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Movie Squad
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Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler review movies every Friday morning on Breakfast With Pam. But when Breakfast is over, they just keep on talking, and you’re invited to listen in.
The Movie Squad podcast on RTRFM is where you can hear Simon, Tristan and special guests discuss movies at length and in detail, covering every kind of topic and every type of movie, from blockbuster extravaganzas to arthouse fare, from celluloid excellence to glorious trash!
Remember: if you need a movie reviewed… call the Movie Squad!
Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas.
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A Private Life and Mother Mary (Movie Squad Podcast #536)
1w agoTap to summarizeThis week, Tristan Fidler is away on special assignment, probably preparing to host the Q&A screening of WA-made dark comedy Birthright, written and directed by friend of the show Zoe Pepper! (Find out more about tix and screening times at Luna Cinemas here.) So instead, Simon Miraudo is joined by what Brekky host Pam Boland calls a beloved “back-up babe”, Laura Blundell! Simon leads with the first review, a French-language caper called A Private Life, starring Jodie Foster as a therapist investigating what she believes to be the mysterious circumstances surrounding her patient’s death. Then, Laura gets witchy with Mother Mary, a dark drama starring Anne Hathaway as a pop star in crisis who turns to a former friend and fashion designer (played by Michaela Coel) during her time of need. Strangeness ensues. Learn about the new season of Tristan’s Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!
Transcribe →DJ Ahmet, The Birthday Trip and Hokum (Movie Squad Podcast #535)
2w agoTap to summarizeWith Brekky’s Pam Boland away on special assignment, Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler induct guest host Danae Gibson into the Movie Squad! First up on this week’s episode, Tristan reviews the Audience Award winner from the recent Perth Festival film season, DJ Ahmet. Set in North Macedonia, it follows a 15-year-old boy who pushes back against his father’s preferred profession (shepherd) when he discovers the transformative power of dance music. It’s now in Australian cinemas. Then, Simon leads a review of the pitch-black Aussie satire The Birthday Trip, about a group of friends and their partners enjoying a luxe vacation in wine country… or at least, they would, if they weren’t among the worst people alive. Don’t miss its WA premiere at Luna Cinemas on Friday 15 May, hosted by Black Maria Film Collective. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of Hokum, an Irish-set chiller starring Adam Scott as an author who returns to the old country to scatter his parents’ ashes. Warning: a witch might be involved. It’s also in cinemas now. Learn about the new season of Tristan’s Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!
Transcribe →The Devil Wears Prada 2, Wolfram and Seven Snipers (Movie Squad Podcast #534)
3w agoTap to summarizeGird your loins, the latest Movie Squad instalment has arrived. Simon Miraudo reunites with Tristan Fidler and together they bring two new reviews to their fashionable taskmaster, Breakfast host Pamela Boland. First up, Tristan reviews The Devil Wears Prada 2, the long-awaited sequel to Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway’s iconic 2006 fash-com (fashion comedy, not fascist comedy). Pam saw it too, so listen in to find out whether or not it’s (in the words of Miranda Priestly) groundbreaking or dirty, tired and paunchy. Then, Simon and Tristan jointly review Warwick Thornton’s Wolfram, which is also a sequel… of sorts. The great Aussie filmmaker follows up 2017’s Sweet Country with another brutal tale of colonial violence, but this time, there’s perhaps a slightly more optimistic outlook. It stars Deborah Mailman and Pedrea Jackson. Stay tuned for the pod-exclusive segment, where Simon reviews the Australian thriller Seven Snipers, which sees an ex-military mum played by Radha Mitchell protecting her daughter from the vengeful marksman known only as The Dragon (Tim Roth). Would it shock you to learn she is helped by approximately six other snipers? All these films are now in Australian cinemas! Learn about the new season of Tristan’s Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!
Transcribe →Calle Málaga, The Serpent’s Skin and Roommates (Movie Squad Podcast #533)
4w agoTap to summarizeWith Simon Miraudo away on special assignment, Tristan Fidler and Lucy Rutherford are dusting off their finest frocks in preparation for the Devil Wears Prada sequel during Movie Squad. Lucy then takes us to Tangier which is the setting of Calle Malaga, a new Spanish drama starring Carmen Maura (from Pedro Almodóvar films like Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown). The 79-year-old María Ángeles (Maura) is forced to leave her childhood home, when her daughter plans to sell it to pay for a divorce. Avoiding a retirement home, María moves back into the empty loft and secretly lives there while it’s on the market, discovering new experiences and relationships. Calle Malaga is out in cinemas now. Next up, Tristan discusses the work of Australian independent filmmaker Alice Maoi Mackay. Her latest horror romance, The Serpent’s Skin, follows trans woman Anna (Alexandra McVicker) who moves to the big city to live with her older sister (Charlotte Chimes) and discovers she has supernatural abilities during a violent robbery. The Serpent’s Skin is available to buy or rent digitally. There is also a podcast-exclusive review of the new teen comedy Roommates directed by Chandler Levack (I Like Movies), produced by Adam Sandler and starring his daughter Sadie Sandler. Hear Pam’s thoughts on Roommates before an extended discussion by Lucy and Tristan. Roommates is available to stream on Netflix. Learn about the new season of Tristan’s Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!
