Spielbergpod - The Steven Spielberg Film Podcast

In this episode, recorded over the internet as we self-isolate, Paul, Kieran and I discuss Amblin', Steven Spielberg's short film from 1968 (which you can watch for free on YouTube, if you're interested).

In this episode Kieran and I conclude our three episode mini-series on director Damien Chazelle with a discussion on his film, 'First Man' which stars Ryan Gosling as astronaut Neil Armstong and Claire Foy as his wife, Janet.

In this episode, recorded back on New Year's Eve in better times, Kieran and I kick off another mini-series, this time covering the films of Damien Chazelle. And we begin with a discussion of his fantastic film, 'Whiplash'. 

To conclude our mini-series covering the films of J.J. Abrams, Kieran and I rank his six directorial efforts from our least to most favourite. Along the way we reflect on his career to date (including our thoughts on his TV work), what we would like to see next from Abrams as well as talk about 'Barry Lyndon' (naturally), the career of Peter Jackson, Stranger Things and all of the Mission Impossible films (and the importance of Dougray Scott's performance).

In this episode (part of our coverage of the films of J.J. Abrams and also the Star Wars films) Kieran and I discuss the ninth episode of The Skywalker Saga, the somewhat confusingly titled 'The Rise of Skywalker'.

Recorded back in November 2018, here is the long-delayed release of our 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' episode which sees Kieran and I discuss the Star Wars film set between 'Revenge of the Sith' and 'A New Hope'.

This week on the podcast, Kieran and I continue our J.J. Abrams mini-series with an episode on 'Star Trek Into Darkness'. And boy do we have opinions on this one.

In this bonus episode, Kieran and I list our top ten favourite films of the 2010s (complete with a smattering of 'honourable' mentions and reflections on a decade of film).

In this episode we pick back up with the work of J.J. Abrams, as Kieran and I discuss his reboot of 'Star Trek'. Along the way we talk about a number of things including Abrams TV work, the state of Trek as this film was made, the Marvel approach to films, Star Wars, the use of the Beastie Boys in the film, I compare Kirk to our terrible Prime Minister, 'Equilibrium' and much much more.

In this episode we return to 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom', having only done a short solo episode on this one previously. Expect conversation about the Jurassic Park films in general, 'Dante's Peak' and also talk of the Matrix films. 

In this episode- surely the shortest podcast I have done so far, clocking in at under five minutes (!)- I discuss the 2012 'Jaws' documentary, 'The Shark Is Still Working' (and, to a lesser extent, 'In The Teeth of Jaws').

In this bonus episode Becky, Kieran and I discuss have a spoiler-filled chat about a little seen, art film called 'La Avengers: Endgame'. We talk about the major plot points of this film (again, spoilers ahoy), past and future Marvel films (especially X-Men), the Mama Mia franchise, Byker Grove, socialist Thanos, Captain America pulling a Weekend at Bernies and much much more.

In this episode Paul and I discuss our top ten scenes or sequences from films directed by Steven Spielberg.

In this episode Kieran and I rank all the films directed by Steven Spielberg from our least favourite to most.

Recorded back in the summer over an afternoon drink or two, Paul and I discuss the follow-up film to 'The Force Awakens', Rian Johnson's 'The Last Jedi' (or 'Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi' to give it its full title).

In this solo episode I discuss the film 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'. In doing so I complain about the lack of Jeff Goldblume, I compare the film to 'The Lost World', I try to break down the character arcs of Owen and Claire and I rank the Jurassic films.

In this bonus episode, Kieran and I discuss the new Marvel blockbuster 'Avengers: Infinity War'. We break this chat into two halves, the first being spoiler free, the second talking about spoilers from the film - including our thoughts on what comes next. We also discuss the 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' trailer.

In this episode Kieran and I discuss the new Spielberg blockbuster - 'Ready Player One'. Our chat is divided in two halves, the first is spoiler free and the second we get a bit deeper and discuss some of the big reveals, etc. from the film. Along the way you can expect chat about Harry Potter, we desperately try to get M&Ms to sponsor the show, we talk about Alex Zane and much much more.

In this short, almost spoiler free episode (I do mention the final shots of the film), I discuss the new Steven Spielberg film, 'The Post' starring Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and a million familiar faces from the world of TV. Along the way I discuss 'All the President's Men', attending the European premiere of the film (I know!), journalistic integrity in the 21st century and more. 

Several bottles of red wine later, long into the night, Paul, Kieran and myself sat down to discuss the films 'Prometheus' and 'Alien Covenant'. And we had a lot to discuss.