Celluloid Dreams

🎬 Tonight on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿Airs Wednesday 17 December 2025 | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 ✨ New Releases:Lewis is getting ready for awards season with this week’s new releases. He’s been to see the latest in South Korean social commentary, No Other Choice. Will you choose to see it? Lewis will leave you in little doubt.And will Marty reign supreme in his quest to rule the world of 1950s table tennis? Hear what’s got Lewis and the team excited, and no, it’s not just Timothée Chalamet. 📺 Stream It or Leave It: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryThe team takes on Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. After its fast track to streaming on Netflix, how will the faith themed third film in the series land with the Celluloid Dreams crew? Are we all enamoured with the mystery, or are there some non believers in the flock? 🎞️ End of Year Round Up:It’s been a big year at the box office and on streaming, with plenty of hits and misses along the way. The team looks back at some of the highlights that might earn a place on your end of year catch up list. 📻 Tune in at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for reviews, debates, and reflections on the year in film. You can also catch up anytime on the podcast.🎧 Missed the show? Head to the link in our bio for episodes and bonus content. #CelluloidDreams #2SER #NewReleases #KnivesOut #WakeUpDeadMan #FilmRadio #FilmPodcast #EndOfYearCinema

In this extended interview, author and film-maker Peter Galvin, a verified expert on Wake in Fright, speaks about the film, its history and social context.

🎬 Tonight on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday 10 December | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 🎙️ Special Guest: Peter Galvin on Wake in Fright Writer and filmmaker Peter Galvin speaks with Evan about the new 4K release of the seminal Australian classic Wake in Fright. Peter is widely regarded as the leading experts on the film, having conducted exhaustive interviews with cast and crew of the film. His commentary now sits along side that of director Ted Kotcheff and editor Anthony Buckley. You can also catch an extended version of this conversation in our bonus podcast. ✨ New Releases: Lewis takes a trip down a Norwegian memory lane with Stellan Skarsgård in Sentimental Value, a portrait of an absent filmmaker. Does his artistic legacy make up for missing out on his daughter’s lives? Gaby discovers some diamonds in the rough in Song Sung Blue the new film based on a real life Neil Diamond tribute band and their unexpected story. 📺 Stream It or Leave It: Jay Kelly Noah Baumbach returns to the big screen with Jay Kelly, featuring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern and Billy Crudup. Is this a self referential Hollywood fluff piece, or will it uncover darker truths about what it means to be human. Perhaps it’s just a glimpse into the ego of an overpaid actor? The team weighs in. 📻 Tune in tonight at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for new releases, interviews and streaming verdicts. You can also catch up anytime on the podcast. 🎧 Missed the show? Visit the link in our bio for recent episodes and bonus content. #CelluloidDreams #2SER #WakeInFright #PeterGalvin #SentimentalValue #SongSungBlue #JayKelly #NoahBaumbach #FilmRadio #AustralianCinema

New Zealand music icon Shayne Carter has been at the heart of the Dunedin sound, from Straitjacket Fits to Dimmer. In this episode, Evan speaks with filmmaker Margaret Gordon about her new documentary Life in One Chord, exploring Shayne’s uncompromising relationship with music, the people who shaped him, and the personal history that continues to echo through his work.

🎬 Tonight on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday 3 December | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 🎟️ Special Guest: Margaret Gordon — Life in One Chord Writer–director Margaret Gordon joins the show to talk about her new documentary Life in One Chord, a deep dive into the life and creative legacy of prolific NZ musician Shayne Carter, front man of the legendary Straight Jacket Fits. From musical brilliance to personal complexity, Margaret takes us behind the strings and into the heart of a true icon. ✨ New Releases: You won't have to wait forever for Lewis’ take on Eternity — but will this epic live up to its name? And find out why Lewis is getting over excited about Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man. Will this latest mystery sharpen the series or leave us searching for clues? And the team step back into the swingin’ sixties with Twiggy, uncovering the rise, reinvention, and cultural impact of a fashion and media icon. 📺 Stream It or Leave It: Stranger Things – Season 5 The Hawkins gang is back for the final chapter. But with a staggered release schedule, will excitement stall — or will a little delayed gratification fit right in with the weird, warped, decade-long saga we’ve come to love? 📻 Tune in tonight at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for your weekly hit of new releases, interviews, and streaming verdicts — or catch up anytime on the podcast. 🎧 Missed the show? Hit the link in our bio for episodes and extras. #CelluloidDreams #2SER #LifeInOneChord #ShayneCarter #Eternity #KnivesOut3 #Twiggy #StrangerThings5 #FilmRadio #FilmPodcast

Japanese Film Festival Programmer Manisay Oudomvilay drops in to chat about the festival's great opening night and program.

