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Each week the Back to the Film lads sit down to chat about a different film. Back to the Film is hosted by Adam, Rob, Blue, Oliver, Alex and Andy. In each episode we discuss a movie and each give our take on the good and bad points. We all have very different tastes in films and what makes a good movie often leading to tenuously related topics being covered. Basically it's a light hearted look at different movies during which the hosts often have to be reminded to go Back to the Film! Sign up and tune in each week to get our light hearted and often chaotic look into different films.
Episodes
- The Wild Geese 1978 and Papillon 1973
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at two classic films to judge if the stand the test of time. The Wild Geese 1978 is based on a novel of the same name by Daniel Carney. It's a British war movie and reflects the tone of the times.…
- Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man 2026 and Predator Badlands 2025
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the Peaky Blinders: Immortal Man a movie made to bring closure for all the Peaky Blinders fans. If you're a PB fan then you'll probably enjoy this film if your not a fan and haven't watched the…
- I Swear 2025
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the 2025 film that everyone is talking about I Swear. The film tells the story of John Davidson as he tries to live life with the condition Tourettes Syndrome. Having been recommended this film…
- War Machine 2026 and Mother!
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at two film once again covering vastly different subjects. War Machine is an action adventure sci that's not at all too bad. Mother! on the other hand was quite frankly a bit of a mess despit…
- Misery. 1990 and The Inbetweeners 2011
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at two very different film. The Inbetweeners 2011 and the hidden jem Misery 1990. The Inbetweeners is like watching an extended episode of the series and is full of cringe laughs that most of…
- Zone Of Interest 2024 and The Wrecking Crew 2026
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads took a look at two vastly different. One is very thought provoking and covers a very dark period of world history and the other isn't. Zone Of Interest enters on the Hoss family as they live next to the…
- Shrek 2001
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the classic feel good animation movie Shrek. Thesis the second look at this film but does it still hold up? to leave a suggestion email us on backtothefilm20@gmail.com
- The RIP 2026 and Train Dreams 2025
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at two films that couldn't be more different. The RIP set in the modern era focusing on a police team dealing with laundered money and a double cross within their own ranks. Train Dreams is a…
- Anaconda 2025
Send us Fan Mail This week Tilly joins the podcast to review the film Anaconda. Still in cinemas and starring Paul Rudd, Thandiwe Newton, Jack Black and Steve Zahn this is a movie that doesn't take itself too seriously. With jump scares, g…
- Unforgiven 1992
Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year to all our listeners!! For our first film of 2026 the lads took a look at Clint Eastwoods last western role as the ageing gun slinger William Munny. With a host of big names in the cast including Morgan Free…
- Its A Wonderful Life 1946
Send us Fan Mail For this years final episode the lads take a look at the 1946 Christmas classic It's A Wonderful Life. This was a first time watch for both Andy and Adam but for many it's a Christmas movie watched every year and for some…
- Red One 2024
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at another festive film Red One. With a star studded cast including Kiernan Shipka, J.K. Simmons, Lucy Liu, Diane Johnson and Chris Evans does this film deliver the festive cheer? Listen on t…
- Home Alone 1990
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look back at the Christmas classic Home Alone. Directed by Cris Columbus and starring Macaulay Culkin Home Alone has to go down as one of the best Christmas movies of all time. Listen on to hear t…
- Frankenstein 2025
Send us Fan Mail Guillermo del Toro has had a fascination with the 1818 Gothic novel by English writer Mary Shelley since a young age and obviously put a lot of effort into his adaptation of the book. Visually stunning at time and surprisi…
- Prey 2022
Send us Fan Mail With Predator Badlands being released recently the lads took a look at director Dan Trachtenberg's first predator movie Prey. Prey went straight to streaming but on the back of its massive success paved the way for two mor…
- One Life 2023 and Night With The Devil 2023
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at two very different films. One Life starring Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter and Anthony Hopkins tells the story of Nicholas Winton who helped organise the rescue of over 600 children fr…
- Maleficent 2014 and PIG 2021
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at two very different films. Starring Angelina Jolie as Maleficent the live action Disney film was a big hit explaining the back story to Sleeping Beauty. PIG on the other hand tells the stor…
- Enemy At The Gates 2001
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the 2001 film Enemy At The Gates. Based very loosely on the real life events that took place at the Battle of Stalingrad during WW2. The film follows two snipers as they duel it out. Did it happ…
- Don't Look UP 2021
Send us Fan Mail Directed by Adam McKay Don't Look Uo tells the story of two astronomers as they try to warn the world about an approaching comet that will destroy the world. The film has a host of massive stars in its cast as it takes a s…
- Thursday Murder Club 2025
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the new Netflix movie Thursday Murder Club. With a cast that's a who's who of top British actors there will hardly be a character that's not recognisable to the British public! Directed by Chris…
- Spectre 2015 and Alien Earth episodes 3-4
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the 2015 James Bond movie Spectre and a brief look at episodes 3 & 4 of Alien Earth. Starring Daniel Craig as 007 Spectre tries to tie up some of the underlying themes and questions runnin…
- Alien Earth episodes 1 and 2
Send us Fan Mail In a change of plan Alex and Adam take a look at the first two episodes of the new Disney offering Alien Earth. Directed by Noah Hawley Alien Earth takes place just before the original film Alien. WARNING this episode cont…
- Minority Report 2002
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the 2002 Stephen Spielburg film Minority Report. Starring Tom Cruise and Colin Farrell this was a block buster in its day. Based on the Philip k Dick novel of the same name this film has a 'Blad…
- Man Called Otto 2022
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the Tom Hanks movie A Man Called Otto. This movie had been suggested a few time so we finally got round to it! Otto played by Tom hanks is perhaps a person some of us can relate to (not th…
- Downsizing 2018 and The Old Guard 2 2025
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at two films both of which left us a bit confused as to what's going on! Downsizing has some great characters that save the film some what but jumps around and doesn't have a clear path as to what…
- The Accountant 2 2025 and 28 Days Later 2002
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal movie The Accountant 2 and look back at Danny Boyle's zombie horror 28 Days Later.
