Synopsis
Welcome to Small Screen's Film Club, a weekly (hopefully) podcast on which we discuss one film, much like you would in a book club. Please listen and enjoy.
Episodes
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Small Screen's Film Club - The Shape Of Water
03/03/2018 Duration: 41minHello, and welcome back to Small Screen’s Film Club. Pan's Labyrinth, Cronos, The Devil's Backbone, Crimson Peak, Pacific Rim, Hellboy, Hellboy 2... And now, The Shape of Water. On this week’s episode, Alessia and I decided to discuss Guillermo Del Toro’s Oscar-nominated film (and now Oscar-winning film), The Shape of Water. Did it enchant us as it did so many other people? Is it worthy of the Oscar nomination (and win)? Is it Guillermo's best film to date? Listen to find out. We also had the great pleasure of interviewing filmmaker Daniel Alexander Kershaw who spoke to us about his movie, Midwinter. Looking forward to seeing the final product. Please, enjoy. A big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record out show at the Wilton Way Cafe. Don’t forget to read, like and follow Small Screen! Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreengb/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - Black Panther
24/02/2018 Duration: 35minHello, and welcome back to Small Screen’s Film Club. On this week’s episode, Alessia and I decided to delve into the world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Black Panther. But can Ryan Coolger's superhero movie convince Alessia that superhero movies are worth watching? Is it as good as everyone's been saying? And do we now want to go on holiday in Wakanda? Listen to find out. Please, enjoy. A big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record out show at the Wilton Way Cafe. Don’t forget to read, like and follow Small Screen! Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreengb/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - Call Me By Your Name (Small Screen's Film Club)
10/02/2018 Duration: 38minHello, and welcome back to Small Screen’s Film Club. On this week’s episode, Alessia and I decided to discuss Luca Guadagnino’s Oscar-nominated film, Call Me By Your Name. Not only was it only literally everybody’s films of the year list (we only watched it recently so it didn’t feature on ours), it also features Oscar-nominated performances from both Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet. But does the film live up to the incredible hype? Listen to find out. Please, enjoy. A big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record out show at the Wilton Way Cafe. Don’t forget to read, like and follow Small Screen! Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreengb/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - Last Flag Flying
12/01/2018 Duration: 35minHello, and welcome back to Small Screen’s Film Club. On this week’s episode, which is our first official show of 2018, Alessia and I discuss Richard Linklater’s film, Last Flag Flying. It features three of the great actors of our time: Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne and is directed by one of the best filmmakers working in Hollywood today. But is it any good? Listen to find out. Please, enjoy. A big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record out show at the Wilton Way Cafe. Don’t forget to read, like and follow Small Screen! Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreengb/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - Stronger
30/12/2017 Duration: 34minHello, and welcome back to Small Screen’s Film Club. On this week’s episode (which also happens to be our last of 2017), Alessia and I discuss the film Stronger in which Small Screen favourite Jake Gyllenhaal plays Jeff Bauman who lost both of his legs when two bombs explode during the Boston Marathon in 2013. So what did we think of Gyllenhaal’s latest performance? Is it Oscar-worthy? Listen to find out. Please, enjoy. A big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record out show at the Wilton Way Cafe. Don’t forget to read, like and follow Small Screen! Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreengb/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB Thanks for listening.
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Small Screen's Film Club - Ingrid Goes West
19/11/2017 Duration: 44minSmall Screen’s Film Club: Ingrid Goes West Are you an Instagram user? Do you enjoy posting and liking photos? Are you constantly posting pictures of your avocado toasts? Matt Spicer’s Ingrid Goes West explores the dangers of the social media platform and the issues it can cause in people. In honour of Small Screen’s Film Club’s co-host Alessia’s return, we decided to dedicate the episode to this darkly comic modern horror flick. Please, enjoy. A big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record out show at the Wilton Way Cafe. Don’t forget to read, like and follow Small Screen on our: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreengb/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - Halloween Special: The Witch & It Follows
05/11/2017 Duration: 01h09minSmall Screen’s Film Club’s After-Halloween Special - The Witch & It Follows OK, so Halloween is over, but that doesn’t mean that we have to stop watching horror movies. The things that go bump in the night don’t only come around once a year and many of us enjoy scaring ourselves silly by watching terrifying movies all year round. So we said screw it and decided to dedicate this week’s episode to horror movies, even though Halloween has passed. The movies in question are Robert Eggers’ The Witch and David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows. Listen to our thoughts on these horror movies, if you dare. MUHAHAHAHA! A big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record out show at the Wilton Way Cafe. Don’t forget to read, like and follow Small Screen on our: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreengb/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - Stephen King Special: IT & Gerald's Game
14/10/2017 Duration: 01h24sWelcome back to Small Screen’s Film Club. Unfortunately, Alessia couldn’t be with us this week, however we have a great stand-in in Samad (Mr London Fields Radio himself). This week we decided to take on Stephen King, namely the recent IT movie and Netflix’s Gerald’s Game. What did we think of these two Stephen King adaptations and could 2017 be the best year ever in terms of King properties on the big and small screen? Listen to the podcast and find out. A big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record out show at the Wilton Way Cafe. Please enjoy. Don't forget to read, like and follow us: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreenuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - Dunkirk
