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Once again, Jeremy is joined by perennial guest Chris Arnsby to look back on the best and worst that the last year had to offer in the world of film. Along the way, they take in such matters as the death of Star Trek, the annhilation of the UK, schadenfreude, The Richard Dawkins Show, who owns Dracula and the greatest pun of all time. The Secret Agent is streaming on MUBI, is available as a digital rental and purchase and will be released on disc in the UK on 16 September 2026. Red Letter Media's review of the year: https://youtu.be/u0JNJOVG1VA?si=Rj9b2wDiYNjYr_-K Final Destination: Bloodline opening sequence: https://youtu.be/0iQhOmebDqo?si=UmYG5NJ9xjzGARQi All-Star Superman overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Star_Superman Orson Welles in The Transformers: The Movie: https://youtu.be/RsYdbK4rGsI?si=zwgJQLHqs7yilsRL Orson Welles Paul Masson commercial outtakes: https://youtu.be/VFevH5vP32s?si=GkG9XyagWBGeaDq5 Oscars tribute to Rob and Michelle Reiner: https://youtu.be/f-3NwXQ0Gy8?si=RGn_kOR82jrRj5ad Night of the Living Dead (1990): https://youtu.be/awmux5tWU90?si=xfxjo6_89NGI8vk6 The Rutles - All You Need is Cash: https://youtu.be/UiQWGKAvFcI?si=OooEdsWG1ltNrO1s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets opening seqence: https://youtu.be/yaGy7rwjsFE?si=8FC34wOzsNZlA3dm I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson - the hot dog sketch: https://youtu.be/WLfAf8oHrMo?si=qvNEpQy-La-5kfzo Family Feud with Richard Dawson: https://youtu.be/cfLSwUK9-SI?si=8bXBZ4lehj8w7vo7 The Hitcher trailer: https://youtu.be/mIJQYh7qe84?si=YjN3uaz_jp3VIjA- The Mist trailer: https://youtu.be/LhCKXJNGzN8?si=mXKseeJU-yIx1TCj The Running Man (1987) trailer: https://youtu.be/g_QHzV3NVPk?si=RGZCDFw0n-W4lM0X Jenny Nicholson - The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel: https://youtu.be/T0CpOYZZZW4?si=VS54m7p-93LXFSfD Max Richter - On the Nature of Daylight: https://youtu.be/rVN1B-tUpgs?si=lOxwoSn0KAYA9IKl

Jeremy is joined again by author and podcaster Jason Kruppa to examine the 1981 satirical musical Shock Treatment, an "equal" to The Rocky Horror Picture Show sharing its creative team of Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharman and starring Cliff DeYoung, Jessica Harper, Patricia Quinn, Ruby Wax, Charles Gray and Barry Humphries. In this pursuit, they cover such subjects as normcore values, American geography, unlikely screen romances and Britain's most-missed comedian. All Things Must Pass Away: Harrison, Clapton and Other Assorted Long Songs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Things-Must-Pass-Away/dp/1641603259/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GH04M3HKDZAU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.i-VBVCd6OD_u3Bw2P_zGpWMcIYFuRmRvDP2qS92HTKZm7S9xDM2SfWLeEQfew9PI.WfGFmq68oWWoNtnx0GrqJmlrHVmFn3ZeppH5h_ycF5E&dib_tag=se&keywords=all+things+must+pass+away&qid=1780856018&sprefix=all+things+must+pass+away%2Caps%2C137&sr=8-1 https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781641608169?utm_source=Waterstones&utm_medium=pdp&utm_campaign=oos-link Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIxUhYQlnA8 Shock Treatment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60xaXy4YPqQ Shock Treatment soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL970E92ACC3C89F41 Shock Treatment: Live on Stage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN8rFugl1Ks (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaeIF2woFe8 (Part 2) The Rocky Horror Picture Show trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4plqh6obZW4 The Rocky Horror (Picture) Show audience participation overview: https://rockyhorror.fandom.com/wiki/Audience_participation Unproduced Rocky Horror sequels overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_Horror_Show_(franchise)#Cancelled_projects Jim Sharman overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Sharman Peep Show: The New Year's Eve Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TlwsjGB32c Glam Rock overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glam_rock Phantom of the Paradise: Jessica Harper - Special to Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uIHHx2GkFQ Crimes of the Future: Purple plastic bars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afUp39Uv4lk Ruby Wax overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Wax David Eisenhower overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Eisenhower Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFLF9R7fK_M Orpheus and Eurydice overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus_and_Eurydice Suspiria end credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPF-ABw0nzI The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Lyrical_Ballads_(1798)/The_Rime_of_the_Ancyent_Marinere Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Oxford_Book_of_English_Verse_1250-1900/Kubla_Khan Network trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cSGvqQHpjs The Year of the Sex Olympics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoFob79ql7U The Simpsons: Homer in the Land of Chocolate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOziWm_MJ9k Saturn 3 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O-F2fvHFW4 The Crystal Maze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwzP4vYoig

