Warfare (2025): This Is Not A War Film, Let Us Tell You Why
Ben and Rob lock and load for Warfare (2025), the haunting, hyper-realistic war film co-directed by Alex Garland and former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza. Known for cerebral sci-fi like Ex Machina and Annihil...
3 Aug 202557min
Titane (2021): What Is This Insane Movie Actually About?!
Ben and Rob strap in for Titane (2021), the brutal, brilliant body horror from writer-director Julia Ducournau. Following her breakout debut Raw, Ducournau returns with Titane, a genre-defying mix of ...
27 Jul 202558min
Civil War (2024): What Does The Most Timely Film Alex Garland Has Ever Made Really Mean?
Ben and Rob head to the frontlines with Alex Garland’s Civil War (2024), the film that he intended to be his last in the directors chair. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, and Nick ...
20 Jul 20251h 1min
Raw (2016): Why Shouldn't We Call This A Feminist Horror?!
Ben and Rob bite into Raw (2016), the feature debut of writer-director Julia Ducournau. This French body horror classic follows Justine, a lifelong vegetarian who develops a craving for human flesh du...
13 Jul 20251h 1min
Men (2022): The Secret Meanings Behind Alex Garland's Strangest Film To Date
Ben and Rob summon ‘Men’ (2022), written and directed by visionary director Alex Garland. This surreal, unsettling folk horror stars Jessie Buckley as a grieving woman plagued by a series of near-iden...
6 Jul 20251h 7min
Love & Mercy (2025): Is This The Best Music Biopic Ever Made?
Ben and Rob wade into the beautiful mind of Brian Wilson’s mind waters with ‘Love & Mercy’ the biopic that, much like the man, is split right in two. With Paul Dano as the young Brian Wilson crafting ...
3 Jul 20251h 1min
The Assessment (2025): Why This Is The Best Debut Film Of The Year
Ben and Rob take the test this week with The Assessment (2024), a stark, unsettling sci-fi drama that might just be the strongest directorial debut we’ve seen in years. With Elizabeth Olsen delivering...
29 Jun 20251h 2min
Annihilation (2018): Breakdowns, Biology and Bears That Scream With Anguish
Ben and Rob welcome Annihilation, Alex Garland’s 2018 cosmic horror that proved too complex for the box office despite critical adoration. Starring Natalie Portman as a biologist on a grief-fuelled mi...
22 Jun 20251h 1min
