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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#NewEpisode 🎧👉 linktr.ee/filmutopia Steven & Sean have a chinwag about a bunch of their favourite movie posters from across the decades. Check link for a video version as well as all the usual podcast listening options 😎

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#Pornolize a movie 🍑 Star Whores V: The Empire Stokes Crack

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#NewEpisode 🎧👉 tr.ee/VBiHI1O06m Five decades, five episodes, countless black gloves. Steven & Sean reach the end of their Dario Argento retrospective with The Mother of Tears, Giallo, Dracula 3D & Dark Glasses, then rank the entire bloody filmography. Who takes the crown? #PodcastAndChill

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Farewell to the magnificent Tim Curry, 1946 - 2026, who lit up our screens for decades, bringing to life some of our favourite characters. He will be sadly missed by us all here at Film Utopia. Thank you for the movies, Mr. Curry. 🙏

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

RIP special makeup and creature effects legend, Screaming Mad George, who passed away earlier this year. He will be remembered for his incredible work on Society, Big Trouble in Little China, Dream Warriors, Bride of Re-Animator, Freaked, and many more. Thank you for the insane visuals, sir 🫡

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#NW The Night of the Devils (1972) Dir. Giorgio Ferroni A bloke who thinks he's a vampire takes shelter in a remote farmhouse in rural Italy, where an intensely dysfunctional family deals with the matter with chains, crossbows, and mutual destruction. ##EveryNightIsMovieNight

Domestic theatrical release poster for La Notte Dei Diavoli, aka The Night of the Devils (1972)

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#NewEpisode 🎧👉 tr.ee/VBiHI1O06m Dario Argento enters the 2000s, and Steven & Sean aren't pulling their punches. Sleepless, The Card Player & Do You Like Hitchcock? get absolutely savaged, while Jennifer & Pelts remind us Argento still has some gore in the tank 🎙

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

#NW From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) Dir. Robert Rodriguez Two murderous brothers take a family hostage and flee across the border, taking refuge in a Mexican strip club that has a *slight* case of "full of fucking vampires". #EveryNightIsMovieNight

Original theatrical release poster for Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#NW The Hitcher (1986) Dir: Robert Harmon Astounding directorial debut for Harmon in which Rutger Hauer - never one to break from convention - plays a psychotic maniac, hellbent of ruining the life of some poor git who offers him a lift one night. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

Theatrical release poster for The Hitcher (1986)

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#NW Dracula 3D (2012) Dir. Dario Argento A legendary Italian filmmaker trades classic gothic atmosphere for more camp than a row of tents and a giant CGI praying mantis. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

Theatrical release poster for Dario Argento's Dracula 3D

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#NW Giallo (2009) Dir. Dario Argento Argento takes the titualr Italian word for 'yellow' a little too literally when a model's sister and a tic-ridden investigator hunt down a disfigured, taxi-driving serial killer. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

#NW The Devil's Rejects Dir. Rob Zombie A homicidal, country-fried family goes on a chaotic, sun-drenched road trip while outrunning the law and redefining family bonding through pure, unadulterated butchery.

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

#NewEpisode 🎧👉 tr.ee/VBiHI1O06m Dario Argento's 90s: one underrated psychological thriller, one enjoyable mixed bag, and one film so shite it made us question whether accidentally watched the wrong one! Join Steven & Sean for Part 3 of our retrospective 🎙

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

RIP Chuck Russell, 1958 - 2026 Thank you for the movies, sir. 🫡

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#NW The Wraith (1986) Dir. Mike Marvin A murdered teen returns from the dead as a futuristic street racer to exact lethal vengeance on a local gang using the power of safe driving, explosive head-on collisions, and a car that literally deletes itself when the cops arrive #EveryNightIsMovieNight

Domestic theatrical release poster for The Wraith (1986).

