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Shady, Roly, Parizad and Merv run down their top 5 films from 2025 (plus one or two turkeys). Top 5s were as follows: Roly: 5. Gaslight; 4. Presence; 3. Boiling Point; 2. Pluribus (TV show!); 1. ?????? Parizad: 5. Moana 2; 4. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning; 3. F1; 2. Deadpool and Wolverine; 1. ?????? Merv: 5. Wake Up Dead Man; 4. Conclave; 3. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning; 2. The Accountant 2; 1. ?????? Shady: 5. The Ballad of Wallis Island; 4. The Secret Agent; 3. Zodiac Killer Project; 2. It Was Just an Accident; 1. ??????

Roly and Shady waffle about The Ballad of Wallis Island on the way back from the Luna cinema in Leederville.

Shady enlists the psychological skills of Tap to talk him through the new Mike Leigh film Hard Truths.

Shady has a chat with Cibely about the award-winning Brazilian film, I'm Still Here.

Roly and Shady have a chat about the Perth Festival film, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat.

Shady and Roly are joined by Parizad and Merv to go over their favourite five films of 2024. We also named our turkeys from last year. Top fives were as follows: Parizad: 5. Operation Mincemeat; 4. Remembering Gene Wilder; 3. Gladiator 2; 2. Emilia Perez; 1. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - Roly: 5. The Apprentice; 4. The Lost Leonardo; 3. Kneecap; 2. The Greatest Night in Pop; 1. A Different Man - Merv: 5. Woman of the Hour; 4. Alien: Romulus; 3. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga; 2. The Fall Guy; 1. Dune: Part 2 - Shady: 5. Bird; 4. Kneecap; 3. Birdeater; 2. The Teachers' Lounge; 1. The Zone of Interest.

Shady is joined by Nicola to talk about a couple of the films from the recent St. Ali Italian Film Festival.

Merv and Tap join Shady to inject The Substance.

Roly and Shady have a chat with Suzanne Worner, General Manager of the Revelation Perth International Film Festival.

Roly and Shady have a chat about Turkish legal drama, Hesitation Wound. But first, there's a bit about the Revelation Perth International Film Festival programme launch for 2024. This edition of the famous Perth festival runs from July 3-14.

Shady and Roly are joined by Ben and Merv - with Parizad in subspace - to go over their favourite five films of 2023. We also provided our worst - or most disappointing - films from last year. Top fives were as follows: Ben: 5. Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves; 4. May December; 3. Killers of the Flower Moon; 2. Blackberry; 1. How to Blow Up a Pipeline - Roly: 5. Decadence and Downfall: The World's Most Expensive Party; 4. Last and First Men; 3. Talk to Me; 2. Leave the World Behind; 1. Dream Scenario - Parizad: 5. Hudson Hawk; 4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; 3. Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves; 2. The Whale; 1. Living - Merv: 5. Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves; 4. John Wick 4; 3. Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One; 2. Babylon; 1. Oppenheimer - Shady: 5. The Old Oak; 4. Aftersun; 3. The Boy and the Heron; 2. Babylon; 1. Saltburn.

Roly and Shady walk to the car from The Luna Cinema in Leederville after a screening of Foe. Fair to say, Shady gets a couple of things wrong in this pod and also reveals a staggeringly unpro lack of knowledge. Roly mostly gets away unscathed:)

Parizad joins Roly and Shady to discuss many things related to Gareth Edwards's new film, The Creator. Stay tuned for a post-outro contribution by Merv.

Merv and Parizad join Roly and Shady for a discussion about the latest Christopher Nolan film, Oppenheimer. Fair to say, opinions varied.

Shady is joined by Roly, Parizad and Merv to postulate on the latest Guardians of the Galaxy film; as well as the MCU in general; going to the cinema alone; Avatar 2; Ivan Sen's Limbo; cinema volume levels; Barton Fink; and apples (again).