The Ripped Ticket Review
By Jack Smit
Film critic Jack Smit is joined by UCLan media veteran Dan Carver to explore and review the good, the bad and the ugly sides of classic films and TV shows. New episodes every week.
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Lord of the Rings: One Trilogy to Rule Them All | The Ripped Ticket Review
In another trilogy driven episode, Dan Carver guides us on a journey into Middle-earth with a deep dive into Peter Jackson’s seminal works between 2001 and 2003. Oh, and Jack Smit’s along for the ride too. -
Back to the Future: The Perfect Trilogy | The Ripped Ticket Review
Jack and his Journal production team are huge Back to the Future nerds. Naturally it would come up as a topic for Ripped Ticket. Join Jack and Dan for a look in to the past, present and future of one of Hollywood's finest franchises. -
RoboCop: Dead or Alive, This Film Rules | The Ripped Ticket Review
This week, Jack and Dan go in to the world of RoboCop, and why even after all these years, Paul Verhoeven's original film is still a cracking movie. -
Cobra Kai: The Best Defense Is More Offence | The Ripped Ticket Review
In the second of a two-part series opener, Jack and Dan take a good look at Netflix series Cobra Kai, how it continues the Miyagi-verse, and why it is a great example of how to reinvigorate a franchise that had been treated very poorly by it… -
Karate Kid: A Master Who Didn't Drop Out | The Ripped Ticket Review
As 'Lockdown 3: With A Vengeance' kicks in, Jack Smit and Dan Carver return with a brand new run of The Ripped Ticket Review, bigger, better and more independent than ever. This week, in the first of a two-part series opener, the boys tackle… -
Season 2 Trailer | The Ripped Ticket Review
Jack Smit and Dan Carver are once again joining forces to create a podcast. Series 2 of Ripped Ticket Review is coming, get ready for more deep dives into the good, the bad, and sometimes the ugly side of the most prolific movie stories in t… -
In Nolan They Trust | The Ripped Ticket Review
With the reopening of UK cinemas just days away, Jack and Dan bow out with a season finale about the man who Hollywood are touting as the director who can save the film industry from COVID-induced disaster - the one and only Christopher Nola… -
Superhero Movies 101 | The Ripped Ticket Review
This week, the boys look at the art of the superhero movie- especially the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the movies that came before it, what exactly it got right compared to other superhero movies (looking at you DC), and how the genre has evo… -
Spaced: How Edgar Wright Perfected His Cornetto | The Ripped Ticket Review
A few weeks ago Jack binged on the entire first series of 1999 sitcom Spaced. It was the first time Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost had worked together. So this week, the boys discuss how two 7 episode runs resulted in the creation of the se… -
Alien: Sigourney Weaver Is The DEFINITIVE Female Lead | The Ripped Ticket Review
The year is 1979, and Jaws was looming large over the industry- naturally James Cameron pitched an idea to make a similar movie, but in space. What he also did was create the first badass female character in modern Hollywood. On this week's …