An important year in the lives of our hosts and an important film for Brad Pitt. We're talking 2007 and the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Also in this episode: We're joined by guest Ed Beamer, Chris goes gonzo in Hong Kong, Ed and Sam 'do' Europe and Sam's first relationship breaks down. Lots to unpack.

Presented by Sam Turner and Chris Jenkins.

Music by Joe Booker.

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It's another rite de passage film this week as Chris and Sam delve into the first of Joachim Trier's Oslo Trilogy, Reprise. Two aspiring young creatives juggle with the trials and tribulations of gender politics and mental health, and Trier's film is equally interesting. If you enjoy Midlife Film Catch Up please buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/filmcatchup.

Presented by Sam Turner and Chris Jenkins.

Music by Joe Booker

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Tommy Lee Jones' directorial debut The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is under Chris and Sam's collective microscope this week. We're also launching a crowd funder to improve the listener experience - link below. There's more stand-up workshopping, fun with condiments and mid-00s capers.

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Presented by Chris Jenkins and Sam Turner

Music by Joe Booker.

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Wong Kar-Wai's 2046 was released in the year 2004. In this year, Chris returned to Hong Kong, Sam went to St Andrews Gardens, and both presenters embarked on respective musical projects. We also cover butter vs margarine, gift giving and My Name Is Earl.

Presented by Chris Jenkins and Sam Turner.

Music by Joe Booker.

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A pivotal year in Sam's life and the year Andrey Zvyagintsev's Golden Lion-winning drama The Return hit screens. In our episode on 2003, Chris and Sam delve deeper into Chris's aversion to the sound of running water, 'Monster Munch Gate' is reopened and fox sex.

Presented by Sam Turner and Chris Jenkins

Music by Joe Booker.

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Sam and Chris are in the same room to record our returning episode after a short break. It's 2002 in the Film Catch-up project and the film under the microscope is Scottish indie sensation Morvern Callar starring Samantha Morton But more importantly, how important is it to pre-heat an oven?

Presented by Chris Jenkins and Sam Turner.

Music by Joe Booker.

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Sam and Chris are joined by a special guest to dissect Toshiaki Toyoda's high energy high school drama Blue Spring. It's the year Chris lived in Hong Kong, therefore our hosts welcome Liam, Chris's colleague while teaching abroad. It's also the year that that would change world history, the year News Round's Lizo was the name on everyone's lips and the New Rock Revolution was amping up.

Presented by Chris Jenkins and Sam Turner.

Music by Joe Booker.

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Before Birdman, The Revenant and Babel, Alejandro González Iñárritu directed Amores Perros (2000), a triptych film about love and dogs. Before this podcast, Chris worked in a One-Stop Shop with a spiritually wounded man and Sam worked as a pot wash with garlic bread duties. Episode 18 of Midlife Film Catch Up sees our hosts reaching adulthood at the turn of the century.

Presented by Chris Jenkins and Sam Turner

Music by Joe Booker

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Sam's friend Norm takes the hybrid role of guest/co-host as we reach 1999 in the MLFCU project. Sam and Norm talk about Pedro Almodóvar's award-winning classic All About My Mother as well as their adolescence in East Yorkshire. There are also brit-pop urinal meetings, self-help advice and mini discs.

Presented by Sam Turner and Nicholas Amann

Music by Joe Booker

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On the banks of the Danube small time hustlers Matko and Zare are getting into all sorts of bother. Meanwhile in Southampton, Chris Jenkins is loving life as a sandwich board executive. Our presenters are not in agreement on the merits of Emir Kusturica's award-winning caper, nor on the subculture to which Wallace and Gromit belong. Expect fireworks, frivolity and lots of geese.

Music by Joe Booker.

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