The Chronicle

The Chronicle

Welcome to the official Podcast for The Peoples Movies . A Cinephile’s Thoughts On Film, Your hosts Paul Devine and Clotilde Chinnici , thank you for joining us. One simple rule at this podcast, we’ll chat about all things film, streaming and television. No set running time or exactly what I’ll talk about. The films or shows might new releases, some might be old ones. It may not be a review, just a rant.

  1. 6 HR AGO

    Favourite Films of 2025

    Happy New Year all! 2026 is finally here! Chroniclers it's time to look back at 2025 with our Favourite Films of 2025 with The Chronicle Episode 53. It's a return of Clotilde Chinnici to look back at 2025. Paul and Clotilde  take you on a journey through the year as they chat about the films they loved. The one rule they used in their choices is they where released in the UK and Ireland during 2025. Be it a cinema release, Home entertainment release, on streaming services plus film festival releases. Will you agree with Paul and Clotilde's choices?  Films are subjective  and we appreciate everyone's favourite films of 2025 (or any year) will different.   There will be some surprises, many you'll agree others probably not, do check  all  our writers choices over at The Peoples Movies. Here at The Chronicle and The People’s Movies, we are a small podcast and independent website. You can show your support by ⁠buying me A Coffee⁠ or at ⁠Paypal⁠ – and you can now support us also on Patreon! Every penny helps with the costs to keep everything running. We do not have any sponsors or financial support, so all donations are a perfect way to show your support. When on your favourite podcast download sites and social media remember to share, like, and rate this episode, so that others can find us. We’re on  Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, as well as  Podbean, our main podcast base, so just follow us there.

    2h 24m
  2. 31/10/2025

    Halloween Special V/H/S Halloween, Martyrs, Strange Harvest & Ghost Stories for Christmas

    Halloween is here, and so is The Chronicle Film Podcast! In our spooky Halloween Special (Episode 51), hosts Paul Devine, Sean Wilson, and Nick Bartlett dive into their favourite chilling seasonal watches — from found footage horror to classic ghost stories. 👻 In this episode: V/H/S Halloween (2024) – The long-running found footage anthology returns with five eerie tales. Is this the franchise’s funniest or dumbest entry yet? Now streaming on Shudder. Strange Harvest – Stuart Ortiz’s twisted crime-meets-mock-horror film, following two detectives tracking the masked serial killer, Mr Shiny. Martyrs (4K Restoration) – Nick revisits Pascal Laugier’s grim masterpiece, newly released by Eureka Entertainment. Found Footage Flashback – Paul revisits Evidence and Tape 407, two “so bad they’re good” found footage oddities. Ghost Stories for Christmas – A chilling trip down memory lane with gothic TV tales inspired by M.R. James, the godfather of ghost stories. 💀 Support The Chronicle Film Podcast & The Peoples Movies If you enjoy what we do, you can support us via: ☕ Buy Me a Coffee | 💸 PayPal | 🎧 Patreon Every donation helps us keep the podcast independent — no sponsors, just passion for cinema! 🎧 Listen & Subscribe: We’re on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, and our main home Podbean. Like, rate, share, and comment — every bit of support helps more film lovers find us. #HappyHalloween and enjoy the movies! 🎥

    1h 13m
  3. 02/10/2025 · BONUS

    Take 2 - One Battle After Another

    A new month, autumn is finally here and we have another new podcast episode, The Chronicle Take 2 and a review of Paul Thomas Anderson's  One Battle After Another. Thank you very much to everyone who downloaded and listened to the current episode 50. Which Paul Devine and Sean Wilson review Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues along with The Long Walk. One Battle After Another sees Paul Thomas Anderson adapt another  Thomas Pynchon book the 1990 novel Vineland (Inherent Vice was the other). Next to Di Caprio this also stars Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti to name a few. This one follows a stoner alcoholic attempting to find his missing daughter when his old life (a revolutionary terrorist) catches up with him. Bob Ferguson (DiCaprio) was the gadget man for the group who now brings  up his daughter Willa (Infiniti) on his own.  You can show your support for  The Chronicle and The Peoples Movies with ⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠ or at ⁠Paypal⁠. Every penny helps with the costs to keep everything running. We do not have any sponsors or financial support; all donations are a perfect way to show your support. Share, like, and rate this episode and other episodes of the  Podcast on your favourite podcast download sites and social media. You can find us on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube,   and our main podcast base Podbean, and  follow us there . When you’re on any of the popular podcast sites, including YouTube, please like, rate, share and  comment on the episodes. We are a small Podcast, and all these things help people find us. enjoy the movies!

    27 min
  4. 19/09/2025

    Spinal Tap 2 and The Long Walk

    Celebrate Episode 50 of The Chronicle Film Podcast as Paul & Sean Wilson review Spinal Tap II: The End Continues and The Long Walk. A very diverse episode comedy to Psychological thriller. We take the lighter stroll first with Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. Over 40 years after the original film graced our screens the boys are back for one final fling. Volume turned up to 11, Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Smalls, despite the split reunite for one contractual reunion gig. Will the magic still be there? Final review is The Long Walk. a dystopian psychological thriller directed by Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games) and written by JT Mollner (Strange Darling). Based on a Stephen King novella which a group of young men 'volunteer' for a long walk with no stopping. They must walk at least 3 miles per hour, if they don't they get a warning, get 3 they are eliminated. Chilling story that stars Copper Hoffman, David Jonsson and Mark Hamill. You can show your support for  The Chronicle and The Peoples Movies with ⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠ or at ⁠Paypal⁠. Every penny helps with the costs to keep everything running. We do not have any sponsors or financial support; all donations are a perfect way to show your support. Share, like, and rate this episode and other episodes of the  Podcast on your favourite podcast download sites and social media. You can find us on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube,   and our main podcast base Podbean, and  follow us there . When you’re on any of the popular podcast sites, including YouTube, please like, rate, share and  comment on the episodes. We are a small Podcast, and all these things help people find us. enjoy the movies!

