Az and When's final episode of the year sees four friends draft films from one of their favourite years for cinema, all while cracking wise, playing with the sound mixer, and yapping their asses off.
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Chapters
00:00 Welcome Back
10:50 Rules and Regulations
12:54 An Intriguing Round One
35:13 Round Two (RIP Headphone Users)
54:25 Round Three: Doomed Romances
01:17:40 Round Four
01:35:59 Round Five
01:54:40 Final Draft
01:56:38 Honourable Mentions and Oscars
02:04:18 Actors and Actors Pairings Reaction
02:07:11 Outtakes
Just in time for Christmas, two twenty-somethings talk about being single at 32. Also included: thoughts on ABBA, Bond, and female empowerment.
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Chapters
00:00 Welcome Back
01:09 Remembering Rob and Michele Reiner & Sophie Kinsella
03:38 Intro to Lucy
05:48 Documentary Diaries
12:12 ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’
17:21 Plot Breakdown
30:58 Some Sequel Talk
45:48 So What Was The Point?
49:36 Favourite Moments, Key Takeaways
01:08:52 The British Classic Tangent
01:14:28 The ‘Mamma Mia!’ Tangent
01:19:51 The James Bond Tangent
01:26:43 The Netflix/Warner buyout and Final Thoughts
Jason returns from the mountaintops to talk about recent cinema sequels 'Wicked: For Good' and 'Zootopia 2' before diving into Darwyn Cooke's seminal limited series for DC. The duo break down its nature as an origin story for various classic Silver Age superheroes, as an idealistic wish-fulfilment post-WWII McCarthy-era fantasy, and as a possible template for future films in James Gunn's DCU.
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Chapters
00:00 Welcome Back
03:57 ‘Wicked: For Good’ and ‘Zootopia 2’
10:52 Our ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Hype Train
18:08 Recent Reads
21:57 Introducing ‘The New Frontier’
28:08 Spoiler Deep Dive: ‘The New Frontier’
46:56 ‘Justice League: The New Frontier’ (Film Adaptation)
51:15 DCU Possibilities
52:56 Comic Recommendations
01:02:23 Final Thoughts
01:05:50 Outtakes
Az, Ella and Cerys offer up their thoughts on two of the biggest releases of the fall: Netflix's theatrical releases of 'Wake Up Dead Man' and 'Frankenstein'. Then, Az and Cerys cover the films they've seen at the BFI London Film Festival: 'Hamnet', 'After the Hunt', 'Christy' and 'Die My Love'.
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Chapters
00:00 Welcome Back
05:06 ’Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
20:30 ‘Frankenstein’ (spoiler-free)
32:46 ‘Frankenstein’ (spoilers!)
46:19 ‘After the Hunt’
51:43 ‘Hamnet’
55:16 ‘Die My Love’
58:44 ‘Christy’
'Wicked' Fever is in full swing! On this week's episode, Az and newcomer Amelia look back at the first act of Jon M. Chu's two-year, two-part epic, ahead of the release of Part 2 this week. They discuss the strength of its leads, its immaculate production and their favourite moments from the film before setting their expectations for 'Wicked: For Good'.
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Chapters
00:00 Opening
01:45 Amelia’s Intro to Film
06:42 Previously On…
25:43 ‘Wicked: Part 1’ (Spoiler Discussion)
58:49 Our Hopes and Predictions, ‘For Good’
Four friends tap into their early 2000s nostalgia and draft their favourite films from a great year for movies.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
03:59 Round One
21:46 Round Two
43:23 Round Three
01:11:13 Round Four
01:32:53 Round Five
01:56:42 Final Draft & Honourable Mentions
02:22:59 Outtakes
This week, Micah finally makes his pod debut! Taking the hosting reins from a very sick Azrael, the duo breaks down the filmography – and the greatest hits – of one of the greatest animation studios of all time.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:39 Micah’s Intro to Film and Gateways
13:30 Previously On…
32:48 The Studio Ghibli Hall of Fame
36:15 ‘Castle in the Sky’
40:06 ‘Grave of the Fireflies’
45:01 ‘My Neighbor Totoro’
50:54 ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’
55:57 ‘Only Yesterday’
01:00:47 ‘Porco Rosso’
01:03:48 ‘Ocean Waves’
01:09:10 ‘Pom Poko’
01:12:20 ‘Whisper of the Heart’
01:17:29 ‘Princess Mononoke’
01:21:02 ‘My Neighbors the Yamadas’
01:23:56 ‘Spirited Away’
01:30:10 ‘The Cat Returns’
01:32:20 ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’
01:36:37 ‘Tales from Earthsea’
01:40:50 ‘Ponyo’
01:43:46 ‘Arrietty”
01:46:14 ‘From Up on Poppy Hill’
01:49:22 ‘The Wind Rises’
01:53:28 ‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya’
01:58:03 ‘When Marnie Was There’
02:01:29 ‘The Red Turtle’
02:04:46 ‘Earwig and the Witch’
02:11:33 ‘The Boy and the Heron’
02:15:23 Conclusion
You wanna get NUTS? In honour of Batman Day, two friends and comic book movie enthusiasts jump on the pod to celebrate the cinematic history of the Caped Crusader.
