Episode 89: It's 1980 again!
The Hopscotch Friday Podcast
How Doctor Sleep and The Mandalorian use nostalgia
info_outline
Episode 88: Halloween round-up 2019
The Hopscotch Friday Podcast
We review Zombieland: Double Tap, Ready or Not, Gideon the Ninth – and Terminator: Dark Fate
info_outline
Episode 87: The Joker
The Hopscotch Friday Podcast
In a first, Emmet needs to be convinced to see a movie. With guest, film director Tanzeal Rahim
info_outline
Episode 86: Ad Astra and Dark Phoenix
The Hopscotch Friday Podcast
In this episode we review Ad Astra and Dark Phoenix.
info_outline
Episode 85: Stephen King in 2019
The Hopscotch Friday Podcast
45 years of Stephen King in books, films and comics. What is the state of the Stephen King 'industry' in 2019.
info_outline
Episode 84: The MatriXX
The Hopscotch Friday Podcast
Revisiting The Matrix, 20 years on.
info_outline
Episode 83: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
The Hopscotch Friday Podcast
Quentin Tarantino's latest Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood.
info_outline
Episode 82: Booksmart, Hobbs and Shaw
The Hopscotch Friday Podcast
Booksmart and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, two movies that defy segues and punctuation. We could try and sell you on how the two films treat of gender from their respective positions of indie movie critical darling and monster global franchise about cars...and spies? But let's not. Look we've been drinking some wine you guys.
info_outline
Episode 81: Spider-Man Far From Home
The Hopscotch Friday Podcast
Well first off spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. This second collaboration between Marvel and Sony Pictures on Spider-Man is an unexpected conclusion to the events in that film. In addition to the usual superheroics (with a dash of media commentary), Far From Home also returns the winning cast of classmates for Peter Parker, including Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr and Angourie Rice. And then we squeeze in the most bingeable of Netflix shows, Stranger Things 3, which goes in hard on the 80s nostalgia.
info_outline
Episode 80: Paint it Black
The Hopscotch Friday Podcast
Stevie and Emmet review Beatles love letter Yesterday and Men in Black: International.
info_outlineTwin Peaks The Return on Showtime inspired a resurgence of interest in the cult 90's classic television show. Finally fans would get answers to questions like "Where's Annie?" and what happened to "the good Cooper"....or maybe not.
This week's interviewee, writer Maura McHugh, has a new book out on the film prequel Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me. Famously booed after its premiere at Cannes, the story of Laura Palmer's last days has become an unexpected cornerstone of the overall series - and The Return.
In this episode Maura McHugh discusses her interest in Fire Walk With Me, the highs and lows of the new season - including controversial casting choices and Kyle MacLachlan's performance as Dougie Jones - David Lynch's fascination with what lies beneath the surface of polite society - and what does it all mean in the end.