The Movie Mull

For this week's episode, our host is Neil and he wanted to explore the topic of those memorable movies in which the action all unfolds over a mere 24 hours (or less!).

While this seems to begin with like quite a niche subgenre of movie, it turns out everything from a romance to a horror to a heist to an action classic can all benefit from the tight time constraint of the single-day movie.

We talk about what makes them work so well, as well as our favourite examples, allowing us to cover an incredibly wide range of stories.  From Linklater's 'Before' trilogy; to one sweltering day in Brooklyn in Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing; to real time kitchen nightmare in Boiling Point; to everyone's favourite Christmas movie: Die Hard... what is it about the momentum and stakes of a 24hr (or less) movie that make them work so well?  

Listen in to this week's episode of The Movie Mull and then get in touch to share your favourite examples - and what you love about them.

For this week's episode, your four friends over on the Movie Mull have a brand new quartet of reviews for you: four films that you can watch now on streaming or physical media - hopefully helping you out when you are faced with the endless scroll of doom, searching for your next watch!

First up, Neil has a review for the action thriller newly arrived on Prime Video: Pretty Lethal, followed by Justin telling us all about the overlooked (justly or unjustly) 2008 science fiction horror film directed by Daniel Myrick: The Objective. 

Then, Richard catches one of 2026's January cinema releases and something our mulls were eagerly anticipating: starring Brendan Fraser and written and directed by Hikari, the comedy/drama Rental Family is available now on Disney Plus and Blu-Ray.

Finally, Darren shares his thoughts on the latest adaptation of 'Wuthering Heights', this one in quotation marks which might suggest the subjective form of adaptation in this latest movie from writer and director, Emerald Fennel which stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.  It's available now on Blu-Ray and Sky Cinema.

It's another very varied menu of movies for you to choose from.  Listen in and then share your views, and let us know what you've been watching.

This week on the Movie Mull, the team are discussing everyone's favourite movie mistakes.  Our host is Justin and he wanted to explore all of those moments in movies that were never meant to be there... and how - sometimes - they make a favourite film somehow even more special.

Whether it's a member of the crew accidentally joining the scene (hmmm, who's that guy in the baseball cap in 14th Century Braveheart?); an anachronistic prop, costume or background detail (Who wore denim jeans in the coliseum of Ancient Rome?), or a complete lack of consistency in continuity (How do bullet holes appear before shots have been fired?). 

What's your favourite movie error?  Listen in and then let us know...

We're back with four more reviews for you this week to help you decide what you might (or might not!) want to watch... 

First up, Justin is here with his review of Scream 7 - the latest in the Scream franchise this sees the return of the legendary Neve Campbell as well as original screenwriter Kevin Williamson. But is it a return to form for the franchise?

After that, Richard tells us all about I Swear - the phenomenally well-reviewed film which tells the true story of John Davidson renowned for his advocacy for people with Tourette syndrome. Its now out on DVD and streaming on Netflix.

Next, we have a very special guest this week while Neil is temporarily away on assignment, Amy takes us back to 2001 and the teen romantic comedy film Get Over It, loosely based on William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

And finally, Darren shares his thoughts on a film that he has been patiently waiting to see for a long time now: a critically acclaimed American drama film directed by Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson, Ghostlight is now available to stream online in the UK.

Four reviews of four very different movies. Listen in and then let us know your thoughts about any of these films... and what you've been watching recently...

Following last week's 200th episode, we are heading eagerly forward into the next 100... This week, our host is Richard and he wanted to start off this new stretch of episodes with something designed to make everyone feel great - the topic of Feel Good Movies.

What is the movie that you go to when you need to escape? A movie that is guaranteed to bring comfort, joy, relief... 

As always, before we get into the movies themselves, we spend some time defining exactly what Richard means by 'feel-good' movies!  How would you define a feel good movie? And what comes to mind when you think of that? 

Listen in and then let us know the films that come to mind for you...