This week we are comparing The Descent (2005) and The Cave (2005), two films about groups becoming trapped in deep underground caves with something lurking in the dark.
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The Movies:
The Descent (2005) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/)
Directed by Neil Marshall
Written by Neil Marshall
iMDb Rating: 7.2
The Cave (2005) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402901/)
Directed by Bruce Hunt
Written by Michael Steinberg & Tegan West
iMDB Rating: 5.2
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Content Warning: Discussions of gore, violence, death, injury, accident, mutation, parasites, child death.
5 Oct 2026
Episode 136: No Escape from Reality
This week we are comparing Pan's Labyrinth (2006) and MirrorMask (2005) - twin films about a young girl escaping trauma in her life through entering a fantasy world.
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The Movies:
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/)
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Written by Guillermo del Toro
iMDb Rating: 8.2
Mirrormask (2005) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366780/)
Directed by Dave McKean
Written by Dave McKean & Neil Gaiman
iMDB Rating: 6.7
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Content Warning: Discussions of illness, death, child endangerment, abuse, war, gun violence
21 Sept 2026
Episode 135: Dragon Nights
This week we are comparing How to Train Your Dragon (2010) and Dragonheart (1996) - two films about a dragon hunter who has a change of heart after a meeting with one particular dragon.
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The Movies:
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892769/)
Directed by Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders
Written by William Davies, Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders
Based on the book by Cressida Cowell
iMDb Rating: 8.1
Dragonheart (1996) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116136/)
Directed by Rob Cohen
Written by Patrick Read Johnson & Charles Edward Pogue
iMDB Rating: 6.4
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Content Warning: Mentions of war, injury and death.
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YouTube views
1,686,546
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
6 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
12 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
88
Social presence
91
YouTube
86
Engagement
71
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