UK Film Review Podcast

Episodes

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  The Films of Christopher Nolan - Part 1 06.08.2026 2h 16m

  Part 1 of The Films of Christopher Nolan episode, hosted by James Learoyd and Callum Ewing. A timely episode following our The Odyssey film review in which our critic gave it 5 stars. Head to our website for the latest movie reviews and more from our film podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  UK Film Club 41 30.07.2026 1h 47m

  In this popular movie review podcast, we have the latest film reviews from Brian Penn and Chris Olson. In cinemas, we review:The OdysseyThe InviteAnimal FarmOur Streaming Pick this month is Nothing to Lose, a new French film on Netflix. Our Indie Film Reviews include: The InventurersFairyland The MusicalExistence Zero (Esistenza Zero)SkullHunterThe Goose That Laid the Golden EggRooted Out - Chapter 1 "Shade"Girl in the RefrigeratorSpadesOur Nostalgia Pick is a Christopher Nolan gem - find out by listening :)Website Design and SEO provided by Olson Digital Marketing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Films of Steven Spielberg - Part 4 26.07.2026 1h 28m

  Part 4 of The Films of Steven Spielberg special episode, with the movies from Munich to Disclosure Day. Remember to view the latest movies at UK Film Review and check out all our incredible film reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Films of Steven Spielberg - Part 3 23.07.2026 2h 2m

  Part 3 of The Films of Steven Spielberg special, looking at Schindlers List to War of the Worlds. Remember to head to the UK Film Review website for the latest movies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Scream Test - Can Ghosts Have Feelings? 16.07.2026 1h 38m

  Horror film podcast The Scream Test is back with a new episode, this time posing the question: Can Ghosts Have Feelings?Remember to head to the official UK Film Review website for the latest movie reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Films of Steven Spielberg - Part 2 09.07.2026 57m

  Part 2 of our Steven Spielberg special episode of The Films Of Podcast. From E.T. to Jurassic Park. Remember to head to our website for the latest film reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Films of Steven Spielberg - Part 1 02.07.2026 1h 39m

  Part 1 of the Films of Spielberg special podcast. From Duel to Raiders of the Lost Ark. Remember to subscribe to the UK Film Review Podcast for more episodes of The Films Of, as well as our other shows.For the latest film reviews, head to the official UK Film Review website - https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  UK Film Club 40 25.06.2026 1h 21m

  In this latest episode of the UK Film Club Podcast, we have the latest movie reviews including: Disclosure DaySavage HouseToy Story 5Our Netflix movie review is:USA 94: Brazil's Return to GloryOur indie film reviews include:Cage RageZombucha!SerenaBoss of the BalletStarmakerRemember to head to the UK Film Review website for more movie madness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Cannes Film Festival 2026 - The Best and Mediocre Films 18.06.2026 36m

  Welcome to another special edition of the UK Film Review Podcast. In this episode, titled Cannes Film Festival 2026, host and film critic Chris Olson sits down with resident critic Jack Salvadori, who has just returned from the Croisette. The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival proved to be a thoroughly complicated affair, and Jack brings his characteristically candid, unfiltered insights straight from the cinema halls of France to our listeners.The conversation begins with what Jack fiercely defends as the absolute best film of Cannes 2026: El Ser Querido (The Beloved). Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, the film marked the director's confident, precise arrival in Official Competition. Jack walks Chris through how the film rests entirely on the monumental shoulders of Javier Bardem, who delivers one of the finest performances of his career as Esteban Martínez, a legendary, Oscar-winning filmmaker returning to Spain to shoot a colonial-era desert epic. However, beneath the cinematic grandeur lies an intimate family drama regarding Esteban's attempt to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Emilia, played by Victoria Luengo. Jack highlights Sorogoyen's mastery of tension and restraint, particularly in how he shifts the atmospheric temperature from comedy to psychological terror in an instant, creating an emotionally layered masterpiece that should have taken the festival's top prize.The discussion then turns to the historic presence of queer cinema at the festival, spearheaded by Los Javis' latest offering in Official Competition, La Bola Negra. Earning a strong four-star review from Jack, the film is framed as an epic of desire, memory, and inherited trauma. Spanning two-and-a-half hours, the Spanish directing duo weaves three parallel narratives across different time periods to explore how the spectre of the Spanish Civil War and generational repression bleed into the present day.From triumphs, Chris and Jack pivot to the film that actually did take home the coveted Palme d'Or: Fjord, directed by Cristian Mungiu. In a less positive review, Jack expresses his intense frustration with the festival jury's decision, describing the film as a monument to mediocrity that never remotely earns its prestige. Set in a remote Norwegian town, Fjord follows a deeply religious Romanian family whose five children are suddenly separated from them by local child welfare services following allegations of physical abuse. While praising Sebastian Stan's impressively restrained and believable performance as the exhausted patriarch, Jack argues that Mungiu's social critique is surprisingly one-dimensional. Next, the critics look at Pawel Pawlikowski's highly anticipated return after seven years with Fatherland. Shot in immaculate, austere black and white, the film feels like the final movement in an unofficial trilogy that began with Ida and Cold War. Set in 1949, the narrative follows Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann, played with weary grandeur by Hans Zischler, as he returns from American exile to a physically and ideologically shattered Germany to receive the Goethe Prize. Finally, Jack shares his joy over the ultimate dark horse of the festival: Club Kid. Written, directed by, and starring Jordan Firstman alongside Cara Delevingne, this charming A24-acquired comedy became the word-of-mouth sensation whispered about in the Palais queues. Firstman plays Peter, a chaotic, forty-year-old party promoter whose perpetual adolescence is shattered when a sharp ten-year-old boy from London arrives on his doorstep, revealing himself to be the son Peter never knew he had. Jack commends the film for its effortless humour, emotional sincerity, and unapologetically queer perspective that never feels ornamental. It is an uplifting note to end on, proving that cinematic discovery is still possible amidst the politics of Cannes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Scream Test - The Amityville Horror 11.06.2026 1h 34m

