Arlie Adlington (award-winning audio producer) and Kate Leaver (Who’s A Good Dog podcast) return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Arlie’s choice Twister. Twister is a 1996 disaster film directed by Jan de Bont with a screenplay by Michael (ER, Jurassic Park) Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin. It stars Bill Paxton as Bill, a retired storm chaser-turned weatherman and Helen Hunt as Jo, a meteorologist obsessed with chasing tornadoes and trying to deploy a tornado research device - they also happen to be ex husband and wife. Along with a supporting cast of twister perverts including Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, Jeremy Davies and Jake Busey they are in a race against tornados to successfully test Dorothy and her magic balls. Twister has a surprisingly low body count (high flying cow count) for a disaster film (the dog does not die) and also quite a low action rate apart from a couple of decent scenes - just about enough to sustain for its near two hour runtime. Twister is quite an usual film - flying cows - and it is also a very 90s film with plenty of unintentional hilarious moments and dodgy CGI. Scores for recommendability for Twister were pretty decent, less high for repeat viewing, mainly because of the long runtime but it still manages to score a respectable 3.39 overall.   [supsystic-tables id=250]  

Episode #238 Crew Links

Thanks to Episode #237 Crew of Arlie Adlington (@ArlieAdlington) and Kate Leaver (@kateileaver) from Whos A Good Dog

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Carrie Morrison (Lights, Carrie, Action podcast) and Jessica Regan (Best Pick podcast) return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Carrie’s choice My Neighbor Totoro. My Neighbor Totoro is the 1988 iconic Studio Ghibli animation. Written and directed by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki it tells the story of sisters Satsuki and Mei who move to a rural setting while their mother is unwell and in hospital. One day, Mei follows two spirits into the forest and finds a sleeping "Totoro" - a sort of chinchilla type animal - and falls asleep on its belly. Satsuki at first doesn’t believe Mei that the Totoro exists but later when they are waiting for the bus in the rain Totoro appears. With a run time of under 90 minutes My Neighbor Totoro is light on narrative but heavy on fantasy and animism - the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. It is impossible not to be drawn into the fantasy and charm of Totoro and this was heavily reflected in the scores. The recommendability scores for My Neighbor Totoro were very high but a little lower for engagement giving an overall rating of 4.04.   [supsystic-tables id=249]  

Episode #237 Crew Links

Thanks to Episode #237 Crew of Carrie Morrison (@CarrieJoMo) and Jessica Regan (@itsjessregan) from The Best Pick movie podcast

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Ben Challoner (Third Window Films Podcast) and Joe (The Wire Stripped, Shitegeist podcast) join Flixwatcher remotely for the last episode of 2021 to review Ben’s choice Tokyo Godfathers. Tokyo Godfathers is a 2003 Japanese animation tragicomedy written and directed by Satoshi Kon. Three homeless people Gin - a middle-aged alcoholic, Hana - a transgender woman and Miyuki - teenage runaway discover an abandoned baby on Christmas Eve and end up on a wild adventure when they try to reunite baby and mother. Son himself calls Tokyo Godfathers “a twisted sentimental story” despite the Christmas setting and Three Wise Men elements that is where the warming festive spirit ends as the story progresses there is murder, beatings, suicide and the reality of being homeless. This might sound depressing but there is also humour and hope.   [supsystic-tables id=248] Recommendations for Tokyo Godfathers were very high - even from Helen! Slightly lower repeat viewing but higher engagement - unless you find subtitled animation sleepy - gives an overall rating of 4.20. Merry Christmas from Kobi and Helen, see you in 2022!

Episode #236 Crew Links

Thanks to Episode #236 Crew of Ben Challoner (@BenjyBox) and Joe Kiely (@Shitegeistpod)

Find their Websites online at https://letterboxd.com/benjybox/

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Katie Smith-Wong (Movie Marker, Film Stories, New Scientist) and Kelechi Ehenulo (Confessions From A Geek Mind, Film Stories, VultureHound Magazine) join Flixwatcher remotely to review Katie’s choice The Power of the Dog. The Power of the Dog is a 2021 release from acclaimed director Jane Campion based on Thomas Savage's 1967 novel. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil an alpha male cowboy/repressed homosexual, Jesse Plemons as his brother George, Kirsten Dunst as Rose, George’s new wife and Kodi Smit-McPhee as her effeminate and quiet son Peter. Phil’s perfect set up is throw into disarray when his brother George marries widower Rose who moves into their family home with her son Peter and threatens tightly controlled world. He retaliates by bullying and intimating Rose and starts an unpredictable relationship with Peter. The Power of the Dog was a highlight at London Film Festival 2021 and its arrival on Netflix comes with high expectations. Despite the Western setting The Power of the Dog is more a film about gender identity and psychological power with a third act reveal that comes out of nowhere than cowboys and horses.   [supsystic-tables id=247] Flixwatcher scores for The Power of the Dog for recommendability and engagement were very high but lower scores for small screen viewing gives a very respectable overall rating of 4.16. What do you guys think? Have you seen The Power of the Dog? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!

