Berri's Couch

*Apologies: apparently some audio clipped out while exporting/recording, and there was some issues with our internet so we thought this was published on time!!*

This time round we break away from explicit romances about fishmen to a wooden romance with a big, red monkey. We travel back to the early years of comic movies in this lesser talked about flick that stars Ron Pearlman, Doug Jones and some other people, 3 guesses who directed and the first 2 don't count.

Join us as we wrap up Guillermo del Toro month with a deep dive into one of his most recent films: The Shape of Water. We explore some of our favourite stylistic choices and themes that wind their way through del Toro's work, and how he utilises them - and switches them up on us!
Featuring at least one more butt than you're expecting.

This week on Berri's Couch: Jerri talks for over an hour about colours and how cool they are.
In week three of our deep dive into all things Guillermo del Toro we take a look at the film Crimson Peak, and explore some of our favourite stylistic choices in the film. In particular, the use of colour to represent a multitude of themes and background information. Join us as we talk about romance, horror, set design, costuming, and three different flavours of ghost!

Trilogy normally applies to a set of 3 but as the third is still in development we are discussing the available 2 movies in what will eventually be a trilogy discussing the Spanish civil war and the rise of Francoism as translated through del Toro's whimsical dark fantasy that shows the world through the eyes of children stuck in the conflict. *TW* The word foetus juice is said quite a bit if this is squicky for you join us on a different episode.

How do these three things connect? Through one highly talented director of course, we take an introductory, fangirl-y look at Pacific Rim easily one of director Guillermo del Toro's most accessible pieces of art.

Unfortunately due to illness we weren't able to record the next episode so please enjoy this bonus episode that has been recovered and edited (by the non-sick member who normally doesn't edit) for your enjoyment.

Bee has a breakdown over the original book rendition of Beauty and the Beast written by Madame De Villeneuve and you get to strap in for the ride. There's incest, baby swapping and "nice girl" attitudes abound.

Well there might be a questionable number of cats in America but there is certainly no Christmas in this movie. We look at the Don Bluth classic An American Tail with the very faint justification that there holiday of Chanukah is shown making it one of the few movies about the holiday. This is of course using the same level of "holiday" that Christmas movies can get away with.

Surprise holiday movies that have no clear measure of anything related to the season whatsoever. We both discuss movies that we associate with the season but don't have any clear connection to the holiday whatsoever. There is also discussions of other visual media we associate with the season some having no measure and some with measures to the season.

Look we get it good will to man, bless everyone yadda yadda, but really we all become grouchy, grinchy pains around this time so let's remove the layer of artifice and take a good, hard, uncomfortable look at why we become the actual worst the moment Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé finish defrosting.

It's that time of the year again, folks! The time when we come together and complain about shopping centres playing the same four Christmas-related hits from the 80s. But worry not! - for here at Berri's couch we are exploring some other alternatives to Jingle Bells and Silent Night.

Join us as we look at the difference between Christmas Carols and Christmas Songs, discuss some of our personal favourites, and maybe even find out just who this Carol Singers person is anyway.