EngMovieReviews: Learn English With Movies

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If you can talk about a movie, you can talk about anything. Every episode reviews one film in slow, clear English, so you can actually talk about it afterwards — with real vocabulary and idioms from the film, not textbook sentences. I'm Teacher Teddy, a TEFL-certified English teacher with a British master's degree, teaching since 2020. Each ten-minute episode is levelled by CEFR — Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced — so you start at your level, not the newest episode. New episode daily. Free transcripts, flashcards, quizzes and 192 grammar lessons at engmoviereviews.com.

  1. 18h ago

    English Listening Practice: Metaphors and Imagery | Dead Poets Society

    The real English of poetry and figurative language, in slow, clear English — a figure of speech, a metaphor, a simile, imagery, literal, figurative, paint a picture, a verse, a stanza, carpe diem. An English learning podcast episode you can take on a walk or a long drive, because there is nothing on screen to miss. Taught through Dead Poets Society. This episode covers the story of Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir’s 1989 drama about a new English teacher at a traditional boarding school who tells his class to rip the introduction out of the textbook and read poetry as something to live by — plus a vocabulary lesson built right into that story: the English of poetry and metaphor, from “a figure of speech” and “a metaphor” to “a simile”, “imagery”, “literal” and “figurative”, “a verse” and “a stanza”. Perfect for advanced English learners who enjoy movies and want a slow, clear, podcast-friendly way to improve their English listening comprehension and vocabulary on the go — no video required. Free interactive learning materials for this episode are also available at engmoviereviews.com. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to this English learning podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts for more movies reviewed in slow, clear English, or catch the video version on YouTube (EngMovieReviews).

  2. 1d ago

    English Listening Practice: Home, Searching and Belonging | Lion

    The real English of home and belonging, in slow, clear English — your hometown, where you’re from, your roots, feel out of place, fit in, feel at home, homesick, lose touch with, track someone down. An English learning podcast episode you can take on a walk or a long drive, because there is nothing on screen to miss. Taught through Lion. This episode covers the story of Lion, the true account of Saroo Brierley, lost on a train at five years old, raised in Tasmania, and searching twenty years later for a village whose name he mangled as a small boy — plus a vocabulary lesson built right into that story: the English of home and belonging, from “your hometown” and “your roots” to “feel out of place”, “fit in”, “homesick” and “track someone down”. Perfect for intermediate English learners who enjoy movies and want a slow, clear, podcast-friendly way to improve their English listening comprehension and vocabulary on the go — no video required. Free interactive learning materials for this episode are also available at engmoviereviews.com. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to this English learning podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts for more movies reviewed in slow, clear English, or catch the video version on YouTube (EngMovieReviews).

  3. 2d ago

    English Listening Practice: Manners and Polite Requests | Mary Poppins

    The real English of manners and polite requests, in slow, clear English — please, could you, would you mind, may I, would you like, excuse me, I'm sorry to bother you, I'm afraid not. An English learning podcast episode you can take on a walk or a long drive, because there is nothing on screen to miss. Taught through Mary Poppins. This episode covers the story of Mary Poppins, the classic 1964 musical in which a nanny comes down out of the London sky to look after two children whose father wants somebody strict — plus a vocabulary lesson built right into that story: the English of polite requests, from “please” and “could you” to “would you mind”, “may I”, “excuse me” and “I’m afraid not”. Perfect for beginner English learners who enjoy movies and want a slow, clear, podcast-friendly way to improve their English listening comprehension and vocabulary on the go — no video required. Free interactive learning materials for this episode are also available at engmoviereviews.com. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to this English learning podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts for more movies reviewed in slow, clear English, or catch the video version on YouTube (EngMovieReviews).

  4. 3d ago

    English Listening Practice: Translation and Misunderstanding | Arrival

    The real English of translation and misunderstanding, in slow, clear English — to translate, to interpret, word for word, make yourself understood, ambiguous, lost in translation, a misunderstanding, get the wrong end of the stick, take something the wrong way. An English learning podcast episode you can take on a walk or a long drive, because there is nothing on screen to miss. Taught through Arrival. This episode covers the story of Arrival, Denis Villeneuve’s first-contact drama in which a linguist is asked to speak to visitors nobody can understand and a single translated symbol pushes three continents towards war — plus a vocabulary lesson built right into that story: the language of translation and misunderstanding, from “to interpret” and “word for word” to “ambiguous”, “lost in translation” and “get the wrong end of the stick”. Perfect for advanced English learners who enjoy movies and want a slow, clear, podcast-friendly way to improve their English listening comprehension and vocabulary on the go — no video required. Free interactive learning materials for this episode are also available at engmoviereviews.com. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to this English learning podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts for more movies reviewed in slow, clear English, or catch the video version on YouTube (EngMovieReviews).