Episode #235 Crew Links

Thanks to Episode #235Crew of  Kelechi Ehenulo (@kehenulo) and Katie Smith-Wong (@KatieSmithWong)

Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/flickfeast

And at https://twitter.com/filmstoriespod And at https://twitter.com/NewScientist And at https://twitter.com/MovieMarker And at https://twitter.com/theOAFFC And at https://twitter.com/londoncritics And at https://twitter.com/GeekMindUK And at https://twitter.com/SetTheTape And at https://twitter.com/VultureHoundMag And at https://twitter.com/FILMHOUNDSmag And at https://twitter.com/filmstoriespod And at https://twitter.com/JumpCut_Online And at https://confessionsfromageekmind.com/ And at https://muckrack.com/katiesmithwong Please make sure you give them some love

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Sophie (It’s An S Pod Thing!) and Barbara (Over/underated: a music podcast with Babs and Fran) return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Sophie’s choice School of Rock. School of Rock is a 2003 comedy directed by Richard Linklater and starring Jack Black as Dewey Finn, a failing rock musician who pretends to be his best friend Ned filling in as a substitute teacher and consequently uses his pupils to enter a Battle of the Bands competition. It also co-stars Joan Cusack as the uptight Principal ”Roz" Mullins, Sarah Silverman as Ned’s nagging girlfriend and Mike White (who wrote the film) as Ned Schneebly, Dewy’s best friend and the real Mr Schneebly. Not a musical but there is a stage musical adaptation it was the highest-grossing music-themed comedy of all time until 2015. If High Fidelity was Black’s breakout film, School of Rock put him firmly into the mainstream and it is very much his film and still his most known and loved character.   [supsystic-tables id=246] School of Rock scored very highly for recommendability and repeat viewing from Sophie and Babs but slightly lower scores for engagement gives an overall rating of a very respectable 4.08. What do you guys think? Have you seen School of Rock? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!

Episode #234 Crew Links

Thanks to Episode #234 Crew of Sophie Davies (@ItsSophieDavies) and Bárbara Mendes-Jorge (@flame_me_up) from @SPodThing

Find their Websites online at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/its-an-s-pod-thing/id1509312862

And at https://twitter.com/greatbigowl And at https://twitter.com/OUmusicpod And at https://linktr.ee/overunderratedmusicpod Please make sure you give them some love

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Zach Fortais-Gomm and Liz Campbell from Realms of Peril and Glory (actual play podcast) return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Liz’s choice Mean Girls. Mean Girls is a 2004 teen comedy written by Tina Fey and directed by Mark (Freaky Friday) Waters. It stars Lindsay Lohan as newcomer Cady, a superb Rachel McAdams as Regina George the rich popular leader of The Plastics, Lacey Chabert as Gretchen Wieners and Amanda Seyfried, in her breakout role as Karen Smith, the sweet but dumb member of The Plastics. Cady arrives at High School having been homeschooled previously in “Africa” and befriends two outsiders Janis and Damien who convince her to befriend Regina and The Plastics to take revenge. Even if you haven’t seen Mean Girls you will have seen the numerous GIFs and memes (93 and counting) it has spawned - ever worn pink on a Wednesday?!? It has quite possibly become the defining teen film in popular culture. Despite some aspects having aged like (according to Zach) milk - the casual racism and sexual relationships - questionable whether underage grooming by male teachers was funny even in 2004 but Mean Girls is top tier teen film.   [supsystic-tables id=245] Recommedability scores for Mean Girls were high - with fives from Liz, Zach and Helen and strong scoring across the remaining categories gives a very high overall rating of 4.28. What do you guys think? Have you seen Mean Girls? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!

Episode #233 Crew Links

Thanks to Episode #233 Crew of Zachary Fortais-Gomm (@zackfg) and Elizabeth Campbell (@LizxCampbell) from Realms of Peril and Glory

Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/OvercoatsWooden

And https://twitter.com/Victoriocity‎‎ And https://twitter.com/OrphansAudio And https://twitter.com/QuidProEuro And https://www.lightandtragic.com/ Please make sure you give them some love

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Catrin Lowe and Rich Nelson from Don‘t You Want Me? podcast join Flixwatcher remotely to review Catrin’s choice Dirty Dancing. Dirty Dancing is a 1987 romantic drama written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino and stars Patrick Swayze as dance instructor Johnny Castle and Jennifer Grey as Baby. Set in the summer of 1963, Baby and her family are on vacation at Kellerman’s - an American version of Butlins - in the Catskills. After Baby intervenes to help Johnny’s dance partner Penny with an abortion she steps in to dance with Johnny and goes on a journey of self-discovery. Marketed as a ‘chick flick’ - dancing, pink font, the mega-hit ‘(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life' by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, peak Patrick Swayze - Dirty Dancing has much more depth and nuances than a lot of people give it credit for. For a mainstream film to include botched abortions as a major plot point in the 1980s was a brave move.   [supsystic-tables id=244] Scores for recommendability for 14 Peaks were high from guests and Flixwatcher. As with documentaries the repeat viewing score was much slower giving a very respectable overall score of 4.10. 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible premieres on Netflix UK on Monday 29 November. What do you guys think? Have you seen Dirty Dancing? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!

