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So the DCEU means to get down to business and reformat it’s films to integrate more effectively and to break the mold of the bleak CGI fests that have dominated their output so far. Dwayne Johnson has entered the arena with promises that “Black Adam” will be a gamechanger. Delayed twice, this is a highly anticipated storyline which may create a new hierarchy of power among the DC superheroes, but does it fix the deficiencies...

Here at the LAMB we’re not trying to wish away Halloween and the spooky movie season before it’s upon us, but we live by a strict podcast schedule that necessitates the announcement of November’s Movie of the Month winner now, now goddammit, now! Six movies were put forward for the hallowed title and, despite a somewhat lacklustre voting turnout this month there is still a...

The Lambcast can’t get enough of horror films in October, and the horror fans seemingly can’t get enough of Halloween Films featuring Michael Myers and Jamie Leigh Curtis. Director David Gordon Green relaunched the franchise in 2018 with the simply repeated title “Halloween”. Covid intervened and “Halloween Kills” took a little longer to get to us than planned, and “Halloween Ends” arrives one...

Horror films from the 1970s are being remade on a regular basis. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has been remade twice and there are six other iterations of the film, but it’s hard to top the original. TCM is often cited as one of the most frightening movies ever made, it certainly was shocking, but despite it’s reputation it is surprisingly gore free.

Five friends take a trip out to the old homestead of the brother...

It’s time to vote for November’s Movie of the Month! No theme this month, six films to pick between, and whichever one wins the poll gets a Lambcast episode dedicated to it! The poll is at the bottom of the page, but first here are the nominees:

Willow (1988) [Bubbawheat, It’s Time to Rewind]

If we were all wearing our masks still, like we had to for the last couple of years, this movie would not work. How could we be frightened by someone’s maniacal grin if we can’t even see it? In a way, this film shows how devastating a lack of facial expressions can be (Natalie Portman aside). “Smile” is a psychological horror film that was originally headed straight to streaming, but it has made a fortuitous stop in...

The month of Halloween is almost upon us, so it must be time to announce our horror-special Movie of the Month winner! We had a mix of classics and newer fare, with a TV spin-off thrown in for good measure this month, you’ve voted and as always there can only be one winner, so for October we’ll be sitting down at the table to feast upon… The Texas Chainsaw Massacre...

A beautiful blue sky, a desert setting, with mountain peaks in the background and fantastic cars in the driveway. This is the utopia that was promised to Americans at the end of WWII. Is it still the dream that motivates men and women into making foolish choices? We are going to find out on this week’s Lambcast.

We know something is not right in Victory, the town occupied by all the beautiful young couples that star in the...

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Hello everyone, it’s time to announce the next featured director for Director’s Chair and, for Halloween, I’ve decided to feature the king of body horror, David Cronenberg.

After making some short films and arthouses films in the early 1970s, Cronenberg went into partnership with producer Ivan...

Hello everyone, it’s time to showcase the features sent to me on the films of Hayao Miyazaki. Thanks to everyone who sent pieces in. Without further ado, let’s dive in.

Castle of Cagliostro

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Castle in the Sky

My Neighbour Totoro

It’s Lambpardy time! Three more contestants are vying for the final spot in this year’s semi-finals, and the last first-round show of the year is a doozy!
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/lambcast/episodes/2022-09-16T14_30_28-07_00

This month the contestants are:
JD Duran – Insession Film
Andy Goulding...