The Flixters

The Flixters
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Hello we're Amar and Duval and Welcome to The Flixters, a Podcast made by a couple of film geeks! Please follow us on twitter and Facebook @theflixters and don't forget to leave a comment or a review for us to read out on the show! We hope you enjoy it!

  1. 4d ago

    The one where we review Street Fighter and Whalefall

    Directed by Kitao Sakurai, Street Fighter brings Capcom's legendary arcade franchise back to the big screen with a massive, nostalgic punch. Set in the early 1990s, the film follows estranged best friends Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) as they enter the brutal World Warrior Tournament, only to uncover a deadly global conspiracy behind the matches. The stacked ensemble cast features Callina Liang as Chun-Li, David Dastmalchian as M. Bison, Cody Rhodes as Guile, and Joe "Roman Reigns" Anoa'i as Akuma.  Fun Flix Fact: Director Kitao Sakurai incorporated distinct, beautifully animated flashback sequences created by Titmouse, Inc. to bridge the gap between classic arcade lore and gritty live-action brawls.   Fun Flix Fact: Real-life fighting game community (FGC) legends like Maximilian Dood made cameo appearances during the tournament spectator scenes to give the production an authentic stamp of approval for die-hard fans.  Directed by Brian Duffield and adapted from Daniel Kraus's bestselling novel, Whalefall is a harrowing, high-stakes survival thriller. The story follows a young scuba diver named Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) who, while searching for the remains of his estranged father Mitt (Josh Brolin) off the coast, is accidentally swallowed alive by a massive sperm whale. With only a dwindling oxygen supply, Jay faces an unimaginable battle against time, nature, and his own unresolved family ghosts.  Fun Flix Fact: Director Brian Duffield utilised state-of-the-art practical set builds and claustrophobic interior sound design to physically immerse the audience in the squishy, dark nightmare of the whale's interior without relying entirely on green screen.   To celebrate a decade since the culmination of the original live-action cinematic franchise, we are looking back at Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016). Bringing Milla Jovovich's Alice back to where it all began in Raccoon City, this entry leans hard into breakneck editing, post-apocalyptic set pieces, and a frantic race against time to release the airborne antivirus.  Anniversary Corner To celebrate five years since its release, we are looking back at Simon McQuoid’s Mortal Kombat (2021). Introducing Lewis Tan as original MMA fighter Cole Young alongside iconic franchise heavyweights like Joe Taslim’s chilling Sub-Zero and Hiroyuki Sanada’s vengeful Scorpion, this reboot leaned hard into R-rated fatalities and brutal world-building, setting a new bar for modern gaming adaptations.  Hidden Gem For our Hidden Gem this week, we dig into the brilliant web-series-turned-feature Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist (2014). Created by Joey Ansah and Christian Howard (who also stars as Ken), this project serves as the ultimate thematic companion and precursor to this week's Street Fighter main feature. Focusing on the early training days of Ryu and Ken under their master Gouken, it strips away Hollywood gloss to deliver arguably the most faithful, respectful martial arts adaptation ever put to screen. Fun Flix Fact: Co-creator Joey Ansah spent years researching and pitching the project specifically to correct the mistakes of previous cinematic adaptations, focusing entirely on authentic Shotokan karate principles. And if that’s not enough entertainment for you, we’ve even thrown in new trailers to watch and what you can catch on streaming.  Hit that subscribe button right now so you never miss an episode of The Flixters! We’re here every week to bring you the best reviews, the wildest facts, and the greatest cinema talk in the business.  00:00 Intro  03:01 Shoutouts 04:10 Movie News 10:26 New on Streaming 18:54 New Trailers 28:19 Anniversary Corner 33:11 Street Fighter Review 44:54 Whalefall Review 52:17 Hidden Gem 55:32 Outro

  2. Oct 12

    The one where we review Other Mommy, Verity, Hope, Digger, Heart of the Beast, The Social Reckoning and Uprising.

