Big Boys Don't Cry is a weekly podcast in which Paddy Johnston & Rob Gordon discuss a film (usually with romance in), as well as catching up about culture, politics, video games and nonsense.
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Non, je ne regrette rien…we have no regrets about watching this week’s awesomely chaotic sci-fi epic, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets!
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Who let the wolves out!? On this week’s episode we discuss the 2020 film of THE CALL OF THE WILD!
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On this week’s episode we discussed the 1986 classic Labyrinth, which one of us had seen before and one of us had not! Listen in to find out if it holds up without nostalgia. We also talked about Pok…
On this week’s episode we go on a journey to a distant place, 2009, as we discuss James Cameron’s AVATAR!
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On this week’s episode we did something nobody asked for and revisited the 2011 stoner comedy fantasy YOUR HIGHNESS! We also came up with lots of ideas for fantasy parody films and affirmed our love …
Happy New Year! In our first episode of 2023 we discuss the classic 2001 rom-com Serendipity. We also talk about Nicolas Cage as Dracula, cowboys, nepo babies, and whether this film would pass GDPR.
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Whatever the opposite of a Christmas miracle is, we’ve made one happen on this week’s episode by talking about the absolutely awful film FATHER CHRISTMAS IS BACK! Happy holidays, one and all.
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It’s an epic festive double bill on our latest episode as we discuss two of this year’s smash hit Christmas movies, FALLING FOR CHRISTMAS and SPIRITED! Ho Ho Ho! We also talk about the death of punct…
It’s almost time for Christmas movies, but first we needed to watch the fourth film in the After series, because we hate ourselves. We also talk about Axolotls barking, Christmas 24, and stilton in b…
It's a Parisian love-in this week as we discuss the classic French romantic comedy Amélie! We also talk about Movember, Jean-Luc Godard, Luc Besson and the upcoming Avatar film.
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After months of talking about it, we finally got around to watching Baz Luhrmann’s wild ride ELVIS on this week’s episode! We also talk about Tom Waits, Russell Crowe, Jean-Luc Godard, and Rob’s hatr…
It's robot time on this week's episode as we discuss the excellent 2022 film BRIAN AND CHARLES! We also talk about naked window neighbours, District 9, and popular cartoon show Richard and Mortimer.
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Happy Halloween! Spooktober draws to a close on this week’s episode as we discuss the 90s classic Hocus Pocus and this year’s sequel, Hocus Pocus 2. We also talk about haunted houses, monkey trouble,…
It’s vampire time on this week’s episode…or is it? Join us to find out if the 2019 film CARMILLA has any actual vampires in it like the book it’s based on. We also talk about dressing up for Hallowee…
It’s a full moon on the podcast this week as we discuss the Netflix wolfathon Werewolves Within! We also talk about the new Mario movie, legs in the metaverse, and deconstructed coffee.
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Spooktober is here, and we're kicking off with a discussion of one of our favourite films: 1994's THE CROW! We also cover Bewitched, which was scheduled for the previous episode we missed.
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Spidetember draws to a close this week as we talk about the film with the infamous dance scene, Spider-Man 3!
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Spidetember continues on this week’s episode as we discuss Spider-Man 2! Will the sequel live up to our expectations? We also talk about Batman’s political persuasions, Alan Moore, and bad band names…
On this week’s episode we answer one of the most important questions of the day: what is the plural of Spider-Man? We also talk about the 2002 film that started it all, SPIDER-MAN!
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On this week’s episode we watched the 2005 rom-com JUST LIKE HEAVEN! But is it just like heaven? Listen in to find out, and also to hear Paddy struggle to remember the name of a similar film from the…