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Tonight's Second Feature

Tonight's Second Feature

By: James Hewitt Rhys Strang
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This is a weekly journey into the mad world of B-cinema. The Surprise: James picks a B-grade film; the boys watch. The Review: Deep-dive discussion on the good, the bad, and the ugly. The History: James reveals the chaotic, untold stories behind production. The Categories: Modern Era Remake, 4K or Let it Rot, and Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.© 2026 James Hewitt, Rhys Strang Art
Episodes
  • Cosmic Journey (1936) & The Odyssey through the Odyssey | Ep.10

    Cosmic Journey (1936) & The Odyssey through the Odyssey | Ep.10
    Jul 5 2026

    This week on Tonight's Second Feature, James & Rhys blast off to the moon as we discuss "Cosmic Journey" (1936), an important stepping stone in the science fiction genre and depiction of space travel on the silver screen.

    Rhys will also take us on another Odyssey journey. Now, close to the release of Nolan's The Odyssey, the boys try to triumph against the odds and attempt to string a mighty bow and arrow of their own.


    • (00:22) - Intro
    • (05:55) - James' movie haul
    • (23:02) - Movie Synopsis
    • (29:56) - Space Travel in cinema
    • (40:33) - Scene by scene
    • (01:12:50) - Odyssey Talk
    • (01:38:51) - Bow and Arrow tournament
    • (01:43:35) - Russian cinema
    • (01:50:00) - Vasily Zhuravlyov
    • (01:58:08) - Based on the book by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
    • (02:08:15) - Silent Spectacular rankings
    • (02:10:19) - End Segments
    • (02:15:43) - Next season's theme

    References:
    • https://grokipedia.com/page/Vasily_Zhuravlyov
    • https://www.britannica.com/biography/Konstantin-Eduardovich-Tsiolkovsky
    • https://marxist.com/soviet-cinema-montage-revolution-and-the-fight-for-artistic-freedom.htm
    • https://www.openculture.com/2017/06/a-crash-course-on-soviet-montage.html
    • https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2011/the-history-of-russian-cinema/
    • https://diedangerdiediekill.blogspot.com/2011/12/kosmicheskiy-reys-aka-cosmic-voyage.html
    • https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Exploration/Konstantin_Tsiolkovsky
    • https://nmspacemuseum.org/inductee/konstantin-e-tsiolkovsky/
    • https://forage.com/book/1368505
    • file:///C:/Users/dista/Downloads/08_Pomaranski.pdf
    • https://scifist.net/2019/08/13/cosmic-voyage/

    Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt, and Rhys Strang.

    Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt https://www.instagram.com/look_its_jmes/

    Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=en
    Thumbnails created by Rhys Strang https://www.instagram.com/strangrhys/
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    2 hrs and 21 mins
  • Disclosure Room (The Backrooms + Disclosure Day) & James' physical media dump | Ep.09

    Disclosure Room (The Backrooms + Disclosure Day) & James' physical media dump | Ep.09
    Jun 30 2026

    This week on Tonight's Second Feature, whilst lost amongst the liminal hellscape of the backrooms, the boys talk Kane Parsons and Steven Spielberg. That's right, folks, this week we dive into The Backrooms (2026) & Disclosure Day (2026)!!

    • (00:23) - Intro
    • (02:16) - Backrooms talk
    • (14:57) - Backrooms scene by scene
    • (28:47) - Meaning behind the film
    • (01:08:45) - The Odyssey talk
    • (01:40:47) - Disclosure Day
    • (01:46:45) - Spielberg film Rankings
    • (01:53:55) - Disclosure Day Scene by scene
    • (03:19:01) - Closing Thoughts

    References:
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUk5dCRLC2s&t=3s
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFe6NRgoXCM
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKGhxMi50y8

    Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt, and Rhys Strang.

    Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt https://www.instagram.com/look_its_jmes/

    Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=en
    Thumbnails created by Rhys Strang https://www.instagram.com/strangrhys/
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    3 hrs and 23 mins
  • The Lost World (1925) + film festival chit chat & The Odyssey through the Odyssey | Ep.08

    The Lost World (1925) + film festival chit chat & The Odyssey through the Odyssey | Ep.08
    Jun 7 2026
    This week on Tonight's Second Feature, James & Rhys go back 66 million years to watch The Lost World (1925).Amidst the pioneering silent epics of the 1920s, Hollywood would release the first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam. In London, Professor Challenger announces that prehistoric creatures are alive and flourishing in the Amazon jungle and declares his intention to mount an expedition proving his point. Journalist Edward Malone volunteers to go and convinces his newspaper to fund the journey. Paula White hopes to find her father, a missing explorer. They and others undertake the voyage and witness dinosaurs and humanoids doing battle in a magnificent landscape.(00:00) - Intro (43:13) - Film chat (01:44:37) - Odyssey References:https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lost_World_(1925) https://letterboxd.com/film/the-lost-world/crew/ https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Arthur-Conan-Doyle&ved=2ahUKEwjWiIjm0MuUAxVwaHADHUqUK8oQFnoFCIsBEAE&usg=AOvVaw0fq3GRRcsKpYZFK-CcuBor https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/arthur-conan-doyle https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/wiki/The_Lost_World https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/wiki/The_Lost_World#I._There_are_heroisms_all_round_us https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2025/03/the-lost-world-is-100-years-old-and-still-roaring/ https://wordsworth-editions.com/the-lost-world/ https://arthurconandoyle.co.uk/authorhttps://blogs.westlakelibrary.org/2022/05/beyond-sherlock-holmes-the-other-writings-of-arthur-conan-doyle/ https://www.mbebooks.com/blog/a-look-back-at-arthur-conan-doyles-lesser-known-work/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7sj4zCXMHs https://maxs-blogo-saurus.com/2025/02/08/the-complete-history-of-the-lost-world-1925-100th-anniversary-special-part-1/ https://www.bewaretheblog.com/2020/06/willis-obrien-1925s-lost-world-and.html https://www.bewaretheblog.com/2016/04/marcel-delgado-artist-that-built-king.html https://simanaitissays.com/2025/12/03/the-lost-world-1925-part-1/ https://silentfilm.org/the-lost-world/ https://grokipedia.com/page/Arthur_Edeson https://www.nytimes.com/1925/02/09/archives/the-screen-a-vonderful-farce.html https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2022/05/21/thats-a-wrap-in-the-portrait-gallery-with-a-studio-portrait-of-screenwriter-and-director-harry-o-hoyt-1925/ Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt, and Rhys Strang.Movie behind the scenes researched by James HewittPodcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=enPodcast thumbnails by Rhys Strang, https://www.instagram.com/strangrhys?igsh=dWlhN2hkYWpiNzZ3
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    3 hrs and 27 mins
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