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Chapters
00:00 Opening / Thursday, October 31st
02:56 Ella’s Journey Into Film
07:02 Previously On…
23:17 Introduction / I Shall Become A Bat
33:12 Batman in Cinema / Why Do We Fall?
37:20 ‘Batman’ and ‘Batman Returns’
39:46 ‘Batman Forever’ and ‘Batman and Robin’
44:42 ‘Mask of the Phantasm’ and ‘The Animated Series’
49:20 ‘The Dark Knight Trilogy’.
01:06:00 The DCEU / ‘Batman V Superman’
01:13:11 ‘The Lego Batman Movie’
01:18:38 ‘The Batman’
01:29:31 ‘The Batman: Part II’
01:34:01 The DCU
01:39:19 Favourites
01:45:07 DC Animated Universe / Conclusion
This week, Azrael and Adrian close off the season with the second part of the show's Summer Movie Recap! They discuss 'Weapons', 'Materialists', 'The Naked Gun' and more, before processing their thoughts on the moviegoing year as a whole so far.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
03:25 Previously On…
22:57 ‘The Phoenician Scheme’
29:46 ‘How to Train Your Dragon’
34:28 ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
42:41 ’28 Years Later’
52:28 ‘The Naked Gun’
58:03 ‘Weapons’
01:07:42 ‘Materialists’
01:20:42 Closing Thoughts
This week, Azrael and Adrian mourn the loss of The Projector, an independent cinema in Singapore which was a safe space for lovers of all cinema, arts and culture. They also discuss the closing of major commercial cinema chain Cathay Cineplexes, what the decline of moviegoing means for Singaporean culture, and how we can fight to preserve it.
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Chapters
00:00 What Have We Lost?
12:37 Why Don’t We Go To The Movies Anymore?
20:23 How Do We Go Back?
26:51 Favourite Projector/Cathay Experiences
30:36 Moving On and Looking Forward
This week, two struggling artists talk about a short, sweetly devastating film that hits too close to home. They catch up on Chainsaw Man, 28 Years Later and Full Metal Alchemist before breaking down 'Look Back', and how it portrays art as a force that brings people together and drives them apart.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
04:03 Leon’s Look Back (Childhood Gateways)
18:20 Previously On…
36:53 ‘Look Back’ (Non-Spoiler Discussion)
47:14 Spoilers Start Here!
50:01 A ‘Chainsaw Man’ Tangent
57:24 The Fujino Problem / Coming of Age
01:05:37 Art and Soul
01:14:36 Final Thoughts
This week, Az is joined by first-timer Ariel and returning guest Jason to host a recap of the movies they've seen over the summer: the good, the great, and the oh-so-disappointing.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
06:52 ‘Thunderbolts*’ / Booty Call #1
28:12 ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’
41:07 ‘Predator: Killer of Killers’
45:45 ‘F1’
56:52 ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ / Booty Call #2
01:11:42 ‘Superman’ / Booty Call #3
01:29:49 ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’
01:48:45 Post-Credits Scene
This week, Az is joined by fellow cinematic dreamer Francesca as they chat about the French classic 'Amélie'. They dive into how the film's quirks reflect their own, gush about the impeccable craft on display, and why the film's approach to simple acts of optimism and doing good is so refreshing today.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
05:04 Francesca’s Intro to Film
13:56 Previously On…
34:48 ‘Amélie’ Embraces the Weird in All of Us (Spoiler-Free)
54:39 (Spoilers Start Here!) The Storybook Aesthetic
01:01:43 The Best Paris Movie Ever?
01:04:48 A Personal Touch
01:11:04 Amélie’s Childhood
01:19:49 Romance!
01:29:50 Memory, Sentiment and Princess Di
01:36:58 Closing Thoughts
This week, Az and Rishi are back to introduce the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU): three Tamil films featuring some of the biggest stars, which have found massive critical and commercial success. They share their thoughts on what makes them great, what separates Kollywood's success from Hollywood's, and what's next for the big-budget mega-franchise.