    This week, we have an absolute monster of a bumper episode for you! We are tackling seven massive, wildly diverse releases spanning terrifying psychological horrors, high-stakes political thrillers, sweeping South Korean mystery features, and gritty historical epics. Plus, we step back a decade for our Anniversary Corner to revisit one of modern horror’s finest supernatural sequels. Grab a cuppa and settle in!  Directed by Rob Savage, Other Mommy is a psychological horror film starring Jessica Chastain. When a mother relocates her family to escape her past, her young daughter begins to realise that a terrifying, malevolent entity has taken on her mother's exact face, leading to a nail-biting exploration of maternal paranoia and doppelgänger dread. Adapted from Colleen Hoover's bestselling psychological thriller and directed by Michael Showalter, Verity stars Sydney Sweeney as Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer hired to complete the remaining books of injured bestselling author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway). While sorting through Verity's chaotic studio, Lowen uncovers an unpublished, deeply chilling autobiography that reveals horrifying secrets about the Crawford family. Directed by Na Hong-jin, Hope is a colossal South Korean sci-fi mystery thriller starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander. Set in a remote, isolated harbour town, the residents find themselves fighting for survival against an inexplicable, terrifying presence that lands on their shores, resulting in an epic, atmospheric masterclass in tension. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Digger is a satirical dark comedy-drama starring Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell, an aging oil tycoon whose massive drilling operations set off a global environmental disaster. Featuring an incredible ensemble cast including Riz Ahmed, Sandra Hüller, and John Goodman, the film explores the absurd, high-stakes collision between corporate power and ecological collapse. Directed by David Ayer, Heart of the Beast is an intense survival adventure thriller starring Brad Pitt alongside J.K. Simmons. Set deep within the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness, a former Army Special Forces soldier and his retired combat dog find themselves in a brutal fight for survival against the elements after a catastrophic plane crash strands them miles away from civilization. Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, The Social Reckoning is a blistering, dialogue-driven drama that pulls back the curtain on the modern tech landscape. Starring Mikey Madison as whistleblower Frances Haugen alongside Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg, the film chronicles the high-stakes fallout as insiders expose the social media giant's most guarded secrets. Directed by Paul Greengrass, the historical action drama The Uprising stars Andrew Garfield alongside Jamie Bell, Thomasin McKenzie, and Cosmo Jarvis. Set during the turbulent 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England, the film brings Greengrass’s signature, visceral docudrama style to medieval history, following a rebellion of commoners taking on the crown to demand freedom and justice. And if that’s not enough entertainment for you, we’ve even thrown in new trailers to watch and what you can catch on streaming.  Hit that subscribe button right now so you never miss an episode of The Flixters! We’re here every week to bring you the best reviews, the wildest facts, and the greatest cinema talk in the business.  00:00 Intro  02:17 Shoutouts 03:42 Movie News 06:34 New on Streaming 08:18 New Trailers 16:22 Anniversary Corner 19:31 Other Mommy Review 24:08 Verity Review 30:11 Hope Review 34:04 Digger Review 38:29 Heart of the Beast review 41:48 The Social Reckoning Review 47:01 Uprising Review 52:52 Outro  This episode is proudly sponsored by Zencastr.  Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr

