Episodes
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Welcome one and all, especially if this is your first time visiting us. We decided that our first episode doesn't really paint a good picture of what we do here, so we made a bonus episode as an intro to the pod.
So this is what Speaking English is all about: a little about ourselves, what you can expect from us here, and what we do in our different types of episodes.
Thanks for listening, and hope to see you around !
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We're back in action this week again with another wrap-up episode of the best of what we read and watched in May 2024:
Introduction and Weeks (0:00)
Mailbag and Op-Ed (12:19)
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance featured in Ep. 15
Books we read (17:22)
Federico Garcia Lorca by Ian Gibson
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
La Nochevieja de Montalbano by Andrea Camilleri
Movies we watched (32:46)
The Addams Family (1991)
Red River (1948)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Evil Does Not Exist (2023)
¡Three Amigos! (1986)
City Lights (1931)
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Challengers (2024)
Perfect Days (2023)
Ivan's Childhood (1962)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Coming Up on the Pod (1:21:54)
Our Album Recs (1:23:09)
Ladies of the Canyon -Joni Mitchell
A Sailor's Guide to Earth -Sturgill Simpson
Thanks for listening !
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It's a new movie this time around, as we watched The Fall Guy (2024) d. David Leitch, a PG-13 picture we may add. A fun time for all involved.
Bullet Train was discussed in Episode 158 for the record.
Introduction and what we've been up to (0:00)
Mailbag (7:36)
The Fall Guy (17:34)
What's Coming up on the Pod (44:40)
Our album recs (47:22)
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We're back at it this week with another movie episode, this time watching What a Way to Go! (1964). It was a wonderful time for one and all.
Intro and Our Weeks (0:00)
Mailbag and Editorial Corner ? (8:36)
What a Way to Go! (15:02)
What's coming up on the pod (54:34)
Our Album Recs (59:53)
Thanks for listening !
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We're back with a movie episode this week: The Face of Another (1966) d. Hiroshi Teshigahara. Listen to hear what we thought about it, as well as some other fun stuff.
Intro (00:00)
All about our weeks (1:45)
Mailbag (12:27)
The Face of Another (12:40)
What's Next on the Pod (45:18)
Our Album Recs (50:10)
Other Episodes mentioned:
The Devil All the Time Ep. 30
100 episode special Eps. 99-101
Thanks for listening !
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We're back in action once again, with a wrap-up for both March and April this time. The best of what we read and watched, and whether you should check it out too:
Intro & How our weeks have been (00:00)
Mailbag (11:20)
Books we read (12:36)
Movies we watched (26:50)
What's coming up next episode (1:34:14)
Albums for the week (1:38:00)
Other Episodes mentioned:
Norwegian Wood: Ep. 51
La Notte: Eps. 95 &96
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Book Club is back, and this time we read Stoner by John Williams. This book is a frank portrayal of a life with all of its ups and downs, and we thought it was a bleak yet oddly satisfying read.
Other Episodes mentioned:
Wings of Desire - ep 184
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The Shiners have arrived once again! Tune in to see who took home the prizes in the biggest movie award show around !
Intro (00:00)
Our Previous Shiners episodes: 108, 152
What We Did This Week (02:30)
Quick Oscars Discussion (09:46)
The Shiners Begin (15:20)
Ensemble Cast (16:30)
Best Soundtrack (20:16)
Screenplay (22:57)
Sound Design (25:20)
Editing (27:30)
Costuming (31:13)
Production Design (33:38)
Supporting Performance (35:32)
Cinematography (37:41)
Most Unique Picture (40:50)
Direction (43:11)
Lead Performance (45:15)
Best Picture (47:50)
Award Show Conclusion (51:38)
- I wanted to point out here that Nobody Knows is also one of our favorite movies of last year that didn't end up winning any awards
What's Coming Up on the Pod (54:31)
Our Album Recs (55:58)
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We're back with another wrap-up for the month of February 2024. All the best of what we read and watched over the past month.
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We're back after another fairly long break with two movies for the price of one. This week we watched Wings of Desire (1987) and After Life (1998), two more entries from the Criterion Channel's Interdimensional Romance collection.
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It's our first regular movie episode of the year, and this time around we watched Starman (1984). We wanted to choose something from the Criterion Channel's Interdimensional Romance series and so we did just that.
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We're back at it with a new wrap-up episode. Happy February one and all! Celebrate the beginning of the new month with a wrap up of what we read and watched in the month of January 2024. Enjoy !
Episodes Featuring movies/books we talked about here:
4, 75 : PlayTime (1967)
24: Oldboy (2003)
82: I Married a Witch (1942)
112: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (The Book)
124: Prisoners (2013)
132: Thirst (2009)
Also, The Daily Is Eight!
Thanks for listening, and have a great February !
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All the movies from 1923 that should still be seen today (according to me)
Lists here on Letterboxd:
Features
Shorts
Canon (will be linked once I make the list)
Movies mentioned that aren't from 1923:
The Cameraman's Revenge (1912)
Corpus Christi (2019)
Sherlock Jr. (1924) - Watched for the pod in ep 149
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Shanghai Express (1932)
Thanks for listening !
Go vote for The Shiners HERE
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LINK TO THE VOTING FORM
We're back this week for the third annual Speaking English Awards nomination show. We talk about the best of the best of what we watched for the pod in 2023 and nominate up to five movies or people for each category. Enjoy !
List of movies eligible for nomination:
Color Out of Space (2019)
A Separation (2011)
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
The Big City (1963)
Badlands (1973)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Nobody Knows (2004)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Amelie (2001)
Barbie (2023)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Cria! (1976)
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
The Lure (2015)
Carrie (1976)
Double Indemnity (1944)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Torn Curtain (1966)
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
Links to my 100 Years Ago Project:
Features from 1923
Shorts from 1923
Watchlist for 2024 (Movies from 1924)
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Book Club returns once again. This time we are discussing Kindred by Octavia Butler. It was a great discussion for all involved.
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We're back in action with another New Year's Special. Our fourth all-time, which is crazy. The best of what we watched and read last year, as well as some resolutions for this one.
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Our pre-Christmas episode this week, we watched Bell, Book and Candle (1958). We got to talking about that one, as well as a different movie from the same year, featuring the same two leads: Vertigo. Enjoy, and have a happy holiday season.
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Movie episode this week, as we watched Torn Curtain (1966) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Here is where we discussed it, among a few other things.
Thanks for listening and do great things this week ! We both believe in you
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We're back in action to talk about what we read and watched in the month of November. This is quite a long one (Our new longest episode ever!) , so buckle up as we jump around through all sorts of topics for discussion.
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We're celebrating Noirvember this week with a double feature of two of the greats. Double Indemnity (1944), and In a Lonely Place (1950) are on offer for this week. Can we find Addie at least one classic Noir to like? Find out on this episode !
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