
Hosted by Picturehouse’s Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast goes deep on the best of the week’s new releases, with a little help from some quality film critics and the filmmakers themselves!
Hosted by Picturehouse’s Sam Clements, The Love Of Cinema podcast goes deep on the best of the week’s new releases, with a little help from some quality film critics and the filmmakers themselves!
Episodes

3 days ago
3 days ago
Freda Cooper talks to director John Patton Ford about his new film, How To Make A Killing.
Becket Redfellow sets out to reclaim the $28B family fortune his mother was denied. To pull off his ambitious scheme, he must kill the seven relatives who stand in his way - while navigating love, deception, and wicked betrayals.
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Produced by Stripped Media. You can also listen to Sam on the 90 Mins Or Less Film Fest.
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5 days ago
Oscars 2026 Special | Picturehouse
5 days ago
5 days ago
WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST NIGHT!
On this bumper special Academy Awards themed episode, The Love of Cinema's Sam Clements is joined by colleagues from across the Picturehouse office - Lara Peters, Hope Hopkinson, Lucy Fenwick Elliott and Carol McKay - to discuss this year's batch of Best Picture nominees at the Academy Awards: The Secret Agent, Bugonia, Marty Supreme, Train Dreams, F1, Sinners, Frankenstein, Hamnet, One Battle After Another and Sentimental Value.
Stay tuned to the end for some additional recommendations from the team!
If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehouses.co.uk.
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Produced by Stripped Media. You can also listen to Sam on the 90 Mins Or Less Film Fest.
Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

7 days ago
7 days ago
Hosted by Picturehouse’s very own Lara Peters, The Love Of Cinema podcast discusses the best new releases, with a little help from some of our favourite film critics and the occasional special guest from the world of cinema.
This month we're joined by guest film critics Leila Latif and Ada Enechi to discuss discuss some of the best new films coming to Picturehosue Cinemas, including: The Bride!, Arco, Project Hail Mary and How To Make A Killing.
Lara is also joined by writer-director Maggie Maggie Gyllenhaal, and talk about making The Bride! for the big screen.
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Produced by Stripped Media.
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Saturday Mar 07, 2026
Saturday Mar 07, 2026
Freda Cooper talks to the filmmakers behind Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, writer Steven Knight and director Tom Harper, as well as the stars of the film: Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Ferguson and Tim Roth.
Birmingham, 1940. Amidst the chaos of WWII, Tommy Shelby is driven back from a self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning yet. With the future of the family and the country at stake, Tommy must face his own demons, and choose whether to confront his legacy, or burn it to the ground.
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Produced by Stripped Media.
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Friday Mar 06, 2026
Friday Mar 06, 2026
Lucy Fenwick Elliott speaks to Hoppers' director Daniel Chong and producer Nicole Grindle, as well as Hoppers stars members Bobby Moynihan and Piper Curda about their new film - in cinemas now!
An animal lover seizes an opportunity to use technology that places her consciousness into a robotic beaver, uncovering mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could've imagined.
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Produced by Stripped Media.
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Friday Feb 27, 2026
Friday Feb 27, 2026
Hope Hopkinson talks to writer-director Mona Fastvold and composer Daniel Blumberg about their new film, The Testament of Ann Lee.
From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers.
Academy Award-nominee Amanda Seyfried stars as the Shakers' irrepressible leader, who preached gender and social equality and was proclaimed by her followers as the female Christ.
The Testament of Ann Lee captures the ecstasy and agony of her quest to build a world of her own, featuring more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns reimagined as rapturous movements.
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Produced by Stripped Media.
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Monday Feb 23, 2026
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You with Rose Byrne | Picturehouse
Monday Feb 23, 2026
Monday Feb 23, 2026
Sam Clements talks to actor Rose Byrne about her Oscar-nominated performance in Mary Bronstein's If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.
With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist (Conan O'Brien).
Sharply funny and deeply resonant, IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU is an electrifying drama from filmmaker Mary Bronstein, anchored by a mesmerising performance from Best Actress Oscar and BAFTA nominee Rose Byrne.
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Produced by Stripped Media.
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Friday Feb 20, 2026
The Moment with Aidan Zamiri | Picturehouse
Friday Feb 20, 2026
Friday Feb 20, 2026
Hope Hopkinson talks to director Aidan Zamiri about his new film The Moment starring Charli XCX.
A rising pop sensation (Charli XCX) navigates fame and industry pressures while preparing for her arena tour debut, revealing the transformation of underground culture into mainstream success.
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Produced by Stripped Media.
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Thursday Feb 19, 2026
The Secret Agent with Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura | Picturehouse
Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Hope Hopkinson talks to Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura about their new film The Secret Agent.
1977. In a Brazil tormented by the military dictatorship, Marcelo, a man in his forties fleeing a troubled past, arrives in the city of Recife where he hopes to build a new life and reconnect with his family. That's without taking into account the death threats that lurk and hover over his head.
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Produced by Stripped Media.
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Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
The Mastermind with Christopher Blauvelt | Picturehouse
Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Bonus podcast!
To celebrate the release of MUBI Editions’ The Mastermind, a new book documenting the making of Kelly Reichardt’s 2025 film, Lara Peters talks to director of photography Christopher Blauvelt about his work as Reichardt's long-time cinematographer.
A brilliant look at the folly of man, The Mastermind stars an unforgettable Josh O’Connor as unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B Mooney, who sets out on his first heist in a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks.
Find out more about The Mastermind at mubieditions.com, or follow Picturehouse on Instagram @picturehouses for your chance to win a copy of the book, signed by Kelly Reichardt.
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify.
Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.
Produced by Stripped Media.
Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.
