Fast film talk beyond the obvious releases.
Quiet On Set Podcast is a fast-moving film conversation built around current releases, awards season, festival news, and deep-cut discoveries. It can jump from Project Hail Mary trailers to Cannes interviews, then settle into a long look at A Separation or Kamikaze Taxi.
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Quiet On Set Podcast is a busy, brisk film conversation centered on new releases, awards races, festival discoveries, and the long tail of world cinema. It is the kind of show where a blockbuster preview can sit beside Cannes logistics, an Oscar recap, a VOD spotlight, and a conversation about a difficult-to-find Japanese crime drama. The pace is quick. The appeal is partly in the accumulation: titles, release windows, festival sections, Letterboxd rankings, physical media, books, rewatches, and half-corrected predictions all pile up until a broader picture of current movie culture starts to form. The show pays attention to mainstream films without being trapped by them. Project Hail Mary, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Reminders of Him, Rental Family, The Rip, and Infernal Affairs can all become part of the same running map. Awards coverage is a recurring engine, especially when the conversation turns to Oscar week, surprise wins, shutouts, sweeps, and the strange afterlife of nominated films. At the same time, the 2.54 cm barrier strand gives the show a clear world-cinema lane. Episodes on A Separation and Kamikaze Taxi show an interest in access, alternate cuts, international reception, and the practical work of catching up with films outside the usual English-language pipeline. The interviews broaden that range. Maryam Touzani speaks about Tangiers, grief, her mother, and the emotional force behind Calle Málaga. Hasan Hadi talks about The President's Cake, Cannes recognition, first features, and the pressure that follows festival success. Those conversations are more measured, but they still fit the show's larger curiosity about how films travel, what recognition changes, and why a movie reaches people beyond its first audience. The tone is casual and sometimes messy. That is part of the texture. It sounds like film people comparing notes in real time rather than delivering finished verdicts from a distance. The strongest moments come when fast opinion turns into a useful mini-essay, or when a joke gives way to a sharper point about form, release strategy, performance, or taste. It suits listeners who want movie talk with festival awareness, awards obsessiveness, and room for both high-profile releases and overlooked discoveries.
Made for: For film fans who follow awards season, festival lineups, new releases, streaming drops, and world cinema with equal curiosity. It especially suits listeners who enjoy conversational criticism that can move from rankings to release strategy to close-reading a scene.
What sets it apart: The show pairs weekly release chatter with a serious appetite for international and festival cinema. Its mix of Oscar tracking, world-cinema catch-ups, filmmaker interviews, and casual collecting talk gives it a wider range than a standard review roundup.
On the QUIET ON SET PODCAST, we talk about the latest releases in movies, TV, and streaming (and the occasional film festival)Hosted by Ewan Graf and Kevin TaelemansNew episodes of the Quiet On Set Podcast release weekly
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Close formal analysis, candid reappraisal and wide-ranging film conversation give Quiet On Set Podcast its value on the TV & Film beat.
Quiet On Set Podcast turns movie coverage into a lively working conversation between Ewan Graf and Kevin Taelemans. Reviews share space with industry news, trailers, festival plans, awards discussion and year-end rankings, while the hosts remain willing to revise their judgments…
Toy Story 5 fatigue meets Nickel Boys' first-person camera; your moviegoing brain gets both.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
Oscar-week ranking revisions, Reminders of Him, and the scenes that held up after another look.
Oscar week gives Quiet On Set Podcast a natural excuse to recheck the year instead of simply closing the book on it. Jan Graf and Kevin Talmans circle back to Sinners and One Battle After Another, adjust their final top 25 films of 2025, and then move into Reminders of Him,…
A brisk film-review episode that moves from Kelsen and Jimmy to Infernal Affairs with only a slight delay before the main talk.
Quiet On Set Podcast works through a packed film agenda without letting it sprawl, moving from the second 28 Years Later film to Rental Family, The Rip, and Infernal Affairs.
A nimble 2026 movie preview moves through major directors, 100 Meters, Sundance chatter, and a wary view of Toy Story 5.
Quiet On Set's 2026 preview works best as a loose, lively map of an overstuffed film calendar. The hosts move from a packed run of directors, including Christopher Nolan, Pedro Almodovar, David Fincher, Greta Gerwig, and Steven Spielberg, into Netflix's animated 100 Meters…
A lively animated-film debate broadens into smaller discoveries and a candid reset for the show.
Quiet On Set frames its movie discussion around Zootopia 2, giving the Disney sequel a close read while weighing the case for it as 2025's best animated film.
A double-feature review where Nickel Boys makes first-person filmmaking feel both formal and deeply personal.
Episode 221 frames its double feature around the way form can hold feeling. Ewan Gruff and Lachlan Teely pair Nickel Boys with The Girl with the Needle for a squared-off aspect-ratio week, with Oscar-season catch-up sitting behind the choice.
A crowded film-news catch-up about Marvel developments, 14 overdue movies and another wary encounter with Shyamalan.
Episode 196 piles Marvel news, huge box-office numbers and M. Night Shyamalan's Trap into a wider catch-up on the hosts' week in film. Jan Graf and Lachlan Teerley sound hopeful, if unconvinced, about Robert Downey Jr.'s MCU news and whether the franchise is back on track.
Dry film talk with festival mileage.
Canadian cinephile talk with awards-season nerve.
Cult cinema and comics, argued with feeling.
Director Boris Lojkine discusses his film 'Souleymane's Story', his initial resistance to filming in Paris, and how he came to see the city through a foreign lens.
Hosts Ewan Graf and Lachlan Teely review two Oscar-nominated films on episode 221 of the Quiet On Set Podcast.
Hosts Ewan Graf and Lachlan Teerley discuss major film news, including Robert Downey Jr.'s return to the MCU as Doctor Doom.
A discussion about the obscure 1995 Japanese crime drama Kamikaze Taxi, focusing on its different versions and the lead actor Koji Yakusho.
Director Maryam Touzani discusses her film 'Calle Málaga', born from grief over her mother's loss, and the experience of shooting in her hometown Tangiers.
Quiet On Set Podcast’s “A Separation | 2.54cm barrier” examines Asghar Farhadi’s 2011 Iranian drama about a married couple divided between emigrating and caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s disease.
The hosts discuss the first trailer for Project Hail Mary, early Oscar predictions, Scorsese's new film, and share their recent physical media and book purchases.
A recap of the 2026 Oscars, highlighting winners and losers including One Battle After Another's six wins and Marty Supreme's shutout.
Quiet On Set Podcast episode 248 centers on Cannes 78 speculation, with Jan Graf and Kevin Talmans talking about the April 9 official selection, Park Chan-wook as jury president, and a list that includes The Fury, Paper Tiger, and The Entertainment System is Down.
Filmmaker Hasan Hadi discusses his award-winning debut feature 'The President's Cake' and the impact of its Cannes recognition.
Quiet On Set Podcast opens with a long discussion of the Oscars, the PGA, SAG, BAFTAs, and the problem of awards-season voting stretching into late February and March.
Jan Graf and Kevin Talmans open 2026 with a long list of names, including Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve, David Fincher, Greta Gerwig, and Steven Spielberg.
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A spoiler review of Zach Greger's horror film 'Weapons', discussing its opening, advertising, and comparison to 'Long Legs'.
A spoiler-filled discussion of the film 28 Years Later, analyzing its ambitious direction, cast, and critical reception compared to general audiences.
The host recaps his experience at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival after watching 70 movies, discussing the festival's atmosphere and answering audience questions.