Film reviews and movie trailers of the best cinema, as well as a stunning podcast with film critics providing film reviews and banter. Alongside some of the biggest releases, as also cover indie film reviews, short film reviews and more. Our genre specific shows include The Fantom Zone - covering all your superhero film reviews, The Scream Test - horror film reviews, New Releases, and Gay, Actually - our LGBTQ+ film reviews. And UK Film Club, hosted by Chris Olson and Brian Penn, with film reviews of movies from all genres, including the latest cinema releases, streaming picks, short films, indie films, and their nostalgia pick. Filmmakers can now submit their films to be reviewed on the UK Film Review Podcast by visiting our website . Explore our archive of film reviews and episodes from a Christopher Nolan special, to films about sports. Our expert film critics have also conducted filmmaker interviews, chatted about film festivals, played trailers from upcoming movies and more. If you are a film fan, then this is the film podcast for you. New episodes are released weekly, generally on Thursdays, with ad hoc episodes popping up from time to time. Sometimes the submissions from filmmakers to UK Film Review to review their short film or indie movie on our film podcast can be numerous, leading to additional episodes being needed to cover all the film reviews. We also do seasonal episodes in order to cover special topics, such as Christmas films in December, or films for the year in January. Check out The Scream Test show in October for an extra special spooky episode. If you are a fan of film history, then the UK Film Review Podcast is also right up your projector (is that a phrase?). Our film critics cherish film history, and will often regale listeners with a deep dive into cinema's history. Whether it's the films of Alfred Hitchcock or the advent of 3D, movie buffs and film history aficionados will find a welcome home in our film podcast community. The UK Film Review Podcast shows also often team up with other film podcasts to produce super shows! We love working with our film-loving podcasts and bringing extra special episodes to our listeners. If you are a film podcast, drop us a line and we can discuss a collaboration. Finding the right film podcast for you shouldn't be difficult, that's our aim. Which is why we provide multiple shows within one, in order to cover a range of topics and genres, offering a variety of podcast hosts, each with a different background in film criticism and a different penchant for entertaining listeners. Whilst we aim to cover film is our priority, we often divert into TV and Entertainment too, even Culture at times! Don't judge us harshly but do enjoy our witty banter and playful asides as we navigate the terrific world behind screens. We know there are a variety of other film podcasts for you to choose (we love them too) and we thank everyone and anyone who listens to the UK Film Review Podcast. It is an honour to have the Play Button pushed and our film reviews splurged into your ears (definitely not a saying). Remember to join our podcast community on social media too and drop us a follow in all the usual places. We like to promote new episodes of our show, discuss the various new cinema releases and film reviews that accompany them, and every so often we run a prize giveaway to a lucky listener! What's not to like about that? So, if reading this description of the UK Film Review Podcast has you thumping your chest like Matthew McConaughey in The Wolf of Wall Street, then get listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this popular movie review podcast, we have the latest film reviews from Brian Penn and Chris Olson. In cinemas, we review: The Odyssey The Invite Animal Farm Our Streaming Pick this month is Nothing to Lose, a new French film on Netflix. Our Indie Film Reviews include: The Inventurers Fairyland The Musical Existence Zero (Esistenza Zero) SkullHunter The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg Rooted Out - Chapter 1 "Shade" Girl in the Refrigerator Spades Our Nostalgia Pick is a Christopher Nolan gem - find out by listening :) Website Design and SEO provided by Olson Digital Marketing . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 4 of The Films of Steven Spielberg special episode, with the movies from Munich to Disclosure Day. Remember to view the latest movies at UK Film Review and check out all our incredible film reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 3 of The Films of Steven Spielberg special, looking at Schindlers List to War of the Worlds. Remember to head to the UK Film Review website for the latest movies . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Horror film podcast The Scream Test is back with a new episode, this time posing the question: Can Ghosts Have Feelings? Remember to head to the official UK Film Review website for the latest movie reviews . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 2 of our Steven Spielberg special episode of The Films Of Podcast. From E.T. to Jurassic Park. Remember to head to our website for the latest film reviews . