Podcast
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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The Odyssey, Evil Dead Burn and The History of Concrete with Special Guest Fran Hoepfner (Movie Squad Podcast #545)
1w agoTap to summarizeAn epic movie deserves an epic podcast. But this one will have to do. On this episode of the Movie Squad pod, returning heroes Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo are reunited with Pam Boland after an absolute age (two weeks). They kick-off with a review of Christopher Nolan’s gargantuan adaptation of The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland and a cast of thousands (plus one cyclops). Then, Tristan shares his take on Evil Dead Burn, the latest instalment in the Deadite-spawning horror franchise. Both films are now in cinemas. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of John Wilson’s The History of Concrete, which Simon and Tristan presented as part of the Revelation Perth International Film Festival! And then be treated by an interview with Fran Hoepfner of Vulture and Fran Magazine, who chats about her very fun new book (on a subject close to the Blockbuster Babes’ hearts),The Field Guide to Nepo Babies, now available in-store and online. 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 Invite and Saccharine with Special Guests Ari Harrison and Brandon Daley (Movie Squad Podcast #544)
2w agoTap to summarizeYou’re invited to the podcasting event of the season. On this blockbuster episode of the Movie Squad pod, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo are joined by not one, not two, not four, but three special guests! First, Danae Gibson takes over for Brekky while Pam Boland is away on special assignment, and gets to listen to reviews of Olivia Wilde’s frisky comedy The Invite and Aussie body-horror Saccharine. Then, Tristan and Simon are joined by Ari Harrison, General Manager of Umbrella Entertainment, who’s in Perth for the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, which is screening Umbrella titles Penny Lane is Dead, Mum I’m Alien Pregnant and Mockbuster. Finally, a chat between Tristan and Brandon Daley, director behind one of the Squad’s favourite Rev titles of 2026, $Positions. Listen back to the Blockbuster Babes’ RevFest picks from last week’s ep. Don’t forget Movie Squad’s special presentation of John Wilson’s The History of Concrete at the fest on 15 July! 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 →100 Nights of Hero, Dead Man’s Wire and Jackass: Best and Last (Movie Squad Podcast #543)
3w agoTap to summarizeUrgent, breaking news: Pam Boland has seen The Sheep Detectives and needs to talk about it. After that (and only after that) may Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo review their movies. Tristan regales the Movie Squad team with the tale of 100 Nights of Hero, starring Emma Corrin, Maika Monroe and Charli XCX in a parallel-universe, fantasy-romance. Then, Simon covers Dead Man’s Wire, the Opening Night feature for the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, from director Gus Van Sant. Stay tuned to the pod-exclusive segment for Simon’s bonus review of Jackass: Best and Last (“a triumph of the human spirit”) and the Blockbuster Babes’ picks from the rest of the Rev Film Fest program, INCLUDING their special presentation of John Wilson’s The History of Concrete on 15 July! 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 →Supergirl, Never Change and Toy Story 5 (Movie Squad Podcast #542)
4w agoTap to summarizeIs it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a bonus babe? YES. With Simon Miraudo away on assignment, DJ Aslan from Cloud Waves joins Tristan Fidler and Pamela Boland for a very special Movie Squad pod! After a brief bit of movie news (mostly hair related) from Pam, Tristan and Aslan review Supergirl, starring Australia’s own Milly Alcock as Superman’s cousin. It’s now in cinemas. Then, they discuss the very silly streaming comedy Never Change, written by and starring John Reynolds, about a class of 35-year-olds who have to go back to high school so they can officially graduate. Then, in a pod-exclusive discussion, a sickly Simon phones in to review Toy Story 5, and shares some scorching hot takes on the series as a whole. Plus, with Tristan and Aslan co-presenting a Trash Classics screening of Michael Mann’s Miami Vice at Luna Leederville, they chat about their feelings on the unfairly-maligned cult classic, and how they’ve changed over the past twenty years. 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 →Leviticus and Over Your Dead Body (Movie Squad Podcast #541)
Jun 19Tap to summarizeAnother year older, another year wiser, another year and Tristan still isn’t up to date with the Toy Story franchise. So instead of covering Toy Story 5, birthday boy Tristan Fidler reviews the new Aussie horror flick Leviticus, from director Adrian Chiarella. The critically acclaimed and chilling queer romance is now in cinemas. Then, Tristan and Simon Miraudo review Over Your Dead Body, a black and brutal comedy from director Jorma Taccone and starring Jason Segel and Samara Weaving as a murderous married couple. It’s now available on streaming. Which of these two will Brekky host Pam Boland want to watch? Is ‘neither and both’ somehow an option? Stay tuned for a pod exclusive chat in which Simon and Tristan discuss Jason Segel’s evolution and evaluate the new Charli XCX album cover. 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 →Disclosure Day and Tuner (Movie Squad Podcast #540)
Jun 12Tap to summarizeThe truth is out there, and if not, maybe it’s in this podcast. On the latest Movie Squad, Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler review the latest sci-fi spectacular from Steven Spielberg: Disclosure Day, starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colman Domingo and Colin Firth. Then, Simon reviews the indie caper Tuner, starring Leo Woodall as a piano tuner who discovers a hidden talent for cracking safes. Both films are now in cinemas. But first, Brekky host Pam Boland asks the Blockbuster Babes if their lives were movies, what movies would they be. Stay tuned for a pod exclusive chat in which Simon and Tristan, taking a cue from Drew and guest host Ange on Monday Drivetime, discuss which order they’d watch the upcoming Beatles biopics. 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 →Scary Movie and The Christophers (Movie Squad Podcast #539)
Jun 5Tap 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)
May 29Tap 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)
May 22Tap 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)
May 15Tap 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!
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