Chimes at Midnight (1965)
16 November 2024
Roger and Nick are joined by Michael
Cule to consider what Orson
Welles did to Shakespeare in 1965's Chimes at
Midnight .
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Psycho (1960) and Rear Window (1954)
19 October 2024 - 1 comment
Roger and Nick are invited to get all male-gazey again, in 1960's
Psycho and 1954's Rear
Window .
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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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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 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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Battleship Potemkin (1925)
20 April 2024 - 10 comments
Nick and Roger take on our first banned film (not certified in the UK
until 1954, "X"/"18" certificate until 1987) with 1925's Battleship
Potemkin .
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The Big Short (2015)
13 April 2024
Roger and Nick continue our exploration of the world of finance with
The Big Short
(2015) .
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It's a Wonderful Miracle on 34th Street
23 December 2023 - 4 comments
Nick and Roger discuss Miracle on 34th
Street (1947) and It's a Wonderful
Life (1946).
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North by Northwest (1959)
02 September 2023 - 4 comments
Nick and Roger watch the first James Bond film, or at least the one
that gave them most of their ideas: North by Northwest
(1959) .
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Promising Young Woman (2020)
03 June 2023
Roger and Nick discuss
Promising Young Woman .
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Roma (2017)
29 April 2023 - 3 comments
Nick and Roger discuss Roma .
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
15 April 2023
Nick and Roger consider character arcs and vengeance films as we look
at 2017's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri .
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Arrival (2016)
08 April 2023
Roger and Nick with special guest Shim get terribly earnest to discuss
Arrival (2016) .
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Spotlight (2015)
18 March 2023 - 1 comment
Nick and Roger put on our green eyeshades and ecclesiastical rings to
discuss Spotlight (2015) .
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Birdman (2014)
18 February 2023
All in one take, Nick and Roger discuss
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) .
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Before trilogy (1995-2013)
04 February 2023
Nick and Roger discuss
Before Sunrise (1995) ,
Before Sunset (2004) , and
Before Midnight (2013) .
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Argo (2012)
21 January 2023 - 3 comments
Nick and Roger discuss Argo
(2012) .
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There Will Be Blood (2007)
22 October 2022
Roger and Nick discuss There Will Be Blood
(2007) .
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Walk the Line (2005)
01 October 2022
Nick and Roger discuss Walk the Line
(2005) .
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Vera Drake (2004)
17 September 2022
Nick and Roger discuss Vera Drake
(2004) . (Note that while this
is already tagged "explicit", like every episode, we do go into a bit
of detail about the mechanics of abortion as depicted here, so you may
not want to listen to this where people can overhear you.)
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
02 September 2022
Nick and Roger discuss Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
(2003) .
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Lost in Translation (2003)
27 August 2022
Roger and Nick discuss Lost in Translation
(2003) and wonder: are we the
baddies?
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The Pianist (2002)
13 August 2022 - 4 comments
Roger and Nick discuss The Pianist
(2002) .
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Magnolia (1999)
02 July 2022 - 1 comment
Roger and Nick discuss Magnolia
(1999) .
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Schindler's List (1993)
26 March 2022 - 4 comments
Roger and Nick discuss Schindler's List
(1993) .
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Unforgiven (1992)
12 March 2022 - 3 comments
Roger and Nick discuss a Western that maybe isn't as subversive as it
wants you to think it is, Unforgiven
(1992) .
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Thelma & Louise (1991)
26 February 2022
Roger and Nick discuss our second Ridley Scott film, Thelma & Louise
(1991) .
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Back to the Future (1985-1990)
19 February 2022
Nick and Roger discuss
Back to the Future (1985) ,
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
and
Back to the Future Part III (1990) .
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Goodfellas (1990)
12 February 2022
Roger and Nick return to Scorsese and de Niro to discuss Goodfellas
(1990) .
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Heathers (1989)
05 February 2022
Nick and Roger discuss Heathers
(1989) .
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Do The Right Thing (1989)
29 January 2022
Roger and Nick (face to face!) discuss Do The Right Thing
(1989) .
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Cinema Paradiso (1988)
15 January 2022
Nick and Roger with special guest MaryAnn
Johanson discuss Cinema Paradiso .
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The Dead (1987)
25 December 2021 - 2 comments
Nick and Roger discuss The Dead .
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Stand By Me (1986)
11 December 2021 - 3 comments
Nick and Roger discuss Stand By Me .
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The Breakfast Club (1985)
04 December 2021 - 2 comments
Roger and Nick discuss The Breakfast Club .
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Dance With a Stranger (1985)
27 November 2021 - 2 comments
Nick and Roger discuss Dance With a Stranger .
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Blood Simple (1984)
20 November 2021 - 4 comments
Roger and Nick discuss Blood Simple .
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Paris, Texas (1984)
13 November 2021 - 1 comment
Nick and Roger with special guest MaryAnn
Johanson discuss Paris, Texas .
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Local Hero (1983)
06 November 2021
Roger and Nick discuss Local Hero .
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Raging Bull (1980)
18 September 2021
Roger and Nick discuss Raging Bull .
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Network (1976)
07 August 2021
Roger and Nick discuss Network .
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The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
31 July 2021 - 2 comments
Roger and Nick discuss The Man Who Would Be King .
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