Admit it, when you saw the title of this episode you fell to your knees.

For the final Movie Squad podcast of 2025 (or is it? more on that later…) the Blockbuster Babes Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo give Brekky host Pam Boland the most beautiful Christmas gift of all. No, it’s not another commemorative token from Ballerina: From the World of John Wick (though they do give that to her again too). It’s FIVE new movie reviews.

Listen in as Simon reviews the gargantuan Avatar: Fire and Ash, now in cinemas, and Tristan takes a look at Boxing Day releases The History of Sound (starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor) and The Housemaid (with Amanda Seyfriend and Sydney Sweeney).

Plus, early reviews of Perth Fest features It Was Just an Accident (the Palme d’Or winner from Jafar Panahi) and The Secret Agent (featuring Golden Globe nominee Wagner Moura).

If that wasn’t enough, stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of the new Christmas horror remake Silent Night Deadly Night.

Plus, Simon chats with screenwriter Anthony O’Connor about the long-awaited DVD and digital release of early 2000s Aussie film Angst!

Movie Squad goes on hiatus over the summer but returns mid-January! In the meantime, keep at least one eye and one ear out for a special bonus podcast dropping before the new year.

And find out more about Tristan’s Trash Classics screenings at Luna Cinemas on the last Friday of every month here.

Movie Squad is sponsored by Luna Palace Cinemas, WA’s premiere independent cinemas, bringing the best film content and cinematic events to Perth.

Thanks for listening to another epic year of Movie Squad! Catch up with some of the year’s highlights below:

The Top 10 Films of 2025

500th Episode Live at Luna

1000th Review with Paul Grace

Refused Classification Interview with Alexei Toliopoulos and Zachary Ruane

Perth Festival Film Preview

Patrick Marlborough on Nock Loose’s Film Influences

Hot Takes for Radiothon 2025

Nick Allbrook on Running Films

Laura and Lucy Takeover for International Women’s Day

Avatar: Fire and Ash, The History of Sound, The Housemaid, It Was Just an Accident, The Secret Agent and Special Guest Anthony O’Connor (Movie Squad Podcast #518)

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