A celebration of films under 90 minutes long. Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He’ll accept almost anything, but with one catch - the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes.
Episodes
Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 100 Sam is joined by Ali Plumb, film critic for BBC Radio 1, host of the Radio 1's Screen Time podcast, and Movies with Ali Plumb on YouTube.
Ali has chosen Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, the 2016 mockumentary from The Lonely Island. Directed by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. The film stars Andy Samberg as Conner4Real, Taccone, and Schaffer, along with Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Joan Cusack, Maya Rudolph, Paul Scheer, Chris Redd, and too many celebrity cameos to list here.
Sam and Ali celebrate the 90MinFilmFest's 100th episode by discussing the film's journey from box-office flop to cult classic, it's real-life musical inspirations, and the incredible amount of jokes and gags.
Recorded live on stage in front of an audience at Picturehouse Central in London's West End. Thank you to all who joined us!
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Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star @AliPlumb. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey.
Bonus link: Ali Plumb discusses The Naked Gun.
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 99 Sam is joined by filmmaker Lee Cronin, director of Evil Dead Rise, and The Hole In The Ground.
Lee has selected Robin Hardy's 1973 British folk horror, The Wicker Man (87 mins). Written by Anthony Shaffer. Starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland.
Lee and Sam discuss the levels of fake vomit used in Evil Dead Rise, the musicality of The Wicker Man, Christopher Lee's iconic performance in the film and just how frustrating the people on the island are for Sergeant Howie.
Evil Dead Rise is available now.
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Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star @curleecronin. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey.
Bonus links: Listen to the Clash Of The Titles podcast discuss Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead, Joe Cornish discuss Evil Dead 2 and Nick Helm discuss Army Of Darkness on previous episodes of this podcast.
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 98 Sam is joined by Alex Zane, Vicky Crompton and Chris Tilly aka the Clash Of The Titles movie podcast for a special crossover episode!
Listen to part 1 on our feed, then head to the Clash Of The Titles feed to hear Sam discuss TWO more Evil Dead films - Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2 and Fede Álvarez's 2013 Evil Dead - to make for an epic three-way clash!
First up... the team cover Sam Raimi's 1981 debut, The Evil Dead (85 mins). The film that introduced the world to Bruce Campbell and launched the iconic horror series.
Sam, Alex, Vicky and Chris discuss their history with the Evil Dead series, how this film does a lot on a very small budget and how it was originally received in the 1980s.
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Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest stars @clashpod, @alex_zane, @tillytweets and Vicky Crompton. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey.
Bonus links: Listen to Joe Cornish discuss Evil Dead 2 and Nick Helm discuss Army Of Darkness on previous episodes of this podcast.
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 97 Sam is joined by Sean Fennessey, head of content at The Ringer and host of The Big Picture podcast.
Sean has chosen Noah Baumbach's 2015 comedy Mistress America (84 mins). The film was written by Baumbach and Greta Gerwig, and stars Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Michael Chernus.
Sam and Sean discuss the origins of the Big Picture podcast, how Mistress America captures the feel of living in New York as a young adult, and Baumbach and Gerwig's filmmaking partnership.
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Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star @SeanFennessey. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey.
BONUS LINK: Listen to Sam and Corrina Antrobus discuss Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig's Frances Ha on a previous episode of the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest.
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 96 Sam is joined Lee Unkrich, director of Pixar’s Coco and Toy Story 3. Lee has co-authored a new book Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, out now from Taschen.
Lee has chosen Toy Story (81 mins), a film he worked on as an editor at Pixar. The first entirely computer-animated feature film features the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, and Laurie Metcalf.
Sam and Lee discuss the lasting appeal of Stanley Kubrick's iconic horror, how he first got a job at Pixar and just how many references to The Shining you can spot in his film work.
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Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star @leeunkrich. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey.
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 95 Sam is joined by Domee Shi, writer and director of Pixar's Turning Red, and Bao (which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film).
Domee has chosen The Lion King (88 mins). The classic Walt Disney animated feature was released in 1994, directed by Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff, and stars Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Moira Kelly, Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane, and Whoopi Goldberg.
Sam and Domee discuss the challenges of making an under 90 minute feature film, the power of the songs in The Lion King and how Timon and Pumba influenced the third act of Turning Red.
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Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest stars @domeeshi. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey.
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 94 Sam is joined by returning pod-guest Joe Cornish, writer and director of Attack The Block, The Kid Who Would Be King and the new Netflix series Lockwood & Co.
Joe has chosen Halloween (90 mins). John Carpenter's classic horror movie from 1978 stars Donald Pleasance, and introduced the world to Jamie Lee Curtis and the iconic villain, Michael Myers.
Sam and Joe discuss bringing a ghost to life on screen, Dean Cundey's ground-breaking camera work in Halloween and the minimalist nature of the film.
Listen to Joe's earlier appearance on the podcast, discussing Evil Dead II.
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Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest stars Joe Cornish. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey.
BONUS LINK: Watch Adam & Joe's Song For Bob Hoskins
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 93 Sam is joined by Colin Trevorrow and Rebecca Linfoot. Returning guest Colin is the director of a number of feature films, including Safety Not Guaranteed (86 mins) and most recently Jurassic World Dominion. Colin last joined us for our 2019 live show at the London Podcast Festival. Rebecca is the Creative Executive at Metronome Film Company, working alongside Colin to bring dynamic stories to the big screen and TV.
For this special Christmas episode of the show, Colin, Rebecca and Sam discuss Vulture's film list The 52 Best Movies Under 90 Minutes, curated by Jada Yuan, Kyle Buchanan, Nate Jones, and Kevin Lincoln.
Colin, Rebecca and Sam talk about what goes into a good under 90 minute movie, their own personal film viewing habits, and why Christmas crackers contain small metal tools and springs. Films covered on the show include My Neighbour Totoro, Dumbo, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, Run Lola Run, Jurassic World Dominion and more!
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Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest stars @colintrevorrow and @BecciLinfoot. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey.
BONUS LINK
Listen to Colin Trevorrow, alongside Helen Zaltzman and Martin Austwick on episode 22 of the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest, discussing Safety Not Guaranteed. Recorded live at the London Podcast Festival in 2019.
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 92 Sam is joined by Elena Lazic, freelance film critic, and founder and editor of Animus magazine.
Elena has chosen Silent Night, Deadly Night (85 mins). The 1984 psychological slasher was directed by Charles E. Sellier, Jr., and stars Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, and Gilmer McCormick.
Sam and Elena discuss the controversial marketing material, the elevated Santa slasher genre and how the film explores childhood trauma with a festive spin.
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Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest stars @elazic Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey.
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 91 Sam is joined by Dr Charlotte Crofts, Associate Professor Filmmaking at UWE and director of the Cary Comes Home film festival.
Charlotte has chosen My Favourite Wife (84 minutes). The film from 1940 stars Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott, and Gail Patrick.
Sam and Charlotte discuss Cary Grant's relationship with Bristol, re-teaming with Irene Dunne, and his off-screen relationship with Randolph Scott.
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Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest stars @charlottecrofts Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey.
Bonus Link: Watch My Favourite Wife on BBC iPlayer now [UK only].