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Science Fiction Rating System

236 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

Join Sam, Alex & Chris as they rank every science fiction film EVER. Every week we dissect a new film before adding it to a giant and highly scientific ranked list. We review a film a week until we run out of films.

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0218: The Humanity Bureau

January 07, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB

Hello there, it's SFRS! It's a new year so we start, as is tradition, with three picks of films from 2017, as our five year moratorium on rating rolls over once more. First up, we take a close look at The Humanity Bureau, one of 362 films Nicolas Cage has made in the past decade. Also, weird things France like, Peter Venkman blowback, correspondence, trouble in paradise as Sam launches a new podcast, and a whole lot of Nicolas Cage chat. Next week we take a quick break from 2017 for a Matri...

0217: The 5th Annual SFRS End of Yearpalooza

December 31, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutes - 64.1 MB

We end the year with our annual look back at the past 52 weeks. The highs, the lows, the films we forgot we watched and the films we wish we could forget. There's also an end of year quiz, a look ahead to 2022 and we pick the first three films we'll be watching in the new year. Thanks to all our listeners, new and old, for sticking with us through another turbulent year! See you in the future! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the sound...

0216: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

December 24, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 94.6 MB

It's the night before Christmas and all through the house your smart speakers and phones should be blasting out SFRS. It's a bumper Christmas episode as we take our annual trip back to a galaxy far, far away. Unfortunately, this time we're stuck with Attack of the Clones. Still, there's lots to talk about: Incompetent jedis, Anakin red flags, the unrealised potential of Jar Jar Binks, galactic mobility scooters, and much, much, much more! Hope all our listeners have a lovely Christmas! We'l...

0215: Jurassic Park III

December 17, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MB

The hits keep coming with another BIG FRANCHISE film, it's...oh, it's Jurassic Park III. Alex hosts and brings two quizzes along for the ride as we discuss bad parenting, worse parenting, a lot of weird plot points, talking raptors, and how to procure T-Rex urine. Next week, it's either the christmas show or Attack of the Clones...watch this space! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Tw...

0214: Ghostbusters

December 10, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MB

We're back from a brush with Covid (and a cold) to bring you more science fiction rating goodness - this week, we've got one! It's Ivan Reitman's seminal Ghostbusters, the original and the best. Join us for ghost history, Venkman cancellation queries, a Moranis love-in and lots and lots of quotes. Next week, we keep the blockbusters coming as we head into Christmas with Jurassic Park 3! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! ...

0213: Toys

November 19, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutes - 62.5 MB

This week we begin with a bonus John Lewis christmas advert spoilercast before tackling Chris' birthday pick, the weird Robin William's vehicle Toys. We pick up where we left off with Bicentennial Man with not really getting the leading man's appeal, discuss how much the design saves this film, and ponder one of history's worst soundtracks. Next week, who yer gonna call? SFRS, that's who, and we will pod into your ears about the original Ghostbusters. Oh yes. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! G...

0212: Meteor

November 12, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MB

This week it's time for some classic '70s disaster action as Sean Connery battles a giant rock hurtling towards Earth. Join us for a suprisingly good Connery impression, a classic Alex quiz, best Bond, Scottish independence hot takes, some top class lamp analysis, a lot of HARD SCIENCE and a CLIFFHANGER! Next week, we very belatedly celebrate Chris' birthday with his film pick, Toys! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! Se...

0211: Space Station 76

November 04, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 48.9 MB

This week we watch a bunch of people have relationship problems on a space ship in indie sci-fi 'drama' Space Station 76 Everyone likes Dr. Bot, no one likes the soundtrack and then we all have a breakdown and talk about the Dune podcast that actually came out last week... Also, we hear about Chris' latest celebrity friends, Alex's latest second-hand celebrity sighting, and Sam's plan to blackmail any potential celebrities who might be on the pod. Next week...It's Sean Connery in Meteor! G...

0210: Dune Spoilercast

October 28, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 56.4 MB

Denis Villenueve's Dune has finally released and so we cling on to some well tailored Atreides coattails and pump out a classic SFRS spoilercast! We're all here, we've all seen the film, and we all have a lot to say. Will everyone actually agree that this is a modern masterpiece? Will we upset fans of the Lynch film again? And just how much of the book will Sam misremember? Tune in for all these answers and more! Next week, we return to the business of official list ranking with indie spac...

