Reids on Film Podcast

28 Years Later: The Bone TempleDirected by Nia DaCostaUnited Kingdom, 2026So, we are back exactly where we left off, diving into the second film in this trilogy-within-a-trilogy, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Last time around, young Spike was running with the bleach-blonde Jimmy gang in their aggressively colourful tracksuits, while orange-skinned, sun-cured Colonel Kurtz Dr. Kelson was busy firing morphine darts into Mr. Alpha.This time, screenwriter Alex Garland remains firmly in place, but there’s a new director at the helm – Nia DaCosta – bringing a fresh set of eyes to a world that’s already deep in decay. So the question is: are ReidsonFilm ready to worship at the altar of The Bone Temple… or is this one a false prophecy? Listen to our podcast and find out.Thank you for listening to Reids on Film. If you enjoyed our podcast please share with a friend and do leave a comment.Podcast links: Spotify, Apple Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reidsonfilm.substack.com

One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson’s cinematic take on the Great American Novel: a rich, absurdist brew of sex, race, and politics. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reidsonfilm.substack.com

Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up and down again!There’s no discharge in the war!If we had our wits about us, this podcast would have arrived 28 days – rather than 65 – after our review of the seminal 28 Days Later. But we didn’t, which might explain why ReidsonFilm has failed to attract any big money sponsors, or any sponsorship at all come to that. So here, with no adverts or brand messages, is the ReidsonFilm review of 28 Years LaterPodcast links: Spotify, Apple Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reidsonfilm.substack.com

I learned that just beneath the surface there’s another world, and still different worlds as you dig deeper. I knew it as a kid, but I couldn’t find the proof — David LynchThe work of David Lynch has often served as a touchstone for much of our deliberations on the films we have reviewed here at ReidsonFilm. When he died on the 15th January 2025, all four of us were shocked and I think it’s fair to say that the world lost some of its colour that day. So we thought we would have a recorded discussion in which we would talk about, amongst other things, his debut feature film, Eraserhead. This is our way of paying tribute to not just one of the great filmmakers, but one of the great artists, of our time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reidsonfilm.substack.com

Ho, ho, ho! Hard to imagine this is our 100th week of publishing ReidsonFilm and as it lands on Xmas Eve we thought that we would have another go at a podcast. Naturally we decided on the perfect Christmas film by ReidsonFilm favourite, Stanley Kubrick: Eyes Wide Shut.Or is it an anti-Xmas film? It’s certainly the case that fairy lights and Christmas trees appear in practically every shot, and yet the yuletide season doesn’t get a mention – unless you count the film’s finale, a festive shopping spree.Arguably his most divisive film, Eyes Wide Shut was Kubrick’s first completed project after a 12-year hiatus and then he died, just six days after his final edit. Starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman – the Hollywood power couple – the marketing suggested that audiences were in for a raunchy erotic thriller. Turned out the film was more existential nightmare than Silent Night, Steamy Night.❄️🎄⛄ Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays to all of our listeners! ❄️🌟⛄Podcast links: Spotify, Apple Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reidsonfilm.substack.com