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Movie Astrology

By Matt Hudson + Jon Berk

Film critics Matt Hudson and Jon Berk look back on film history and discuss one year in film across six episodes - focusing on the top ten highest-grossing films of that year with an episode focusing on other notable releases too.

Follow the show on Instagram and X searching Movie Astrology // Subscribe on YouTube // Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

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Movie AstrologyDec 12, 2018

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1966: Part Three - Grand Prix and The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!
Nov 27, 202348:15
1966: Part Two - Alfie and The Professionals
Oct 23, 202301:13:37
1996: Part One - Intro and Notable Releases

1996: Part One - Intro and Notable Releases

Movie Astrology is BACK with a NEW FORMAT! We introduce 1966 in film and look at notable releases from the year that fell outside of the top ten-grossing movies - including Batman, How to Steal a Million, Torn Curtain, The Good The Bad & The Ugly, and more...

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Find Matt @ whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon @ berkreviews.com

Sep 25, 202301:15:16
1991

1991

We’re heading back to 1991 to discuss the likes of Terminator 2, The Silence of the Lambs, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Beauty and the Beast, JFK, Cape Fear, Thelma & Louise, Hook, The Addams Family, and many more. Plus we're covering other notable releases, awards season, births, deaths, and ending with the famous Berkoscope.

Follow the show on Instagram: @movieastrology and Twitter: @movie_astrology // Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com // Matt's Top 5 from 1991: https://boxd.it/fX1Oq // Jon's Top 5 from 1991: https://boxd.it/fWhqW

Artwork by Jonny Oliff (The Limey Printmaker) // Voicework by Lora

Apr 01, 202201:49:34
1963

1963

We’re heading back to 1963 to discuss the likes of Cleopatra, How the West Was Won, The Birds, 8 ½, Charade, The Great Escape, Irma la Douce, Lilies of the Field, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Tom Jones, and many more. Plus we're covering other notable releases, awards season, births, deaths and ending with the famous Berkoscope.

Follow the show on Instagram: @movieastrology and Twitter: @movie_astrology // Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com // Matt's Top 5 from 1963: https://bit.ly/3qRMxhd // Jon's Top 5 from 1963: https://bit.ly/3IEsg4y

Artwork by Jonny Oliff (The Limey Printmaker)

Mar 04, 202201:31:60
1985

1985

We're heading back to 1985 this episode to talk films such as Back to the Future, Rocky IV, The Color Purple, The Goonies, Witness, Rambo: First Blood Part 2, To Live and Die in LA, Out of Africa and more. Plus we're covering other notable releases, awards season, births, deaths and ending with the famous Berkoscope.

Follow the show on Instagram: @movieastrology and Twitter: @movie_astrology // Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Mar 09, 202101:41:50
1996

1996

Independence Day. Mission Impossible. Twister. 101 Dalmations. The English Patient. Jerry Maguire. The Rock. Striptease...Just some of the movies to drop in 1996 and we chatting about them and more. Plus we're covering other notable releases, awards season, births, deaths and ending with the famous Berkoscope.

Follow the show on Instagram: @movieastrology and Twitter: @movie_astrology // Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Jan 31, 202102:05:01
1968

1968

2001: A Space Odyssey. Funny Girl. Planet of the Apes. Rosemary's Baby. Oliver!. Bullitt. The Lion in Winter. Romeo and Juliet. Just some of the movies to drop in 1968 and we chat about them and and more. Plus we also cover other notable releases, awards season, births, deaths and end with the famous Berkoscope.

Follow the show on Instagram: @movieastrology and Twitter: @movie_astrology // Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Dec 22, 202001:26:37
2001

2001

2001 gave us the first Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and The Fast and the Furious movies as well as Monsters Inc, Shrek, Pearl Harbor, A Beautiful Mind, Jurassic Park 3 and....Freddy Got Fingered amongst many other gems and duds and we have them covered. We also cover other notable releases, awards season, births, deaths and end with the famous Berkoscope.

Follow the show on Instagram: @movieastrology and Twitter: @movie_astrology // Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Nov 10, 202001:57:26
1970

1970

Fifty years ago in 1970, the world of film was very much alive - or was it? Love Story, Patton, Airport, M*A*S*H, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Woodstock, Catch-22 and Little Big Man were all released and we're discussing them and many more. The guys also cover other notable releases, awards season, births, deaths and end with the famous Berkoscope.

Follow the show on Instagram: @movieastrology and Twitter: @movie_astrology // Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Oct 06, 202001:50:38
2004

2004

The boys are back to talk cinema from 2004 - including Shrek 2, Spider-Man 2, Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Million Dollar Baby, The Incredibles, Catwoman (...) and more! The guys also cover other notable releases, awards season, births, deaths and more.

Follow the show on Instagram: @movieastrology and Twitter: @movie_astrology // Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Aug 05, 202001:51:02
1967

1967

Matt and Jon are talking 1967 for this episode - including The Graduate, Bonnie and Clyde, Valley of the Dolls, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Jungle Book, You Only Live Twice, Cool Hand Luke, In the Heat of the Night and more. The guys also cover other notable releases, awards season, births, deaths and more. 