0209: Alita: Battle Angel

October 20, 2021 14:00 - 59 minutes - 67.4 MB

WE'RE BACK! 168 weeks ago Sam turned 37 and chose Alita: Battle Angel for his birthday pick! Alex turns up with a binder full of notes, Chris and Sam watched it so long ago they've forgotten the film, and everyone is in agreement that this is a weird, weird film. Also, big James Bond spoilers, eating on the pod, Billie Eilish impressions, Chris reveals what film he recorded an unused theme for, and much, much more! Next week join us for a special Dune Spoilercast! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUN...

0208: The Animatrix Part II

September 24, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 57.9 MB

Chris is still in the land of showbiz so Sam and Alex tackle the second half of The Animatrix! Samurai fights, ghost houses and absolute robot insanity, it's the episode that's got everything. Except a third host. Next week, we're running on fumes. There'll be a show but...just stick with us, okay? GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

0207: The Animatrix Part I

September 17, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 57.5 MB

Chris is off on a super secret shoot so it's left to Alex and Sam to keep this train rolling. With the trailer for The Matrix Resurrection tearing up the internet we take the opportunity to indulge our love of Japanese animation with a two part in depth look at The Animatrix. We run through the first four of the nine shorts and start a brand new ranking list. Next week, the rest of The Animatrix! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the so...

0206: Idiocracy

September 10, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 78.8 MB

Idiocracy is in the news a lot lately, because a lot of people like to write things like "5 ways that Idiocracy predicted the future" and "You won't believe these 11 things Idiocracy got right - number 7's a doozy!" all the while not realising the great irony of the content of said articles and existence of the whole clickbait mill of adverts that passes for 'journalism' these days. Sigh. Anyway, we watched the film and everyone gets a bit miserable, but not too miserable. We also reminicise...

0205: Electroma

September 03, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 50.1 MB

Daft Punk split up and eventually we get round to honouring their legacy by watching their arty flick Electroma. Join us for some Daft Punk hot takes, Chris takes up the mantle of Poppins Advocate and Alex is briefly a poet. Next week we remain massively on topic with current zeitgeist favourite Idiocracy. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

0204: Signs

August 27, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 55.6 MB

M. Night Shyamalan returns to the list with Signs, in which Mel Gibson and family fight off an alien invasion. We discuss the problems with a water-averse alien invading Earth, how asthma works, and try to answer the most important question of all- how long does it take to defrost a chicken? Next week we commiserate Daft Punk splitting up (about 400 days too late) by watching their arty art flick Electroma. Art. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! ...

0203: Space Jam

August 20, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 60.5 MB

Last week's admin controversy spills over into this week's episode as Chris struggles to become our Social Media Officer, and then eventually we talk about Space Jam because a sequel came out about 48 years ago and we're just getting round to it. Elsewhere, Chris recommends a futurist, Alex has got a quiz, and Sam pitches the InsuranceVerse. Despite what we say at the end of the episode, next week Mel Gibson runs around a house in Signs! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the...

0202: The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008)

August 13, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MB

It's part 2 of our Earth-stopping double bill! This time, Keanu Reeves is playing to his 'strengths' as emotionless blank slate Klaatu and Jennifer Connelly is the most loosely defined scientist we've seen in some time. Join us to learn some maths, find out where the only blue McDonald's in the world is, and what happens to cats when the apocalypse comes. Next week, it's, er, Space Jam. Yup. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundt...

0201: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)

August 06, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 58.9 MB

Season 3 (or maybe 4?) begins as we reach episode 201 and start a classic remake double bill. This week, it's the 1951 original The Day The Earth Stood Still. Listen as we discuss what olden days people thought about UFOs, how most tropes are older than we think, and the ethics around Alex moving into Sam's caravan park whilst owning a gun. Next week, we see how Keanu Reeves gets on as Klaatu 2 in the 2008 remake! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch...

0200: Alien³

July 30, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MB

We're back! After weeks of travel and turmoil the three of us finally reconvene to record our 200th episode! 200!? Yes, it's a bit mad. Four years and 6 months after we started we finally have an occasion momentous enough to justify watching the wonderful/terrible Alien³! Well, we actually watch the 'Special Edition' (or 'Assembly Room'/'Workprint') version of the film as this one of the few occasions that a special edition makes enough difference to demand we watch it. We explain it all o...

