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THE SHADOW STRAYS (Indonesia, 2024) with Emil Struijker Boudier

2024-12-0401:08:01

Undercover Dutchman Emil Struijker Boudier returns to the fray to dissect Indonesian gore-fest actioner 'The Shadows Strays' written and directed by Timo Tjahjanto and starring Aurora Ribero >>> THE SHADOW STRAYS trailer <<<There's a few column inches for The Wild Robot, The Substance, Will & Harper and a bit too much wrestling & Assassin's Creed depending on who you ask...The show's got a Twitter: @dodgethispod All the other good stuff is here: simonfeilder.co...

THE KILLER (USA, 2024 & HK, 1989) with Chris Gau

2024-11-1101:03:19

'Bit on the side' of the show Chris Gau returns to relive the good old days of John Woo 1989 and also the polarising days of J-Dubs 2024 as we get into the director's remake of his own movie The Killer starring Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, Sam Worthington, Diana Silvers, Eric Cantona, and Saïd Taghmaoui.>>> THE KILLER 2024 trailer <<<We also touch upon Take Cover, We All Loved Each Other So Much, It's What's Inside, Furiosa, Rebel Ridge, The Killer's Game and a very special m...

LIFE AFTER FIGHTING (Australia, 2024) with Andy Gorham

2024-10-2801:30:59

Strewth mate, this episode we're joined by Furthest Away Guest So Far, action movie fan extraordinaire Andy Gorham to talk Bren Foster's Aussie breakout beatdown bonanza Life After Fighting. Spoilers: IT RIPS.>> LIFE AFTER FIGHTING trailer <<There's also time to take a swing at The Lockdown, The Twilight Samurai, The Mission and lots of pre-waffle...All the other good stuff is here: simonfeilder.comSubscribe to Simon's newsletter thing: simonfeilder.substack.comAndy is on tw...

KILL (India, 2024) with Matthew Highton

2024-10-1401:08:07

Oh boy we are so back and what a start as former co-host and now co-parent Matt Highton returns to help us tackle Bollywood bloodbath KILL directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and starring Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Ashish Vidyarthi, Harsh Chhaya and Tanya Maniktala. >> KILL trailer<<We also tickle your fancy with mentions of Beetlejuicex2, Alien: Romulus, Furiosa, Hundreds Of Beavers, Rebel Ridge, The Creator and much more waffle....All the other good stuff is here: simon...

TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (Hong Kong, 2024) with Chris Gau

2024-06-1901:03:091

I now pronounce you 'friend of the show' Chris Gau is back as his wish for a Hong Kong banger is granted in action extravaganzea mouthful TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN directed by Soi Cheang, and starring Louis Koo, Sammo Hung, Richie Jen, Raymond Lam, Terrance Lau, Kenny Wong, Philip Ng, Tony Wu and German Cheun.>>> TOTW: WI trailer <<<We also touch upon Ambulance, Bad Boys For Life, Story Of Ricky, The Long Kiss Goodnight, In Search Of The Last Action Heroes, T...

Will Gilbey Interview (Director 'Jericho Ridge')

2024-05-1354:12

Our series (!) of interviews with (British) (up and coming) action movie directors continues with this delightful and insighful chat with Will Gilbey. He's written and edited loads of stuff but his directorial debut JERICHO RIDGE knocks it out of the park.We got into the pros and cons of filming a movie in sub-zero temperatures, why using green screen sucks, how Gavin Rossdale features on the soundtrack and so much more...The show's got a Twitter: @dodgethispod All the other good stuff is her...

JERICHO RIDGE (UK, 2023) with Joe Roberts

2024-04-2901:11:50

Captain Big Punch (Joe Roberts) returns to talk about something other than Don Lee as we dive into British survival siege action thriller JERICHO RIDGE, written and directed by Will Gilbey, starring Nikki Amuka-Bird alongside Michael Socha, Zack Morris and Solly McLeod.JERICHO RIDGE trailerWe also get into some pre-waffle about Prestige Television (Shogun, Baby Reindeer), Love Lies Bleeding, Dune 2, method acting, letterboxd ratings, the Steve Martin documentary, Superman: The Tony Hawk's Pro...

