King for a Day

12/11/2020

Episode 8 available now on your podcast platform of choice! One of the fascinating aspects of the King film oeuvre is its breadth. Travis and Lesley take a left turn down a lesser traveled road this week and review the Netflix exclusive Gerald's Game. We got a heads up from Lesley in the last episode that parts of this would be hard to watch, and the amount of time Travis spent with his hands covering his eyes lends credence to this! Were our courageous hosts able to stomach watching it all the way through? Download, listen in, and find out for sure!

28/10/2020

I didn't think it could get more terrifying. But here we are.

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27/10/2020

Controversy hits the King for a Day team as our opinions verge for the first time in the show's lengthy and storied history of two months! This week we review the long forgotten 1985 anthology horror film, Cat's Eye. This, it turns out, is the first screenplay written by the show's inspiration Stephen King, and one of us thinks that's a good thing and the other person is wrong... Who comes down on which side? Who wins this literary/cinematic intellectual cage match for the ages? You'll have to listen in to find out!

14/10/2020

In this week’s episode, Travis and Lesley dissect the cinematic equivalent of the Ebola virus, Graveyard Shift - not too many people encounter it, but God help them if they do! Check out this episode for some healthy Brad Dourif love, Travis forgetting who the characters are one hour after seeing the film, and as always Lesley finding something to appreciate in the technical side of the production. If this film could be compared to a septic tank (and I think it can) we ask you dive right in beside us and enjoy a swim around in the murky imagination of Mr. Stephen King.

24/09/2020

Episode 5 out now on your podcast platform 😃
Dogs! Everyone loves dogs right? That is unless of course the dog is bitten by a bat that causes a global pandemic delaying that Crystal Method concert you've been looking forward to... Only slightly less popular than a dog bitten by a bat that causes rabies, and that dear listener is this subject of this week's film, Cujo - based strangely enough on the novel by Stephen King. Tune in to hear thrilling discussion on automotive glass shatter patterns and why small children in film annoy Travis. Compelling stuff!

13/09/2020

Episode 4 out now on your podcast apps! This week we review 1987's Creepshow 2...

12/09/2020

01/09/2020

Episode two is now available, download and enjoy... Or else!

The film adaptations of Stephen King's works have a reputation for unpredictability. On the one hand, there are films that are undisputed masterpieces like The Shining reviewed in episode one of this podcast... and then there are films like Cell. Based on the 2006 novel of the same name, Cell is Kin...

29/08/2020

As discussed on our latest podcast, this is the short film your illustrious hosts were involved in.

The Filmonik monthly short film screening is back in August in its lockdown live stream format. Up-and-coming or established filmmakers around Filmonik Melbo...

25/08/2020

Our first episode is now live for your aural pleasure!

The world of Stephen King on the big screen can be difficult to traverse. You never know what you are going to get - a masterpiece or a disasterpiece! In King for a Day we take the hard work out of your hands as we work our way through every big-scree...

24/08/2020

We recorded our first show on the weekend. We can't wait to share it with our adoring public!