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All the President’s Men (1976) 50th Anniversary Review A film about one of the most obscene acts of criminality and corruption in 20th century American politics still makes waves five decades later because so much of the same is happening all over again.

Would you look at that. Another anniversary review up on the Substack, and this time it's @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social taking on All The President's Men. Go check it out and support independent film criticism.
#filmsky #moviesky #allthepresidentsmen #filmreview #moviereview #secondcut

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Seeing Double: The Art of Playing Multiple Roles
Seeing Double: The Art of Playing Multiple Roles YouTube video by Second Cut

New Podcast Up!
Same actor: Multiple Roles. Sinners, Strangelove, and Kind Hearts and Coronets. Michel B. Jordan, Sir Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers. It's all here, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
#filmsky #moviesky #secondcutpod #sinners #kubrick #howtomakeakilling

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The Thing From Another World (1951) 75th Anniversary Review Remember: Watch the skies, everywhere!

This Thing is already 75 years old! Go check out our Anniversary Review over on the SecondCutPod substack!
#filmsky #moviesky #horror #scifi #thethingfromanotherworld #thething #secondcut

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Project Hail Mary (2026) Review It’s only the end of March, but the bar has well and truly been set for 2026 genre cinema.

Hail Mary! A review of the new project is up on the SecondCut substack, courtesy of @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social. You're welcome.
#filmsky #moviesky #projecthailmary #ryangosling #lordandmiller

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Did Frankenstein Movies Forget Mary Shelley?
Did Frankenstein Movies Forget Mary Shelley? YouTube video by Second Cut

youtu.be/Ig1-vxleQQw?... Talking Female Frankensteins, of both monster and maker varieties. Available now on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts from.
#filmsky #moviesky #frankenstein #thebride #universal #hammerhorror #lisafrankenstein

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The Razzies and the Spectacle of Failure
The Razzies and the Spectacle of Failure YouTube video by Second Cut

Our episode on the Razzies went out a few days ago. Catch it here on YouTube, or at SecondCutPod wherever you get your podcasts.
#filmsky #moviesky #razzies #oscars #secondcutpod

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Why Robert Duvall Was One of America’s Greatest Actors
Why Robert Duvall Was One of America’s Greatest Actors YouTube video by Second Cut

Few new episodes have gone up recently. One of them was an episode we recorded a few weeks ago for Robert Duvall. Find it wherever you get your podcasts, or on YouTube right here.
#filmsky #moviesky #robertduvall #podcast #filmpodcast #moviepodcast #filmcriticism

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The Bride! (2026) Review Not all its parts fit together, but you’ll have a hard time forgetting it.

It's finally here! @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social's long-awaited review for Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride, is now up on the substack. Go check it out, like, comment, subscribe, and support independent film journalism.
#filmsky #moviesky #thebride #maggiegyllenhaal #christianbale #jessiebuckley

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Sam’s Oscar Best Picture Catch-up Over the last 6 weeks, Sam has watched every Oscar Best Picture winner he's never seen before. Here are his thoughts.

An interesting one from us in time for today's Oscars. Go check out a little piece from @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social on some past Best Picture winners.
#filmsky #moviesky #oscars #bestpicture #academyawards

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Scream 7 (2026) Review The only movies that are worth talking about in the eyes of Scream 7 are those in its own franchise, and how great and amazing and important they are.

Do you like scary movies? If you do, you might like our review of the newest Scream film, now up on the substack.
#scream #scream7 #nevecampbell #courtneycox #filmsky #moviesky #filmreview #moviereview

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Trainspotting (1996) 30th Anniversary Review Even now though, you find yourself drawn back to the seismic impact of this tale of the incredible highs and extreme lows of heroin addicts in Scotland’s capital city.

Trainspotting is 30 years old this year. Check out Sam's retrospective review of this modern day classic, now up on the substack.
#filmsky #moviesky #trainspotting #dannyboyle #ewanmcgreggor #secondcut

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Port Royal Under Attack, or Pirate Movies and Why They Keep Disappearing
Port Royal Under Attack, or Pirate Movies and Why They Keep Disappearing YouTube video by Second Cut

A new episode is now out, talking all things pirate movies. Now up on our YouTube channel, and wherever you get your podcasts.
#filmsky #moviesky #podcast #goreverbinski #piratesofthecarribean #pirates

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BAFTAs 2026 - Winners and Nominees The winners and nominees from the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards ceremony.

