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
May 23, 2021
May 23, 2021
1 hr 26 min
It's 1981 and Matthew Robbins is at the helm of this dark fantasy tale starring Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph Richardson, Ian McDiarmid and the finest dragon ever committed to screen, Vermithrax Pejorative.
No virgins were harmed in the making of this production, although we may yet discover James' recipe for poached eggs.
Apr 17, 2021
Apr 17, 2021
1 hr 32 min
It's 1991 and Disney takes flight into the superhero genre with an adaptation of a comic book hero. With Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino and Terry O'Quinn in supporting roles, we take a look at why this one crashed after take-off.
Dripping with 1930s nostalgia, director Joe Johnston was later to enjoy much greater success along the same lines with Captain America: The First Avenger.
Mar 24, 2021
Mar 24, 2021
1 hr 20 min
A brand new spin-off from the team that brought you Weekend At Crombie's. In this four-part series, once a quarter, we will examine the work of a single director, whose work spans the decades.
Beginning with David Fincher's acclaimed (and still terrifying) feature: Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt face a vicious serial killer in Se7en.
Also: spoiler alert for Se7en.
(James made me put that in. But come on, if you haven't seen Se7en. Go and watch Se7en)
Mar 13, 2021
Mar 13, 2021
1 hr 10 min
It's 1982 and writer-director Robert Towne brings us a track-and-field drama that fell at the first box-office hurdle.
With Mariel Hemingway, Patrice Donnelly and Scott Glenn, this one deserved a second chance on the podium.
Feb 11, 2021
Feb 11, 2021
1 hr 18 min
It's 1990 and the up-and-coming Coen Brothers produce a neo-noir gangster film with the stellar cast list of Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro and Albert Finney, plus a hauntingly beautiful musical score by Carter Burwell.
Overlooked at the time both critically and commercially, it is now regarded as an undisputed classic and one of the Coens' best films. We drive into the woods to put one into its brain.
Jan 12, 2021
Jan 12, 2021
1 hr 46 min
It's 1995 and acclaimed director Kathryn Bigelow, along with producer James Cameron, present a turn-of-the-millennium thriller, starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis and Tom Sizemore.
A tremendous box-office flop upon release, our two gentlemen philosophers have their own views about how Strange Days has withstood the test of time.
Dec 28, 2020
Dec 28, 2020
1 hr 3 min
As if 2020 wasn't enough to deal with, we've now got a bonus track from 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. Again. Again.
Dec 17, 2020
Dec 17, 2020
1 hr 34 min
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.
Nov 20, 2020
Nov 20, 2020
1 hr 19 min
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.
Oct 24, 2020
Oct 24, 2020
1 hr 25 min
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.