    44 min
  5. 16/09/2025 · BONUS

    Take 2 - Seo Nora Interview (Happyend Director)

    Happyend arrives on 19th September in UK and Irish Cinemas.  @ModernFilms    The film made it's Premiere at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival (not Edinburgh I  mentioned in the intro) , The People's Movies' Robert Ewing got a chance to chat to the film's director Neo Sora. This audio interview has been released as a bonus episode for The Chronicle Film Podcast. Head back to our YouTube home page, and you can find previous episodes of the podcast by clicking on the 'Podcast' link. Synopsis: Set in a dystopian near-future Tokyo, Neo Sora’s striking feature explores a group of teenagers rebelling against societal expectations. The film offers a vivid coming-of-age portrait, following best friends Yuta and Kou as they confront a world where AI surveillance is tightening under the yoke of oppressive authoritarianism. Infused with the raw energy and pulsing with a techno soundtrack, HAPPYEND is a hopeful, youthful vision of resistance and joy in the face of control. Read Robert's review here - https://thepeoplesmovies.com/toronto-film-festival-2024-review-happyend-2024/ ---- Please show your support for  The Chronicle and The Peoples Movies with ⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠ or at ⁠Paypal⁠. Every penny helps with the costs to keep everything running. We do not have any sponsors or financial support; all donations are a perfect way to show your support. Share, like, and rate this episode and other episodes of the  Podcast on your favourite podcast download sites and social media. You can find us on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube,   and our main podcast base Podbean, and go over and follow us there . When you’re on any of the above-mentioned sites, including YouTube, please like, rate, share and  comment on the episodes. We are a small Podcast, and all these things help people find us. Thanks, and enjoy the movies!

    37 min
  6. 28/08/2025

    FrightFest 2025 Special (inc. The Toxic Avenger Uncut)

    Greetings, Fellow Chroniclers, it's time for another episode of The Chronicle film Podcast. In episode 49, Paul and co-host Aaron Gillingham look back and review FrightFest 2025. Every August bank holiday, the dark heart of horror FrightFest take over central London. The 26th edition promises a weird, the wild and wonderful year. The burning question is did this year deliver? One of the reviews in this episode is The Toxic Avenger Uncut. The  long-awaited Macon Blair directed remake of the Troma Films cult classic, which is in UK cinemas from 29th August. Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Jacob Tremblay and Elijah Wood  all star in this one. Winston Gooze (Dinklage)  is an ordinary worker, who after a shocking accident, transforms a downtrodden janitor into a mutant vigilante. Armed with his signature mop, the unlikely hero battles freaks, gangsters and corrupt CEOs while trying to save his relationship with his son. Remember to check out The People Movies for more reviews from FrightFest, click on the link below... Related Post : Our FrightFest 2025 coverage Please show your support for  The Chronicle and The Peoples Movies with ⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠ or at ⁠Paypal⁠. Every penny helps with the costs to keep everything running. We do not have any sponsors or financial support; all donations are a perfect way to show your support. Share, like, and rate this episode and other episodes of the  Podcast on your favourite podcast download sites and social media. You can find us on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube,   and our main podcast base Podbean, and go over and follow us there . When you’re on any of the above-mentioned sites, including YouTube, please like, rate, share and  comment on the episodes. We are a small Podcast, and all these things help people find us. Thanks, and enjoy the movies!

    58 min
  7. 12/08/2025

    Weapons / Bring Her Back

    Another fine episode from our film Podcast, The Chronicle has arrived online. Episode 48, a horror special with reviews for Weapons and Bring Her Back. For this episode Paul is joined by Becci Sayce one of our horror focused writers. We're opening up to letting many more of our writers share their voices on the Podcast. Look out for many of the other writers getting involved as well as bringing you a diverse range of episodes. After the superb debut feature Talk To Me, Michael and Danny Philippou return with another devastating chiller Bring Her Back. Tapping once again into the themes of grief, obsession and reminding us horror can stretch beyond it's limits to deliver something disturbing. The film stars Billy Barrett and Sora Wong as step brother and sister who put into foster care after the death of their father. They are put into the care of foster mother Laura (Sally Hawkins) also grieving from her own loss. Quickly things seem too good to be true, does Laura have a secret sinister agenda? Another second feature and horror, this time with Zach Cregger and Weapons. Cregger's debut Barbarian can only described as absolute bonkers. His latest  stars Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher.  We find ourselves in the small town of Eastbrook, which one class pupils all one night disappeared into the night at the same leaving the parents and community enraged. Who is behind the disappearance? The teacher (Garner) or someone else?   Please show your support for  The Chronicle and The Peoples Movies with ⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠ or at ⁠Paypal⁠. Every penny helps with the costs to keep everything running. We do not have any sponsors or financial support; all donations are a perfect way to show your support. Share, like, and rate this episode and other episodes of the  Podcast on your favourite podcast download sites and social media. You can find us on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube,   and our  main podcast base Podbean, and go over and follow us there . When you’re on any of the above-mentioned sites, including YouTube, please like, rate, share and  comment on the episodes. We are a small Podcast, and all these things help people find us. Thanks, and enjoy the movies!

    38 min

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Welcome to the official Podcast for The Peoples Movies . A Cinephile’s Thoughts On Film, Your hosts Paul Devine and Clotilde Chinnici , thank you for joining us. One simple rule at this podcast, we’ll chat about all things film, streaming and television. No set running time or exactly what I’ll talk about. The films or shows might new releases, some might be old ones. It may not be a review, just a rant.