It Was a Movie with Colin and Niall | Weekly Movie Reviews and Film Analysis

This week, we review Godzilla (1954), Ishirō Honda's groundbreaking Japanese monster movie and sci-fi horror classic steeped in post-war grief and nuclear dread. Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, and Akihiko Hirata star as Ogata, Emiko, and the tormented Dr. Serizawa, with Takashi Shimura as paleontologist Dr. Yamane, in a story that explores humanity's terrifying capacity for self-destruction. With a prehistoric beast awakened by H-bomb testing and leaving Tokyo in ruins, this film raises intriguing questions about science, responsibility, and the moral cost of creating ever deadlier weapons.Is Godzilla a Monster Hit or a Total Meltdown? Listen on to find out in this week's episode of our movie podcast and film review show, where honest movie reviews of classic kaiju cinema await!Join Colin & Niall as we embrace the weird, the wonderful, and the downright awful of cinema!Contact us: [email protected]: It was a movie..Spotify pageFollow, rate & review us here:https://linktr.ee/itwasamovieYoutube: It was a movie channel...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itwasamovieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/itwasamoviepodcast/X: https://x.com/itwasamoviepodTikTok clips & highlights: https://www.tiktok.com/@itwasamoviepodSee all our ratings & reviews: Google SpreadsheetIMDb List: IMDb | Letterboxd: Letterboxd

This week, we review Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Jonathan Frakes’s time-travelling sci-fi action thriller about obsession, vengeance and what it really means to be human. Patrick Stewart stars as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, alongside Brent Spiner as Data, Alice Krige as the chilling Borg Queen, Jonathan Frakes as Riker, James Cromwell as warp pioneer Zefram Cochrane and Alfre Woodard as Lily Sloane, in a story that pits a haunted captain against the cybernetic collective that once assimilated him. With the Borg travelling back to 2063 to stop humanity’s first meeting with the Vulcans, and the Enterprise-E crew racing to protect the future, this film raises intriguing questions about trauma, revenge, and whether Picard can avoid becoming his own Captain Ahab.This episode is a special one for us. We recorded it in tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart, who passed away last week at 86. As huge fans, we can’t think of a better way to honour him than revisiting the film where Picard was at his fiercest. Thank you for everything, Captain. Make it so, one last time. 🖖Is First Contact a Borg-eous masterpiece or a Borg-ing misfire? Listen on to find out!Join Colin & Niall as we embrace the weird, the wonderful, and the downright awful of cinema!Contact us: [email protected]: It was a movie..Spotify pageFollow, rate & review us here:https://linktr.ee/itwasamovieYoutube: It was a movie channel...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itwasamovieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/itwasamoviepodcast/X: https://x.com/itwasamoviepodTikTok clips & highlights: https://www.tiktok.com/@itwasamoviepodSee all our ratings & reviews: Google SpreadsheetIMDb List: IMDb | Letterboxd: Letterboxd

This week, we review Zombeavers (2014), Jordan Rubin's gleefully ridiculous horror-comedy creature feature about toxic waste, undead rodents, and a college getaway gone very wrong. Rachel Melvin, Cortney Palm, and Lexi Atkins star as three sorority sisters whose relaxing weekend at a remote riverside cabin turns into a bloody fight for survival, with Hutch Dano, Jake Weary, and Peter Gilroy as the boyfriends who crash the party. After a barrel of toxic waste drifts downstream and into a beaver dam, the local wildlife comes back hungry, and every bite spreads the infection. The result is a B-movie splatterfest that raises intriguing questions about friendship, betrayal, and whether nature is finally fighting back.Is it dam brilliant or dam awful? Listen on to find out! Tune in to this episode of our movie podcast and film review show for more honest, hilarious movie reviews of the weird and wonderful.Join Colin & Niall as we embrace the weird, the wonderful, and the downright awful of cinema!Contact us: [email protected]: It was a movie..Spotify pageFollow, rate & review us here:https://linktr.ee/itwasamovieYoutube: It was a movie channel...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itwasamovieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/itwasamoviepodcast/X: https://x.com/itwasamoviepodTikTok clips & highlights: https://www.tiktok.com/@itwasamoviepodSee all our ratings & reviews: Google SpreadsheetIMDb List: IMDb | Letterboxd: Letterboxd

