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 Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
In this week’s episode, we caught up on 3 recent streaming/VOD releases: Knock at the Cabin (2023), Women Talking (2022) & The Whale (2022).
What We’ve Been Watching (00:00:47)
Donnchadh – Slow Horses season two, Karen Pirie, Fargo, Yellow Submarine
Andy – Slow Horses season two
Knock at the Cabin (00:19:40)
Women Talking (00:33:22)
The Whale (00:47:45)
Links
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Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
This week, we discuss two devastating films about young women in extremely bleak situations.
The first is Rosetta (1999), starring Émilie Dequenne as the eponymous protagonist, a young girl living with her alcoholic mother in a trailer park in Belgium. The film, directed by the Dardenne brothers, won the Palme d’Or at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.
The second is Lilya 4-Ever (2002), directed by Swedish director Lukas Moodysson. Based on a true story, the film follows a young girl, Lilya, abandoned by her mother and left to fend for herself in the former Soviet Union.
Timestamps
Rosetta (00:00:48)
Lilya 4-Ever (00:28:20)
Coin toss (00:50:00)
Links
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Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss the most recent film from Italian director Luca Guadagnino, Bones and All. The director won the Silver Lion at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. The film stars Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet as two young lovers on a road trip across the USA, exploring both their blossoming relationship and their compulsion to eat other humans.
Listener question (00:03:40)
What We’ve Been Watching (00:14:15)
Donnchadh – Up, Cannibal Holocaust, Bob le flambeur
Andy – Brightburn, Leave No Trace, The Expanse season 6
Bones and All (00:37:00)
Links
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Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
This week, we discuss two French crime films.
The first is Le Samourai (1967), starring Alain Delon and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. The film tells the story of Jef Costello, a lone hitman who works to outsmart both the police and the angry mobsters who hired him.
The second is A Prophet (2009), directed by Jacques Audiard. It stars Tahar Rahim as Malik, a young Arab male, sentenced to 6 years in prison, who becomes embroiled with the Corsican mafia.
Timestamps
Le Samourai (00:00:45)
A Prophet (00:38:53)
Coin toss (01:07:50)
Links
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@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss what we’ve been watching, and the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards, before moving on to talk about Charlotte Wells’ debut feature, Aftersun (2022).
What We’ve Been Watching (00:07:10)
Donnchadh –Happy Valley season three, The Deuce season three, Tár, All Quiet on the Western Front
Andy –The Last of Us episode 3, Tár, All Quiet on the Western Front
Oscar nominations (00:25:35)
Aftersun (00:42:00)
Links
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Aftersun Q+A – Charlotte Wells and Jeff Goldsmith
https://traffic.libsyn.com/theqandawjeffgoldsmith/AftersunQandACharlotteWells.mp3
Aftersun: Charlotte Wells in conversation with Barry Jenkins
https://soundcloud.com/directors_uk-1/aftersun-charlotte-wells-in-conversation-with-barry-jenkins
Screen Slate Episode 18 - Aftersun director Charlotte Wells & editor Blair McClendon
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
This week, we discuss two WWII films set in the Pacific.
The first is The Railway Man (2013), which tells the story of Eric Lomax, a British officer who was tortured and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. The film stars Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman and Stellan Skarsgård.
The second is The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), an epic directed by acclaimed British director David Lean. The film, which stars William Holden and Alec Guinness, was nominated for 8 Academy Awards, winning 7.
Timestamps
The Railway Man (00:00:52)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (00:40:22)
Coin toss (01:23:44)
Links
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Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
The Dragon Painter (1919) - https://youtu.be/F5VH5LtLrO8
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss the most recent film from Swedish director Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness. The film won the Palme d’Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. This was Östlund’s second consecutive Palme d’Or win after winning for The Square in 2017.
What We’ve Been Watching (00:00:53)
Donnchadh – Rosemary’s Baby, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Informer, Bosch season five, Happy Valley season one
Andy – Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Meet Me in the Bathroom, The Last of Us episode 1
Triangle of Sadness (00:39:18)
Links
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Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
This week, we discuss two films from acclaimed writer/director Paul Schrader.
The first is American Gigolo (1980), which tells the story about a high-priced escort in Los Angeles, played by Richard Gere, who becomes romantically involved with a prominent politician's wife, while simultaneously becoming the prime suspect in a murder case.
The second is Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), a biographical drama film based on the life and work of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas were executive producers of the film, which has an excellent score composed by Philip Glass and beautiful production design by Eiko Ishioka.
Timestamps
Paul Schrader (00:04:52)
American Gigolo (00:15:00)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (00:45:00)
Coin toss (01:12:02)
Links
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Norm Macdonald in Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo - https://youtu.be/VNl8-7pDoNg
Yukio Mishima Speaking In English - https://youtu.be/DPAZQ6mhRcU
Yukio Mishima Commits Seppuku at Ichigaya Barracks in Tokyo | November 1970 - https://youtu.be/EDNjK6LnW0Y
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
In this week’s episode, we discuss the best and worst things we watched in 2022, including:
- our top 5 toss pick and companion films for the podcast (with honourable mentions)
- our worst toss pick (with dishonourable mentions)
- the best films and tv series released in 2022
Finally, we finish up with talking about what we're looking forward to in 2023.
Note: the podcast contains minor spoilers for a few of the films and shows mentioned but we give spoiler warnings before any major revelations.
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Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
In this week’s episode, we discuss the new film from James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water.
What We’ve Been Watching (00:00:48)
Donnchadh – The Capture season one, What is a Woman?, Get Carter, The Expanse season four, Bad Sisters
Andy – Vertigo, The Fabelmans, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, The Banshees of Inisherin
Avatar: The Way of Water (00:43:00)
Links
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