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.

1d ago

The Deadly Bees (1966) | Ep.15

This week on Tonight's Second Feature, James & Rhys get a little tipsy and watch The Deadly Bees 1966. Pop singer Vicki Robbins collapses from exhaustion while shooting the 1960s equivalent of a music video, and her physician prescribes a respite on Seagull Island with colleague and beekeeper Ralph Hargrove. Vicki finds the Hargroves' bitter marital strife oddly relaxing, but when a mysterious swarm of specially-bred attack bees starts killing island residents, Vicki fights for her survival, setting fire to nearly half the structures on the island in her escape. Starring Suzzanna Leigh as Vicki Robbins, Frank Finlay as H W Manfred, Guy Doleman as Ralph Hargrove and Catherine Finn as Mary Hargrove. The Deadly Bees made little buzz when initially distributed and years later still failed to gain a cult following despite being the first killer bee flick. So here we are today, celebrating its fandom. References: https://prettysinister.blogspot.com/2015/08/ffb-taste-for-honey-h-f-heard.html https://screenrant.com/scariest-horror-films-spiders-bugs/ https://mikestakeonthemovies.com/2018/08/30/the-deadly-bees-1966/ http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/478914/index.html https://bscine.com/bsc-members/?id=250 https://hammerfilms.com/blogs/news/remembering-freddie-francis https://www.nytimes.com/1967/05/20/archives/the-screendeadly-bees-tops-bill-at-local-theaters.html https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/wiki/Sting_of_Death https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061557/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv https://www.geraldheard.com/ https://www.geraldheard.com/books/2017/12/5/the-deadly-bees https://apdg.org.au/2022/06/from-daleks-to-outer-space-and-killer-bees 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/
Sep 3 · Bonus

MIFF to the MAX | Bonus Episode

This week on Tonight's Second Feature, whilst waiting for their plane to Melbourne. James & Rhys, running on no sleep, discuss their top 5 plane movies. After a week of non-stop festival-going, the boys are joined by guest Max Candy to discuss MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival). References: https://miff.com.au/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/
Aug 8

THEM! (1954) | Ep.14

This week on Tonight's Second Feature, James & Rhys embark on a bug bananza! That's right, folks, it's Creepy Crawlies!! This week the boys will drop into the second closet to talk THEM! 1954. References: file:///H:/TakapunaGolf_23.11.24/Stills/10.4324_9781315062921_previewpdf.pdfhttps://www.classic-monsters.com/them-warner-brothers-1954/ https://variety.com/1953/film/reviews/them-1200417583/ https://webelongdead.co.uk/them-1954/ https://collider.com/them-practical-effects/ https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/them-1954 https://www.arrowfilms.com/blog/features/so-many-legs-so-much-meaning-an-introduction-to-bugs-in-horror-cinema/ https://grokipedia.com/page/a_terrible_night https://academic.oup.com/ae/article-abstract/59/4/203/6720?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://nzpetesmatteshot.blogspot.com/2018/07/movie-mayhem-catastrophic-visual-effects.html https://krex.k-state.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/f802293b-1e8a-4a49-b533-24464f4a1ca2/content http://136.175.10.10:8088/ebook/pdf/Horror_the_Film_Reader.pdfhttps://warnerbros.fandom.com/wiki/Them!#Production https://www.facebook The Cameraman's Revenge (1912) (engsub).com/MonsterFanClub333/posts/-them-1954-two-full-scale-ant-props-were-built-and-designed-to-be-operated-from-/1370553681770577/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/movies/them-movie-facts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__5B3PGoBoI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmEPl0JjXsU https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=trailer+for+mesa+of+lost+women&&mid=6F3D112583C0AC9DB8CF6F3D112583C0AC9DB8CF&FORM=VAMGZC&fbclid=IwY2xjawTBpvZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE2WDYyRHkwMkpyUThwRDJYc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqo-tUErYX4Vgur1wat9XZTvJD9yYwTMxa1Eak3phkK-QdmCyqz97d1Rzy-V_aem_dVgpL5IrtNw9pNsbHEeQIw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cameraman%27s_Revenge https://letterboxd.com/film/mr-bug-goes-to-town/ https://storiesfromthemuseumfloor.wordpress.com/2021/02/12/back-from-the-dead-entomology-taxidermy-and-the-birth-of-a-new-genre-part-i/ https://www.artandpopularculture.com/Arthropods_in_film https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gordon-Douglas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ3746N4Tu0&t=940s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Douglas_(director) https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/gordon_douglas3.html https://andyoucallyourselfascientist.com/2019/09/01/them-1954/ https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/them-1954 https://www.bewaretheblog.com/2021/01/george-worthing-yates-screenplays-from.html https://silverscreenings.org/2022/03/03/giant-ants-and-the-wilhelm-scream/ https://www.mmmrecordings.com/Music/MusicThem/musicthem.html https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/51373 https://timothysjohnston.com/a-remake-of-them-starring-glen-powell/ https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/568960/rumor-warner-bros-eyeing-glen-powell-for-remake-of-1954-sci-fi-horror-them/ 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/
Aug 2

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/

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.

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James Hewitt, Rhys Strang
Years Active

2026
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16
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Explicit
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