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The movie and television discussion podcast from the writers at Film89.co.uk. Each episode we’ll discuss in-depth a different topic relating to film and television.
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Episode 159: Episode 159 - Swingers (1996). (opens the original)
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On Episode 159 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, we’re joined by three returning co-hosts; from New York, Boston and, quite fitting for the topic of this episode, Los Angeles, it’s Bill Scurry, Kyle Reardon and Jacob Rivera. The guys are wearing their best baggy bowling shirts and key-chains as they travel back in time 30 years to discuss a film as emblematic of the ‘90s independent film movement as any. Written by its star, Jon Favreau, and directed by Doug Liman, it’s the cult classic comedy from 1996,
Episode 158: Episode 158 - The Hitcher (1986). (opens the original)
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On Episode 158 of The Film ’89 Podcast, we’re joined once again by our very good friend and frequent guest-host, filmmaker and podcast producer, Kyle Reardon, to discuss, for its 40th anniversary, a cult classic film we’ve wanted to cover for some time now, starring Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell and Jennifer Jason Leigh, it’s director Robert Harmon’s multi-genre-straddling cult classic, The Hitcher . Released in 1986, The Hitcher was the brainchild of screenwriter Eric Red, whose initial inspir
Episode 157: Episode 157 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director’s Edition (1979 / 2001). (opens the original)
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This week marks the 60th anniversary of the first-ever episode of Star Trek airing in the US on NBC on September 8th, 1966. The series ran for three seasons but would eventually transition to the big screen in 1979 in the form of director Robert Wise’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Whilst a critical and commercial success, The Motion Picture had something of a rushed production, and due to time constraints, Wise was never fully satisfied with the version released and saw it as an unfinished wor
Episode 156: Episode 156 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). (opens the original)
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On Episode 156 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Neil and Skye are doing something they’ve not done for several years, they’re reviewing a new comic book movie. What was once a regular thing on Film ‘89 tailed off with the downturn in quality of the Marvel Cinematic Universe post Avengers: Endgame , with one exception, 2021’s Sony Pictures collaboration, Spider-Man: No Way Home , arguably the last great entry in the MCU. But after 5 long years, Tom Holland is back as everyone’s favourite web-slinging cri
Episode 155: Episode 155 - 300 (2006). (opens the original)
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Episode 155 of The Film ‘89 Podcast is a full-on history lesson as hosts Martin Kessler and John Arminio take a trip back to 480 BC as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of Zack Snyder’s big screen adaptation of legendary comic book writer Frank Miller’s 300 . 300 tells the epic tale of the Battle of Thermopylae, and how an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most fam
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