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

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

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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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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.26 – ‘Punch Vs. Up’

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The Punch Up podcast is back! Returning following a lengthy hiatus (Nick’s fault), the chaps chat the latest blockbusters – Batman vs. Superman and The Jungle Book – and catch up on all the movies and tv they’ve been watching, from Midnight Special to The Gift, and Silicon Valley to All Dogs Go To Heaven…

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ILT’s Guide To… What’s on the Box #1

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Whether your preference is corrupt presidents or sleazy lawyers, time travel or courtroom drama – with a dose of cocaine on the side; either way there’s a lot of strong television out there at the moment. 

Here’s five of the biggest shows currently on ILT’s radar…

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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.22 – ‘TPU’s Best of 2015!… Part 2: TV & Docs’

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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.

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Ep.22 – ‘TPU’s Best of 2015! Pt. 2: TV & Docs’

This week on The Punch Up Podcast it’s round two of our 2015 review, as the chaps chat their favorite tv shows and documentaries from the past 12 months…

Featuring major small screen hits, including Game of Thrones, BoJack Horseman, Rick & Morty, Fargo, Narcos, and many more, as well as the true crime documentary explosion in the form of The Jinx and Making Murderer, we’ve got you covered as to what was hot and what was not during 2015!

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ILT’s Top 10 Films of 2015!

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One word to describe cinema during 2015: BIG

As close to an ‘order’ as I could get, here’s ILT’s 10 favourite flicks of the year…

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SceneKid#13: Ray Meets Raven

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For all it’s flaws, True Detective s2 still inspired the odd involuntary jaw drop…

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Dir: Justin Lin & Janus Metz
Original Release Date: 28 June / 5 July 2015

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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.15 – ‘From All Walks Of…Genre’

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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.

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Ep.15 – ‘From All Walks Of…Genre’ 

This week on The Punch Up it’s general review chat, as the chaps take a look back at any and everything they’ve viewed from the world of the reel over the past month or so…

Movies: Dope, End of the Tour, Lords of Salem, Crimson Peak, The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games
TV: Fargo, Mad Men, Broad City, Master of None
Docs: Cowspiracy, Video Games: The Movie 

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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.9 – ‘Haunted Pipes’

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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.

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Ep. 9 – ‘Haunted Pipes’ 

This week on The Punch Up the chaps talk at length re: Scott Cooper and Johnny Depp’s violent but stylish “Whitey” Bulger gangster flick, Black Mass.* A brief collection of general reviews leads with the latest documentary on The Who, Lambert & Stamp, before revisiting Seinfeld, i, Robot, and I Am Legend, and the boys look forward to Adam McKay’s new flick, The Big Short, starring Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Steve Carell.

*includes a spoilers segment at the end, pre-empted by our usual spoiler alert!

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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.8 – ‘It’s Such a Beautiful…Life?!’

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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.

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Ep. 8 – ‘It’s Such a Beautiful…Life?!’ 

The Punch Up returns after a couple o’ weeks in development hell (Nick went on vacation) with plenty of chat from across the world of the reel. Stevan Riley’s fantastic doc Listen to Me Marlon  takes top billing following a first look at Disney’s new The Jungle Book trailer, while recent flicks discussed include Cameron Crowe’s latest ‘meh’ effort, Aloha, and deep doc, Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine. Small screen chat focuses on Netflix’s addictive, binge worthy Pablo Escobar fest, Narcos, as well as Forte/Lord/Miller’s latest comedy creation, The Last Man on Earth. We rave about The Rock (the film, not the dude, although we’d happily do both) off the back of Nick’s new PerfAction series, Joaquin Phoenix’s under the radar role, The Immigrant, pops up, and finally there’s a welcome return for Don Hertzfeld’s quite brilliant, but oh-so-depressing It’s Such a Beautiful Day.

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