Film Maker / Film Watcher

Here at the FMFW Podcast, we like to play a little game – are there well-known films that our reviewers “confess” to not yet seeing?  This episode, Richard steps into the FMFW Confessional.  Will his sins of omission be original (or merely venial)?  More importantly, will Greg ever forgive Richard his opinion of a favoured film?

Pandemic Lockdown sucks – so Richard and Greg decide they need a good laugh.  Each chooses a sure-thing comedy (previously unseen by the other) to give them that lift.  And then they both watch a Marx Brothers film for the first time.  Does it work?  Does a bear do stand-up in the woods? 

Only three films have ever won the “Big 5” Oscars: Actor, Actress, Screenplay, Director and Film. And this is where we’d usually tell you their titles (with links). But let’s keep a sense of mystery this time and reveal them as we go. We’ll tell you now that they’re from the Thirties, Seventies and Nineties. The rest is up to you (no Googling!) Our special thanks to listener Natasha Broadstock for suggesting this topic.

In the spirit of “Bring Your Child To Work Day”, our podcasters ask Sebastian, Cass and Théo to each choose a film and then review it with their Dads. The Sons display their inner geek – and Richard and Greg learn that their legacy is in safe hands. Three sons, three movies: it couldn’t have been better scripted! But which movie was transformed by flatulence…?
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-04-03-star 
Ready Player One (2018) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-04-03-player 
The Usual Suspects (1995) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-04-03-suspects 

Richard and Greg finally get round to reviewing three musicals mentioned way back in Season 1 – all musicals about people who are themselves creating musical experiences. On two of these films, they’re highly aligned. But one film leaves Greg apologising for trampling all over Richard’s dreams. Is that why Greg tells Richard that they’ll always have Casablanca…?
Moulin Rouge! (2001) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-04-02-rouge 
Once (2007) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-04-02-once 
All That Jazz (1979) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-04-02-jazz

Melbourne has been in pandemic lockdown. So Richard and Greg record their first distanced podcast (socially, not emotionally). They start this series by reviewing three films that regularly appear on Bad Movie lists. Can their scores rival their lowest yet – half a point for “Showgirls” in Series 2? Tune in and find out…
Battlefield Earth (2000) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-04-01-earth 
Howard the Duck (1986) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-04-01-duck 
Gigli (2003) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-04-01-gigli

Can it be Christmas again already? Richard and Greg have been in Pandemic Lockdown throughout 2020, working at a safe distance from each other (if such a thing exists) to develop Season 4. Ironically, now that they’re allowed out again, they stay home to watch two Christmas Classics with ardent fanbases – and then jump forward to last Christmas to review …um… …well… “Last Christmas”.
A Christmas Story (1983) https://tinyurl.com/fmfw-04-xmas-story 
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) https://tinyurl.com/fmfw-04-xmas-nightmare 
Last Christmas (2019) https://tinyurl.com/fmfw-04-xmas-last