About this episode
The traditional summer blockbuster season is drawing to a close but in a world of prequels, sequels and remakes, independent films are finding it increasingly hard to break through. So why are we deluged by all these spin-offs? Guest: Kevin Maher, chief film critic, The Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Producer: Olivia Case Clips: Thor: Love and Thunder. © 2022 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Director: Taika Waititi. Suicide Squad. © 2016 Warner Brothers Pictures. Director: David Ayer. Minions: The Rise of Gru. © 2022 Universal Pictures. Director: Kyle Balda Nope. © 2022 Universal Pictures. Director: Jordan Peele Spider-Man: Far From Home. © 2019 Sony Pictures. Director: Jon Watts. Nomadland. © 2021 Searchlight Pictures, Walt Disney Company Nordic. © Director: Chloe Zhao. Kramer vs. Kramer. © 1979 Columbia Pictures. Director: Robert Benton. Hit the Road. © 2021 Director: Panah Panahi. The Matrix. © 1999 Warner Bros. Pictures, Roadshow Entertainment Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski. Thirteen Lives. © 2022 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Bron Creative; Imagine Entertainment; Magnolia Mae; Storyteller Productions. Director: Ron Howard. The Matrix Resurrections. © 2021 Warner Bros. pictures. Director: Lana Wachowski. Black Widow. © 2021 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Director: Cate Shortland. Elvis. © 2022 Warner Bros. Pictures; Bazmark Films; The Jackal Group. Director: Baz Lurhman. The Godfather. © 1972 Paramount Pictures, Alfran Productions. Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. © 1980 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment Director: Irvin Kershner. Ghostbusters: Afterlife. © 2021 Columbia Pictures; Bron Creative; Ghost Corps; The Montecito Picture Company; Right of Way Films. Director: Jason Reitman. Iron Man. © 2008 Paramount Pictures, MORE. Director: Jon Favreau. Everything Everywhere All At Once. © 2022 Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert Bullet train. © 2022 Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing. Director: David Leitch Bande à part. © 1964 Columbia Pictures. Director: Jean Luc-Godard. Captain Marvel. © 2009 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Doctor Strange main theme. © 2019 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Composer: Michael Giacchino Top Gun theme - Danger Zone. 1986 ©Paramount Pictures. Composer: Giorgio Moroder. Lyricist Tom Whitlock. The Matrix Awakens - Main Theme. © 2021 Warner Bros Pictures. Composer: Don Davis Jaws theme tune. © 1975 Universal Pictures. Composer: John Williams. Ghostbusters theme tune. © 1984 Columbia Pictures, Fórum Home Entertainment Hungary. Composer: Ray Parker Jr. Jurassic Park theme tune. © 1993 Universal Pictures, FilmFlex. Composer: John Williams League of DC Super Pets theme tune (Superman theme tune). © 2022 Warner Bros. Pictures © Composer: John Williams Star Wars: The Phantom Menace theme tune. © 1999 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment. Composer: John Williams Iron Man theme tune. © 2008 Paramount Pictures, MORE. Composer: Ramin Djawadi Sweet Child of Mine, Thor: Love and Thunder film trailer version. © 2022 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Composers: Steven Adler Saul Hudson, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose. Marvel opening theme. © 2016 Marvel Entertainment. Composer: Michael Giacchino. Godfather theme tune. © 1972 Paramount Pictures, Alfran Productions. Composer: Nino Rota. Reviews: Mojo.com ; Clipped Coin; Looper; Karsten Runquist. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.