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Franchise Detours'Freddy vs. Jason' (feat. Clare Brunton of W-Rated)After eight films (including the meta-horror of Wes Craven's New Nightmare) and nearly 20 decades, Robert Englund wore the razor glove for the final time. But in keeping with the history of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Freddy Krueger's curtain call wasn't what anyone expected it would be. Clare Brunton of W-Rated helps us close down this mega-series with 2003's horror monster mash-up Freddy vs. Jason. We'll discuss how the movie deftly combines the Elm Street films with Friday the 13th, whether its lack of intense scares detracts from the film, and the missed sequel opportunities. Directed by Ronny Yu, Freddy vs...2024-07-121h 06
Franchise Detours'Shaun of the Dead' (feat. Clare Brunton of W-Rated)Just as the zombie genre returned to life, Shaun of the Dead emerged as a cult classic that redefined the landscape of horror-comedy. As we dissect the intricacies of the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy in our latest mega-series, we delve into the film that set the tone for Edgar Wright's signature work. Clare Brunton of W-Rated joins us to shed light on how Shaun of the Dead balances gore and gags to create a cleverly constructed satire. Taking aim at the mundanity of life and horror tropes, Wright and co-writer/star Simon Pegg set a standard for genre fusion that's rar...2024-05-031h 11
Franchise Detours'X-Men: Apocalypse' (feat. Clare Brunton of W-Rated)After exploring time travel and creating a shared universe with X-Men: Days of Future Past, where could the sequel go next? Why, the gods, of course! For better or worse, 2016's X-Men: Apocalypse pits the Marvel mutants against their most formidable enemy yet: a big, blue Oscar Isaac. In this episode, Clare Brunton of W-Rated helps us uncover the truth behind director Bryan Singer's most divisive X-Men installment. We'll discuss whether the movie is actually unjustly hated, how it serves as a prequel to Singer's original trilogy, and whether Isaac's performance hurts or helps. Join us as we journey back t...2023-10-161h 38
Ramblin: An Amblin PodcastThe Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)Bright light city is gonna set my soul on fire. But will The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas have the same incendiary effect? We’re back in the podcastin’ business and back in Bedrock for Brian Levant’s prequel, swapping out the original crew for newer, younger, improved(?) models to see how Fred, Barney, Wilma and Betty all got together in the first place - with a little help from The Great Gazoo (may God have mercy on us all). To take the trip to Rock Vegas, we have cordially invited back two returning guests, Daisy Edwards and Clare Brunton...2023-10-151h 47
Flixwatcher: A Netflix Film Review PodcastEpisode # 299 Memento with Clare and Daisy from W - Rated podcastDaisy and Clare from W - Rated podcast return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Daisy’s choice Memento.Memento is the 2000 mind bending neo-noir thriller breakthrough film from visionary director Christopher Nolan. It stars Guy Pearce as Leonard Shelby, a man who is unable to store recent memories, he covers himself in tattoos to “remember” facts. He is trying to track down the man who raped and killed his wife with the help of undercover cop Teddy Gammell (Joe Pantoliano). He also becomes involved with Natalie (Carrie-Anne Moss) who may or may not be helping him to track...2023-05-1754 min
Flixwatcher: A Netflix Film Review PodcastEpisode # 280 Falling For Christmas with Clare and Daisy from W - Rated podcastClare and Daisy from W - Rated podcast join Flixwatcher remotely to review Clare’s choice Falling For Christmas.Falling for Christmas is a 2022 romcom starring Lindsay Lohan in her first lead role in more than a decade. She plays spoiled heiress Sierra/Sarah, on a date with her influencer boyfriend Tad, falls off a mountain and is knocked unconscious. She is discovered by bland but caring recently widowed Jake (Chord Overstreet) who owns a failing ski resort. Unable to remember who she is, Sierra now Sarah, helps out at the ski lodge while trying to discover wh...2022-12-2153 min
Is Paul Dano OK?Barry Munday (with Clare Brunton)On this episode, Matt and Daryl are joined by Clare from the WRated podcast to discuss Barry Munday (aka Family Jewels). You can find Clare on Twitter @clareellenhope and her brilliant podcast @WRatedPod. NOTE: The audio has one or two minor gremlins this episode, so please be patient. MERCH ALERT! You can find all five season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and I...2022-10-241h 27
Ramblin: An Amblin PodcastThe Flintstones (1994)Yabba Dabba Doo! We’re back and this time we’re heading to the town of Bedrock through the courtesy of our two pairs of feet to meet The Flintstones. This 1994 adaptation of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon from the 1960s was much maligned by critics at the time of its release, but is the Brian Levant directed movie starring John Goodman and Rick Moranis really all that bad? To help us take apart the comically large rack of ribs that is this movie, we’re joined by podcaster co-host of W-Rated, Clare Brunton. Pour yourself a cold one and have a gay...2022-10-231h 44
It's an S Pod Thing!Hollywood 7 - The Return (with Clare Brunton)The podcast revisiting every episode of S Club 7’s mad TV show, in more detail than anyone ever asked for. This time, Clare from W-Rated returns to help Sophie wrap up Hollywood 7 with Episode 13 - The Return.Twitter: @clareellenhope / @ItsSophieDavies / @SPodThing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-04-1452 min
The Dan and Joe Film ShowOscars 2022 SpecialIt's that time of year again!
We are joined once again by our trusted Oscar's panel, Claire Vaughan, Clare Brunton and Gary Slaymaker, to discuss our hopes for this year's ceremony. Plus, we each pick our choice for what we think deserves to take home the big award of the night - Best Picture. 2022-03-241h 31
The Austin B Media PodcastThe Austin B Media Podcast #5: I'm Jealous of Clare's BallotThis past Friday, I got the chance to hop on Zoom and interview Clare Brunton, writer at Cinecast, co-host of the podcast W-Rated, member of The Online Association of Female Film Critics, as well as a member of Film Independent, which I am also a member of.
We talked about Clare's work, what surprised us, what we're rooting for, and all things Spirit Awards voting, including our current ballots.
Random things I mentioned:
Emerging Filmmaker Awards announcement
Summer of Soul's network premiere
Become a Film Independent Member to vote in the 2023 Spirit Awards
Huge thanks to Erin Billings for the...2022-02-221h 59
Film Optix'The Hunger Games' (2012) - Franchise RevisitedSend us a textShow Summary: In this episode Christian, Devin, and friends of the show, Nicole from Next Best Picture and Clare from W-Rated start our early celebration for the 10 year film anniversary of The Hunger Games. Thanks for listening to Film Optix! If you enjoyed the show, we'd greatly appreciate it if you could leave us a five-star rating and review on apple podcast. Follow us on Twitter & Instagram to stay in the know and email us at filmoptix@gmail.com for any movie-related questions.Synopsis: K...2022-01-251h 10