Looking for a film podcast to whisper sweet cinematic nothings in your ear? Only one features Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo and Andrew Williams, as well as reviewers Shannon Harvey, and Laura Hewison. That’d be The (Pod) Casting Couch, where each week the latest releases are analysed within an inch of their life, outrageous digressions are indulged, and flights of […]
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The top 10 movie moments of all time
March 8, 2013 
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By Simon Miraudo March 8, 2013 For the 100th episode of The (Pod) Casting Couch, I was asked to compile my ten favourite movie moments of all time. As someone who has devoted a lifetime to the pictures, that’s quite an ask. However, as an obsessive, list-making loser, it was also a dream come true. […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – The Red Shoes
August 21, 2012 1 Comment
Play It Again – The Red Shoes. Starring Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, and Marius Goring. Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Rated G. By Simon Miraudo. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds […]
Continue readingThe top 10 Oscar losers
February 24, 2012 7 Comments
The top 10 Oscar losers. By Simon Miraudo. We’re sure that winning an Academy Award is one of the highest honours an artist in the field of film could ever hope for. And it hardly needs to be said that a fair few great flicks have been recognised by the Academy over the years. However, […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – The African Queen
January 18, 2012 3 Comments
Play It Again – The African Queen. By Jess Lomas. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which classic-film connoisseur Jess Lomas revisits a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously […]
Continue readingTop 10 movies that should become musicals
November 24, 2011 3 Comments
Top 10 movies that should become musicals. By Simon Miraudo. Sylvester Stallone announced this week his plans to turn iconic boxing flick Rocky into a stage musical. At first we had trouble imagining what songs might be featured in such a production, but once we got into the right head space (aided by a few […]
Continue readingPlay It Again: A Matter of Life and Death
October 12, 2011 3 Comments
Play It Again: A Matter of Life and Death. By Jess Lomas. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which classic-film connoisseur Jess Lomas revisits a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up … or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name […]
Continue readingBlack Swan trailer debut
August 18, 2010 0 Comments
The trailer for Darren Aronofsky‘s psychological thriller Black Swan has debuted online, and it is without question one of the most enticing teasers of the year. Frankly, this is exactly how all trailers should be. Rather than giving away the entire plot, it focuses more on establishing the film’s tone. Considering that it can create […]
Continue readingSo you think you can step? Step Up 3-D review
August 4, 2010 1 Comment
Step Up 3-D. Staring Rick Malambri, Adam Sevani and Sharni Vinson. Directed by Jon Chu. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Step Up 3-D is probably the Citizen Kane of the street-dance movie genre, but if we were to rank it on the full cinematic spectrum, it would likely sit on the wrong side of From […]
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