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121. Duncan Jones: Small Filmography, Big Ideas
This month on Film Utopia, it’s Sean’s director pick, and he’s gone for a lean but fascinating body of work: Duncan Jones. With just four theatrical features, Steven, Benjamin, and Sean take the rare…
120. Mario Bava: Shadows, Stilettos, and Slaughter
The Italian Horror tour descends into velvet-draped madness as Steven and Sean tackle the horror legacy of Mario Bava; a filmmaker whose gorgeous lighting, elegant murders, and stunning brunettes…
119. 1986 in Film
Steven, Benjamin, and Sean wind the clock back to 1986 and take a month-by-month wander through one of the most eclectic, chaotic, and fondly remembered years in modern cinema. From summer…
118. The Lord of the Rings Extended Editions
For this year’s Christmas episode, Film Utopia heads back to Middle-earth as Steven, Benjamin, and Sean tackle The Lord of the Rings Extended Editions in full – from The Fellowship of the Ring to The…
117. 1995 in Film
This week on Film Utopia, Steven, Benjamin, and Sean hop in the cinematic time machine and cruise back to 1995, a year stacked so high with bangers, bruisers and cult classics that even John Doe…
116. Predator: Badlands - Reaction
With Benjamin off-world, Steven, Sean, and special guest Max suit up for a deep-dive reaction to Predator: Badlands. After a quick surveying of the state of the modern Disney/Trachtenberg-verse,…
115. Halloween Special: A Nightmare on Elm Street - Complete Retrospective
This spooky season, Film Utopia sharpens its glove and dives head-first into the complete A Nightmare on Elm Street movie series; the final corner of what we lovingly call “the Big Four” of 80s…
114. Alien: Earth – Reaction
Occasional Film Utopia collaborator and Alien nut Max joins Steven and Benjamin for their reaction to the new Disney+ series, Alien: Earth. With somewhat mixed expectations from the gang due to…
113. ‘80s Fantasy Part 5 – The Quest Ends: What Became of Fantasy Cinema?
Film Utopia’s epic 1980s Fantasy retrospective reaches its end as Steven, Benjamin, and Sean look beyond their beloved decade to see what became of the genre in the years that followed. From Disney’s…
112. ‘80s Fantasy Part 4 – Inconceivable!: The Late-Eighties
Film Utopia’s summer quest reaches the tail end of the 1980s as Steven Benjamin, and Sean reminisce about the fantastical twilight of the decade. From the muscle-bound chaos of The Barbarians, to the…
111. ‘80s Fantasy Part 3 – Goblins, Gods, and the Kurgan: The Mid-Eighties
The Film Utopia summer quest thunders onward as Steven, Benjamin, and Sean venture into the fantastical mid-80s; 1984 – 1986. An era when fantasy cinema became darker, more kid-friendly, and…
110. ‘80s Fantasy Part 2 – From Hawk to Krull: The Early-Eighties
The Film Utopia summer quest continues in this second instalment on fantasy cinema of the 1980s as Steven, Benjamin, and Sean tackle the shimmering, sword-swinging, and body oil-drenched years of…
109. '80s Fantasy Part 1 - Before the Boom: A Brief History of Fantasy
Before the loincloths, elf-muppets, crystal balls, dying horse trauma, and mullets of 80s fantasy cinema, there was… quite a lot, actually! In this opening episode of our new series on 1980s fantasy…
108. Lamberto Bava - 1980 to 1992
Steven and Sean continue their exploration of Italian genre cinema with a laid-back chat about the filmography of Lamberto Bava. Unlike his father, horror maestro and Giallo godfather Mario Bava,…
107. David Lynch Part 2 - 1990 to 2017
Steven, Benjamin and Sean conclude their retrospective of the late director, David Lynch, and find themselves heavily in agreement in some areas of the auteur’s directorial filmography, but…
106. David Lynch Part 1 - 1977 to 1990
With the recent passing of auteur filmmaker David Lynch fresh in mind, Steven Benjamin and Sean reflect on the director’s legacy and discuss their thoughts on his innovative and influential…
105. James Bond - 2025 Update
With Amazon Studios now in control of the Bond franchise, we thought we’d share our hopes and fears for the future of 007. At least, that’s how this episode was originally planned! However, as Sean…
104. ARCHIVE EPISODE (2021): Bond Part 9 - No Time to Die (2021)
Originally recorded and published in 2021. Please excuse our less-than-stellar audio quality efforts back then! With Bond in the news again, and in the run up to our 2025 Bond update episode coming…
103. ARCHIVE EPISODE (2015): Bond Part 8 - Spectre (2015)
Originally recorded and published in 2015 for our former podcast, Filmwerk. Please excuse our less-than-stellar audio quality efforts back then! With Bond in the news again, and in the run up to our…
102. ARCHIVE EPISODE (2015): Bond Part 7 - Daniel Craig (2006-2012)
Originally recorded and published in 2015 for our former podcast, Filmwerk. Please excuse our less-than-stellar audio quality efforts back then! With Bond in the news again, and in the run up to our…
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