Film Fives

Russ and Phil sift through the films that made their fives (and some others that came close) from the episodes covering screwball comedies through to Studio Ghibli inclusive, bestowing their gold, silver and bronze standards to those seminal films deserving of the feted awards gradings, including some awards for music.

Film Fives will be back with….the films of Gene Hackman 

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Are you talking to me?! 

Do I amuse you?

Ever since I can remember I’ve always wanted to be a [podcaster 😉]

Yes I t’s time for another big one! Phil and Russ take in the lifetime works of the legendary and hugely influential AND INFLUENCED director Martin Scorsese.

Heavily inspired by his native New York, Italian-American filmmaker ‘Marty’ has given us some of the great gangster / crime stories of his generation, has tackled off bear comedy, brutality in AND OUT of the boxing ring, a period drama, mystery and much more besides.

So get that slow cooked pasta sauce on the hob, talk to yourself in the mirror and settle in for this epic ode to Scorsese’s fantastic legacy, but whatever you do keep pens and drinks glasses away from any short, psychotic gangster types!! They can be a real pain in the neck (literally!).

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Russ and Phil are back and this time they are going Latin to delve into the under-valued but richly served world of South American cinema. 

Gangsters, slum culture, imprisonment, shady politics and brutal military regimes all feature heavily in the cinema from this continent and the standard is high!

So get on your samba shoes for our first venture into a national cinema theme.

Film Fives will back with…..

…..the films of Martin Scorsese

Yes it’s time for Russ and Phil to run the rule over all that cinema (and streaming) had to offer us in 2023 and to reveal their favourite fives from a long and strong list of delights!

Film Fives will be back with…..

……South American Cinema

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Ho ho ho! Yippee kayay Merry Festives!

It’s finally time to get our turkey-tearing teeth into the most distinctive of all sub genres, the Christmas film.

What exactly IS a Christmas flick and which deserves to sit atop our respective Christmas trees. 

So turn on the fairy lights, heat up the mulled wine (but do NOT try that horrendous eggnog nonsense!) and listen in to our hymns to festive cinema treats.

Film Fives will be back with…

….Films of 2023

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John Williams, Nino Rota, Jerry Goldsmith. Some of the greats of film music amongst those under the spotlight and under discussion in Russ and Phil’s latest Film Fives countdown.

Galaxies far, far away, gangster dynasties, disco dancing devils, eavesdroppers, duke box boy racers, cut-nosed private eyes, bridges too far and ticking-time-bomb Vietnam vets!?!

Film Fives will be back with……

…..Christmas films

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“Whadya hear, whadya say!?! Don’t be a sucker, big an’ good lookin’!” Have a listen to this our latest FF episode, focusing on the acting colossus  that was the late, great James Cagney…he of the great gangster flicks, but also entertaining screwball comedies and musical stories. 

Find out which films and in which order Russ and Phil have selected as their fives for the man the great Orson Welles described at one time as “the best actor alive”. 

Film Fives will return with….

…Scores of the 1970s

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So here we are! The countdown to Russ and Phil’s top Kubrick flicks continues. Which of the great man’s masterpieces will top their lists? Whether you use the password ‘fidelio’, axe your way through the door or simply call up Mandrake in The War Room to find a solution, enter within!

Film Fives will be back with….
…..James Cagney
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Russ and Phil are back to tackle one of cinema’s true titans: Stanley Kubrick. A technical and creative master, a perfectionist and a true auteur, Kubrick produced an incredible body of technically proficient and brilliantly realised work across a number of genres and rightly takes his place amongst the true greats of the visual arts!

So how did your intrepid film pod pair eventually settle on their fives? 

Film Fives will be back with….
…..James Cagney

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Russ and Phil have watched scores of films released in the UK in 2022 (according to IMDB) and here’s what they reckon to it all! 

They count down their top fives and give honourable mention to those that just missed the mark. 

Film Fives will be back with….Stanley Kubrick 👍 🎥 🎙️