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Episode 225 – ZERO DARK THIRTY

Episode 225 - ZERO DARK THIRTY

Thoughts on the ZERO DARK THIRTY torture controversy, its efficacy as a film and Jett’s briefest of all reviews of BULLET TO THE HEAD. Running time: 27 minutes and 49 seconds – 25.6mb Listen and Subscribe for Free with iTunes / Become a TFT Member Follow TFT on Twitter / Follow TFT on Facebook


Episode 222 – DJANGO UNCHAINED

Episode 222 - DJANGO UNCHAINED

 Here it is – Almost a full hour on what may be Quentin Tarantino’s best film: the magnificent DJANGO UNCHAINED. Running time: 56 minutes and 10 seconds – 54mb Listen and Subscribe for Free with iTunes / Become a TFT Member Follow TFT on Twitter / Follow TFT on Facebook


Episode 221 – Thoughts on 48fps / THE HOBBIT / HOLY MOTORS / KILLING THEM SOFTLY

Episode 221 - Thoughts on 48fps / THE HOBBIT / HOLY MOTORS / KILLING THEM SOFTLY

 Here it is – Thoughts on the new medium of 48 Frames Per Second, THE HOBBIT, HOLY MOTORS and KILLING THEM SOFTLY. Running time: 46 minutes and 36 seconds – 44.8mb Listen and Subscribe for Free with iTunes / Become a TFT Member Follow TFT on Twitter / Follow TFT on Facebook Get the iPhone App / Get the App for [...]


Episode 217 – SKYFALL

Episode 217 - SKYFALL

Here it is! Our action-packed SKYFALL episode – warning spoilers abound for Skyfall and other Bond films. Running time: 40 minutes and 48 seconds – 39.2mb You can also get our unavailable for 6 years(!) Casino Royale episode combined with our Quantum of Solace, License to Kill and A View to a Kill show for [...]


Episode 214 – CLOUD ATLAS / SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS / Lucasfilm and Disney

Episode 214 - CLOUD ATLAS / SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS / Lucasfilm and Disney

Running time: 49 minutes and 54 seconds – 49.4mb


Episode 211 – KILLER JOE / PREMIUM RUSH

Episode 211 - KILLER JOE / PREMIUM RUSH

Running time: 40  minutes and 41 seconds – 39.1mb


Episode 209 – Rest in Peace Tony Scott

Episode 209 - Rest in Peace Tony Scott

Some brief thoughts on the films of the late Tony Scott as well as an excerpt from Episode 151 in which UNSTOPPABLE is reviewed in some detail. Running time: 35  minutes and 50 seconds – 34.5mb


Episode 208 – TOTAL RECALL / Sight and Sound Poll 2012

Episode 208 - TOTAL RECALL / Sight and Sound Poll 2012

We sit through TOTAL RECALL so you don’t have to Dear Listeners as well as proffer thoughts on the always worthwhile Sight and Sound poll. Running time:  49 minutes and 24 seconds – 45.4mb


Episode 207 – THE DARK KNIGHT RISES / MOONRISE KINGDOM

Episode 207 - THE DARK KNIGHT RISES / MOONRISE KINGDOM

Thoughts on the operatic magnificent mess that is THE DARK KNIGHT RISES as well as the terrible events in Aurora Colorado.  That and Wes Anderson’s lovely MOONRISE KINGDOM. Running time:  52 minutes and 52 seconds – 50.9mb


Episode 206 – THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN / TED / MAGIC MIKE

Episode 206 - THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN / TED / MAGIC MIKE

Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone teleport themselves in from a better movie in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Also discussed, the ‘earthy’ TED and Matthew McConaughey’s wonderment MAGIC MIKE. Running time:  38 minutes and 30 seconds – 35.5mb


Episode 205 – BRAVE / TO ROME WITH LOVE

Episode 205 - BRAVE / TO ROME WITH LOVE

It’s back to classic disagreement time folks with Gareth and myself discussing Pixar’s kinda Pixarish BRAVE and Woody Allen’s masterful piece of lightness TO ROME WITH LOVE. Running time:  29 minutes and 40 seconds – 28.6mb


EPISODE 204 – PROMETHEUS

EPISODE 204 - PROMETHEUS

My, my it’s a surprising episode of TFT for several reasons.  Listen as Gareth and I discuss that terribly magnificent and magnificently terrible new Ridley Scott sci-fi actioner PROMETHEUS. Running time:  28 minutes and 52 seconds – 27.8mb


Episode 203 – DARK SHADOWS / THE DICTATOR / MEN IN BLACK 3

Episode 203 - DARK SHADOWS / THE DICTATOR / MEN IN BLACK 3

All the unpleasantness is forgotten Dear Listener, we reunite to discuss DARK SHADOWS, THE DICTATOR and MEN IN BLACK 3.  Also there’s a competition.  Know the answer?  Then email contact@thefilmtalk.com with the details and that Robert Downey Sr. Criterion box-set could be yours. Running time:  47 minutes and 27 seconds – 43.6mb Listen and Subscribe [...]