  3. Sep 21

    The one where we review Resident Evil and Is God Is

    Directed by Zach Cregger, Resident Evil strips away years of cinematic bloat to deliver a pure, pulse-pounding survival horror experience. The film follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), an unassuming medical courier who takes on one last delivery to Raccoon General Hospital on a fateful, snowy night. Unwittingly thrust right into the periphery of the infamous Raccoon City outbreak, Bryan has to navigate a living nightmare of mutated horrors armed with very little survival instinct and a whole lot of panic.  Fun Flix Fact: Director Zach Cregger intentionally designed the film to take place concurrently with the events of Resident Evil 2 in an alternate contemporary timeline, focusing entirely on an ordinary civilian perspective rather than a hyper-trained special agent.  Fun Flix Fact: Test screenings originally featured a few more moments of dark humour, but Cregger actively trimmed them down to ensure the atmosphere remained relentlessly claustrophobic and terrifying.  Next up, we are exploring Aleshea Harris’s critically acclaimed feature directorial debut, Is God Is. Adapted from her own award-winning play, this Southern Gothic revenge thriller follows twin sisters Racine (Kara Young) and Anaia (Mallori Johnson)—both marked by severe burn scars from a childhood fire—as they embark on an epic, mythic cross-country quest to hunt down the father who tried to destroy them. Boasting an incredible ensemble cast including Vivica A. Fox, Sterling K. Brown, and Janelle Monáe, it is a visually arresting, genre-blending masterpiece.  Fun Flix Fact: Director Aleshea Harris wanted to deliberately celebrate and validate the complex, righteous anger of her protagonists without softening their edges for mainstream palatability, keeping the tone fiercely loyal to the stage production's theatrical bite.  To celebrate a decade since the culmination of the original live-action cinematic franchise, we are looking back at Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016). Bringing Milla Jovovich's Alice back to where it all began in Raccoon City, this entry leans hard into breakneck editing, post-apocalyptic set pieces, and a frantic race against time to release the airborne antivirus.  And if that’s not enough entertainment for you, we’ve even thrown in new trailers to watch and what you can catch on streaming.  Hit that subscribe button right now so you never miss an episode of The Flixters! We’re here every week to bring you the best reviews, the wildest facts, and the greatest cinema talk in the business.  00:00 Intro  02:14 Shoutouts 04:11 Movie News 12:02 New on Streaming 17:13 New Trailers 28:03 Anniversary Corner 30:54 Resident Evil Review 43:19 is God Is Review 55:34 Outro

  4. Sep 17

    The one where we review Pressure and Fall 2

    Directed by Anthony Mars and based on David Haig’s acclaimed stage play, Pressure is a tense, sober World War II drama focusing on the harrowing 72 hours leading up to D-Day. Andrew Scott stars as Group Captain James Stagg, the chief meteorological officer who must lock horns with US meteorologist Irving Krick (Chris Messina) while advising General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) on whether to launch the largest amphibious invasion in history amidst violently shifting weather patterns.  Fun Flix Fact: Andrew Scott heavily researched real-life meteorological data and military archives from June 1944 to accurately capture the immense psychological weight and professional isolation Stagg faced while making forecasts that could mean life or death for hundreds of thousands of troops.  Fun Flix Fact: The production recreated the top-secret Allied command headquarters using meticulous blueprints, ensuring that the maps, meteorological equipment, and operational charts matched what Eisenhower and his team utilized during those fateful days.  Switching gears from historical pressure to sheer adrenaline, Fall 2 (also known as Fall 2: Deadpoint) brings the vertigo-inducing terror back with a vengeance. Directed by the Spierig Brothers, the sequel follows a fresh group of climbers pushed to their absolute physical and psychological breaking points when a high-altitude expedition goes horribly wrong, leaving them stranded thousands of feet in the air with no obvious way down.  Fun Flix Fact: To achieve the hyper-realistic sense of height, the directors utilized a mix of state-of-the-art LED volume screens and practical high-altitude platform sets, forcing the cast to perform physical stunts while suspended hundreds of feet in the air.   Fun Flix Fact: The screenwriters consulted with professional extreme-altitude free-climbers to ensure that the survival tactics, equipment handling, and physiological effects of extreme exposure depicted in the film were as accurate as possible.  To celebrate a decade since one of the most gripping WWII assassination thrillers hit cinemas, we are looking back at Sean Ellis’s Anthropoid (2016). Starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan as Czechoslovakian soldiers sent back home to execute Operation Anthropoid—the assassination of SS General Reinhard Heydrich—it serves as the ultimate thematic companion piece to the wartime strategy and grit explored in Pressure.  And if that’s not enough entertainment for you, we’ve even thrown in new trailers to watch and what you can catch on streaming.  Hit that subscribe button right now so you never miss an episode of The Flixters! We’re here every week to bring you the best reviews, the wildest facts, and the greatest cinema talk in the business.  00:00 Intro  03:06 Shoutouts 06:37 Movie News 13:09 New on Streaming 19:28 New Trailers 28:44 Anniversary Corner 31:04 Pressure Review 41:13 Fall 2 review 51:09 Outro  This episode is proudly sponsored by Zencastr.  Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr

