One more three-hour pod to see out 2025. Hope you’re having a lovely break – the regular pod returns on January 9th.
Films
Matthew
- Highest 2 Lowest
- Black Bag
- Frankenstein (2025)
- Wake Up Dead Man
- Blue Moon (2025)
- A Real Pain
- 28 Years Later
- Steve (2025)
- The Secret Agent (2025)
- One Battle After Another
Samuel
- Friendship (2024)
- Pillion
- Weapons (2025)
- Wake Up Dead Man
- 28 Years Later
- One Battle After Another
- No Other Choice
- Sinners (2025)
- Eddington
- The Secret Agent (2025)
Samuel’s Old Films
- Nashville
- Pride & Prejudice (2005)
- Snowpiercer
- Thief
- The Wicker Man
- Trainspotting
- The French Connection
- Mulholland Drive
- Michael Clayton
- The Conversation
Books
Matthew
- The Clock House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
- Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway
TV
Mentions
- It: Welcome to Derry
- Alien: Earth
- Death By Lightning
- Platonic
Matthew
- Dexter: Resurrection
- The White Lotus Season 3
- Foundation Season 3
- The Devil’s Plan Season 2
- Dept. Q
- Task
- Blue Lights Season 3
- Pluribus
- Asura
- Culinary Class Wars
Samuel
- The Bear Season 4
- Girlbands Forever
- Daredevil: Born Again
- Slow Horses
- Task
- The Studio
- Dept. Q
- Mr. Scorsese
- Andor
- Adolescence