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Shoot The Hostage is a movie podcast hosted by film-obsessed couple. We discuss a different movie each week based on a theme for the season and the seasons are 8 weeks long.
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch - S16 E128 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Shoot the Hostage for the sixth instalment of our “Size Doesn’t Matter” season where this week, Dan has dragged us to the high-tech non-functioning corridors of Clamp Tower. Yes, we’re tackling the pinnacle of chaotic movie sequels: Joe Dante’s 1990 live-action cartoon, Gremlins 2: The New Batch. What to expect in this episode: Sarah explains why her maternal instincts are triggered by Gizmo and the strange resemblance he has with her cat. We try to solve the ultimate Mogwai hygi
Jurassic Park 3 - S16 E127 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Shoot the Hostage, the movie podcast where we tackle your favourite films one themed season at a time. We are officially five episodes deep into Dan’s “Size Doesn’t Matter” season and we’ve hit the apex of early 2000s studio chaos. This week we’re talking about Jurassic Park 3 (2001) – the shortest, weirdest and most script-deficient entry in the pantheon of dinosaur movies. To say this film had a troubled production is an understatement; director Joe Johnston famously ran the ca
Child's Play (1988) - S16 E126 (opens the original)
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This week we’re slicing into the 1988 classic Child’s Play, the slasher film that proved sometimes “an annoying little s***” in dungarees is all you need to launch one of the most resilient horror icons in cinema. We dive into how creator Don Mancini managed to maintain incredible consistency and longevity by never retconning the crazy logic of the series. We discuss the creative clashes between Mancini and director Tom Holland (not the one who wears spandex), the legendary vocal work of one Bra
Tiptoes (2002) - S16 E125 (opens the original)
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We are reaching new heights in the third instalment of Dan’s “Size Doesn’t Matter” theme, and Sarah’s jaw is quite literally still on the floor. This week, we are unpacking the 2002 cult curiosity Tiptoes, a misguided movie so notorious that is has sat on YouTube for eight years without a single copyright claim. We dive into the troubled production of director Matthew Bright, exploring how a supposedly “gorgeous” three-hour cut was hacked into an 86-minute cinematic failure that effectively ende
The Host (2006) - S16 E124 (opens the original)
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Don’t be a bad host – grab some stolen squid legs and pull up a chair for the second instalment of our Size Doesn’t Matter season! This week, we’re hitting the Bong Joon-ho hard to discuss his 2006 South Korean movie masterpiece, The Host. Is it a monster movie? A family drama? A fearless satire on bureaucratic incompetence? It’s all the above, plus a healthy dose of anarchic slapstick and a very critical look at international relations. We dive into the murky waters of the McFarland Incident, t
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