This week, we review Harakiri (1962), Masaki Kobayashi's samurai drama about honour, hypocrisy, and the brutal cost of the bushidō code. Tatsuya Nakadai stars as Hanshirō Tsugumo, a masterless samurai, opposite Rentarō Mikuni as the stern clan counsellor Kageyu Saitō, in a story about one man's quiet revenge against the rigid institutions that destroyed his family. When Tsugumo arrives at the Iyi clan's estate in 1630 asking to commit ritual suicide in their courtyard, the clan suspects a bluff. Then he calmly begins to tell the story of his son-in-law, Motome (Akira Ishihama). The film raises intriguing questions about power, poverty, and whether the samurai ideal was ever more than a convenient façade.Is this samurai classic a cut above or a bamboo blunder? Listen on to find out on this week's episode of our movie podcast and film review show, packed with honest movie reviews!Join Colin & Niall as we embrace the weird, the wonderful, and the downright awful of cinema!Contact us: [email protected]: It was a movie..Spotify pageFollow, rate & review us here:https://linktr.ee/itwasamovieYoutube: It was a movie channel...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itwasamovieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/itwasamoviepodcast/X: https://x.com/itwasamoviepodTikTok clips & highlights: https://www.tiktok.com/@itwasamoviepodSee all our ratings & reviews: Google SpreadsheetIMDb List: IMDb | Letterboxd: Letterboxd

This week, we review Street Fighter (1994), Steven E. de Souza's over-the-top action-adventure adaptation of the legendary arcade fighting game. Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as Colonel William F. Guile, with Raul Julia as the scenery-chewing dictator M. Bison, Kylie Minogue as Cammy, Ming-Na Wen as Chun-Li, and Byron Mann as Ryu, in a story that explores the clash between military heroism and megalomaniacal tyranny. With a warlord holding a global hostage crisis and a ragtag team of fighters racing to take him down, this film raises intriguing questions about video game adaptations, cult-classic status, and whether "so bad it's good" is a legitimate art form.Is Street Fighter a Guile-ty pleasure or a total K.O. flop? Listen on to find out, and catch more from your favourite movie podcast and film review show, packed with honest movie reviews every week!Join Colin & Niall as we embrace the weird, the wonderful, and the downright awful of cinema!Contact us: [email protected]: It was a movie..Spotify pageFollow, rate & review us here:https://linktr.ee/itwasamovieYoutube: It was a movie channel...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itwasamovieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/itwasamoviepodcast/X: https://x.com/itwasamoviepodTikTok clips & highlights: https://www.tiktok.com/@itwasamoviepodSee all our ratings & reviews: Google SpreadsheetIMDb List: IMDb | Letterboxd: Letterboxd

This week, we review The Warriors (1979), Walter Hill's gritty action-thriller set against the backdrop of New York City's gang warfare. Michael Beck stars as Swan, leading a battle-scarred crew who must survive a brutal night, fighting their way across the city after being wrongly blamed for the murder of a rival gang leader. With every borough turned into hostile territory and countless rival gangs hunting them down, this film raises intriguing questions about loyalty, survival, and how quickly a peaceful truce can collapse into chaos.Is it a fight for survival or a fight for the streets? Listen on to find out!Join Colin & Niall as we embrace the weird, the wonderful, and the downright awful of cinema!Contact us: [email protected]: It was a movie..Spotify pageFollow, rate & review us here:https://linktr.ee/itwasamovieYoutube: It was a movie channel...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itwasamovieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/itwasamoviepodcast/X: https://x.com/itwasamoviepodTikTok clips & highlights: https://www.tiktok.com/@itwasamoviepodSee all our ratings & reviews: Google SpreadsheetIMDb List: IMDb | Letterboxd: Letterboxd