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 1 of the Films of Spielberg special podcast. From Duel to Raiders of the Lost Ark. Remember to subscribe to the UK Film Review Podcast for more episodes of The Films Of, as well as our other shows. For the latest film reviews , head to the official UK Film Review website - https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this latest episode of the UK Film Club Podcast, we have the latest movie reviews including: Disclosure Day Savage House Toy Story 5 Our Netflix movie review is: USA 94: Brazil's Return to Glory Our indie film reviews include: Cage Rage Zombucha! Serena Boss of the Ballet Starmaker Remember to head to the UK Film Review website for more movie madness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to another special edition of the UK Film Review Podcast . In this episode, titled Cannes Film Festival 2026, host and film critic Chris Olson sits down with resident critic Jack Salvadori, who has just returned from the Croisette. The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival proved to be a thoroughly complicated affair, and Jack brings his characteristically candid, unfiltered insights straight from the cinema halls of France to our listeners. The conversation begins with what Jack fiercely defends as the absolute best film of Cannes 2026: El Ser Querido (The Beloved) . Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, the film marked the director's confident, precise arrival in Official Competition. Jack walks Chris through how the film rests entirely on the monumental shoulders of Javier Bardem, who delivers one of the finest performances of his career as Esteban Martínez, a legendary, Oscar-winning filmmaker returning to Spain to shoot a colonial-era desert epic. However, beneath the cinematic grandeur lies an intimate family drama regarding Esteban's attempt to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Emilia, played by Victoria Luengo. Jack highlights Sorogoyen's mastery of tension and restraint, particularly in how he shifts the atmospheric temperature from comedy to psychological terror in an instant, creating an emotionally layered masterpiece that should have taken the festival's top prize. The discussion then turns to the historic presence of queer cinema at the festival, spearheaded by Los Javis' latest offering in Official Competition, La Bola Negra . Earning a strong four-star review from Jack, the film is framed as an epic of desire, memory, and inherited trauma. Spanning two-and-a-half hours, the Spanish directing duo weaves three parallel narratives across different time periods to explore how the spectre of the Spanish Civil War and generational repression bleed into the present day. From triumphs, Chris and Jack pivot to the film that actually did take home the coveted Palme d'Or: Fjord , directed by Cristian Mungiu. In a less positive review, Jack expresses his intense frustration with the festival jury's decision, describing the film as a monument to mediocrity that never remotely earns its prestige. Set in a remote Norwegian town, Fjord follows a deeply religious Romanian family whose five children are suddenly separated from them by local child welfare services following allegations of physical abuse. While praising Sebastian Stan's impressively restrained and believable performance as the exhausted patriarch, Jack argues that Mungiu's social critique is surprisingly one-dimensional. Next, the critics look at Pawel Pawlikowski's highly anticipated return after seven years with Fatherland . Shot in immaculate, austere black and white, the film feels like the final movement in an unofficial trilogy that began with Ida and Cold War. Set in 1949, the narrative follows Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann, played with weary grandeur by Hans Zischler, as he returns from American exile to a physically and ideologically shattered Germany to receive the Goethe Prize. Finally, Jack shares his joy over the ultimate dark horse of the festival: Club Kid . Written, directed by, and starring Jordan Firstman alongside Cara Delevingne, this charming A24-acquired comedy became the word-of-mouth sensation whispered about in the Palais queues. Firstman plays Peter, a chaotic, forty-year-old party promoter whose perpetual adolescence is shattered when a sharp ten-year-old boy from London arrives on his doorstep, revealing himself to be the son Peter never knew he had. Jack commends the film for its effortless humour, emotional sincerity, and unapologetically queer perspective that never feels ornamental. It is an uplifting note to end on, proving that cinematic discovery is still possible amidst the politics of Cannes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rachel explores The Amityville Horror on the podcast this month. The Amityville haunting is a modern folk story based on the true crimes of Ronald DeFeo Jr. On November 13, 1974, DeFeo shot and killed six members of his family at 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, on the south shore of Long Island. He was convicted of second-degree murder in November 1975. The Scream Test is a dedicated horror-focused segment of the UK Film Review Podcast . Hosted by film critic Rachel Pullen, the show dives deep into classic, mainstream, and indie horror cinema. Remember to head to the official UK Film Review website for the latest movie reviews . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 2 of our Meryl Streep episode - looking at the best films starring the acting icon. Remember to head to our website for the latest movie reviews . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
