Lewis and Ian look back over the films they’ve seen in 2023, including Godzilla Minus One, Wonka, TMNT Mutant Mayhem, Cocaine Bear, The Boy and the Heron, Asteroid City and many, many vampire films…By Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

Join us as we look back at the movies we’ve seen in 2022 and exchange some lovely film-themed Christmas gifts. Listen to Lewis talk about all the kids’ films he’s been forced to sit through (although he secretly enjoyed a few of them), while Ian reels off the many, many classic horror flicks he’s caught up on this year. Happy New Year, everyone!…

It’s time for our annual Christmas/New Year special, when we look back at the films released over the course of the year. Although of course things are slightly different this time around, since so few movies actually made it to the cinema. Still, it’s a chance for us to recall some of the good (and very very bad) films we’ve watched on streaming, …

Bellow, bid our father, the sea king, rise from the depths full foul in his glory! Yep, we watched The Lighthouse this week, and what a phenomenal film it is. Join us as we praise Willem Defoe’s idiosyncratic old sea dog, get confused about Robert Pattinson’s uncanny wandering accent(s), and recoil in horror at the sheer volume of excreta flying ab…

Happy Halloween, everyone! Ian’s a bit of a Hammer Horror fan, so this year we’re looking at the 1968 film The Devil Rides Out, starring Christopher Lee and the big ol’ blue eyes of Charles Gray. Join us as we discuss punching through windscreens, weirdly content goat devils and astonishingly careless parenting. Also, the Trivia Quiz makes a triump…

This Warner Bros. animation wasn’t a massive hit when it was released in 1999, but since then its reputation has grown immensely, and now it has a devoted following. And its excellent reputation is well-deserved, too, leaving us both wondering why we’ve left it so long to watch it. If you have any films to recommend, drop us a line on Twitter or Fa…

Shockingly, Ian revealed he hadn’t seen The Breakfast Club, so here we are with another John Hughes classic, and plans for the American High Schooliverse. 101 Films Podcast 089 – The Breakfast ClubDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

Merely four months into the year, here comes our first podcast of 2020 – all about the classic Coen Brothers film The Big Lebowski. Enjoy. 101 Films Podcast 088 – The Big LebowskiDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

Our (sort-of) annual look back at the year in film. Merry Christmas, everyone! 101 Films Special #13 – Christmas Special 2019DownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

The boys are back in town. This time with a look at a creaky 1980s vampire flick. Enjoy! 101 Films Podcast 087 – The Lost BoysDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

How does the 1980s classic cult movie hold up today? Well, Ian hadn’t seen it until now, so let’s find out what a middle-aged man makes of a teen film from 30 years ago…By Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

After a gap of four (4!) years, 101 Films have released another ‘Extra’. Now the dust has settled, Lewis and Ian take a look at Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Is it good? Is it? IS IT? Yeah, sort of. 101 Films Extra #06 – Star Wars: The Last JediDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

A reader recommendation this week – Seven Samurai from Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. What a treat it was! 101 Films Podcast 085 – Seven SamuraiDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

After a lengthy hiatus, we’re back with a look at the epic anime Redline, with its loopy characters and insane race sequences. Buckle up! 101 Films Podcast 084 – RedlineDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

It’s 101 Films favourite time of year, Halloween (or HALLOWEEEEEEEEENNNN!). Now we know our podcasting isnt as regular as it once was, but we always make a special effort for Halloween. This year we’ve picked as our subject what many consider to be finest horror film ever made; Rosemary’s Baby. Enjoy! 101 Films Podcast 083 – Rosemary’s BabyDownload…

Hello again, long time no see. Here we are with a tribute to the late, great Gene Wilder, with a look at The Producers. Now GIVE ME MY BLUE BLANKET. 101 Films Podcast 082 – The ProducersDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

Never let it be said that 101 Films shies away from jumping on band wagons. Especially when that band wagon is hooked up to one of the most successful film franchises ever! Listen to Lewis and Ian’s thoughts on the the new Star Wars film. Is it better than the prequels? (yes) Does it hold up to the originals? (more or less) Will Ian give it his sta…