🎬 Tonight on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday 29 October | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 ✨ New Release: Wicked for Good Lewis is off to see the wizard once again with Wicked for Good, the second chapter in the Wicked saga. Will this sequel lift the roof off the Emerald City, or will Lewis be wishing he’d clicked his heels and gone home sooner? 🎎 Festival Focus: Japanese Film Festival Australia The Japanese Film Festival Australia is underway across the country, with Sydney’s opening this Thursday. Festival Programmer Manisay Oudamvilay joins us to walk through this year’s program, including the Oscar-nominated film kicking off opening night. 🚂 Stream It or Leave It: Train Dreams The team hitch a ride with Train Dreams, now streaming on Netflix. This adaptation of Denis Johnson’s acclaimed novella explores the life of a 20th-century American everyman — but will it live up to the poetic praise or drift quietly into the night like a lone boxcar? 📻 Tune in tonight at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for your weekly dose of new releases, festival buzz, and streaming gems — or catch up anytime on the podcast. 🎧 Missed the show? Tap the link in our bio for episodes and exclusive interviews. #CelluloidDreams #2SER #WickedForGood #JapaneseFilmFestival #TrainDreams #FilmRadio #FilmPodcast

🎬 Tonight on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday 19 November | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 ⚡ Now Showing: The Running Man Lewis has sprinted to the box office to see Glen Powell in the new take on The Running Man. Does this fresh version honour the punch and pace of the 80s original, or will it leave us longing for spandex, synths, and retro grit? 🌿 Also Showing: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Lewis keeps moving with If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. Rose Byrne takes an unexpected dramatic turn in this sharp character piece. Does the film land its emotional blows or stumble on its own ambition? 📺 Stream It or Leave It The team face a double dose of tension with two new thrillers. All Her Fault stars Sarah Snook in a twist-filled suburban nightmare where a simple school pick-up goes wrong and spirals into something far darker. How much dread can Snook deliver before the team tap out? The Beast in Me brings Claire Danes back to the screen in a chilly psychological puzzle about a missing teen and the secrets that claw their way to the surface. Does it keep viewers hooked or is this beast better left caged? Are we getting too many thrills at the expense of anguished parents? And how is weaponised incompetence being turned into the engine of a modern thriller? The team weigh in. 📻 Tune in tonight at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for reviews, surprises and streaming picks. Catch up anytime on the podcast. 🎧 Missed us live? Tap the link in our bio for episodes and more. #CelluloidDreams #2SER #TheRunningMan #GlenPowell #RoseByrne #AllHerFault #SarahSnook #TheBeastInMe #ClaireDanes

🎬 Tonight on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday 12 November | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 🎟️ Special Guest Interview: Edwin Montgomery — Nosferatu, live Composer and multi-instrumentalist Edwin Montgomery joins us ahead of their one-night encore performance of their original live score for F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922) at the Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, Cremorne, Friday 21 November at 8:00 pm. We explore their layered approach to building tension and texture, and talk about life as a contemporary composer working across film, theatre, and other creative projects. ⚡ Now Showing: Predator — Badlands Lewis returns from the dark reaches to report on Predator: Badlands. Dan Trachtenberg pushes the franchise into bold new territory, centering a young Yautja outcast and an android ally. Big box office, big ambitions, but does it hunt as fiercely as the classics? 📺 Stream It or Leave It Frankenstein — Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited adaptation has landed on Netflix, blending gothic horror and aching humanity in a fresh retelling of Mary Shelley’s classic. Is this the definitive modern take, or one resurrection too many? PLUR1BUS — Vince Gilligan’s new Apple TV+ series finally arrives, with Rhea Seehorn leading a high-concept sci-fi mystery that explores identity, connection, and the boundaries of self. Will the team be of one mind? Tune in to find out. 📻 Tune in Wednesdays at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for reviews, interviews, and streaming picks, or catch up anytime on the podcast. #CelluloidDreams #2SER #EdwinMontgomery #Nosferatu #HaydenOrpheum #PredatorBadlands #GuillermoDelToro #Frankenstein #AppleTVPlus #PLUR1BUS

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Edwin Montgomery joins us ahead of their one-night encore performance of their original live score for F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922) at the Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, Cremorne, Friday 21 November at 8:00 pm. We explore their layered approach to building tension and texture, and talk about life as a contemporary composer working across film, theatre, and other creative projects.

