Archive for the ‘MOTM’ Category

  • Vote for May 2022’s Movie of the Month!

    by Jay Cluitt · Apr 18, 2022 at 0:35 CEST · MOTM · No Comments
    Vote for May 2022’s Movie of the Month!

    It’s time to vote for the next Movie of the Month! Eight* LAMB members have submitted films, you’ve got two weeks to vote for your favourite, and the winner will get a Lambcast episode dedicated to it! Plus, the film’s champion gets to appear on that episode and host the feature discussion. The poll is at the bottom of the page, but first here are the options:

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  • Lambcast #631 The Lord of the Rings April MOTM Franchise Lookback

    by Richard Kirkham · Apr 11, 2022 at 23:53 CEST · Featured, Features, Franchise, LAMBcast, MOTM, MOTM Champions, Podcasts · 1 Comment
    Lambcast #631 The Lord of the Rings April MOTM Franchise Lookback

    This week the Lambcast tackles one of the most monumental film franchises of all time, Peter Jackson’s adaptions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings”. Heather Baxendale-Walsh championed the Franchise to victory in the poll and she takes over the discussion with the passion you would expect from a huge fantasy fan. Howard Casner, Todd Liebenow and Matthew Simpson join our fellowship for the podcast and everyone...

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  • The Movie of the Month for April 2022 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Mar 28, 2022 at 17:01 CEST · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for April 2022 is…

    Last night/this morning the results of the Oscars were slapped into our faces with great fanfare and aplomb, yet they missed perhaps the biggest award of them all – the winner of April’s franchise special Movie of the Month poll! This oversight has been noted and we’re here today to rectify it, right this very instant. Ten franchises (or almost-franchises) were submitted,...

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  • Vote for April 2022’s Movie of the Month, franchise special!

    by Jay Cluitt · Mar 14, 2022 at 15:53 CET · MOTM · No Comments
    Vote for April 2022’s Movie of the Month, franchise special!

    It’s time to vote for April’s Movie of the Month! As has become tradition, for April we like to celebrate movie franchises, and this year is no different, except in the ways that it is. At the request of some of this year’s franchise champions we’ve widened the definition of a franchise, so amongst this year’s picks we have a loose thematic trilogy made by the same...

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  • The Movie of the Month for March 2022 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Mar 1, 2022 at 12:23 CET · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for March 2022 is…

    The vote has been cast and the results are in for March’s Movie of the Month! Five very different films were nominated, there can be only one winner and, given that it’s Oscar season, it seems only fitting that March’s winner is also a Best Picture nominee. That’s right, for March 2022 we’ll be talking about… The Conversation!

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  • The Movie of the Month for February 2022 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Feb 7, 2022 at 12:00 CET · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for February 2022 is…

    It’s time to announce the latest Movie of the Month winner! As is tradition, the Lambcast host gets to pick all the options for their birthday month, and February 2022 is no exception. Richard selected eight films to be voted upon, and you’ve all voted for your favourite to win. It was a pretty even spread, but there cn only be one winner, and for Richard’s birthday month this...

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  • Vote for February 2022’s Movie of the Month!

    by Jay Cluitt · Jan 16, 2022 at 22:47 CET · MOTM · No Comments
    Vote for February 2022’s Movie of the Month!

    The tradition, if you can call a three year old practice a tradition, has been that the hosts of the Lambcast choose the MOTM Poll selection for their Birthday Month. Until a full time co host joins the show, that means you will only suffer once a year with such selections. February is Richard’s Birthday month so here are the selections you get to vote for, with a brief explanation of why each is offered.

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  • The Movie of the Month for January 2022 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Jan 6, 2022 at 13:12 CET · MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for January 2022 is…

    Happy New Year LAMBs! New calendars have been opened, watch dials have rotated another number and all our Letterboxd film tracking accounts have been reset for another year, so it must be time to announce the first Movie of the Month of our latest tour around the Sun. There has been a track record in the past that January’s winner is often, shall we say, not very good? That’s not...

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  • Vote for January 2022’s Movie of the Month!

    by Jay Cluitt · Dec 13, 2021 at 12:36 CET · MOTM · No Comments
    Vote for January 2022’s Movie of the Month!

    2021 is almost over, and before everyone starts thinking about their best-of-2021 lists, we need to decide the first Movie of the Month for 2022! If you’re new to this feature, every month LAMB members submit films they wan to win, there’s a poll to vote on and the winning film gets an episode of the Lambcast dedicated to it, which the film’s champion is a part of. As...

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  • The Movie of the Month for December 2021 is…

    by Jay Cluitt · Nov 29, 2021 at 23:02 CET · Featured, Features, MOTM, MOTM Champions · No Comments
    The Movie of the Month for December 2021 is…

    It’s the holiday season! That means December’s Movie of the Month is, as usual. holiday-themed and, as usual, the winning holiday-themed film is only tangentially related to the holiday season (hello Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Gremlins, Batman Returns and Meet Me in St Louis). This time around the film in question might be vying with Batman...

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  • Lambcast #610 M*A*S*H M*O*T*H

    by Richard Kirkham · Nov 15, 2021 at 20:13 CET · Featured, LAMBcast, MOTM · No Comments
    Lambcast #610  M*A*S*H  M*O*T*H

    Misogynistic, Homophobic, Racist, are all terms that you will hear in today’s show, you will also hear, Funny, Entertaining, and Innovative. Can a film that steps on so many toes really work, especially in today’s more sensitive culture? That is one of the many questions that gets discussed on this week’s Lambcast.

    The irreverent 1970 film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture...

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  • Vote for December 2021’s Movie of the Month!

    by Jay Cluitt · Nov 15, 2021 at 13:37 CET · MOTM · 1 Comment
    Vote for December 2021’s Movie of the Month!

    The holiday season is upon us once more, which means it’s time to vote for the LAMB’s Holiday Special Movie of the Month! Which film will find friends amongst the previous festive favourites of Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Gremlins, Batman Returns, Meet Me in St Louis and Arthur Christmas? There’s five to pick between, and the...

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