Films on Trial
We take films and we put them on trial!
About the show
Each week we will act as judge, prosecution, and defence as we recreate a courtroom scenario, and decide whether a much loved (or hated) film should end up on the Hit List or not. Film trivia, quizzes, banter, terrible impressions, musical interludes, and lots of debating ensue as we put Films on Trial.
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Episodes
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2017 review
January 2nd, 2018 | Season 2 | 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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Jingle all the Way
December 27th, 2017 | Season 2 | 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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Gremlins
December 21st, 2017 | Season 2 | 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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Trading Places
December 11th, 2017 | Season 2 | 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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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
December 4th, 2017 | Season 2 | 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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Jurassic World
November 27th, 2017 | Season 2 | 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?
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Titanic
November 23rd, 2017 | Season 2 | 1 hr 2 mins
film review, james cameron, kate winslet, leonardo di caprio, podcast, podernfamily, review, romance, titanic
This week, James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster Titanic is on trial. Is this a lost gem, or should this cinematic disaster be left undisturbed on the sea bed?
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
November 14th, 2017 | Season 2 | 1 hr 3 mins
american folk, film review, jesse james, nick cave, outlaw, podcast, podernfamily, review, train robbery
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is on trial this week. Should this film be talked about for generations to come, or should it be outlawed?
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Ghostbusters (2016)
November 7th, 2017 | Season 2 | 1 hr 14 mins
cats, ghostbusters, ghosts, lethal weapon, movie review, movies, slimes, wonder woman
Is the 2016 version of Ghostbusters heavenly, or a silmy mess?
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Rec
November 4th, 2017 | Season 2 | 1 hr 16 mins
horror movie, movie podcast, movie review, rec
It's the turn of Rec to go on trial this week, with Gav prosecuting and Joel trying to defend his choice in the last of our horror season. Should it be on the hit list or put under quarantine?
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Demon Knight
October 27th, 2017 | Season 2 | 1 hr 9 mins
demon knight, horror movie, movie podcast, movie review, tales from the crypt
Is Demon Knight a welcome tale to the EC Comics universe? Or should it be sealed in the crypt?
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The Ring
October 15th, 2017 | Season 2 | 1 hr 10 mins
horror movie, movie podcast, movie review, the ring
Is The Ring the scariest film ever made, or should it be thrown down a well and forgotten about?