Tonight's Second Feature

James Hewitt, Rhys Strang

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This is a weekly journey into the mad world of B-cinema. The Surprise: James picks a B-grade film; the boys watch. The Review: Deep-dive discussion on the good, the bad, and the ugly. The History: James reveals the chaotic, untold stories behind production. The Categories: Modern Era Remake, 4K or Let it Rot, and Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.

10h ago

The Odyssey 2026 | Ep.13

This week on Tonight's Second Feature, James & Rhys come to the end of An Odyssey through the Odyssey, concluding with Christopher Nolan's 2026 The Odyssey! References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSrLog7hbmIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kui5PpD9ITEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpZCKnha464https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enOh1RMRF-8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D00esm0gGmU&t=35shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3XdWZi6oRY&t=11shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzw2ttJD2qQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZfDKkymUnU&t=3177shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OalIJgkSwI&t=421sTonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt, and Rhys Strang. Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt https://www.instagram.com/look_its_jmes/ Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=enThumbnails created by Rhys Strang https://www.instagram.com/strangrhys/
Jul 23

Physical Media Vol. One + The Final Odyssey | Ep.12

This week on Tonight's Second Feature, James & Rhys step into the second closet and discuss an abundance of DVDs, Blu-Rays, Box Sets, and Criterions. In Volume 1 of Physical Media, we talk about the mad world of physical media and stick around to the end for our physical media exchange. (01:01) - Intro (22:05) - Steelbooks (28:14) - Childhood Memory (35:44) - Thrift Find (41:38) - Strangest Find (49:34) - Odyssey (01:05:43) - Blind Buy (01:19:57) - Favourite Label (01:31:07) - Box Set (01:43:41) - The Gift! Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt and Rhys Strang. Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt https://www.instagram.com/look_its_jmes/ Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/ Thumbnails created by Rhys Strang https://www.instagram.com/strangrhys/
Jul 12

Trashathon (2026) & The final Odyssey through the Odyssey | Ep.11

“Good trash is, you never look down on it. You look up to it. I'm in awe of really bad taste."John Waters Each year The Hollywood Avondale host a 12 hour movie marathon of trash cinema elegantly titled “Trashathon” . This week on Tonight's Second Feature, James & Rhys turn their brain to mush whilst once again enduring through this insane marathon. AND one last special segment exploring The Odyssey. (10:55) - The Killer Shrews (20:59) - Star Crystal (32:01) - The Stabilizer (40:07) - Uninvited (57:10) - The Odyssey (01:16:29) - Blood Lake (01:28:39) - R.O.T.O.R Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt, and Rhys Strang. Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt https://www.instagram.com/look_its_jmes/ Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=enThumbnails created by Rhys Strang https://www.instagram.com/strangrhys/
Jul 5

Cosmic Journey (1936) & The Odyssey through the Odyssey | Ep.10

This week on Tonight's Second Feature, James & Rhys blast off to the moon as we discuss "Cosmic Journey" (1936), an important stepping stone in the science fiction genre and depiction of space travel on the silver screen. Rhys will also take us on another Odyssey journey. Now, close to the release of Nolan's The Odyssey, the boys try to triumph against the odds and attempt to string a mighty bow and arrow of their own. (00:22) - Intro (05:55) - James' movie haul (23:02) - Movie Synopsis (29:56) - Space Travel in cinema (40:33) - Scene by scene (01:12:50) - Odyssey Talk (01:38:51) - Bow and Arrow tournament (01:43:35) - Russian cinema (01:50:00) - Vasily Zhuravlyov (01:58:08) - Based on the book by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (02:08:15) - Silent Spectacular rankings (02:10:19) - End Segments (02:15:43) - Next season's theme References:https://grokipedia.com/page/Vasily_Zhuravlyov https://www.britannica.com/biography/Konstantin-Eduardovich-Tsiolkovsky https://marxist.com/soviet-cinema-montage-revolution-and-the-fight-for-artistic-freedom.htm https://www.openculture.com/2017/06/a-crash-course-on-soviet-montage.html https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2011/the-history-of-russian-cinema/ https://diedangerdiediekill.blogspot.com/2011/12/kosmicheskiy-reys-aka-cosmic-voyage.html https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Exploration/Konstantin_Tsiolkovsky https://nmspacemuseum.org/inductee/konstantin-e-tsiolkovsky/ https://forage.com/book/1368505 file:///C:/Users/dista/Downloads/08_Pomaranski.pdf https://scifist.net/2019/08/13/cosmic-voyage/ Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt, and Rhys Strang. Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt https://www.instagram.com/look_its_jmes/ Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=enThumbnails created by Rhys Strang https://www.instagram.com/strangrhys/
Jun 30

Disclosure Room (The Backrooms + Disclosure Day) & James' physical media dump | Ep.09

This week on Tonight's Second Feature, whilst lost amongst the liminal hellscape of the backrooms, the boys talk Kane Parsons and Steven Spielberg. That's right, folks, this week we dive into The Backrooms (2026) & Disclosure Day (2026)!! (00:23) - Intro (02:16) - Backrooms talk (14:57) - Backrooms scene by scene (28:47) - Meaning behind the film (01:08:45) - The Odyssey talk (01:40:47) - Disclosure Day (01:46:45) - Spielberg film Rankings (01:53:55) - Disclosure Day Scene by scene (03:19:01) - Closing Thoughts References:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUk5dCRLC2s&t=3shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFe6NRgoXCMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKGhxMi50y8Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt, and Rhys Strang. Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt https://www.instagram.com/look_its_jmes/ Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=enThumbnails created by Rhys Strang https://www.instagram.com/strangrhys/
Jun 7

