127 - SHOCK TREATMENT

June 11, 2026

Jeremy is joined again by author and podcaster Jason Kruppa to examine the 1981 satirical musical Shock Treatment, an "equal" to The Rocky Horror Picture Show sharing its creative team of Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharman and starring Cliff DeYoung, Jessica Harper, Patricia Quinn, Ruby Wax, Charles Gray and Barry Humphries. In this pursuit, they cover such subjects as normcore values, American geography, unlikely screen romances and Britain's most-missed comedian.

Buy Jason’s book, All Things Must Pass Away: Harrison, Clapton and Other Assorted Long Songs here or here.

Below are the film’s trailer, and various other videos of items referred to during the podcast, while here are links regarding The Rocky Horror (Picture) Show audience participation, unproduced Rocky Horror sequels, Glam Rock, the careers of Jim Sharman, Ruby Wax and David Eisenhower, the story of Orpheus and Eurydice and Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan.

126 - MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME

October 30, 2025

Jeremy is joined by perennial guest Chris Arnsby to discuss the 1985 sci-fi action sequel Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie and starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner. Their dialogue over this misunderstood project covers such topics as blacklisted directors, Australian character actors, Oliver Reed's singing voice, Orson Welles doing one for the money and why Walkabout has such a high rating.

Below are the film’s trailer, the opening titles accompanied by Tina Turner’s One of the Living, a clip from sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun referenced during the episode and an excerpt from documentary Orson Welles: One Man Band about his ill-fated version of Dead Calm.

125 - THE TELEPHONE

July 24, 2025

Jeremy is joined by author and podcaster Jason Kruppa to solve the riddle that is the 1988 comedy-drama The Telephone, which stars Whoopi Goldberg and is directed by Rip Torn from a script by Harry Nilsson and Terry Southern. Their attempts to unravel the film take in such subjects as substance abuse, pet care, filmed plays and how New Yorkers all go about in their angry little boxes.

Jason's book, "All Things Must Pass: Harrison, Clapton and Other Assorted Love Songs" is available here, and his podcast, Producing the Beatles, is located here.

Below are the film’s trailer, a full-length copy of the film watchable for free and, as mentioned in the discussion, a production of Krapp’s Last Tape by Samuel Beckett.

124 - SPEED RACER

June 26, 2025

Jeremy is joined by author and scriptwriter Paul Morris for a dissection of the 2008 sports adventure Speed Racer, written for the screen and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski, starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Matthew Fox and Roger Allam and based on the anime series of the same name. Their discourse on the subject takes in such subjects as varied as Dick Tracy, the lore of Godzilla, a world created by designers and skinning Danny DeVito.

Paul's latest Doctor Who audio productions for Big Finish - The White Ship from The Companion Chronicles: Families and full-length audio novel The Lord of Misrule, read by Jon Culshaw - are available here.

Below are the film’s trailer, the first episode of the original anime series, Michael Giacchino’s terrific soundtrack and, as mentioned during the discussion, the behind-the-scenes reel of Godzilla Minus One’s Oscar-winning visual effects.

123 - REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2024

April 24, 2025

Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby to review the previous year in film, counting down the top ten and bottom five while noting such topics as the hem of the Sun King, the world's worst actor, the Godzilla dichotomy and how the Dark Universe has itself become a zombie.

The thread on Bluesky of the nominees can be found here, and the Cinema Limbo episode on David Lynch’s Dune is here.

As an addendum to information in the podcast:

The Last Showgirl is now currently available on disc and digital.

Coyote v Acme has been picked up by Ketchup Entertainment for global release in 2026.

Saw XI has been pulled from release schedules, having stalled during script development.

Below is a playlist of all Cinema Limbo Best Film winners since 1963 and a playlist of films coming up in 2025 including The Monkey.

