The Matt The Critic Show Matthew Alicoon

On this special podcast I invite writer Pip Carew and director Emily Bunch who are looking to get their one woman show Anti Heroine to the Edinburgh Fringe.

Over a few nights, a spunky but directionless young woman navigates the perils of online dating, her fractured relationship with her mother and trying to have self-respect with no income. At least she's not in love with… Oh, wait.

During our chat we discuss:
How did the idea of Anti Heroine come around.
Lessons from the MA Drama Production course, they have applied to Anti Heroine.
Fundraising events they have hosted so far.
The lead actor Lottie Burgess
Their crowdfunding and social media pages for Anti Heroine.

Let's get Anti Heroine to the Fringe.

I invited first timer Maham and returning guest Adam back to the show to talk about the Oscars Ceremony, which then turned into an episode where we we ended up covering a lot of what we deemed to be okay films.

We discuss the current state of Marvel, elaborating on particularly interesting thoughts from Maham who thoughts Morbius was alright. We discuss which film we would deem better between Morbius and Madame Web. We somehow ended up covering a foray of releases/

New Releases Covered Include:
Madame Web
Ricky Stanicky
Dune: Part 2

Stay tuned, as at the end of the episode we elaborate on some of our most anticipated releases of 2024.

In the second interview for On The Line, I speak to leading actress Victoria Lucie who plays Agnes.

During the interview, we discuss:

Being cast as Miss Casswell in The Mousetrap (2019-2020).
Being the only character on screen in On The Line.
The challenges of the 10 minute Dolly Zoom.
Working with director Oliver Pearn, on this feature debut.

A massive thank you to Victoria Lucie for this interview and stick around for a cheeky exclusive at the end.

On this episode I am joined by first timer to the show Berk and returning guest Kadambari, as we discuss the winners of the 77th British Academy Film Awards.

Stick around for our incredible discussion on All of Us Strangers, a film that has resonated with the three of us in different ways.

We also have a conversation about how Trimester 2 is going and discuss the projects we are currently working on.

We all did wonder why Andrew Scott was not nominated at the BAFTAs and I was still recovering from the shambolic misfire that was Madame Web.

On this weeks podcast, I speak to Oliver Pearn whose directorial debut On The Line is now available to purchase or rent on all streaming platforms.

During the chat we discuss aspects including:

Why Oliver wanted to start off with a feature immediately, rather than a short.
The decision on the 74-minute running time.
The switchboard room.
Victoria Lucie's powerhouse performance.

Stick around for my review of On The Line too, which is after the interview.

On this episode, myself and Joshua Besso react to the recent Academy Awards Nominations where we both agree and disagree on certain films being nominated.

We also decided to crash-test a podcast idea of ours, where we want to discuss all A24 films in chronological order. To offer a trial run of this segment, we discussed the A24 films Under The Skin and The Zone of Interest, to celebrate Jonathan Glazer's nominations for The Zone of Interest.