Film Chat

This week, Danny reviews Final Portrait, a well crafted and intelligent biopic of the sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti in which he says “fuck” a lot in a funny accent, and Sam gives us his thoughts on the indie drama Lady Macbeth, which came out ages ago but there’s no time like the present for a podcast host to explain vaguely why he didn’t like it. 

We also discuss the ethics of watching a film on your phone, we gawp at a tell-all interview with the director of Air Bud, and we muse on the latest coke-fueled brainwaves from the executives in charge of the DC and Star Wars cinematic universes. Obviously we also talk about Tom Cruise’s fake bum.

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How do you like your movies? New and spooky or old and French? Either way this episode of Film Chat has got you covered.

First off we review ultra stylish French noir Le Doulos by acclaimed director Jean Pierre Melville but did we think it was merde or le merde! Tune in to find out.

Then we tackle David Lowery's elegiac ghost story....A Ghost Story starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara but did we think it was merde or le merde! Tune in to find out.

Plus we discuss the news that Trump is about to get royally owned by the director of Whiplash on Twitter. I think we all know the answer to whether he's Russian or dragging!!!! #FuckingSatireMate....and investigate news stories featuring three immortals, namely; Dracula, Dorian Gray and Tom Cruise.

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It's a bumper edition this week as Film Chat reviews 4 films which collectively probably cost as much to make as Christopher Nolan spends on tea a week. Danny reviews gripping documentary City of Ghosts all about a group of citizen journalists reporting on Raqqa despite constant death threats from Isis. Their courage is only matched by that of The Big Sick writer and star Kumail Nanjiani who selflessly allowed himself to be immortalised in film as a nice, normal chap who only does nice things. #Inspiring

Then Danny tackles the high concept but low budget British thriller The Ghoul before Sam waxes lyrical about the high concept and medium budget Egyptian thriller Clash. Plus a discussion about the controversial new project from the Game of Thrones showrunners and a lengthy examination of the most important news story of the past week (if not year), Henry Cavill's moustache.

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It's WAR! Non-stop war on Film Chat. Nazis try to overcome our plucky national spirit and massive IMAX cameras in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, and Woody Harrelson takes on supernaturally clever and well-rendered primates in War for the Planet of the Apes. Then those two films go head-to-head in an even more brutal WAR over which is the superior blockbuster, Michael Caine declares war on Christopher Nolan for not letting him be in Dunkirk, and Danny and I enter a dynastic blood feud over duelling claims to the same peanut M&M.

Amongst all this horrible war, we pay tribute to George A Romero, dissect the trailer for The Disaster Artist, marvel at the latest crackpot film-franchise scheme, and discuss which "nine" film is the best.

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This week we review Spider-Man: Homecoming, in which a rookie Spidey has to balance the demands of school, crimefighting, and a hundred nervous executives trying to reboot one franchise while continuing another. The result is surprisingly delightful. As Spider-Man is known to exclaim, "Gee-Webs!"

We also talk about Mike Leigh's upcoming Peterloo movie (highbrow), the adventurous next project from the director of Embrace of the Serpent (very highbrow), and how often Andy Serkis nuts (cosmic brow).

Finally we reveal Edgar Wright's original soundtrack to Baby Driver, including a brand new banger by Sam that the tin-eared director refused to use. Not cool Edgar.

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This week, we talk to Will and Maryam from the Picturehouse Living Wage Campaign about their fight to win decent pay and working benefits from the Scrooge-like cinema chain. We discuss how they got organised with their union BECTU, what it's like striking in an era of historically low union activity and job precarity, why it's necessary to fight for your rights, and what you can do to consider following their example in your own rubbish exploitative workplace. 

We also find time to encourage Rebel Wilson to lie to journalists and we sympathise with the director of The Mummy, Alex Kurtzman, having to explain to the media why everyone hates his awful film.

Will and Maryam are part of the Picturehouse Central campaign. Follow them on Twitter @CPHLivingWage, and their fellow campaigns at: the Ritzy (@RitzyLivingWage), Hackney (@HPHLivingWage), Crouch End (@CEPHlivingwage), East Dulwich (@EDPHLivingWage), and Brighton (@UnioniseDukes)!

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