Challengers - The Fall Guy - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - UK Film Club Ep 15

On this top film reviews podcast, film critics Brian Penn and Chris Olson provide insights into the latest movie releases, streaming films, and independent cinema for the UK Film Review Podcast community. UK Film Club covers all manner of movies and in this May episode, listeners can enjoy film reviews of the following new movies:

• Challengers film review: a tennis film starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor. Zendaya stars as Tashi, a skilled tennis player with a hold on two other tennis players – portrayed by Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor. The piece consists of an unconventional narrative, jumping back and forth, held together by a single climactic match which you can quickly infer holds all the stakes. You may expect this to be a picture about competing for a person’s affection, yet it proves to be something much more complex and fun than simply that. It is soap-opera-esque with many twists and turns; betrayal around every romantically or sexually charged corner. It’s a great time.
• The Fall Guy film review: a comedy action film starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. From the first notes of the Kiss classic playing behind a montage of stunt moments across cinema’s recent history, The Fall Guy defines itself as a love story. This movie loves stunt performers. But what did film critic Brian make in his film review for UK Film Club?
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes film review: a new installment in the popular franchise, this film has been getting rave reviews, including 4-stars on the UK Film Review website from film critic George Wolf. But listen in to hear whether Brian makes this his Film of the Month!
• Unfrosted: a new Netflix comedy from Jerry Seinfeld. Telling a wacky tale about the development of the Pop Tart from Kelloggs, the film has a smorgasbord of comedic cameos, but is it any good? Find out why film critic Chris Olson called it "Soggy".
• Paddling: An indie feature film directed by James Popplewell, our film critics really enjoyed this moving drama starring Aaran Parry as a man struggling with his relationship. Learn more and even hear a clip from the film in this film podcast episode.
• Tomorrow Never Comes: another indie film review, this time for an end-of-the-world drama with a low budget but a lot of heart. Hear a clip in the episode and find out more about this movie!
• Bad Boys: this month's Nostalgia Pick to tie in with the upcoming release of Bad Boys: Ride or Die (which we will hopefully review in next mont's film podcast episode of UK Film Club).

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