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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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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.
Transcribe →The Testament of Ann Lee and The Moment (Movie Squad Podcast #526)
Feb 27Tap to summarizeWhat an accomplishment: this week on the Movie Squad pod, Tristan Fidler and Laura Blundell review two movies with the suffix ‘ment’ in the title! First, Laura (rendering a judgment for an absent Simon Miraudo) reviews The Testament of Ann Lee, a musical drama starring Amanda Seyfried as the founder of religious movement the Shakers. Is this a sacrament worthy of a compliment? Then, Tristan and Brekky host Pam Boland pass their discernment over Charli XCX’s The Moment, a monument to the denouement of Brat summer and the debasement of Charli’s celebrity persona. Is this mockumentary treatment a satisfying statement on the prevailing sentiment towards the Brat experiment or an indictment of Charli’s predicament? Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat as Laura shares bonus reviews of her recent watches, including Chinatown, Night Moves and more. 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 →Pillion and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Movie Squad Podcast #525)
Feb 20Tap to summarizeA tale of two friends navigating a decades-long relationship, and a romance between a dom and a sub… either could be called the Movie Squad story! This week, Blockbuster Babes Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo join Breakfast host Pam Boland to cover a couple of brand new movies. But not before demonstrably sick bday boy Simon gets some special messages from Werner Herzog and Sly Stallone. Tristan kicks the reviews off with the prickly BDSM romcom Pillion, starring Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling. Then, Simon tries to explain the lore of Matt Johnson and Jay McCarroll’s Canadian epic Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. Find out more about the one-night-only screening of NTBTSTM at Luna Palace Cinemas, hosted by Tristan, on Saturday 21 February! Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive discussion of Matt Johnson’s other projects, including The Dirties and Blackberry. 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 →“Wuthering Heights”, The Voice of Hind Rajab and Crime 101 (Movie Squad Podcast #524)
Feb 13Tap to summarizeThis week on the Movie Squad pod, it’s tonal whiplash from the Blockbuster Babes as they give you a bodice-ripping romance scored by Charli XCX, a heartbreaking piece of docufiction set in Gaza, and a Michael Mann-pastiche starring Chris Hemsworth. First up, Tristan Fidler and Brekky host Pamela Boland review Emerald Fennell’s sultry adaptation of Wuthering Heights (sorry: “Wuthering Heights”) starring Margot Robbie as Cathy and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliffe (y’know, from the song). Then, Simon Miraudo and Tristan review the Perth Festival flick The Voice of Hind Rajab, which uses the harrowing real-life audio of a child calling Palestinian emergency services for help, with actors playing the spiralling staff seeking to rescue her from a warzone. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of Crime 101, an ensemble thriller about cops, robbers and Barry Keoghan playing yet another weird little guy. 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 →We Bury the Dead, Saipan and Mother of Flies (Movie Squad Podcast #523)
Feb 6Tap to summarizeDon’t say we don’t take you anywhere nice. On this week’s edition of the Movie Squad podcast with Tristan Fidler, Simon Miraudo and Pamela Boland, the Blockbuster Babes visit Tasmania for Zak Hilditch’s homegrown zombie flick We Bury the Dead, starring Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites and Mark Coles Smith. (It was actually filmed in Albany.) Then, it’s a quick trip to Saipan, a retelling of the (metaphorically) explosive Saipan incident that turned Ireland’s preparations for the 2002 World Cup on its head, starring Steve Coogan. (It was actually shot in Belfast.) Both films are now in Australian cinemas. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of the latest Adams Family flick Mother of Flies, about a young woman and her father visiting a rumoured witch for a cure to her cancer, and finding out she’s at the centre of a supernatural scheme instead. It’s streaming now 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 →Send Help, Blue Moon and Sound of Falling (Movie Squad Podcast #522)
Jan 30Tap to summarizeJanuary’s almost over, and the Movie Squad have solidified their themes of the year: 2026 will be a Salute to the Nepo-Parents, and a Celebration of the Art of the Tagline. Why the hell is that the case? You’ll have to listen to the latest Movie Squad pod to find out. First up, Brekky host Pamela Boland reflects on being inundated with movie recommendation, and then proceeds to get two more from Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo. Tristan reviews the Sam Raimi horror-comedy Send Help, starring Rachel McAdams as an office drone who gets stuck on a desert island with her dudebro boss (Dylan O’Brien). Then, Simon and Tristan take a look at Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke’s latest, Oscar-nominated collaboration, Blue Moon, starring Hawke as the diminutive and loquacious songwriter Lorenz Hart. Both films are now in Australian cinemas. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of the latest Perth Festival flick Sound of Falling, an unnerving and ethereal German drama set over 100 years in the confines of a German farmhouse, where the tragedies and experiences of its resident women echo throughout the years. It plays the Somerville from Feb 2 to 8. 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 →Marty Supreme, Hamnet and The Rip (Movie Squad Podcast #521)
Jan 23Tap to summarizeTimothée and Gwyneth. Jessie and Paul. Matt and Ben. Tristan and Simon… and Pam. All your favourites in one episode of Movie Squad. In the wake of the Oscar nominations, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo review Josh Safdie’s tragicomic American epic Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet as an aspirational ping-pong player who causes chaos wherever he goes. Are their raves enough to convince Brekky host Pam Boland to overlook Chalamet’s aggravating PR campaign? Then, Simon and Pam review Hamnet, Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s historical fiction novel starring Jessie Buckley as Agnes, and Paul Mescal as her husband, a writer of note, as they navigate personal tragedy and explore its transformation into a piece of enduring art. Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of the straight-to-Netflix cop flick The Rip, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. 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 →28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, No Other Choice and Sirat (Movie Squad Podcast #520)
Jan 16Tap to summarizePam Boland is still on holiday but I guess nobody told the movies. With guest Brekky host Millie Williams behind the desk, the Blockbuster Babes answer cinema’s siren song and return early to review three new releases! First up, Tristan Fidler reviews 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, director Nia DaCosta’s follow-up to Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s recently revived horror franchise, starring Ralph Fiennes. Then, Simon Miraudo leads a discussion of the new film from director Park Chan-wook, No Other Choice, starring Squid Game’s Lee Byung-hun as a man who turns murderous when he’s fired from his job. Stay tuned for a bonus, podcast-exclusive review of Sirāt, the movie that stunned Cannes and was recently nominated for two Golden Globes, and plays Perth Festival from January 19 to 25. Catch up with reviews of recent Perth Festival flicks It Was Just an Accident and The Secret Agent here. And listen back to Tristan and Simon’s Top 10 Films of 2025! You should also find out more 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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