Join co-hosts Andy J Ritchie and Donnchadh Tiernan as we watch and discuss 2 films decided by the toss of a coin.
Episodes
Saturday Dec 28, 2024
Saturday Dec 28, 2024
This week, we wrap up our best of 2024.
We talk about:
- The top 5 films we watched for the podcast this year
- The worst film we watched
- Favourite films of 2024
- Biggest disappointment of 2024
- Favourite TV series
- Favourite albums
- Favourite games
- Most anticipated for 2025
Thanks for listening! See you in 2025!
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Sunday Dec 22, 2024
Sunday Dec 22, 2024
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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Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
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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Sunday Dec 08, 2024
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
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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Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
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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Going Rogue podcast - Gladiator 2 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2iosKfiFHpYObG0k1LH4hy
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
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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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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