Tom Hanks Defence Force
A film and TV podcast discussing the past, present and future of the film and TV world. Tom Hanks worshipers Alex and Jack have survived Death Star superlasers and asteroids the size of Texas to tackle its most pressing questions. Discussing everything from writing and audience influence, to technology and the studio system; the pair are joined by an exciting diversity of fellow fans and industry insiders, bringing fresh insight to the films and shows we love, hate and know surprisingly little about.
- Update frequency
- every 40 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2024
How Will The Simpsons End?
Ay Caramba! The Simpsons is now in its astonishing 36th season. It’s the longest-running primetime scripted show in American history, second only to WWE Raw in the highest number of episodes. So this…
00:49:13 |
Sat 28 Dec 2024
Horror Remakes: What could and should be reimagined?
The Ring, The Fly and Vanilla Sky - often considered the scariest remakes of all time. But what if there were more, frightful and fantastic, lurking in the depths of possibility?In today’s horror fea…
00:44:16 |
Thu 28 Nov 2024
Mystery Pitch: Wedding Season
What’s the most famous line from the entire Pirates franchise? “I love weddings! Drinks all around.” But what Captain Jack Sparrow didn’t realise was that in the wacky world of Tom Hanks Defence Forc…
00:41:10 |
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Franchise Overkill? Not All Who Makes Sequels Are Lost
First there was France. Then there was Frank Sinatra. Now, there is Franchise. And they’re everywhere! Those dinosaurs didn’t just escape from their pens. Harry Potter spends seven years at Hogwarts.…
00:51:37 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
Back to the Future - Is Nostalgia the Saviour We've Not Been Waiting For?
Nobel laureate William Faulkner once wrote: “The past is never dead. It isn’t even past.” Can this explain why you, a 32-year-old, skipped your uncle’s birthday to binge Dawson’s Creek? Why the older…
01:01:29 |
Mon 20 Nov 2023
What is the Future of BAFTA?
BAFTA, commonly mistaken for British After-Fart Trapped Air, has awarded the finest craftspeople in cinema since 1947. But does it still hold sway over the films we watch? Does the accomplishment of …
01:00:18 |
Wed 31 May 2023
Ad-Myersable: The Mad World Of What Halloween Almost Was
Why has the Halloween franchise, and in particular Michael Myers, withstood such a stirring test of time? Is it a fascination with ‘why’ he came home? Is it because he inspired Slipknot’s fashion? (W…
00:50:15 |
Sun 13 Nov 2022
Amazon Spooky: The Treat Before Halloween
Everyone loves birthdays - especially your parents’, partner’s and friends’ debit cards. So on Jack’s birthday, we decided to treat him with a very special gift - a Mystery Pitch so random and chaoti…
00:10:06 |
Fri 30 Sep 2022
MergersBowl: The Tom Hanks Defence Force Take
There’s a lot of things merging in the 4 billionth, 545 millionth year of our great wet rock. The virtues of stoicism with your 12-year-old neighbour creating their TikTok account. The cost of living…
00:54:57 |
Thu 01 Sep 2022
T-Hanks For The Memories
Great things come in 50s. Jack Daniels’ alcohol percentage. Fines issued to the Conservative government under PartyGate. And shades of grey. But perhaps most importantly, Tom Hanks Defence Force epis…
00:27:45 |
Thu 12 May 2022
Mystery Pitch: Alfred Hitchcock's Lawnmower Massacre & I Know What You Did in 2005
Its 2022 and Netflix has just revved up two investments: Another addition to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, and nostalgic content. As Leatherface began slicing his way through cornfields (and…
00:54:53 |
Mon 21 Feb 2022
Horror - What Influences Us And Why We Keep Coming Back
It’s no secret that we at Tom Hanks Defence Force can talk horror – probably until Jason Blum “remembers” he left a light on in the original Paranormal Activity house and needs to an excuse to leave.…
00:04:28 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
Batman Reimagined - What Nolan Brought to the Knight
Batman Begins is over 15 years old. Would you believe it? We can’t! That’s why in this episode, Alex, Jack and special guest Kathleen delve deep into Christopher Nolan’s masterful trilogy. Together, …
01:30:07 |
Wed 17 Mar 2021
An Industry Reborn: What will cinema look like after Covid?
It’s no secret that Covid-19’s impact on the film and TV industry has been nothing short of colossal. Productions have halted, often starting up again with completely transformed models. Across the g…
01:03:54 |
Sun 20 Dec 2020
Mystery Pitch: Bob Iger
Only a handful of names have become synonymous with Hollywood. Spielberg, Scorsese, Lucas, and perhaps in recent years, Iger. Few executives have had as much impact on an industry as the current Chai…
00:50:09 |
Mon 20 Jul 2020
Would Joker have worked before 2019?
Last year, Todd Phillips’ Joker took not only Gotham, but the world, by storm. The film rapidly became the highest grossing R-rated film of all time, and was lauded as a mesmerising cinematic convers…
00:26:49 |
Mon 06 Jul 2020
Mystery Pitch: Film Industry
Ryan Murphy’s ‘Hollywood’ may be Netflix’s hottest new release, but whack on your 3D glasses and hold onto your fruit loops because this is Jack and Alex’s Hollywood! In this Mystery Pitch, Tom Hanks…
00:36:34 |
Mon 04 May 2020
Into The Hanksverse: What the Defence Force thought of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
In 2018, the Spider-Man film we didn’t know we wanted hit the silver screen. The lovechild of Sony Pictures Imageworks, hand-drawn comic art and the mind-boggling Lord-Miller imagination, the film is…
00:29:52 |
Tue 14 Apr 2020
Late Night With Warhammer
Other than Nanny McPhee, the thing that stole the hearts, minds and free time of adolescent teenagers in the late 00s, was Warhammer. From Space Marines to Tyranids, Skaven to Lizardmen, Games Worksh…
00:52:08 |
Wed 25 Mar 2020
How We'd Make Our Perfect Star Wars Film
We now have to accept the insane and amazing reality that there are now more Star Wars films than there are planets in the solar system. But regardless of whether you hate sand, find your lack of fai…
00:39:49 |
Sun 22 Mar 2020
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