0199: Countdown to 200 - Best of SFRS | Chris' Choice

July 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

The countdown to 200 reaches its terrifying conclusion with Chris' pick for favourite film. Sam and Alex finish their nostalgia quizzes, get off topic with Fast & Furious and reveal what film we'll be watching on episode 200! (If this isn't your thing, don't worry - we'll be back with new films from episode 200 onwards!) GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/science-fiction-rating-system/id1200805447) Get in touch! (https://www.sciencefictionratingsystem.com/contac...

0199: Countdown to 200 - Best of SFRS | Chris’ Choice

July 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 91.5 MB

The countdown to 200 reaches its terrifying conclusion with Chris' pick for favourite film. Sam and Alex finish their nostalgia quizzes, get off topic with Fast & Furious and reveal what film we'll be watching on episode 200! (If this isn't your thing, don't worry - we'll be back with new films from episode 200 onwards!) GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook...

0198: Countdown to 200 - Best of SFRS | Sam's Choice

July 02, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 77.6 MB

The countdown to 200 continues with the dark middle chapter of our nostalgia trilogy. Sam and Alex continue their trip down memory lane, fire some quiz questions at one another and then settle down to listen to another classic episode of SFRS! (If this isn't your thing, don't worry - we'll be back with new films from episode 200 onwards!) GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/science-fiction-rating-system/id1200805447) Get in touch! (https://www.sciencefictionratin...

0198: Countdown to 200 - Best of SFRS | Sam’s Choice

July 02, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MB

The countdown to 200 continues with the dark middle chapter of our nostalgia trilogy. Sam and Alex continue their trip down memory lane, fire some quiz questions at one another and then settle down to listen to another classic episode of SFRS! (If this isn't your thing, don't worry - we'll be back with new films from episode 200 onwards!) GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Inst...

0197: Countdown to 200 - Best of SFRS | Alex's Choice

June 25, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MB

For the next three weeks we approach our 200th episode with buckets of nostalgia and self indulgence. Sam's moving house and Chris is on holiday so join Alex and Sam for a trip down SFRS memory lane. Behind the scenes gossip, duelling quizzes, and then a rerun of Alex's favourite episode of the pod! (If this isn't your thing, don't worry - we'll be back with new films from episode 200 onwards!) GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/science-fiction-rating-system/id1...

0197: Countdown to 200 - Best of SFRS | Alex’s Choice

June 25, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 72.2 MB

For the next three weeks we approach our 200th episode with buckets of nostalgia and self indulgence. Sam's moving house and Chris is on holiday so join Alex and Sam for a trip down SFRS memory lane. Behind the scenes gossip, duelling quizzes, and then a rerun of Alex's favourite episode of the pod! (If this isn't your thing, don't worry - we'll be back with new films from episode 200 onwards!) GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soun...

0196: Midnight Special

June 18, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 54.5 MB

What does the name Midnight Special bring to mind? A cocktail? A club night? A group activity banned in several countries? Surprise! It's none of those, it's a film about a kid with weird eyes being chased across America by the feds and a cult. Seriously, if anyone knows why this film is called what it is, please let us know. Next week, the start of a double bill of Earth stopping, it's The Day The Earth Stood Still! (The old one) GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Websi...

0195: Star Trek: Insurrection

June 11, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB

We make our annual trip back into the world of Star Trek, with Insurrection, the penultimate 'proper' Trek film. Picard and crew are out to thwart the most boring plot in the history of the galaxy, or are they accidentally making things worse? Also, another Star Trek quiz, where you should keep Data's manual and the problem with actors being actors. Next week we watch Michael Shannon and an annoying kid in Midnight Special GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy ...

0194: D.A.R.Y.L.

June 04, 2021 09:45 - 52 minutes - 61.1 MB

At some point in the past we said we would watch D.A.R.Y.L. and at an unspecified time later someone contacted us and said 'Hey, you still need to watch that film.' Well, we don't know who you were, we forgot saying it, but now we're watching D.A.R.Y.L. Join us as we immediately get wildly off topic with Crocodile Dundee, discuss carnivorous robots, Alex hosts an acronym quiz, and we get blue in a way we haven't for a while. Seriously, there's an 'E' for explicit label on this podcast for a ...