Merry Christmas everyone! As Lewis prepares to attend a midnight screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the duo look back over all the films they haven’t seen in 2015… and marvel at how violent the eighties were. 101 Films Special 12 – Christmas Special 2015DownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

This week we cover the 1999 film All About My Mother, which causes Lewis to reminisce about his Bohemian days in Barcelona and Ian to lament how old we all are. Also, Penelope Cruz dressed up as Mario. 101 Films Podcast 080 – All About My MotherDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

It may not be the best John Carpenter film, it may not be the best conspiracy film, it probably even isn’t the best film with a former wrestler in it’s lead role, but dammit, They Live is something special… 101 Films Podcast 079 – They LiveDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

A very, very belated International Woman’s Day-influenced podcast. Lewis and Ian watch the 1980 screwball classic Nine to Five. 101 Films Podcast 078 – Nine to FiveDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

Recorded on Oscar night, we give our wildly diverging opinions on the hotly tipped Richard Linklater film Boyhood, as well as offering our own, mostly wrong, Oscar predictions. 101 Films Podcast 077 – BoyhoodDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

Its the 101 Films 2015 New Year Special! Here we discuss the releases of 2014, what we thought of them (of the three or four we actually saw) and look ahead at what 2015 has in store for us… 101 Films Special 11 – New Year Special 2015DownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

This week we look at the 1980s classic Wall Street, a movie that, brilliantly, features a cocktail-serving robot, not to mention the first depiction of a mobile phone in a Hollywood film. It also features that guy from Hotshots and that bloke from Behind the Candelabra. 101 Films Podcast 076 – Wall StreetDownload…

This week we have another slightly crackly Skype podcast in which we discuss reader recommendation The Warriors and get all carried away with making up gang costumes. 101 Films Podcast 075 – The WarriorsDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

In a belated Halloween podcast, we review the classic Hammer film Quatermass and the Pit. Apologies for the poor sound quality, this is our first attempt to record over Skype! 101 Films Podcast 074 – Quatermass and the PitDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

To tie in with the World Cup, sort of, we review the brilliant Brazil. After being disappointed by The Fisher King and Twelve Monkeys, Ian finally gets why Terry Gilliam is held in such high regard. 101 Films Podcast 073 – BrazilDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

In our second movie marathon, we take a rare excursion into horror territory with a look back at some choice films from Tobe Hooper’s career. We begin with the chilling but brilliant Texas Chainsaw Massacre, followed by the odd but extremely successful Poltergeist, and end with the bonkers but charming flop that is Lifeforce. 101 Films Movie Marath…

A cult classic for our 72nd film; Phantom of the Paradise. Lewis and Ian were charmed by it’s sheer joie de vivre. And BEEF. 101 Films Podcast 072 – Phantom of the ParadiseDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

In celebration of Mother’s Day, we review Ian’s mum’s favourite film, Gone With The Wind. Cue emphatic praise about Vivien Leigh, followed by extensive hand-wringing about racism. 101 Films Podcast 071 – Gone With The WindDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

We have a special guest star this week – Jason sits in for Ian as we talk about Dallas Buyers Club, a rodeo-themed, questionably accurate movie about a man dying of AIDS. Fun for all the family. 101 Films Extra #05 – Dallas Buyers ClubDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

In celebration of Valentine’s Day we go all luvvy duvvy with Truly Madly Deeply – or ‘Ghost for grown-ups’ as Roger Ebert described it. It’s got Alan Rickman in it, what more recommendation do you need? 101 Films Podcast 070 – Truly, Madly, DeeplyDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

After reviewing Fargo way back in podcast number 19, this week we turn our attentions to another Coen Brothers film, Barton Fink. We also talk a lot about our mothers, for some reason. 101 Films Podcast 069 – Barton FinkDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

New Year (more or less), new podcast format! After talking about it for ages, Lewis and Ian finally do a Movie Marathon; six hours of watching films based around a particular theme. And what better theme is there for the first Movie Marathon than films based on British sitcoms? Yes, that’s right, there were loads of better ideas. But we went for th…