This week, we review Terrifier (2016), Damien Leone's blood-soaked slasher that revives old-school practical-effects horror with a nasty sense of humor. David Howard Thornton stars as Art the Clown in a story that explores what happens when pure, silent evil picks two ordinary women as its Halloween night prey. With Jenna Kanell and Catherine Corcoran fighting to survive till dawn, this film raises intriguing questions about just how far a horror movie can push gore before it stops being fun and starts being a genuine gut-punch.Is Art the Clown the scariest silent villain since Michael Myers, or just a mime with a body count? Listen on to find out!Join Colin & Niall as we embrace the weird, the wonderful, and the downright awful of cinema!Contact us: [email protected]: It was a movie..Spotify pageFollow, rate & review us here:https://linktr.ee/itwasamovieYoutube: It was a movie channel...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itwasamovieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/itwasamoviepodcast/X: https://x.com/itwasamoviepodTikTok clips & highlights: https://www.tiktok.com/@itwasamoviepodSee all our ratings & reviews: Google SpreadsheetIMDb List: IMDb | Letterboxd: Letterboxd

This week, we review Platoon (1986), Oliver Stone's gritty and unflinching war drama exploring the moral chaos of the Vietnam War. Charlie Sheen stars as Chris Taylor, a young, idealistic recruit caught between two hardened sergeants — Willem Dafoe's principled Elias and Tom Berenger's ruthless Barnes — in a story that explores the battle for a soldier's soul as much as the battle for survival. With its raw, semi-autobiographical portrayal of combat and the fractured brotherhood within a single platoon, this film raises intriguing questions about how war reveals — or corrupts — human nature.Is this platoon fighting for their country or fighting each other? Listen on to find out!Join Colin & Niall as we embrace the weird, the wonderful, and the downright awful of cinema!Contact us: [email protected]: It was a movie..Spotify pageFollow, rate & review us here:https://linktr.ee/itwasamovieYoutube: It was a movie channel...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itwasamovieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/itwasamoviepodcast/X: https://x.com/itwasamoviepodTikTok clips & highlights: https://www.tiktok.com/@itwasamoviepodSee all our ratings & reviews: Google SpreadsheetIMDb List: IMDb | Letterboxd: Letterboxd

This week, we review Resident Evil (2002), Paul W.S. Anderson's sci-fi horror thriller based on the hit video game franchise. Milla Jovovich stars as Alice in a story that explores a mysterious viral outbreak trapping a team of commandos inside the underground facility known as "The Hive." With a rogue AI, a deadly T-virus, and zombies lurking around every corner, this film raises intriguing questions about corporate greed and the ethics of unchecked science.Is this movie undead brilliant or dead on arrival? Listen on to find out!Join Colin & Niall as we embrace the weird, the wonderful, and the downright awful of cinema!Contact us: [email protected]: It was a movie..Spotify pageFollow, rate & review us here:https://linktr.ee/itwasamovieYoutube: It was a movie channel...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itwasamovieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/itwasamoviepodcast/X: https://x.com/itwasamoviepodTikTok clips & highlights: https://www.tiktok.com/@itwasamoviepodSee all our ratings & reviews: Google SpreadsheetIMDb List: IMDb | Letterboxd: Letterboxd

This week, we review Leprechaun (1993), Mark Jones's gleefully gory horror-comedy about greed, folklore gone wrong, and a curse you really don't want to mess with. Warwick Davis stars as the vengeful title creature, with Jennifer Aniston as Tory, a city girl stuck in a farmhouse nightmare after her dad accidentally pockets the Leprechaun's stolen gold. With a rubber chicken, a pogo stick, and one seriously ticked-off little guy hunting his treasure, this film raises intriguing questions about what happens when 90s camp collides with genuine nightmare fuel.Is this pot of gold a blessing or a curse-ed disaster waiting to happen? Listen on to find out!🎧 Join Colin & Niall as we embrace the weird, the wonderful, and the downright awful of cinema on our movie podcast and film review show, bringing you honest movie reviews every week!Contact us: [email protected]: It was a movie..Spotify pageFollow, rate & review us here:https://linktr.ee/itwasamovieYoutube: It was a movie channel...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itwasamovieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/itwasamoviepodcast/X: https://x.com/itwasamoviepodTikTok clips & highlights: https://www.tiktok.com/@itwasamoviepodSee all our ratings & reviews: Google SpreadsheetIMDb List: IMDb | Letterboxd: Letterboxd