First Impression… Star Wars: The Force Awakens

I think I need to watch it again.

*spoiler free*

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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.19 – ‘The Star Wars Saga: A Retrospect’

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.19 – ‘The Star Wars Saga: A Retrospect’

Got Star Wars fever? Itching to see The Force Awakens? Well, don’t worry, The Punch Up can provide that much needed fix!

That’s right, this week the chaps chat any and everything from that galaxy, far, far away, covering the the original and prequel trilogies, tv shows and spin-offs, video games, toys, and, of course, our earliest childhood memories, before looking forward to Episode VII itself…

Star Wars chat begins at 16:35!

Featured also; an early preview of no doubt the biggest summer blockbuster of 2016, Independence Day: Resurgence!

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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.12 – ‘Beasts of No Podcast’

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.12 – ‘Beasts of No Podcast’ 

This week on The Punch Up, the chaps take a giddy look at the latest trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, before conducting spoiler-free reviews of Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs, starring Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet, Cary Fukunaga’s Netflix colloboration, Beasts of No Nation, starring Idris Elba, and Denis Vileneuve’s mastery of intense-as-fuck misdirection, Sicario, starring Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin.

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Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens (official trailer)

This is where the fun begins…

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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.7 – ‘200 Dollars’

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. 7 – ‘200 Dollars’ 

This week on The Punch Up, the chaps get angsty at Colin Trevorrow’s appointment as director of Star Wars Ep. IX. On the review front, we take a look at Don Hertzfeldt’s depressing animated feature, It’s Such a Beautiful Day, dark anime classic, Grave of the Fireflies, some overrated horror in the form of The Babadook, HBO’s new series, Show Me A Hero, Batman follow up animation, The Dark Knight Returns, and Italian Academy Award winner, La Grande Bellezza. ‘Sucker Punched’ returns also, with in-depth chat re: 3 doozies, Sam Mendes’ Tom Hanks leading gangster flick, Road to Perdition, Martin Scorcese and Robert De Niro’s creepy black comedy classic, The King of Comedy, and one the greatest films you’ve never heard of, 1973’s Paper Moon.

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

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.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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SceneKid#10: Luke Sparks Up

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…

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Dir: Richard Marquand
Original Release Date: 25 May 1983

Part Three of a Star Wars SceneKid series special.

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

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

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Dir: Irvin Kershner
Original Release Date: 21 May 1980

Part Two of a Star Wars SceneKid series special.

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