Film chosen by Matt, introduced by Devlin The other day I was watching Chopping Mall on my phone. Again. While I’m an aficionado of shit cinema, I’m not an expert like the Red Letter Media lads or the Good Bad Movie Club. So while I know some of the names of the more prolific and... Continue Reading →
Episode 29: Almost Famous (2000)
Film chosen and introduced by Devlin One thing I wish we'd had more time to discuss on this episode was the music is in Almost Famous. I mean, I'm being an idiot in that we did in fact discuss the music used in the film quite a bit - about the amount of diegetic tracks... Continue Reading →
Episode 28: Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
Film chosen by guest Richard Jackson, introduced by Devlin I’d love to say that Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey inspired within me a deep and life-long fascination for the work of Ingmar Bergman, but outside of a couple of the big hitters, I’ve remained too immature to fully delve in to the dense and sombre... Continue Reading →
Episode 27: Waterworld (1995)
Film chosen by Matt, introduced by Devlin After our previous discussion of the life and times of Kevin Costner back in our chat about the epic Dances With Wolves, we visit Our Kev just 5 years later, still riding the crest of a wave of hits that came to an abrupt wipeout when he took... Continue Reading →
Episode 26: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Film chosen by Patrick, introduced by Devlin Christmas movies always feel special. While the big day itself can often feel a bit of a lethargic, carb-heavy disappointment, the twinkly soundtracks and frosty windows and gaudy lights bathing the snowy ground in a magical glow evokes a parallel universe where homes are palatial and hijinks come... Continue Reading →
Episode 25: Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Film chosen and introduced by Devlin Spoilers: Chevy Chase comes in for a bit of a kicking in this episode. By his own admission and as reported by any number of former colleagues, collaborators and critics, Chevy can be and frequently is very hard work to be around. The first breakout star of Saturday Night... Continue Reading →
Episode 24: The Terminator (1984)
Film chosen by Gali, introduced by Devlin Appropriately, The Terminator is a film in a hurry. The titular cyborg has hurtled back in time to murder the one woman who its creators believe threatens their very existence. Soldier Kyle Reese also arrives on the same night, bearing the scars of a life lived on the... Continue Reading →
Episode 23: American Pie (1999)
Introduced by Devlin Like most franchises (at least, pre-Marvel Studios), American Pie wasn’t meant to be a franchise. That’s not to say that Universal didn’t think they might be able to cash in – the speed and ruthless efficiency with which they rushed American Pie 2 to market suggests that they knew their surprise smash... Continue Reading →
Episode 20: Ghost World (2001)
You guys up for some reggae tonight? Devlin has delved back in to his angsty late adolescence and picked the 2001 graphic novel adaptation Ghost World for this Throwback episode. Snarky, newly graduated (well, one of them anyway) Enid and Rebecca are finally free from the tyranny of high school, but the question of what... Continue Reading →
Episode 17: Top Gun (1986)
I WANT SOME BUTTS! Gali has picked out Tony Scott's magnum opus of fighter jet machismo, 1985’s Top Gun, for this Throwback episode. Maverick loose cannon Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) gets his shot to be the best of the best at the elite Top Gun academy, where he competes in spectacular aerial combat exercises... Continue Reading →