Curator, Kim Petalas gives us the low down on this year British Film Festival.

🎬 Tonight on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday 5 November | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 🚶‍♂️ Now Showing: The Long Walk Lewis takes a dark stroll into dystopia with the master of horror in The Long Walk, the new Stephen King adaptation streaming this week. Will he make it to the end alive—or fall foul of the timekeepers along the way? ⏱️🩸🏃‍♂️ 🎟️ Festival Spotlight: The British Are Coming! Festival Director Kim Petalas from the Russell Hobbs British Film Festival joins us to share what’s in store this year—from gripping dramas to sharp comedies, and the much-lauded return of Daniel Day-Lewis to the big screen. 🎞️🇬🇧🍸 📺 Stream It or Leave It: The Round-Up From Star Wars: Visions to I Love LA via Down Cemetery Lane, the team unpacks the latest streaming highs and lows. Which shows soared—and which ones should stay buried? 🌠📉📺 📻 Tune in tonight at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for your weekly deep dive into cinema’s latest releases, festival buzz, and streaming debates—or catch up later on the podcast! 🎧 Missed us live? Tap the link in our bio for podcast episodes and exclusive extras. ✨ #CelluloidDreams #2SER #FilmPodcast #BritishFilmFestival #StephenKing #StreamingReviews

🎬 This week on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Aired Wednesday 29 October | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 🎓 Now Showing: After The Hunt Lewis heads back to college with Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, and Andrew Garfield in Luca Guadagnino’s After The Hunt — the campus drama that stirred up controversy at Cannes. Is it a sharp study in morality and desire, or does it fail to make the grade? 🎞️🎓🔥 💣 Stream It or Leave It: A House of Dynamite Kathryn Bigelow returns with A House of Dynamite, a Netflix sensation that’s shaking up the streaming charts. Like a rogue missile, will our team shoot it down—or salute its explosive authenticity and bold direction? 💥🏠🎬 🎃 Halloween Special: Celluloid Scares With All Hallows’ Eve just around the corner, the team unwrap their favourite on-screen frights—from cult chillers to modern nightmares—to help you build the perfect Halloween watchlist. 👻🩸🍿 📻 Celluloid Dreams airs every Wednesday at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for your weekly deep dive into cinema’s latest releases, festival buzz, and streaming debates—or catch up later on the podcast! #CelluloidDreams #2SER #FilmPodcast #AfterTheHunt #KathrynBigelow #HalloweenMovies

Filmmakers Trisha Morton-Thomas and Maggie Miles speak with Evan about Journey Home, David Gulpilil. This powerful documentary traces the logistical challenges and spiritual journey to fulfil the legendary actor’s final wish to be laid to rest on his homeland in Arnhem Land. A conversation about legacy, culture, and connection.

🎬 Tonight on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday 22 October | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 ⚡ Now Showing: Bugonia Lewis and Evan have been to see Bugonia, the latest and hotly anticipated new film from maverick filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, it’s a surreal descent into power, love, and human instinct — but does it bite as hard as his earlier films? 🌿 Also Showing: Familiar Touch The deftly directed debut feature from Sarah Friedland follows octogenarian Ruth as she navigates the shift from independence to assisted living. A moving exploration of memory, care, and the delicate line between holding on and letting go. 🎟️ Special Guest Interview: Evan speaks with filmmakers Trisha Morton-Thomas and Maggie Miles about Journey Home, David Gulpilil — a powerful documentary tracing the logistical challenges and spiritual journey to fulfil the legendary actor’s final wish to be laid to rest on his homeland in Arnhem Land. A conversation about legacy, culture, and connection. 📺 Stream It or Leave It: The Chair Company Comedian Tim Robinson takes us down a corporate conspiracy wormhole in The Chair Company. Will you fall off laughing or bolt for the exit? The team weighs in on this strange and satirical spin on workplace absurdity. 📻 Tune in tonight at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for your weekly dive into cinema’s freshest releases, hidden gems, and streaming surprises — or catch up anytime on the podcast. #CelluloidDreams #FilmRadio #2SER #Bugonia #JourneyHome #YorgosLanthimos #EmmaStone #AustralianFilm

