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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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Scary Movie and The Christophers (Movie Squad Podcast #539)
1w agoTap to summarizeGuess who’s back? Well, not Simon Miraudo, who’s away on special assignment, but Tristan Fidler, Laura Blundell and Brekky host Pamela Boland for a brand new instalment of Movie Squad! First up this week is the “reboot-i-quel” of Scary Movie, reuniting Anna Faris, Regina Hall and select members of the Wayans family. Does it live up to the long, proud legacy of the Scary Movie spoof series? Or is this one maybe not good? Then, Tristan and Laura share their thoughts on Steven Soderbergh’s latest caper, The Christophers, starring Ian McKellen as a famed artist and Michaela Coel as a young, antagonistic protege. Both films are now in cinemas! Stay tuned for a pod exclusive chat in which Laura shares some of new-to-her discoveries, including John Waters’ Serial Mom, the political satire Bob Roberts and the surreal Kristen Wiig comedy Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. 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 →Backrooms and Dracula (Movie Squad Podcast #538)
2w agoTap to summarizeTristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo made a date to meet in the Backrooms while Pam Boland watched Say Anything on a plane. So yeah, you could say Movie Squad is back on its bulls***. On their latest Breakfast meeting, Tristan and Simon share their thoughts on Kane Parsons’ big screen adaptation of his creepypasta-inspired webseries Backrooms, with Renate Reinsve and Chiwetel Ejiofor falling into his sparse and spooky liminal space. It’s now showing in cinemas. Then, they review friend-of-the-show Radu Jude’s Dracula, a satirical and obscenely trashy take on Romania’s relationship with its famous bloodsucker (and film’s relationship to AI), as only the iconoclastic Jude could make. It’s now available on digital platforms. Stay tuned for a pod exclusive chat in which Simon and Tristan talk a little more about Radu Jude’s provocations, and decide whether or not Chiwetel Ejiofor’s unfortunate streak of a decade of bad films has finally ended. 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 Mandalorian & Grogu, Birthright and Obsession (Movie Squad Podcast #537)
3w agoTap to summarizeIt’s the story of a brooding anti-hero and his adorable sidekick: we’re of course talking about Movie Squad. (You can pick who’s who.) Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler reunite after a week apart, with special guest Brekky host Dennis Gedling filling in for Pam Boland. First up, Tristan and Dennis review The Mandalorian and Grogu, Jon Favreau’s big-screen sequel to the hit Star Wars series. But does it make the transition successfully? Then, Simon and Tristan review the WA-made Birthright, from writer-director Zoe Pepper, about a battle of wills between 30-somethings navigating the housing crisis and their moneyed parents. (Zoe was a guest on Movie Squad’s 500th episode last year. Listen to the chat here!) Stay tuned for Tristan’s pod-exclusive review of Obsession, the feature debut from Curry Barker, while Simon talks about Barker’s YouTube movies. Plus: Has Chiwetel Ejiofor made a good movie in the last ten years? We discuss. 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 →A Private Life and Mother Mary (Movie Squad Podcast #536)
4w 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)
May 8Tap 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)
May 1Tap 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)
Apr 24Tap 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.
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