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Alex is joined in the virtual cinema this week by Oscar nominated filmmaker Sean Wang to talk about his debut feature, the coming-of-age comedy drama 'Didi (Out July 26th). Sean then takes us on his perfect trip, involving the anime movie that is his FONDEST MOVIE MEMORY, the Scorsese movie moment that makes him PUMP HIS FIST IN THE AIR, the body-horror trilogy that leaves him SHOCKED and which David Fincher movie has the BEST EVER USE OF MUSIC. All that and more on this week's epic...

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema this week is filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist to talk about his incredible new documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story about a pair of extreme rooftoppers attempting to perform the greatest rooftopping stunt ever - and hitting Netflix on July 19th. Jeff then takes us on a trip where he tries to cheer up a musical legend, describes how his WORST movie memory is one particular scene from Stand By Me, the cartoon that made him CRY, sings the praises of 3D and pulls a...

Actor Dimitri Leonidas joins Alex in the virtual cinema this week to talk about his role in the epic new Ancient Rome TV series 'THOSE ABOUT TO DIE' - directed by Roland Emmerich and coming to Amazon Prime in the UK on July 18th. He then takes us on a trip including how a film's third act turning point should always include a SOUR SWEET. The Jack Nicholson quote that he considers the BEST in cinema. How Julianne Moore is in the MOST SHOCKING movie moment. The Cohen Brothers' film that makes...

Actor and filmmaker James Krishna Floyd joins Alex in the virtual cinema to discuss his brilliant debut feature Unicorns (hitting screens on July 5th), before taking us on his perfect trip to the movies to discover the the Ridley Scott movie that has the perfect ending, the Oscars moment that he considers the most shocking, the line from One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest that always gets him, and the surprising Paul Thomas Anderson movie he thinks is the director's best! He then screens an...

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema this week is filmmaker Robert Morgan, to chat about his brilliant new psychological horror 'Stopmotion' about a stopmotion animator becoming obsessed with finishing her movie. Robert then takes us on his perfect trip to the movies, talking about why food is a big no no for him at the cinema, why Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is not a great date movie, the Lars Von Trier movie moment that brought him to tears, the Francis Ford Coppola movie he can't wait...

Rebel Moon star Fra Fee joins Alex in the virtual cinema this week to discuss his brilliant new BBC drama Lost Boys and Fairies as well as take us on his perfect trip to the movies. We discover the joys of going to the cinema by yourself! Discover the magical movie musical out later this year he cannot wait to see! Find out which Richard Curtis movie makes him pump his fist in the air! The Ang Lee movie his favourite quote comes from! And which billion dollar movie from last year forms his...

Alex is joined in the virtual cinema by the brilliant actor, writer and director Celyn Jones, who is having a very busy 2024! From 'Swede Caroline' to 'The Almond and the Seahorse' to the upcoming 'Chuck Chuck Baby'. As well as chatting about those movies, Celyn takes us on a wonderful trip, from a fond memory of watching Ghostbusters, to the genius of Orson Welles. From the Stephen King adaptation that contains what he considers cinema's most SHOCKING moment, to the Stallone movie that makes...

Alex is joined by the legendary Renny Harlin to talk about his new horror 'The Strangers: Chapter One' (Out May 17th) and go on his perfect trip to the movies. They discuss the James Cameron movie moment that makes him pump his first in the air. Which Baz Luhrmanm movie he can't understand why more people don't love. The Alfred Hitchcock scene he considers cinema's most shocking. He then screens a 1973 masterpiece for us. All that plus Renny dissects THAT opening of his own movie Cliffhanger,...

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema this week is actress Rachele Schank to tell us about her new historical drama 'Love, Courage and The Battle of Bushy Run' before taking us on her perfect cinema trip including which Hollywood A-Lister she'd take with her and the rom-com of their's that is her MOST WATCHED FILM. The Guillermo Del Toro movie scene that she considers CINEMA'S MOST SHOCKING. The 90s Disney Animation that is her FONDEST MOVIE MEMORY. And and UNPOPULAR MOVIE OPINION about as...

The brilliant Katy O'Brian joins Alex in the virtual cinema to talk about her new romantic thriller 'Love Lies Bleeding' in which she stars alongside Kristen Stewart, as well as her upcoming blockbuster disaster sequel 'Twisters'. Katy then takes us on trip involving spicy margaritas, the Disney drive experience that she remembers fondly, 'The Dark Knight' quote she loves, why the music from 'Lego Batman' is awesome, the Godzilla movie that brought her to tears, the unloved Christmas movie...

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema this week is filmmaker Arkasha Stevenson to chat about her debut feature 'The First Omen' in cinemas now! Arkasha then takes us on an incredible trip involving the David Lynch movie that set her on the path to becoming a movie-maker, why Thelma and Louise left her in floods of tears, how the horror genre deserves more love, the vampire movie she can't wait to see on the big screen and the sci-fi monologue that most affected her! All that and more in this...

