{"podcast":{"title":"Media Matters Podcast Network","slug":"media-matters-podcast-network-4511605","podcast_index_feed_id":4511605,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/silverscreen/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/silverscreen","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/silverscreen/20241230_011233_5a6824ee50f64d63478fa563bc10a7a8.png","author":"Michael Wilson","episode_count":275,"summary":"HIT OR MISS: WHO TREK A Star Trek and a Doctor Who Podcast celebrating every visual part of the franchises, from 1963 to the present day. Honest but respectful reviews, episode discussions, general chat & interviews. SILVER SCREEN Film reviews and analysis from Film Studies BA graduate Michael Wilson, his knowledgeable but enigmatic co-host D.K and a host of fellow cinephile guests. In 60-90 minutes they'll review and analyse new releases, classics, guilty pleasures and films they love, hate, or love to hate.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-27T20:21:08.933479+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/media-matters-podcast-network-4511605"},"episode":{"title":"Silver Screen Podcast - Ladyhawke Review (80s Fantasy Season)","slug":"silver-screen-podcast-ladyhawke-review-80s-fantasy-season","published_at":"2026-09-24T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/media-matters-podcast-network-4511605/silver-screen-podcast-ladyhawke-review-80s-fantasy-season","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/media-matters-podcast-network-4511605","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/silverscreen/3171818","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/91786/3171818/silverscreen/2026_09_21_23_46_47_c56fe902-7888-48ae-84ff-6c0d6ee6df6c.mp3","summary":"Episode 164 - \"Do you know that hawks and wolves mate for life? The Bishop didn't even leave us that... not even that.\" The 80s Fantasy Season may have ridden off into the sunset some time ago, but apparently the quest wasn't quite over yet... We're finally bringing you our planned-but-delayed review of Richard Donner's medieval fantasy adventure Ladyhawke! Joining host Michael for this long-awaited return to the world of knights, curses and animal transformations are Sandy, stepping into the breach once again, and Adrienne, the very person responsible for putting Ladyhawke on our original 80s Fantasy Season list! Before we get into our verdict, we're taking a look behind the scenes at how Ladyhawke came together, Richard Donner's long struggle to get the film made, the inspirations behind the story, its unusual casting history, and the rather infamous decision to give a medieval fantasy film a synthesiser-heavy, progressive-rock-inspired soundtrack. We also look at the performances, direction, locations, production design and visual effects, and why Ladyhawke can sometimes look considerably more convincing than it feels narratively. Finally, we reveal our scores and ask the all-important question: does Ladyhawke deserve its cult reputation? Or is there more magic here to be found? Links: ​ Find Mike and the podcast all over the internet via https://linktr.ee/mikespods Follow Mike on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/g479 Follow the podcast on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/3xH6 Music Composed and Performed by Al Trotter • Follow Al on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Dap8b58TT/ • Follow Al on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCENf_17-Bi8HitVg7w5rd9Q?si=3_7ZCmLXLAp4-f3F Join the Silver Screen Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/329752622011042/?…","meta_description":"Episode 164 - \"Do you know that hawks and wolves mate for life? The Bishop didn't even leave us that... not even that.\" The 80s Fantasy Season may have ri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4666,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/media-matters-podcast-network-4511605/episodes/silver-screen-podcast-ladyhawke-review-80s-fantasy-season/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/media-matters-podcast-network-4511605/silver-screen-podcast-ladyhawke-review-80s-fantasy-season.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}