0193: Impostor

May 28, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - 35.8 MB

We emerge from post-lockdown life and consequently get too busy to podcast. But don't worry, we're back, with a film no one has seen, no one wants to see, and no one should see. So, business as usual, then. Next week, D.A.R.Y.L. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

0192: Virtuosity

May 14, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

It's the future, again, and this time cops are getting trained in a computer by a sadistic AI. What could possibly happen next? Join us as we really go off Russell Crowe, wonder how Brett Leonard keeps getting to make films and marvel that Denzel Washington already had an oscar when he signed on to this... Next week, it's Impostor! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram a...

0191: Battle Royale

May 07, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

These days, kids love battle royale games, like Fortnite and all that. Back when we were young kids loved Battle Royale, an ultraviolent film about 40 schoolkids trying to kill one another. Join us as we take a trip down DVD memory lane, try and work out why anything is happening and play Battle Royale Top Trumps Next week, it's Virtuosity! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, In...

0190: Rodney Ascher Interview

May 03, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 24.7 MB

Alex is back with another brush with Hollywood, this time interviewing top documentary maker Rodney Ascher about his latest film, A Glitch in the Matrix! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

0189: Godzilla (1998)

April 22, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 47.1 MB

This week we're going deeper underground and celebrating the release of Godzilla Vs. Kong with Hollywood's first attempt at bringing the king of monsters to the west. Join us as we discuss the star (?) power of Matthew Broderick, the likelihood of losing a giant lizard in New York and the Devlin/Emmerich Rating System. Next week we watch Fortnite for Boomers, it's Battle Royale! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the...

0188: Primer

April 16, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 45.1 MB

This week we watch the super low budget indie time travel film Primer! Join us as we struggle to work out how time travel works, struggle to work out how time travel works, and finally struggle to work out how time travel works. Next week we're going deeper underground, it's 1998's Emmerich/Devlin Godzilla! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

0187: Ready Player One

April 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB

So, it's come to this. Alex celebrates his birthday by breaking pod rules and picking a film we shouldn't technically see for another 3 years, or preferably never. Yes, it's Ready Player One, and yes, Sam has a lot to say. Next week it's Primer! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

0186: A Clockwork Orange

April 02, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

It's Easter Friday, and what says Easter better than a healthy dose of ultraviolence and the old in out? We celebrate with a viddy at A Clockwork Orange, the film too shocking for you to see, although not actually because it wasn't ever banned, really. Anyway, it got people excited for a long time and is it worth the hype? Join us for architecture, bad acting, bad impressions and Sam read a book. Next week, it's all Alex's fault, and it's Ready Player One. Thanks, Alex. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ...

0185: Zack Snyder's Justice League Spoilercast!

March 29, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MB

Join Alex and Sam for a bonus spoilercast they didn't think they would record. Expectations were rock bottom for Zack Synder's reconstruction of Justice League so we approach it tentatively but...it's not that bad? Listen as we apply the Batman Rating System™ to the entire Synderverse and then work our way through four hours of superhero team up fun! And join us later this week for your regularly scheduled rating, A Clockwork Orange! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/...

0185: Zack Snyder’s Justice League Spoilercast!

March 29, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

Join Alex and Sam for a bonus spoilercast they didn't think they would record. Expectations were rock bottom for Zack Synder's reconstruction of Justice League so we approach it tentatively but...it's not that bad? Listen as we apply the Batman Rating System™ to the entire Synderverse and then work our way through four hours of superhero team up fun! And join us later this week for your regularly scheduled rating, A Clockwork Orange! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the We...

0184: Akira

March 26, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutes - 52.6 MB

This week we watch the classic anime Akira, a film that did a lot to shape the tastes of at least two thirds of this pod. But 30 years later does it still hold up? Join us as we find out and discuss the wonders of animation, the two scenes that gave us nightmares and see if Chris has come round on Japanese films yet... Next week we stay with troublesome teens, it's A Clockwork Orange! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! ...

