Ribbon of Memes

It's been over a century and a quarter since the first moving picture was committed to celluloid - the "ribbon of dreams", as Orson Welles mellifluously intoned.

And so, welcome, one and all, to Ribbon of Memes, a new podcast in which Roger Bell_West and Nick Marsh supply grateful listeners hot takes about films considered masterpieces by critics or filmgoers in general.

The rules: we choose one "masterpiece" from every year from the earliest days of cinema to our dreadful modern dystopia. Do we agree these films are classics? Are we entertained? Did we even understand what the film was trying to say? The questions are endless!*

We start in 1973 (for reasons explained in the first podcast) and progress vaguely chronologically (unless we think of another film that makes an interesting comparison to the one we have just seen, or are otherwise distracted by shiny new things).

Yes, that's right, we decided that what the world really needed was two more uninformed middle-aged white guys telling the world about media largely produced by similar people. Find out whether we were right or not herein!

*Actually, no, that's most of them.

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Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 05 October 2024 - 1 comment

Nick and Roger cross off the boxes on the family tree as we consider 1949's Kind Hearts and Coronets.

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They Live (1989) 21 September 2024

Roger and Nick put on the sunglasses and drink the Flavor Aid, in 1989's They Live.

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Three Colours trilogy (1993-1994) 07 September 2024

Nick and Roger, joined once again by special guest MaryAnn Johanson, look at Kieslowski's final and most successful work: Three Colours Blue, Three Colours White and Three Colours Red.

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The Blair Witch Project (1999) 24 August 2024

Roger and Nick know enough to follow the stream downhill, in 1999's The Blair Witch Project.

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The Poseidon Adventure (1972) 10 August 2024

Nick and Roger get wet and steamy as we consider 1972's The Poseidon Adventure.

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Third Anniversary 26 July 2024

Roger and Nick celebrate our third anniversary doing this podcast.

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Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 13 July 2024 - 1 comment

Nick and Roger look at the sort of Epic! film that just doesn't get made any more, 1962's Lawrence of Arabia. (Actual historica accuracy can wait by the back door in case we need you.)

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Cidade de Deus (2002) 29 June 2024

Roger and Nick won't last long enough on the streets to starve, in 2002's Cidade de Deus.

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Citizen Kane (1941) 15 June 2024

This Orson Welles guy may be fine on the radio, but can he make a movie? Nick and Roger look at his directorial debut, 1941's Citizen Kane.

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No Country For Old Men (2007) 01 June 2024

Roger and Nick get hot in the dust once more in 2007's No Country For Old Men (2007).

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