Join co-hosts Andy J Ritchie and Donnchadh Tiernan as we watch and discuss 2 films decided by the toss of a coin.
Episodes
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
This week, we discuss two films from American director John Milius.
The first is The Wind and the Lion (1975), which blends adventure and political intrigue as a Berber chieftain kidnaps an American woman, sparking an international incident in early 20th-century Morocco.
The second is Conan the Barbarian (1982), which charts the mythic rise of a warrior seeking vengeance in a brutal, sorcery-laced world.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Dept. Q, Tires season two, The Bombing of Pan Am 103, Goodfellas, The Social Network, Tornado, Prey
The Wind and the Lion (00:25:00)
Conan the Barbarian (00:56:40)
Coin toss (01:23:50)
Links
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@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Sunday Jun 08, 2025
Sunday Jun 08, 2025
This week, we discuss two films that explore the uncertainty of growing up.
The first is Diner (1982), which captures the camaraderie and coming-of-age struggles of a group of young men on the brink of adulthood in 1950s Baltimore.
The second is I Vitelloni (1953), which follows five idle friends in a small Italian town as they face the slow, reluctant transition from youth to responsibility.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Dept. Q, The Rehearsal season two, The Salt Path, Tires season two, Alien 3 - The Legacy Cut, City of God, Predator: Killer of Killers
Diner (00:33:25)
I Vitelloni (01:07:25)
Coin toss (01:33:20)
Links
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Alien 3 - The Legacy Cut - https://www.a34k.net/
Andor: The Rogue One Arc - https://fanedit.org/forums/threads/andor-the-rogue-one-arc-rogue-one-rescore.29698/
Sunday Jun 01, 2025
Sunday Jun 01, 2025
This week, we discuss two films that quietly explore isolation, beauty and the passage of time.
The first is Vigil (1984), which follows a young girl in rural New Zealand as she navigates grief, and a mysterious new presence, after her father's death.
The second is Days of Heaven (1978), which captures the tragedy of a love triangle set against the sweeping landscapes of the American frontier.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden, The Phoenician Scheme, Red River, The Last of Us season two, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Predator, The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
Vigil (00:35:00)
Days of Heaven (00:45:50)
Coin toss (01:10:40)
Links
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Vigil (1984) - https://youtu.be/1WSn5BTKjFM?si=3c_7KSFlGbz-LqPV
Sunday May 25, 2025
Sunday May 25, 2025
This week, we discuss two films from acclaimed director Jane Campion.
The first is In the Cut (2003), a psychological thriller that delves into desire and danger as a woman becomes entangled in a murder investigation.
The second is The Piano (1993), which tells the haunting story of a mute pianist whose arranged marriage in colonial New Zealand ignites a turbulent journey of passion and autonomy.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound, Wild Zero, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Matewan
In the Cut (00:15:30)
The Piano (00:47:00)
Coin toss (01:14:00)
Links
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Sunday May 18, 2025
Sunday May 18, 2025
This week, we discuss two depressing Scandinavian films.
The first is Aniara (2018), which follows a spaceship of passengers drifting hopelessly through space, confronting existential despair after veering off course.
The second is Melancholia (2011), which centres on two sisters grappling with personal and cosmic doom as a rogue planet threatens to destroy Earth.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Andor season two, Rogue One
Aniara (00:35:30)
Melancholia (00:52:10)
Coin toss (01:15:50)
Links
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Sunday May 11, 2025
Sunday May 11, 2025
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
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
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
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@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