UK Film Review Podcast

Join “The Films Of… “ crew and UK Film Review critics James Learoyd and Callum Ewing, along with special co-host Tom Manning, as they analyse and discuss one of cinema’s most famous and influential directors: Hayao Miyazaki. In this first part, we explore how Miyazaki’s upbringing shaped recurring themes in his films, from environmentalism and aviation to societies that turn machines into weapons of war. Beginning with The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), we move through his filmography, including Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbour Totoro (1988), Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), and Porco Rosso (1992), before concluding part one with Princess Mononoke (1997).

The episode traces Miyazaki’s journey from animator at Toei Animation, where he met Isao Takahata, to co-founding Studio Ghibli with him and later influencing Western animation. We also discuss his approach to female protagonists such as Nausicaä and San, his creation of complex antagonists, and how the concept of ma — silence and space — shapes the pacing of his films.

We examine how Miyazaki adapted the manga and TV series he had worked on into The Castle of Cagliostro, how Frank Herbert’s Dune inspired Nausicaä, and how a trip to Wales influenced Castle in the Sky. We also cover why My Neighbour Totoro struggled at the box office before becoming a merchandising phenomenon, how Miyazaki moved from producing to directing Kiki’s Delivery Service, how the war in Yugoslavia shaped the tone of Porco Rosso, and how Princess Mononoke became one of Japan’s biggest films.

Through this first part we hope longtime fans and newcomers can sit back and relax whilst appreciating one of the master of cinema.

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On this horror film podcast, Rachel and her guest discuss the 1985 film Come and See.

Synopsis: After finding a rifle, a Belarusian teenager joins Soviet partisans in World War II and is swept into the harrowing realities of Nazi occupation.

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Episode 42 of the UK Film Club Podcast hosted by film critics Chris Olson and Brian Penn. In this episode, we have the latest movie reviews, including:

Cinema Films
The End of Oak Street
Spider-Man: Brand New Day film review
Tony film review

Streaming Pick
The Last House

Indie Films
OPEN A EYE, Season 1
The Reality Experiment
PAYN
The Orchard
Dark Side Of Night
Another Way
The Quiet Ocean
Noblestone

Nostalgia Pick
Jerry Maguire - SHOW ME THE MONEY!

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In this horror film podcast episode, host Rachel of The Scream Test has finally watched the 2001 R-rated horror film Jason X.

Jason Voorhees is cryogenically frozen at the beginning of the 21st century, and is discovered in the 25th century and taken to space. He gets thawed, and begins stalking and killing the crew of the spaceship that's transporting him.

Directed by James Isaac.

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Content Warning: Adult themes, sexual assault and drug use/addition.

This episode was recorded back in March, but still feels current - Amber and Joyce discuss Kristen Stewart's directorial debut, The Chronology of Water. Another gorgeous LGBTQ+ film that posits nature at the heart of experience. They look into the depths of visual storytelling, consider when arthouse could go too far, explore fragments of memory, and celebrate how queerness on screen can be subtly beautiful.

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