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New Podcast! Discussing Opening The X-Files with The X-Cast!

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Darren

Hello!

As readers may be aware, I published a book of X-Files criticism this year. The book is called Opening the X-Files, it is published by McFarlands Press, and it comes with a foreword from the great Kumail Nanjiani.

Tony Black very generously invited my on The X-Cast to talk a little bit about the book, and maybe answer some questions about where it came from and what it’s about. It was, as ever, a pleasure and I was very glad of the opportunity. You can hear the podcast below.

In the meantime, if you do want to order yourself a copy of Opening the X-Cast, it is available at the following links.

The eBook is available for purchase at:

The physical book should now be in stock at:

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50. The Thing – Halloween 2017 (#165)

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users.

This time, a Halloween treat. John Carpenter’s The Thing.

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49. Scarface (#106)

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.

This time, Brian dePalma’s Scarface.

Antonio Montana is an exiled criminal from Cuban who arrives in Miami. Montana plans to live the American Dream, no matter who or what stands in his way.

At time of recording, it was ranked the 106th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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New Podcast! The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch – Episode #9 (Young at Heart/E.B.E.)

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Darren

I’m thrilled to be a part of The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch, a daily snippet podcast rewatching the entirety of The X-Files between now and the launch of the new season. It is something of a spin-off of The X-Cast, a great X-Files podcast run by the charming Tony Black. Tony has assembled a fantastic array of guests and hosts to go through The X-Files episode-by-episode. I’m honoured to be a part of it.

My second appearance comes in the second half of the first season, covering the episodes Young at Heart and E.B.E. with the great Zack Moore. He does an amazing Jerry Hardin impression. Give the episode a listen below, and keep your ears open. I should be back a few more times before the podwatch wraps up.

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New Podcast! The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch – Episode #6 (Fallen Angel/Eve)

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Darren

My first appearance comes in the middle of the first season, covering the episodes Fallen Angel and Eve with the wonderful Baz Greenland. Give it a listen below, and keep your ears open. I should be back a few more times before the podwatch wraps up.

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48. Blade Runner 2049 – This Just In (#51)

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Jay Coyle, This Just In is a subset of The 250 podcast, looking at notable new arrivals on the list of the 250 best movies of all-time, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users.

This time, Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049.

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47. The General (#151)

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a fortnightly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.

This time, Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman’s The General.

Johnny Gray is a train engineer working in the South during the Civil War, with two loves in his life; the southern belle Annabelle Lee and the train engine known as The General. When a group of Union spies abscond with both, Johnny finds himself an unlikely hero on a quest that takes him down train lines and across enemy lines.

At time of recording, it was ranked the 151st best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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46. Ah-ga-ssi (The Handmaiden) – This Just In (#247)

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Grace Duffy and Graham Day, This Just In is a subset of The 250 podcast, looking at notable new arrivals on the list of the 250 best movies of all-time, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users.

This time, Park Chan-Wook’s Ah-ga-ssi.

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45. Paris, Texas (#241)

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT, with the occasional weekend off.

This time, Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas.

Four years after mysteriously disappearing, Travis wanders out of the desert and back into the lives of his family. Adapting to the outside world, Travis embarks upon a journey across America to bring together the shattered remains of his past life.

At time of recording, it was ranked the 241st best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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44. Chinatown (#127)

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney and this week with special guest Phil Bagnell, The 250 is a fortnightly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.

This time, Roman Polanski’s Chinatown.

When a seemingly routine investigation into spousal infidelity evolves into a political scandal, private investigator J.J. Gittes finds himself navigating the dark underworld of thirties Los Angeles. Sinister conspiracies, local politics, private ownership of public utilities. As Gittes digs deeper and deeper, he uncovers the rotten foundations upon which the city was built.

At time of recording, it was ranked the 127th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.