2017 Archives

Podcast: Logan (2017) and Evil Dead Rise (2023)

by Simon Brew | Sep 18, 2023 | Podcasts

R-rated movies from major studios. R-rated comic book movies from major studios. R-rated comic book movies that don't even mention the name of the...

Podcast: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and T2 Trainspotting (2017)

by Simon Brew | Aug 21, 2023 | Podcasts

After a longer than originally planned gap (due to a dodgy voice!), the Film Stories podcast returns from its summer snooze. And what better way to...

Podcast: Paddington 2 (2017) and Mrs Doubtfire (1993)

by Simon Brew | May 16, 2022 | Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of hit family movies with very different stories behind them....

Podcast: The Mummy (2017) and Notting Hill (1999)

by Simon Brew | Apr 04, 2022 | Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, an attempt to launch a cinematic universe, and an attempt to not directly follow-up an earlier...

Podcast: Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and The Big Sick (2017)

by Simon Brew | Feb 21, 2022 | Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a sci-fi sequel and a low budget romcom, both of which sparked at the box office....

Podcast: Daredevil (2003) and The Greatest Showman (2017)

by Simon Brew | May 17, 2021 | News, Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a superhero movie that changed course, and a musical that struggled to get going....

Podcast: Die Hard (1988) and Anna & The Apocalypse (2017)

by Simon Brew | Dec 07, 2020 | News, Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, how the world first met John McClane, and the world's only Christmas comedy horror musical....

Podcast: Alien: Covenant (2017) and The Lawnmower Man (1992)

by Simon Brew | Sep 02, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a sequel that needed to win an audience back over, and a groundbreaking low budget sci-fi...

Podcast: Geostorm (2017) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

by Simon Brew | Apr 22, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In episode 50 of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of films that both initially struggled at the box office office. One subsequently fared better...

Get Out: when life mirrors art

by Simon Brew | Feb 15, 2019 | Video

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Waterworld (1995) and Wonder (2017)

by Simon Brew | Jan 28, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at one of the 1990s' most infamous blockbusters, and a winning adaptation of a...

Contact (1997) and Captain Underpants (2017)

by Simon Brew | Jan 14, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at an ambitious studio sci-fi movie, and an animated feature that came to life in...