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Two Reel Cinema Club

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The screenwriting podcast that looks at movies from a writer’s point of view. Two screenwriters compare new movies with old ones, delve into the finer points of the craft, and occasionally go entirely off the rails.

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200 episodes

episode Film of the Year 2025: Popcorn Counter artwork

Film of the Year 2025: Popcorn Counter

It’s the final episode of the Two Reel Cinema Club this week, but what a show to go out on: Film of the Year. We’ve seen a wide range of movies of … variable quality this year, and we’ve compared them to a host of immortal classics. But which will walk away clutching one of our seven awards, including Script of the Year, Scene of the Year and Product Placement of the Year? Featuring no-budget true stories, movies we’d almost forgotten about, two appearances by deities, historical films that feel scarily up to date, some surprising disappointments, a dose of heartwarming joy and a special mention for Rob Reiner. Thanks to all our listeners who’ve helped us get to 200 episodes. It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to slide into your ears every week, and we’re both looking forward to seeing you again in different forms as we move onto new projects! All the best, J and A. If you enjoyed the show, find us on social media: BlueSky: @tworeelcinemaclub [https://bsky.app/profile/tworeelcinemaclub.bsky.social] Instagram: @tworeelcinemaclub [https://www.instagram.com/tworeelcinemaclub/] Contact us at tworeelcinemaclub@gmail.com Or come to our website, where we’ll be writing about the movies we cover in the show and a few more things besides: https://tworeelcinemaclub.com

14 Jan 2026 - 58 min
episode Hamnet vs Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Hamnet is Dead artwork

Hamnet vs Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Hamnet is Dead

We’re travelling back in time 400 hundred years this episode, to watch the new award-tipped historical drama Hamnet and compare it to an alternative take on Shakespeare, 1990’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Two sets of muddy streets, two sets of Elizabethan gowns, two sets of plays within plays. But which film left us dissolved in a puddle? Which film reminded us of Rousseau and Voltaire? Which film threatens to become grief porn? And which film made us of think of Monty Python and Peter Greenaway? Plus: Keanu Reeves in New York, Christmas with Bukowski, Mr Bean fights Cassius Clay, a made-for-TV Agatha Christie movie on a mega budget, a consistently terrible series of short films, and a reappearance by the most flatulent man in showbusiness. Happy New Year! If you enjoyed the show, find us on social media: BlueSky: @tworeelcinemaclub [https://bsky.app/profile/tworeelcinemaclub.bsky.social] Instagram: @tworeelcinemaclub [https://www.instagram.com/tworeelcinemaclub/] Contact us at tworeelcinemaclub@gmail.com Or come to our website, where we’ll be writing about the movies we cover in the show and a few more things besides: https://tworeelcinemaclub.com

7 Jan 2026 - 1 h 41 min
episode Netflix vs Warner Bros: Whoever Wins, We Lose: Popcorn Counter artwork

Netflix vs Warner Bros: Whoever Wins, We Lose: Popcorn Counter

What a way to end 2025, with the potential sale of Warner Brothers to Netflix hammering another nail into the coffin of cinema. Who are the main players, how much money is involved, and what implications does it have for the wider world? What is the mountain in the Paramount logo? Who could have predicted that the makers of bird documentaries would buy Batman? And why do we reckon that in this battle, whoever wins, we lose? If you enjoyed the show, find us on social media: BlueSky: @tworeelcinemaclub [https://bsky.app/profile/tworeelcinemaclub.bsky.social] Instagram: @tworeelcinemaclub [https://www.instagram.com/tworeelcinemaclub/] Contact us at tworeelcinemaclub@gmail.com Or come to our website, where we’ll be writing about the movies we cover in the show and a few more things besides: https://tworeelcinemaclub.com

31 Dec 2025 - 28 min
episode Sentimental Value vs Fanny and Alexander: Sentimental Alexander artwork

Sentimental Value vs Fanny and Alexander: Sentimental Alexander

(Warning: discussion of suicide from the start.) Season’s Greetings from the Two Reel Cinema Club as we watch the new Scandinavian drama Sentimental Value with Stellan Skarsgård, and compare it to one of the longest films ever released, Ingmar Bergman’s evergreen and ever festive Fanny and Alexander. Two theatrical families, two beautiful houses, two sets of hidden drama. But which of the two movies is European Film Type C? Which invites us into the little world? Which gave us flatulence envy? And which reminded us of a weak cup of tea? Plus a spelling lesson from Laurence Fishburne, a sci-fi action adventure with Elle Fanning, a quick trip to Ikea, a film so good we bought a new DVD player especially to watch it, an invitation to lick an envelope, and the debut of Wallace and Gromlet. Happy Christmas, one and all! If you enjoyed the show, find us on social media: BlueSky: @tworeelcinemaclub [https://bsky.app/profile/tworeelcinemaclub.bsky.social] Instagram: @tworeelcinemaclub [https://www.instagram.com/tworeelcinemaclub/] Contact us at tworeelcinemaclub@gmail.com Or come to our website, where we’ll be writing about the movies we cover in the show and a few more things besides: https://tworeelcinemaclub.com

24 Dec 2025 - 1 h 35 min
episode Adapting the Classics: Popcorn Counter artwork

Adapting the Classics: Popcorn Counter

We often talk about adaptations at the Popcorn Counter, but this episode we’re joined by Inês Braga to ask: is it ever a good idea to adapt a classic? Old books have the advantage of brand recognition, and if they’re out of copyright there are no royalties to pay, but do the benefits outweigh the risks of sullying a much loved property and making the entire audience angry that you’ve done it wrong? Which classic adaptations got it right and which ones missed the mark? Do young people like to read at all in 2025? And who will read scripts in the future? If you enjoyed the show, find us on social media: BlueSky: @tworeelcinemaclub [https://bsky.app/profile/tworeelcinemaclub.bsky.social] Instagram: @tworeelcinemaclub [https://www.instagram.com/tworeelcinemaclub/] Contact us at tworeelcinemaclub@gmail.com Or come to our website, where we’ll be writing about the movies we cover in the show and a few more things besides: https://tworeelcinemaclub.com

17 Dec 2025 - 17 min
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