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

#NW El Puro Dir. Edoardo Mulargia A washed-up, alcoholic gunfighter tries to drink himself to death, but a pack of eager bounty hunters interrupt his retirement plans when they kill his favourite barmaid. #EveryNightIsMovieNight #Westerns

Domestic theatrical release poster for La taglia è tua... l'uomo l'ammazzo io, or
The Reward's Yours... The Man's Mine, aka; El Puro (1969)

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

#NW Dark City (1998) Dir. Alex Proyas A nocturnal noir & proto-Matrix where pasty aliens endlessly gaslight an entire metropolis by rearranging the architecture at midnight, all because they can't find their car keys. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

#NW Demonia (1990) Dir. Lucio Fulci A sceptical archaeologist accidentally unleashes a pack of vengeful undead murder-nuns at a Sicilian convent. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

Theatrical release poster for Lucio Fulci's Demonia (1990)

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

#NW The Witches of Eastwick (1987) Dir. George Miller Three bored New England women accidentally manifest Jack Nicholson as Jack Nicholson. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#NewEpisode 🔪🇮🇹 🎧👉 tr.ee/VBiHI1O06m Our Dario Argento retrospective continues with the glorious madness of the 1980s. Inferno, Tenebrae, Phenomena & Opera take centre stage as we celebrate Argento's golden era of raven attacks, fairy-tale horror, unforgettable visuals, and glorious excess. 🎙️

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sam Neill was a legendary actor who appeared in many of our favourite films, from In the Mouth of Madness to Possession, Jurassic Park to Event Horizon. He will be sadly missed by us all. Rest in peace, Mr. Neill. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for the movies 🙏

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

#NW Mandy (2018) Dir. Panos Cosmatos After a murderous cult kills the love of his life, Nicolas Cage responds in suitable Nicholas Cage fashion. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

#NW Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005) Dir. Dario Argento A Hitchcock-obsessed film student convinces himself he's witnessed a murder while spying (perving) on his neighbours a'la Rear Window. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

#NW Mother of Tears (2007) Dir. Dario Argento A museum worker opens a cursed urn and accidentally turns Rome into an apocalyptic playground for a fabulous ancient witch and her squad of psychotic goths. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Christopher Nolan's Porky's Shot partially in IMAX, in 7 different aspect ratios. Sound mix by Ludwig van Beethoven.

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

#Junesploitation 2026 DONE! Cheers @fthismovie.bsky.social for another month of fun, and thanks to everyone we met this year. We had a blast reading your posts and talking movies with you all 🙌 Here's our month in pictures...

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 30: '80s Comedy! Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988) A noir detective looks for a missing teen in LA but trips face-first into an ancient cult of sex workers who worship a giant chainsaw god. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

The hilarious theatrical release poster for Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 29: Free Space! Possession (1981) Dir. Andrzej Żuławski An international spy returns home to Cold War-era West Berlin only to discover his wife wants a divorce. Only, everything is spectacularly mental and there's a Lovecraftian squid monster. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 28: PM Entertainment! (Was NOT expecting this as a theme 🤣) Deadly Outbreak (1995) Dir. Rick Avery Jeff Speakman fights terrorists in a hospital because PM never met a location they couldn't explode 💥 #EveryNightIsMovieNight

One of the many VHS covers for the 1995 Direct-to-Video action movie, Deadly Outbreak, aka, Deadly Takeover (1995)

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 27: Italian Cinema! The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974) Sylvia loses her marbles over 90 min of slow-burn psychological tension. Then the film shifts into an ending, so wildly unexpected and gruesome, you'll think you sat on the remote & accidentally changed the channel.

The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974) directed by Francesco Barilli on Blu-ray from 88 Films' 'Italian Collection', spine number 30

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 26: Heroes & Villains! Darkman (1990) Dir. Sam Rami A horribly burned scientist wears fake faces and hangs from helicopters while having a complete psychological collapse. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 25: Jackie Chan! Drunken Master (1978) Dir. Yurn Woo-ping A cocky troublemaker learns the ancient art of fighting like a man who's just staggered out of a pub after a 12-hour bender. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🚨 #NewEpisode 🎧👉 tr.ee/VBiHI1O06m Steven & Sean begin a 5-part journey, decade by decade, though Dario Argento. Starting strong in pt.1 with the 1970s; Razor Blades, Red Rooms & Red Herrings 🔪🩸 #PodcastAndChill #DarioArgento #HorrorFam #Giallo

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 24: Slashers! The Mutilator (1984) Dir. Buddy Cooper Opens with accidental matricide and somehow gets more cheerful from there. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

Original theatrical poster for The Mutilator (1984).

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 23: Exploitation Auteurs! Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) Dir. Lucio Fulci Suspicion spreads like wildfire in a sleepy rural village after a series of child murders fuels superstition, paranoia, and brutal mob justice with tragic consequences. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

Theatrical release poster for Lucio Fulci's incredible 1972 Giallo movie, Don't Torture a Duckling.

