First Look, Final Word

Pete and Trevor saw Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag, but they aren’t really allowed to talk about it, and each of them is suspicious that the other may be compromised and working for another podcast. Things get weird.

They also returned to their ongoing project to watch every Aardman film. This week they discussed Peter Lord’s Pirates! movie, and Aardman’s short films from 1996-2008, including A Matter of Loaf and Death. Tune in next week for Shaun the Sheep and Early Man.

We are also giving away a year’s subscription to Letterboxd Patron: https://boxd.it/DIrFg

Intro and History with Steven Soderbergh (0:00)

Review of Aardman shorts and The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (13:13)

Spoiler-free review of Black Bag (36:54)

Review of Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (49:26)

Spoiler-talk for Black Bag (57:03)

Pete and Trevor, or maybe their clones, saw Mickey 17, Bong Joon-ho’s highly anticipated follow up to 2019’s Parasite. Robert Pattinson stars as the titular(s) Mickey, along with Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Anamaria Vartolomei, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo.

This week we continue our exploration of everything Aardman with Arthur Christmas. Tune in next week for our deep dive on Aardman shorts, including A Matter of Loaf and Death, and Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists.

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Intro and history with Bong Joon-ho (0:00)

97th Academy Awards Catch up (5:24)

Review of Arthur Christmas (24:45)

Spoiler-free Review of Mickey 17 (40:36)

Spoiler-talk (58:10)

Pete and Trevor, plus special stowaway Justin, saw Michael Mann’s 1995 action epic Heat in 35mm (Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Val Kilmer). Listen to our immediate reactions following the movie, to see if the movie plays better on film.

We also return to Project Aardman with Flushed Away (Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet). Stay tuned for Arthur Christmas next week.

We are giving away a free subscription to Letterboxd Patron. Check the link for more details: https://boxd.it/DIrFg

Intro History with Heat and Michael Mann (0:00)

Review of Flushed Away (16:50)

Spoiler-free review of Heat (33:45)

Spoiler-talk (49:26)

Pete and Trevor saw Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist (Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce) in 35mm, and can happily report that it does not feel too long! We provide our immediate thoughts on the movie after leaving the theatre.

This is also our last week on Project Oscar Catchup, where we look at all the movies nominated for Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards. This week we discuss James’ Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown (Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Ed Norton, Monica Barbaro), and Walter Salles’ historical drama I’m Still Here (Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello).

As a bonus, we also discuss our top ten favourite films of 2024, and included a few guest voicemails featuring favourite picks of the year.

Finally, we undertook our second annual effort to guess Oscar winners in each category.

Thanks for listening to this project, it was a lot of fun! Next week we return to Aardman with Flushed Away.

Intro (0:00)

Review of A Complete Unknown (4:37)

Review of I’m Still Here (23:05)

Spoiler-free review of The Brutalist in 35mm (31:57)

Spoiler talk (47:00)

Pete and Trevor’s Top Ten of 2024 + voicemails (1:09:06)

Oscar Picks (1:40:28)

Pete and Trevor saw Captain America: Brave New World, Marvel’s follow-up to the successful Deadpool and Wolverine, and its first attempt to hand off a mantel to a new character. The movie stars Anthony Mackie as Cap and Harrison Ford as Thaddeus Ross (definitely not Red Hulk). Listen in for our immediate reactions after leaving the theatre.

This is week 3 of our Project Oscar Catchup, where we are covering all the movies that were nominated for best picture. This week we are looking at Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez and RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys. Join us next week for our episode on The Brutalist in 35mm.

We are also running a contest for a free annual subscription to Letterboxd Patron: https://boxd.it/DIrFg

Intro and expectations with Marvel, Captain America, Falcon and Winter Solider (0:00)

Review of Emilia Pérez (11:31)

Review of Nickel Boys (25:52)

Spoiler free reaction to Captain America: Brave New World (42:13)

Spoiler-talk (59:45)

Pete and Trevor saw Companion, a comedy thriller (horror?) from director Drew Hancock, starring Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid. Listen for our spoiler-free review after immediately leaving the theatre (before giving plenty of warning before heading into spoiler talk).

