Pulp Kitchen: A Film Podcast

This week, we met Tom Cruise. Yes, actual Tom Cruise.

We tell the full story of how it happened, what he was like, and try to process meeting one of the biggest movie stars on the planet.

We catch up on all your emails, and of course end with a game.

Stay tuned for our review of Digger next week!

00:00:00 - Meeting Tom Cruise
00:34:17 - Emails
01:00:13 - Game

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George has travelled far and wide across the film schedule at TIFF 2026, and now he’s back to report on the very best films he saw at the festival.

We’re looking ahead to the films that could become major players during awards season, from potential Best Picture contenders to standout performances and some of the biggest discoveries from Toronto.

Which films are already generating serious Oscar buzz? Which ones should you be keeping an eye on? And which movies could be the ones everyone is talking about over the next few months?

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In this episode, James is reviewing the brand-new 2026 Resident Evil movie directed by Zach Cregger. He unpacks the latest attempt to bring Capcom’s iconic survival horror gaming franchise to the big screen.

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Join us this week for a proper catch-up and sit-down chat as we get into what we’ve been watching lately, including the films and shows people seem to be watching on planes.

We discuss what we want to see from the future of Star Wars, David Fincher’s upcoming Cliff Booth movie, and whether knowing a film is “a Netflix movie” actually changes the way we think about it.

Plus, plenty of other film chat, opinions and recommendations along the way.

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This week film journalist and critic Rhianna Dillon joins George to talk about some of the best black and white movies of all time (James is away in California).

There's a good chance that your favourite films were all inspired by a black and white film from the previous generation, so this episode explores those timeless classics, as well as more recent films that opted for black and white out of choice.

Films discussed include:

12 Angry Men (1957)
The Apartment (1960)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Casablanca (1942)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Cold War (2018)
Fatherland (1994)
His Girl Friday (1940)
Ida (2013)
Ish (2025)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
La Haine (1995)
Les Diaboliques (1955)
My Favourite Wife (1940)
Paper Moon (1973)
Psycho (1960)
Schindler’s List (1993)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Young Frankenstein (1974)

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