  Rachel explores The Amityville Horror on the podcast this month. The Amityville haunting is a modern folk story based on the true crimes of Ronald DeFeo Jr. On November 13, 1974, DeFeo shot and killed six members of his family at 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, on the south shore of Long Island. He was convicted of second-degree murder in November 1975.The Scream Test is a dedicated horror-focused segment of the UK Film Review Podcast. Hosted by film critic Rachel Pullen, the show dives deep into classic, mainstream, and indie horror cinema.Remember to head to the official UK Film Review website for the latest movie reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Films of Meryl Streep - Part 2 04.06.2026 1h 22m

  Part 2 of our Meryl Streep episode - looking at the best films starring the acting icon.Remember to head to our website for the latest movie reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Films of Meryl Streep - Part 1 31.05.2026 1h 40m

  James and Callum are back with another movie podcast episode, and this one was way too big for just one show. So enjoy Part 1 of The Films of Meryl Streep.Remember to head to the UK Film Review website for the latest movie reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  UK Film Club 39 28.05.2026 1h 15m

  Episode 39 of UK Film Club has the latest movie reviews including The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Christophers, and Finding Emily. Our streaming pick this month is Marty, Life is Short - the new documentary about Martin Short on Netflix.Our indie film reviews include short film The Manuscript, indie feature film The Thistle in the Kiss, sports comedy film Pickleball, and portrait short film Behind the door (Derrière la porte). All digital marketing provided by Olson Digital Marketing. Head to our website for the latest movie reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  UK Film Club EP38 30.04.2026 1h 20m

  Episode 38 of the UK Film Club Podcast delivers new movie reviews of Michael, The Drama, Glenrothian, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Thrash and our indie film reviews include:Michael SolaceBreaking and Entering and HumpingThe Lonely CrowdThe Yellow BalloonASKING4ITRemember to head to our website for the latest movie reviews. Wix Website Design & SEO Services provided by Olson Digital Marketing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Films Of Robert Redford 09.04.2026 2h 3m

  To celebrate the 50th anniversary of All the President's Men, Robert Redford's movies are the subject of this episode of The Films Of Podcast. Remember to head to the UK Film Review website for the latest movie reviews and the latest film trailers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Scream Test - Why The Scream Sequels Suck 02.04.2026 1h 33m

  On this horror film podcast, host Rachel explores Why The Scream Sequels Suck.Remember to head to the official UK Film Review website for more of the latest movie reviews and new film trailers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  UK Film Club 37 - The Bride - Mother's Pride - War Machine 26.03.2026 1h 16m

  Episode 37 of UK Film Club, hosted by Chris Olson and Brian Penn, has new movie reviews for:The Bride!Mother's PrideHow to Make a KillingWar MachineOur Planet, The People, My BloodThe RunnerThe Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory ChurchFaith and The Christmas StarOur Nostalgia Pick this month is American Psycho (2000). Remember to head to our website for more of the latest movie reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Films of Frances McDormand 12.03.2026 1h 51m

  On this film podcast episode, hosts Callum and James delve deep into the films of Frances McDormand. Celebrating 30 years since the release of Fargo, find out which of her films the guys love the most.For more from UK Film Review head to our website for the latest film reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Beanpole - (kind of) Gay, Actually 01.03.2026 40m

  Is this thing still on?! Amber and Joyce are back to discuss another LGBTQ+ film... kind of. Tune in to listen to their thoughts about Beanpole, the celebrated 2019 Russian film about two women who are just trying to survive in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, at the end of the Second World War. Content warnings - references to sexual assault on screen, strong themes surrounding WW2, violence and death.Head to the UK Film Review website for our latest movie reviews and the latest film trailers.Podcast marketing by Olson Digital Marketing, providing Wix Website Design UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  UK Film Club EP36: Crime 101 - Wuthering Heights - Cold Storage and More 26.02.2026 1h 22m

  Critics Chris Olson and Brian Penn celebrate 3 years of the UK Film Club Podcast with a jam-packed film podcast special filled with the latest movie reviews. In this film podcast, we have movie reviews for: Crime 101 starring Chris HemsworthWuthering Heights starring Margot Robbie and Jacob ElordiCold Storage starring Liam NeesonFinding Harmony: A King's Vision starring...the KingGone to Ground an indie feature film from Phil PeelIt Must be Done a short film about domestic abuseIn Search of Forgotten Crafts - The Heart of the Iron a short documentary from HungaryPops a British comedy feature filmCoping a short film about coping mechanismsAnd our Nostalgia Pick pairs well with a nice Chianti and some Fava Beans.Remember to head to the UK Film Review website for the latest movie reviews and film trailers. Podcast Marketing provided by Olson Digital Marketing - Wix Website Design UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.