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Biopedia71- Galactic Cycles in Evolutionary HistoryIt takes our sun 220 million years to orbit around the middle of our home galaxy. But that kind of timescale can be difficult to picture. So, using the International Stratigraphy Chart as a guidance for what different time periods mean in terms of millions of years, let's zoom out to the scale of a galactic year and see what happened in Earth's prehistory one cycle ago, two and so on.
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2024-01-2105 min
Enjoy Your Piping! With Gary WestEpisode 5 - The Wheel of FortuneSend us a textGary brings you the winning performances from the recent Wheel of Fortune contest run by the City of Edinburgh Pipe Band, with sets from Cameron Drummond, Craig Sutherland and King of the Jokers, John Mulhearn! There's a classic pipe band track from 1979 which features one of our listeners performing with the Triumph Street Pipe Band from British Columbia who lifted the world drumming title that day in Nottingham. There's a sparkling set on uillean pipes from Calum Stewart, and look out too for our first piobaireachd of this new podcast, Roddy MacLeod playing...
2023-05-031h 04
Critics On A BusThe Batman ReviewIn this episode, Cameron is joined by Nate and Dan to talk about the latest DC film, The Batman.
2022-03-091h 23Critics On A BusMunich - The Edge of War ReviewIn this episode, Cameron is joined once again by Aisling to look at the newest Netflix film, Munich - The Edge of War.
2022-01-2846 minCritics On A BusEncanto ReviewIf you haven't seen Encanto yet, have you been living under a rock!?In this episode, Aisling returns as she and Cameron chat through Disney's 60th animated film.
2022-01-1047 minCritics On A BusCameron's Top 10 of 2021It's time for everyone's favourite episode of the year, Cameron's Top 10 list! This year, Aisling and Paul go head to head right here in the episode, trying to guess Cameron's list. Who will be victorious, but most importantly, what will be Cameron's top film of 2021?
2022-01-0433 minCritics On A BusSpider-Man: No Way HomeAs the year comes to a close, Cameron is once again joined by Dan and Maddie to talk through the latest instalment in the Spider-man story in the MCU.
2021-12-221h 09Critics On A BusRed Notice ReviewIn this week's episode, Cameron is joined by another new critic, all the way from America! Nate and Cameron will be talking through one of Netflix' latest hits, Red Notice, starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot.
2021-11-2455 minCritics On A BusDune ReviewIn this episode, Paul returns for a classic debate as we get our teeth into Dune, one of the most hotly anticipated films of 2021!
2021-11-171h 03Critics On A BusShang Chi ReviewWe've got a Marvel double-whammy for you this week, as today we're sharing our review of Shang-Chi where Cameron is joined by a new guest critic, Jacob.If you missed seeing this in the cinema, you can catch it on Disney+ from today.
2021-11-1241 minCritics On A BusEternals ReviewWe're back with another review, and this time we're taking on Marvel's latest film, Eternals!Cameron is joined once again by Maddie to dig through the next stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
2021-11-101h 09Critics On A BusNo Time To Die ReviewIt's time for a new episode!This time, we have 2 guest critics joining us. Dan returns, and we are also joined by long time podcast fan Maddie to chat about the latest James Bond film, No Time To Die.
2021-10-151h 11
UnconquerableAlumni Fireside Chat Number 2Today we had a very special episode- our second round of alumni chats! This time I was joined by RBRXCTF alums Chris Wong, Cameron MacIver, Kyle Neary, Joel Rivera, Tyler Schwinn, and Christian Luca. I am incredibly proud of what each and every one of these young men have accomplished both in their time as Bucs and since then as well! It has been an honor to be a small part of their journey to prosperity, and an even bigger honor to sit down and chat with them for over an hour.If you like what you...
2021-09-011h 23
Critics On A BusThe Suicide Squad ReviewDan returns for another review with Cameron! This time, they're talking through James Gunn's The Suicide Squad.
2021-08-1056 minCritics On A BusBlack Widow ReviewCinemas are back, which means we're back too!In this episode, Cameron and Dan talk about the latest addition to the MCU, Black Widow.
2021-07-2051 min
Last Day on EarthEpisode 9 - Sci-Fi Brokeback MountainYou ready to be elevated to cloud nine? Disappointed that no one has referred to them as Stylez and Cyncere, Adrian and Rochelle turn the tables and become the guests as they ask each other hilarious would you rather questions. Rochelle also reveals who she thinks Adrian's Mean Girl alter ego would be. We're also joined today by power duo and the hosts of the Critics on a Bus podcast, Cameron Maciver and Paul Retallick. Together we dive deep into a film-themed episode and learn the best soundtrack and meal for the last day as well as which actors...
