Episodes

  • In Conversation with Fil Freitas of The Prince Charles Cinema
    Apr 27 2025

    Fil Freitas is a filmmaker and Duty Manager of the world-famous The Prince Charles Cinema in London and what he's done is he's made a movie called THE REGULARS which is a film set at the PCC and starring the PCC staff (as well as a couple of professional actors) about a day in the life working at the venue and just trying to get through the shift.

    Fil was a blast to speak to, clearly so intelligent about film and so generous with his time. This is truly a special achievement and we are so proud to be hosting a screening of this film at our venue.

    THE REGULARS is a new feature film set to screen at Phoenix Cinema on April 30th, make sure you check it out and support independent cinema as well as independent filmmakers!

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • A Review Of Levinson's The Alto Knights
    Apr 22 2025

    Veteran film director Barry Levinson teams with veteran producer Irwin Winkler to direct legendary actor Robert De Niro (in dual roles!) in what may very well be De Niro's final say on the gangster genre.

    Join Chris and Luke as they dig into this film that has been a box office bomb but is not as bad as the critics have been making it out to be. Your mileage on this one may vary but, hey, you get double De Niro for the price of one!

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    33 mins
  • In Conversation With Raashi Kulkarni
    Apr 16 2025

    Film composer Raashi Kulkarni joins Chris and Luke in the PCP studio and reveals her love of music and scoring started at a very early age through to her years spent learning on the job as an assistant composer for hit TV shows to making it on her own and being the sole composer on feature films.

    Raashi was an absolute pleasure to talk to and a lesson in what it is to stay humble but incredibly resilient, hard-working and collaborative.

    Look out for the upcoming A Nice Indian Boy soon to reach the UK shores and be sure to check out Raashi's delightful score for that movie as well as her other work all available wherever you get your music!

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    51 mins
  • In Conversation With Ralph D. Apel
    Apr 10 2025

    Producer and podcaster Ralph D. Apel (Getting LOST) joins Chris Austin and Luke Parker for an epic discussion about Ralph's multiple podcasts stretching back to 2006 as well as their favourite movie scores and composers and favourite Bond movies and everything but the movie we were meant to discuss. But that's the result of a great conversation. Time flew and we hope you enjoy one of our favourite guests so far!

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • A Review Of Joon-Ho's Mickey 17
    Mar 23 2025

    It's the year 2054 and if you need a bit of money you can sign up to be an 'Expendable' someone who gets to join a space colony and if you die, no problem, you just get cloned!

    Robert Pattinson stars in dual roles in Bong Joon-Ho's latest sci-fi action comedy, a rollicking good time with some truly off-kilter performances and a quirky tone that can only truly be Joon-Ho's.

    Join Chris and Luke as they dive into this strange but wildly entertaining flick currently screening at Phoenix Cinema!

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    33 mins
  • In Conversation With Paul Leonard-Morgan
    Mar 17 2025

    BAFTA-winning film composer Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd) joins Chris for a chat about his career, musical influences and his upcoming projects.

    Paul was a delight to speak to with a wicked sense of humour as you'll hear for yourself in this latest episode of the Phoenix Cinema Podcast.

    Make sure to check out the film LAST BREATH at a cinema near you as well as the new Netflix documentary CHAOS: THE MANSON MURDERS to hear the latest scores from Paul Leonard-Morgan.

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    42 mins
  • A Review Of Salles' "I'm Still Here"
    Mar 11 2025

    Travel back to Rio de Janeiro, 1970, with Chris and Luke as they spend time with the Paiva family and the brutal, oppressive forces that storm into their lives and tear them apart.

    Spearheaded by a tour-de-force performance by Golden Globe-winning actress Fernanda Torres, this haunting, tense and emotional film speaks to familial love and the connection that binds us even in the face of such despair and horror.

    Winner of Best International Film at the Academy Awards, I'm Still Here is still showing at Phoenix Cinema. See it while you can!

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    39 mins
  • A Review Of Eisenberg's "A Real Pain"
    Feb 26 2025

    Join Chris and Luke as they journey to Poland with David and Benji in this moving and often funny story of the different ways we process pain and how that affects our interactions with the world.

    The characters wonderfully portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin reminded us deeply of many different experiences and moments from our own lives making this a truly universal moviegoing experience.

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    36 mins
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