Second Cut
@secondcutpod.bsky.social
Independent cinema podcast formerly for Thefilmagazine.com, talking film theory, criticism, history, and sometimes some entertainment along the way. Join us live on YouTube every Thursday at 8pm GMT/2pm Central to get in on the action.
Finally escaping into the world, @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social has reviewed Coyote vs. Acme, for all your looney reading needs. #filmsky #moviesky #coyotevsacme #looneytunes
Coyote vs. Acme (2026) Review
Finally, a Looney Tunes movie that 100% works, that was a good concept from the outset executed near-flawlessly.
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What's up, docs? We're recording an episode on Looney Tunes tomorrow, and we want some comments and questions and theories from you. Get involved. Have fun. #filmsky #moviesky #looneytunes #coyotevsacme
What happens when you make Spidey with no Spidey? @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social and Jacob explore the question you've always asked. Available here on youtube or wherever you get your podcasts. #filmsky #moviesky #spiderman #marvel #sony
Why Sony’s Spider-Man Universe Was Doomed | Madame Web & Kraven
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A little snippet of Jacob's Odyssey review, on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts
Why Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Sounds Different
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SecondCut pays tribute to one of the all-time greats. RIP Sam Neill. Also available on Spotify, and wherever else you get your podcasts from. #samneill #filmsky #moviesky #podcast #moviepodcast
Sam Neill’s Darkest Role, and His Best?
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Liked @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social's written review of The Odyssey? How about Jacob's video review? Maybe that tickles your fancy a little more. #theodyssey #christophernolan #filmreview #moviereview #podcast
How Christopher Nolan Broke the Greek Hero | The Odyssey Review
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We've been on an odyssey recently. Here's @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social's review of one of the more notable adventures. #theodyssey #christophernolan #mattdamon #tomholland #robertpattinson #annehathaway #filmsky #moviesky #filmreview #moviereview
The Odyssey (2026) Review
What better time for a blockbuster that offers both escapism and critique of men destroying themselves and others with their own hubris?
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Masters of the Universe review is now up. Skeletor will be back with more facts later. #filmsky #moviesky #mastersoftheuniverse #filmreview #moviereview
Masters of the Universe (2026) Review
Masters of the Universe is, as you might expect, a very silly movie.
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Second Cut? Star Wars? We've got you covered. New review of The Mandalorian and Grogu up on the SecondCutPod substack. #starwars #mandalorian #filmsky #moviesky #secondcut #filmreview #moviereview #pedropascal
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
If you’re just coming to see some pretty impressive sci-fi action, clashes with a veritable menagerie of imaginatively designed alien beasties and imposing stompy robots, then you’ll leave happy.
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A double of recent cinema screen hits reviewed by Sam, with Normal and The Christophers up for dissection on the substack. Go check them out and support independent film criticism. #filmsky #moviesky #normal #thechristophers #benwheatley #stevensoderbergh #bobodenkirk #ianmckellen
Double Feature: Normal and The Christophers (2026) Reviews
Sam's thoughts on Bob Odenkirk ass-kicking for Ben Wheatley and Ian McKellen painting and pontificating for Steven Soderbergh.
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If you haven't checked it out already, our John Waters episode is up on YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts from. Go check it out and have some fun. #filmsky #moviesky #johnwaters #secondcutpod
How John Waters Turned Bad Taste Into Art
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Our review of Hokum, currently playing in cinemas, is now up on the Substack. You should totally check it out and support independent, non-AI, non-corporate, film journalism. It's really cool to do so. #filmsky #moviesky #hokum #adamscott #damianmccarthy #horror #filmreview #moviereview #secondcut
Hokum (2026) Review
Damian McCarthy’s third feature brings a folk-horror twist to the familiar, all-time classic tale of the haunted hotel room.
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First the finale of Stranger Things. Then 28 Days Later: The Bone Temple. Now, their own cinema-released documentary. It's been a good year for Iron Maiden; go check out our review, now up on the substack. #filmsky #moviesky #ironmaiden #burningambition #documentary #filmreview #secondcutpod
Iron Maiden - Burning Ambition (2025) Review
It makes you want to take The Number of the Beast for another spin, and if that’s all it wanted to do, then Burning Ambition has succeeded.
