With this year's awards season coming to its conclusion last night, (a very sleep deprived) Jack recaps the key headlines to come from the Golden Globes right up to the Oscars - with a little detour to chat about the Razzies too.

In the first rant for a considerable amount of time (and not because of the film's quality), Jack Smit looks at Doctor Strange in the Madness of the Multiverse without dropping a single spoiler.

No bells, no whistles - just the reviews you know and love. On this mini episode, Jack reviews The Lost City.

Handbags quite literally met gladrags last night as Hollywood descended upon the Dolby Theatre for this year's Oscars - and it's not just because of THAT punch from Will Smith. Having pulled the all-nighter, Jack's here to break down what happened at a very, well, eventful ceremony. #BringingCinemaCloser #Oscars Bring Cinema Closer Across Social Me…

For the final time this awards season, the podcast and YouTube worlds collide to preview a major show. With the Oscars just days away, it's time for Jack to attempt to predict one of the most unpredictable bits of the film year. Bring Cinema Closer Across Social Media Visit the Blog: https://www.thejacksmit.com Join our Discord server: https://disc…

Jack takes a look back at last night's BAFTAs, taking 2 hours of awards down to just 15 minutes. You're welcome. #BringingCinemaCloser ➨ Bring Cinema Closer Across Social Media Visit the Blog: https://www.thejacksmit.com Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/Z7FFYvJ Talk Smit About Film anywhere you go: https://podfollow.com/talkingsmitaboutf…

The 75th edition of the BAFTAs is on Sunday night, and as ever, it's a competitive field as we reach the pinnacle of awards season. Jack Smit previews the biggest night in British cinema as our podcast and YouTube channel come together for the next few weeks. Vote for the EE BAFTA Rising Star Award at https://ee.co.uk/why-ee/ee-baftas, and watch th…

Just over 6 days ago, Jack was in the midst of a Birthday Marathon - so naturally he'd continue the madness by doing a live Talking Smit episode covering the heavy hitters. This week, reviews of Black Widow, Trainspotting, Fast 9 and In the Heights. For the full Talking Smit experience, watch the show live as it happens on youtube.com/thejacksmit. …

Join Jack Smit for reviews of The Hitman's Bodyguard, Another Round and The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard. Plus, the usual features, and the announcement of a major homecoming next week. For the full Talking Smit experience, watch the show live as it happens on youtube.com/thejacksmit. Bring Cinema Closer Across Social Media Visit the Blog: https://www…

After 6 months of cinema closures, a higher education experience from hell, and the long-awaited reopening of the office, TSAF is back for a brand new run - and while we won't be weekly at first, the usual features you know and love are back. This episode, Jack tackles Peter Rabbit 2, Tom and Jerry, Cruella and this year's Oscar winner for best pic…

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. In this final show, Jack and Liam review Rocketman, before looking at the work of UCLan's Film Production course and a movie executive produced by someone ve…

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. In the penultimate episode of the series, Jack is joined by Liam Murphy once again to review Booksmart, and Detective Pikachu, before Liam attempts his first…

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, Jack is joined by regular co-host Liam Murphy, and UCLan Pulse Media's Gemma Nettle (who is currently the Editor-in-Chief for their website) to…

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, Jack is joined by Dan Carver - the other mind behind our sister podcast - to review Eighth Grade, and of course, Avengers Endgame.…

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, Jack and Liam Murphy review Shazam and look in to the film slate we got over the summer of 2019.…

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, Jack is joined by co-host (and fellow UCLan student at the time) Liam Murphy to review Instant Family and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden …

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, reviews of Isn't It Romantic, Fighting With My Family, and in a glimpse of what was to come, Jack is joined by future Ripped Ticket Review co-h…

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, reviews of The Lego Movie 2 and Wild Rose.Want to watch this episode? We filmed it for season 1 of The Journal - head over to the YouTube chann…

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, reviews of Stan & Ollie, Bird Box and Roma.

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, reviews of Green Book and If Beale Street Could Talk.

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, reviews of Glass and Vice.

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, reviews of The Favourite, Mary Poppins Returns and Bumblebee.

In another trilogy driven episode, Dan Carver guides us on a journey into Middle-earth with a deep dive into Peter Jackson’s seminal works between 2001 and 2003. Oh, and Jack Smit’s along for the ride too.

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, reviews of Aquaman, Beautiful Boy and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, reviews of Ralph Breaks The Internet, Creed II, The Old Man & The Gun and Sorry To Bother You.…

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, reviews of Robin Hood and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

Jack and his Journal production team are huge Back to the Future nerds. Naturally it would come up as a topic for Ripped Ticket. Join Jack and Dan for a look in to the past, present and future of one of Hollywood's finest franchises.

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, reviews of Disney's Nutcracker & the Four Realms and The Grinch.

