Absolute Shambles

Absolute Shambles

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Absolute Shambles episodes

  • Perfect Blue (1997)
    It's Japanese animation time! That's right, you guessed it, PERFECT BLUE (1997), directed by Satoshi Kon and starring the voices of Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto and Masaaki Ōkura.
    The fellas attempt to wrap their noggins around this psychological reality warping masterpiece while, as always, finding a few side roads to sojourn down along the way. Bon appetit.
    Next up: ROAD HOUSE (1948)
    1 hr 57 min
  • Medium Cool (1969)
    We have returned! And to celebrate this most auspicious occasion we are delving deep into Haskell Wexler's ambitious, lively portrait of 1968 America (and Chicago to be more precise). We talk Wexler, we talk about how goddamn verité this cinema is, we talk flashbacks and how to recognise them (or not) and take a few detours along the way.
    Next up: PERFECT BLUE, 1998
    2 hr 2 min
  • Fast & Furious Special, Part the Second

    The trillin' conclusion to our lil not so lil Fast and Furious two-parter. Calum wraps up the series rundown, Ryan presents his thesis on the franchise, Kieran busts out some totally not written last-minute questions. 

    Next discush: POINT BLANK (contrary to what Kieran says)

    1 hr 15 min
  • Fast & Furious Special, Part the First
    In a break in regular scheduling, due to unforseen editing delays, your favourite movie chatting trio have decided to engage in a bonus two-episode series diving deep into the Fast & Furious franchise. Why you ask? Good question. Basically Ryan and Calum love it, Kieran is nonplussed and they wish to change that. Will they succeed? Find out over the course of this and the next episode xx
    1 hr 32 min
  • Messiah Of Evil (1973)
    California, early 70s. Two fresh, intrepid filmakers Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz set out to make... well, a movie. And it works! Just about. Tune in for the story of this chaotic production and unexpected classic of independent horror. Next episode: THE QUIET EARTH (1985)
    1 hr 48 min
  • The General (1998)

    Thursday, 18th August 1994. The 15th Commonwealth Games opens in Victoria, Canada. "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet is #1 in the UK charts. In Rathmines, Dublin, Martin Cahill is assassinated in his car. 

    So begins 1998's THE GENERAL (well, apart from the first two things), written & directed by John Boorman and starring Brendan Gleeson as Mr Cahill. Also appearing are Jon Voight as his Kerryman garda nemesis and Adrian Dunbar as his goodbuddy pal. 

    It's part heist movie, part outlaw biopic, part rumination on insitutional abuse and societal shift in Ireland, or as Calum most eloquently states, "This is Ireland, for better or worse". 

    Next up: MESSIAH OF EVIL, 1973.

    1 hr 52 min
  • A Bridge Too Far (1977)

    It's Massive War Movie Time!! 

    "Hell yes" you whisper... "Gosh I hope it's about Operation Market Garden directed by Richard Attenborough and stars, amongst many others, Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, Sean Connery, Hardy Krüger, Gene Hackman and Edward Fox!"

    Well bucko, looks like you're in luck because it sure as heck ticks all them boxes! It's a truly huge, immaculately crafted and compassionately told tale of an absolutely disastrous WW2 operation, get it into your eyeballs.

    Next: THE GENERAL, 1998

    2 hr 11 min
  • A Colt Is My Passport (1967)

    I mean if the title doesn't do it for you then what will??

    Joe Shishido? I'd say he would. It being a yakuza/Western crossover dripping in jazz and 60s cool? I should think that's plenty. Kieran even reveals the surprising history of Nikkatsu Corporation, for whom this film was made. Oh boy, this is a juicy one.

    Next up: A BRIDGE TOO FAR, 1977

    1 hr 35 min
  • The Hired Hand (1971)

    Peter Fonda directs himelf, Warren Oates and Verna Bloom in THE HIRED HAND, photographed by the legend that was Vilmos Zsigmond and scored by another absolute legend - Bruce Langhorne!

    It's a Western. But it's not. But it is? 

    Tune in to find out what we think it is and also to hear us fanboy about Vilmos!

    Next up: A COLT IS MY PASSPORT, 1967.

    1 hr 20 min
  • The Iceman Cometh (1973)
    John Frankenheimer directs Robert Ryan, Lee Marvin, Jeff Bridges, Fredric March and a host of other class act actors in this adaption of Eugene O'Neill's play of d'same name. Its big, it's huge, it's absolutely dripping in brilliantly written dialogue and performances, it's a few lads in a pub for several hours but it's also about e v e r y t h i n g!! Trust us, it's unreal. Watch it. Then listen to us gush about it! Next movie: THE HIRED HAND, 1971
    1 hr 48 min

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Shambles is a casual conversation between friends discussing films, art and the artist. It is run by three movie mad fiends, Ryan Murphy a Fine Art Drop Out, Kieran Grace a Fine Art Graduate and Calum…