The Lost World (1925) + film festival chit chat & The Odyssey through the Odyssey | Ep.08

This week on Tonight's Second Feature, James & Rhys go back 66 million years to watch The Lost World (1925). Amidst the pioneering silent epics of the 1920s, Hollywood would release the first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam. In London, Professor Challenger announces that prehistoric creatures are alive and flourishing in the Amazon jungle and declares his intention to mount an expedition proving his point. Journalist Edward Malone volunteers to go and convinces his newspaper to fund the journey. Paula White hopes to find her father, a missing explorer. They and others undertake the voyage and witness dinosaurs and humanoids doing battle in a magnificent landscape. (00:00) - Intro (43:13) - Film chat (01:44:37) - Odyssey References:https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lost_World_(1925) https://letterboxd.com/film/the-lost-world/crew/ https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Arthur-Conan-Doyle&ved=2ahUKEwjWiIjm0MuUAxVwaHADHUqUK8oQFnoFCIsBEAE&usg=AOvVaw0fq3GRRcsKpYZFK-CcuBor https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/arthur-conan-doyle https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/wiki/The_Lost_World https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/wiki/The_Lost_World#I._There_are_heroisms_all_round_us https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2025/03/the-lost-world-is-100-years-old-and-still-roaring/ https://wordsworth-editions.com/the-lost-world/ https://arthurconandoyle.co.uk/authorhttps://blogs.westlakelibrary.org/2022/05/beyond-sherlock-holmes-the-other-writings-of-arthur-conan-doyle/ https://www.mbebooks.com/blog/a-look-back-at-arthur-conan-doyles-lesser-known-work/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7sj4zCXMHs https://maxs-blogo-saurus.com/2025/02/08/the-complete-history-of-the-lost-world-1925-100th-anniversary-special-part-1/ https://www.bewaretheblog.com/2020/06/willis-obrien-1925s-lost-world-and.html https://www.bewaretheblog.com/2016/04/marcel-delgado-artist-that-built-king.html https://simanaitissays.com/2025/12/03/the-lost-world-1925-part-1/ https://silentfilm.org/the-lost-world/ https://grokipedia.com/page/Arthur_Edeson https://www.nytimes.com/1925/02/09/archives/the-screen-a-vonderful-farce.html https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2022/05/21/thats-a-wrap-in-the-portrait-gallery-with-a-studio-portrait-of-screenwriter-and-director-harry-o-hoyt-1925/ Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt, and Rhys Strang. Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=en Podcast thumbnails by Rhys Strang, https://www.instagram.com/strangrhys?igsh=dWlhN2hkYWpiNzZ3
May 30

Obsession + Mother Mary & The Odyssey through the Odyssey | Ep.07

This week, on Tonight's first feature, we dive into TWO MOVIES! That's right, folks, we are double featuring Mother Mary 2026 (dir. David Lowery) & Obsession 2026 (dir. Curry Barker). David Lowery is an American filmmaker known for his independent features, such as A Ghost Story and The Green Knight, as well as his mainstream large-budget studio films, including Pete's Dragon. He is back with Mother Mary starring Anne Hathaway & Michaela Coel. Obsession is Curry Barker's first theatrical feature released worldwide to immediate financial and critical success. Barker alongside his creative partner Cooper Tomlinson whom he met in film school began his career in sketch comedy posting videos on their youtube channel “Thats a bad idea”. His horror short “The Chair” got the attention of “47 meters down” producer James Harris who approached Barker to finance a script, out of all his ideas, Obsession stood out to him. References: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-curry-barker-obsession-1236596466/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1837858817/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G5CjgPw1x4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqYHOsuje1ETonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt and Rhys Strang. Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=en (00:00) - Intro
May 24

Silent Spectacular Begins with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari & An Odyssey through the Odyssey | Ep.06

On this week’s Tonight's Second Feature James & Rhys dive into season 1 with Silent Spectaculars. Up first we silently watch The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920. Considered the first German expressionist film, its striking visual style, and physiological narrative is still felt throughout modern horror. Rhys will take us on our first stage of the journey towards the release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. First we talk the book and learn what the odyssey is. References: https://www.jahernandez.com/posts/the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-1920https://www.nga.gov/stories/articles/what-german-expressionism-8-things-know https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Cabinet-of-Dr-Caligari https://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/silents-are-golden-a-closer-look-at-the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-1920/ https://www.moma.org/collection/terms/die-brucke-the-bridge https://www.bohema-wien.com/artikel/german-expressionism https://theasc.com/article/german-cinema-comes-to-hollywood/ https://colorculture.org/cinematography-analysis-of-the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-in-depth/ https://colorculture.org/cinematography-analysis-of-the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-in-depth/ https://grokipedia.com/page/Carl_Mayer https://filmstarpostcards.blogspot.com/2021/09/gilda-langer.html https://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com/2015/10/21/the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-part-ii-behind-the-scenes/ https://www.classic-monsters.com/werner-krauss/ Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt, and Rhys Strang. Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=en (00:00) - Intro

This is a weekly journey into the mad world of B-cinema. The Surprise: James picks a B-grade film; the boys watch. The Review: Deep-dive discussion on the good, the bad, and the ugly. The History: James reveals the chaotic, untold stories behind production. The Categories: Modern Era Remake, 4K or Let it Rot, and Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.

Creator

James Hewitt, Rhys Strang
Years Active

2026
Episodes

13
Rating

Explicit
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