Wes Anderson's new film, Asteroid City, has so many incredible actors in it that we were able to send John Nugent to the Cannes Film Festival recently, steal three of them away for interview purposes, and put them back before anyone even noticed. So, in this week's episode of the (soon to be award-losing once again) Empire Podcast, you can hear that fun inte ... Show More
Aug 22
The Life Of Custard (ft. guests Joaquin Phoenix; Tom Hiddleston & Chiwetel Ejiofor; Samara Weaving & Karl Glusman)
In one of those bumper-sized guest-filled jamborees in which we specialise, this week's Empire Podcast sees John Nugent sit down on Zoom to interview Eddington star, Joaquin Phoenix... or does Joaquin Phoenix interview John Nugent? All will be revealed. [18:52 - 35:59 approx] Els ... Show More
1h 58m
Aug 15
Kruegersplaining (ft. guests Celine Song, Dave Franco & Alison Brie)
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast will haunt your nightmares, but in a good way, as Chris Hewitt returns to the host chair, just in time to tackle, with Beth Webb and Amon Warmann, a Mount Rushmore question about the best Final Girls in horror movies. Their final choices ... Show More
1h 42m
Aug 14
The Shameless Plug #6: Two Days With James Cameron
Or 42 minutes with Chris Hewitt and Nick de Semlyen. Which would you prefer? Don't answer that. Anyway, that's what you've got with the latest episode of The Shameless Plug, as Chris and Nick sit down to talk about Nick's extraordinary adventures in New Zealand, shadowing James C ... Show More
42m 4s
Aug 2021
Adrien Brody, James McAvoy & Sharon Horgan
Adrien Brody is a busy man. He's the lead in the new Stephen King adaptation, "Chapelwaite", he's in the middle of play Pat Riley in a new series about the Lakers of 80s, and there's work to come in "Succession" and Wes Anderson's latest! But that's all just the tip of the ice in ... Show More
1h 15m
Nov 2022
Ten Movies to See Right Now. Plus, James Gray Returns!
It’s a tremendously hectic period at the movies right now, with award season picking up pace, the Streaming Wars in high gear, and some major-event movies right around the corner. Sean and Amanda break down 10-plus new releases now streaming or in theaters (39:00). Then, writer-d ... Show More
1h 49m
Nov 2019
Top Five Martin Scorsese Movies. Plus: Edward Norton! | The Big Picture
'The Irishman' opens in theaters this weekend, so Sean has convened two Scorsese fanatics, Chris Ryan and Adam Nayman, to share their top five favorite Marty movies. The trio discuss Scorsese's signature themes and visual style, his approach to genre, and what makes him such a hi ... Show More
1h 31m
Sep 2022
‘The Woman King’ and 10 Movies to See Now. Plus: The Best and Worst Films at TIFF.
After a quiet few weeks, movies are back in theaters in a big way—and none bigger than Gina Prince-Bythewood’s warrior epic ‘The Woman King.’ Sean and Amanda break down the new Viola Davis vehicle and nine more new releases, including a pair of disturbing horror movies, a David B ... Show More
1h 30m
Oct 2023
Seconds | Episode 380
Jim discusses a unique Sci-Fi cult film from Director John Frankenheimer - 1966's "Seconds," starring Rock Hudson, John Randolph, Jeff Corey, Salome Jems, Richard Anderson, Will Geer, Murray Hamilton and Frances Reid. A middle-aged banker is given the opportunity to clean the sla ... Show More
50m 20s