  5. 4d ago

    English Listening Practice: Restaurant English | Chef (2014)

    The real English of eating out, in slow, clear English — book a table, a table for two, the specials, are you ready to order?, I'll have, how would you like that cooked?, on the side, send it back, the bill. An English learning podcast episode you can take on a walk or a long drive, with nothing on screen to miss. Taught through Chef. This episode covers the story of Chef, in which a head chef loses his restaurant after a critic's review and a very public argument, and rebuilds himself selling Cuban sandwiches from a food truck with his son — plus a vocabulary lesson built right into that story: restaurant English, from "book a table" and "the specials" to "I'll have", "on the side", "send it back", and "the bill". Perfect for English learners who enjoy movies and want a slow, clear, podcast-friendly way to improve their English listening comprehension and vocabulary on the go — no video required. Free interactive learning materials for this episode are also available at engmoviereviews.com. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to this English learning podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts for more movies reviewed in slow, clear English, or catch the video version on YouTube (EngMovieReviews).

  6. 5d ago

    English Listening Practice: Roads, Vehicles and Getting Around | Cars

    The real English of roads and travel, in slow, clear English — a motorway, a highway, a wrong turn, lose your way, the middle of nowhere, pull over, a dead end, a bypass, the open road. An English learning podcast episode built for exactly the journey you are probably on right now, with nothing on screen to miss. Taught through Cars. This episode covers the story of Cars, in which a young racing car falls out of his transporter overnight, wrecks the main street of a tiny desert town and has to stay and repair it — plus a vocabulary lesson built right into that story: the language of roads and journeys, from "a wrong turn" and "lose your way" to "pull over", "a bypass", and "off the beaten track". Perfect for English learners who enjoy movies and want a slow, clear, podcast-friendly way to improve their English listening comprehension and vocabulary on the go — no video required. Free interactive learning materials for this episode are also available at engmoviereviews.com. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to this English learning podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts for more movies reviewed in slow, clear English, or catch the video version on YouTube (EngMovieReviews).

  7. 6d ago

    English Listening Practice: Accent and Pronunciation | My Fair Lady

    The real English of accent and pronunciation, in slow, clear English — a thick accent, drop your aitches, to place someone, elocution lessons, to enunciate, your vowels, Received Pronunciation, well-spoken, your accent slips. An English learning podcast episode about how voices sound, which is the one subject that loses nothing without a picture. Taught through My Fair Lady. This episode covers the story of My Fair Lady, in which a professor of speech sounds wagers he can pass a Covent Garden flower seller off as a duchess after six months of lessons — plus a vocabulary lesson built right into that story: the language of accent and pronunciation, from "a thick accent" and "elocution lessons" to "Received Pronunciation", "well-spoken", and "putting on an accent". Perfect for English learners who enjoy movies and want a slow, clear, podcast-friendly way to improve their English listening comprehension and vocabulary on the go — no video required. This is the most demanding episode on the feed, so a second listen is time well spent. Free interactive learning materials for this episode are also available at engmoviereviews.com. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to this English learning podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts for more movies reviewed in slow, clear English, or catch the video version on YouTube (EngMovieReviews).

  8. Oct 4

    English Listening Practice: Telephone English | Catch Me If You Can

    The real English of telephone calls, in slow, clear English — this is Frank, is that Mr Miller?, may I speak to, who's calling, please?, hold the line, I'll put you through, can I take a message?, speaking, I'd better let you go. An English learning podcast episode about the one conversation you have with your eyes shut anyway, so there is nothing on screen to miss. Taught through Catch Me If You Can. This episode covers the story of Catch Me If You Can, the account of a sixteen-year-old who passed himself off as an airline pilot, a doctor and a lawyer while an FBI agent chased him across the 1960s — plus a vocabulary lesson built right into that story: telephone English, from "this is Frank" and "may I speak to" to "hold the line", "can I take a message?", and "I'd better let you go". Perfect for English learners who enjoy movies and want a slow, clear, podcast-friendly way to improve their English listening comprehension and vocabulary on the go — no video required. Free interactive learning materials for this episode are also available at engmoviereviews.com. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to this English learning podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts for more movies reviewed in slow, clear English, or catch the video version on YouTube (EngMovieReviews).

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If you can talk about a movie, you can talk about anything. Every episode reviews one film in slow, clear English, so you can actually talk about it afterwards — with real vocabulary and idioms from the film, not textbook sentences. I'm Teacher Teddy, a TEFL-certified English teacher with a British master's degree, teaching since 2020. Each ten-minute episode is levelled by CEFR — Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced — so you start at your level, not the newest episode. New episode daily. Free transcripts, flashcards, quizzes and 192 grammar lessons at engmoviereviews.com.

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