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This week, we discuss two horror films from director Tobe Hooper.
The first is The Funhouse (1981), which follows a group of teens who sneak into a carnival funhouse for a night of thrills, only to be hunted by a monstrous killer lurking within.
The second is Poltergeist (1982), which tells the story of a suburban family whose home becomes haunted by vengeful spirits, leading to a desperate fight to rescue their youngest daughter from the supernatural realm.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – The Last of the Mohicans, Novocaine, The Irishman, Breaker Morant, Fourth of July, The Beatles: Get Back, Beautiful Boy, Emilia Perez
The Funhouse (00:33:10)
Poltergeist (00:52:45)
Coin toss (01:16:48)
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This week, we discuss two films from the Wachowski siblings.
The first is Cloud Atlas (2012), an epic science fiction film which weaves together six interconnected stories across time and space, exploring how individual actions ripple through history to shape destinies.
The second is Bound (1996), a neo-noir erotic crime thriller where two women plot to steal from the mob, igniting a tense game of deception, passion and survival.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:02) – Adolescence, Black Bag, Toxic Town, Reacher season three, Undercover, The Departed
Cloud Atlas (00:33:52)
Bound (00:59:20)
Coin toss (01:14:05)
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This week, we discuss two films which delve into the Soviet/Russian psyche.
The first is Brother (1997), a neo-noir crime drama which follows a young Russian veteran navigating the criminal underworld of post-Soviet Saint Petersburg, where his code of honor and survival instincts are tested amid violence and betrayal.
The second is Come and See (1985), a harrowing journey through the horrors of World War II, as a Belarusian boy witnesses the unimaginable brutality of the Nazi invasion, leaving him forever changed.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Zero Day, The Halfway House, Cardinal season one, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, The Fog
Brother (00:22:40)
Come and See (00:52:45)
Coin toss (01:22:05)
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This week, we discuss two films written and directed by John Sayles.
The first is Matewan (1987), an historical drama which depicts a tense labour struggle in 1920s West Virginia, where coal miners, faced with brutal oppression from company enforcers, unite in a fight for their rights.
The second is Lone Star (1996), a neo-Western which unravels a decades-old mystery in a Texas border town, as a sheriff investigating a skeleton’s discovery uncovers buried secrets that challenge his understanding of history and identity.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:03) – Mike Rice: Nasty Character, September 5, The Accountant
Matewan (00:16:00)
Lone Star (00:45:20)
Coin toss (01:07:40)
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This week, we discuss two films starring, written and directed by Orson Welles.
The first is Chimes at Midnight (1966), an historical comedy which follows the rise and fall of Sir John Falstaff, a boisterous yet tragic figure caught between loyalty and political upheaval in Shakespearean England.
The second is Touch of Evil (1958), a noir thriller about corruption and moral decay, as a Mexican detective clashes with a ruthless American police captain while investigating a murder on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:03) – SAS Rogue Heroes season one, I’m Still Here, Manhunter, Captain America: Brave New World, Predators
Chimes at Midnight (00:31:10)
Touch of Evil (00:54:00)
Coin toss (01:17:28)
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This week, we discuss two films starring French actor Alain Delon.
The first is Purple Noon (1960), an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley”. In the film, a young man becomes entangled in deception and identity theft while vacationing on the Italian coast, leading to dangerous consequences.
The second is The Red Circle (1970), a crime thriller written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. The plot sees an ex-convict, a fugitive and a former policeman cross paths and plan a high-stakes jewellery heist, testing their loyalty and fate.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching/playing (00:01:08) – The Monkey, Dawn of the Dead, Unforgotten season 6, Zero Day, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan, The Three Musketeers: Milady
Purple Noon (00:29:55)
The Red Circle (00:52:20)
Coin toss (01:10:10)
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This week, we discuss two films involving Brady Corbet, the director of The Brutalist.
The first is Vox Lux (2018), a musical drama written and directed by Brady Corbet, from a story by Corbet and Mona Fastvold. It follows a pop star who rises to fame after a traumatic event, exploring the intersection of celebrity and personal history.
The second is Mysterious Skin (2004), a coming-of-age drama written, produced and directed by Gregg Araki, adapted from Scott Heim's 1995 novel of the same name. The film follows two young men on separate but interconnected journeys of self-discovery as they confront their pasts.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:05) – The Brutalist, The Red and the White, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem, The Collapse
Vox Lux (00:28:26)
Mysterious Skin (00:50:40)
Coin toss (01:17:40)
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This week, we discuss two vampire films.
