Solo Movie Dates

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By: NHC

Solo Movie Dates is a lighthearted movie podcast celebrating the magic of going to the cinema alone. On each episode I talk about the film I solo dated to this week, film news, gossip pop culture and upcoming releases. Perfect for film lovers, casual movie fans, and anyone looking for a woman rambling for 30mins to an hour weekly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tron: Ares
Today at 2:03 AM

In today’s episode we go on a Solo Movie Date to see Tron: Ares

We talk through Tron:Ares, the original Tron and Tron Legacy. 

We also discuss the current Oscars race and an update on Wicked. We talk about the new Oceans prequel with Margot Robbie and the LFF including my viewing of Bugonia and seeing Yorgos Lathimos himself talk though his career to date. 


So get comfy and lets jump into our Solo Movie Date. 


TIMESTAMPS

00:08 Intro

00:52 Movie news / Pop culture recap

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The Smashing Machine
10/09/2025

On our date today we head to Japan to have a bloody fight, dress impeccably and stare at some impressive thighs to see Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine.

We also discus the new Taylor Swift album "The life of a Showgirl", Josh Safdie's Timothee Chalamet starring ping pong movie Marty Supreme & Bad Bunny playing the Superbowl. I also tell you about my failed attempt to Glasgow.


Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Solo Movie Dates

01:00 The Life of a Showgirl

04:52 Marty Supreme

05:47 Bad Bunny Superbowl

06:44 Solo Movie...


One Battle After Another
10/02/2025

Today's Solo Movie Date is with Mr cradle snatcher himself in "One Battle After Another"

We also cover some news, pop culture & new trailers. Including the new Wicked trailer, and a tease for our Taylor Swift episode next week


One Battle After Another (2025), written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, is a war drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob Ferguson, a former revolutionary forced out of hiding when his old rival Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw (Sean Penn) resurfaces and threatens his daughter Willa (Chase Infiniti). The ensemble includes Benicio del Toro as Sergio, Regina...


The Long Walk
09/25/2025

In this episode of Solo Movie Dates, we walk down a never ending road into the new movie from Francis Lawrence "The Long Walk". 


We also discuss the latest movie news, pop culture updates and cinema gossip, including that whole Ned Fulmer thing, The Summer I Turned Pretty and the new Edgar Wright movie The Running Man. 



Key Takeaways

Breaking down the Ned Fulmer situationTalking the Summer I Turned Pretty movieThe new Running Man & Tron: Ares TrailerMy Solo Movie Date to “The Long Walk”


TimeStamps

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The Wrong Paris
09/18/2025

In this episode of Solo Movie Dates, we dive into the Netflix rom-com "The Wrong Paris". We also discus the latest movie news and cinema gossip, including my London Film Festival haul.

We also break down the new trailer to Twinless and the upcoming Knives Out sequel.


Key Takeaways

Highlights from the London Film FestivalNew trailers, especially Twinless and the next Knives Out.The Wrong Paris Netflix rom-comCouch rotting and the new Prime TV show Girlfriend.


TIMESTAMPS

Intro: 00:06

Movie gossip and trailers: 00:51


Sorry, Baby
09/11/2025

In today’s episode we go on a Solo Movie Date to see Sorry, Baby. 

TW: Sexual Assault


We deep dive in the movie from Eva Victor who stars in the movie as Agnes a woman who has to watch her best friend move on and have key life milestones whilst she feels stuck after a "bad thing" happens to her.


We also talk about London Film Festival, The New Wuthering Heights Trailer, Bugonia & Hamnet.


KEY TAKEAWAYS

Our main date movie Sorry, BabyThe new Wuthering Heights teaser tra...


Caught Stealing
09/04/2025

In this episode of Solo Movie Dates, we dive into Caught Stealing.

We also discus the latest movie news, trailers and cinema gossip.


Caught Stealing (2025), directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Charlie Huston, follows Hank Thompson (Austin Butler), a former baseball phenom turned New York bartender, whose life spirals into chaos after agreeing to care for his punk-neighbor Russ’s cat. Suddenly, Hank is ensnared by ruthless gangsters demanding a mysterious key—and must use all his wit and grit to survive. The star-studded cast includes Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Matt Smith, Liev Schre...


Bring Her Back
08/28/2025

In this episode of Solo Movie Dates, we dive into Bring Her Back

We also discus the latest movie news, trailers and cinema gossip.


Bring Her Back (2025), written by Danny Philippou & Bill Hinzman and directed by Danny and Michael Philippou, tells the haunting story of orphaned step-siblings Andy (Billy Barratt) and Piper (Sora Wong), who enter foster care after their father’s sudden death. When they move in with Laura (Sally Hawkins), a mysterious woman mourning her own deceased daughter, the siblings begin to uncover occult rituals and sinister intentions lurking beneath her maternal fa...


Weapons
08/21/2025

This week we go on a little Solo Movie Date to c**tiest movie this summer WEAPONS.

We also discuss the latest movie news, trailers & gossip.


Weapons (2025), written and directed by Zach Cregger, is a chilling mystery-horror in which seventeen children from a single classroom vanish overnight at exactly 2:17 a.m., leaving only one child—Alex (Cary Christopher)—behind. As the distraught teacher Justine (Julia Garner) and grieving parent Archer (Josh Brolin) dig into the mystery, a tangled web emerges involving a haunted aunt Gladys (Amy Madigan), a conflicted cop Paul (Alden Ehrenreich), and an e...