PODCAST: It’s a Wonderful Life [Movie Robcast]

Episode 135 of The Movie Robcast is a deep dive into Frank Capra’s classic 1946 Christmas favourite, It’s a Wonderful Life, featuring a gallery of lovely guests!

01.28 – Introduction to It’s a Wonderful Life from Robs Daniel and Wallis

17.52 –Sarah Johnson describes why she loves the film, and discusses the film being investigated by the FBI, its time spent in the public domain, and what happened to it during the years of Trump’s presidency

26.58 –Adrian Zak talks about why he thinks It’s a Wonderful Life is the greatest Christmas film of all time, it’s emergence in the UK in the early 1990s as a Christmas favourite, plus, the unfortunate politics of James Stewart

34.49 – Lucy Buglass discusses her love for the film, how it still resonates to this day, and how progressive it was for the time in dealing with mental health issues and the loneliness of Christmas time

46.09 – Next we have Mark and Elaine Gregersen from The Honeymoon Period.…

PODCAST: It’s the Supersized, Bumper Movie Robcast Christmas Spectacular!

Welcome to ep 134 of The Movie Robcast! In an episode gleaming with festive cheer Robs Daniel and Wallis are joined by a host of special guests.

It’s a big old ep, but flows like a perfectly prepared Christmas dinner. But, if you’re more into buffet snacking, take a look below to see what scrumptious delights are on offer, complete with handy time codes.…

PODCAST: Dune [Movie Robcast]

Episode 128 of The Movie Robcast whisks you away to the faraway world of Arrakis for our review of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune.

Can Villeneuve succeed where David Lynch failed back in 1984, and land Frank Herbert’s epic novel, the Great White Whale of sci-fi literature?…

PODCAST: London Film Festival 2021 Preview [Movie RobCast]

Episode 126 of The Movie Robcast previews this year’s BFI London Film Festival.

Back in cinemas after a largely digital outing in 2020 for obvious reasons, the festival this year offers its typically vast range of movies (and TV series) from around the globe.…

PODCAST: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings [Movie RobCast]

Episode 125 of The Movie Robcast takes a one-inch punch at Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings.

How does Marvel’s first Asian focussed feature hold up? How does this twenty-fifth film in the MCU pave the way for what comes next?…

PODCAST: Censor & Shadow in the Cloud [Movie RobCast]

Episode 123 of The Movie Robcast is a packed affair.

Rob D makes a Jungle Cruise related confession to kick off.

At 4.00 Rob D then gives a quick overview of this year’s Arrow Video FrightFest film festival, back in the Cineworld Leicester Square for the first time since 2019.…

PODCAST: Space Jam: A New Legacy [Movie RobCast]

Episode 121 of The Movie Robcast sees our intrepid casters in pod stare into the deadlights of Space Jam: A New Legacy.

A movie that seemingly exists only for Warner Brothers to remind everyone that not just Disney have beloved intellectual property.…

PODCAST: Black Widow & Loki [Movie RobCast]

Episode 120 of The Movie Robcast sees Marvel returning to the big screen with Black Widow.

Will Scarlett Johansson’s COVID-delayed swansong in her megastar making role be worth the wait? Or is this Tenet all over again?

The Robs also make room for Loki chat, and Rob Wallis looks ahead to all the Marvel arriving on the big screen and small over the next year.…

PODCAST: In the Heights [Movie RobCast]

Episode 118 sees the Robs out and about on a gloriously sunny Sunday afternoon.

In the shadow of the Tate Modern they swap thoughts on In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s vibrant musical about life in the South American community of Washington Heights.…