The Chronicle

By: The Chronicle
  • Summary

  • Welcome to the official Podcast for The Peoples Movies . A Cinephile’s Thoughts On Film, Your hosts Paul Devine and Clotilde Chinnici , thank you for joining us. One simple rule at this podcast, we’ll chat about all things film, streaming and television. No set running time or exactly what I’ll talk about. The films or shows might new releases, some might be old ones. It may not be a review, just a rant.
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  • Moana 2, Conclave & Wicked
    Dec 1 2024

    It just feels like yesterday we had a new episode for The Chronicle Film Podcast. Guess what we have Episode 37 with Mona 2, Conclave and Wicked.

    Apologies for the big wait between episodes, so this week your hosts Paul and Clotilde review 3 films. All out in UK, Irish and many cinemas around the world and st to be big players at the box office.

    Up first is Moana 2, the long awaited sequel to Disney's 2016 animation of the same name. Are you aware this long awaited sequel nearly never happened? Now it has with Auli‘i Cravalho back as our titular heroine and Dwayne Johnson as demi-god Maui. Moana finds herself taking to the seas after a call from her ancestors to break an ancient curse and reunite her fellow people of the seas. Will the new film find the success of the original film?

    Related Link: Moana 2 review

    Next review is Conclave starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini. Fiennes is Cardinal Lawrence who is in charge after the Pope’s unexpected death as the church’s most powerful leaders gather. Pushing him into the centre of the most secretive, ancient events and in the middle of a conspiracy that could shake the church.

    Related Post: Conclave Review

    Final review is Wicked, which stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp and Ariana Grande as Glinda. Both at University Glinda befriends Elphaba who is seen as a outcast, friends forever with different ambitions.

    Related Post: Wicked Review

    Always show your support for The Chronicle and The Peoples Movies with ⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠ or at ⁠Paypal⁠. Every penny helps with the costs to keep everything running. We do not have any sponsors or financial support; all donations are a perfect way to show your support.

    Share, like and rate this episode and other episodes of the Podcast on your favourite podcast download sites and social media. You can find us on Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Youtube, Player FM, Castbox, Listen Notes, Boomplay, Podbean and Samsung to name a few.

    Don’t forget when your on any of the above mentioned sites including Youtube, please do like, rate, comment and review the episodes. We are a small indie Podcast and all these things help more people find us , thank and enjoy the movies!

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Anora / Emilia Perez
    Nov 6 2024

    Time flies when your having fun, but are the films reviewed in Episode 36 of The Chronicle Film Podcast, Anora and Emilia Perez any fun?

    In the latest from The Peoples Movies Film Podcast, Clotilde and Paul review 2 films that have created a big buzz since there World Premier at Cannes Film Festival. Both now out on release will the buzz continue? Will there be awards glory? Listen into Episode 36 to find out!

    Up first is Sean Baker's Anora staring Mikey Madison along with Mark Eydelshteyn. The film focuses around our titular character Anora (Madison) or Ani which she prefers. An exotic dancer at a strip club in New York City who encounters 21 year son of a Russian Oligarch Vanya (Eydelshteyn). The pair strike a chord and Quickly Ani becomes Vanya's 'girlfriend' for the weekend. Out of the blue the pair get married, however when Vanya's parents find out who he has married, chaos strikes and the quest to annul the marriage begins and Ani learns the hard way.

    Related Post: Anora Review

    The second and final review for this episode is Jacques Audiard's Emilia Perez starring Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, 3 women looking for happiness in very different ways in this Mexico City based film that starts with hard working unappreciated lawyer Rita. She gets an unexpected call from an notorious Drug Cartel kingpin who has an unique request, he wants to be a woman. If Rita gets the right surgeon she will be financially rewarded and Emilia Perez (Gascon) is born. Will it be atonement, redemption with a new life?

    Related Post: Emilia Perez Review

    Always show your support for The Chronicle and The Peoples Movies with ⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠ or at ⁠Paypal⁠. Every penny helps with the costs to keep everything running. We do not have any sponsors or financial support; all donations are a perfect way to show your support.

    Share, like and rate this episode and other episodes of the Podcast on your favourite podcast download sites and social media. You can find us on Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Youtube, Player FM, Castbox, Listen Notes, Boomplay, Podbean and Samsung to name a few.

    Don’t forget when your on any of the above mentioned sites including Youtube, please do like, rate, comment and review the episodes. We are a small indie Podcast and all these things help people find us , thank and enjoy the movies!

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    45 mins
  • Take 2 - Venom: The Last Dance
    Oct 30 2024

    The Chronicle Take 2 lands online as Paul Devine and new writer Federica Battiato review Venom: The Last Dance.

    A big thank you to everyone who has already downloaded or listened to The Chronicle Episode 35. The current episode contains reviews for The Apprentice and The Wild Robot [find that episode here].

    The end is nigh for Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and everyone's favourite symbiote, Venom in Venom: The Last Dance. Kelly Marcel not only just writes but now directs the third film from Sony Pictures Spider Verse. After the events of Venom: Let There Be Carnage and death of Detective Mulligan (Stephen Graham), Eddie and Venom are in Mexico. However their escape across looks short lived as Eddie finds he's wanted for the death of Mulligan and the pair head toward New York. Things are Thwarted when an existential threat sees the pair fight for their lives and humanity.

    Related Post: Venom: The Last Dance Review

    Always show your support for The Chronicle and The Peoples Movies with ⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠ or at ⁠Paypal⁠. Every penny helps with the costs to keep everything running. We do not have any sponsors or financial support; all donations are a perfect way to show your support.

    Share, like and rate this episode and other episodes of the Podcast on your favourite podcast download sites and social media. You can find us on Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Youtube, Player FM, Castbox, Listen Notes, Boomplay, Podbean and Samsung to name a few.

    Don't forget when your on any of the above mentioned sites including Youtube, please do like, rate, comment and review the episodes. We are a small indie Podcast and all these things help people find us , thank and enjoy the movies!

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    21 mins

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