Now in our fourth series, we're back and this time around we're talking 1980s films of all shapes and sizes. But not just that, we've got eps on 80s TV, and music videos and more! As ever our episodes include trademark features such as Recastarama (where we recast the film using current actors) and Who Am I (where we work out who we would be in the film). Lots of fun to be had. [Our 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s series are also available]
Happy Halloween everyone! Being that it's the season of monsters and darkness, I decided that- while we're between series 3 and 4 of the podcast- I'd share this episode on cult horror-film 'Phantasm'…
With help from The Projection Booth Podcast, For Your Reconsideration, Is Paul Dano OK? and Caged In, Campbell, Kieran and I say goodbye to the 50s with a long delayed (we recorded this back at the e…
In this episode- recorded I think during that long third wave of COVID- Paul, Kieran and I discuss 'Singin' in the Rain' by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly. And with this episode we wrap up our run of e…
Hello! Here's another one recorded way back in the early days of the pandemic. In this episode- continuing our run on musicals- Kieran and I discuss the Howard Hawks film, 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' …
This week's episode- part of our mini-series on 1950s musicals- was recorded back in the early days of the pandemic (around June 2020, I believe). In it we discuss 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' f…
In this episode- recorded live and in-person before the start of the pandemic(!)- Kieran and I discuss the Vincente Minnelli film, 'An American in Paris'. This episode is the first in a run of four i…
In this episode Paul, Kieran and I wrap up our run of episodes covering 1950s Looney Tunes cartoons by discussing the Jones/ Maltese classic, 'Duck Amuck' from 1953.
In this episode Paul, Kieran and I discuss the Barnyard Dawg/ Daffy Duck/ Foghorn Leghorn cartoon 'The High and the Flightly' from director Robert McKimson. We also find time to throw shade at Batman…
In this episode a trio of podcasters discuss a trio of Looney Tunes cartoons- 'Birds Anonymous', 'Knighty Knight Bugs' and 'Devil May Hare'- from directors Friz Freleng and Robert McKimson. And these…
Hello! In this episode we wrap up our 1950s Tom and Jerry coverage by looking at the cartoons 'Jerry's Cousin' and 'Touché, Pussy Cat!'.
Expect terrible français as we discuss early French New Wave film 'The 400 Blows' (Les Quatre Cents Coups) from director François Truffaut.
In this episode we continue our classic cartoon coverage by discussing 'Blue Cat Blues', which is a super dark Tom and Jerry short.
In this episode Paul and I discuss the acclaimed animation 'The Unicorn in the Garden'- a short based on a story by James Thurber, which is very comparable to last week's film, 'Harvey'.
In this episode Kieran and I discuss 'Harvey', the film where James Stewart is friends with a giant invisible rabbit.
Expect comparisons to 'Lars and the Real Girl', quotes from Peep Show, talk of eg…
This week it's more Tom and Jerry chat as we discuss 'Johann Mouse', the 1953 cartoon from William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
Taking a brief departure from our Looney Tunes coverage, in this episode Kieran, Paul and I discuss two Tom and Jerry cartoon classics- 'Little Quacker' and 'The Two Mouseketeers'.
In this episode- part of our run of podcasts on Looney Tunes cartoons of the 1950s- we discuss the Bugs Bunny/ Daffy Duck/ Elmer Fudd cartoon 'Rabbit Seasoning', from writer-director team, Chuck Jone…
In this episode Paul, Kieran and I discuss 'Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom', a short educational animation film about the history of musical instruments from Disney.
Holey moley! This week Kieran and I discuss the ahead of it's time, man in a hole, media critique 'Ace in the Hole' from acclaimed director, Billy Wilder (who was Austrian, not- as I said in the epis…
In this episode Jev and I discuss the Oscar winning classic, 'All About Eve'.