Second Cut
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Independent cinema podcast formerly for Thefilmagazine.com, talking film theory, criticism, history, and sometimes some entertainment along the way. Join us live on YouTube every Thursday at 8pm GMT/2pm Central to get in on the action.
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Who is a good boy? Is it the dog? Is it the film? Here's our review of the latest canine-focused horror movie, 'Good Boy'.
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Good Boy (2025) Review
Will the dog die, or will they save the day?
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The world is poorer today
RIP to Drew Struzan, the man behind the most iconic film posters of all time, all by hand, all by skill and talent, and alwyas (as especially in the case of the 24hr completion of the poster for The Thing, without having seen the film), with a sprinkle of genius.
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Frights for all the family this week on SecondCut. In our haunted house this week are I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957), The Haunted Mansion (2003) and Paranorman (2012). Come join us live for spooky shenanigans for squirts and seniors.
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Join us this time tomorrow for our retrospective of the films of Paul Thomas Anderson. Favourite PTA film? Least favourite?
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This review comes to you because you were home. The Strangers: Chapter Two, the review now up on the substack. Check it out, read, like, share, and support independent film writing.
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The Strangers: Chapter Two (2025) Review
‘“Do not forgive them, Father, for they knew what they were doing and went and did it anyway."
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The latest blockbuster from Paul Thomas Anderson, 'One Battle After Another', starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, and Benicio Del Toro, is out now. Check out our review on the SecondCut substack.
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One Battle After Another (2025) Review
"It’s like if The Fast and the Furious were about leftist revolutionaries."
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On Wednesday's stream, remembering the actor and Sundance founder, Robert Redford. What's your favourite Redford character or film?
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Happy birthday to the one and only Stephen King, turning 78 years young today. Just in time, we have a review of his latest adaptation, The Long Walk, now up on the substack. Go check it out and support indie film journalism.
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The Long Walk (2025) Review
There’s no alien invasion. There’s no ghosts. It’s 50 boys walking, knowing that for all but one of them, it’s the last thing they’re going to do.
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We're not streaming this week, but loads of our back catalogue of episodes are hiding on YouTube for you to check out or revisit whenever you want.

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Jacob, Kieran, and Sam of The Film Magazine explore film theory and criticism through weekly themes and topics.
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Spike Lee's remake of Akira Kurosawa's High and Low, aptly named Highest and Lowest, gets the SecondCut review treatment from @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social. Go check it out, give it likes and comments and shares, and support independent film criticism.
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Highest 2 Lowest (2025) Review
This is undoubtedly Washington’s movie and a welcome reminder after a two decade hiatus why he and Lee make for such a killer team.
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Late announcement. Tomorrow's episode looks at some family movies from more 'serious' directors. We're talking Martin Scorsese, Sean Cunningham, and even the madness of Takashi Miike. Come join in the fun.
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Ever felt like you've seen the film before? That's our topic on Wednesday's episode of Second Cut. We'd love to have your questions and comments ahead of time, and to see you in for the stream.
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Our films up for discussion today in our Akira Kurosawa episode. Going live on YouTube at 8pm GMT/2pm CT. Be there or be square.
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This week we turn our sights to one of the all time greats. Akira Kurosawa, this week on SecondCut.
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This week's episode, covering the only three women ever to be nominated for Best Cinematographer at the Oscars, and their respective films.
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A little game to warm-up to our episode stream on Thursday. How many can you get? Answers below.
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