Celluloid Junkies

17/12/2022

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Ho ho ho, it’s Christmas time! What better way to celebrate than by listening to two adults dissect a children’s movie.

We just watched Henry Selick’s stop-motion fantasy The Nightmare Before Christmas, a little animated experiment that became an everlasting cult favourite.

We just watched Henry Selick's stop-motion fantasy The Nightmare Before Christmas, a little animated experiment that became an everlasting cult favourite.

27/11/2022

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We just watched Jennie Livingston’s iconic, controversial documentary Paris is Burning, an underground exploration of a time and a place that became revolutionary.

Join us as we discuss q***r culture, language, longing and achievement in this very special episode alongside guest stars Cassandra Kane and Launch Build Leave‘s Angelo de Blasio.

23/11/2022

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We just watched Maria Schrader’s true story She Said, based on the book by New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey about their part in the downfall of Miramax producer Harvey Weinstein and the rise of .

For fans of movies and movie history, or for fans of films like All the President’s Men, this is a must-see.

15/11/2022

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We just watched Tobias Lindholm’s new drama The Good Nurse, about serial killer Charles Cullen.

If you liked Dr. Death, you’ll enjoy this yarn in the vein of Conviction, Nothing But the Truth and Breach. What’s a yarn? You’ll have to listen to find out.

08/11/2022

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We just watched Beth de Araujo’s debut feature Soft & Quiet, one of the hits of SXSW earlier this year.

This is the first time we’re putting a trigger warning on an episode, thanks to the extreme content of the film. Not one for the faint of heart.

We just watched Beth de Araujo's debut feature Soft & Quiet, one of the hits of SXSW earlier this year.

27/01/2022

We just watched Maggie Gyllenhaal’s brand new film The Lost Daughter, starring Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson.

Who’s the ‘lost daughter’? How perfect is Colman? When is the right time to return a child’s doll you’ve stolen?

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We just watched Maggie Gyllenhaal's brand new film The Lost Daughter, starring Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson.

10/01/2022

We’re coming live from the WWEN Weather Centre with a look at Gus van Sant’s 1995 kinda sorta mockumentary To Die For.

“It’s nice to live in a country where life, liberty… and all the rest of it still stand for something.”

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We're coming live from the WWEN Weather Centre with a look at Gus van Sant's 1995 kinda sorta mockumentary To Die For.

18/11/2021

Welcome to Seattle, the most liveable city in America.

This month we’re taking a long look at a very special film – Martin Bell, Mary Ellen Mark and Cheryl McCall’s stunning documentary Streetwise.

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This month we’re taking a long look at a very special film - Martin Bell, Mary Ellen Mark and Cheryl McCall’s stunning documentary Streetwise.

28/10/2021

That’s right, it’s finally here – a long-awaited podcast about this forgotten, generic, mid-90s action/horror/thriller/drama (throw in every other genre, too, it’s really got something for everyone). This is the show you didn’t know you needed.

We just watched Jonathan Mostow’s 1997 desert thriller Breakdown!

“The Wicker Man for midwest white trash America.” – Luke, 2021

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We just watched Jonathan Mostow’s 1997 desert thriller Breakdown!

15/09/2021

The first episode of our brand new mini-series We Just Watched has now dropped. In it, we talk short and sharp about Shekhar Kapur's 1998 Best Picture-nominated period drama Elizabeth.

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The Celluloid Junkies are debuting a new weekly show which is short, sharp and fun. We Just Watched is a series of quick discussions about films that we have, you guessed it, just watched.

30/07/2021

We’re heading out to Reno, Nevada to go Mustanging with three dear, sweet, dead men in John Huston’s The Misfits.

Topics of discussion this episode include Marilyn Monroe’s underrated dramatic performances, Montgomery Clift’s personal demons, Clark Gable’s suave pl***oy persona, and how all three of these people joined together with fate to help make a classic film.

“I said it’s better than wages, ain’t it?”

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We’re heading out to Reno, Nevada to go Mustanging with three dear, sweet, dead men in John Huston’s The Misfits.

22/03/2021

Lock yourself up as we intrude upon your day with a discussion of David Fincher’s popcorn movie (not film) Panic Room.

Topics of discussion this episode include Jodie Foster as cinema’s greatest tomboy; how Panic Room ranks against Fincher’s later (and earlier) films; and whether or not a camera moving through the handle of a kettle is brilliant or just plain obnoxious.

“Get out of my house! … F**k!”

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Lock yourself up as we intrude upon your day with a discussion of David Fincher’s popcorn movie (not film) Panic Room. Topics of discussion this episode include Jodie Foster as cinema’s greatest tomboy; how Panic

28/10/2020

Somewhere beyond science and beyond superstition there is another world. Come and join us in the world of darkness this Halloween season as we celebrate William Friedkin’s genre-defining 1973 horror film The Exorcist.