2021-03-031h 092021-01-2455 minCritics On A BusCameron's Top 10 Films of 2020What were Cameron's favourite films of the past year, and can Paul beat Cameron's impressive score of 4 correct guesses? Listen to find out!
2021-01-0927 minCritics On A BusPaul's Top 10 Films of 2020It's that time of year again, who can guess the most correct? Paul takes us through his favourite films of 2020 while Cameron tries to guess his list.
2021-01-0627 minCritics On A BusOur Favourite Christmas FilmsIt's that time of year, let the family arguments over the best Christmas film commence! Which ones will be at the top of our lists?
2020-12-2338 minCritics On A BusBombshell ReviewListen to our thoughts on one of the hit films from this year, Bombshell.2:06 Spoiler Free8:24 SPOILERS! & Plot19:37 Performances24:02 Stylistic Choices29:27 Critics Corner30:43 Summaries32:54 Scores
2020-11-0935 minCritics On A BusThe Trial of the Chicago 7 ReviewReviewing the newest Netflix film, The Trial of the Chicago 7.0:00 Intro2:00 What we liked4:40 What we didn't like7:10 Would we recommend?7:30 SPOILER ZONE7:45 Historical plot context13:58 The plot19:47 Cast Performances32:25 Political Relevance36:10 The Music37:45 Paul's Critics Corner38:30 Awards?41:58 Summaries45:00 Scores48:10 In closing
2020-10-2550 minCritics On A BusEnola Holmes ReviewGet our thoughts on the latest Netflix film, Enola Holmes!00:00 Intro01:18 - What we liked03:30 - What we didn't like06:09 - Would we recommendSPOILER ZONE09:40 - The Plot30:35 - Casting39:03 - Music41:44 - Paul's Critics Corner44:17 - Summaries47:53 - Scores50:36 - Thanks for listening
2020-10-0552 minCritics On A BusDoes Tenet's Time Travel Work?In this special episode, we listen to Cameron and Paul's big tangent from the Tenet review where they debate the ins and outs of time travel in Tenet and the philosophy behind it.
2020-09-1038 minCritics On A BusTenet ReviewCinemas are back, Christopher Nolan is back, and most importantly, Paul is back! In this episode, we headed back to cinemas to review Nolan's latest film, Tenet!1:01 Plot Summary2:05 Spoiler-Free Discussion4:32 Spoilers10:33 Spoiler plot summary17:36 Plot discussion26:07 Performances32:30 Visuals38:58 Soundtrack41:36 Nolan's Legacy50:12 Critics Corner56:11 Scores
2020-09-021h 02Critics On A BusProject Power ReviewFeaturing another special guest this week, Cameron and Dan review the newest Netflix release Project Power.0:00 - Intro01:20 - Spoiler-free film summary02:50 - What we liked05:40 - What we didn't like08:40 - Would we recommend SPOILER SECTION 10:30 - The plot in depth23:25 - Special effects30:05 - Is this a Superhero film?34:40 - Acting performances41:15 - Ideal for streaming services43:10 - Is TV the way forward (tangent)45:40 - Critics Corner...
2020-08-2655 minCritics On A BusHarry Potter RankingsSeason 3 of Critics On A Bus is here! In this first episode, we have a special guest helping us to rank all 8 of the Harry Potter films.