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 22: Revenge! Lady Snowblood (1973) A young woman slices her way through Meiji-era Japan, leaving fountains of crimson and limbs in her wake, as she turns years of pain into one of cinema's most elegant and splendidly bloody grudges. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 21: Free Space! Beyond the Darkness (1979) After his obsessed housekeeper secretly Voodoos his wife to death, a wealthy taxidermist responds to grief by speedrunning the 'Ed Gein Starter Pack', complete with some of the most spectacularly unhinged movie-moments ever seen 💀

Original theatrical release poster for Buio Omega, aka; Beyond the Darkness (1979) directed by Joe D'Amato

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 20: '80s Sci-Fi 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983) Producer, Luciano Martino: "How much Escape From New York and Mad Max do you want in this?" Writer/Director, Sergio Martino: "Yes"

One of the many awesome posters for 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983) directed by Sergio Martino

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 19: Black Filmmakers! Welcome Home Brother Charles (1975) After being brutalised by corrupt police and released from prison, Charles returns home for revenge and develops one of the most spectacularly unhinged payback methods in exploitation history. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

Original movie poster for Welcome Home Brother Charles (1975), directed by Jamaa Fanaka.

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 18: Franco Nero! The Mercenary (1968) Peak Corbucci, peak Nero swagger & one of Morricone's greatest scores. Keoma (1976) Nero wanders through a plague-ridden nightmare filled with ghosts, witches & biblical imagery. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

Original domestic release poster for The Mercenary (1968)

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 17: Hong Kong Action! Keep your John Woo and Jackie Chan. I'm craving derranged. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991) Prison movie plus cartoon physics plus exploding human beings. Ebola Syndrome (1996) Vomit-inducing yick and deeply unpleasant. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

Domestic theatrical release poster for Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)

Domestic release poster for Ebola Syndrome (1996).

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 16: Free Space! Trauma (1993) Not an exploitation movie, granted. But I thought I'd take the free opportunity to continue the homework for our up-coming Dario Argento retrospective! #EveryNightIsMovieNight

USA theatrical release poster for Dario Argento's Trauma (1993)

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 15: George Romero! Martin (1977) Vampire? Maybe. Exceptionally committed weirdo? Most likely. His gramps is sus either way, as the titular Martin spends his nights stealing blood and his days trying to awkwardly convince his family he's not undead. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 14: Cannon! Cyborg (1989) In a script written in 2 days, Van Damme wanders through the apocalypse kicking people for 90 minutes. Legend has it, and Cannon made it partly from the ashes of a failed Spider-Man and Masters of the Universe project. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 13: 90s Horror! Castle Freak (1995) Stuart Gordon once saw a poster concept for a would-be movie,'Castle Freak,' in Charles Band's office. Band noticed and said, "You interested? You can write whatever you like, but there must be a castle and a freak in it."

My Blu-ray of Stuart Gordon's Castle Freak (1995), by 101 Films

One of the many STV covers of Stuart Gordon's Castle Freak (1995)

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 12: Kung Fu! Crippled Avengers (1978) A psychotic warlord hands out life-altering injuries, only for his victims to regroup, master mad kung fu skills, and return as the most violently motivated disability awareness campaign in cinema history. 🥋🔥 EveryNightIsMovieNight

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 11: Disasters! Day of the Animals (1977) Dir: William Girdler Ozone depletion causes wildlife to go berserk and turns Leslie Nielsen into a screaming mountain psychopath. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

Theatrical poster for Day of the Animals (1977)

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 10: Private Eyes! Night Moves (1975) Dir: Arthur Penn Hackman's routine missing-person's case devolves into a maze of lies, affairs, and buried secrets, discovering that the deeper he digs, the less anything makes sense. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

Domestic theatrical release poster for Night Moves (1975)

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Film Utopia @filmutopiapod.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

#Junesploitation Day 9: Thrillers! The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971) Dir: Sergio Martino Edwige Fenech shines as a glamorous socialite who finds herself trapped between a sadistic ex-lover, a mysterious stalker, her husband, and a bevvy of razor-blade murders. #EveryNightIsMovieNight

Theatrical poster for Lo Strano Vizio Della Signora Wardh (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh) (1971).

Shameless Entertainment Blu-ray release of The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh.

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