October 22, 2016 2016, film, film festival, podcast, retrospect, review, television, the punch up, world cinema 2016, adam blair, godspeed, haley mcnamara, hello destroyer, in a valley of violence, kubo and the two strings, mascots, moonlight, nicholas lay, paterson, phill bartlett, podcast, review, the punch up, under the shadow, viff, weirdos, westworld Leave a comment

The Punch Up Podcast, Ep.32: ‘Westworld, VIFF 2016, and more!’

by Nick Lay

This week on The Punch Up podcast, the chaps are once again joined by Haley McNamara to chat HBO’s Westworld, Christopher Guest’s Mascots, stop-mo sensation Kubo and the Two Strings, and much, much more! There’s also a roundup of VIFF 2016, featuring, Paterson, In a Valley of Violence, Moonlight, and Hello Destroyer.

The quiz returns too, as the battle for movie tagline supremacy gets its own sequel…

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October 22, 2016 2016, film, hollywood, podcast, review, the punch up, world cinema 2016, adam blair, haley mcnamara, hell or high water, hunt for the wilderpeople, nicholas lay, phill bartlett, podcast, review, swiss army man, the punch up 1 Comment

The Punch Up Podcast, Ep.31: ‘Swiss Army Podcast’

by Nick Lay

This week on The Punch Up podcast, the chaps are joined by special guest Haley McNamara to chat three of 2016’s best low key duo flicks: Hell or High Water, Swiss Army Man, and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

There’s also a brand new quiz, which this features the weird and wonderful world of movie titles and their quite fantastic foreign translations…

We’ve also jazzed up our intro with a brand new quiz segment, which this week features Phill and Nick going at it over movie taglines…

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October 22, 2016 2016, comedy, drama, failed critics, film, film festival, foreign language, gangster, horror, indie, micro budget, political, review, romantic, world cinema canada, godspeed, hello destroyer, in a valley of violence, moonlight, paterson, under the shadow, vancouver, vancouver international film festival, viff, weirdos Leave a comment

Vancouver International Film Festival 2016

by Nick Lay

A round up of seven of the more intriguing pictures from VIFF 2016, including Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson and Ti West’s In a Valley of Violence… Continue reading →

September 24, 2016 2016, action, crime, film, hollywood, review, technical, western ben foster, chris pine, crime, david mckenzie, giles nuttgens, heist, hell or high water, jeff bridges, net-western, nick cave, review, taylor sheridan, warren ellis, western 3 Comments

Review: Hell or High Water

by Nick Lay

The West dusts off its wild side to give us one of the films of the year.

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September 18, 2016 2016, drama, film, hollywood, podcast, retrospect, review, the punch up 1995, 2004, 2013, 2016, before midnight, before sunrise, before sunset, ethan hawke, film, julie delpy, podcast, richard linklater, the before trilogy, the punch up 1 Comment

The Punch Up Podcast, Ep.30: ‘The Before Trilogy’

by Nick Lay

This week on The Punch Up podcast, the chaps chat Richard Linklater’s acclaimed, but thoroughly under-seen, “Before” trilogy; Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013), starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.

We’ve also jazzed up our intro with a brand new quiz segment, which this week features Phill and Nick going at it over movie taglines…

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September 11, 2016 2016, drama, film, hollywood, love, retrospect, romantic, scene kid before sunrise, before trilogy, drama, ethan hawke, julie delpy, retrospect, richard linklater, romance, scene kid Leave a comment

SceneKid#14: The Listening Booth

by Nick Lay

Beautiful. Awkward. The most relatable scene in cinematic history?

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Dir: Richard Linklater
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August 20, 2016 2016, action, animated, comedy, comic book, crime, documentary, drama, fantasy, film, hbo, hollywood, podcast, retrospect, review, sci-fi, sequel, television, the punch up, thriller 10 cloverfield lane, 2016, adam blair, film, game of thrones, harmon quest, midnight special, mike and dave need wedding dates, nicholas lay, oj: made in america, phill bartlett, podcast, preacher, review, silicon valley, sing street, television, the night of, the punch up, x-men: apocalypse, zodiac, zoolander 2 Leave a comment

The Punch Up Podcast, Ep.29: ‘Hold the Door & More!’

by Nick Lay

This week on The Punch Up podcast; the chaps catch up on the big TV releases so far this year, with full reviews of HBO’s Game of Thrones S6 and Silicon Valley S3.

There’s also a ton of other shows to catch up on, including HBO’s The Night Of, AMC’s Preacher, ESPN’s OJ: Made in America, and Harmon Quest; as well as movies Sing Street, X-Men: Apocalypse, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Zoolander 2, Midnight Special, 10 Cloverfield Lane, and David Fincher’s Zodiac…

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July 30, 2016 2016, action, animated, comedy, comic book, disney, film, hollywood, horror, indie, pixar, podcast, preview, review, sci-fi, technical, trailer 2016, adam blair, film, finding dory, ghostbusters, independence day: resurgence, justice league, nicholas lay, phill bartlett, podcast, review, rogue one, star wars, swiss army man, the neon demon, the punch up, wonder woman Leave a comment

The Punch Up Podcast, Ep.28: ‘Finding Neon Ghostbusters’

by Nick Lay

This week on The Punch Up podcast, the chaps visit the Trailer Park with a look at the latest offerings from Justice League, Wonder Woman, and Star Wars: Rogue One.

We also catch up with the latest major releases, with spoiler-free reviews of Finding Dory, Independence Day: Resurgence, The Neon Demon, Ghostbusters, as well as an impassioned plea by Phill for any and everyone to watch Swiss Army Man…

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July 20, 2016 2016, action, dystopian, film, future, indie, interview, post-apocalyptic, preview, sci-fi 2016, action, edward andrews, hecatomb, mexico, nicholas lay, preview, proof-of-concept, sci-fi Leave a comment

Nick talks Hecatomb with director Ed Andrews

by Nick Lay

Recently, I caught up with British director Edward Andrews to chat about the pre-production phase of his new, Mexico-based sci-fi action flick, Hecatomb, in order to shed some light on what it takes to shoot an independent proof-of-concept overseas.

Check out the full interview in Love Amen Magazine, here, and stay tuned to ILT for future updates!

Hecatomb
Dir: Edward Andrews
Release Date: TBC (2016)
Website: www.hecatombfilm.com