THE BEEKEPER (USA, 2024) with Chris Gau

2024-03-0458:27

Fans of awful bee puns are in for a treat as Chris Gau rejoins to explore The Stath's smash-em-up THE BEEKEEPER directed by David Ayer, written by Kurt Wimmer and starring Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Phylicia Rashad, Jemma Redgrave and Jeremy Irons. (Fans of the actual movie: your mileage may vary 😬) THE BEEKEEPER trailerWe also got into Chris' magical/maniacal movie watching (check his LETTERBOXD) as well as mentioning THE HOLDOVERS, THE BRIC...

ONE MORE SHOT (UK, 2024) (With Ben Mallaby)

2024-02-1901:09:16

Simon is joined by director, educator and chum Ben Mallaby, to get into the weeds on ONE MORE SHOT, James Nunn's all-in-one-take-ish action sequel starring Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, Aaron Toney, Waleed Elgadi, Alexis Knapp and Tom Berenger. ONE MORE SHOT TrailerAlso on the menu is REACHER, PRISCILLA, POOR THINGS & ECHO The show's got a Twitter: @dodgethispod All the other good stuff is here: simonfeilder.com and here mallby.co.ukSubscribe to Simon's newsletter thing: simonfei...

JAMES NUNN Interview (Director 'One More Shot', 'Shark Bait', 'Tower Block')

2024-02-0501:00:49

What a treat! Our first directorial interview and it's a smasher, with fellow Brit action maestro JAMES NUNN. James has helmed sniper thriller Tower Block, open sea thrillkiller Shark Bait, 2 entries into the WWE Marine franchise plus 4 movies with HRH Scott Adkins - Green Street 3, Eliminators, One Shot (which we discussed on our 2nd episode of this pod!) and his latest is sequel One More Shot...We discussed the nerdy logistics of making a one-take movie, how to wring the most from a budget,...

MAYHEM! (aka Farang) (France, 2023) with Tom Levinge

2024-01-2101:10:11

We're back to start the new year with a bang/machete through the arm as we get into Xavier Gen's FARANG (internationally and perhaps not doing it any favours in terms of expectations titled 'Mayhem!') starring Nassim Lyes, Samir Barda, Loryn Nounay, Olivier Gourmet, Chananticha Tang-Kwa & Vithaya Pansringarm.>>> FARANG TRAILER <<<The Polygon article mentioned: https://www.polygon.com/24029877/mayhem-elevator-fight-scene-watch-interview-xavier-gens-jude-poyer-nassim-lyes-...

S̶I̶L̶E̶N̶T̶ ̶N̶I̶G̶H̶T̶ THE ROUNDUP: NO WAY OUT (South Korea, 2023) with Joe Roberts

2023-12-2201:17:31

It's a festive special and Simon is joined (for the first time evarrr!) IRL by Joe Roberts to touch upon John Woo's naughty Silent Night and Lee Sang-yong's niceThe Roundup: No Way Out starring Ma Dong-seok, Lee Joon-hyuk and Munetaka Aoki.Trailer KitschThe Brothers Sun | Official Trailer | NetflixOfficial Trailer - 13 Bom di Jakarta | Tayang 28 Desember 2023 di BioskopTHE BRICKLAYER Official Trailer (2024)The show's got a Twitter: @dodgethispod All the other good stuff is here: s...

TIGER 3 (India, 2023) with Nirvi Maru & Emil Struijker Boudier

2023-11-2701:27:35

We're heading back to Bollywood and we're bringing someone Actually From There to help us! Simon is joined by old pal Emil and real-life Indian Nirvi Maru for masala mega sequel TIGER 3, the Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Maneesh Sharma, produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films and starring Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi.We've also watch Tiger Zinda Hai (after the Wandering Earth snafu ;p), A Haunting In Venice and Emil has gone deep on his new PS5.Off The ...