James and Callum are back with another movie podcast episode, and this one was way too big for just one show. So enjoy Part 1 of The Films of Meryl Streep. Remember to head to the UK Film Review website for the latest movie reviews . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 39 of UK Film Club has the latest movie reviews including The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Christophers, and Finding Emily. Our streaming pick this month is Marty, Life is Short - the new documentary about Martin Short on Netflix. Our indie film reviews include short film The Manuscript, indie feature film The Thistle in the Kiss, sports comedy film Pickleball, and portrait short film Behind the door (Derrière la porte). All digital marketing provided by Olson Digital Marketing. Head to our website for the latest movie reviews . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 38 of the UK Film Club Podcast delivers new movie reviews of Michael, The Drama, Glenrothian, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Thrash and our indie film reviews include: Michael Solace Breaking and Entering and Humping The Lonely Crowd The Yellow Balloon ASKING4IT Remember to head to our website for the latest movie reviews . Wix Website Design & SEO Services provided by Olson Digital Marketing . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of All the President's Men, Robert Redford's movies are the subject of this episode of The Films Of Podcast. Remember to head to the UK Film Review website for the latest movie reviews and the latest film trailers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this horror film podcast, host Rachel explores Why The Scream Sequels Suck. Remember to head to the official UK Film Review website for more of the latest movie reviews and new film trailers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 37 of UK Film Club, hosted by Chris Olson and Brian Penn, has new movie reviews for: The Bride! Mother's Pride How to Make a Killing War Machine Our Planet, The People, My Blood The Runner The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory Church Faith and The Christmas Star Our Nostalgia Pick this month is American Psycho (2000). Remember to head to our website for more of the latest movie reviews . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this film podcast episode, hosts Callum and James delve deep into the films of Frances McDormand. Celebrating 30 years since the release of Fargo, find out which of her films the guys love the most. For more from UK Film Review head to our website for the latest film reviews . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is this thing still on?! Amber and Joyce are back to discuss another LGBTQ+ film... kind of. Tune in to listen to their thoughts about Beanpole, the celebrated 2019 Russian film about two women who are just trying to survive in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, at the end of the Second World War. Content warnings - references to sexual assault on screen, strong themes surrounding WW2, violence and death. Head to the UK Film Review website for our latest movie reviews and the latest film trailers . Podcast marketing by Olson Digital Marketing, providing Wix Website Design UK . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Critics Chris Olson and Brian Penn celebrate 3 years of the UK Film Club Podcast with a jam-packed film podcast special filled with the latest movie reviews . In this film podcast, we have movie reviews for: Crime 101 starring Chris Hemsworth Wuthering Heights starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi Cold Storage starring Liam Neeson Finding Harmony: A King's Vision starring...the King Gone to Ground an indie feature film from Phil Peel It Must be Done a short film about domestic abuse In Search of Forgotten Crafts - The Heart of the Iron a short documentary from Hungary Pops a British comedy feature film Coping a short film about coping mechanisms And our Nostalgia Pick pairs well with a nice Chianti and some Fava Beans. Remember to head to the UK Film Review website for the latest movie reviews and film trailers . Podcast Marketing provided by Olson Digital Marketing - Wix Website Design UK . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
James and Callum are back with another episode of The Films Of Podcast, this time exploring the filmography of Margot Robbie. Head to the UK Film Review website for more from our film podcasts, as well as the latest movie reviews and the latest film trailers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
