The Xtra Reel Podcast

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. 

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. 

Colm and Ger chat about what they watched in January, including Pieces of a Woman, One Night in Miami, Summer of 85, The Vast of Night, Shoplifters, Creepy, A Silent Voice and Samurai Marathon. 

Episode breakdown Pieces of a Woman 00:25 One Night in Miami 08:10 Summer of 85 11:10 The Vast of Night 17:06 Shoplifters 19:40 Creepy 23:28 A Silent Voice 26:06 Samurai Marathon 31:50

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. 

Running Order of head to head scoring system: Cast (1m 0s) Visuals (16m 10s) Soundtrack (24m 35s) Script (28m 20s) Direction (34m 12s)

A festive special. We look at what makes a Christmas movie and also those that have Christmas in the background. A bit on the more popular films such as Gremlins, Die Hard and Love Actually as well as chatting about Christmas westerns, I'll be Seeing You, Krampus and Tokyo Godfathers. We also take a look at films that we'll usually watch over Christmas.  

A festive special. We look at what makes a Christmas movie and also those that have Christmas in the background. A bit on the more popular films such as Gremlins, Die Hard and Love Actually as well as chatting about Christmas westerns, I'll be Seeing You, Krampus and Tokyo Godfathers. We also take a look at films that we'll usually watch over Christmas.  

Colm and Ger take a look at Robert Altman's psychological horror about a woman haunted by nightmarish visions while staying in Ireland. 

Colm and Ger take a look at Robert Altman's psychological horror about a woman haunted by nightmarish visions while staying in Ireland. 

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

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

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. 

Running Order: Night of the Living Dead (1968) 3m13s The House of the Devil (2009) 7m 22s The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) 12m 55s Suspiria (1977) 19m 54s Near Dark (1985) 26m 10s Hereditary (2018) 33m 32s

In the last episode of Season 1, Colm and Ger discuss Spike Lee's latest film, about four Vietnam veterans who return to the country in search of buried treasure and the remains of their fallen squad leader.  

In the last episode of Season 1, Colm and Ger discuss Spike Lee's latest film, about four Vietnam veterans who return to the country in search of buried treasure and the remains of their fallen squad leader.  

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

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

Ger and Colm discuss Hayao Miyazaki's animation about a former World War One fighter pilot who has been turned into a pig. 

In the first of a new series, Colm and Ger look at the Netflix release about the adventures of the teen detective searching for her missing mother.