THE WANDERING EARTH 2 (China, 2023) With Ian Thomas Day

2023-11-1301:17:17

Simon is joined by improviser, editor and real-life Canadian IAN THOMAS DAY to wade into sci-fi-action(ish)-adventure-drama-cgi-blockbuster THE WANDERING EARTH 2 directed and co-written by Frant Gwo, and starring Andy Lau, Wu Jing and Li Xuejian.>>>WANDERING EARTH 2 trailer <<<After finishing their 3-hour marathon movie they still found time to check out THE CONTINENTAL, JERICHO RIDGE, LEO, BOTTOMS & David Fincher's back catalogue...TRAILERS:The Fall Guy | Official Trail...

BALLERINA (South Korea, 2023) with Matthew Highton

2023-10-3055:18

We got the band back together! Simon is joined by OG Dodge-r Matthew Highton to get the lowdown on sleek, gorgeous & brutal SK action thriller Ballerina directed by Lee Chung-hyun and starring Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Ji-hoon and Park Yu-rim. >>>BALLERINA TRAILER <<<With barely enough time to squeeze in a podcast Matt still managed to watch all of Bargain while Simon peeked at My Name, Sniper G.R.I.T. and King Of Killers.TRAILERSGANAPATH | Hindi Teaser | Amitabh B, Tiger...

THE EQUALIZER 3 (USA, 2023) With Chris Gau

2023-10-1601:17:58

Simon is joined by writer/comedian and fellow former Kilburn dweller CHRIS GAU to discuss why Robert McCall is interrupting his Italian vacation to equalize anyone is his way in THE EQUALIZER 3 directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning. >>>The Equalizer 3 Trailer <<<Outside of this Equalizing we've gone absolutely nuts for Equalizing and rewatched the first 2 movies in this series, so it's an Equalization-heavy treat. We also popped THE BEAR...

JAWAN (India, 2023) with Emil Struijker Boudier

2023-10-0201:21:46

We're back buckaroos and once again we're heading to Bollywood to open the season with a bang. And a song. And SRK. It's JAWAN and it's A Lot Of Movie. While Matt is off fighting interdimensional crime, Simon is joined by friend of the show Emil Struijker Boudier to get into this Indian Mass Entertainer co-written and directed by Atlee & starring Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone, Priyamani and Sanya Malhotra >>> JAWAN Trailer <<<Outside of t...

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING Part One (USA, 2023)

2023-07-3101:04:11

We're jumping on Oprah's sofa for joy at the return of the best (?!) spy series on the planet.. It's MI7 (for brevity's sake) directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise along with Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, and Henry Czerny. Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning TrailerOutside of this cinema trip we've watched MI: ROGUE NATION, INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY and ASTEROID CITYTrailb...

BLACK LOTUS (Netherlands/USA, 2023) with Emil Struijker Boudier

2023-07-1401:22:07

We're going Dutch with King Of the Kickboxers Rico Verhoeven's first headline movie outing BLACK LOTUS, also starring Frank Grillo and directed by Todor Chapkanov.To celebrate all things NL (movie notwithstanding) we welcome back Friend Of The Show and real-life dutchman Emil Struijker Boudier who gives us the lowdown on the explosive Fast 9, nostalgic The Flash & the CelineDion-a-thon Love Again while Simon watched Extraction 2 obvs (we'll get to it in another episode)In the Trailer Park...

Guy Ritchie's THE COVENANT (+ SPIDER-VERSE) (USA, 2023)

2023-06-1201:08:48

Cor blimey guvnor, Guy Ritchie has taken a little detour to the middle east and so do we this episode as we explore his action-adjacent military thriller THE COVENANT which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Dar Salim.The Covenant TrailerAnd while we're adjacent to the action we also get adjacant to the universe with an extended chat about NYC's finest webslinger in SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIER-VERSE Spidey TrailerWe've also had a butchers at SLOW HORSES, TOO MANY CHINESE STREAMING SNIPER MOVIES (Sni...

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