  5. Sep 7

    The one where we review The Death of Robin Hood and Leviticus

    Directed by Michael Sarnoski, The Death of Robin Hood completely strips away the traditional merry-men pageantry to deliver a raw, grounded, and ultraviolent revisionist drama. Starring Hugh Jackman as an aged, battle-weary outlaw living in self-imposed exile, the film follows a broken Robin who is forced to reckon with the bloody reality of his past when he takes refuge in a remote priory.  Fun Flix Fact: Jodie Comer, who stars as the steadfast Sister Brigid nursing Robin back to health, heavily researched medieval herbalism and religious history on set to ensure her character's philosophical debates with Jackman felt completely authentic to the period  Next up, we are diving into the terrifying depths of Adrian Chiarella’s breakout Australian folk-horror film, Leviticus. Set in a conservative rural community, the story follows teenage boys Naim (Joe Bird) and Ryan (Stacy Clausen) whose mutual attraction leads their strict religious community to subject them to a harrowing conversion ritual. Rather than cleansing them, the ritual invites in a shape-shifting entity that takes the form of their forbidden desires, turning their deepest longings into a waking nightmare of paranoia.  Fun Flix Fact: The supernatural entity was deliberately designed to mimic the exact mannerisms and voices of the characters' loved ones, creating masterclasses of tension where the actors had to perform scenes switching fluidly between genuine affection and monstrous threat.  To celebrate three and a half decades of oversized forest camp, soaring orchestral scores, and unbridled 1990s blockbuster energy, we are looking back at Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). Kevin Costner’s swashbuckling epic remains an absolute time capsule of peak Hollywood studio filmmaking.  Fun Flix Fact: Alan Rickman famously improvised nearly all of his venomous, scene-stealing comedic delivery as the Sheriff of Nottingham, reportedly asking the screenwriters for permission to "invent" new ways to chew the scenery because he felt the original script played it far too straight.  Bryan Adams' iconic power ballad "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" spent a record-breaking 16 consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming an unstoppable cultural phenomenon that dominated the airwaves all summer long.  And if that’s not enough entertainment for you, we’ve even thrown in new trailers to watch and what you can catch on streaming.  Hit that subscribe button right now so you never miss an episode of The Flixters! We’re here every week to bring you the best reviews, the wildest facts, and the greatest cinema talk in the business.  00:00 Intro  02:32 Shoutouts 04:11 Movie News 8:42 New on Streaming 12:18 New Trailers 17:50 Anniversary Corner 20:51 The Death of Robin Hood Review 32:56 Leviticus review 44:54 Outro  This episode is proudly sponsored by Zencastr.  Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr

