The CineClub Podcast

And we’re back! If you’re feeling the January Blues, give this a listen to lift your weary spirits. As always there’s some great banter – but it’s the shear joy of the catch up that will brighten your day in this special Christmas content review. The panel discuss everything that we’ve been watching on Telly over the Christmas break, from Gavin and Stacey to Wallace and Gromit and classics such as Indiana Jones. Our presenters are Rhys, Bebe, Jake and Connell. The episode was engineered and edited

In this week’s episode of The CineClub Podcast, we talk all things ‘action’ with a discussion of John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China and Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky series.We couldn’t ignore that it’s Christmas, so we end the episode considering our favourite Christmas movies. And Die Hard is definitely a Christmas film according to Connell! Let us know your favourite using the email below.This episodes presenters are Matthew, Jake, Rhys and Connell.As always, we invite you to reach out with

In this week’s episode of The CineClub Podcast, we talk to Dr Mark McKenna, from the University of Staffordshire, about his connection to the 1978 film Big Wednesday, directed by John Milius. Mark has written a book about the film and gave us some insights about the film’s themes of friendship and loyalty, and a thought-provoking personal journey about his time writing the book. Mark mentioned the loss of some of his close friends recently. If you’re affected by any of the issues mentioned and

In this week's episode of the Cine Club Podcast, we dive into the whimsical world of the 1965 film "Help!" directed by Richard Lester and starring none other than the Beatles themselves. In this episode cinephiles Jake, Rhys, Matthew, and Dion, all share their favorite Beatle—Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Lennon, respectively.We kick off the discussion by reflecting on our recent horror selections, including "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "A Bucket of Blood," before

Welcome to the Cineclub podcast. In this new podcast, students and staff from the University of Sunderland's long-running cinema club talk about movies, from Hollywood Blockbusters to the best (and strangest) of world cinema. In this inaugural episode, we chat with Dr Steve Cannon, the club's convenor, about the club's history and what we get up to in the dark. We will be back with more episodes soon. Want to share your thoughts? Please email us at cineclub.podcast@sparksunderland.com