The Xtra Reel Podcast

Season 2 Episode 5 - Quigley Down Under (1990)

This week we take a look at the 90s western set in the Australian outback. Starring Tom Selleck as Quigley, an experienced rifleman, who takes a job for the villainous Elliot Marston, portrayed by the late great Alan Rickman. 

Season 2 Episode 3 - Rebecca (1940) vs Rebecca (2020)

Two films about a place called Mandarlay and a woman named Rebecca. Colm and Ger take a look at the film adaptations of Daphne Du Maurier's novel. 

Season 2 Episode 1 - Wild Tales (2014)

Ger and Colm begin Season 2 with a look at the Oscar nominated anthology film from Argentina. 

Halloween Horror Special

For the week that's in it, we take a look at 6 horror films, from bona fide classics to hidden gems. We begin with George A Romero's 1968 zombie classic Night of the Living Dead and Ti West's 80s set horror The House of the Devil from 2009. Then it's a double helping of Dario Argento with The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and the masterpiece that is Suspiria. We round things off with Kathryn Bigelow's vampire cult classic, Near Dark and Ari Aster's modern family horror Hereditary. 

Season 1 Episode 7 - The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

Ger and Colm talk about Clint Eastwood's iconic western about a man driven to revenge towards the end of the Civil War.  

Season 1 Episode 4 - Breathless (1960) vs Breathless (1983)

Two films about a guy with a girl and a gun. Ger and Colm compare and contrast Jean-Luc Godard's iconic film of the French new wave with Jim McBride's cult classic.

Season 1 Episode 3 - Eight Men Out (1988)

This week it's baseball, as Ger and Colm take a look at the ensemble film Eight Men Out, directed by John Sayles. 

Season 1 Episode 2 - Nights of Cabiria (1957)

We take a look at Federico Fellini's Nights of Cabiria, with an excellent central performance by Giulietta Masina. 

Season 1 Episode 1 - Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

Ger and Colm take a look at Céline Sciamma's remarkable Portrait of a Lady on Fire.