Bad Films in Good Company

It’s that time of year. Can we predict the Oscar Best Picture winner based solely on the trailer? I know the tradition is to make stupid paragraph based on the nominees, but look at them. OK, let’s see if we can Joker-ound (say it loud, it works) with these. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood during the silent era (maybe in 1917), in the days before motoring rivalries such as Ford v Ferrari, Little Women were protesting much like they still have to. The Irishman and his country folk were not treated much better. Kinda like a Parasite. Bad times. And, erm... Jojo Rabbit. There. Done it

 

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The Ape-ril micro-season starts with the little known British horror movie Link. It stars Oscar nominated actors, though not for this film, Terence Stamp and Elisabeth Shue, who are pitted against hyper intelligent chimpanzees. We discuss how music can affect a film, what we think of Stamp’s career, Shue’s early acting skills and Ben names the wrong Jimmy Cagney film.

 

But does Terence put his Stamp on this film? How creepy is the initial set-up? And could they really not find a suitable chimp for the lead?

 

Join us in the lab to if this is this film is the missing Link, or just a horrific homunculus.

 

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Without enough time to cover the first film in our Ape-ril micro-season, we sit down for one of our infrequent chats about what we're watching. We discuss whether you can have too much choice, and whether streaming services offer enough variety. You can also find out what our favourite show of the moment is.

 

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Brides of March ends with a Honeymoon in Vegas, an early 90s rom com with Nicolas Cage on top form as the groom to be alongside Sarah Jessica Parker as the blushing bride. Rollerball’s James Caan stands in way of their nuptials as a… is he meant to be a gangster or just a dodgy card shark? We discuss how much cinematic style changed over the decade, stunt casting and if you could get away with the actors cast as Hawaiian islanders in this day and age.

 

But where on the scale of insanity does Nic Cage’s performance lie? How did Pat Morita choose that accent? And why would you go to that poker game Nic, why?

Join us the morning after to see if Honeymoon in Vegas was a night to remember or a hangover you’d rather forget.

 

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Brides of March continues with The Wedding Planner. This early noughties rom com stars Jennifer Lopez, as an Italian, and Matthew McConaughey, as a paediatrician, who meet when they shouldn’t. Set in glorious San Francisco this move has an interesting supporting cast. We discuss if being generic is necessarily a bad thing, whether a dancer can direct and what the ending actually means.

 

But will J-Lo get a chance to shake her booty? Does a car bounce over the hills of San Francisco? And will Matt Mac get a chance to take his shirt off?

 

Join us as we have a philosophical difference and ask if this film is planned to perfection, or a disaster waiting to happen.

 

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The Brides March on with our 2nd rom com, Fools Rush In from 1997. Capitalising on his Friends fame, Matthew Perry co-stars with, then rising star, Salma Hayek in a cross-cultural tale of an impulsive marriage. We discuss how much Perry diverts from the infamous Chandler Bing, if it takes a shortcut in showing Mexican culture and what the running time for a romantic comedy should be.

 

But do this mismatched pair have the right chemistry? Who should have played Salma's dad? And could this BE any more fun?

 

Join us at the rehearsal dinner to see if this rom com is a leap of faith or a fool's errand.

 

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It's time for Brides of March, a month long celebration of wedding themed movies. We kick off in style with Frank Oz's classy 1997 rom com In & Out. Kevin Kline gets the oddest case of prenuptial jitters when he's outed on national TV and faces a crisis of sexuality. We discuss if it's attitude towards the LGBT community feels outdated after 20+ years, digress rather more than usual and ask if it's possible to make a bad film using a cast with this much quality.

 

But are we the right men to discuss this movie? Will Joan Cusack always be a bridesmaid, and never the bride? And just how weird does Tom Selleck look sans moustache?

 

Join us in the chapel to see if we’re Out for a good time with this wedding caper, or if it’s In deep trouble.

 

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Feburenny 2019 comes to a close with The Long Kiss Goodnight, possibly the most Renny Harlin film of them all. It’s got a Shane Black script, stars Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson, and massive explosions. Foz is a huge fan, but Ben really didn’t like it when he first saw it, but hasn’t seen it since it’s release. We talk about how it feels to revisit a film you have bad memories of, how the strength of your antagonist affects a film, and just how much action can Renny fit into one movie.

 

But will Brian Cox steal the whole movie? Is this script a Black spot on Shane’s career? And will someone finally run away from a slow moving explosion?

 

Join us by the flaming Christmas tree to see if 20+ years can change Ben’s mind on this action spy caper, or whether he was right all along.

 

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Feburenny continues with another supernatural film from Renny Harlin. This time we have The Covenant. Imagine a genderflip of The Craft with moody male models taking over as the hormonal, adolescent teens with power. We discuss the merits of casting for looks instead of acting ability, whether the critical reception was overly harsh, and where this fits in the canon of Harlin’s horror output.

But are the the boys hot enough to make the girls’ gossip? Is this just an attempt at a tweeny Harry Potter? And does anyone run away from a slow moving explosion?

Join us around the cauldron to see whether this teen caper has the right kind of magic, or if it should be burned at the stake.

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Can we guess the Oscar Best Picture winner based on the trailer alone? Time for the annual BFGC predictions for 2019 to see if A Star is Born when the producer picks up the golden man. Will there be a sweet smelling a Roma in the making, or have voters taken different ad Vice? Is Bohemian Rhapsody going to be The Favourite.  And will Blackkklansman finally Spike it’s director an overdue award? All I know is that there will be an upset if Black Panther Bagheeras the prize. (Man, this gets tougher every year).

 

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