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Don't go calling for these mummies! Double trouble on Mummy movies from Jacob and Sam. Now on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts from. youtu.be/MAB-tQdEkBQ?...
The Mummy Problem: Hammer Horror vs Brendan Fraser
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Would you look at that. Another anniversary review up on the Substack, and this time it's @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social taking on All The President's Men. Go check it out and support independent film criticism. #filmsky #moviesky #allthepresidentsmen #filmreview #moviereview #secondcut
All the President’s Men (1976) 50th Anniversary Review
A film about one of the most obscene acts of criminality and corruption in 20th century American politics still makes waves five decades later because so much of the same is happening all over again.
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New Podcast Up! Same actor: Multiple Roles. Sinners, Strangelove, and Kind Hearts and Coronets. Michel B. Jordan, Sir Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers. It's all here, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. #filmsky #moviesky #secondcutpod #sinners #kubrick #howtomakeakilling
Seeing Double: The Art of Playing Multiple Roles
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This Thing is already 75 years old! Go check out our Anniversary Review over on the SecondCutPod substack! #filmsky #moviesky #horror #scifi #thethingfromanotherworld #thething #secondcut
The Thing From Another World (1951) 75th Anniversary Review
Remember: Watch the skies, everywhere!
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Hail Mary! A review of the new project is up on the SecondCut substack, courtesy of @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social. You're welcome. #filmsky #moviesky #projecthailmary #ryangosling #lordandmiller
Project Hail Mary (2026) Review
It’s only the end of March, but the bar has well and truly been set for 2026 genre cinema.
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youtu.be/Ig1-vxleQQw?... Talking Female Frankensteins, of both monster and maker varieties. Available now on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts from. #filmsky #moviesky #frankenstein #thebride #universal #hammerhorror #lisafrankenstein
Did Frankenstein Movies Forget Mary Shelley?
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Our episode on the Razzies went out a few days ago. Catch it here on YouTube, or at SecondCutPod wherever you get your podcasts. #filmsky #moviesky #razzies #oscars #secondcutpod
The Razzies and the Spectacle of Failure
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Few new episodes have gone up recently. One of them was an episode we recorded a few weeks ago for Robert Duvall. Find it wherever you get your podcasts, or on YouTube right here. #filmsky #moviesky #robertduvall #podcast #filmpodcast #moviepodcast #filmcriticism
Why Robert Duvall Was One of America’s Greatest Actors
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It's finally here! @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social's long-awaited review for Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride, is now up on the substack. Go check it out, like, comment, subscribe, and support independent film journalism. #filmsky #moviesky #thebride #maggiegyllenhaal #christianbale #jessiebuckley
The Bride! (2026) Review
Not all its parts fit together, but you’ll have a hard time forgetting it.
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An interesting one from us in time for today's Oscars. Go check out a little piece from @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social on some past Best Picture winners. #filmsky #moviesky #oscars #bestpicture #academyawards
Sam’s Oscar Best Picture Catch-up
Over the last 6 weeks, Sam has watched every Oscar Best Picture winner he's never seen before. Here are his thoughts.
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Do you like scary movies? If you do, you might like our review of the newest Scream film, now up on the substack. #scream #scream7 #nevecampbell #courtneycox #filmsky #moviesky #filmreview #moviereview
Scream 7 (2026) Review
The only movies that are worth talking about in the eyes of Scream 7 are those in its own franchise, and how great and amazing and important they are.
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Trainspotting is 30 years old this year. Check out Sam's retrospective review of this modern day classic, now up on the substack. #filmsky #moviesky #trainspotting #dannyboyle #ewanmcgreggor #secondcut
Trainspotting (1996) 30th Anniversary Review
Even now though, you find yourself drawn back to the seismic impact of this tale of the incredible highs and extreme lows of heroin addicts in Scotland’s capital city.
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A new episode is now out, talking all things pirate movies. Now up on our YouTube channel, and wherever you get your podcasts. #filmsky #moviesky #podcast #goreverbinski #piratesofthecarribean #pirates
Port Royal Under Attack, or Pirate Movies and Why They Keep Disappearing
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BAFTAs are in. Here's the full list of winners and nominees from tonight's awards. #filmsky #moviesky #baftas
BAFTAs 2026 - Winners and Nominees
The winners and nominees from the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards ceremony.
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