16/09/2017 Duration: 34minWelcome back to Small Screen’s Film Club, a radio show in which Alessia and I discuss a movie we have watched that week, much like you would in a book club. Christopher Nolan has taken on the miracle of Dunkirk and brought the historic event to the big screen! Nolan’s latest cinematic epic, Dunkirk is the topic of this week’s episode, yet, did he do the event justice? Did he show what’s often referred to as ’the spirit of Dunkirk’ on the silver screen? Listen to the podcast and find out. A big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record our show at the Wilton Way Cafe. Please enjoy. Don't forget to read, like and follow us: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreenuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - War For the Planet of the Apes
26/08/2017 Duration: 43minWelcome back to Small Screen’s Film Club, in which Alessia and I discuss a movie we have watched that week, much like you would in a book club. First we had Rise, then we had Dawn, now it’s time for WAR! This week we discuss War for the Planet of the Apes; the final movie in what has been arguably one of the best trilogies of all time. Rise and Dawn build the foundation of a truly superb trilogy, can War for the Planet of the Apes round it all off nicely? Listen to the podcast and find out. A big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record our show at the Wilton Way Cafe. Please enjoy. Don't forget to read, like and follow us: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreenuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - Spider-Man Homecoming
12/08/2017 Duration: 37minWelcome back to Small Screen’s Film Club, in which Alessia and I discuss a movie we have watched that week, much like you would in a book club. Swinging in on this week’s episode we have Spider-Man: Homecoming. It’s yet another reboot of everybody’s favourite neighbourhood Spider-Man, but is this iteration really going to be our favourite cinematic version of Stan Lee’s popular wall-crawling superhero? Listen to the podcast and find out. A big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record out show at the Wilton Way Cafe. Please enjoy. Don't forget to read, like and follow us: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreenuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - My Life as a Courgette | The Red Turtle
08/07/2017 Duration: 45minWelcome back to Small Screen’s Film Club, in which Alessia (now official the show’s co-host) and I discuss a movie we have watched that week, much like you would in a book club. On this week’s episode, we attempt to discuss two films: My Life as a Courgette and Studio Ghibli’s The Red Turtle. Did we love them? Did we hate them? Listen to the podcast and find out. A big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record out show at the Wilton Way Cafe. Please enjoy. Don't forget to read, like and follow us: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreenuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - Wonder Woman
30/06/2017 Duration: 44minHello, and welcome back to Small Screen’s Film Club, the radio show in which Alessia and I (I’m called Ed, just in case you were 'wonder'ing) discuss a movie we have watched that week, much like you would in a book club. On this week’s episode, we thought it was about time to discuss the latest offering in the DCEU, Wonder Woman. Could Patty Jenkins’ film stem the tide of the depressing onslaught we’ve come to expect from DC’s post-Nolan cinematic universe? Listen to the show and find out. Once again, a big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record our show! Please enjoy. Don’t forget to read, like and follow us: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreenuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - Alien Covenant | Mindhorn
23/06/2017 Duration: 42minHello, and welcome to Small Screen's Film Club, the radio show in which Alessia and I (my name's Ed by the way) discuss a movie we have watched that week, much like you would in a book club. On this week's episode, we actually discuss two films: Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant and Julian Barratt's Mindhorn. Did we love them? Did we hate them? Listen to the show and find out. A big thank you goes out to London Fields Radio for letting us record our show. Please enjoy. Don't forget to read, like and follow us: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreenuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - The Handmaiden
08/05/2017 Duration: 27minWelcome back to Small Screen's Film Club, in which a guest and I discuss a movie we have watched that week, much like you would in a book club. This week's episode we were joined once again by the lovely Alessia, and the film in question is Park Chan-wook's The Handmaiden. Did we love it? Did we hate it? Listen to the podcast and find out. Don't forget to read, like and follow us: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreenuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - Fast and Furious 8
23/04/2017 Duration: 28minWelcome back to Small Screen's Film Club, in which a guest and I discuss a movie we have watched that week, much like you would in a book club. This week's episode we were joined by a real fan of pop culture, Callum, and the film was Fast and Furious 8 (a.k.a. The Fate of the Furious, Fast 8, Furious 8...). Did we love it? Did we hate it? Listen to the podcast and find out. Don't forget to read, like and follow us: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreenuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - Free Fire
13/04/2017 Duration: 25minWelcome back to Small Screen's Film Club, in which a guest and I discuss a movie we have watched that week, much like you would in a book club. This week's episode saw the return of our show's star guest, Alessia, and the film was Free Fire. Did we love it? Did we hate it? Listen to the podcast and find out. Don't forget to read, like and follow us: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreenuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - Power Rangers
31/03/2017 Duration: 25minWelcome back to Small Screen's Film Club, in which I, and a guest, discuss a movie we have watched, much like a book club. This week's guest was my brother, Freddie, and the film was Power Rangers. Did we love it? Did we hate it? Was it worthy of the theme song, Go Go Power Rangers? Listen to the podcast and find out. Don't forget to read, like and follow us: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreenuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB
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Small Screen's Film Club - The Love Witch
24/03/2017 Duration: 47minWelcome to Small Screen's Film Club, in which I, and a guest, discuss a movie we have watched, much like a book club. This week's guest was Alessia and the film was The Love Witch. Did we love it? Did we hate it? Was it a bit 'meh'? Listen to the podcast and find out. Don't forget to read, like and follow us: Blog: http://www.small-screen.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smallscreenuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmallScreenGB