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302. Who won 2025? Netflix or Cinema?

·1 hr 14 min·4 clips

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Tosin opens on New Year's Day and welcomes listeners to 2026. He frames the show as a simple check between big screen and big stream, and he does it with Sean Harris on the Isle of Wight and Holly Nesling in London. The panel sounds a bit early and slightly croaky, which suits the loose, friendly feel as they look back at the films of 2025. The first question is straightforward: whether cinema or staying at home won out once the year's watches and ratings are set side by side. Their method is deliberately flimsy, and they lean into that joke rather than pretending it is anything close to a proper system. The discussion stays brisk. Tosin keeps things moving while Sean and Holly jump in with agreement, corrections, and the occasional detour. One of those detours lands on Planet Sauvage, a surreal 1970s animated classic they call beautiful. They talk about the tiny humans, the alien world, the way the aliens treat the humans as pets, the little spheres they move around in, and the shift toward extermination once the balance of power changes. The film clearly means something to them, and they reflect on whether it carried a political message and on how 1970s cinema felt like a break from the Hollywood system. There is also a practical aside on ratings: they discuss how half-stars should round, settling on the idea that a 3.5 often sits closer to three than four. The episode ends neatly with New Year wishes for 2026, a promise to be back talking about cinema soon, and a note that they will return on Oscar night to complain about everything.

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A loose New Year's Day screen chat that mixes 2025 pick-ups, a surreal animated detour, and lively chemistry.

On New Year's Day, Tosin, Sean Harris, and Holly Nesling open 2026 in their usual big screen or big stream mode, looking back at 2025 through a mix of cinema trips and at-home watches.

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You want a blunt New Year's Day verdict on big screen or big stream, with cinema talk and at-home watch checks.

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