There's only one rule in this jungle: when the lion's hungry, he eats! Maybe it's fitting considering this week's title that Georgia couldn't make it due to work commitments. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Ethan, as we review Guy Ritchie's return to form in the UK new-gangster classic, The Gentlemen - brought to us by BFF of the BFE, Hermes Auslander of The Scuttlebutt Podcast. We're grilling wagyu steak in our 124th episode as we discuss:
- The auteur signatures of Guy Ritchie and if this film represents a choice to throw off what big Hollywood expects
If the UK scene is Hollywood's hope for a non-superhero pipelineWho almost played Roz - much to Liam's mourningWhat exactly is the state of independent cinema. Can you divorce the filmmaker from the film they present?We discuss the cannabis laws in Canada, the United States, and the United KingdomWhy Graham Norton hasn't crossed over to the United States like James CordenHow Matthew completely lost the forest for the treesHow brilliant Hugh Grant is in this. Is this his best role?We discuss the joy of the circular narrative and the unreliable narratorWe actually talk pickles and pickled eggs for longer than you would anticipateHermes from The Scuttlebutt Podcast joins us and gushes some very kind words on the BFEWhether or not Top Gun is the Best Film Ever.Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at https://www.patreon.com/BFE
We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:
Juleen from It Goes Down In The PMLina OberholzerEnsign Ian DaviesChris Pedersen Katie McRaeDuane Smith (Duane Smith!)Randal SilvaThe YeetmeisterNate The GreatCheezy (with a fish on a bike)Catch more from Hermes in his pod "The Scuttlebutt Podcast" at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scuttlebutt-podcast/id1503504933
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Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog. Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor
Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song. You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/
Timestamps for this episode:
5:35 - Reflections & Corrections
12:20 - Shoutouts
27:30 - Deep Dive
1:37:45 - We're joined by Hermes
2:47:40 - Endgame