Movie Mistakes

Confessions!

For this week's pod, our host Richard wanted to elicit some true confessions from his fellow mulls!  The first confession being: what movies that are considered truly great, haven't we seen? Yes, we must confess, that - despite our love of movies - there are far too many great movies out there that we've never got around to watching.  For those of you who have previously listened to episodes and thought, "But, why on Earth haven't they mentioned ________?" - this show may well answer that question. To help get us thinking, we looked at the list of 100 movies that Empire Readers voted as the very best earlier in 2026.  Surely, if the readers of the 'world's greatest movie magazine' think that they are great, we should have seen them! So, why haven't we?  Listen in, and find out.... You can find the article with all 100 movies to compare with your own watchlist, here: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-movies-2/

What We've Been Watching - Judgement Night, One Life, Bring Her Back, Apex

This week, our four mulls have gathered once more to share with you four film reviews - helping you decide what to watch this week. First up, our host Justin - on the recommendation of a fellow mull - heads back to the largely forgotten 1993 action thriller, Judgement Day from director Stephen Hopkins and featuring the quartet of Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr, Jeremy Piven and Stephen Dorff. Then, Neil has a chance to tell us about the recent drama film telling the true life story of British humanitarian Nicholas Winton - One Life - which stars both Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn as Mr Winton at different periods of his life.  Next, Darren shares his review of last year's Bring Her Back. It's taken him nearly a whole year to work up the courage to watch the latest supernatural horror movie from Australian duo Danny and Michael Philippou whose debut feature Talk To Me terrified him a year ago... Should you brave it too? (Spoiler: Yes!) And, finally, Richard discusses the latest straight to Netflix action thriller. Is this one worth your time? It just might be. He shares all of the highs and lows of Apex starring Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton.    That's what we've been watching... Listen in and then get in touch to tell us your thoughts about any of these movies, as well as what you've been watching recently.

1985 - A Year in Movies

This week on the podcast we "gotta get back in time" - and if you just sang those 5 words to the same tune as Huey Lewis and the News, then you are in the right place? For this episode, our four mulls are heading back to 1985, the year that  - cinematically - saw the arrival on our screens of The Goonies, Axel Foley, Freddy Krueger... and, of course, Doc and Marty in Back to the Future.  Beyond the world of the movies, 1985 also saw the arrival of our youngest 'mull'!  We reflect on our favourite movies, the ones that we've rewatched the most, the ones we missed and, briefly, the worst... before attempting to determine what might be 'objectively' the greatest movie of the year.  Listen in and let us know all the movies that you remember from 1985!   PS Apologies for the confusion about the release date of one of our favourite comedies from the year - CLUE! - which was indeed released in 1985.  The error in research was all mine (says Darren!).

What We've Been Watching - Deep Rising, The Bride!, Obsession, Is This Thing On?

Our four mulls have gathered together again this week to share with you four more reviews - helping you decide what to watch, at home or at the movies, this week. First up, Justin tells us all about the 1998 action horror film, Deep Rising, a bit of a  creature feature from 'The Mummy' director Stephen Sommers which includes a luxury liner, a band of jewel heists and a large monster!  Then, Neil shares his thoughts about the latest film to venture into the world of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein... The Bride!, from director Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Oscar-winners Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale, takes us to 1930's America, gangsters and the golden age of Hollywood.   Next, Darren shares his review of the horror movie that has set the box office alight this season. Is Obsession, the debut feature film from writer/director Curry Barker, worth getting obsessed about? (Spoliler: Yes!!) And, finally, our host Richard discusses the latest film directed by Bradley Cooper. Is This Thing On? shares the post-marriage story of Will Arnett and Laura Dern - one of whom takes an unexpected turn into stand-up comedy.    That's what we've been watching... Listen in and then get in touch to tell us your thoughts about any of these movies, as well as what you've been watching recently.

24hrs - A Day in a Movie

For this week's episode, our host is Neil and he wanted to explore the topic of those memorable movies in which the action all unfolds over a mere 24 hours (or less!). While this seems to begin with like quite a niche subgenre of movie, it turns out everything from a romance to a horror to a heist to an action classic can all benefit from the tight time constraint of the single-day movie. We talk about what makes them work so well, as well as our favourite examples, allowing us to cover an incredibly wide range of stories.  From Linklater's 'Before' trilogy; to one sweltering day in Brooklyn in Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing; to real time kitchen nightmare in Boiling Point; to everyone's favourite Christmas movie: Die Hard... what is it about the momentum and stakes of a 24hr (or less) movie that make them work so well?   Listen in to this week's episode of The Movie Mull and then get in touch to share your favourite examples - and what you love about them.