A monthly film podcast that suggests a double (or 'Twin') feature of films that unexpectedly connect through an area of filmmmaking and film theory.
Hosted by Alex Brindle, a film studies teacher, and his twin brother Lewis Brindle, an assistant director in Film and TV, TWIN FEATURES seeks to create cinematic connections in unlikely places, embrace film scholarship, and celebrate movies from all times and regions.
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Post-Heist Films: Bottle Rocket (1996) & The Mastermind (2025)
In this episode our Twin Feature is Bottle Rocket (1996) & The Mastermind (2025), as we try to define the ‘Post-Heist’ Film. In a literal sense: films that mainly take place after a heist. From a genre perspective: films that deconstruct the typical conventions of a heist movie, with characters less charismatically suave as they are idle, adrift in the socio-economic and political landscape they exist in. They are characters who don’t steal for necessity, they steal for meaning.
Sources:
Lee, D. (2014), The Heist Film: Stealing with Style. New York, NY: Columbia University Press
Hayward, S. (2006), Cinema Studies: Key Concepts. 3rd Edition. London: Routledge
Neale, S. (1980), Genre. London: BFI Publishing
Lacey, N. (2000), Narrative and Genre: Key Concepts in Media Studies. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press
2 Nov 2025
Slasher Movies?... Predator (1987) & No Country for Old Men (2007)
The hosts of Twin Features analyze slasher movie elements within *Predator* (1987) and *No Country for Old Men* (2007), exploring genre conventions and narrative structures.
25 Jul 2025
Heroes & Villains in Happy Gilmore (1996) & The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
The hosts analyze the hero and villain archetypes present in the films *Happy Gilmore* and *The King of Kong*, revealing narrative similarities in unexpected places.
16 Apr 2025
Voyeurism in Wings of Desire (1987) & Under the Skin (2013)
In this episode our focus is on Voyeurism and our Twin Feature is Wings of Desire (1987) & Under the Skin (2013).
These films take place predominantly from the perspective of otherworldly beings, inconspicuously observing everyday lives in order to understand the human condition. Both take quite a left-field approach to the traditional notion of voyeurism and more specifically the 'gaze', subverting it in similar ways while also being wholly original and unique texts in relation to their contexts of production.
Sources:
Mulvey, Laura. (1975). "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema". Screen
Hayward, S. (2006), Cinema Studies: Key Concepts. 3rd Edition. London: Routledge
Mella, R. (2022). 'To Be Alien: The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer'. Available at: https://www.odgmagazine.com/essere-lalieno-il-cinema-di-jonathan-glazer/ (https://www.odgmagazine.com/essere-lalieno-il-cinema-di-jonathan-glazer/)
Ellwood, G. (2014). ‘Did Scarlett Johansson really walk around Scotland unnoticed filming ‘Under the Skin?’. Available at: https://uproxx.com/hitfix/did-scarlett-johansson-really-walk-around-scotland-unnoticed-filming-under-the-skin/ (https://uproxx.com/hitfix/did-scarlett-johansson-really-walk-around-scotland-unnoticed-filming-under-the-skin/)
Leigh, D. (2014). ‘Under the Skin: why did this chilling masterpiece take a decade?’. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/06/under-the-skin-director-jonathan-glazer-scarlett-johansson (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/06/under-the-skin-director-jonathan-glazer-scarlett-johansson)
8 Mar 2025
Stardom in The Third Man (1949) & Pale Rider (1985)
In this episode our focus is on Stardom, and our Twin Feature is The Third Man (1949) & Pale Rider (1985).
With Orson Welles in The Third Man and Clint Eastwood in Pale Rider, both films use their stars presence (or a notable lack of it) in similar ways. Two titans of cinema, Welles and Eastwood loom over these films, both as their characters within the story, and in the wider context of the film's productions. We take a look at just how impactful these stars are in regards to each films production, filmmaking, and audience perception of their characters.
Sources:
Rossenbaum, J. (2007). Discovering Orson Welles. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press
McDonald, P. (2013). Hollywood Stardom. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell
Dyer, R. and McDonald, P. (1998) [1979]. Stars. (https://archive.org/details/stars0000dyer_i4l5) 2nd ed. London: British Film Institute
Bogdanovich, P. Welles, O. (1993). This Is Orson Welles. Edited by Rossenbaum. London: HarperCollins
Neibaur, J. L. (2015). The Clint Eastwood Westerns. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield
Hayward, S. (2006), Cinema Studies: Key Concepts. 3rd Edition. London: Routledge
Ebert, R. (1985). 'Pale Rider movie review & film summary'. Available at: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pale-rider-1985 (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pale-rider-1985)
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