Film chat with history, lists, and mild disbelief.
At The Flicks treats movie conversation as an ongoing argument among people who have watched a lot and still enjoy being surprised. Recent episodes move from Oscar verdicts and 2025 top fives to Bond discussion, Christmas viewing, horror detours, and affectionate teasing.
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At The Flicks is a film-review conversation built on familiarity, memory, and argument. It sounds comfortable in its own habits. Graham and Geoff anchor many of the recent episodes, with guests dropping in for top-five lists, Bond talk, Christmas recommendations, and seasonal viewing plans. The show is especially at home when awards season gives it something to push against. Rather than simply listing Oscar winners, it asks whether the acting prizes, directing award, and Best Film choice felt right. That opens the door to specific performance talk, score complaints, comparisons across nominees, and quick jokes when someone refuses to be moved. The pace is measured, but the exchanges have plenty of bite. One person will praise the craft of a difficult film, another will question whether the characters work, and somebody will usually remember a related actor, older movie, or release-detail footnote. Year-end episodes have the same energy. Guests such as Niall, Phil, and Tessa bring lists that include films like Nosferatu, A Real Pain, Relay, and other 2025 releases, while the conversation keeps circling back to what stayed with them and what faded almost immediately. The show does not treat taste as a private mystery. It explains why. A strong performance, a desert chase, an overlong setup, a borrowed older mood, or the structure of a film like Magnolia can become the evidence for a verdict. Its festive episodes shift the mood without losing the film-brain texture. The Snowman becomes a memory piece as much as a recommendation, while Christmas streaming talk mixes BBC scheduling gripes, documentaries, old favourites, and light seasonal grumbling. The Bond episode widens the frame again, bringing in Niall Brown from Movies In Focus to talk about the character, the novels, the films, and hopes for whatever comes next. At The Flicks works best for listeners who enjoy cinema as conversation, not as a lecture. It has opinions, but it also has interruptions, corrections, running jokes, and small bursts of disbelief. The pleasure is in hearing people test their taste out loud.
Made for: For film fans who enjoy awards-season arguments, year-end rankings, UK release context, and relaxed conversations about performances, genres, and viewing habits. It also suits listeners who like guests with clear tastes rather than polished critic-speak.
What sets it apart: At The Flicks stands apart through its easy group dynamic: banter gives way to real criticism, then loops back through trivia, memory, and affectionate disagreement. The show makes film knowledge feel social rather than formal.
Come and join us At The Flicks. Three friends of a certain age who still enjoy the movies would like to share their passion with you. With the benefit of their advancing years, they are reviewing films new and old, to prove there is really nothing in cinema that hasn’t been seen before?
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
At the Flicks turns reviews, awards and franchise speculation into informed arguments shaped by film history and good-humored disagreement.
Graham and Geoff treat film conversation as a friendly argument that can stretch from annual rankings and awards retrospectives to horror selections and the future of James Bond.
Phil nails 16 Oscar predictions; you get Geoff changing the question to who deserved to win.
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A warm Oscars postmortem built around six major categories, BAFTA comparisons, and spirited debate over performances, music, and upcoming blockbusters.
At The Flicks uses its Oscars episode as a relaxed audit of the Academy's biggest calls, with Phil the Bear's 16 out of 20 predictions leaving Graham and Geoff sounding both amused and envious.
A warm year-end countdown where Mr Burton, Relay, and a Polish journey bring out the liveliest defenses.
Graham and Geoff turn a year-end top-five countdown into a loose, good-natured debate, with the energy coming from the films they feel most moved to defend.
A warm year-end film conversation that balances Thomas Jane appreciation, industry worries, and a lively Paul Thomas Anderson debate.
At the Flicks closes the year with Niall back alongside Graham and Geoff for a 2025 roundup built on enthusiasm, irritation, and good-natured argument.
A warm, winding Christmas TV guide, moving from Loophole and Gavin and Stacey to Titanic Sinks Tonight and The Great Escaper.
At the Flicks treats Christmas television as a relaxed argument about how viewing has changed. Streaming now lets audiences watch on their own terms, while Gavin and Stacey is used as the counterpoint: a BBC programme can still pull people together in serious numbers.
A playful haunted-mansion route into warm Halloween chat, folklore, and a memorable Candyman discussion.
At the Flicks treats Halloween as a relaxed wander through a haunted mansion, with film expert Tessa guiding Graham and Geoff past horror films, classic TV, and a party room of favourite horror hits.
A warm Bond discussion weighs sixties reboots, old-school gadgets, Colin Salmon, and the franchise's next move.
At The Flicks turns its attention to the future of James Bond, with Graham, Geoff, and Niall Brown from Movies In Focus approaching the character from a place of clear affection.
A lively year-end film roundtable where Geoff's rule-bending keeps consensus just out of reach.
At The Flicks turns its 2023 end-of-year show into a lively roundtable built around favorite films, friendly friction, and Geoff's proudly outrageous opinions.
Mike Muncer and a different guest dissect two horror films per episode, by subgenre.
Niall Brown joins the hosts to discuss top films of 2024 and share holiday plans.
The At The Flicks team kicks off their end-of-year show by discussing 2023's science fiction films with guest Paul Rincon, who highlights 'The Creator' and 'Oppenheimer'.
Hosts Graham and Geoff are joined by Niall Brown from Movies In Focus to discuss the future of the James Bond franchise after Amazon's acquisition.
At The Flicks episode 290, "Oscars Review," swaps the usual prediction game for a retrospective on the Academy Awards, after Phil says he went 16 out of 20 and Graham warns listeners to check the winners first.
Graham and Geoff use At The Flicks 289 to rank their 2025 films, arguing over titles like Mr Burton, Sinners, Superman, Weapons, The Holdovers, A Real Pain, Relay, The Life of Chuck, and One Battle After Another.
At The Flicks' year-end show has Graham and Geoff bringing back Niall from Movies in Focus to rank his 2025 films and revisit a Thomas Jane interview.
Phil shares his top five films of 2025, starting with Nosferatu, praising its visual beauty and performances.
Tessa joins Graham and Geoff to discuss her top five films of 2025 and reflects on the year in cinema.
The podcast recommends the 1982 short film The Snowman as the final selection in a Christmas movie advent calendar.
Channel 4's “Finding Father Christmas” puts Lenny Rush and James Buckley in a family story about proving Father Christmas exists.
A discussion about the future of James Bond films with guest Niall Brown from Movies In Focus.
Tessa names The Omen, Candyman, Return to Oz, and Oddity as her Halloween room selections, and she links each one to a specific childhood or seasonal viewing habit.
The hosts of At The Flicks, joined by guest Phil the Bear, review the summer blockbusters of 2025.
Graham and Jeff discuss the Oscars and Glasgow Film Festival with guest Tessa, focusing on the surprise win of Anora.