Join co-hosts Andy J Ritchie and Donnchadh Tiernan as we watch and discuss 2 films decided by the toss of a coin.
Episodes
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
In this week’s episode, we talk about what we’ve been watching and discuss some listener feedback.
What We’ve Been Watching
Donnchadh – Dirty Harry, Smile, The Guilty, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Moneyball, Last Kingdom season five
Andy – The Day Shall Come, Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves, Air, The Beasts (As Bestas)
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Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
This week, we discuss two classic films from Austrian-American director Otto Preminger.
The first is Anatomy of a Murder (1959), a ground-breaking courtroom drama starring James Stewart and George C. Scott. The film was nominated for 6 Academy Awards.
The second is Laura (1944), a film noir focusing on a police officer who falls in love with a woman whose murder he is investigating. The film received 5 Oscar nominations.
Timestamps
Anatomy of a Murder (00:00:46)
Laura (00:33:54)
Coin toss (01:06:40)
Links
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Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
In this week’s episode, we talk about what we’ve been watching before moving into a discussion of the latest Bobby Farrelly comedy, Champions (2023).
What We’ve Been Watching (00:00:42)
Donnchadh – John Wick 2 & 3, Demonoid, The One Armed Executioner, Superbad, The Menu, The Favourite, Bullit
Andy – Reacher Season one, Mike Vecchione – The Attractives, Prometheus Agent 9 Fanedit
Champions (00:48:25)
Links
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Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
This week, we discuss two films which deal with daddy issues.
The first is The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Derek Cianfrance’s follow-up to the much acclaimed Blue Valentine (2010). It stars Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper, alongside a stacked supporting cast, as two men whose families’ fates become intertwined following a deadly encounter.
The second is The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), the 4th Jacques Audiard film that we have watched for the podcast. It stars Romain Duris as Tom, a crooked estate agent who dreams of becoming a concert pianist. It was inspired by James Toback’s 1978 film Fingers, starring Harvey Keitel.
Timestamps
The Place Beyond the Pines (00:00:54)
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (00:45:18)
Coin toss (01:11:16)
Links
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Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
In this week’s episode, we recap the Oscars and talk about what we’ve been watching, including our responses to season one of The Last of Us, before finally moving into a discussion of the latest Jonah Hill Netflix comedy, You People (2023).
What We’ve Been Watching (00:00:57)
Oscars recap
Donnchadh – The Last of Us season one, 300, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Army of Shadows, The Red Circle
Andy – The Last of Us season one, My Cousin Vinny, Missing, Unforgotten season five
You People (00:53:30)
Links
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Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
This week, we discuss two films from German director Wim Wenders.
The first is Alice in the Cities (1974), which tells the story of a journalist charged with accompanying a young girl from New York across Europe in search of her family.
The second is The American Friend (1977), starring Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz. The film is an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel Ripley’s Game.
Timestamps
Alice in the Cities (00:03:15)
The American Friend (00:39:10)
Coin toss (01:10:50)
Links
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[60 fps] The Flying Train, Germany, 1902 - https://youtu.be/EQs5VxNPhzk
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