122 - OBSERVE AND REPORT

March 27, 2025

Jeremy is joined once again by author and biographer Simon Guerrier to discuss 2009 black comedy Observe and Report, written and directed by Jody Hill and starring Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Anna Faris and Jesse Plemons. Picking over the shards of their respective arguments, they cover such controversial topics as quiche seduction, unlikely holiday destinations, Peter Cushing's secret and the comedic high ground.

Simon's biographer of script writer and founding Doctor Who story editor David Whitaker is available here.

121 - THE SHOOTING

February 27, 2025

Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby for a study of 1966 "acid Western" The Shooting, directed by Monte Hellman and starring Warren Oates, Millie Perkins and Jack Nicholson. As they trek through the film's unforgiving landscape, they consider such topics as Live Aid, dramatising Elvis Presley's life in real time, the Midnight Run TV series, extreme efficiency in filmmaking and whether the Western is even a genre.

Below are the trailer and Four Mules, the final episode of the 1990 Elvis series referenced in the discussion, while here the previous Cinema Limbo episodes on Targets and Gerry.

120 - FIERCE CREATURES

January 30, 2025

Jeremy is joined by Gary Rodger of Sitcom Club and Jaffa Cakes for Proust fame to study Fierce Creatures, the 1997 comedy co-written by and starring John Cleese with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Palin and an attempted thematic sequel to 1987's A Fish Called Wanda. Along the way, their discussion touches on such tightly-knit subjects as pecan pie, Egghead's Robot, GB News, Bruce's Little Night and Aliens.

Below are the trailer and my review of the mentioned Mr Horatio Knibbles.

119 - REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS

December 26, 2024

Jeremy is joined by new guest Stephen Fawcus for a special Christmas episode, exploring would-be franchise launcher Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins aka Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous, the 1985 action adventure starring Fred Ward, Joel Gray, Wilford Brimley and Kate Mulgrew. Along the way, their discussion touches on such seasonal subjects as Mrs Columbo, Ridley Hood, the deranged source novels and murder heroes.

Below are the trailer, Craig Safan’s original score and the unbroadcast pilot intended to reboot the franchise.

118 - REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2023

March 9, 2024

Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby for a comprehensive review of 2023 in film, covering the ten best and five worst films, and touching on such matters as difficult third acts, John Deacon, disappointing perfumes, the Nose Film and the menace of an empty space.

Below are playlists of trailers for all this year’s Best Film nominees, all the Best Film winners since 1963 and previews of some of 2024’s upcoming releases, as well as the mentioned visual effects reel for Godzilla Minus One and the Saturday Night Live sketch of Adam Driver as a baby on a plane, while here is the Twitter thread listing all this year’s nominees across all categories.

117 - HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN

February 22, 2024

Jeremy is joined by perennial guest Chris Arnsby for a belated Christmas episode, as they experience Jason Eisener's 2011 darkly comic exploitation homage Hobo with a Shotgun, starring Rutger Hauer, Molly Dunsworth and Brian Downey. Their conversation covers such topics as living in a real-life Mad Max world, clods of drugs, the original Mars Attacks trading cards and Jeremy's Canadian accent.

Below are the trailer, the original competition-winning trailer starring David Brunt, the piece of music from the end credits of The Hitcher, which is used in a crucial scene, and the end credits song - Lisa Lougheed’s Run with Us.

116 - THE LAST WAVE

February 8, 2024

Jeremy is accompanied by author Simon Guerrier for a study of The Last Wave, Peter Weir's 1977 Australian mythological urban thriller, with their conversation covering such topics as white saviour narratives, the Australian New Wave, storytelling through contrast and Papa Lazarou.

Simon’s book, David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure in Television, is available from Ten Acre Books here.

Below are a viewable copy of the film, a short commentary by Peter Weir, a playlist of Charles Wain’s score and the story of David Burton in Doctor Who.

115 - EQUILIBRIUM

January 25, 2024

Jeremy is joined in the first of a new run of the podcast by Paul Morris, podcaster and scriptwriter, to discuss 2002's sci-fi action Equilibrium, with their conversation covering such matters as stimulating statues, insufficient purity of concept, the word "phenomenological" and the world's most surprising cameo.