Follow the show on Instagram: @movieastrology and Twitter: @movie_astrology // Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Jun 08, 202001:42:38
2010

2010

The boys are back in town to talk movie history! This time, it's all about 2010, so Toy Story 3, Alice in Wonderland, Inception, Black Swan, The King's Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow Part 1, Twilight: Eclipse, Tangled, Iron Man 2 are up! Plus many more movies, notable releases, awards season, births, deaths, debuts and more!

Follow the show on Instagram: @movieastrology and Twitter: @movie_astrology // Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Apr 28, 202001:27:44
1973

1973

The Transatlantic Movie Bros. are back again to talk movie history! It's 1973 this time, so The Exorcist, The Sting, Robin Hood, Live and Let Die, Magnum Force, The Wicker Man, Papillon and American Graffiti are up! Plus many more movies, notable releases, awards season, births, deaths, debuts and more!

Follow the show on Instagram: @movieastrology and Twitter: @movie_astrology // Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Mar 19, 202001:40:32
1992

1992

The Transatlantic Movie Bros. are back again to talk movie history! It's 1992 this time, so Aladdin, Wayne's World, Batman Returns, Basic Instinct, The Bodyguard and...Encino Man are up! Plus many more movies, notable releases, awards season, births, deaths, debuts and more!

Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Mar 05, 202001:40:12
2005

2005

Matt and Jon are back again! The Kingsman and the Statesman! They're talking 2005 this time around, so listen out for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, War of the Worlds, Batman Begins, King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia, Brokeback Mountain, Crash, Revenge of the Sith and...Hitch. Also, they dive into the notable releases, awards winners and losers, births, deaths and debuts too.

Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Jul 07, 201902:02:35
2007

2007

Matt and Jon travel back to 2007 to look back at the year  in film. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Transformers, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 300, Spider-Man 3, The Simpsons  Movie, No Country for Old Men, Juno, There Will Be Blood and...Bee Movie  make up just SOME of the flicks in the discussion. Plus the awards  seasons movers and shakers, birth, deaths and debuts too. It's a doozy so come back in time with the Kingsman and the Statesman.

Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

May 24, 201902:03:51
1999

1999

The Phantom Menace, American Beauty, Toy Story 2, The Sixth Sense, The  Matrix, Fight Club, Wild Wild West... - just a smidgen of what 1999 had  to offer. Matt and Jon are going back in time to  discuss the major  releases, awards winners and losers, births, deaths  and debuts of the  year in a bumper episode!

Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Apr 02, 201902:17:40
2014

2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five  Armies, Interstellar, Maleficent, Birdman, Guardians of the Galaxy,  Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Whiplash - just a smidgen of what  2014 had to offer. Matt and Jon are going back in time to discuss the  major releases, awards winners and losers, births, deaths and debuts of  the year in a bumper episode!

Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Mar 05, 201902:22:30
1993

1993

The boys are back in town. Matt and Jon are talking all things film from  1993 - Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, The Fugitive, Super Marios Bros...hmm. Plus the awards winners and losers, births, deaths and debuts too! Jump back in time with us and check it out!

Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Jan 29, 201902:02:29
1979

1979

Alien, Apocalypse Now, Moonraker, Kramer vs. Kramer, Rocky 2, Mad Max...Matt and Jon jump back to the year 1979 to check out the top releases, awards movers and shakers, births, deaths and lots of other  cinematic goodness from another great year in movies. It’s awesome, so check it out.

Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Dec 12, 201802:13:54
1962

1962

Lawrence of Arabia, To Kill A Mockingbird, Mutiny on the Bounty, The Longest Day, Cape Fear...Matt and Jon jump back to 1962 to check out the top releases, awards movers and shakers, births, deaths and lots of  other cinematic goodness from another great year in film. It's awesome,  so check it out.

Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Oct 24, 201801:37:56
1971

1971

Fiddler on the Roof, The French Connection, THX 1138, Carnal Knowledge, A Clockwork Orange...Matt and Jon jump back to 1971 to check out the top releases, awards movers and shakers, births, deaths and lots of other cinematic goodness from another great year in film. It's awesome, so check it out.

Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com


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Sep 25, 201801:54:10
2006

2006

Join Matt and Jon as they take a small step back in time to 2006 to  discuss the best and worst releases, winners and losers during awards  seasons, births, deaths, debuts and general awesomeness - including Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Casino Royale, Superman Returns, The Departed, Children of Men and more. The boys are back in town, so check it out.

Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Aug 16, 201802:07:39
2002

2002

Matt and Jon go back to 2002 to check out the movie movers and shakers of the year as well as who won and lost during awards season, births, deaths and who started their cinematic journeys – including Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Spider-Man and...The Scorpion King.

Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Jul 09, 201802:13:01
1988

1988

Matt and Jon jump back to the year 1988 to check out the top releases, awards movers and shakers, births, deaths and lots of other cinematic goodness from another great year in movies – including Rain Man, Child’s Play, Willow, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Beetlejuice and more!

Find Matt at whatiwatchedtonight.co.uk and Jon at berkreviews.com

Jun 15, 201801:46:45