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The Film Angle

Kris Steed and Alex Hunt

Welcome to The Film Angle, your go-to weekly podcast for movie reviews, indie film discussions, and cinematic debates! Join Kris and Alex as they review the latest films, revisit classic favourites, and uncover hidden indie gems. From heart-pounding blockbusters to thought-provoking cinema, The Film Angle brings you a fresh perspective on the world of film. Have thoughts or questions? Get in touch at thefilmanglepodcast@gmail.com.

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00:55:42

Previewing the BFI London Film Festival 2025

The Film Angle ·

2025/10/07

In this more relaxed episode of The Film Angle, Alex and Kris preview the BFI London Film Festival, discussing a mix of anticipated films like Hamnet and potential hidden gems such as Lucky Lu. With Alex attending in person and Kris exploring online offerings, they share their excitement and insights on balancing light-hearted and serious cinema. Tune in for a relaxed discussion on the upcoming festival's diverse lineup!Listen to The Film Angle Playlist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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01:27:42

One Battle After Another and Citizen Kane

The Film Angle ·

2025/10/01

In this episode, Kris and Alex review the latest film from Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another.They then dive into the supposed third greatest film of all time, according to the Sight & Sound Greatest Films Of All Time list, Orson Welles's Citizen Kane. We would love to hear your thoughts. Please subscribe, rate, and review us where possible!(00:00) Intro(00:35) Catching Up(03:20) The Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer(09:59) One Battle After Another Spoiler Free Review(41:59) One

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00:56:06

Key of Genius - Interview with Daniel Persitz

The Film Angle ·

2025/09/24

In this episode, Alex is joined by writer, director, and producer Daniel Persitz to talk about his moving short film Key of Genius; the extraordinary true story of blind, autistic musical savant Derek Paravicini. Adapted from the acclaimed biography In the Key of Genius by Derek’s longtime mentor Adam Ockelford, the film is set to be developed into a feature, with a script co-written by the late Oscar-winner David Seidler (The King’s Speech). We dive into Daniel’s career, his approach to adaptation,

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01:19:20

The Long Walk, In the Mood for Love and Tokyo Story

The Film Angle ·

2025/09/17

In this episode, Kris and Alex review the latest Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk. They then review the next two films of the top ten of the Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time list. We would love to hear your thoughts. Please subscribe, rate, and review us where possible!(00:00) Intro(00:35) Catching Up(02:43) The Long Walk Spoiler Free Review(23:45) The Long Walk SPOILERS Review(34:45) Sight & Sound Blindspots: In the Mood for Love(53:44) Sight & Sound Blindspots: Tokyo

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01:00:44

The Ghibli Angle: Princess Mononoke with Gavin Spoors

The Film Angle ·

2025/09/10

This week, Alex and Kris are joined by Gavin Spoors, Editor-in-Chief of the Filmhounds magazine, who returns to the podcast to discuss one of his favourite films, Princess Mononoke, that just had its 4K restoration and IMAX re-release. With it being Alex's first Ghibli film on the big screen, it was a great excuse to bump it up the list on our series!In this series, Kris guides Alex through one of his biggest cinematic blindspots, the films of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.We would love to

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00:24:14

The BFI London Film Festival Press Pass Guide

The Film Angle ·

2025/09/05

This bonus episode of The Film Angle repurposes a segment from our 2024 London Film Festival preview. Gavin Spoors, critic and editor-in-chief of Filmhounds magazine, shares essential tips for first-time accredited press on navigating screenings, planning your schedule, and making the most of the festival experience.

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01:19:08

150: Eddington, Beau Travail and a Box Office Draft...

The Film Angle ·

2025/09/03

In the 150th episode of The Film Angle, Kris and Alex revisit their 2025 Box Office Draft to share updates and reflections. They then dive into their review of the week, Ari Aster’s Eddington, before ticking off the next film on the Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time list, Claire Denis’s Beau Travail.Use our special link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platform we use to record this

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00:57:56

149: Plastic Surgery - Interview with Guy Trevellyan

The Film Angle ·

2025/08/27

In this episode Alex interviews writer and director, Guy Trevellyan about his new short film, Plastic Surgery.Set inside a hospital on the cusp of chaos, Plastic Surgery follows Dr. Terra, a young physician on her last shift before maternity leave, as she is confronted with a terrifying, hidden threat one already coursing through the bodies of her patients. As Terra races to understand what’s unfolding, she’s forced to confront a deeper question: Can she save others without first saving

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01:27:49

148: Weapons, The Naked Gun, Fantastic Four, Before...

The Film Angle ·

2025/08/20

Kris and Alex are back from their Greek escape in Kefalonia, with all the behind the scenes available on their Instagram.This week’s episode is a bumper review special as the boys review Weapons, The Naked Gun, Fantastic Four: First Steps, Before Sunset and the next entry in their Sight & Sound series, Mulholland Drive.Use our special link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platform we use to

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00:55:08

147: Largo - Interview with Salvatore Scarpa & Max...

