They say good things come to those who wait. We've waited a bloody long time for Avatar: Fire and Ash so that means it should be fantastic. But is it? Listen to our very timely thoughts right now.

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• 0.04.31 - Film News: Rush Hour 4 in the works at Paramount
• 0.06.42 - Film News: Zootopia 2 passes $1 Billion at the Worldwide Box Office
• 0.07.46 - Film News: Hollywood’s Box Office Total for 2025
• 0.08.53 - Most Anticipated Films of 2026
• 0.22.17 - Jack’s Non-Spoiler Thoughts of Stranger Things
• 0.26.48 - Film News: Metropolis on Tour
• 0.29.20 - Avatar: Fire & Ash Non-Spoiler Review
• 1.00.09 - Avatar: Fire & Ash Spoilers
• 1.17.47 - Timeline of the Avatar Sequel Delays
• 1.33.03 - Cinema Snack Review

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Ho ho ho! It's that magical festive time of year once again and we here at The Celluloid Cellar want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and an incredibly Happy New Year! In this episode, we talk about some of our seasonal favourites, some lesser known gems and debate whether a film set at Christmas counts as a Christmas film. Fill your stocking one last time in 2025 and thank you for listening to us this year.

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• 0.05.59 - Classic Christmas films

• 0.25.37 - Unconventional Christmas Films and Hidden Gems

• 0.42.13 - Films Set at Christmas but are they Christmas Films?

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Get yourself on a treadmill, out on the road, or racing around a track as it's time for our review of The Running Man (2025)! This is a hot, fresh, and very current review for you all as it leaves most cinemas this Thursday. If you get the chance, go see it, it's fun! If you don't, ignore that and listen to the pod for our in-depth thoughts.

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0.02.54 - Film News: Low Box Office Post-Pandemic

0.07.05 - Film News: Netflix Slated to Buy Warner Bros.

0.24.45 - The Running Man (1987) Quick Review

0.35.40 - The Running Man (2025)

0.58.50 - The Running Man (2025) - Spoilers

1.10.03 - Cinema Snack Review

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It's a shortie but a goodie this week as we release an episode from the vault. We're shining a spotlight on recent pair of Simpsons episodes that are actually great? Shocking, I know. Listen now to find out why A Serious Flanders is worth watching. Bye-diddily-eye, neighbourinos!

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It has been a long wait but the time has finally come for us to venture to the abandonded town of 'Shelby Oaks'. What did we think of YouTube critic Chris Stuckmann's Directorial Debut? Did it disappoint or did it creep us out? Or did it do a little bit of both? Listen to hear our thoughts on that and the underseen mind-bender 'It's What's Inside', out now on Netflix.

Timecodes:

• 0.04.53 - Film News: John Williams scoring Spielberg’s next film
• 0.06.52 - Film News: The Adventures of Cliff Booth Release Date
• 0.08.55 - Film News: Quentin Tarantino’s Return to Acting
• 0.11.48 - 'Shelby Oaks' Non-Spoiler Review
• 0.42.04 - 'Shelby Oaks' Spoilers
• 1.03.08 - 'It’s What’s Inside' Review
• 1.14.28 - As A Father
• 1.15.37 - Cinema Snack Reviews

Sources:

• https://variety.com/2025/film/news/john-williams-steven-spielberg-ufo-movie-1236563896/
• https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/david-fincher-and-brad-pitts-the-adventures-of-cliff-booth-circling-summer-2026-cinema-release/
• https://screenrant.com/quentin-tarantino-only-what-we-carry-casting/

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Spooky season is upon us and this week, the boys quake in their boots as they review Black Phone 2. Does this scream-quel live up to the chilling supernatural drama of the first film? Listen to find out, if you dare.

Timecodes

• 0.03.07 - What we’ve been watching, Barbarian, The Monkey, The Long Walk, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Se7en,
• 0.11.30 - Simpsons Treehouse of Horror
• 0.15.15 - Black Phone 2 Review
• 0.35.30 - Black Phone 2 SPOILERS
• 0.57.35 - TV Recommendations and General Chat
• 1.09.34 - The Inbetweeners Returns

Sources

Last Podcast on the Left, Black Phone 2: An Interview with Scott Derrickson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRqrmRY2A58

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My goodness, get ready for an absolutely huge episode! We review Cillian Murphy's new Netflix Drama, 'Steve'. We get a little bit spooky as we talk about some of our favourite Halloween movies. And Cameron risks the destruction of the pod by Swifties with his review of Taylor Swift's The Release Party of a Showgirl. It was nice knowing you.

Timecodes:

• 0.05.56 - Film News - Passion of the Christ 2: Resurrection Boogaloo
• 0.15.06 - TV Recommendations - The Marvelous Mrs Maisel & Slow Horses
• 0.21.26 - TV News: Harry Potter TV Series Dumbledore Photos
• 0.23.06 - Steve - Film Review
• 0.48.19 - Has Stranger Things Missed It’s Chance?
• 0.54.00 - Our Favourite Halloween Movies
• 1.23.47 - Midnight Releases
• 1.27.40 - Taylor Swift: The Release Party of a Showgirl Review
• 1.36.41 - The Future of Cinema

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Put you headphones on and take yourself for a nice long walk as you listen to our review of The Long Walk! We've made our way back to the cinema in time for one of the biggest surprises of the year. This dystopian thriller is as engaging as it is harrowing and we couldn't bloody stop talking about it.

Timecodes:

• 0.02.10 - R.I.P. Robert Redford
• 0.05.23 - Parent and Baby Screenings and cinema ettiquette
• 0.10.37 - Cinema Re-Releases
• 0.16.24 - Remake of The Bodyguard in the works
• 0.21.20 - Bond Casting After Dune 3 is filmed
• 0.29.55 - The Long Walk Review
• 0.58.01 - The Long Walk SPOILERS

Sources:

- First Look at The Long Walk, Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/first-look-at-stephen-king-the-long-walk?srsltid=AfmBOoozpXQdo__1B3m9bkEmOIH8qFD92AfZ3oXI1vCtOM9wI0--xVhi

- Cooper Hoffman, People Magazine Interview: https://people.com/cooper-hoffman-walked-close-to-400-miles-in-long-walk-11804473

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