Groovy Movies
Weekly deep dives into your favourite films with Lily Austin and James Brailsford.
Podcasting since 2022 • 101 episodes
Groovy Movies
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The best and worst of 2025
The end of the year is drawing in, you have precisely 15 days to catch the best movies of 2025 and/or swerve the worst. This mission, should you choose to accept it, can be aided by this very podcast. Enjoy. References
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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59:11
Is this the death of cinema?
We discuss the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal and whether or not this spells the end of cinema. Then we look at a lesser reported Netflix controversy - the streamer muscling in on The Hallmark Channel's turf, the festive rom-com. And to save this ep...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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57:02
Knives Out returns
You may not have clocked it, given the lack of fanfare, but the third installment of Knives Out was released last week. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will only be in cinemas for 2 weeks, before moving to Netflix, but is it worth catchi...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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50:11
RE-RELEASE: What turns a bad movie into a cult classic?
This we’re revisiting one of our most popular early episodes, where we did the unthinkable and willingly watched the worst films ever made (allegedly). The hit list includes Howard the Duck, Mommie Dearest and, of course, The Room<...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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1:01:50
RE-RELEASE: Heat (1995) dir. by Michael Mann
As Michael Mann’s Heat 2 inches closer to becoming a cinematic reality, we’re revisiting one of our earliest conversations about the great Al Pacino-Robert De Niro head-to-head, with special appearances from a young Natalie Portman and a wiggy ...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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38:22