Episode #232 Crew Links

Thanks to Episode #232 Crew of Rich Nelson (@BetamaxPod) and Catrin Lowe (@KittyCostanza) from Don’t You Want Me podcast

Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/BetamaxPod

And at https://twitter.com/paperworkt‎‎   Please make sure you give them some love

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14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible is a 2021 documentary that follows fearless Nepali mountaineer Nirmal (Nims) Purja as he attempts to climb all 14 of the world’s 8,000 m peaks in under seven months. 14 Peaks will have its European premiere as part of the Kendal Mountain Festival with a Q&A with the director Torquil Jones and Nirmal Purja. Find out more - https://tickets.kendalmountainfestival.com/events/19-11-2021-12-15-14-peaks-nothing-is-impossible-european-premiere-feature-film-and-qa-with-nims-purja 14 Peaks follows Nims and fellow Nepali Sherpas Mingma Gyabu “David” Sherpa, Lakpa Dendi (Zekson Son), Geljen Sherpa and Tensi Kasang as they attempt the “impossible” challenge. As you would expect from an extreme challenge the road ahead is never easy and Nims and his team face a multitude of challenges from unexpected weather conditions, other climbers and the Chinese Government.   [supsystic-tables id=243] Scores for recommendability for 14 Peaks were high from guests and Flixwatcher. As with documentaries the repeat viewing score was much slower giving a very respectable overall score of 4.10. 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible premieres on Netflix UK on Monday 29 November. What do you guys think? Have you seen 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!

Episode #231 Crew Links

Thanks to Episode #231 Crew of Steve Scott (@SteveScott_KMF) and Claire Jane Carter (@CJ_Cart) from Kendal Mountain Festival

Find their Websites online at

And at https://www.instagram.com/kendalmountainfestival/‎‎ And at https://www.kendalmountainfestival.com/ And at https://www.waterstones.com/book/waymaking/helen-mort/claire-carter/9781910240755   Please make sure you give them some love

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Kate Leaver (Who’s A Good Dog podcast) and award-winning audio producer Arlie Adlington join Flixwatcher remotely to review Kate’s choice Notting Hill. Notting Hill is a 1999 romantic comedy from writer Richard Curtis, starring Hugh Grant as bumbling Englishman Will and Julia Roberts as Hollywood actress Anna Scott who enters his life after a meet-cute involving orange juice. Is Notting Hill the best rom-com? Debatable for Kate and Arlie yes, for Helen definitely not. Views were mixed, trite and overly sentimental and controversial for its ethnic cleansing of an area of London famous for its Caribbean carnival event or is the character of Anna Scott actually really funny and Notting Hill a quirky take on the regular guy dating a celebrity?   [supsystic-tables id=242] The scores were equally as divisive with Kate and Arlie giving straight fives for recommendability and Kobi and Helen much lower. Its two hours plus runtime was also a turnoff and resulted in low repeat viewing score to give Notting Hill an overall rating of 3.89. What do you guys think? Have you seen Notting Hill? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!

Episode #230 Crew Links

Thanks to Episode #230 Crew of Arlie Adlington (@ArlieAdlington) and Kate Leaver (@kateileaver) from #WhosAGoodDog

Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/_multitrack

And at ‎‎Who's a Good Dog on Apple Podcasts And at http://www.arlie.me   Please make sure you give them some love

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Michael Leder and Jake Cunningham (Ghibliotheque - A Podcast About Studio Ghibli and Ghibliotheque: The Unofficial Guide to the Movies of Studio Ghibli) return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Michael’s choice American Graffiti. In a galaxy far, far away in 1973 George Lucas directed American Graffiti. Set in 1962 it tells the story of a group of teenagers on their last night in their hometown (based on Lucas’ own hometown of Modesto) before they go to college. Notable cast members include Richard Dreyfuss as Curt Henderson, Ron Howard as Steve Bolander, Charles Martin Smith as Terry "The Toad" Fields, Cindy Williams as Laurie Henderson and the debut of Harrison Ford as Bob Falfa. American Graffiti couldn’t be more different to what would later be probably the biggest cinema franchise ever, there are no effects, no other worlds, just a group of kids cruising around in Ford Thunderbirds, hanging around at drive-ins, trying to get lucky and unaware of what the arrival of the 1970s and the Vietnam War will bring.   [supsystic-tables id=241] American Graffiti had a mixed response from Flixwatcher and guests, Kobi and Helen were less enamoured than Michael and Jake and the recommedability scores were reflected in this difference of opinion. Strong scores from Michael and Jake across the remaining categories help to give an overall score of 3.45. What do you guys think? Have you seen American Graffiti? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!

Episode #229 Crew Links

Thanks to Episode #229 Crew of Jake Cunningham (@jakehcunningham) and Michael Leader (@MichaelJLeader) from Ghibliotheque

Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/bfi

And at https://twitter.com/littledotstudio And at https://twitter.com/lwlies And at https://twitter.com/theipaper And at https://twitter.com/BIFA_film Please make sure you give them some love

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