'American Gods' star Ricky Whittle joins Alex in the virtual cinema to talk about his latest movie, gripping war thriller 'Land of Bad' out on streamers April 26th. He then takes us on an epic trip involving a lot of love for a Tom Cruise classic, the Spielberg movie that left him traumatised as a child, why a Rocky quote is one of the greatest and most inspirational EVER, the role he thinks should have nabbed Brad Pitt an Oscar, before screening a 90s classic for us! Find us here:...

*This episode contains spoilers to Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire* Alex is joined in the virtual cinema by Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire director Gil Kenan to talk about the latest big screen visit to Spook Central and the latest news on the upcoming animated series, before he takes us on a trip celebrating the martial arts movie that makes him pump his fist in the air, the Lars Von Trier film that shocked him to his core, the Terry Gilliam feature that made him want to be a storyteller, which...

Alex is joined in the virtual cinema by filmmaker Thea Sharrock to talk about her brilliant new football drama 'The Beautiful Game' out on Netflix on March 29th. Thea also takes us on an incredible trip, discussing the amount of pressure on the shoulders of Deadpool 3 to 'SAVE THE MCU', the Star Wars moment that utterly broke her, the Andrew Scott movie moment that brought her to tears, her love for Harrison Ford and which DCU character she'd like to bring to the big screen. All that AND Thea...

Joining Alex this week is filmmaker Jeff Wadlow to talk about his new Blumhouse horror 'Imaginary' (out in cinemas March 8th) and take us on his perfect trip to the movies! We're talking the joys of Titanic and the Marvel movie moment that never fails to bring him to tears... 'On Your Left!' What he considers the greatest ever Rocky movie and why he's so excited about Deadpool 3, even if it meant he never got to make his X-Force film. We discover which 1982 haunted house horror changed his...

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema today is writer and director Nikolaj Arcel whose new epic period drama 'The Promised Land' is in cinemas now. He takes us on a trip in which he declares the WORST Star Wars movie ever, the Spielberg classic he ADORES, which Pixar movie makes him BAWL, the Japanese horror movie that BROKE him, and an UNPOPULAR OPINION about Christopher Nolan. All that and more on this week's epic trip. Find us here: https://linktr.ee/triptomoviespod A Trip to the Movies is...

The 'Miranda' and 'Lucifer' star Tom Ellis joins Alex in the Virtual Cinema this week to chat about his new Netflix romantic comedy 'Players,' out on Valentine's Day. He'll also take us on a trip that includes bringing a former president of the USA as his guest, showing a lot of love for a Spielberg classic, discussing which Whoopi Goldberg movie he thinks deserves more recognition, and explaining why he's excited about James Gunn taking control of the DCU! All that and more on this week's...

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema this week is the director of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and The Impossible - J.A. Bayona - to talk about his new Oscar and BAFTA nominated survival thriller 'Society of the Snow' out now on Netflix. He then takes us on a trip to the movies that involving his love for Superman, what he considers the greatest 3D movie ever made, why he wishes Peter Weir would direct another film, a fist-pumping moment from a Sergio Leone Western and a shocking moment from...

Joining Alex in the virtual cinema of dreams this week is Shadow and Bone star Kit Young who takes a break from filming the new 'Alien' TV series to talk about his incredible new horror movie 'Out of Darkness' - in which he's hunted by something deadly, across a desolate landscape of 45,000 B.C. He also takes us his perfect trip to the movies involving meeting Brendan Fraser, why 'The Village' scared him silly, which is better 'Alien' or 'Aliens', the moment from 'Lord of the Rings' that...

An actor who traverses mega-franchises, award winning scare-fests and beloved sitcoms: Ralph Ineson joins Alex today to talk about his new film - creepy folk-thriller 'Lord of Misrule' - out now on VOD, as well as working with horror maestro Robert Eggers on 'The Witch' and the upcoming 'Nosferatu'. He also takes us on a trip that involving two of cinemas greatest boxing movies, and how his (and his evil droid's) scenes were cut in 'The Last Jedi'. He champions intervals for long movies and...

The legendary actor, martial artist and filmmaker Michael Jai White joins Alex to talk about his latest action movie The Island - out this month - and take us on his perfect trip to the movies! We're talking about legendary kung-fu movie Five Fingers of Death (a film Quentin Tarantino pays homage to in Kill Bill), there's a lot of love for epic scene from The Princess Bride, and Michael explains his BIG problem witth The Usual Suspects. He also reminisces about his time working with the late...

Happy New Year! We're back with an amazing first episode of 2024 as the BAFTA and Oscar winning duo of Tom and Ross join Alex to discuss what it's actually like picking up an Academy Award as well as discussing their latest film 'The Golden West'. They also take us all on an incredible trip, as we talk the terror of found footage horror Paranormal Activity, the brilliance of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and how Will Smith makes you weepy in The Pursuit of Happyness. Appropriately enough...

Returning to the show for this very special Christmas episode is the brilliant Rahul Kohli, who takes us on a deep dive into his 3rd major collaboration with horror maestro Mike Flanagan 'The Fall of the House of Usher'. We then embark on our first ever 'Trip to the Movies Holiday Season Special' as Rahul talks us through his favourite moments from Christmas movies and recounts some of his best, and worst, cinema memories from the festive period! We're saying "Season's Greetings" to the likes...