🎬 Celluloid Dreams – Episode: “Tron, Tatum & Tribute” 🍿Airs Wednesday 15 October | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3🎧 Available later wherever you get your podcasts. This week on Celluloid Dreams:Lewis plugs back into the neon-lit Grid for TRON: Ares, the long-awaited sequel where two worlds collide and digital chaos spills into reality. Does it rewrite the rules of sci-fi, or simply leave us nostalgic for the original? Then Channing Tatum trades his dancing shoes for a disguise in Roofman, a wild true-crime story about a man who escaped prison and hid in plain sight. Could truth really be stranger than fiction? In Stream It or Leave It, the team head to basic training with Boots, the Netflix dramedy about a young gay man trying to reinvent himself in the army. Is it sharp satire or sentimental salute?They also check in on High Potential, starring Kaitlin Olson as a genius single mum who solves crimes with wit and heart. Is it clever fun or a guilty pleasure gone rogue? Finally, the team pay tribute to the legendary Diane Keaton, who passed away this week at 79. From Annie Hall to Something’s Gotta Give, her warmth and fearless style helped shape modern cinema. 🎙️ Tune in Wednesdays at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 FM or listen on demand wherever you get your podcasts.#CelluloidDreams #2SER #FilmPodcast #DianeKeaton #TronAres #Roofman #WhatToWatch

Kiah Roache-Turner talks all things Beast of War, the new WII Shark Attack movie you need to see on the big screen. From Jaws through Gallipoli, Full Metal Jacket and The Odd Angry Shot, Kiah sheds light on inspiration and production on this new direction in create features. A strikingly visual film, layered with deeper themes than the waters of the East Timor Sea.

🎬 Tonight on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday 8 October | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 🦈 Special Guest: Kiah Roache-Turner – Beast of War The director of Wyrmwood and Nekrotonic returns with a WWII survival thriller that’s part Jaws, part Gallipoli, with a splash of Full Metal Jacket and The Odd Angry Shot. Featuring Mark Coles Smith as an Indigenous soldier fighting for survival against both enemy fire and something lurking beneath the waves. Does it have enough bite to keep you in your seat? 🍀 Special Guest: Dr Enda Murray – Irish Film Festival Australia Festival Director Dr Enda Murray joins us to share the highlights, hidden gems, and must-sees from this year’s Irish Film Festival. From gritty dramas to soulful comedies, it’s a feast of Irish storytelling heading your way. 📺 Stream It or Leave It: Our task this week … to take on Task starring Mark Ruffalo. From the makers of Mare of Eastown, is this gritty crime drama a worthy entry on your watchlist? 📻 Tune in Wednesdays at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for your weekly deep dive into the big screen, festival scene, and what’s streaming. 🎧 Missed us live? No worries! This is where you catch up on the Celluloid Dreams. #CelluloidDreams #2SER #FilmRadio #BeastOfWar #IrishFilmFestival #MarkRuffalo #MovieTalk

Dark Nights Film Fest returns to Sydney on Thursday 9 October at The Ritz. Festival Director Bryn Tilly joins us to unpack the festival’s unique structure and its celebration of dark cinema in all its forms — far beyond the boundaries of horror.

🎬 Tonight on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday 1 October | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 ⚡ Now Showing: Smashing Machine & One Battle After Another Lewis steps into the ring with Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson in a knockout role. He also dives into Paul Thomas Anderson’s star-studded One Battle After Another, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, and newcomer Chase Infiniti. Two heavyweight releases—do they land the blows or miss the mark? 🎥🥊🌟 🎟️ Special Guest: Bryn Tilly – Dark Night Film Fest Festival director Bryn Tilly drops by to give us the lowdown on Dark Night Film Fest, kicking off 9 October at the Ritz. Expect chills, thrills, and everything in between as Sydney’s celebration of the darker side of cinema takes flight. 🌒🎞️👻 📺 Stream It or Leave It: The Girlfriend The team breaks down The Girlfriend, now streaming on Amazon Prime. With Robyn Wright and Olivia Cooke at the centre of a fraught family drama, we ask: is it a layered exploration of loyalty and ambition, or just overbaked melodrama? Should an ambitious girlfriend ever come between a mother and her son? 💔📺🤔 📻 Tune in tonight at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for your weekly deep dive into cinema’s latest releases, festival buzz, and streaming debates—or catch up later on the podcast! #CelluloidDreams