0183: Galaxy Quest

March 19, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 41.5 MB

This week Chris combines negotiating film contracts with hosting a podcast as we watch Galaxy Quest in installments, starting, stopping, and starting again. We also learn about Tim Allen's idea exchange, the changing face of fandom and Sam wishes he was watching a very specific different film. Next week... Akira! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

0182: Masters of the Universe

March 12, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MB

We're back from break with a change to your scheduled film, it's listener-requested '80s fantasy sci-fi, er, classic(?) Masters of the Universe! Join us to learn which cast member is a chemical engineer, which cast member improvised all his lines, and how many people in this were also in Star Trek. We also have a quiz, a few listener requests from the mailbag and much, much more. Next week we really are doing Galaxy Quest. Honest. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Websit...

0181: Alphaville

February 26, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MB

Bonjour! This week we present a podcast recorded entirely in the original romance language, le French, in which we talk about classic nouvelle vague Godard flick Alphaville. Think we can't handle something this deep? Think again as we discuss science fiction without science fiction, Jaques-'Jaques' Liverot, how to cheat on your French GCSE, and try and remember who Jeff Bitch is. Next week, the long-awaited and repeated fan requested Galaxy Quest! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! ...

0180: Planet of the Apes

February 19, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 64 MB

This week we're going back to the '60s to the very first Planet of the Apes, a film so big we can't work out why we haven't done it yet. Join us for confusing space missions, terrible captains and uncomfortable female stereotypes. And lots, and lots of apes. Next week we're staying in the olden days with the very different Alphaville! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagr...

0179: Elysium

February 12, 2021 06:00 - 51 minutes - 48.6 MB

This week we celebrate the 4K release of Elysium by doing what we do best: an hour of Hot Chat. Join us as we get into the science of this particular dystopian future and the problem with Jodie Foster being too good at French. Next week it's Planet of the Apes! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

0178: The 5th Wave

February 05, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes - 44.9 MB

This week we conclude our trip back to 2016 with Sam's pick, The 5th Wave! Alex isn't sure whether this film was actually released, Sam has trouble with the wave system, and Chris broadcasts from a COVID secure bunker somewhere deep underground. Next week we watch Elysium! Want to watch it yourself? Leave us a review on iTunes, Spotify or wherever, drop us a line and let us know and you could win a copy of Elysium on 4K Blu Ray! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website...

0177: Shin Godzilla

January 22, 2021 06:00 - 55 minutes - 52.4 MB

This week we continue our 2016 trilogy with Alex's pick- it's Shin Godzilla! After a decade away from making Godzilla films Toho returned with a different but also not different take on the world's greatest monster. Join us for some city-smashing action, a great soundtrack and loads of, er, bureaucracy. Next week it's the final 2016 film, The 5th Wave! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're o...

0176: Scott Adkins Interview

January 18, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 24.8 MB

Alex is back with another exclusive interview, this time speaking to Scott Adkins, star of the new sci-fi comedy The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud. Alex Zooms into Scott's car and discusses the film, working with Jean Claude Van Damme, The Mandalorian, and much more! Join us back here Friday for your regular scheduled ranking! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagra...

0175: Rogue One

January 15, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutes - 51.7 MB

Our season of Star Wars comes to an end with Gareth Edwards' spin-off prequel Rogue One, also the first of our 2016 film season! Opinions are all over the place as we discuss what this film gets right, and what it doesn't, before one of the more contentious rankings in quite some time. Next week we continue our 2016 films with Shin Godzilla GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, In...

0174: The Mandalorian Season 2 Spoilercast

January 08, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 37.8 MB

Its 2021 and before we get back to ranking films we look back at one of the few highlights of 2020, the second season of The Mandalorian. We work through the big moments throughout the season before playing a quick game of Mando or Boba and analysing the ridiculous upcoming slate of Star Wars shows. There are so many. Next week, the Star Wars train rolls on with Rogue One! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list ...

0173: End of Year Spectacular 2020

December 31, 2020 06:00 - 50 minutes - 47.8 MB

As is tradition we end the year with a round up of what we've been watching aside from the 50-odd films we've stuck in the list. Join us for our six highlights of the year, a mailbag bursting with festive cheer, an impromptu discussion on the state of the film industry in 2021, and find out what we'll be watching in January. This year has been a bumper one for us with the audience growing a surprisingly large amount, so thanks to all of you out there for your support, listeners old and new...

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