The High Ground

Callum Coombe

Join your hosts Stevie W and Callum as they journey into the mists of cinematic delight to bring you the latest news, reviews, retrospectives, and special episodes dedicated to the love of film.

  1. 10/28/2021

    FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) Audio Commentary

    For the end of the month we wrap up with the most famous and successful HALLOWEEN rip-off, Sean S. Cunningham's 1980 classic, FRIDAY THE 13TH. Look for a young Kevin Bacon inherit a real nasty pain in the neck and prepare for gore-galore from the master of special effects himself, the one and only Tom Savini. We ask that you either own the film on home video media or have a paid means of watching it. FRIDAY THE 13TH is available to stream on Now TV Cinema at the moment. Sync audio with the very beginning of the Paramount logo. Don't worry too much as we will tell you when to press play as soon as the podcast begins. Spoilers for various films.

    1h 32m

  2. 10/28/2021

    A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) Audio Commentary

    For our next commentary we examine Wes Craven's highly original 1984 slasher that debuted one of horror's most iconic killers, and genuinely new concepts of terror. We ask that you either own the film on home video media or have a paid means of watching it. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET is available to stream on NOW TV Cinema at the moment. Sync audio with the very beginning of the New Line logo. Don't worry too much as we will tell you when to press play as soon as the podcast begins. Spoilers for various films.

    1h 32m

  3. 10/28/2021

    DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) Audio Commentary

    In the only sequel we look at this Halloween, we analyse and look at the most definitive of all zombie movies, and George A. Romero's finest work to date. For clarity, we will be commentating on the original 127 minute Theatrical Cut of the film. We ask that you either own the film on home video media or have a paid means of watching it. DAWN OF THE DEAD is available to stream on Amazon Prime at the moment. Sync audio with the very beginning of the film. Don't worry too much as we will tell you when to press play as soon as the podcast begins. Spoilers for various films.

    2h 6m

  4. 10/28/2021

    HALLOWEEN KILLS Review

    Another holdover from last year's Covid disaster, we review the latest instalment in the franchise, and the successor to 2018's fantastic reboot. Spoilers for various films.

    24 min

  5. 10/28/2021

    HALLOWEEN (1978) Audio Commentary

    To kick off the first of our audio commentaries looking at the first of each famed horror franchise (bar one), we examine the big bad slasher daddy of them all: John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN; the OG stalk and slash classic. Without this film there is no sub-genre, it's that simple.  We ask that you either own the film on home video media or have a paid means of watching it. HALLOWEEN is available to stream on Netflix at the moment. Sync audio with the very beginning of the film. Don't worry too much as we will tell you when to press play as soon as the podcast begins. Spoilers for various films.

    1h 33m

  6. 10/28/2021

    THE SHINING: Book vs Film

    To kick off Halloween (and because Stevie just finished the book) we look at the differences between the Stephen King source novel and the 1980 Stanley Kubrick horror classic. We discuss which differences work, which don't, and the background behind both versions. Spoilers for book and film.

    38 min

  7. 10/28/2021

    NO TIME TO DIE Review

    So the wait is finally over, and James Bond has come back to the big screen! Find out our thoughts on Daniel Craig's last outing as the legendary agent. Spoilers.

    20 min

  8. 09/23/2021

    INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Audio Commentary

    We strike another one of the list as we approach the end of the Indy commentaries. In what is most likely considered the most beloved of the original trilogy, we give our thoughts on THE LAST CRUSADE. So grab the whip, fedora, grail diary and...your dad (?) as we have the last adventure of the original cast. Hopefully you like it, otherwise we should have mailed it to the Marksh brothersh. If you don't get that, you soon will once you imagine Sean Connery saying it. We ask that you either own the film on home video media or have a paid means of watching it. INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE is available to stream on Now TV Cinema at the moment. Sync audio with the very beginning of the Paramount logo. Don't worry too much as we will tell you when to press play as soon as the podcast begins. Spoilers for various films.

    2h 7m
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Join your hosts Stevie W and Callum as they journey into the mists of cinematic delight to bring you the latest news, reviews, retrospectives, and special episodes dedicated to the love of film.

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  • Creator
    Callum Coombe
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    153
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Callum Coombe
  • Show Website
    The High Ground