This is the second week of our ‘Project Oscar Catchup’. In this episode we discuss Sean Baker’s Anora (Mikey Madison, Yuriy Borisov) and Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance (Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley).

Check out our Letterboxd for a chance to win a subscription to Letterboxd Patron: https://boxd.it/DIrFg

Intro (0:00)

Anora (10:25)

The Substance (23:50)

Spoiler-free Review of Companion (43:24)

Spoiler-talk (53:34)

List of prime directives 1) watch Robocop 2) listen to Pete and Trevor’s conversation about Robocop 3) subscribe to the podcast 4) classified

That’s right, Pete and Trevor went for a trip to see Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 masterpiece Robocop, starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith and Miguel Ferrer. 

Listen in to hear our immediate reactions to the movie, while giving plenty of warning before we head into spoiler talk. 

This is also the first week of our Oscar Catchup Project where we talk about each movie nominated for the academy award for best picture. This week we discuss Dune: Part Two, Conclave and Wicked. (We will return to our Aardman Project in March). 

You made it to the bottom of the description, prime directive four was to enter our contest to win a year’s subscription to Letterboxd Patron.

Intro (0:00)

Project Academy Awards Overview (1:15)

Dune Part Two (3:12)

Conclave (15:40)

Wicked (21:35)

Spoiler-free Review of RoboCop (44:41)

Spoiler talk (1:06:35)

Pete and Trevor augmented themselves with cyberbrains so they could truly appreciate 1995’s ‘Ghost in the Shell’ directed by Mamoru Oshii. Listen for their discussion of their history with anime, in addition to hearing their immediate reactions after leaving the theatre.

This is also week four of our ongoing project to watch every Aardman feature and short film. This week we are talking ‘Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit’ directed by Nick Park. We encourage everyone to watch along with us and check in each episode for our dedicated Aardman segment. Go to https://boxd.it/BQYVu for the watchlist. Next week we will be discussing ‘Flushed Away’.

Intro (0:00)

History with anime (3:00)

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (7:28)

Spoiler-free review of Ghost in the Shell (32:53)

Spoiler-talk (45:20)

Pete and Trevor saw two of the greatest horror sci-fi movies ever made. We did a double-header of David Cronenberg’s The Fly (1986) and John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982). It’s Jeff Goldblum versus Kurt Russell, Brundlefly versus The Thing from Another World, in an epic showdown of body horror, special effects, and possibly the best use of makeup ever. Listen in for our immediate reaction to these two classics.

This is also week three of our ongoing project to watch every Aardman feature and short film. This week we are talking ‘Chicken Run’, Aardman’s first feature, directed by Nick Park and Peter Lord. We encourage everyone to watch along with us and check in each episode for our dedicated Aardman segment. Go to https://boxd.it/BQYVu for the watchlist. Next week we will be discussing Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Also make sure to enter our contest to win a free subscription to Letterboxd Patron: https://boxd.it/AuDza

Intro (0:00)

Our History with The Fly and The Thing (1:15)

Review of Chicken Run (13:55)

Review of The Fly and The Thing (35:51)

Pete and Trevor sat at home with a pot of tea, some crackers, and of course CHEESE (and yes, it was Yorkshire Wensleydale), and watched Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Nick Park is back, along with Merlin Crossingham, directing only the second W&G feature film. Listen to the podcast to hear our immediate reactions to the film (giving plenty of warning before getting into spoilers). 

This is also week two of our ongoing project to watch every Aardman feature and short film. As luck would have it, we watched the Aardman Shorts from 1990-1995, which included ‘A Close Shave’, and ‘The Wrong Trousers’, featuring that dastardly nefarious penguin Feathers McGraw. We encourage everyone to watch along with us and check in each episode for our dedicated Aardman segment. Go to https://boxd.it/BQYVu for the watchlist for January. Next week we will be discussing Aardman’s first feature length film ‘Chicken Run’. 

Also make sure to enter our contest to win a free subscription to Letterboxd Patron: 

https://boxd.it/AuDza 

Intro (0:00)

Aardman Shorts 1990-1995 (3:17)

Spoiler-free review of Vengeance Most Fowl (33:04)

Spoiler-talk (55:48)