Episode 202 – THE AVENGERS / THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

Episode 202 - THE AVENGERS / THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

Some slight disagreement and perhaps some slight insight into two of the films of the Summer: THE AVENGERS and THE CABIN IN THE WOODS. Running time:  38 minutes and 26 seconds – 35.3mb Listen and Subscribe for Free with iTunes / Become a TFT Member Follow TFT on Twitter / Follow TFT on Facebook Get the iPhone App / Get the [...]


Episode 201 – THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS / THE ROAD / THE BOOK OF ELI / UP IN THE AIR

Episode 201 - THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS / THE ROAD / THE BOOK OF ELI / UP IN THE AIR

It’s a blast from the past Dear Listener – a special Member’s Only episode from 2010: Reviews of THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS , THE ROAD, THE BOOK OF ELI and UP IN THE AIR. Running time:  1 Hours 21 minutes and 35 seconds – 78.4mb Listen and Subscribe for Free with iTunes / Become a TFT Member [...]


Episode 200 – TITANIC / COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN’S HOPE

Episode 200 - TITANIC / COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN'S HOPE

Here it is Dear Listner, Episode 200 in glorious MP3 form! A review of TITANIC plus a brief look at COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN’S HOPE. Running time:  44 minutes and 39 seconds – 41mb Listen and Subscribe for Free with iTunes / Become a TFT Member Follow TFT on Twitter / Follow TFT on Facebook Get the iPhone [...]


Episode 198 – THE HUNGER GAMES Revisited / A SEPARATION / THE RAID / MIRROR MIRROR

Episode 198 - THE HUNGER GAMES Revisited / A SEPARATION / THE RAID / MIRROR MIRROR

Hard to believe, but true, but Gareth and I talk about an actual Adult Drama in this week’s show: A SEPARATION.  We also discuss briefly the astonishing THE RAID and the less astonishing MIRROR MIRROR.  Plus a listener’s email gets a direct response in THE HUNGER GAMES Revisited. Running time:  31 minutes and 20 seconds [...]


Episode 197 – THE HUNGER GAMES / 21 JUMP STREET

Episode 197 - THE HUNGER GAMES / 21 JUMP STREET

My goodness there’s some disagreement over THE HUNGER GAMES Dear Listener and some agreement, kind of, regarding 21 JUMP STREET.  Plus a frankly odd tangent of discussion into the filmography of Tony Scott.  You’ve been warned. Running time:  44 minutes and 17 seconds – 40.7mb Listen and Subscribe for Free with iTunes / Become a TFT Member [...]


Episode 196 – JOHN CARTER / Peter Dean – LOVE LETTERS TO THE END / Katrina Diamond – ProductionHub

Episode 196 - JOHN CARTER / Peter Dean - LOVE LETTERS TO THE END / Katrina Diamond - ProductionHub

It’s an action packed show in more ways than one Dear Listener.  Tune in as Gareth and I fawn over the new $250,000,000 Disney release JOHN CARTER, and discuss matters of slightly smaller budget with LOVE LETTERS TO THE END filmmaker Peter Dean and ProductionHub Head of Marketing Katrina Diamond. Running time:  54 minutes and [...]


Episode 192 – CHRONICLE / In Brief: THE DESCENDANTS / TINTIN / THE ARTIST

Episode 192 - CHRONICLE / In Brief: THE DESCENDANTS / TINTIN / THE ARTIST

  It’s a bite-sized, easy to digest, shorter, briefer and perhaps even more exciting version of TFT this week.  Please do enjoy our reviews of CHRONICLE, THE DESCENDANTS, THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN and THE ARTIST. Running time:  27 minutes and 40 seconds – 26.6mb Listen and Subscribe for Free with iTunes / Become a TFT Member Follow [...]


EPISODE 190 – THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO / SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS / MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 4 – GHOST PROTOCOL

EPISODE 190 - THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO / SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS / MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 4 - GHOST PROTOCOL

Gareth and myself take an in-depth look at three blockbusters, one of which is great, the other good and the third just rubbish.  Yep, it’s reviews of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 4: GHOST PROTOCOL. Running time:  46 minutes and 24 seconds – 44.6mb Listen [...]


Episode 188 – Our Fifth Year Anniversary / ANONYMOUS / IN TIME

Episode 188 - Our Fifth Year Anniversary / ANONYMOUS / IN TIME

Here it is our Fifth Year Anniversary Special! Includes such items as banter, witticisms, back-talk and reviews of ANONYMOUS and IN TIME.  As well as our favorite filmic picks from the past 187 shows, thoughts on Steve Jobs, the end of the film camera and the Most TFT Film of All Time.


Episode 184 – ATTACK THE BLOCK

Episode 184 - ATTACK THE BLOCK

Want to understand the recent Riots in England Dear Listener?  Than you must must must start with Joe Cornish’s brilliant sci-fi kitchen-sink action dramedy ATTACK THE BLOCK.


COLOMBIANA Can’t Stop

COLOMBIANA Can't Stop

As CONAN THE BARBARIAN represents the nadir of chaos cinema with its unfocused camerawork evoking nothing but a lazy director, Olivier Megaton’s COLOMBIANA represents its potential, finding purpose in the rapid cutting and manic energy that defines the End of Cinema.