Celluloid Dreams

2SER

Each week, Evan, Gaby and Lewis bring you reviews, interviews and discussion covering new releases, film festivals and independent content. In our regular segment 'Stream It or Leave It' the team gives the thumbs up or thumbs down to the latest shows and movies on streaming.

  1. 12h ago

    East of Eden, American Hostage, Verity and The Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival.

    🎬 This week on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 ✨ New Releases Florence Pugh and Mike Faist head back to 19th-century California in East of Eden, Netflix's new adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel. With family secrets, forbidden love and characters struggling against the lives they've been handed, does this latest take on Steinbeck bring something fresh to the story, or is it destined to live in the shadow of the book? We also take a wild ride with Verity, the new adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling thriller starring Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett. It's got dark secrets, shocking revelations and some truly bonkers twists. Is it terrible, terrific, or the kind of film that's so much fun you simply don't care? 📺 Stream It or Leave It Jon Hamm stars in American Hostage, the new series based on the extraordinary true story of a radio broadcaster held hostage live on air. With the clock ticking and the whole situation unfolding through the radio station, is this tense retelling worth tuning in for? 🎟️ Special Guest: Simon Foster | Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival The Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival returns for its seventh year, and festival director Simon Foster joins us to take us through this year's program. From three Australian feature film world premieres to Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires, Jason X and a 90-year-old Italian comic brought to life on screen, there's plenty for sci-fi, fantasy and horror fans to discover. 📻 Tune in at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for new releases, streaming verdicts, festival favourites and all things screen culture. You can also catch up anytime on the podcast, including extended interview clips. #CelluloidDreams #2SER #EastOfEden #Verity #AmericanHostage #SydneyScienceFictionFilmFestival #ScienceFiction #FilmRadio #FilmPodcast

  2. Sep 27

    Japanese Film Festival, Irish Film Festival, Hope and Empathy

    Airs Wednesday | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 ✨ New Release: Hope Lewis heads to Korea for Hope, the new monster action spectacular. With a big setup and even bigger expectations, does the payoff deliver the goods, or will Lewis's disappointment be monstrous? 🎟️ Festival Focus: Japanese Film Festival Australia The Japanese Film Festival Australia, celebrating 30 years, is upon us, and festival programmer Manisay Oudomvilay drops in to give us the scoop on this year's program. From contemporary Japanese cinema to discoveries from across the country, we'll find out what's worth putting on your festival calendar.  ☘️ Festival Focus: Irish Film Festival Also joining us is Professor Enda Murray from the Irish Film Festival to give us a preview of what's coming when the festival kicks off its national tour in Sydney this October. What's made the cut, and which films should be on our radar? Learn all about the exciting line up of Irish language films from doco to horror.  📺 Stream It or Leave It: Empathy SBS On Demand takes us inside a psychiatric ward with Empathy, the new Canadian comic drama. Can this series find the funny without losing sight of the people at its centre, or will the humour be hard to diagnose? 📻 Tune in at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for monster movies, festival favourites and streaming verdicts. You can also catch up anytime on the podcast. #CelluloidDreams #2SER #Hope #JapaneseFilmFestival #IrishFilmFestival #Empathy #SBSOnDemand #FilmRadio #FilmPodcast

  3. Sep 16

    Dark Nights Film Fest, ACME v Coyote, Last Seen, Adults

    🎬 This week on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 ✨ New Release: Acme vs Coyote School holidays are here and Wile E. Coyote is back on the big screen. Can this Looney Tunes rehash capture the anarchic spirit of the originals and entertain a whole new generation, or has the joke finally run out of road? 🎟️ Special Guest: Bryn Tilly | Dark Nights Film Festival Dark Nights Film Festival goes micro cinema with a new collection of global horror shorts and the feature The Turkish Coffee Table. Bryn Tilly drops in to give us the lowdown on this year’s Day and Night of Darkness, and the dark delights waiting to be discovered. 📺 Stream It or Leave It: Patrick Brammall heads into mysterious territory with the new Australian thriller Last Seen, now streaming on Apple TV+. Can this homegrown mystery keep us guessing and leave us on the edge of our seats, or will the trail go cold? And we head into the world of Gen Z friendships and questionable life choices with Season 2 of Adults. Does the comedy about five twenty-somethings trying to work out adulthood still have something to say, or are we all just getting too old for this? 📻 Tune in at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for new releases, festival frights, streaming verdicts and all things screen culture. You can also catch up anytime on the podcast. #CelluloidDreams #2SER #AcmeVsCoyote #LooneyTunes #DarkNightsFilmFestival #TheTurkishCoffeeTable #LastSeen #PatrickBrammall #Adults #FilmRadio #FilmPodcast

  4. Sep 9

    The Parallel Effect: Daz Chandler, The Whisper Man, Mayday, The Magic Faraway Tree

    🎬 Tonight on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 ✨ New Release: Beth revisits a childhood favourite with The Magic Faraway Tree, now streaming on Paramount+. Does Enid Blyton's beloved fantasy adventure capture the wonder of the original books, or has this big screen adaptation lost some of its magic along the way? 🎟️ Special Guest: Daz Chandler – The Parallel Effect Evan sits down with Daz Chandler, creator of The Parallel Effect, the ambitious multimedia project that combines podcasts, short films and visual art to imagine worlds where history unfolded differently. Together they explore the power of imagination, speculative storytelling and how artists can help us see our own world through a different lens. 📺 Stream It or Leave It: Lewis investigates Netflix's The Whisper Man. With Robert De Niro, Adam Scott and a missing-child mystery, does this serial killer thriller have anything new to say, or is it content to live in the shadow of Se7en? Then it's over to Apple TV+ for Mayday, where Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh team up in a Cold War action comedy. Does this high-flying adventure take off, or is Ryan Reynolds still playing the same character in a different cockpit? 🎟️ Giveaway: We Are the Shaggs We've teamed up with the Sydney Underground Film Festival to give away one of two double passes to We Are the Shaggs, screening this Saturday at the Factory Theatre in Marrickville. Listen to the show to find out how to enter. 📻 Tune in at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for new releases, streaming verdicts, special guests and all things screen culture. You can also catch up anytime on the podcast. 🎧 Missed the show? Head to the link in our bio for episodes and bonus interviews. #CelluloidDreams #2SER #TheMagicFarawayTree #TheParallelEffect #TheWhisperMan #Mayday #SydneyUndergroundFilmFestival #FilmRadio #FilmPodcast

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Each week, Evan, Gaby and Lewis bring you reviews, interviews and discussion covering new releases, film festivals and independent content. In our regular segment 'Stream It or Leave It' the team gives the thumbs up or thumbs down to the latest shows and movies on streaming.