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Greetings, Fellow Chroniclers, it's time for another episode of The Chronicle film Podcast. In episode 49, Paul and co-host Aaron Gillingham look back and review FrightFest 2025.
Every August bank holiday, the dark heart of horror FrightFest take over central London. The 26th edition promises a weird, the wild and wonderful year. The burning question is did this year deliver?
One of the reviews in this episode is The Toxic Avenger Uncut. The  long-awaited Macon Blair directed remake of the Troma Films cult classic, which is in UK cinemas from 29th August. Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Jacob Tremblay and Elijah Wood  all star in this one. Winston Gooze (Dinklage)  is an ordinary worker, who after a shocking accident, transforms a downtrodden janitor into a mutant vigilante. Armed with his signature mop, the unlikely hero battles freaks, gangsters and corrupt CEOs while trying to save his relationship with his son.
Remember to check out The People Movies for more reviews from FrightFest, click on the link below...
Related Post : Our FrightFest 2025 coverage
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Another fine episode from our film Podcast, The Chronicle has arrived online. Episode 48, a horror special with reviews for Weapons and Bring Her Back.
For this episode Paul is joined by Becci Sayce one of our horror focused writers. We're opening up to letting many more of our writers share their voices on the Podcast. Look out for many of the other writers getting involved as well as bringing you a diverse range of episodes.
After the superb debut feature Talk To Me, Michael and Danny Philippou return with another devastating chiller Bring Her Back. Tapping once again into the themes of grief, obsession and reminding us horror can stretch beyond it's limits to deliver something disturbing. The film stars Billy Barrett and Sora Wong as step brother and sister who put into foster care after the death of their father. They are put into the care of foster mother Laura (Sally Hawkins) also grieving from her own loss. Quickly things seem too good to be true, does Laura have a secret sinister agenda?
Another second feature and horror, this time with Zach Cregger and Weapons. Cregger's debut Barbarian can only described as absolute bonkers. His latest  stars Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher.  We find ourselves in the small town of Eastbrook, which one class pupils all one night disappeared into the night at the same leaving the parents and community enraged. Who is behind the disappearance? The teacher (Garner) or someone else?
 
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If you love film, you are in  the right place and the place is The Chronicle, The People Movies official Film Podcast. In ep 47 Shane A. Bassett chats to Mitzi Peirone the director of Saint Clare starring Bella Thorne .
Based on a novel by Don Roff, the film is expertly helmed by award-winning Italian director Mitzi Peirone (Braid) who co-wrote the screenplay with Guinevere Turner (American Psycho).
In a small town, a solitary young woman is haunted by voices that lead her to assassinate people with bad intentions who think they can get away with it. But her last kill changes everything and sucks her headlong down a rabbit hole riddled with corruption, trafficking and twisted visions from the beyond.Can Saint Clare save herself from unimaginable terror as her pursuit for retribution takes a dangerous turn, carrying her deep into an unknown hell?
London’s FrightFest 2024 Premiere. The inimitable Bella Thorne (Blended, Midnight Sun, Scream: The TV Series) delivers an outstanding performance as the eponymous lead in a spiritually charged smalltown tale with a powerful mix of American Psycho meets Joan of Arc. The rest of the  cast includes Ryan Philippe (Crash, Cruel Intentions), Rebecca DeMornay (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Risky Business), Frank Whaley (Broken Arrow, Pulp Fiction) and Bart Johnson (High School Musical). The film features an original soundtrack by Zola Jesus.
Shane A.Bassett chatted to Mitzi in this 40 minute interview all about her film, enjoy...
Related Post: Saint Clare Review
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If you love about film, you are in the right place and that place is The Chronicle. For this new episode 46 Paul and Clotilde review 28 Years Later plus F1.
22 years after Danny Boyle and Alex Garland gave us 28 Days Later, we get the long awaited sequel 28 Years Later. The film is based in the North East part of England and an  island off the coast. A isolated community  live including young boy Spike (Alfie Williams) who is taken to the main land for his first 'infected' hunt with his father (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). During the botched hunt he learns Dr. Kerson (Ralph Fiennes) might help his sick mother (Jodie Comer). With this info he returns to the mainland to find Kerson and embarking on a journey he never anticipated.
Joseph Kosinski's F1  starring Brad Pitt, as Sonny Hayes one time  most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career.  Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling Formula 1 team that is on the verge of collapse.  Sonny comes back to Formula 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world. He must drive with promising new talent Pearce (Damson Idris), cocky in nature better than all the rest.
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If movies is your thing, you are in the right place and that place is The Chronicle Film Podcast. In Episode 45 Paul and Clotilde review Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning along with The Phoenician Scheme.
Up first if you accept the mission is Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Is this the end of the road for Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise)and the IMF? In the 8th and potentially film film of the franchise Ethan and the team go after The Entity. The world is charging, truth is vanishing and war is coming as the entity starts to take control and destroy humanity. The team must go after first Gabriel (Esai Morales), will you trust Ethan one last time?
Related Post: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
For the final review, we step back into the absurdly quirky world of Wes Anderson and The Phoenician Scheme. This time with a crime comedy with a story inspired by something personal to the director. Benicio Del Toro is Zsa Zsa Korda.  one of the richest men in Europe, and the film tells the story of “a family and a family business. There has been 6 assassination attempts on Korda and despite having 9 sons, Zsa-Zsa appoints his only daughter Liesl (Mia Threapleton), a nun heir to estate.  A new scheme starts with Zsa-Zsa and Liesl embarking on a journey making them targets of terrorists, other tycoons.
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It's time for another fine episode of The Chronicle with Episode 44, our official Podcast. In this episode Clotile and Paul review Warfare along with Sinners.
Up first is Ray Mendoza's Warfare  co-directed with Alex Garland. Mendoza is an ex US Marine and has  the last 20 years been an war consultant for Hollywood.  This is where Garland comes in as the pair worked on Civil War, now working together on something based on 'memories'. Set in 2006 a group of Marines in Iraq on a mission and find themselves under attack from local insurgents. The film stars Charles Melton, Cosmo Jarvis, Joseph Quinn, Kit Connor, Noah Centineo, Michael Gandolfini, Finn Bennett and Will Poulter.
Related: Sinners / Warfare Review
Final review is Ryan Coogler's Sinners starring Michael B.Jordan, Miles Caton, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, and Delroy Lindo. The film is all about the troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. This is wooing critics and fans alike will it for you?
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Your next doze of all things movie chat, better known as The Chronicle is here! In episode 43 of The Peoples Movies official film Podcast, Clotilde and Paul review Death Of A Unicorn and Four Mothers.
First up is a horror comedy hybrid Death of A Unicorn starring Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd. Coming from A24/ EFD Films  which see a father daughter driving to a remote home. When the pair argue as they drive they hit what they thought is a horse, it's an Unicorn! Unsure what to do they put the body in the back of the car head to the home of the Pharmaceutical tycoon Odell Leopold. They quickly learn it has magical powers of healing, the unicorn also has some angry parents!
Related Reviews: Death Of A Unicorn  / Four Mothers 
In the second and final review Four Mothers, James McArdle is Edward a talent author on the verge of success. He looks after his mother, Alma (Fionnula Flanagan) and when he's on the verge of heading to the U.S to promote his book. His so called friends decide they want a holiday and leave their mothers with Edward. Pushing him to make some important choices in life as the elderly mothers cause havoc.
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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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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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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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