  6. Aug 31

    The one where we review The Dog Stars, Insidious: Into The Further, and Mutiny

    Directed by Ridley Scott and adapted from Peter Heller’s acclaimed novel, The Dog Stars takes us to a desolate Colorado in 2035. Jacob Elordi stars as Hig, a civilian pilot living on an abandoned airstrip with a survivalist ex-Marine named Bangley (Josh Brolin). When a stray radio transmission sparks a glimmer of hope beyond their fenced-in reality, Hig risks everything to fly out into the unknown.  Fun Flix Fact: Ridley Scott shot much of the film's sweeping exterior sequences on location in Italy, cleverly using the Mediterranean landscape to stand in for the rugged American West.  Fun Flix Fact: The canine companion Jasper was played by multiple Belgian Malinois trained specifically to match Jacob Elordi’s easygoing cockpit demeanor during the intimate flight scenes.  The supernatural horror juggernaut returns with its sixth installment, directed by Jacob Chase. Insidious: Into The Further follows a young mother named Gemma (Amelia Eve) who discovers a terrifying new facet of the purgatorial realm: she doesn't just enter The Further—she has the terrifying ability to bring its malevolent spirits back into the living world. Franchise staple Lin Shaye also returns to guide the terror.  Fun Flix Fact: To achieve the signature, eerie look of The Further without relying entirely on digital effects, the production crew built rotating, inverted hallway sets that disoriented the actors in real-time.  Fun Flix Fact: The film's primary antagonist, a cult leader trapped in the astral plane, was designed using physical prosthetics that took over six hours to apply daily.  Action icon Jason Statham is back in top form in Mutiny, directed by Jean-François Richet. Statham plays Cole Reed, a private security bodyguard who is framed for the assassination of his billionaire employer. Forced to go on the run, Reed stows away on a massive cargo ship, only to stumble upon a vast human trafficking conspiracy that he has to dismantle one punch at a time.  Fun Flix Fact: Jason Statham performed the vast majority of his own stunt work during the intense, cramped container-ship brawl scenes, collaborating closely with director Jean-François Richet to keep the choreography raw and grounded.  Fun Flix Fact: The production utilized a decommissioned cargo vessel docked in Southeast Asia, giving the film an authentic, claustrophobic industrial grit that soundstages simply cannot replicate.  To mark a decade and a half since Steven Soderbergh’s chillingly prescient medical thriller hit cinemas, we are looking back at Contagion (2011). From its all-star ensemble cast to its hyper-realistic depiction of a global pandemic spreading through fomites and panic, it remains one of the smartest studio thrillers ever made.  For our Hidden Gem this week, we are shining a light on Jane Schoenbrun’s mind-bending, surrealist slasher Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Starring Hannah Einbinder as a young filmmaker hired to reboot a flagging slasher franchise, the film spirals into a hypnotic, queer Gothic romance when she becomes obsessed with finding the franchise's reclusive original "final girl," played brilliantly by Gillian Anderson.  And if that’s not enough entertainment for you, we’ve even thrown in new trailers to watch and what you can catch on streaming.  Hit that subscribe button right now so you never miss an episode of The Flixters! We’re here every week to bring you the best reviews, the wildest facts, and the greatest cinema talk in the business.  00:00 Intro  02:04 Shoutouts 03:42 Movie News 8:17 New on Streaming 13:02 New Trailers 22:13 Anniversary Corner 24:53 The Dog Stars Review 33:25 Insidious: Into The Further review 44:10 Mutiny Review 48:43 Hidden Gem Review 57:10 Outro  This episode is proudly sponsored by Zencastr.  Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr

