawrence. We’re playing some of the best from The Silver Linings Playbook soundtrack.
On Hoxton Movies this week, Niki and Matt bring you all the latest movie news and reviews including Nerve, The Shallows, Valley of Love, Tallulah, and Pete’s Dragon
We also give you the lowdown on the latest at our partner cinema Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel.
Our special guest of the week is Alan Jones, the co founder and director of Fright Fest, who gives us the lowdown on the festival and what to look out for in the world of Horror!
This week’s soundtrack of the week is chosen by birthday boy Morten, from the movie Kick Ass
On Hoxton Movies this week, Niki and Matt bring you all the latest movie news and reviews including Finding Dory, Up For Love and Looking: The Movie
We also give you the lowdown on the latest at our partner cinema Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel.
We have two guests this week: Nuala O’Sullivan from The Women Over 50 Film Festival and Dorett Jones from The London Feminist Film Festival.
This week’s soundtrack of the week is from Reality Bites.
On Hoxton Movies this week, Niki and Morten are joined by special guest host, Rowena Alice Lewis to bring you all the latest movie news and reviews including Jason Bourne, Star Trek Beyond, The BFG, and Comic Con 2016.
Morten gives you the lowdown on the latest at our partner cinema Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel.
This week’s soundtrack of the week is from the 90’s Rom Com Notting Hill.
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On Hoxton Movies this week, Niki, Matt and Morten bring you all the latest movie news and reviews including chat about Star Trek Beyond, The BFG, and the Stranger Things.
This week’s guest is Helena Coan from 1000 Londoners, a 5 year film project looking into the real lives of people living in London.
Morten gives you the lowdown on the latest at our partner cinema Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel.
This week’s soundtrack of the week is from the cult classic hit Donnie Darko
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On Hoxton Movies this week Niki, Matt and Morten bring you all the latest movie news and reviews including reviews of Ghostbusters, Neon Demon and Summertime and the DVD release of High Rise.
Morten gives you the lowdown on the latest at our partner cinema Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel.
This week’s soundtrack of the week comes from I’m Not There.
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Hoxton Movies – HALF YEAR REVIEW!
On Hoxton Movies this week Niki, Matt and Morten bring you all the latest movie news and reviews including reviews of Legend of Tarzan, Now You See Me 2 and the DVD release of Anomalisa.
Morten gives you the lowdown on the latest at our partner cinema Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel.
The three of us also select our favourite films of the year so far and our worst.