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“Started to download this after they cancelled the excellent show presented by Jason Solomans. Jason was a real film fan - Brooks and his colleagues are the worst sort of film reviewers: pretentious and elitist. Any film that emanates from Hollywood or has populist appeal is sniffly and disrespectfully dismissed and discounted. The reviewers seem overly concerned to demonstrate their own pseudo academic and self defining purveyors of good taste credentials by showboating their own preferences for obscure and difficult foreign language movies. If it's three hours long in Mandarin Chinese and has long lingering shots of empty landscapes and minimal dialogue then guaranteed Xan and his middle class London media fellow travellers will rave about it. All this despite the fact that it will probably only get a couple of showing at the BFI on London's Southbank. Whereas a mainstream Hollywood blockbuster will get derided and scorned at by this group of sneering show offs who despise the greater mass of the movie going public.
I have deleted and unsubscribed from this appallingly awful podcast. Any genuine film fan who appreciates movies should do so too. Mark Kermode on Radio 5 Live remains my critic of choice - an intelligent articulate genuine film fan. Capable of appreciating a good old fashioned Hollywood blockbuster, alongside a well crafted children's movie as much as some obscure art house showing that he passionately believes should get a broader audience.
It pains me to say this as a life long Guardian buying and reading fan but this podcast is the worst type of elitism exactly the kind of thing I always thought the Guardian fought against.”Read full review »
Schmike via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/30/13
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“Although Mr Solomon is relatively knowledgeable and manages to get the participation of interesting interviewees, his whole show is undermined by his rather ridiculous superficial comments (in reaction to the Bafta nomination of The Lives of Others, he said 'this movie is sooo last year'....”Read full review »
The Grenouille via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/22/08
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“This is a pretty lame affair, as one might expect of something pumped out on a daily basis. The commentators hold forth sagely on the grosses of films despite having no real knowledge of film financing marketing budgets. One of them is guaranteed to raise all the requisite Guardian PC quibbles,...”Read full review »
GCTMY via Apple Podcasts ·
Japan ·
01/28/16
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“I really appreciate this podcast - particularly the perspectives of Peter Bradshaw - one of the best film writers on either side of the Atlantic.
My only complaint is that the volume on the podcast is shockingly low. A lot of podcasts have this problem but this one is off the charts. I am...”Read full review »
Moleskine82 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/20/15
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