Groovy Movies

Groovy Movies
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Weekly deep dives into your favourite films with Lily Austin and James Brailsford. Check out our website - https://groovymoviespod.co.uk/

  1. Jun 8

    The Christopher Nolan Hallmarks pt 1

    In anticipation of The Odyssey's release, we’re traversing the course of Christopher Nolan’s career and plotting his signature hallmarks along the way. Plus: the box office-shattering success of Backrooms and Obsession, and the AI movie showing at Tribeca Film Festival.  References  Christian Zilko’s IndieWire article Nolan’s 60 Minutes interview  The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan by Tom Shone If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review! Produced and edited by Lily Austin and James Brailsford Original theme music by James Brailsford Logo design by Alfie Garland Follow us: Instagram, TikTok & Letterboxd Email us: groovymoviespod@gmail.com Website: groovymoviespod.co.uk

    1h 28m

  2. May 12

    The cinematic ascent of A24 and its latest hit, The Drama

    We take a deep dive into indie cinema’s biggest success story: production company A24. Plus, we discuss its latest hit, the non-rom-com The Drama. ReferencesThat needle drop in The Drama we mentioned: "Inside Out" by Jesse Rae If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review! Produced and edited by Lily Austin and James Brailsford Original theme music by James Brailsford Logo design by Alfie Garland Follow us: ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠ & ⁠Letterboxd⁠ Email us: ⁠groovymoviespod@gmail.com⁠ Website: ⁠groovymoviespod.co.uk

    1h 2m

  3. Apr 14

    Clever Girls and Space Men ft. Hannah McGregor 

    This week we’re learning lessons from blockbusters: the latest, Project Hail Mary, and a classic, Jurassic Park. With the help of Hannah McGregor, the author of the brilliant “Clever Girl” and co-host of the podcast, Material Girls (do go and subscribe), we decipher the messages about care, chaos and lady monsters which lay under the wobbly surface (get it? that's a Jurassic Park reference) of these popcorn movies.  References  Buy Clever Girl by Hannah McGregor here Material Girls podcast  Kodak’s Verita film, used on Euphoria season 3 John Travolta’s novel on Good Reads If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review! Produced and edited by Lily Austin and James Brailsford Original theme music by James Brailsford Logo design by Alfie Garland Follow us: ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠ & ⁠Letterboxd⁠ Email us: ⁠groovymoviespod@gmail.com⁠ Website: ⁠groovymoviespod.co.uk

    1h 14m

  4. Mar 24

    Should we scrap award ceremonies?

    After another lacklustre awards season and a decline in viewers, is it time to reinvent the awards ceremony or just retire it altogether? Then we get up to speed on the latest in the Warner Bros. takeover psychodrama (and future hopes for Star Trek nerds the world over), before reviewing two recent films that take big, beautifully flawed swings: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride and Oliver Laxe’s Sirāt. References Peter Bradshaw’s Sirāt review for The Guardian Dune: Part Three trailer If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review! Produced and edited by Lily Austin and James Brailsford Original theme music by James Brailsford Logo design by Alfie Garland Follow us: ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠ & ⁠Letterboxd⁠ Email us: ⁠groovymoviespod@gmail.com⁠ Website: ⁠groovymoviespod.co.uk

    53 min
  5. Wuthering Heights: can Jacob Elordi grow a beard?

    Feb 17

    Wuthering Heights: can Jacob Elordi grow a beard?

    Finally, Valentine’s Day weekend has finally come to pass, which could only mean one thing: we’ve been to see Wuthering Heights - sorry, “Wuthering Heights” that is. Was it as erotic as the test screen audience reported? And can Jacob Elordi really not grow a beard?  We search for answers. ReferencesThat World of Reel article  Emerald Fennell’s BFI interview on Wuthering Heights Emerald Fennell’s Ask Penguin podcast interview  ----------- If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review! Produced and edited by Lily Austin and James Brailsford Original theme music by James Brailsford Logo design by Alfie Garland Follow us: ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠ & ⁠Letterboxd⁠ Email us: ⁠groovymoviespod@gmail.com⁠ Website: ⁠groovymoviespod.co.uk

    53 min
  6. Star Wars 101

    Feb 10

    Star Wars 101

    We’re back and it is our 101st episode! And we’re marking the milestone with an area of special interest for James, and mostly special disinterest for Lily: Star Wars (or at least until she watched the burlesque show “The Empire Strips Back.” We take a whistlestop tour through the three sagas to consider how one of the great trilogies became such a mess. But could this year’s 50th anniversary of A New Hope offer a new hope? References  The Empire Strips Back burlesque show The Phantom Menace BTS documentary  -----------Produced and edited by Lily Austin and James Brailsford Original theme music by James Brailsford Logo design by Alfie Garland If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review! Follow us: ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠ & ⁠Letterboxd⁠ Email us: ⁠groovymoviespod@gmail.com⁠ Website: ⁠groovymoviespod.co.uk

    1h 21m
  7. A Very Kubrick Christmas

    12/23/2025

    A Very Kubrick Christmas

    What could be more festive than a masked orgy? Or an axe-wielding husband? Or a smart device going rogue in space? We finish this series with a Christmas special for those looking for an alternative movie recommendation during the holidays, by counting down our top 5 Kubrick Christmas movies.  ----------- If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review! Edited by Lily Austin Original music by James Brailsford Logo design by Alfie Garland groovymoviespod.co.uk Instagram TikTok Letterboxd Email us

    52 min
  8. The best and worst of 2025

    12/16/2025

    The best and worst of 2025

    The end of the year is drawing in, you have precisely 15 days to catch the best movies of 2025 and/or swerve the worst. This mission, should you choose to accept it, can be aided by this very podcast. Enjoy.  References The reviewer of Actors On Actors - @theamateurstake BTS of the making of Kill Bill's lost chapter for Fortnite Charli XCX's The Moment trailer Gwyneth Paltrow and Jacob Elordi on Actors on Actors Alexander Skarsgård and Stellan Skarsgård on Actors on Actors  ----------- If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review! Edited by Lily Austin Original music by James Brailsford Logo design by Alfie Garland groovymoviespod.co.uk Instagram TikTok Letterboxd Email us

    59 min
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Weekly deep dives into your favourite films with Lily Austin and James Brailsford. Check out our website - https://groovymoviespod.co.uk/

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  • Creator
    Groovy Movies
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    108
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Groovy Movies
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    Groovy Movies