2020-08-1755 minCritics On A BusHamilton ReviewBy popular demand, we share our thoughts on the musical Hamilton, which was released onto Disney+ last weekend.3:03 Cameron before Hamilton6:33 Paul’s love of Hamilton8:11 Cameron’s first impression10:02 Music16:04 Story25:04 Acting29:03 Staging37:06 Translation to TV41:05 Paul’s Critics Corner42:53 Summaries and Scores
2020-07-0849 minCritics On A BusArtemis Fowl ReviewIn this episode, we review Disney's latest film, Artemis Fowl!Spoiler Free1:19 What we liked2:26 What we didn’t like7:39 Would we recommend? SPOILERS8:29 Story17:23 Acting and Writing29:05 CGI32:11 Aisling’s Irish Corner36:31 Paul’s Critics Corner38:12 Summaries41:53 Scores
2020-06-1746 minCritics On A Bus5 Genres, 5 FilmsWe've got a couple of film recommendations for you this week. We've picked some of our favourite movies from 5 different genres. Let us know your favourites from these genres and which ones we should do next!0:00 Intro2:44 Musicals 9:33 Sci-Fi21:22 Superhero 31:45 True Story 38:26 Medieval Fantasy
2020-06-1044 minCritics On A BusMarvel RankingsIn another possibly controversial episode, we take a stab at ranking all 23 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Find out if our friendship can survive the controversy!Intro to Marvel - 0:45How the ranking will work - 01:46General Predictions - 02:41Top 3 predictions - 05:31Film 23 to 19 - 06:50Film 18 to 14 - 11:30Film 13 to 9 - 18:05Film 8 to 4 - 35:09Top 3 - 46:05
2020-05-261h 00Critics On A BusThe Mandalorian ReviewIn honour of Star Wars day this week, we're reviewing The Mandalorian series, which is available to stream now on Disney+.1:10 What is the Mandalorian?3:49 SPOILER Plot Summary 5:20 Plot Discussion8:06 Stand-Alone Episodes12:39 Production Value20:37 Baby Yoda25:49 Characters28:50 Easter Eggs34:05 John Favreau38:25 Paul’s Critics Corner41:00 Summaries45:12 Scores
2020-05-0549 minCritics On A BusExtraction ReivewGet our thoughts on the brand new film from Chris Hemsworth and the Russo brothers, Extraction. Available now on Netflix.0:50 Plot Summary2:02 SPOILER-FREE - Likes4:03 Dislikes5:48 Would We Recommend?7:26 SPOILERS! Action12:55 One Cut18:20 Story and Characters22:05 Heroic Sacrifice26:44 The Ending34:30 Unnecessary Complexity35:03 Critics Corner35:55 Music37:55 Summaries40:44 Scores
2020-04-2944 minCritics On A BusThe Great Disney debatePaul brings to the table that there is a fundamental issue with Disney movies and Disney +, but is he right?0:47 What is Disney+?2:23 The Debate3:27 Monopolies5:55 Nostalgia and Remakes13:42 Scorsese and Crowding Out21:52 The Brand Effect30:29 Meme-ability39:27 Cam’s Mando Rant43:15 Franchise, Franchise, Franchise45:45 Disney+ More Specifically50:00 Plot Twist
2020-04-2252 minCritics On A BusGuilty PleasuresWe're going to reveal which films are our guilty pleasures! 0:00 - Welcome01:00 - Introduction03:00 - Cameron's 1st Guilty Pleasure05:44 - Paul's 1st Guilty Pleasure08:23 - Cameron's 2nd Guilty Pleasure08:45 - Paul's 2nd Guilty Pleasure11:59 - Paul's 3rd Guilty Pleasure13:33 - Cameron's 3rd Guilty Pleasure16:54 - Paul's 4th Guilty Pleasure19:10 - Time Travel Tangent22:50 - Cameron's 4th Guilty Pleasure24:30 - Paul's 5th Guilty Pleasure26:23 - Paul's Final Guilty Pleasure27:47...
2020-04-0735 minCritics On A BusPixar RankingsJust in time for the launch of Disney+, we rank all 22 Pixar films from best to worst.00:10 Introduction01:17 A few points before we start02:52 - Paul's ranking - 17 to 613:13 - Paul's top 5 Pixar films20:53 - Cameron's ranking - 22 to 638:43 - Cameron's top 5 Pixar films47:17 - The lists are finalised
2020-03-2449 minCritics On A BusDark Waters ReviewIn this episode, we review Mark Ruffalo's latest film, Dark Waters.00:15 - Intro SPOILER FREE01:40 - Plot Summary02:19 - What we liked?06:09 - What we didn't like?10:00 - Would we recommend?11:50 - SPOILER ZONE12:05 - Extended story details14:35 - Thoughts on true story details25:20 - Acting performances30:59 - Framing of Mark Ruffalo34:30 - Pacing37:40 - Opening scene theory41:20 - Cameron's score corner43:19 - Paul's critics' corner44:57 - Oscar snub
2020-03-1753 minCritics On A BusOnward ReviewWe have reviewed the latest Pixar animation Onward.0:54 Spoiler-free plot summary2:00 What did we like7:00 What we didn’t like11:09 Would we recommend?11:58 SPOILER ZONE12:08 Spoiler plot summary14:34 Characters and acting25:47 The quest34:01 Minor qualm37:18 The emotional quest45:10 Paul’s Critics Corner48:25 Summaries51:43 Scores