Below are the original trailer and a playlist of the pilot and first series of The Grimleys, the ITV sitcom that briefly comes under discussion for spoiler reasons.

114 - AMSTERDAMNED

June 29, 2023

Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby for a discussion of 1988's Dutch action thriller Amsterdamned, written and directed by Dick Maas. Their conversation covers a range of topics including ITV's overnight schedule, a real-life kidnapping, The Quizmaster Murders, the Godzilla threshold and Keeping Up Appearances.

Below are the original trailer, the music video of the theme song and a clip of the infamous boat chase. I wanted to link to something from The Nightmare Man, but it’s been thoroughly scrubbed from the internet. Try looking “elsewhere”.

113 - SUPERGIRL

May 25, 2023

Joined once again by writer and podcaster Paul Morris, he and Jeremy discuss the 1984 comic book adventure and superhero spinoff Supergirl, directed by Jeannot Szwarc and starring Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter Cook and Peter O'Toole. Their discussion covers broad range of topics including illegal hockey play, Jaws heresy, mundane motivations, the Super-Universe and Billy Jor-El.

Below are the original trailer, and videos of the opening titles and original score by Jerry Goldsmith, while here are links to the two other episodes of Cinema Limbo referred to, on Santa Claus: The Movie and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.

112 - ORCA

April 27, 2023

Jeremy is once again joined by fellow podcaster Ed Bloomer for a study of 1977 nature-based dramatic thriller Orca, directed by Michael Anderson and starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson and Bo Derek. Their investigation covers such topics as the elasticity of time, unlikely twist endings, a story without heroes, the aquatic equivalent of Michael Myers and the great white shark in the room.

Below are the original trailer, and two videos mentioned in the podcast - a guide to the many, many Jaws knockoffs and Ed Wood’s classic Plan 9 from Outer Space.

111 - REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2022

March 16, 2023

Jeremy and Chris Arnsby look back on the last year in movies, exploring the ten best and five worst pictures of 2022, with such topics being covered as toilet strategies, in-cinema naps, yacht rock, the end of Inspector Morse and why Avatar is successful.

Below are a playlist of trailers of this year’s top 10, arranged alphabetically, and here are some previews of releases coming up in 2023.

110 - ONE HOUR PHOTO

March 2, 2023

Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby to examine One Hour Photo, the 2002 psychological thriller written and directed by Mark Romanek, and starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan and Gary Cole, with their seminar covering such broad topics as the wonders of Ikea, plagiarism lawsuits, pornocrats and the Carnival of Souls.

Below are the original trailer, the original soundtrack and footage of the actors in rehearsal, as well as a breakdown of the terrible editing in Bohemian Rhapsody.

109 - THE COMIC

February 2, 2023

Jeremy is joined by podcaster and Goon Pod host Tyler Adams to discuss The Comic, the 1969 drama written, directed and featuring Carl Reiner and starring Dick van Dyke. Their conversation covers such topics as Ray Bradbury, Samuel Beckett, Olivia Wilde, Kevin Feige, Jim Henson and Supertrain.

Below are a free copy of the film, both fire safety public information films mentioned during the podcast, Van Dyke talking about his alcoholism on the Dick Cavett Show and Gilbert Gottfried entertaining the man himself with his Andrew Dice Clay impression.

108 - CLOUD ATLAS

December 29, 2022

Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby to discuss Cloud Atlas, the 2012 adaptation of David Mitchell's novel, written and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and Tom Tykwer and starring an all-star cast led by Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Ben Wishaw, Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant. Their all-encompassing conversation covers topics from sense triggers, standing ovations and brawling writers to Leonard Nimoy, David Hasselhoff and failing the world's easiest job interview.

Below are the epic trailer discussed in the podcast, as well as an excerpt from Maidstone, the misremembered film in which Norman Mailer fights with Rip Torn rather than Gore Vidal, an interview featuring the actual Mailer/Vidal feud and the moment Michael Knight saved Europe.