Some movies don‘t deserve what the box office and critics did to them. But then again, some of them really do. James and Huw dig up forgotten movies and walk them around one more time.
Episodes
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
It's 1996 and Geena Davis takes the lead in this festive spy thriller, supported magnificently by Samuel L. Jackson, written by Shane Black and directed by Renny Harlin. There's a lot to take from this one, and our two gentlemen philosophers have great fun unravelling it.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
It's 1968 and we're off to the snowy wilds of Utah (by way of the Italian Dolomites)for Sergio Corbucci's legendary Spaghetti Western. Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Vonetta McGee, our two gentlemen philosophers will never be able to match the accents, though not for want of trying.
Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Saturday Oct 24, 2020
It's 1998 and it's an Academy-winning all-star cast of Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest in this heartwarming story of the occult. Enjoy our two gentlemen philosophers try and wrap their heads around these female sensibilities with all the grace of a zombie drunk on tequila who's just been struck on the head with a frying pan.
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
It's 1955 and all-rounder entertainer Danny Kaye leads this star-studded cast in a musical comedy swashbuckling adventure. Just remember: the pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
It's 1997 and one of the biggest stars of the decade, Demi Moore, has teamed up with blockbuster director Ridley Scott for a transformative role that ended in commercial and critical disaster. There's a lot to talk about in this film, and not least of which was Demi didn't deserve that Razzie Award.
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
It's 2001 and one of acclaimed director Jacques Audiard's earliest films has Emmanuelle Devos and Vincent Cassel display remarkable chemistry in this romantic thriller. It need hardly be said, the GCSE French qualifications took a pounding with this one.
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
It's 1990 and we take to the skies of World War 2 Europe as the young crew of a B-17 bomber fly their twenty-fifth and final mission. There's a full payload of stars in this cast, and solid bit of moviemaking that felt quite out of its own time.
Saturday May 23, 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020
It's 1991 and horror movie maestro Wes Craven puts young protagonist Brandon Adams into a house of terror. A blend of horror, comedy, satire and thriller, at least one of our gentlemen philosophers was watching this one from behind the sofa.
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
It's 1992 and box-office powerhouse Robert Zemeckis brings together the unlikely quartet of Bill Paxton, Ice-T, William Sadler and Ice Cube in this updated retelling of The Treasure of Sierra Madre. This film disappeared without a trace the first time around, but perhaps our two gentlemen philosophers can unearth the gold that lies beneath with the minimum of bloodshed.
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
It's 1974 and Richard Harris heads an all-star cast in this Richard Lester directed suspense-thriller about ticking bombs on an ocean liner. Having passed into history unremarked and unloved, it's a perfect Weekend at Crombie's film, and we make sure that no wire is left uncut.