Transcribe →Exit 8, All That’s Left of You and Special Guest Rania Ghandour (Movie Squad Podcast #532)
Apr 17Tap to summarizeMovie Squad goes global this week, with Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo taking Brekky host Pam Boland around the world. First up, Tristan kicks off a review of Exit 8, the creepy Japanese video game adaptation about a man who gets stuck in a looping, subterranean train station. Then, Simon leads a review of All That’s Left of You, a sweeping historical drama about three generations of a family enduring the Israeli occupation of their Palestinian land. Stay tuned for the pod-exclusive segment to hear Simon and Tristan interview friend of the show Rania Ghandour, who brings her family’s lived experience of dispossession in Jaffa to her review of All That’s Left of You. Both movies are now showing in Australian cinemas. Learn about the new season of Tristan’s Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA’s premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.
Transcribe →The Drama, Undertone, Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Megadoc (Movie Squad Podcast #531)
Apr 10Tap to summarizeAfter a week off, the Blockbuster Babes Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo reunite with Brekky host Pam Boland to cover every genre under the sun: horror, documentary, fantasy… But first: The Drama. Listen as Tristan and Simon dance around the provocative subject matter in the new and twisted Zendaya/Robert Pattinson black comedy. Then, Simon shares his thoughts on the sinister, supernatural and sonically interesting Undertone, all about (GASP) podcasters. Stay tuned for the pod-exclusive segment to hear Simon’s thoughts on The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and a discussion of the Mike Figgis doco Megadoc, filmed on the flailing set of Francis Ford Coppola’s famous folly Megalopolis. Phew. All of these movies are now showing in Australian cinemas. Learn about the new season of Tristan’s Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA’s premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.
Transcribe →Dead Lover, Hoppers and Honey Bunch (Movie Squad Podcast #530)
Mar 27Tap to summarizeThe weather is cold, Simon Miraudo‘s speaking French, and there’s talk of a movie featuring beavers. It’s a very Canadian episode of Movie Squad! First up, Tristan Fidler leads a review of Grace Glowicki and Ben Petrie’s surreal Canadian horror-romance Dead Lover, now available digitally in Australia. Does the third Frankenstein-themed film in the last six months finally hit the mark for the Blockbuster Babes? And will Brekky host Pamela Boland stop stink-shaming its main character? Then, Simon reviews Pixar’s latest animated film, Hoppers, which is not about rabbits or Easter, as Pam incorrectly surmised, but about people ‘hopping’ into the consciousness of robotic beavers and accidentally starting an anti-human uprising. Simon says it’s not subversive enough. Stay tuned for a bonus review in the pod-only portion, with Simon and Tristan sharing their thoughts on ANOTHER Canadian horror-romance, ALSO starring Grace Glowicki and Ben Petrie: Honey Bunch, now streaming on Shudder. Learn about the new season of Tristan’s Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA’s premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.
Transcribe →Project Hail Mary and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (Movie Squad Podcast #529)
Mar 20Tap to summarizeWho is the mystery second lead in Project Hail Mary? Why is it always a ‘man’ from the future? What is a Gore Verbinski? Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo can’t answer all of Brekky host Pam Boland’s questions in the latest instalment of Movie Squad. But they have fun perplexing her nonetheless! A rundown of the recent Academy Awards comes first, with everyone sharing their feelings on the event, the winners and the biggest sweetie pies of the night. Then, a review of Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s big screen spectacle Project Hail Mary, starring a space-bound Ryan Gosling and a mystery second fiddle. It’s followed by a review of the straight-to-streaming sci-fi oddity Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, featuring Sam Rockwell as a mysterious prophet from the future and Haley Lu Richardson and Juno Temple as his suspicious disciples. Stay tuned as Simon and Tristan talk about AI in cinema, and wonder why actors don’t take photos holding popcorn and pointing at movie posters anymore. Learn about the new season of Tristan’s Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA’s premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.
Transcribe →The Bride, The Plague, GOAT and The Ice Tower (Movie Squad Podcast #528)
Mar 13Tap to summarizeTristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo make a triumphant return to Movie Squad with not one, not two, not three, not five, but four new reviews. During their on-air segment with Pam Boland on Breakfast, Tristan reviews Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ambitious “stew” of a monster movie, The Bride!, starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale. Then, Simon covers The Plague, about the psychological nightmare of being a 12-year-old at water polo camp, featuring Joel Edgerton as the kindly coach who can’t save the new kid from becoming the next pariah. Both films are now showing in select cinemas. Stay tuned for Simon’s pod-exclusive review of GOAT, an animated sports film produced by Steph Curry about a small goat who strives to become the best roarball player of all time. It’s also now in cinemas. Then, Tristan reviews Lucile Hadžihalilović’s drama The Ice Tower, featuring Marion Cotillard as a magnetic movie star with a dark secret. It’s playing as part of the Alliance Française French Film Festival. See the full program here! Learn about the new season of Tristan’s Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA’s premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.
Transcribe →How to Make a Killing, Midwinter Break and Alpha (Movie Squad Podcast #527)
Mar 6Tap to summarizeIt’s International Women’s Day this weekend, and you know what that means: Predator franchise marathon! That’s the plan, anyway, for Laura Blundell and Lucy Rutherford, who have commandeered the airwaves for this annual Movie Squad special. They join Brekky host Pam Boland to review two new films: Glen Powell’s murder-comedy How to Make a Killing, and the Lesley Manville/Ciarán Hinds drama Midwinter Break, both in cinemas now. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of Julia Ducournau’s Alpha, her personal and provocative follow-up to Palme d’Or winner Titane. It’s playing later in March as part of the Alliance Française French Film Festival. See the full program here! Plus, they catch up on their recent Letterboxd entries, including South Korean thriller The Chaser, Nicole Holofcener’s Lovely and Amazing, and the recent Predator sequel Badlands. Learn about the new season of Tristan’s Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas held on the last Friday of every month. Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA’s premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.
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