Jeremy is joined by perennial guest Chris Arnsby to discuss the 1985 sci-fi action sequel Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie and starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner. Their dialogue over this misunderstood project covers such topics as blacklisted directors, Australian character actors, Oliver Reed's singing voice, Orson Welles doing one for the money and why Walkabout has such a high rating. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JKZKjFjHDM Opening credits:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNfDZB_bwQ4&pp=ygUabWFkIG1heCBiZXlvbmQgdGh1bmRlcmRvbWU%3D 3rd Rock from the Sun clip referencing Twilight Zone: The Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-vC_-kJFRg Rough trailer for Orson Welles' The Deep, an earlier version of Dead Calm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMNr1jWKi4A&pp=ygUVb3Jzb24gd2VsbGVzIHRoZSBkZWVw

Jeremy is joined by author and podcaster Jason Kruppa to solve the riddle that is the 1988 comedy-drama The Telephone, which stars Whoopi Goldberg and is directed by Rip Torn from a script by Harry Nilsson and Terry Southern. Their attempts to unravel the film take in such subjects as substance abuse, pet care, filmed plays and how New Yorkers all go about in their angry little boxes. Jason's book, "All Things Must Pass: Harrison, Clapton and Other Assorted Love Songs" is available here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/all-things-must-pass-away/kenneth-womack/jason-kruppa/9781641608169 His podcast, Producing the Beatles, can be found here: https://www.producingthebeatles.com/ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5TY4uzreeQ&pp=ygUSdGhlIHRlbGVwaG9uZSBmaWxt Full length film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxD09rKYFFw&pp=ygUSdGhlIHRlbGVwaG9uZSBmaWxt John Hurt in Samuel Beckett's "Krapp's Last Tape": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IH2QUJCXVc&pp=ygURa3JhcHAncyBsYXN0IHRhcGU%3D

Jeremy is joined by author and scriptwriter Paul Morris for a dissection of the 2008 sports adventure Speed Racer, written for the screen and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski, starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Matthew Fox and Roger Allam and based on the anime series of the same name. Their discourse on the subject takes in such subjects as varied as Dick Tracy, the lore of Godzilla, a world created by designers and skinning Danny DeVito. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V8sLlqJB2w&pp=ygULc3BlZWQgcmFjZXI%3D Paul's latest Doctor Who audio productions for Big Finish - The White Ship from The Companion Chronicles: Families and full-length audio novel The Lord of Misrule, read by Jon Culshaw - are available here: https://www.bigfinish.com/contributors/v/Paul-Morris-2839 The first episode of the original anime series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHn6KCvRsdI&pp=ygUZc3BlZWQgcmFjZXIgZmlyc3QgZXBpc29kZQ%3D%3D Michael Giacchino's soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWWT4fIi2xA&list=PLv0FiJBM6FWJ0KJUDE2haFvnFA01jfOiu The making of Godzilla Minus One's Oscar-winning effects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4pi1F25sxg&t=159s&pp=ygUaZ29kemlsbGEgbWludXMgb25lIGVmZmVjdHM%3D

Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby to review the previous year in film, counting down the top ten and bottom five while noting such topics as the hem of the Sun King, the world's worst actor, the Godzilla dichotomy and how the Dark Universe has itself become a zombie. As an addendum to information in the podcast: The Last Showgirl is now available on disc and digital. Coyote v Acme has been picked up by Ketchup Entertainment for global release in 2026. Saw XI has been pulled from the schedule, having stalled during script development. Thread of nominees: https://bsky.app/profile/cinemalimbo.bsky.social/post/3ljuege7ycs2n# Playlist of Best Film winners trailers since 1963: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCKxhZR-FtoGmyQyWKeTRbJ4 Playlist of trailers for movies coming up in 2025: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCKjOzu-szHGII0h_-E2-ECS Trailer for The Monkey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GluZRgrN6x4 Cinema Limbo on Dune (1984): https://www.podnose.com/cinema-limbo/060-dune

Jeremy is joined once again by author and biographer Simon Guerrier to discuss 2009 black comedy Observe and Report, written and directed by Jody Hill and starring Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Anna Faris and Jesse Plemons. Picking over the shards of their respective arguments, they cover such controversial topics as quiche seduction, unlikely holiday destinations, Peter Cushing's secret and the comedic high ground. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYwaWngXRqU Simon's biographer of script writer and founding Doctor Who story editor David Whitaker is available here: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/david-whitaker-in-an-exciting-adventure-with-television

Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby for a study of 1966 "acid Western" The Shooting, directed by Monte Hellman and starring Warren Oates, Millie Perkins and Jack Nicholson. As they trek through the film's unforgiving landscape, they consider such topics as Live Aid, dramatising Elvis Presley's life in real time, the Midnight Run TV series, extreme efficiency in filmmaking and whether the Western is even a genre. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ts-CRIMJes&pp=ygUZdGhlIHNob290aW5nIDE5NjYgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D Cinema Limbo on Targets: https://www.podnose.com/cinema-limbo/072-targets Cinema Limbo on Gerry: https://www.podnose.com/cinema-limbo/043-gerry Four Mules, the final episode of Elvis (1990): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSw-NDKbAdk

Jeremy is joined by Gary Rodger of Sitcom Club and Jaffa Cakes for Proust fame to study Fierce Creatures, the 1997 comedy co-written by and starring John Cleese with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Palin and an attempted thematic sequel to 1987's A Fish Called Wanda. Along the way, their discussion touches on such tightly-knit subjects as pecan pie, Egghead's Robot, GB News, Bruce's Little Night and Aliens. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDIJiAPhfEc&pp=ygUYZmllcmNlIGNyZWF0dXJlcyB0cmFpbGVy The Cinema Limbo review of Mr Horatio Knibbles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se2Xg2eNzLw&pp=ygUQaG9yYXRpbyBrbmliYmxlcw%3D%3D Fierce Creatures is available on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK and as a digital rental: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QBRks5poyk&pp=ygUQZmllcmNlIGNyZWF0dXJlcw%3D%3D

Jeremy is joined by new guest Stephen Fawcus for a special Christmas episode, exploring would-be franchise launcher Remo Williams: The Adventuer Begins aka Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous, the 1985 action adventure starring Fred Ward, Joel Gray, Wilford Brimley and Kate Mulgrew. Along the way, their discussion touches on such seasonal subjects as Mrs Columbo, Ridley Hood, the deranged source novels and murder heroes. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_lKShbp3nw&pp=ygUVcmVtbyB3aWxsaWFtcyB0cmFpbGVy Score playlist by Craig Safan: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lA7M25tH48Mc6km6T09Oj8NAMjUG2M9Do Remo Williams: The Prophecy unsold pilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQGeLXmN4ps&pp=ygUhcmVtbyB3aWxsaWFtcyB0aGUgcHJvcGhlY3kgKDE5ODgp Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins is not available for streaming in the UK at time of podcast release, but has been released on Blu-Ray by Arrow Video: https://www.arrowfilms.com/remo-williams-the-adventure-begins-blu-ray/10961660.html

Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby for a comprehensive review of 2023 in film, covering the ten best and five worst films, and touching on such matters as difficult third acts, John Deacon, disappointing perfumes, the Nose Film and the menace of an empty space. Thread of nominees: https://twitter.com/cinema_limbo/status/1757428640222994654 Playlist of Best Film nominees trailers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCK7LdvVxFaYA0UkQrxazeyU&si=p1rmf6oqn9Jf7b1B Playlist of Best Film winners trailers since 1963: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCKxhZR-FtoGmyQyWKeTRbJ4 Godzilla Minus One visual effects reel: https://youtu.be/T4pi1F25sxg?si=HDJrCpoBohZCABWr Adam Driver on Saturday Night Live as a baby on a plane: https://youtu.be/_yyq5C4Hu8Y?si=whub6_D75nXDOVbN Coming Up in 2024 trailer playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCLo2LAMvYvnbEZOGBddu1f2&si=HrxrukbryqamZeTG

Jeremy is joined by perennial guest Chris Arnsby for a belated Christmas episode, as they experience Jason Eisener's 2011 darkly comic exploitation homage Hobo with a Shotgun, starring Rutger Hauer, Molly Dunsworth and Brian Downey. Their conversation covers such topics as living in a real-life Mad Max world, clods of drugs, the original Mars Attacks trading cards and Jeremy's Canadian accent. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJF-gQVlXs4&pp=ygUTaG9ibyB3aXRoIGEgc2hvdGd1bg%3D%3D Original Grindhouse trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LlazPgxKrA&pp=ygUTaG9ibyB3aXRoIGEgc2hvdGd1bg%3D%3D Music from The Hitcher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69vqdHFv9vo&pp=ygUXdGhlIGhpdGNoZXIgZW5kIGNyZWRpdHM%3D Lisa Lougheed - Run with Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY6MuvRY6g0&pp=ygUabGlzYSBsb3VnaGVlZCBydW4gd2l0aCB1cyA%3D

Jeremy is accompanied by author Simon Guerrier for a study of The Last Wave, Peter Weir's 1977 Australian mythological urban thriller, with their conversation covering such topics as white saviour narratives, the Australian New Wave, storytelling through contrast and Papa Lazarou. The Last Wave, viewable via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuTVDNnR3AE&pp=ygUSdGhlIGxhc3Qgd2F2ZSAxOTc3 Peter Weir discusses the film: https://youtu.be/D_7BYTf95Vc?si=BcFjOIOGuTAOO0-D A playlist of Charles Wain's music from the film: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjem-nwYHyoGiN6pgrgowWarH34nRHygE Simon's biography of David Whitaker: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/david-whitaker-in-an-exciting-adventure-with-television The story of David Burton in Doctor Who: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5d5pQM7IGo&pp=ygUXZGF2aWQgYnVydG9uIGRvY3RvciB3aG8%3D

Jeremy is joined in the first of a new run of the podcast by Paul Morris, podcaster and scriptwriter, to discuss 2002's sci-fi action Equilibrium, with their conversation covering such matters as stimulating statues, insufficient purity of concept, the word "phenomenological" and the world's most surprising cameo. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raleKODYeg0&pp=ygULZXF1aWxpYnJpdW0%3D The Grimleys - Pilot and Series 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzFHmtLNkC0&list=PLOV24p_vJFuzel_WI3boMWo7PyY3I_ZvL

Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby for a discussion of 1988's Dutch action thriller Amsterdamned, written and directed by Dick Maas. Their conversation covers a range of topics including ITV's overnight schedule, a real-life kidnapping, The Quizmaster Murders, the Godzilla threshold and Keeping Up Appearances. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCuxQ8owFgg&pp=ygUUYW1zdGVyZGFtbmVkIHRyYWlsZXI%3D Theme song music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeszsmEhDYo&pp=ygUMYW1zdGVyZGFtbmVk That boat chase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1PZAfdYwQ0&pp=ygUXYW1zdGVyZGFtbmVkIGJvYXQgY2hhc2U%3D