  7. Aug 17

    The one where we review The End of Oak Street and The Last House

    Directed by David Robert Mitchell, The End Of Oak Street is a gripping, high-concept sci-fi thriller. When a mysterious cosmic event rips a suburban neighbourhood out of 1982 and transports it straight into prehistoric times, a family led by Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor must set aside their marital strains to protect their children from prehistoric predators.  Fun Flix Fact: Fun Flix Fact: Director David Robert Mitchell spent months working with paleontological consultants to ensure the dinosaurs featured in the neighbourhood's gardens were depicted with accurate shaggy plumage rather than traditional movie scales. Fun Flix Fact: The production built a massive, multi-acre suburban cul-de-sac set on a secure backlot, allowing the stunt coordinators to orchestrate massive practical creature attacks right between the houses. Streaming alongside our first review, the Louis Leterrier-directed sci-fi thriller The Last House stars Greta Lee and Wagner Moura as a Seattle couple whose family is inexplicably sealed inside their home when a mysterious global disaster strikes. Cut off from the outside world with dwindling resources, they must figure out how to survive whatever is lurking just beyond their doors.  Fun Flix Fact: To authentically capture the claustrophobia of prolonged confinement, the production utilized a closed-set house build where the cast spent weeks filming in sequence, mirroring the characters' gradual psychological fraying. Fun Flix Fact: Director Louis Leterrier drew visual inspiration from classic disaster and containment films, utilizing subtle lighting shifts to show how the surrounding environment slowly consumes the suburban landscape over the course of the story. To celebrate the legacy of the 'contained thriller', we are looking back at the 2016 masterpiece 10 Cloverfield Lane. Given its undeniable link to the themes of forced confinement and paranoia, it is the ultimate companion piece to analyse alongside our main features.  Fun Flix Fact: John Goodman famously remained in character as the imposing Howard Stambler even when the cameras weren't rolling, often avoiding the rest of the cast to maintain the chilling sense of isolation and distrust needed for the bunker scenes. Fun Flix Fact: The film’s claustrophobic finale was originally written to be much larger in scale, but director Dan Trachtenberg insisted on keeping the focus entirely on the lead character's survival, proving that 'less is more' when it comes to psychological terror. And if that’s not enough entertainment for you, we’ve even thrown in new trailers to watch and what you can catch on streaming.  Hit that subscribe button right now so you never miss an episode of The Flixters! We’re here every week to bring you the best reviews, the wildest facts, and the greatest cinema talk in the business.  00:00 Intro  01:58 Shoutouts 03:15 Movie News 16:22 New on Streaming 22:21 New Trailers 36:30 Anniversary Corner 39:09 The End of Oak Street Review 52:23 The Last House review 59:49 Outro  This episode is proudly sponsored by Zencastr.  Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr

  8. Aug 3

    The one where we review Spider-Man: Brand New Day

    Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, Spider-Man: Brand New Day picks up the pieces in a world that completely forgot Peter Parker exists. Tom Holland returns as a more mature, isolated wall-crawler dedicating every waking second to street-level protection. But the relentless pressure of fighting crime full-time—while watching his old friends move on—triggers a dangerous and unexpected physical evolution in his powers, setting the stage for a massive clash against high-level threats and a mysterious telepathic force.  Fun Flix Fact: Tom Holland collaborated closely with director Destin Daniel Cretton to lean into the psychological toll of anonymity, purposely portraying a grittier, more frayed version of Peter Parker whose intense isolation begins manifesting in startling physical changes.  Fun Flix Fact: The production utilised practical, street-level stunt coordination on location in New York and Atlanta to capture a grounded, gritty aesthetic that mirrors classic comic runs, distinguishing it visually from sprawling cosmic team-ups.  To celebrate a decade of fractured friendships and high-stakes superhero politics, we are looking back at Anthony and Joe Russo’s Captain America: Civil War (2016). We break down how this massive blockbuster successfully juggled a sprawling ensemble cast while redefining the emotional core of the MCU.  Fun Flix Fact: The iconic, airport-tarmac battle sequence took over three weeks of night shoots to complete, utilising a massive blue-screen stage combined with practical hangar locations in Germany to ground the physics of the clash. Fun Flix Fact: Tom Holland’s debut performance as Spider-Man in this very film was kept under such tight wraps by Marvel that he wasn't even allowed to tell his friends which movie set he was flying off to shoot! And if that’s not enough entertainment for you, we’ve even thrown in new trailers to watch and what you can catch on streaming.  Hit that subscribe button right now so you never miss an episode of The Flixters! We’re here every week to bring you the best reviews, the wildest facts, and the greatest cinema talk in the business.  00:00 Intro  02:36 Shoutouts 04:39 Movie News 14:41 New on Streaming 18:14 New Trailers 31:13 Anniversary Corner 33:57 Spider-Man: Brand New Day Review 53:16 Outro  This episode is proudly sponsored by Zencastr.  Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr

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Hello we're Amar and Duval and Welcome to The Flixters, a Podcast made by a couple of film geeks! Please follow us on twitter and Facebook @theflixters and don't forget to leave a comment or a review for us to read out on the show! We hope you enjoy it!

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