BAFTAs are in. Here's the full list of winners and nominees from tonight's awards.
#filmsky #moviesky #baftas

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The Strangers: Chapter 3 Finally it's all over.

Well. It's a film. We can say that much.
#filmsky #moviesky #strangers #horror #moviereview #filmreview

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Send Help (2026) Review The ebb and flow of the film’s central dynamic keeps you on your toes and there are certainly some curve balls thrown here and there.

The new Sam Raimi film is now out, with Rachel McAdams pulling a turn in Misery-Meets-Castaway. Check out @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social's review here.
#filmsky #moviesky #sendhelp #samraimi #rachelmcadams #moviereview #filmreview

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Unfortunately illness has struck. Therefore there will be no livestream tonight. We will get the episode to you in the future.
#filmsky #moviesky #secondcutpod

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Going live for the first of our 2-part Black History Month series tomorrow, with a spotlight on 3 important figures in film history.
#filmsky #moviesky #blackhistorymonth #filmpodcast #moviepodcast #sidneypoitier #oscarmicheaux #niadacosta

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Hail to the King, baby! The topic of this week's SecondCut podcast? Sam Raimi. Catch us live on YouTube on Tuesday at 8pm GMT/2pm CT. It's going to be groovy.
#filmsky #moviesky #samraimi #evildead #darkman #dragmetohell #spiderman #sendhelp

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Pop quiz: Park Chan-wook Oscar nominations? Zero. Unbelievable. #ParkChanWook #Oscars

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Today, in honour of the release of No Other Choice, we look at the films of Park Chan-Wook. Come join us live on YouTube at 8pm GMT:2pm CT for thoughts, trivia, analysis, and the usual madness.
#filmsky #moviesky #parkchanwook #nootherchoice #oldboy #handmaiden #decisiontoleave

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Review For everyone involved, it is a wonder that this film is good.

Not sure whether to go and see the latest 28 Years Later film? SecondCut have got you covered: our review is now up on the substack!
#secondcutpod #28yearslater #niadacosta #ralphfiennes #cillianmurphy #filmsky #moviesky

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The Rip (2026) Review For a while it looks like this film is going in a more interesting direction… but it never gets there.

It's got Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, but does this rip? @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social reviewed the latest Netflix action thriller for your viewing pleasure.
#filmsky #moviesky #cinema #therip #netflix #benaffleck #mattdamon

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“Die Hard on a battleship” might be the cleanest way to explain Under Siege.

Sam on how 90s action cinema turned Die Hard into a modular genre.

#UnderSiege #ActionMovies #FilmTalk #FilmPodcast

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Live tonight. The 100th episode celebration. 3 picks for 3 of our favourite films. Come join the party. 8pm GMT : 2pm CT, live on YouTube.
#filmsky #moviesky #secondcut #secondcutpod #cinema #movies

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Today, long overdue, remembering Rob Reiner, and three of his best films. Join us live for the first stream of the year on YouTube @SecondCutPod at 8pm GMT : 2pm CT.
#filmsky #moviesky #robreiner #whenharrymetsally #misery #afewgoodmen #secondcut

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No SecondCut stream today, but we hope to be back next week for more movie madness.

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The Housemaid (2025) Review If any word could describe watching The Housemaid, based on Frieda McFadden’s 2022 novel, then ‘whelmed’ would certainly cover it.

Paul Feig's newest film, The Housemaid, a thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, is now out in cinemas. Here's Kieran's review up on the SecondCut substack.
#thehousemaid #sydneysweeney #amandaseyfried #paulfeig #filmreview #moviereview #filmsky #moviesky #secondcut

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Second Cut’s Top 10 Films of 2025 Jacob, Sam and Kieran round out 2025 with their pick of the films of the year...

It's the first day of 2026, so let's recap 2025, with ten picks for some of the finest films of last year.
#filmsky #moviesky #filmreview #moviereview #cinema #filmcritic #moviecritic

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Anaconda (2025) Review There are good points. Honest.

Slithering to you for the last review of the year, Kieran's take on the newly released reboot? requel? spriritual sequel? to the Anaconda franchise. Check it out, and see you in the new year.
#filmsky #moviesky #anaconda #jackblack #paulrudd #cinema #cinema #filmreview #moviereview

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