Time for another 101 Films Christmas Special… but we thought we’d try something a little different this year. Behold – our first ever film commentary! If you have the DVD of Scrooged, join in by watching the DVD along with this podcast, but if you don’t… well, just enjoy our drunken ramblings. 101 Films Special 10 – Scrooged CommentaryDownload…

For 101 Films Extra number four we take a look at Room 237, in which various oddbods profess their theories about the meaning behind Stanley Kubrick’s film interpretation of The Shining. With hilarious results. 101 Films Extra #04 – Room 237DownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

The nights are drawing in around 101 Film Towers. Easy to get a bit down when it gets dark at 4:00pm. What can cheer us up? Maybe 2011’s critical hit A Separation? A two hour Iranian film about divorce, illness, old age, class and religion. Well, let’s just say it puts your own problems into perspective. 101 Films Podcast 068 – A SeparationDownload…

In our third and final Halloween podcast we take a look at a more recent spooky film, 2007’s The Orphanage. Listen as we unsuccessfully try to avoid complaining about plot holes! 101 Films Podcast 067 – The OrphanageDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

In the second of our Halloween podcasts we travel to Summerisle in Scotland and get all in a tiz about apples and bare bottoms. And Christopher Lee. 101 Films Podcast 066 – The Whicker Man The Final CutDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

In the first of our Halloween specials, we look at Night of the Demon, a classic 1957 British horror movie with ropey special effects but a gripping storyline. 101 Films Podcast 065 – Night of the DemonDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

This week we cover Hannah and Her Sisters, the second Woody Allen film to make it onto our list. Join us as we pour scorn on philandering husbands and consistently forget the name of Michael Caine’s character. 101 Films Podcast 064 – Hannah and Her SistersDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

This week we present our third 101 Films Extra, dedicated to the great Alan Partridge. It’s been out in cinemas for a while now, so if you haven’t seen Alpha Papa yet, go now! Or if this is the future and you’ve only just found this podcast, download this film into your mind from the 21st century archive as quickly as possible. 101 Films Extras #03…

Our first attempt to record a podcast on Bonnie and Clyde met with a slight hiccup. Well, slightly more than a hiccup… yes, poor old Ian was taken violently ill halfway through the initial recording, but we regrouped and went back to finish the podcast the following week. Because, goddammit, we’re professionals. 101 Films Podcast 063 – Bonnie and C…

Welcome to the second 101 Films Extra, in which we talk about the latest – and possibly last – film in the Cornetto Trilogy – The World’s End. And get all misty-eyed about Spaced… WARNING! LOTS OF SPOILERS! 101 Films Extra #02 – The World’s EndDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

This week we take ring-side seats for a battle of the uber-nerds as we cover The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. I’d love to stay and write more, but there’s a Donkey Kong kill screen coming up, must dash… 101 Films Podcast 062 – The King of KongDownloadBy Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

This week Lewis and Ian watch the film that inspired dozens of TV shows and films about relationships between men and women and dozens of terrible sketches that all end with the punchline “I’ll have what she’s having”; When Harry Met Sally.By Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

This week’s film, The Wave, is a disturbing look at how autocratic and fascistic ideas can take hold in modern society. Not the easiest of subjects for a lighthearted film podcast, so Lewis and Ian are a bit more series than usual. Don’t worry though, there’s enough ramble-y nonsense for you regular listeners.…

This week Ian and Lewis stride into podcast town with wit pistols at their hips and a squint that would make Patrick Moore proud, before spitting into the dust and reviewing A Fistful of Dollars. With a bad attitude.By Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood

Something a bit different this week. While Lewis is away, sunning himself on the beaches of Northern Scotland, Ian has taken the opportunity to have a chat with his flatmate Paul about Star Trek Into Darkness. This chat does not count as one of the official 101, but instead is an extra. WARNING! LOTS OF SPOILERS!…

If you like it when Lewis and Ian disagree then you’ll enjoy this podcast. Listen as Lewis waxes lyrical about Once Upon a Time in Anatolia while Ian shrugs his shoulders.By Ian Pope and Lewis Packwood