The first is Daughters of Darkness (1971), an erotic horror film co-written and directed by Harry Kümel and starring Delphine Seyrig, John Karlen, Andrea Rau and Danielle Ouimet. A newlywed couple's honeymoon at a deserted seaside hotel takes a sinister turn when they encounter the enigmatic Countess Bathory, whose seductive and vampiric nature threatens to consume them.
The second is Near Dark (1987), a neo-Western horror film co-written and directed by Kathryn Bigelow. A young man is reluctantly drawn into a nomadic gang of vampires after falling for a mysterious drifter, forcing him to choose between his humanity and his newfound bloodthirsty family.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:05) – The Brutalist, Companion, The Fury, The Collapse, Thief
Daughters of Darkness (00:27:21)
Near Dark (00:47:50)
Coin toss (01:14:15)
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This week, Andy J Ritchie goes through the 10 films that formed him, featuring discussion of pre-9/11 optimism, sad bastard music and the most Scottish form of revenge.
Next week, we’re back to regular programming with Daughters of Darkness and Near Dark, so get them watched now!
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This week, we change things up with a completely original idea that was definitely not stolen from a popular film podcast. In this bonus episode, Donnchadh Tiernan runs down his 10 most formative films, surprisingly few of which feature gratuitous nudity.
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This week, we wrap up our best of 2024.
We talk about:
The top 5 films we watched for the podcast this yearThe worst film we watchedFavourite films of 2024Biggest disappointment of 2024Favourite TV seriesFavourite albumsFavourite gamesMost anticipated for 2025Thanks for listening! See you in 2025!
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This week, we discuss two films which take a satirical look at the Hollywood blacklist of the 1950s.
The first is The Front (1976), starring Woody Allen as a schmuck who serves as a front for a group of blacklisted writers. Several people involved in the making of the film, including the director, writer and a number of actors, had actually been blacklisted in the early ‘50s.
The second is Hail, Caesar! (2016), written and directed by the Coen brothers. It is a fictional story that follows the real-life studio fixer Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), working in the Hollywood film industry in the 1950s, trying to discover what happened to a star actor during the filming of a biblical epic.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:05) – Silo season one, Bad Sisters season two, Carry-On, Dressed to Kill, Eyes of Laura Mars, No Country for Old Men
The Front (00:36:40)
Hail, Caesar! (01:03:20)
Coin toss (01:28:20)
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This week, we discuss two American prison films.
The first is Shot Caller, a crime thriller written and directed by Ric Roman Waugh. The film chronicles the transformation of a well-to-do family man, played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, into a hardened prison gangster trying to survive California's brutal penal system after he is incarcerated for his role in a deadly DUI car accident.
The second is O.G., a drama directed by Madeleine Sackler and written by Stephen Belber. The film stars Jeffrey Wright as a man preparing to reenter civilian life after 26 years in prison. Discourse around the film has been overshadowed by the director’s family and their role in the ongoing opioid epidemic in the USA.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:05) – Wicked, Taken, Lilo & Stitch, 21 Bridges, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Alien vs. Predator, The Holiday, Leave the World Behind, The Day of the Jackal, Felon
Shot Caller (00:36:40)
O.G. (01:03:20)
Coin toss (01:28:20)
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This week, we discuss two anthology films.
The first is The Decameron (1971), written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based on the 14th-century allegory by Giovanni Boccaccio. It is the first film of Pasolini's Trilogy of Life, the others being The Canterbury Tales and Arabian Nights. Each film was an adaptation of a different piece of classical literature focusing on ribald and often irreligious themes. The tales contain abundant nudity, sex, slapstick and scatological humour.
The second is Paris, je t’aime (2006), starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. The two-hour film consists of eighteen short films set in different arrondissements (districts). It was the first film in the Cities of Love franchise.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Shogun, Saturday Night, A History of Violence, Conclave, Everybody Knows, Predator 2
The Decameron (00:31:52)
Paris, je t’aime (00:47:20)
Coin toss (01:08:30)
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This week, we discuss two films that feature characters being terorrised by vehicles.
The first is Christine (1983), a supernatural horror film co-scored and directed by John Carpenter and starring Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky and Harry Dean Stanton. Adapted from Stephen King's 1983 novel of the same name, the movie follows the changes in the lives of Arnie Cunningham, his friends, his family, and his teenage enemies after he buys a classic red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine, a car that seems to have a mind of its own and a jealous, possessive personality, which has a bad influence on Arnie.
