Single Serving Cinema

Tim & Tay

Single Serving Cinema looks at one critical scene in a movie every other week. We explore how the scene is constructed, what the scene achieves, and what it can tell us about the movie as a whole. Hosted by Tim & Tay.

112 episodi

SSC 107: Pan's Labyrinth (del Toro, 2006)
un giorno fa
1:28:51
In Pan's Labyrinth, a young girl seeks her mythical royal heritage in a magical labyrinth during the Spanish Civil War.Starring Ivana Baquero, Sergi López and Doug Jones and directed by Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth was released December 29, 2006.Links:ListersRecommendations:Tim: The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)Tay: Fantastic Planet (Laloux, 1973)Follow: SSC on Instagram Tim on Letterboxd
SSC 106: The Shape of Water
20/11/2025
1:31:19
In The Shape of Water, a mute janitor working in a government laboratory forms a bond with a captive amphibious creature. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones and Michael Shannon and directed by Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water was released December 1, 2017.Recommendations:Tay — The Lure (Smoczynska, 2015)Tim — The Elephant Man (Lynch, 1980)Follow: SSC on Instagram Tim on Letterboxd
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SSC 105: Halloween (Carpenter, 1978)
30/10/2025
1:23:56
In Halloween, a masked killer returns to his quiet suburban hometown after escaping a mental institution and begins stalking a babysitter and her friends on Halloween night.Starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence and directed by John Carpenter, Halloween was released October 25, 1978.Recommendations:Tim — The Hitcher (Harmon, 1986)—where to watchTay — Halloween H20 (Minor, 1998)—where to watchFollow: SSC on Instagram Tim on Letterboxd
SSC 104: The Shining (Kubrick, 1980)
24/9/2025
1:27:35
In The Shining, a family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. The young son, gifted with psychic abilities, witnesses disturbing visions of the past and future.Starring Danny Lloyd, Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall and directed by Stanley Kubrick, The Shining was released May 23, 1980.Recommendations:Tim — Doctor Sleep (Flanagan, 2019)—where to watchTay — El Orfanato (Bayona, 2007)—where to watchFollow: SSC on Instagram Tim on Letterboxd
SSC 103: Weapons (Cregger, 2025)
27/8/2025
1:23:55
In Weapons, a small town is shaken when an entire third-grade class vanishes overnight, leaving only one child behind, and no clear answers as to where the children went. Starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin and directed by Zach Cregger, Weapons was released August 8, 2025.Recommendations: Tim — The Innocents (Jack Clayton, 1961)—where to watchTay — Place Beyond the Pines (Derek Cianfrance, 2012)—where to watchFollow: SSC on Instagram Tim on Letterboxd
SSC 102: 28 Years Later (Boyle, 2025)
30/7/2025
1:11:23
In 28 Years Later, a father and son leave their quarantined community on a remote island to venture into the zombie-infested mainland.Starring Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Jack O’Connell, and directed by Danny Boyle, 28 Years Later is was released June 20, 2025.Also, don't miss our other podcast, promoting the Peaks Central Asian Film Festival. Check out the latest episode here, and follow them on Instagram here.RecommendationsTim: A Bigger Splash (Guadagnino, 2015)—where to watch.Tay: Dead/Alive (Jackson, 1992)—where to watch.Follow: SSC on Instagram Tim on Letterboxd
SSC 101: 28 Days Later (Boyle, 2002)
16/7/2025
1:34:22
In 28 Days Later, a man wakes up in an abandoned hospital to find the world devastated by a mysterious virus. He soon joins a group of survivors, they face both the infected and the horrors of what humanity has become.Starring Cillian Murphy and directed by Danny Boyle, 28 Days Later was released June 27, 2003.Also, don't miss our other podcast, promoting the Peaks Central Asian Film Festival. Check out the latest episode here, and follow them on Instagram here.RecommendationsTim: Re-Animator (Gordon, 1985) — where to watchTay: Southern Comfort (Hill, 1981) — where to watchFollow: SSC on Instagram Tim on Letterboxd
SSC 100: Zodiac (Fincher, 2007)
11/6/2025
2:19:08
In Zodiac, policemen, journalists and a cartoonist become obsessed with identifying the titular killer, whose cryptic letters and brutal murders haunt the Bay Area. As the years pass, the case consumes those chasing the truth.Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., and Mark Ruffalo, and directed by David Fincher, Zodiac was released March 2, 2007.Also, don't miss our other podcast, promoting the Peaks Central Asian Film Festival. Check out the latest episode here, and follow them on Instagram here.RecommendationsTim: Mindhunter (Fincher, 2017) — where to watchTay: All The President's Men (Pakula, 1976) — where to watchFollow: SSC on Instagram Tim on Letterboxd
SSC 99: Prometheus (Scott, 2012)
28/5/2025
1:30:28
In Prometheus, a team of explorers travels to a distant planet hoping to uncover the origins of human life. What they find instead is a threat beyond anything they imagined.Starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender, and directed by Ridley Scott, Prometheus was released June 8, 2012.RecommendationsTim: The Killer (Fincher, 2023) — where to watchTay: Hard To Be A God (German, 2014) — where to watchFollow: SSC on Instagram Tim on Letterboxd
SSC 98: Alien (Scott, 1979)
14/5/2025
1:27:24
Alien focuses on the crew of a commercial spaceship who investigate a distress signal and unknowingly bring a deadly alien lifeform aboard. One by one, the crew is hunted in the isolation of deep space.Starring Sigourney Weaver and directed by Ridley Scott, Alien was released May 25, 1979.Where to watch Alien.NotesPeaks Central Film FestivalChestburster in Spaceballs RecommendationsTim: The Hidden (Sholder, 1987) — where to watchTay: Repo Man (Cox, 1984) — where to watchFollow: SSC on Instagram Tim on Letterboxd

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Single Serving Cinema

Tim & Tay

112 episodi

SSC 107: Pan's Labyrinth (del Toro, 2006)

SSC 106: The Shape of Water

SSC 105: Halloween (Carpenter, 1978)

SSC 104: The Shining (Kubrick, 1980)

SSC 103: Weapons (Cregger, 2025)

SSC 102: 28 Years Later (Boyle, 2025)

SSC 101: 28 Days Later (Boyle, 2002)

SSC 100: Zodiac (Fincher, 2007)

SSC 99: Prometheus (Scott, 2012)

SSC 98: Alien (Scott, 1979)