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3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE: A Britflicks Podcast with screenwriter Stuart WrightThrough engaging storytelling, critical analysis, and cultural commentary, Stuart aims to uncover the lasting influence that movies have had on his guests. Author: Stuart Wright
3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE" is the podcast that explores cinema's transformative power on your personal growth. Hosted and produced by screenwriter Stuart Wright From emotional masterpieces to thought-provoking classics, each episode delves into the films that have had a profound impact on our personal growth and perspective. Through engaging storytelling, critical analysis, and cultural commentary, Stuart aims to uncover the lasting influence that movies have had on his guests. Please join him on this emotional journey through the world of film and discover how just three movies can change the direction of a life, cement memories you will never forget or sometimes change how you see the world. Language: en Genres: Film History, Film Interviews, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Derry Shillitto and Movies That Changed Your Life: Waking Ned, Ali, Sideways
Tuesday, 3 February, 2026
Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with filmmaker Derry Shillitto, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Waking Ned’s impact, Ali analysis, and Sideways’s influence on her personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Derry Shillitto also discusses how he made the micro budget sci-fi horror feature film THE CORRECTION UNIT. Movies That Changed Your Life Find out about how Derry Shillitto made the micro budget sci-fi horror feature film THE CORRECTION UNIT and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast. [1:40] Derry Shillitto discusses how he made the micro budget sci-fi horror feature film THE CORRECTION UNIT. 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Waking Ned impact [15:45] Derry Shillitto says The Godfather Part 2 didn’t impact him as much as Waking Ned did because it evokes watching it with his Irish dad and speaks to his own Irish heritage. Ali analysis [21:00] Derry Shillitto says Will Smith should’ve won an Oscar for his performance in Ali. Again it’s another film whose impact on him is influenced by who he watched it with. In the case of Ali it was with Andrew Olasehinde his best mate at school, who remains his best mate to this day Sideways Influence [26:05] Derry Shillitto says Sideways is the film that has had the most impact on his life. When he saw it for the first time he was compelled to watch it again immediately after. Key Take Aways: Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. Learn about how to make a micro budget movie Learn about Derry Shillitto’s approach to screenwriting. Understand cinema’s transformative power through Waking Ned (1998), Ali (2001), Sideways (2001) About the Guest: Derry Shillitto is a filmmaker known for The Correction Unit (2025), Harm (2023) and Aren't We Havin' a Good Time. Tuesday 3 March 2026 - The Correction Unit + Cast & Crew Q&A at Broadway Cinema, Nottingham https://www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/correction-unit-qa The Correction Unit is now available to stream on Amazon, AppleTV, Vimeo and Google.. The Correction Unit is available on DVD is the USA Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life! Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits: Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
