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 Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
It's 1994 and writer-director John Sayles takes us to the magical isle of Roan Inish for a heartwarming tale of a post-war family in Ireland.
Neither one of our gentlemen-philosophers knew of this film (although that does nothing to stop that accents), but were surprised to discover that it had more to offer than just a recipe for seaweed soup.
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
It's 1990 and Bill Murray - somewhere in his career between Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day - wrote, directed and starred in the comedy caper with Geena Davis and Randy Quaid.
Thoroughly tickled, our two gentlemen philosophers look into why such an obvious success proved such a box office failure.
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Controversy reigns and James opens his big box of stats and the two gentlemen philosophers take a look back at the films of the past year, and the whole series.
We now have enough data to release our 'Five Films To See Before You Die', and 'Five Films To Die Before You See Them'. Exciting stuff.
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
It's 2002 and Stephen Frears directs this British social thriller with a cast of future stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sergi López, Sophie Okonedo and Benedict Wong.
Our last film of the year, and it's one that may steal your heart (and possibly kidney too).
Saturday Dec 11, 2021
Saturday Dec 11, 2021
We complete our review of David Fincher's career with his fourth (and hopefully not final) decade: the biopic of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, co-author of Citizen Kane.
Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried and Charles Dance head up the cast of this homage to 1930s' filmmaking.
Friday Nov 19, 2021
Friday Nov 19, 2021
It's 1992 and Billy Bob Thornton writes and co-stars this neo-noir crime thriller, along with Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams and Michael Beach.
Despite critical acclaim, this one appears to have fallen out of the collective memory, and James doesn't know why. Huw has a pretty good idea.
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
It's 1993 and action director extraordinaire Renny Harlin takes Sylvester Stallone up the Dolomites.
With some outstanding practical effects and a John Lithgow villain at his sneering best, this was 90s action at its peak.
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
For our autumn instalment, get ready to poke, like, and update your relationship status like it's 2004!
We look at David Fincher's third decade of filmmaking - the point where he'd become synonymous with excellent films making a lot of money - and teamed up with writer Aaron Sorkin to tell the story of Facebook in a digital age Citizen Kane.
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Two mismatched and desperate men struggle against the inevitability of their own doom... but enough about our hosts, let's watch Figures in a Landscape!
It's 1970 and relative newcomers Robert Shaw and Malcolm McDowell star in a chase thriller that has since disappeared over the horizon.
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
It's 1988 and George Lucas has turned his world-building talents to the fantasy genre, crafting an epic tale of sorcery and heroism, starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley and Jean Marsh.
It's a deep nostalgia dive for our two gentlemen philosophers as they debate 'Is Willow better than doing the ironing?'.