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
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
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
It's 1973, and filmmaking legend Orson Welles has released his final directorial feature: a film essay on the nature of truth and authenticity. This one's a head-scratcher, but James does a lovely poetry recital halfway through. 01:06 – Plot Synopsis 19:42 – Why We Chose This Film 28:41 – Analysis 54:02 – We Score The Film 01:00:02 – Next Month’s Film
Monday Jul 23, 2018
Monday Jul 23, 2018
It's 1982, and the very first animated feature from Don Bluth productions has been released. A dark tale that set the tone for so many of the best children's films of that decade. Join two gentleman philosophers as they delve into our first animation review, and struggle to keep on top of four different characters whose names begin with J. 02:19 – Plot Synopsis 24:20 – Why We Chose This Film 31:10 – Analysis 01:09:35 – We Score The Film 01:13:23 – Next Month’s Film
Friday Jun 22, 2018
Friday Jun 22, 2018
It's 2000, and a new musical-tragedy is created by Lars von Trier, enfant terrible of Danish cinema; and Björk, enfant pretty-good-actually of Iceland. It's a divisive film, and our two gentleman philosophers don't disappoint. But the big news is ... we've cut recording time in half! Enjoy your concentrated dose of Weekend at Crombies. 02:00 – Plot Synopsis 22:52 – Why We Chose This Film 25:27 – Analysis 01:05:05 – We Score The Film 01:08:28 – Next Month’s Film
Friday May 18, 2018
Friday May 18, 2018
It's 1970, and director Robert Aldrich (Dirty Dozen) tries his hand at another WWII suicide mission with Michael Caine and Cliff Robertson leading a squad of British character actors into the jungle. Who will survive? What cause the film to flop so disastrously? And how did we manage to segue the conversation into Sesame Street? 02:04 – Plot Synopsis 1:09:44 – Why We Chose This Film 1:14:31 – Analysis 01:50:00 – We Score The Film 01:54:27 – Next Month’s Film
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
It's 1985, and Cannon Studios (makers of American Ninja 2) have taken a Kurosawa screenplay and given Jon Voight and Eric Roberts Academy-nominated roles in a convict escape buddy disaster movie. All aboard the Runaway Train! Pour yourself a weak beverage and join our resident gentlemen philosophers. 01:24 – Plot Synopsis 43:07 – Why We Chose This Film 48:19 – Analysis 01:16:00 – We Score The Film 01:20:40 – Next Month’s Film