The second is Duel (1971), an action-thriller directed by Steven Spielberg. It centres on a travelling salesman David Mann (Dennis Weaver) driving his car through rural California to meet a client. However, he finds himself chased and terrorised by the mostly unseen driver of a semi-truck. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with Spielberg's direction being singled out for praise. It has since been recognised as an influential cult classic and one of the greatest films ever made for television.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:03) – Gladiator, Gladiator 2, The Penguin, Predator, Notting Hill
Christine (00:31:50)
Duel (00:58:00)
Coin toss (01:11:12)
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This week, we discuss two films that delve into the complex dynamics of political ideology and revolution in the 1960s.
The first is The Battle of Algiers (1966), an Italian-Algerian war film co-written and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. It is based on action undertaken by rebels during the Algerian War (1954–1962) against the French government in North Africa, the most prominent being the eponymous Battle of Algiers.
The second is La Chinoise (1967), a French political docufiction film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard about a group of young Maoist activists in Paris. La Chinoise is a loose adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1872 novel Demons (also known as The Possessed).
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:03) – Midsommar, Hereditary, The Revenge of Frankenstein
The Battle of Algiers (00:15:20)
La Chinoise (00:43:15)
Coin toss (01:09:10)
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This week, we discuss the first two films from acclaimed American director Peter Bogdanovich.
The first is Targets (1968), a crime thriller starring Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff, Nancy Hsueh and Bogdanovich himself. The film depicts two parallel narratives which converge during the climax: one follows Bobby Thompson, a seemingly ordinary and wholesome young man who embarks on an unprovoked killing spree; the other depicts Byron Orlok, an iconic horror film actor who, disillusioned by real-life violence, is contemplating retirement.
The second is The Last Picture Show (1971), a coming-of-age drama adapted from the 1966 semi-autobiographical novel by Larry McMurtry. The film's ensemble cast includes Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman and Cybill Shepherd. Set in a small town in northern Texas from November 1951 to October 1952, it is a story of two high school seniors and long-time friends, Sonny Crawford (Bottoms) and Duane Jackson (Bridges).
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:03) – Anora, Juror #2, Scream, The Curse of Frankenstein, Hit Man
Targets (00:23:30)
The Last Picture Show (00:40:30)
Coin toss (01:18:05)
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This week, we discuss two comedy films from the CCU (Chuck Cinematic Universe).
The first is Good Luck Chuck (2007), starring Dane Cook and Jessica Alba. In the film, women find their "one true love" after having sex with a dentist named Chuck (Cook). Chuck meets a girl named Cam (Alba) and tries to become her true love.
The second is I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James as the title characters Chuck Levine and Larry Valentine, two New York City firefighters who pretend to be a gay couple in order to ensure one of their children can receive healthcare.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:03) – The Foreigner, Blue Lights season one, ‘71, Zodiac, The Holdovers, The Franchise, Don’t Move
Good Luck Chuck (00:36:00)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (01:06:20)
Coin toss (01:27:30)
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This week, we discuss two films from American Indie director Hal Hartley.
The first is The Unbelievable Truth (1989), starring Adrienne Shelly and Robert Burke. It tells the story of Audry, a girl who dumps her high-school boyfriend and becomes a successful fashion model, and her relationship with a mysterious man called Josh, recently released from prison after serving time for manslaughter.
The second is Trust (1990), starring Adrienne Shelly and Martin Donovan. Two young misfits, both in emotional shock, meet in a Long Island town and through trials develop a platonic relationship based on mutual admiration, respect and trust.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:03) – Mr Inbetween all seasons, Slow Horses season four, Armageddon, Sex and the City 2, The Substance
The Unbelievable Truth & Trust (00:34:15)
Coin toss (01:15:50)
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This week, we discuss two home invasion thrillers.
The first is Hush (2016), directed and edited by Mike Flanagan, and starring Kate Siegel, who also co-wrote the film with Flanagan. Siegel plays a deaf-mute horror author who must face off against a crossbow-wielding psycho.
The second is Wait Until Dark (1967), directed by Terence Young and based on the 1966 play of the same name. The film stars Audrey Hepburn as a blind woman up against Alan Arkin as a violent criminal searching for drugs in her apartment.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:05) – The Outrun, Slow Horses season four, The 4:30 Movie, Barry season two, 12 Angry Men (The 1997 version)
Hush (00:25:05)
Wait Until Dark (00:56:10)
Coin toss (01:24:15)
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