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- Dragons, remakes and bad Scottish accents
Did you just gesture to all of me?
1978 is on holiday! We’re recording live from the beach, absolutely exhausted after a day of trekking up Northland’s Mount Manaia to discuss the almost shot-for-shot live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon.
Listen in as Larissa shows off her Scottish accent, Chris defends the Wheelmaster (once again), and Jasher revels in all this crazy dragon-fueled nostalgia.
CHAPTERS
- (00:00:00) Intro
- (00:06:38) What we’re watching
- (00:14:37) How to Train Your Dragon
- (00:45:05) Yeah, nah, or yeah nah?
- (00:48:16) Next episode
LINKS
Send us an email at [email protected].
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Letterboxd.
Theme by Stanley Gurvich.
53 min - Ranking movie daddies with Ismael Villegas Molina
Ever noticed all bad guys have raisin eyes?
Our good friend Ismael joins us to talk Come to Daddy - Ant Timpson’s gross, twisty, and completely unhinged directorial debut. We also rave about Shaun of the Dead, learn more about Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and ask the big questions: is Darth Vader actually a better father figure than you'd first think?
Hear more from Ismael Villegas Molina on Reel Latinos and The Wright Stuff.
CHAPTERS
- (00:00:00) Intro
- (00:00:44) Meet Ismael
- (00:29:06) Come to Daddy
- (00:54:56) Kiwi connections
- (00:58:01) Yeah, nah, or yeah nah?
- (01:10:01) Movie dad tier list
- (01:29:13) Next episode
LINKS
Send us an email at [email protected].
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Letterboxd.
Theme by Stanley Gurvich.
1 hr 37 min - How to pronounce "Cannes" with Fergus Grady
The Intrepid French Film Festival Aotearoa is on now!
Chris sits down with friend of the pod Fergus Grady to chat festival must-sees, how he found his way into the film world, and why it’s time to finally stop with all this “Tom Cruise can’t act” nonsense.
CHAPTERS
- (00:00:00) Intro
- (00:04:29) Meet Fergus Grady
- (00:08:00) What inspired Fergus?
- (00:12:16) Cannes Film Festival
- (00:20:00) French Film Festival Aotearoa
- (00:41:30) Can we talk about…?
- (00:49:02) Outro
LINKS
Send us an email at [email protected].
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Letterboxd.
Songs by Stanley Gurvich and Manos Mars.
51 min - Jojo Rabbit tears the show apart
Taika Waititi is on trial, and we're all witnesses.
What should be a fun discussion of Taika Waititi’s Oscar-winning Nazi satire quickly spirals into a mess of personal attacks, movie piracy accusations, and a heated argument over whether or not Tom Cruise really is the saviour of cinema.
CHAPTERS
- (00:00:00) Intro
- (00:02:46) What we’re watching
- (00:23:51) Jojo Rabbit
- (01:08:39) Yeah, nah, or yeah nah?
- (01:20:17) Mailbag
- (01:26:57) Next episode
LINKS
Send us an email at [email protected].
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Letterboxd.
Theme by Stanley Gurvich.
1 hr 36 min - There's a zombie outbreak in Queenstown!
Cowboys aren’t real… right??
There’s a shot-in-NZ, self-funded, neo-western zombie flick called Forgive Us All in cinemas right now, and we’ve got thoughts.
Join us as Larissa confronts her deep fear of the undead, Jasher obliterates any sense of cinema etiquette, and Chris forces the gang to lock in to decide the ten greatest monster movies of all time.
CHAPTERS
- (00:00:00) Intro
- (00:05:07) What we’re watching
- (00:19:46) Forgive Us All
- (00:51:30) Gonsta Monstas
- (01:19:00) Kiwi connections
- (01:21:07) Yeah, nah, or yeah nah?
- (01:25:28) Next episode
LINKS
Send us an email at [email protected].
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Letterboxd.
Theme by Stanley Gurvich.
1 hr 30 min - Bad Taste: The Musical
Watch out, Broadway… here comes Derek!