- High Plains Drifter 1973
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look back at one of Clint Eastwoods westerns High Plains Drifter. Is it one of his better westerns and does it hold up? listen on to hear what the lads thought. We also talk about the Race Across…
- Interview With A Vampire 1994 Total Recall 1990
Send us Fan Mail This week Rob and Andy take a look at two 90's films that are probably not their cup of tea! Interview with a Vampire has a host of star names in its cast and tells the story of a somewhat disgruntled vampire roaming the w…
- An Inspector Calls
Send us Fan Mail In a change from the norm the lads take a look at and listen to the J.B. Priestly play An Inspector Calls. Still used as part of the GCSE English Literature exams it's a bit of a classic. Written in 1945 and based on a tim…
- Full Metal Jacket 1987
Send us Fan Mail Is Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick's best film? It has to be up there. Telling the story of a platoon of young marines during the Vietnam war. A film of two halves the first showing the brutal training involved in traini…
- Conclave 2024
Send us Fan Mail Directed by Edward Berger Conclave is a slow burn movie based on the book by Robert Harris. It follows the behind the scenes goings on when the Catholic Church is forced to choose a new Pope. What did the lads make of this…
- Pulp Fiction 1994
Send us Fan Mail For our 200th episode we are covering a true cult classic Pulp Fiction. This film has a host of stars in the cast and dozens of stand out scenes with dialog that makes this film so so special. Written by Quentin Tarantino…
- Carry-On 2024
Send us Fan Mail This week we take look at the 2024 film Carry-On. Ethan, played by Aaron Egerton, is a customs officer or as they call them in America a TSA agent who's a bit of a slacker that ends up being forced to let a bomb pass throu…
- Jurassic Park (1993) 65 (2023)
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look back at the 1993 Seven Spielberg classic Jurassic Park. The first real dinosaur movie to use ground breaking effects and a story line that's yet to be equaled. With a fantastic cast that all perfor…
- Number 24 (2024) The Gorge (2025)
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the Norwegian WW11 resistance story of Gunnar Sonsteby Number 24. This is a slow burn movie that delves into the life of a resistance fighter and some of the undercover operations he took part i…
- Civil War 2024
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the fictional 2024 film Civil War. Starring Kirsten Dunst as the jaded Lee Smith a war photographer that's at the end of her tether and Cailee Spaeny as the young aspiring photographer wan…
- Alien Romulus 2024 Cocaine Bear 2023
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the most recent Alien franchise offering Alien Romulus. Directed by horror film master Fede Alvarez Romulus was hyped up as taking the Alien films back to their roots and being a good spac…
- Gremlins 1984
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look back at the 1984 cult classic Gremlins. We all watched this together just before Christmas and it still holds up as a great Christmas film! to get in touch email us at backtothefilm20@gmail.c…
- The Thing (1982) and Hot Frosty (2024)
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at two vastly different film. One a cult classic the other a festive film that may become a family favourite in time. John Carpenters The Thing is probably his best film to date. Starring Kur…
- Hidden Figures 2016
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads take a look at the 2016 film Hidden Figures. Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly Hidden Figures tells the story of three African American women working for NASA during the 1950's. Whilst playing a…
- Dr No 1962
Send us Fan Mail This episode Rob and Andy take a look back at the 1962 James Bond film Dr No. With Sean Connery playing the role of Bond does the film hold up and represent Bond in a good light? Listen on to find out what they thought. To…
- History of Violence 2005 and The Italian Job 1969
Send us Fan Mail This week Rob and Andy take a look at the 2005 film A history of Violence and the cult 1969 classic The Italian Job. To get in touch and leave a suggestion email us at backtothefilm20@gmail.com
- Howl's Moving Castle 2005
Send us Fan Mail This week in a break from the norm we took a look at the Hayao Miyazaki animated film Howl's Moving Castle. At times this film is visually stunning but as with many of Miyazaki's films sometime a little hard to follow. The…
- Wicked Little Letters 2023
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the hidden gem Wicked Little Letters. Based on the true story of a series of letters laced with profanities that were sent to various residents in the sea side town of Littlehampton in the 1920'…
- The Outfit 2022
Send us Fan Mail This week we took look at the underrated film The Outfit. very well cast and with a good flow this film is a quiet must watch. Based around an English cutter that decides it's time to break away from the gangs using his sh…
- Bridge Too Far (1977) and Terminator 2 (1991)
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at the ground breaking sequel Terminator 2. Directed by James Cameron this movie had effects that were for the time ground breaking and for a while set the standard of film special effects. We also…
- Your Highness 2011
Send us Fan Mail This week we took a look at the 2011 adventure film Your Highness. With quite the cast this film is a must watch laugh a minute film (well one of the lads thought so!) Listen on to see how the film went down. to leave a su…
- Jurassic World Domination 2022
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads took a look at the massive blockbuster Jurassic World Domination. Masses of dinosaurs tearing about and yet another dasterdly company messing about with DNA did this film get a good score from the lads?…
- Nope 2022
Send us Fan Mail This week we took a look at the Jordon Peele movie Nope. A film of two halves the first half being dark (visually) and a little converluted and the second half far more pacy and action packed. Don't expect this film to hav…
- Where There Crawdads Sing 2022
Send us Fan Mail This week the lads chat about the 2022 film Where The Crawdads Sing. Directed by Olivia Newman and based on the best selling book of the same name by Delia Owens. Telling the story of Kya a young girl living in early 1960'…