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Mickey 17 and The Last Showgirl

What do you get when you cross multiple Robert Pattinson's and Pamela Anderson in the razzle dazzle? Episode 42 of The Chronicle Film Podcast as Clotilde and Paul review Mickey 17 plus The Last Showgirl.
First up is Bong Joon-Ho sci-fi satire Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson. This film is based on Edward Ashton's novel of the same name. We follow Mickey Barnes (Pattinson)  is hired  for an unique job as an ‘expendable’, sent into space to head to colonize the world of Niflheim. Every time  he dies, he’s cloned and restarts again! The film also stars Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo.
Related Post: Mickey 17 Review
The second and final film is Gia Coppola's The Last Showgirl starring Pamela Anderson. This film has arrived with a lot of buzz, as Anderson's big dramatic comeback.  A similar comeback like Mickey Rourke's The Wrestler but with a story closer to The Substance. She plays Shelly a woman who has been dancing for 30 years at Las Vegas last Showgirl show. The show abruptly ends leaving Shelly no clue what to do next, what does do is try  and repair a strained relationship with her daughter (Billie Lourd). The film also stars Dave Batista, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kieran Shipka and Brenda  Song.
Related Post: The Last Showgirl Review
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Take 2 - Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy

How mad is she about the boy? Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy aka Bridget Jones 4 is now in UK  cinemas, The Chronicle Take 2  we try and find out.
I do hope you enjoyed The Chronicle Episode 41 which is a EE BAFTA / Oscars special. The BAFTAs happened last night and if you didn't listen you can here and find out how good or bad we where. Also see our thought on The Oscars.
24 years after the first Bridget Jones film, Bridget  (Renée Zellweger ) is back on the dating game! She has a Tinder profile and before she got a chance to swipe Bridget has a pursuer. A younger man (Leo Woodall). We also learn she's trying to get her family life back to some sort of normality after tragedy , will she be ready to mingle?
The film also stars Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Isla Fisher, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, James Callis, Shirley Henderson, Sally Phillips.
 
 
 
Related Post: Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Review
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The 2025 EE Baftas / Oscars Preview

Welcome to The Chronicle Film Podcast Episode 41! Clotilde and Paul preview 2025 EE BAFTAs aka the 78th British Academy Film Awards, the British Oscars. Like  last years episode  we cover the 97th Academy Awards aka The Oscars.
The Awards season has been with us for a couple of months and now we're at the business end of the season. The premiere award ceremonies take place promising a celebration of all things films. Recognition of those in front of camera,the filmmakers  and those behind the camera who we never hear about.
First up will be the EE Baftas on 16th February taking place in central London. Then on 2nd March (3rd in the UK & Ireland), its the big one the 97th Academy Awards taking place in Hollywood, LA.
Clotilde and Paul will share their views on who they think should win, covering the main categories. Will you agree or not? Below is links to most of all the films nominated we have cover ed on the Podcast or on The Peoples Movies...
Conclave / Wicked - Listen HereAnora / Emilia Perez - Listen Here The Apprentice/ The Wild Robot - Listen HereLee - Listen HereInside Out 2 - Listen HereLove Lies Bleeding - Read HereDune: Part 2 - Listen HereHard Truths - Read Here Kneecap - Read Here Gladiator 2 - Read Here Blitz - Read Here The Outrun - Read Here Bird - Read Here All We Imagine Is Light - Read Here Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Read Here The Substance - Read Here.
 
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Nosferatu and 2073

It's time for another episode of The Chronicle, the podcast for The Peoples Movies. For Episode 40 Clotilde & Paul review Nosferatu and 2073, will they be 'FANG-tastic'?
First up is Robert Eggers highly anticipated Nosferatu remake. If we go by the reaction of cinephiles and critics you will be transfixed hailing it a masterpiece, will Clotilde and Paul agree? The film stars Nicholas Hoult is Thomas who is sent to Transylvania to sell the estate of Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård ). Orlok plans to move to Wisborg, Thomas is unaware the Count has eyes for his wife Ellen (Lilly-Rose Depp). The town is unaware Orlok is a Vampire! It also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Ineson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe and Simon McBurney.
Asif Kapida has created some great documentaries in his time about Amy Winehouse, Ayrton Senna and Diego Maradona. 2073 is a documentary but also a sci-fi drama starring Samantha Morton, Naomie Ackie. Ghost (Morton) lives in a dystopian authoritarian future the world is destroyed by the climate change. The film mixing history, facts, possibilities which are causing the crises and making things worse. Will the message of the film impact you?
Related Post: Nosferatu Review / 2073 Review
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The Worst FIlms Of 2024

Happy New Year once again and finally episode 39 of The Chronicle, Worst Films episode has finally arrived online.
We do hope you enjoyed The Best Films episode (ep 38),  now Clotilde and Paul share their Worst Films choices. Like the favourites, the films that appear on the  list are personal choices. We appreciate films are divisive and one persons nightmare is another persons favourites. Like the best films post, why not share in the comments your choices, we love to see  them.
It's another long episode, please do enjoy it.  These episodes myself and Clotilde did have Internet and Tech issues which prevented us recording and editing on the same day. Despite the issues it was a great 3 hours and cannot wait to see what films will be on the next best/worst films podcast episode.
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The Best Films Of 2024

