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The VOD Pod

Oct 31, 2017

Screenwriting guru and And Then What? podcast host Becky Brynolf (@rabbitinahat) joins Nathanael to talk Stranger Things Season 2, recommend some scary movies for Halloween and, with Thor: Ragnarok in cinemas and Boy out to buy and rent on VOD (as well as on Film4 this Friday), look back at Taika Waititi’s Hunt for...


Oct 18, 2017

In Episode 8, freelance journalist Stephen Carty joins Nathanael Smith to review David Fincher's Mindhunter, Netflix's disturbing new serial killer series. We also stake out a hidden horror gem on Netflix in time for Halloween, and, with Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin in cinemas, look back at two modern...


Oct 16, 2017

The VOD Pod heads to the BFI London Film Festival to check out some of the latest films from Netflix and Amazon, including Mudbound, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), 6 Days and Last Flag Flying.

We also discuss other highlights from this year's festival, such as Brawl in Cell Block 99 - out in cinemas and on...


Oct 8, 2017

In Episode 7, self-confessed Trekkie Rob Girvan (@RobGirvan) joins Nathanael Smith to review Star Trek: Discovery, arriving every Monday on Netflix UK. A spoiler-free discussion explains where Discovery fits in the Star Trek universe, before a spoiler-filled chat boldly explores Episode 3 and beyond. We also unearth a...


Oct 1, 2017

Gossip Girl turned 10 years old this autumn - no, we can't believe it either. To celebrate its anniversary, The VOD Pod has been taken over by Gossip Girl gurus Jo Bromilow and Limara Salt, who try to explain to our clueless host Nathanael Smith why he should watch the show.

Favourite plots! Best characters! Must-see...