The VOD Pod: The podcast for the UK's only video on-demand magazine.
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Not sure what to watch on Netflix UK? Don't know if that Amazon original is any good? Welcome to The VOD Pod, the essential podcast for UK streamers. Hidden gems. Big releases. Double-bills that go with what's in cinemas. Join Nathanael Smith and VODzilla.co every two weeks, as we recommend and discuss the films and TV shows that you need on your watchlist, from Netflix and NOW TV to MUBI, Shudder and beyond - and with a different guest each time, there's something to match all tastes.
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The VOD Pod returns for a one-off special to accompany VODzilla.co's #RomComWeekender, a weekend festival celebrating the humble romantic comedy. Jo Bromilow and Charlotte Harrison join Ivan Radford to discuss whether the rom-com is the most underrated of movie genres, as well as recommend rom-coms to stream.…
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Episode 11: Godless, Scott Frank and James Franco
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58:40Hidden gems. Big releases. Double-bills that go with what's in cinemas. Every two weeks, we recommend and discuss the films and TV shows that you need on your watchlist. In Episode 11, VODzilla.co's own Chris Blohm (@chrisblohm) joins Ivan to talk about Netflix's new Western, Godless, before looking back at director Scott Frank's earlier, overlooke…
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Episode 11: Godless, Scott Frank and James Franco
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58:41Hidden gems. Big releases. Double-bills that go with what's in cinemas. Every two weeks, we recommend and discuss the films and TV shows that you need on your watchlist. In Episode 11, VODzilla.co's own Chris Blohm (@chrisblohm) joins Ivan to talk about Netflix's new Western, Godless, before looking back at director Scott Frank's earlier, overlooke…
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Hidden gems. Big releases. Double-bills that go with what's in cinemas. Every two weeks, we recommend and discuss the films and TV shows that you need on your watchlist. In Episode 10, BBC Radio Scotland's Ross McClean (@ross_maclean) joins Nathanael to talk Marvel's new series, The Punisher, recommend an underrated New Zealand gem, and review the …
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Episode 10: The Punisher, Mudbound and Housebound
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47:48Hidden gems. Big releases. Double-bills that go with what's in cinemas. Every two weeks, we recommend and discuss the films and TV shows that you need on your watchlist. In Episode 10, BBC Radio Scotland's Ross Maclean (@ross_maclean) joins Nathanael to talk Marvel's new series, The Punisher, recommend an underrated New Zealand gem, and review the …
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Episode 9: Stranger Things 2, scary movies and Thor's Taika Waititi
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43:50Screenwriting guru and And Then What? podcast host Becky Brynholf (@rabbitinahat) joins Nathanael to talk Stranger Things Season 2, recommend some scary movies for Halloween and, with Thor: Ragnarok in cinemas and Boy out to buy and rent on VOD (as well as on Film4 this Friday), look back at Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople on Netflix.…
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Episode 9: Stranger Things 2, scary movies and Thor's Taika Waititi
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43:50Screenwriting guru and And Then What? podcast host Becky Brynolf (@rabbitinahat) joins Nathanael to talk Stranger Things Season 2, recommend some scary movies for Halloween and, with Thor: Ragnarok in cinemas and Boy out to buy and rent on VOD (as well as on Film4 this Friday), look back at Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople on Netflix.…
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Episode 8: Mindhunter, Iannucci and Vampire Helicopter Drops
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49:01In Episode 8, freelance journalist Stephen Carty joins Nathanael Smith to review David Fincher's Mindhunter, Netflix's disturbing new serial killer series. We also stake out a hidden horror gem on Netflix in time for Halloween, and, with Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin in cinemas, look back at two modern political classics: In the Loop and F…
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The VOD Pod heads to the BFI London Film Festival to check out some of the latest films from Netflix and Amazon, including Mudbound, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), 6 Days and Last Flag Flying. We also discuss other highlights from this year's festival, such as Brawl in Cell Block 99 - out in cinemas and on VOD from Friday 20th October. …
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Episode 7: Discovering Star Trek and boldly Blade Running
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45:32In Episode 7, self-confessed Trekkie Rob Girvan (@RobGirvan) joins Nathanael Smith to review Star Trek: Discovery, arriving every Monday on Netflix UK. A spoiler-free discussion explains where Discovery fits in the Star Trek universe, before a spoiler-filled chat boldly explores Episode 3 and beyond. We also unearth a social media horror you probab…
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Gossip Girl turned 10 years old this autumn - no, we can't believe it either. To celebrate its anniversary, The VOD Pod has been taken over by Gossip Girl gurus Jo Bromilow and Limara Salt, who try to explain to our clueless host Nathanael Smith why he should watch the show. Favourite plots! Best characters! Must-see episodes! Microsoft product pla…
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Episode 6: Bojack Horseman, Coherence and IT following It Follows
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32:11In Episode 6, computer scientist Mike joins Nathanael Smith to talk Season 4 of dark animated comedy BoJack Horseman, unearth a hidden sci-fi gem on Netflix, and pair up films to go with Stephen King's IT.
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Episode 5: The Tick: FrightFest and Bad Movies
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46:15In Episode 5, AI expert and connoisseur of bad movies Craig Innes joins Nathanael Smith to talk Amazon's first superhero, The Tick, discuss films to watch after Detroit, and unearth a truly bad hidden gem on Amazon Prime Video. Horror guru Anton Bitel, meanwhile, pops in for a report from this year's FrightFest, which opened with Netflix's Death No…
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Episode 4: The Defenders with a Rom-Com Twist
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39:23In Episode 4, comic book guy Amon Warmann joins Nathanael Smith to talk Netflix's The Defenders, the crossover event series between Marvel's Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist. Can it rival the big screen's Avengers? They also look back at a forgotten early comic book movie and recommend two films to watch after Amazon's The Big Sick…
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Want something new for your watchlist? In The VOD Pod's new minisode, VODzila.co Editor Ivan rounds up the nine best TV shows and films arriving on Amazon Prime Video UK in August. From The Tick and Comrade Detective to Halt and Catch Fire Season 4, these are all the excuses you need to stay indoors this summer.…
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Want something new for your watchlist? In The VOD Pod's first minisode, we round up the top 10 TV shows and films arriving on Netflix UK in August. From The Defenders to Rick and Morty, these are all the excuses you need to stay indoors this summer.
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Episode 3: Tycoons, Commanders and Werewolves
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32:20In Episode 3, Gossip Girl guru Jo Bromilow joins Nathanael to talk Amazon's The Last Tycoon, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's final, unfinished novel. Is it the new Mad Men? They also look back at BBC Three's Being Human and recommend two contrasting films to watch after Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk.
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Episode 2: Chasing Coral, Warring Apes and Searching Parties
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27:29Hidden gems. Big releases. Double-bills that go with what's in cinemas. Every two weeks, we recommend and discuss the films and TV shows that you need on your watchlist. In Episode 2, Nathanael Smith and Kayleigh Donaldson catch up with Netflix's Oscar hopeful, Chasing Coral, look back at Attack the Block, featuring the new Doctor Who, and explain …
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Not sure what to watch on Netflix UK? Don't know if that Amazon original is any good? Welcome to The VOD Pod, the essential podcast for UK streamers. Hidden gems. Big releases. Double-bills that go with what's in cinemas. Every two weeks, we recommend and discuss the films and TV shows that you need on your watchlist. In our first episode, Nathanae…
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