This week, Jack and Dan go in to the world of RoboCop, and why even after all these years, Paul Verhoeven's original film is still a cracking movie.

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, reviews of Juliet Naked and Widows.

In the second of a two-part series opener, Jack and Dan take a good look at Netflix series Cobra Kai, how it continues the Miyagi-verse, and why it is a great example of how to reinvigorate a franchise that had been treated very poorly by its corporate overlords (yes, we're still not over Karate Kid 3, Next Karate Kid, and even the 2010 'reboot' wi…

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, reviews of Bohemian Rhapsody and The Hate U Give.

As 'Lockdown 3: With A Vengeance' kicks in, Jack Smit and Dan Carver return with a brand new run of The Ripped Ticket Review, bigger, better and more independent than ever. This week, in the first of a two-part series opener, the boys tackle legendary franchise The Karate Kid, its sequels, and how it spawned a Netflix series we'll be looking at in …

To celebrate the return of our sister podcast The Ripped Ticket Review this weekend, join Jack Smit in a trip to the archives with a series of classic radio shows retooled and re-geared for TSAF listeners. This episode, re-live where it all began with reviews of Johnny English Strikes Again, First Man and Bad Times at the El Royale.…

Jack Smit and Dan Carver are once again joining forces to create a podcast. Series 2 of Ripped Ticket Review is coming, get ready for more deep dives into the good, the bad, and sometimes the ugly side of the most prolific movie stories in the industry. Follow the show on social media - Twitter is @Ripped_Ticket, and Facebook is @TheRippedTicketSho…

As 2020 winds up and 2021 arrives, join Jack for an extended edition of Talking Smit About Film broadcast LIVE on New Year’s Eve. This episode - WONDER WOMAN 1984, PIXIE, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT, quick fire takes on THE SHINING, DUDE WHERE'S MY CAR, GAME NIGHT and BORAT: SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM, and the answer to the immortal question: is Die Hard…

This week, Jack reviews the entire Bill and Ted trilogy. Awesome, dude.

Strap yourselves in folks, it's time. In this special Talking Smit, Jack will review the remaining (original) Christopher Nolan movies that haven't been covered on TSAF - Interstellar and Dunkirk - with the usual Film News Rundown and box office features, before the big moment we've waited all year for: our spoiler free review of TENET.…

To celebrate the release of Tenet, Jack has raided the archives to feature all the Christopher Nolan reviews we’ve done, and compile them in to a 2-part podcast. On part one, we’ve got Following, Memento, The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Prestige, and if you missed it first time round, our review of Inception from June 4th. Part 2 will air live on YouT…

Well then. We are less than a week away from the majority of UK cinemas reopening. So join Jack Smit for the final lockdown edition of Talking Smit About Film, where this week, Knives Out, Back to the Future and The Wolf of Wall Street get reviewed, the film news gets summarised in 3 minutes, and we take a look at the current UK box office top 10. …

As 10 Vue sites open their doors, join Jack Smit for your weekly dose of reviews, news and film banter. This episode - reviews of Unhinged and The Greatest Showman, the three minute film news rundown, your look at the box office, and a brand new feature called The Cinema Diaries.

It’s a big week for the industry - so join Jack Smit for reviews of Joker and The Mummy, the latest film news summarised in 3 minutes, all the box office info you could ever need, and a look ahead into the current UK cinema reopening situation.

One week on from the marathon, we're doing something different- a podcast where we don't announce the reviews in advance. You'll have to listen to find out which three films Jack will review. Plus, all the latest film news and box office data.

It's a BIG podcast for a BIG day- we might not be on location for this year's marathon, but with over 5 hours of content across every TheJackSmit product today, it's only right that this week's Talking Smit is part of it. On this episode, a record breaking fourteen movies get reviewed, alongside the return (hopefully) of UK box office figures. Film…

On this week’s TSAF, Jack reviews Attack the Block, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and ahead of next Wednesday’s marathon (and the EPIC two and a half hour episode), Now You See Me.

With the reopening of UK cinemas just days away, Jack and Dan bow out with a season finale about the man who Hollywood are touting as the director who can save the film industry from COVID-induced disaster - the one and only Christopher Nolan.

This week, the boys look at the art of the superhero movie- especially the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the movies that came before it, what exactly it got right compared to other superhero movies (looking at you DC), and how the genre has evolved both before and after Endgame.

On this week’s TSAF, Jack reviews Inception, Justice League and Dante’s Peak- as well as revealing the plans for this year’s Marathon.

A few weeks ago Jack binged on the entire first series of 1999 sitcom Spaced. It was the first time Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost had worked together. So this week, the boys discuss how two 7 episode runs resulted in the creation of the seminal Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End.…

It was a bold week. One where YouTube viewers didn't get the full experience. But on this episode of TSAF, Jack reviews Basic Instinct and American Animals.