A lot of you wonderful regular readers follow my new release film reviews on Substack. If you’d also like to hear me prattle about them in addition to reading my scribblings, you can now check out my new weekly podcast, Dillon on Film. It’s presented by the excellent Michael Kenny, who ensures I don’t waffle too much and keeps me on a leash. A bit like Governor Tarkin to my Darth Vader.

The first episode is available on Spotify now (click here) and features my spoiler-free thoughts on Weapons, Freakier Friday, the odd tangential rant (spoilerific trailers are in my crosshairs this week), and a classic film slot for Pulp Fiction (1994). The intention is to release new episodes every Friday, discussing films released in UK cinemas the previous week (my reviews will have appeared on Medium and Substack before each podcast). I say “release” rather than “drop” because “drop” just sounds careless, as though it might break. Who decided to start “dropping” things, all of a sudden?

Anyway, I hope you’ll check out Dillon on Film. Yes, I know everyone has a bloody podcast these days. Yes, I know some of you find the prospect of adding yet another to your regular listening as welcome as news of another Disney live action remake of an animated classic. And yes, if you really can’t bear to give us a listen, with counselling, I’m sure I’ll come to forgive you. But why not give it a whirl all the same? I’m also supposed to ask you to (checks notes) subscribe and give a five-star rating. If you feel so inclined, I would be most grateful.

We intend to syndicate this podcast to other platforms too (including Apple and Amazon), so watch this space.