Larissa and Jasher take over the show to defend Russell Crowe in Les Misérables, chat all things Musical Monday, and pitch Peter Jackson their idea of bringing Bad Taste to broadway, baby.
CHAPTERS
- (00:00:00) Intro
- (00:02:45) What we’re watching
- (00:13:49) Minecraft meme-along
- (00:15:59) Bad Taste
- (00:47:51) Kiwi connections
- (00:53:25) Yeah, nah, or yeah nah?
- (00:58:00) Next episode
- (00:59:01) Fan mail
LINKS
Send us an email at [email protected].
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Letterboxd.
Theme by Stanley Gurvich.
1 hr 7 min - Jasher LOVES the Minecraft movie
I am Steve! Chicken Jockey! Flint and steel!
A Minecraft Movie has taken over the world, and Jasher is losing his mind and breaking down into tears.
Join the 1978 gang as they pick their favourite mobs, harass Rachel House on the green carpet, and try Steve’s lava chicken for themselves.
CHAPTERS
- (00:00:00) Intro
- (00:02:11) What we’re watching
- (00:16:49) A Minecraft Movie
- (00:45:49) Steve’s lava chicken
- (00:57:15) Kiwi connections
- (01:01:13) Yeah, nah, or yeah nah?
- (01:04:31) Fan mail
- (01:16:50) Next episode
LINKS
Send us an email at [email protected].
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Letterboxd.
Theme by Stanley Gurvich.
1 hr 21 min - One Lord of the Rings episode to rule them all
One New Zealand film podcast to rule them all...
Welcome back to 1978! We could think of only one way to kick off our new season — by binging all three extended edition Lord of the Rings films and finally, FINALLY, discussing them all on the show.
Tune in to find out which hobbit we’re each most like, why Chris hates Frodo so much, and who among us can best recognise absurd Middle Earth sound effects.
CHAPTERS
- (00:00:00) Intro
- (00:00:47) War of the Rohirrim
- (00:15:00) Season 3 of 1978
- (00:19:50) Oscars update
- (00:23:36) Lord of the Rings
- (00:51:12) Guess that sound
- (01:01:47) LOTR theories
- (01:04:34) Kiwi connections
- (01:07:54) Yeah, nah, or yeah nah?
- (01:12:19) Next episode
LINKS
Send us an email at [email protected].
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Letterboxd.
Theme by Stanley Gurvich.
1 hr 18 min - BREAKING NEWS: The Oscars are rigged??
The Academy doesn’t want you to listen to this…
Chris hasn’t seen a single Oscar-nominated movie but that won’t stop him from hating on the whole affair. Join us as we break down the 2025 Academy Awards, the big snubs, the wild controversies, and why Conan O’Brien himself deserves to win Best Actor (even if it’s just for his Shortland Street cameo).
CHAPTERS
- (00:00:00) Intro
- (00:01:32) We’re semi-back
- (00:09:17) Let’s talk Oscars
- (00:22:01) Best picture
- (00:48:46) Acting nominees
- (00:58:44) Best director
- (01:00:30) Best visual effects
- (01:03:07) Best cinematography
- (01:04:15) Next episode
LINKS
Send us an email at [email protected].
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Letterboxd.
Theme by Stanley Gurvich.
1 hr 9 min - A Christmas Prince Movie Marathon!
Merry Christmas from 1978.
Larissa is finally getting payback by forcing the boys to spend the whole of Christmas Eve Eve watching through A Christmas Prince, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding, and A Christmas Prince: A Royal Baby all back-to-back.
CHAPTERS
- (00:00:00) Intro
- (00:04:43) A Christmas Prince
- (00:13:42) The Royal Wedding
- (00:18:13) The Royal Baby
- (00:24:24) Yeah, nah, or yeah nah?
- (00:27:35) Next year
- (00:28:12) What we've been watching
- (00:30:54) Awards season
LINKS
Send us an email at [email protected].
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Letterboxd.
Songs by Stanley Gurvich and Twin Signals.
36 min
About 1978: A New Zealand Film Podcast
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Join Larissa, Chris, & Jasher as they talk about a lot of nonsense and celebrate kiwi cinema. New episodes every second Friday!