About the show
Do you like films? Do you like debating whether a film is a cinematic triumph, or if it’s a big hot mess? Well, we’ve got a brand new podcast for you. We aim to settle those raging debates once and for all, as we put Films on Trial
We’re five lads from Liverpool and each week we will act as judge, prosecution, defence and witness, as we recreate a courtroom scenario, and decide whether a much loved (or hated) film should end up on the Hit List or not. There are also regular sections on news, trailer/poster of the week, film trivia and quizzes. Plus banter, terrible impressions, musical interludes, and lots of debating.
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Episode List
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Leon
February 28th, 2018 | Season 4 | 1 hr 19 mins
jean reno, leon, movie review, natalie portman
Does Leon clean up, or does it need clearing out?
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Field of Dreams
February 6th, 2018 | Season 4 | 1 hr 5 mins
Field of dreams is on trial this week. Is this a home run or a swing and a miss?
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Episode 33: Bronx Tale
January 30th, 2018 | Season 4 | 56 mins 28 secs
biopic, gangster movie, movie review, robert deniro
Should it sleep with the fishes, or is it an outstanding directorial debut by De Niro?
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Episode 32: Masters of the Universe
January 23rd, 2018 | Season 4 | 55 mins 51 secs
awfulfilms, bills, heman, homoerotic, movie review, undies
This week's film on trial is Masters of the Universe, and by all accounts, this film is truly from another world. Is it a cosmic masterpiece, or an intergalactic disaster?
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Episode 31: Super Mario Brothers
January 9th, 2018 | Season 4 | 1 hr 3 mins
mario, mario brothers, ninendo, super mario
Does this movie really get the waters flowing, or should it be flushed down the drain?
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Episode 30: Pulp Fiction
January 4th, 2018 | Season 4 | 58 mins 36 secs
action, john travolta, pulp fiction, royale with cheese, tarantino
Happy 2018 everyone! We are back in court this week and we've got Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction in the dock.
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Bonus episode - 2017 review
January 2nd, 2018 | Season 3 | 50 mins 1 sec
bright, luke skywalker, mark ham it up, mark hamill, mary poppins, movie review, star wars, the last jedi, will smith
The guys get together to discuss the ups and downs of films in 2017. Nothing officially on trial this week, just plenty of opinions about Star Wars and the big news stories in the movie industry this year. Back to normal scheduling on Friday!!
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Episode 28: Jingle all the way
December 27th, 2017 | Season 3 | 1 hr 9 mins
arnie, arnold schwarzenegger, christmas, christmas films, dc, festive film review, jingle bells, marvel, star wars, woody harrelson
This week sees the last of the Christmas specials, as Gav puts his favorite festive film on trial.
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Episode 27: Gremlins
December 21st, 2017 | Season 3 | 1 hr 20 mins
cinema, death, fourladsfrom liverpool, gremlins, liverpool, movies, movies review, oscars, racism in movies, segways
With two of the gang's films not making the Hit List, the Christmas spirit is low. Will Gremlins make it onto the hit list, or will it end up being put through the blender?
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Episode 26: Trading Places
December 11th, 2017 | Season 3 | 1 hr 13 mins
eddiemurphy, movie reviews, podcast, quentin tarantino, racism in films, tiredcomedy, trading places
It's week 2 of Christmas Month! Also, its our Christmas day out, so because we have guests with us. this week is also a Jury special!
Trading places is up in court. Is this film a Christmas classic, or does it need to trade places with a better film?
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Episode 25: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
December 4th, 2017 | Season 3 | 56 mins 10 secs
chevy chase, chevy chase is not nice, christmas films, film review, holiday classic, jude law
This week is the 1st of the Christmas season, with the gang defending their favourite (underrated) Christmas films.
First up on trial is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Joel acts as defence, Alex is the prosecution and Dave is the all-important judge. Gav acts as the character witness to lend his opinion to the arguments presented to the court.
Is this a wholesome Christmas comedy, or is this Turkey dry and overdone?
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Episode 24: Jurassic World
November 27th, 2017 | Season 3 | 1 hr 7 mins
chris pratt, cinema, film review, jurassic park, jurassic world, movies, tyranosaurus rex, velociraptor
This week the gang put Jurassic World on trial. Is this one of the best dinosaur action films ever made, or is it a Tyranosaurus Wreck?
