Join co-hosts Andy J Ritchie and Donnchadh Tiernan as we watch and discuss 2 films decided by the toss of a coin.
Episodes
4 days ago
4 days ago
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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Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
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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Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
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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Sunday Oct 20, 2024
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
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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Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
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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Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
This week, we discuss two films from American director Blake Edwards.
The first is 10 (1979), starring Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Robert Webber and Bo Derek. It was considered a trendsetting film at the time of its release and became one of the year's biggest box-office hits. The film follows a middle-aged man who becomes infatuated with a young woman whom he has never met, leading to a comic chase and an encounter in Mexico.
The second is Days of Wine and Roses (1962), adapted from the 1958 Playhouse 90 teleplay of the same name. The film features Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford and Jack Klugman. It depicts the downward spiral of two average Americans who succumb to alcohol use disorder and attempt to deal with their problems.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:05) – Lucy, The Batman
10 (00:12:00)
Days of Wine and Roses (00:56:25)
Coin toss (01:25:20)
Links
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Sunday Sep 29, 2024
Sunday Sep 29, 2024
This week, we discuss two films from Japanese director Shohei Yamamura.
The first is The Eel (1997), starring Kōji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho and Akira Emoto. The film is loosely based on the novel On Parole by celebrated author Akira Yoshimura, combined with elements from the director's 1966 film The Pornographers. It shared the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival with Taste of Cherry.
The second is Black Rain (1989), based on the novel of the same name by Masuji Ibuse. The story centres on the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and its effect on a surviving family.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:10) – Talk to Me, My Girl, Headhunters, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Bear season 3
The Eel (00:28:00)
Black Rain (00:57:10)
Coin toss (01:13:20)
Links
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Sunday Sep 22, 2024
Sunday Sep 22, 2024
This week, we discuss two films from two prominent New German Cinema directors.
The first is Until the End of the World (1991), an epic science fiction adventure drama directed by Wim Wenders. Set at the turn of the millennium in the shadow of a world-changing catastrophe, the film follows a man and woman, played by William Hurt and Solveig Dommartin, as they are pursued across the globe, in a plot involving a device that can record visual experiences and visualise dreams.
The second is Fitzcarraldo (1982), an epic adventure-drama written, produced and directed by Werner Herzog, and starring Klaus Kinski as would-be rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an Irishman known in Peru as Fitzcarraldo, who is determined to transport a steamship over the Andes mountains to access a rich rubber territory in the Amazon basin.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:07) – A ton of stuff. Check out our letterboxd accounts for a rundown.
Until the End of the World (00:40:20)
Fitzcarraldo (01:03:30)
Coin toss (01:23:10)
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Sunday Aug 11, 2024
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
This week, we discuss two films featuring friend of the show Roy Scheider.
The first is The Seven-Ups (1973), a neo-noir mystery action thriller produced and directed by Philip D'Antoni. It stars Roy Scheider as a crusading policeman who is the leader of the Seven-Ups, a squad of plainclothes officers who use dirty, unorthodox tactics to snare their quarry on charges leading to prison sentences of seven years or more upon prosecution, hence the name of the team.
The second is Marathon Man (1976), a thriller directed by John Schlesinger. It was adapted by William Goldman from his 1974 novel of the same title and stars Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane and Marthe Keller.
Timestamps
This podcast contains spoilers for the following films/TV shows:
What we’ve been watching (00:01:02) – Deadpool & Wolverine, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Turbo
The Seven-Ups (00:23:45)
Marathon Man (00:57:40)
Coin toss (01:25:30)
Links
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The Seven-Ups: Re-edited In the Style of The French Connection - https://youtu.be/jcl1Sc4pjlE
The Seven-Ups Car Chase (1973) - https://youtu.be/9vACWV5sRcY
Sunday Aug 04, 2024
Sunday Aug 04, 2024
This week, we discuss two films from American director and choreographer Bob Fosse.
The first is All That Jazz (1979), a musical drama starring Roy Scheider. The screenplay, by Robert Alan Aurthur and Fosse, is a semi-autobiographical fantasy based on aspects of Fosse's life and career as a dancer, choreographer and director. The film was inspired by Fosse's manic effort to edit his film Lenny while simultaneously staging the 1975 Broadway musical Chicago.
The second is Star 80 (1983), a biographical drama film written and directed by Bob Fosse. It was adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Village Voice article "Death of a Playmate" by Teresa Carpenter and is based on Canadian Playboy model Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her husband Paul Snider in 1980. The film's title is taken from one of Snider's vanity license plates. The film was Fosse's final film before his death in 1987.
Timestamps
This podcast contains spoilers for the following films/TV shows:
What we’ve been watching (00:01:05) – Fallout, Oppenheimer, Cabaret
All That Jazz (00:22:20)
Star 80 (00:54:35)
Coin toss (01:29:45)
Links
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