2020-03-0455 minCritics On A BusThe Lighthouse ReviewWe watched The Lighthouse so you don't have to. 0:51 Plot Summary2:22 What We Liked (Spoiler Free) 6:20 What We Didn’t Like9:06 Recommend? 10:50 Deep Summary (SPOILERS!) 17:03 Performances 24:14 Atmosphere and Music27:24 Greek Mythology and Interpretations 35:15 Paul’s Critics Corner (+Rant) 37:56 Summaries 40:55 Scores
2020-02-2548 minCritics On A BusA Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood reviewWe review Tom Hank's latest film which got him an Oscar nomination. 0:49 - Plot Summary 1:41 - Spoiler Free 2:05 - Like and Dislikes 7:11 - Recommend? 8:33 - Spoiler Zone 8:34 - Tom Hanks 11:55 - Screen Time Issues 13:08 - Editing 15:17 - Dark Side? 19:45 - Show Format 21:17 - Strange Dreams 25:41 - Emotional Connection 29:02 - Resolutions 30:31 - Misfire 35:00 - Paul’s Critics Corner 36:32 - Summaries 39:20 - Scores
2020-02-1843 minCritics On A BusParasite ReviewOur review of the winner of Best Picture at this year's Oscar's. Parasite. 1:23 Plot Summary3:15 Spoiler Free Zone 3:26 What Did We Like?6:01 What Didn’t We Like? 9:53 Would We Recommend? 11:44 SPOILER ZONE13:07 Before the First Shift 13:54 Unrecognised Acting? 18:56 First Twist23:35 Genre Shifts25:36 Dignity 29:45 Metaphors 33:00 Shocks39:14 Ending46:46 Oscars 51:06 Paul’s Critics Corner 52:24 Summary 55:10 Scores
2020-02-1158 minCritics On A BusUncut Gems ReviewWe review our first Netflix original film Uncut Gems: 1:33 Plot Summary2:50 Spoiler Free Zone2:56 What We Liked 5:15 What We Didn’t Like7:32 Would We Recommend? 9:35 SPOILER ZONE!9:53 Story and Characters 17:01 Writing20:17 Adam Sandler’s Redemption? 27:29 Music32:05 The Ending39:03 Paul’s Critics Corner 41:20 Summaries45:38 Scores
2020-02-0449 minCritics On A BusThe Broken DCEU and How It Fix It0:30 Introduction1:28 DC and Marvel in 2012 3:20 Nolan4:13 DC and Marvel Villains6:18 The Dark Knight 7:20 Man of Steel: Or the Fabulous Collapse of one DCEU 14:48 Suicide Squad16:20 How to Fix It 18:47 Batman v Superman20:44 Chocolate Lasagne 26:30 Wonderful Wonder Woman 29:06 Justice League 33:08 Aqua Abs35:04 2019 36:58 Dark or Light? 40:06 Cameron Fixes Everything 45:20 Too Many Villains
2020-01-2251 minCritics On A Bus1917 ReviewOur first film review of 2020, were we look at the World War 1 epic 1917. Intro and housekeeping 0:00 Spoiler FREE Territory 1:45 Plot Summary 1:48 General Impressions 3:24 Spoiler Territory 11:49 Actors and Performances 12:08 Oscars? 18:20Visuals 20:03The Brutality of War 23:47 Music and Tension Building 25:40Profundity 30:30True Story? 38:27 Back to Profundity 41:38 Paul’s Critics Corner 43:14 Minor Qualms 44:37 Summaries and Scores 46:37
2020-01-1253 minCritics On A BusPaul's Top 10 films of 2019Paul gives us his list of the top 10 films of 2019, whilst Cameron tries to guess his list to prove his friendship. 1:39 Honourable/Dishonourable Mentions5:10 No. 10 7:21 No. 9 11:20 No. 8 13:00 No. 7 13:43 No. 6 15:11 No. 5 16:23 No. 4 18:08 No. 3 20:08 No. 2 23:45 No. 1 26:35 Not Another Scorsese Rant
2020-01-0836 minCritics On A BusCameron's Top 10 films of 2019Find out what Cameron thought of films in 2019 and what he put in his top 10. 1:47 Context5:15 Honourable Mentions9:02 No. 10 11:04 No.9 13:30 No. 8 14:55 No. 7 16:52 No. 6 19:07 No. 5 20:34 No. 4 22:20 No. 3 23:13 No. 2 24:44 No. 1 28:21 Rant (Not Directed at Scorsese)
2020-01-0539 minCritics On A BusRise of Skywalker SPOILER REVIEW Part 2The continued spoiler filled conversation of our massively in depth review of Rise of Skywalker, find out our scores and where we place this film in our Star Wars ranking.
2020-01-0155 minCritics On A BusRise of Skywalker SPOILER REVIEW part 1Part 1 of our HUGE Star Wars Rise of Skywalker review. This was recorded on the day the film was released. Be aware that this podcast is full of spoilers as we break down the film in its entirety.
2019-12-2957 minCritics On A BusSpoiler free review of Star Wars Rise of SkywalkerOur first impressions of the latest Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker. We avoid all spoilers, everything we talk about you will know from any of the trailers the film has released. Find out our first thoughts. Our larger review is coming at the weekend.