Happy New Year! Kick Off 2025 with The Chronicle Film Podcast with The Best Films of 2024 aka episode 38. 
The 2023 edition with The Worst Films where some of the most popular Podcast episodes. This year once again we split things into 2 parts and I can tell you, It's a long one folks. 
Clotilde and Paul share what films they enjoyed in the year just gone as well as some honourable mentions. Will your favourites be mentioned on the episode? I think they'll be some expected films as well as many surprises. The order they talk about them are not the order of preference 
This episode 38 (and 39) have taken a little longer to do compile and edit, apologies for that. We have several technical issues which resulted in re-recording parts of the episodes, sound/ microphone quality may differ at times unfortunately out of our control.
We wish you a fantastic New Year and do join us in 2025 for more great reviews! Grab your favourite snack and strap in and enjoy!
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Moana 2, Conclave & Wicked

It just feels like yesterday we had a new episode for The Chronicle Film Podcast. Guess what we have  Episode 37 with Mona 2, Conclave and Wicked.
Apologies for the big wait between episodes, so this week your hosts Paul and Clotilde review 3 films. All out in UK, Irish and many cinemas around the world and st to be big players at the box office.
Up first is Moana 2, the long awaited sequel to Disney's 2016 animation of the same name. Are you aware this long awaited sequel nearly never happened? Now it has with Auli‘i Cravalho back as our titular heroine and Dwayne Johnson as demi-god Maui. Moana finds herself taking to the seas after a call from her ancestors to break an ancient curse and reunite her fellow people of the seas. Will the new film find the success of the original film?
Related Link: Moana 2 review
Next review is Conclave starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini. Fiennes is Cardinal Lawrence who is in charge after the Pope’s unexpected death as the church’s most powerful leaders gather. Pushing him into the centre of the most secretive, ancient events and in the middle of a conspiracy that could shake the church.
Related Post: Conclave Review
Final review is Wicked, which stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp and Ariana Grande as Glinda. Both at University Glinda befriends Elphaba who is seen as a outcast, friends forever with different ambitions.
Related Post: Wicked Review
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Anora / Emilia Perez

Time flies when your having fun, but are the films reviewed in Episode 36 of The Chronicle Film Podcast, Anora and  Emilia Perez any fun? 
In the latest from The Peoples Movies Film Podcast, Clotilde and Paul review 2 films that have created a big buzz since there World Premier at Cannes Film Festival. Both now out on release will the buzz continue? Will there be awards glory? Listen into Episode 36 to find out!
Up first is Sean Baker's Anora staring Mikey Madison along with Mark Eydelshteyn. The film focuses around our titular character Anora (Madison) or Ani which she prefers. An exotic dancer at a strip club in New York City who encounters 21 year son of a Russian Oligarch Vanya (Eydelshteyn). The pair strike a chord and Quickly Ani becomes Vanya's 'girlfriend' for the weekend. Out of the blue the pair get married, however when Vanya's parents find out who he has married, chaos strikes and the quest to annul the marriage begins and Ani learns the hard way. 
Related Post: Anora Review  
The second and final review for this episode is Jacques Audiard's Emilia Perez starring Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, 3 women looking for happiness in very different ways in this Mexico City based film that starts with hard working unappreciated lawyer Rita. She gets an unexpected call from an notorious Drug Cartel kingpin who has an unique request, he wants to be a woman. If Rita gets the right surgeon she will be financially rewarded  and Emilia Perez (Gascon) is born. Will it be atonement, redemption with a new life? 
Related Post: Emilia Perez Review
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Take 2 - Venom: The Last Dance

The Chronicle Take 2 lands online as Paul  Devine and new writer Federica Battiato review Venom: The Last Dance. 
A big thank you to everyone who has already downloaded or listened to The Chronicle Episode 35. The current episode contains reviews for The Apprentice and The Wild Robot [find that episode here]. 
The end is nigh for Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and everyone's favourite symbiote, Venom in Venom: The Last Dance. Kelly Marcel not only just writes but now directs the third film from Sony Pictures Spider Verse.  After the events of Venom: Let There Be Carnage and death of Detective Mulligan (Stephen Graham), Eddie and Venom are in Mexico. However their escape across looks short lived as Eddie finds he's wanted for the death of Mulligan and the pair head toward New York. Things are Thwarted when an existential threat sees the pair fight for their lives and humanity. 
Related Post: Venom: The Last Dance Review
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The Apprentice / The Wild Robot / BFI London Film Festival

If your film is your thing you are in the right place. Episode 35 of The Chronicle Film Podcast is here with The Apprentice and The WIld Robot reviews.
The latest episode of the podcast Clotilde and Paul start the ball rolling with The Apprentice. Starring the Winter Soldier himself Sebastian Stan as a young Donald J Trump in 1970s and 1980's New York City. Meeting the one man who would change him, Roy Cohn (played by Jeremy Strong), teaching him to survive in the dark realms of ambition and power. We're not surprised Mr Trump tried to stop this movie being distributed unsuccessfully, does it strike a chord?
Related Post: The Apprentice Review 
Second and final review is Dreamworks Animation adventure The WIld Robot. Starring the voice of Luptia Nyong'o as  Rozzum unit 7134 aka Roz, who crash lands on uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings. At the same finds herself becoming an adoptive mother to an orphaned gosling.  Could this be Dreamworks best ever animated feature? Could it bring the studio success in the upcoming Awards season?
Related Post: The Wild Robot Review
Finally the 2024  BFI London Film Festival just ended and The Peoples Movies had a great festival this year. We still have a few reviews to come, Clotilde gave us a round up of the festival,  sharing her thoughts on the festival with favourite films, as well as one she didn't . Happy Anniversary to Clotilde who has been at The Chronicle film podcast for one year now!
Related Post: 2024 BFI London Film Festival 
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