Since 2018, Gali, Devlin, Patrick and Matt have approached movie discussion in a spirit of curiosity and camaraderie – we’ve tried to distil the essence of those myriad bleary, late night, free-flowing, probably bullshit-laden conversations that we bonded over almost 20 years ago as eager young film students, and invite the audience to come with us. No searing, tough guy hot takes, no provocation, just a hopefully light-hearted but considered discussion of our evolving relationships with the movies that formed the bedrock of our love of cinema, and the shared language through which we found each other as friends. Pull up an episode, maybe crack open a can (as long as you’re not on your morning commute or something), and reconnect with a forgotten favourite movie – or possibly even find a new one.
Our main series is our Throwback episodes, where the hosts and occasional lovely guests each take turns recommending a treasured film from their youth, then assess whether they hold up under more measured, (somewhat) grown-up scrutiny.
Dipping into the Bargain Bin, we rummage through the ubiquitous cultural trash that littered their childhoods and try to determine whether any of it has any artistic or cultural merit whatsoever, and if not, try to fathom why millions of people have sat through it multiple times.
In Pulling Focus, one host will introduce the others, and hopefully some of you, to films that they feel have fallen out of the cultural conversation, or deserve a bit of a wider audience.
Our latest series The Open Slate sees working film industry professionals talk candidly about their route into the business, their trials and triumphs along the way, and what keeps them motivated through the long hours and tough schedules.
Meet the Gang
Artwork courtesy of our very own Scarious Artists, Matt
The gang all met at Leeds Metropolitan University (now Leeds Beckett)’s Northern Film School (except Devlin and Matt, who hail from opposite sides of the River Tees, and used to eat cheesy chips at Darlington Arts Centre together prior to uni) and worked together on a number of short films, stupid videos, drunken stumbles, and big nights out at mediocre indie venues.
The Rewind Movie Podcast 