2019-12-1915 minCritics On A BusWe rank all the Star Wars filmsThe duel of Critics as Paul and Cameron individually rank all Star Wars films in preparation for Rise of Skywalker. Intro 0:00 Paul’s Star War’s Journey 4:10Cameron’s Star War’s Journey 7:44Our Star War’s Journey 12:27 How the Ranking Works No. 10 13:58 No. 9 20:18 No. 8 25:03 No. 7 29:38 No. 6 34:19 No. 5 38:45 No. 4 46:09 No. 3 49:34 No. 1 Announced 54:43 No. 2 55:20 No. 1 61:43 Closing 70:53
2019-12-161h 13Critics On A BusKnives Out ReviewOur review of Knives Out a classic Murder Mystery film. Intro 0:00 Summary 1:09 Rian Johnson 3:32. Self-Conscious Murder Mystery 4:34Cameron on comedy 6:24 Pacing and Storytelling 14:46 Plot and Early Reveals 17:26 Personal Theories 21:39 Daniel Craig (and his accent) 22:46 Other cast 24:40 Chris Evans 28:42 Ana de Armas 29:52 Whodunnit? 31:26 Politics 39:34 Paul’s Critics Corner 43:39 Summaries 45:10 Scores 47:15
2019-12-0652 minCritics On A BusFrozen 2 reviewOur review of Frozen 2 with a special guest star Aisling Maciver. 0:00 Intro. 0:38 Intro for Special Guest 2:23 Plot Summary 4:01 Visuals 9:04 Storytelling 17:30 Paul’s Plot Rant 21:55 Cameron’s Mary Sue 23:19 Aisling’s Counter Attack 27:05 Sisters 28:50 Kristoff’s Journey 31:15 Music 34:11 Paul Defends Kristoff 36:12 Aisling’s 3 Favourites 37:56 Panic! 39:09 Cameron Weighs In 41:10 Paul Weighs In 42:38 Frozen 1 Nostalgia 44:31 Paul’s Politics Corner 48:38 Paul’s Critics Corner 49:16 Summaries 52:17 Scores
2019-11-2857 minCritics On A BusLe Man 66 ReviewOur review of Le Mans 66 0:00 Intro 2:13 Summary 4:34 Visuals and Sound 11:05 Character Development 14:17 Acting 16:55 Back to Character Development 20:35 Objections 30:17 The Endings 41:25 Paul’s Critic Corner 44:12 Summaries 47:05 Scores
2019-11-2351 minCritics On A BusThe Good Liar Review0:00 Introductions0:55 Plot Summary3:08 General Impressions6:03 McKellen and Mirren12:40 Storytelling19:15 Big reveals 30:10 Music33:25 Paul Rants a Bit More34:38 Critic’s Corner37:00 Summaries 38:50 Scores
2019-11-1444 minCritics On A BusOfficial Secrets ReviewEpisode 2 of Critics on a bus, in this episode we are reviewing Official Secrets. Time stamp information for this podcast incase you want to listen to a specific section: 0:00 – General Introductions 1:48 – Plot summary 3:00 – Thoughts leading up 6:32 – Suspense 10:20 – Mood and styling 12:23 – Kiera Knightley’s performance 15:18 – Oscars discussion 17:50 – Paul’s issues (with the film)20:39 – Cameron’s counterpoint21:55 – The hair colour problem24:30 – Bogus IMDB reviews 28:00 – The film’s ending 33:33 – Other reviews 34:26 – Cameron’s summary 37:09 – Paul’s summary 38:56 – Universities 40:20 – Scoring 45:48 – Future episodes and ending
2019-10-2646 min
Critics On A BusHoly Podcast Batman!Episode 1 of Critics on a bus, in this episode we are reviewing Joker in a huge opening episode. Time stamp information for this podcast incase you want to listen to a specific section:. 0:00 Introduction to the podcast4:00 1 Lead up to the film 7:19 1.1 Joaquin Phoenix casting 11:10 1.2 Summary 12:35 1.3 State of the DCEU 15:54 1.4 Polarised reviews before release 20:11 2 Plot summary and Review22:15 2.1 Pacing, structure and style29:07 2.2 Narrative and ending46:09 2.3 Wayne storyline 57:58 2.4 Father figures 64:30 2.5 Mental health and poverty70:53 2.6 The stairs 73:20 3 Negative reviews debunked!80:38 3.1 General Problems with the media 81:30 4 Cameron’s summary 83:27 4.1 Ranking of Joker incarnations 86:00 5 Paul’s summary 88:35 6 Scoring
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