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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.1 – ‘Suicide Pod’

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The Punch Up is a brand new weekly film & television podcast broadc​asting from the laaaazy west coast city of Vancouver, Canada.

Featuring regulars Phill Bartlett, Adam Blair, and yours truly, Nicholas Lay, the chaps and I will be covering regular news, reviews, previews, and retrospect from the world of the reel.

Put ’em up!

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Ep.1 – ‘Suicide Pod’

The latest episode of The Punch Up features an unhealthy dose of Comic-Con fallout, discussion on recent releases, including Me, Earl, & the Dying Girl and Minions, and a look back at the Coen bros. classic, Fargo, before the chaps chew over the insane success of Jurassic World and finish, as per usual, with another round of spoiler-filled True Detective chat. Enjoy!

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Review: Terminator Genisys

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James Cameron will be spinning in his Deepsea Challenger. Actually, he’s probably not. $$$.

*spoiler free*

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Guest Podcast Debut With Failed Critics!

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Following my articles on Blackadder, We Are Many, and Kung Fury for the chaps from my homeland at Failed Critics, you can now listen to me chat shit for fifteen minutes in my transatlantic podcast debut!

Owen Hughes hosts as he and I discuss Oscar Swift’s micro budget British indie thriller, Through the Lens, starring Lewis Sanderson.

The FC lads also discuss Minions, Spider-Man, and The Terminator amongst others.

Check it out here!

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SceneKid#10: Luke Sparks Up

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Further inebriated ILT Star Wars chat, as the most unnecessarily complicated rescue plot ever sparks into life at the long overdue behest of our old chum Mr. Skywalker…

Return of the Jedi
Dir: Richard Marquand
Original Release Date: 25 May 1983

Part Three of a Star Wars SceneKid series special.

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Review: Inside Out

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Pixar’s literal emotional roller coaster shoots us closer to the heady heights of the studio’s former glories than we’ve been in years…

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Review: Jurassic World

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It doesn’t matter what I think, the studio already has your money.
And mine.

*spoiler free (plot)*

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SceneKid#9: “That boy is our last hope…”

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ILT’s inebriated Star Wars special continues with Luke skipping Dagobah Jedi school, despite Yoda and Obi-Wan dropping some fairly heavy truth bombs…

The Empire Strikes Back
Dir: Irvin Kershner
Original Release Date: 21 May 1980

Part Two of a Star Wars SceneKid series special.

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Review: Kung Fury

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Dinosaurs, Nazis, kung-fu, time travel, Thor, 1980s fashion…

That’s right, it’s David Sandberg’s viral short: Kung Fury.

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Review: Fury Road

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George Miller’s ‘Mad’ Max Rockatansky returns in a tanked up, high-octane beast of a picture, that is not only goddamn marvellous in its own right, but also part catalyst for a dramatic cinematic swing in the right direction…

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SceneKid#8: Binary Sunset

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Watching Star Wars drunk is guaranteed to result in a bit of Tatooine sand getting in your eye…

Star Wars
Dir: George Lucas
Original Release Date: 25 May 1977

Part One of a Star Wars SceneKid series special.

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