Join co-hosts Andy J Ritchie and Donnchadh Tiernan as we watch and discuss 2 films decided by the toss of a coin.
Episodes
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16 minutes ago
This week, we discuss two films starring Jack Nicholson.
The first is The Witches of Eastwick (1987), which blends dark comedy and supernatural chaos as three women discover their powers, and a devilish visitor, in a small town.
The second is Terms of Endearment (1983), which traces the complex, tender and often turbulent bond between a mother and daughter over decades of love and loss.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Dig! XX, Sinners, Thunderbolts*, A Real Pain, Warfare
The Witches of Eastwick (00:32:00)
Terms of Endearment (01:04:45)
Coin toss (01:36:15)
Links
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Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
This week, we discuss two Martin Scorsese films dealing with Christianity.
The first is The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), which presents a deeply human portrait of Jesus, torn between divine duty and earthly desires.
The second is Silence (2016), which follows two Jesuit priests facing persecution and crisis of faith while searching for their mentor in 17th-century Japan.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:03) – Civil War, Drop, Spotlight
The Last Temptation of Christ (00:26:20)
Silence (00:59:53)
Coin toss (01:33:00)
Links
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@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
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@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
This week, we discuss two American sports films from 1979.
The first is North Dallas Forty (1979), which exposes the gritty underside of professional American football, where painkillers, politics and profit overshadow the game
The second is Breaking Away (1979), which follows a group of working-class friends navigating identity, dreams and class divisions in a college town through the lens of competitive cycling.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – The Last of Us S02E01, Interstellar, Black Mirror season seven, The French Dispatch
North Dallas Forty (00:35:43)
Breaking Away (01:04:15)
Coin toss (01:34:40)
Links
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Limmy - How American sports sound to me - https://youtu.be/Gz2SX5dwO84?feature=shared
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
This week, we discuss two classic British films from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
The first is Black Narcissus (1947), which explores the psychological unraveling of nuns in a remote Himalayan convent as desire and isolation take hold.
The second is The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), which traces the life of a British officer through love, war and friendship, challenging ideas of honour and aging.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Andor season one, The White Lotus season three, The Amateur, Sully
Black Narcissus (00:28:00)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (00:46:00)
Coin toss (01:06:30)
Links
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
This week, we discuss two historical dramas about political resistance.
The first is Peterloo (2018), which tells the harrowing story of the 1819 massacre in Manchester, where peaceful protesters were met with deadly force while demanding political reform.
The second is The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006), which follows two brothers caught on opposite sides of Ireland’s fight for independence and the ensuing civil war.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Better Call Saul, Threads, Big Hero 6, Small Things Like These, A Complete Unknown
Peterloo (00:39:20)
The Wind that Shakes the Barley (01:06:40)
Coin toss (01:33:35)
Links
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
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)
Links
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Sunday Mar 23, 2025
Sunday Mar 23, 2025
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)
Links
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
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)
Links
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
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)
Links
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
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)
Links
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com