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
Saturday May 18, 2019
Saturday May 18, 2019
It's 1981 and the world wasn't quite ready for Michael Crawford in the title role of super-spy Condorman! We enjoyed ourselves heartily with a look back on what happened when Disney tried to do James Bond, and everyone involved - from veteran Oliver Reed to favourite of James' dad Barbara Carrera - brought something different to the party (not just the dip). 01:07 – Plot Synopsis 37:14 – Why We Chose This Film 39:53 – Analysis 01:12:35 - Other recommendations 01:17:05 – We Score The Film 01:20:15 – Next Month’s Film
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
It's 1972 and director Elaine May brings us a dark romantic comedy, penned by Neil Simon and starring Charles Grodin and Cybill Shepherd. It goes without saying, James picked this one. Join our two gentlemen philosophers as we attempt to unpick the knottiest of problems: would there still be deceit in the cauliflower if you added cheese? 01:05 – Plot Synopsis 26:14 – Why We Chose This Film 32:25 – Analysis 01:12:14 – We Score The Film 01:19:35 – Next Month’s Film
Friday Mar 15, 2019
Friday Mar 15, 2019
It's 1992 and a very young Christian Bale stars with a seemingly ageless Bill Pullman, an eternally aged Robert Duvall, and a host of cheeky young scamps in Disney’s musical retelling of the historic News Boy’s Strike of 1899. As is customary, our two gentlemen philosophers do not see eye-to-eye with this one. As is also customary, we attempt the accents and fail very badly. 01:27 – Plot Synopsis 22:30 – Why We Chose This Film 24:00 – Analysis 01:16:44 – We Score The Film 01:22:19 – Next Month’s Film
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
It's 2008 and the Wachowskis' live-action version of the 1960s anime roars out of pole position to critical indifference and box office ignominy. But such things do not concern our duo of gentlemen philosophers! Let us dig deeper into frenetic and technicolor experience from some visionary directors. Warning: it may be possible to develop epilepsy just by listening to someone talk about Speed Racer. 01:10 – Plot Synopsis 21:19 – Why We Chose This Film 26:43 – Analysis 01:05:49 – We Score The Film 01:11:50 – Next Month’s Film
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
It's 1997 and rising British talent Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone and Lena Headey (plus channel favourite Phil Davis, in a scene-stealing turn) are starring in the obligatory cockney gangster film from Antonia Bird. It goes without saying, that we both attempt the accent. Bosh! 01:10 – Plot Synopsis 36:18 – Why We Chose This Film 38:30 – Analysis 01:02:04 – We Score The Film 01:25:05 – Next Month’s Film
Monday Dec 31, 2018
Monday Dec 31, 2018
A bonus track to 2018 - join our two gentlemen philosophers as they review the films we shared over the year, and for James to mercilessly beat Huw into the ground with statistics. While his voice holds. Make haste ... for we are racing against the chimes of Big Ben.
Monday Dec 17, 2018
Monday Dec 17, 2018
It's 1966 and acclaimed director John Frankenheimer completes his 'paranoia trilogy' as Rock Hudson takes on a challenging and complex role in a psychological horror movie - it's the Christmas episode! 02:20 – Plot Synopsis 25:49 – Why We Chose This Film 29:27 – Analysis 01:08:25 – We Score The Film 01:13:28 – Next Month’s Film
Friday Nov 23, 2018
Friday Nov 23, 2018
It's 1984 and we visit our first historical film. Anthony Hopkins delivers a rip-roaring performance of Lt William Bligh against Mel Gibson's Fletcher Christian and quite simply the finest supporting cast you will ever see. This crew would go on to win enough Oscars to sink a jolly boat. Join us for salty tales, foul misdeeds and James' butchering of the Tahitian accent. 07:20 – Plot Synopsis 55:22 – Why We Chose This Film 58:36 – Analysis 01:33:04 – We Score The Film 01:37:50 – Next Month’s Film
Friday Oct 19, 2018
Friday Oct 19, 2018
It's 1990, and surfing the crest of the burgeoning superhero popularity is Sam Rami, future director of Spider-Man, with a creature of his own devising. Liam Neeson plays Darkman, a tortured scientist with a very particular set of skills. Hilarity ensues, involving a prosthetic leg, kinetic action, and the proper rules to the pink elephant game. 00:42 – Plot Synopsis 34:28 – Why We Chose This Film 40:27 – Analysis 01:23:15 – We Score The Film 01:29:31 – Next Month’s Film
Sunday Sep 09, 2018
Sunday Sep 09, 2018
It's 1990, and two heavyweights of British comedy are brought together for a tale of an immaculate deception. Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane play bank robbers forced to disguise themselves as nuns to escape the mob, the police and their own incompetence. It's a light-hearted one this month, including a spirited defence of the artistic merits of gratuitous nudity. 01:25 – Plot Synopsis 17:05 – Why We Chose This Film 19:21 – Analysis 01:00:18 – We Score The Film 01:03:32 – Next Month’s Film