“I’m the Devil. Now kindly undo these straps.”

Today's sermons include the best possession films, ma********ng with a crucifix, and whether people really fainted or not at screenings back in the '70s.

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Somewhere beyond science and beyond superstition there is another world. Come and join us in

12/10/2020

Special Guest: Jamey Duvall, Movie Geeks United Podcast Check your hair and straighten your corsage

12/10/2020

Check your hair and straighten your corsage because we’re heading to senior prom at Bates High School, as the Celluloid Junkies and guest host Cassandra Kane discuss Brian De Palma’s 1976 art house shocker Carrie.

Special Guest: Jamey Duvall, Movie Geeks United Podcast

“They’re all going to laugh at you!”

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Special Guest: Jamey Duvall, Movie Geeks United Podcast Check your hair and straighten your corsage

07/09/2020

This month we’re in Little Italy, and we’re going to yell passionately about all things Cher and love and freshly baked bread as we discuss Norman Jewison’s 1987 romantic comedy Moonstruck.

Topics of discussion include Cher's 1986 Academy Awards dress, Nicolas Cage as a s*x symbol, and Luke's constant Cher impersonations.

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This month we’re in Little Italy, and we’re going to yell passionately about all things

18/07/2020

Reaganism, a fear of AIDS and the backlash against feminism heightened our reactions to what became “the zeitgeist movie of the decade”. Take a trip back with us to talk about Adrian Lyne’s 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction.

Was Alex a “she-wacko”? Is Dan “a basically decent guy”? We discuss this and more, including women in the workplace, shooting your own unborn child, and the top erotic thrillers that came in the film’s wake.

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25/06/2020

In this episode Luke and Damien tackle the mother of all splatters, Tobe Hooper's 1974 horror opus The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Sidebars include Britain's video nasty era, veganism, Leatherface as a cultural icon and Luke's Franklin impression.

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Don't pick up strangers. Don't venture into unknown places. Don't let yourself into empty houses.

10/06/2020

We're back with an analysis of Hal Ashby's 1971 flower-power comedy Harold and Maude.

Sidebars include a brush with a local celebrity, geriatric su***de, coming out of the closet, the holocaust and Bea Arthur.

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Bring your protest signs and join us in the revolution as we explore Hal Ashby's

27/05/2020

This month we’re deep in the tropics, about to unload our six shooter into William Wyler’s 1940 film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s play The Letter.

Starring Bette Davis in one of her iconic roles as the evil femme fatale, we talk about "the actor's director" William Wyler, the blending of film noir with melodrama, and do a shot-by-shot analysis of the film's iconic opening sequence.

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This month we’re deep in the tropics, about to unload our six shooter into William

05/05/2020

This month we are coming to you from the room above an old garage at a crumbling Hollywood mansion, as we discuss a classic film that pushes the medium beyond the popular arts into excellence, Billy Wilder’s cynical, lurid masterpiece Sunset Boulevard.

Highlights include a poll of the greatest noir villains of all-time, an endless quiz that one of us only won because the other ran out of questions to ask, and an urban legend about s*x with a monkey. Enjoy!

This month we are coming to you from the room above an old garage at

29/03/2020

The world outside is scary right now, so sit back, relax and take a ride with us through simpler times with our 2019 year in review.

Join us as we look at the best and worst of the year that was, including our biggest disappointments, favourite performances, the most obscure films we watched in 2019, and of course our top five movies of the year.

Why does Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls get a mention in our flashback to 2019? What is the greatest “yarn movie” of all-time? Was Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker better than Heath Ledger’s? What was the biggest cinematic news story of the year? You’ll have to listen to find out!

It’s great to be back, and we thank you for joining us on our journey.

The world outside is scary right now, so sit back, relax and take a ride

12/10/2019

This month we wanna talk to you, we wanna shampoo you, and we wanna find some sweet romance with Lisa Cholodenko’s 2011 Best Picture-nominated dramady The Kids Are All Right.

Join us as we discuss the controversy surrounding the film from LGBT groups, our favourite gay and le***an cinema, and our unabashed love of Julianne Moore in just about anything. Also - the worst quiz results of all-time!

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This month we wanna talk to you, we wanna shampoo you, and we wanna find

23/05/2019

Put on your Liberace records and make sure your little ceramic penguins all face due south because this month we’re looking at one of the all-time great thrillers, Rob Reiner’s 1990 dirty bird Misery.

As a special treat, you can WIN both a copy of the book by Stephen King AND a Blu-ray copy of the film by heading over to Celluloid Junkies on Twitter and entering!

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Put on your Liberace records and make sure your little ceramic penguins all face due