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Chapters
00:00 How’s Life? / The Early Years
03:07 Core Texts
13:07 Previously On…
22:58 Intro to South Indian Cinema
35:59 The Singapore Cinema Tangent
41:00 The Lokesh Cinematic Universe (No Spoilers)
50:55 (Spoilers Start Here!) ‘Kaithi’
01:03:19 ‘Vikram’
01:19:53 ‘Leo’
01:38:54 Lokiverse 2.0…
This week, a Malaysian abang joins forces with a Singaporean uncle to talk all things DRAGONS. They freak out over Ibiza, comics and questionable viewing habits before introducing a new segment of the show! Then, they look to Dreamworks' seminal animated classic from 2010 and give their verdict on the new 2025 live-action remake.
Chapters
00:00 This Is Berk (Introduction)
05:55 …and the cinephiles cried, “HERESY”
12:05 Previously On…
22:30 How to Train Your Dragon (2010) — Non-Spoiler Discussion
29:01 Synopsis
31:31 (SPOILERS BEGIN HERE) Stronger Together / “You’re Not My Son”
37:21 Together We Map The World
43:46 Into a Fantasy
56:27 Forbidden Friendship / Romantic Flight
01:06:38 Battling the Green Death
01:16:06 This Is Real Berk
01:23:13 Legend Has It / Coming Back Around
Good evening, Agent. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to join your host, Azrael, on a deep-dive of the modern action classic 'Mission: Impossible – Fallout', exploring the making of the film and what it means for the past and future of action cinema. He will then rank all eight films in the series in honour of 'The Final Reckoning', which is currently in theaters. As always, if any members of your IMF team are caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
10:58 The Plot (No Spoilers)
17:48 McQ’s Odyssey (Spoilers Start Here!)
21:49 The Ultimate Action Movie
29:01 Influences
32:31 Visual Language
35:04 Playing with ‘Mission’ Conventions
40:04 How to make a ‘Mission’
49:58 ‘Mission: Impossible’ Movies Ranked
This week: We shall pod on the beaches, we shall pod on the landing grounds, et cetera! History buff and Master Ranker Leo re-teams with Azrael to talk all things 'Dunkirk', home theaters, and video games. Then, they talk about their favourite war movies of all time.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:50 Dog-Proofing Your Home Theater
07:23 Brief Thoughts on 'A Minecraft Movie'
14:31 'Dunkirk' (Non-Spoiler Discussion)
25:27 'Dunkirk' (Spoiler-Filled Deep Dive)
01:03:34 Our Favourite War Movies
01:36:17 Outtakes
Not so long ago in a new studio literally right next to the old one… Azrael begins a new segment of the show! Braving the morning sleepies, troubling mic issues and the cold, dark void of emptiness that is solo podcasting, Azrael unpacks one of his favourite films of all time. He examines how it's shaped the way he watches movies and his life as a whole, in what's undoubtedly one of the most important episodes of the show.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
04:56 My Life According to Star Wars
15:20 Young Azrael as a Capitalist Tool
23:23 'Star Wars' (Non-Spoiler Discussion)
26:08 'Star Wars' (Deep-Dive Spoiler Discussion)
53:46 On the Special Editions
This week... if we bring a little joy into your humdrum lives, it makes us feel as though our hard work ain't been in vain for nothin'. Azrael scrambles out of bed and into the studio as Marie arrives on the pod! She dishes about her childhood classics, red-flag favourite films, toxic filmbros and one of the greatest movies ever made. Then, the pair put the spotlight on their favourite movie musicals.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
06:02 Singin’ in the Rain (Non-Spoiler)
08:59 Singin’ in the Rain (Spoiler Discussion)
28:42 The Big Toxic Plot-Enjoyer Tangent
30:41 The Film Bro Bermuda Triangle (Derogatory)
39:03 Our Favourite Movie Musicals
Skill Issue, ASSEMBLE! Four friends come together to compete in Az and When's very first Movie Draft. Picking their favourite films per category in an attempt to create the strongest movie slate, they also take the time to reminisce about their memories associated with the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
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Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:09 What’s a Movie Draft? Rules and Regulations
00:08:43 Round 1: Going for the Head
00:27:56 Round 2: How to Steal a Draft Pick 101
00:33:04 Special Cameo Appearance by... ???
00:51:59 Round 3: Ants and Culture
01:15:40 Round 4: Phase One, My Beloved / Phase Five, The Accursed
01:46:17 Round 5: Someone Actually Picks ‘Quantumania’
02:08:54 Round 6: Wild Cards and Comfort Picks
02:30:07 Final Draft and Conclusion
02:32:46 Post-Credits Scene + Bloopers