The Film Angle ·

2025/08/13

In this episode Alex interviews writers and directors, Salvatore Scarpa & Max Burgoyne-Moore about their new short film, Largo.Largo follows Musa, a young Syrian refugee living in the UK, who sets out to build a boat and sail back home in search of his missing parents. Through Musa's story, Largo explores the themes of displacement and grief, refracted through the lens of a child's enduring hope.The film is currently at the start of its festival run. We will include a link in the show notes once

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00:32:29

146: The Films That Streaming Forgot - Youth in Revolt

The Film Angle ·

2025/08/06

In the latest episode of the series "The Films That Streaming Forgot", Kris and Alex dive into the coming of age, sex comedy, Youth in Revolt.Use our special link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platform we use to record this podcast!We would love to hear your thoughts. Please subscribe, rate, and review us where possible!Listen to The Film Angle Playlist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We are

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00:49:08

145: The Ghibli Angle: Only Yesterday

The Film Angle ·

2025/07/23

In this episode of The Ghibli Angle, Kris and Alex discuss Only Yesterday.In this series, Kris will guide Alex through one of his biggest cinematic blindspots, the films of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.Use our special link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platform we use to record this podcast!We would love to hear your thoughts. Please subscribe, rate, and review us where possible!(00:00) Intro(00:10) Only

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01:29:35

144: Superman and Man with a Movie Camera

The Film Angle ·

2025/07/16

In this episode, Kris and Alex discuss the first film in the DCU reboot, James Gunn's Superman.They then delve into what is now the top ten films on the Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time list, but also just so happens to be another blindspot, Dziga Vertov's 1929 documentary, Man with a Movie Camera.Use our special link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platform we use to record this

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01:28:39

143: Ranking the Christopher Reeve Superman Movies

The Film Angle ·

2025/07/09

In this episode, Kris and Alex decide to skip the latest Jurassic World film, to instead conduct some research before the latest incarnation of Superman and revisit the Christopher Reeve Superman films, and rank them, from worst to best.Use our special link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platform we use to record this podcast!We would love to hear your thoughts. Please subscribe, rate, like and

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01:51:04

142: 28 Years Later and Singin' in the Rain

The Film Angle ·

2025/07/02

In this episode, Kris and Alex discuss some of the latest film news before reviewing 28 Years Later, the Danny Boyle reboot of the beloved zombie franchise.They then get into what is now the top ten films on the Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time list, one of Kris's favourite musicals, Singin' in the Rain.Use our special link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platform we use to record

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00:50:37

141: Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Tristan...

The Film Angle ·

2025/06/25

In this episode, Alex sits down with former airline pilot and now documentary filmmaker Tristan Loraine, whose two new feature documentaries are premiering at the Raindance Film Festival in London.The first film, This is Your Captain Speaking, is a compelling feature that delves into the controversial issue of cabin air quality, revealing how toxic fumes from aircraft engines can contaminate the air that passengers and crew breathe while onboard. Drawing from personal experience of being grounded

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00:54:26

140: The Sentry - Interview with Jake Wachtel

The Film Angle ·

2025/06/18

In this episode, Alex interviews writer and director Jake Wachtel about his new short film, The Sentry.The action-comedy follows a suave Western super-spy on assignment in Cambodia, when a haunting encounter with a garrulous guard forces him to confront the deeper consequences of his actions on the local community. Offering a fresh take on the spy genre, The Sentry deconstructs familiar tropes while highlighting the often overlooked perspectives of human beings that are caught in systems larger than

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01:05:17

139: Ballerina and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans |...

The Film Angle ·

2025/06/11

In this episode, Kris and Alex debut their first-ever video podcast! Together, they review the new spin-off film from the world of John Wick, Ballerina.Before delving into the next blindspot (before the top ten!) on the Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time list, the 1927 silent masterpiece by F.W Muranu, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.Use our special link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zencastr.com/?via=thefilmangle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for Zencastr, the platform

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01:06:27

138: What To Watch From The Cannes Film Festival with...

The Film Angle ·

2025/06/04

In this episode, Kris and Alex are joined by special guest Jannat Suleman, aka The Amateur's Take, to discuss her recent trip to the Cannes Film Festival.Jannat is a British-Pakistani film critic, writer, and programmer based in Yorkshire. She previously made a brief appearance on The Film Angle during Alex’s trip to the London Film Festival in October 2024.She shares what films to get excited about from this year’s Cannes lineup, how she secured her accreditation, and what the overall

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01:31:17

137: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and...

The Film Angle ·

2025/05/28

In this episode, Kris and Alex discuss Alex's travels to London for The Podcast Show and what he has learnt and hopes to bring to The Film Angle in the future.They then review the big release of the week, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, before ranking all 8 films in the franchise.They conclude by ticking off another blind spot from the Sight & Sound list of the Greatest Films of All Time: Jean Renoir's The Rules of the Game.Use our special link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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