On the BiTTE

Laura touted this film as one of the seminal films that triggered this whole podcast journey. This was way before there was even a podcast and a website was involved with a completely different name. Laura had seen this film many moons ago and with its importance no short stretch in relation to the birthing of the podcast, we gathered a crack team of friends to analyze and scrutinize. Returning guest Renée and newcomer Anna join the usual pair for a critical look at this John Duigan film. 

Let's just say delicately, this film is equal parts troubling, amusing, disturbing, and a real test of what you would find morally acceptable and no one (Laura included, funnily) ever thought we'd be put in such a quandary. Accompanying this video is also a moment at the 2015 Florida Film Festival at the Enzian Theater which had "An Evening with Sam Rockwell" on stage for a live Q&A and a young Laura asking him the important question if he's do any more films like this one. Catch that in our most recent videos tab on YouTube!

We decided it was time to clean up what's left of Danny Boyle's filmography, so here we are with SHALLOW GRAVE! Starring the inevitably nude Ewan McGregor (who, strangely, isn't nude in this film), Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox. This horror comedy is right up our alley, and just a great film to start off the next 50 episodes!

We made it to episode 50! And for episode 50, we've decided to do something special: we've brought back Josh and Kat, who screened this film at Uncomfortable Brunch many moons ago, to come in and to talk to us about John Cameron Mitchell's seminal piece about sex positivity, inclusivity and finding that elusive orgasm. 

I mean, we don't have any time stamps for this film, what you see is literally peppered throughout. Laura's face lit up like a Christmas Tree. There's some bad jokes, some obvious corse language given the subject matter and plenty of stories about people doing the exact same thing. Sit back, enjoy and thank you for following and supporting us this long!

It's been an emotional journey, sometimes infuriating and sometimes confusing, but we're here! 

To round off the trifecta , we have TAKING WOODSTOCK, a large scale, period-piece, ensemble cast led telling of the memoir about how the legendary concert came to be. No stone is left unturned. No paperwork left unexamined. No telephone line or portaloo left unerrected, this is the definitive story of Woodstock. 

There's some good. There's some bad. There's some confusing decisions made. See what you think for yourself, man. Groovy! (ugh) 
 

Watch your step! Apply caution, there's lust in the air! Get a wet floor sign (the joke didn't really work on air either but it's honestly the best I have at the moment)!

The steamy, raunchy, espionage, spy thriller with all those "hard" sex scenes in them: LUST, CAUTION (2007). I mean they're pretty eye-catching, especially if you happen to lock eyes with Tony Leung at any point during them as he's squashing Tang Wei into as small a ball as possible. 

It's a mixed bag for us. One of those rare occasions where Ryan likes something more than Laura does. There's plenty to like here but when you're posing an argument that it may be didn't need the hard sex scenes as pertaining to our interests on the podcast and in order to tell a good story, you know something's up. 

"Lee-gacy" is here! And yes, we're covering Ang Lee, y'know, that bloke that played the CGI Hulk in his movie. We don't cover HULK in any capacity other than by mentioning Ryan's favourite behind the scenes featurette of all time but we do cover 3 films that happen to be in sequential order. 

First up we have a film that probably needs no introduction. You know what this film is the minute you mutter its title; BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. It's simply a masterpiece. You've got Heath Ledger, you've got Jake Gyllenhaal, you've got it all.

It doesn't take much to have Ryan and Laura in tears but if you're not emotional at any point in this film, you might want to talk to someone about getting that swinging stone removed from where your heart used to be. 

It seems disgraceful to address but this is the first complete non-English language film that we've covered. I mean, it is the first of many, many, many dives into the European Cinematic well of richness! Starting that journey on the light side, we look at Zoé Wittock's JUMBO, a love story between a young, shy woman and an inanimate amusement park ride. It's a tale established in truth though, as we cover in two separate real-life stories but what you get is a strong directorial debut that's hallucinatory quality really shines through. There's plenty to enjoy here! 

Taking us back to our youth. Back into the gutter of our young minds and back into the classroom of our formative years, THE INBETWEENERS is a horrifically accurate depiction of what it was like surviving your teenage years in the UK. 

As the only one of the pair to survive the UK school system, Ryan has plenty of stories (and non-stories) among which we appreciate, dismantle, and gawp over the bold and brave depravity of this modern sitcom/cinema saga. 

The Iain Morris and Damon Beesley created show with Ben Palmer coming in to direct, is easily one of the best TV creations of the last 50 years. It spawned a 3-series show of 6 parts each, a hugely successful first movie and a sequel. 

Join us as we dive deep into THE INBETWEENERS SAGA! Bring yer wellies, a snorkel, and a packet of ham, it's going to be a wild one!

The Oscars are upon us once again! Oh joy! And with it comes the celebration of our favourite films of the past year! Be it a film about an everything bagel, the return of a disgraced fighter pilot or the brutalization of a donkey for a vapid attempt of portraying a deep message as justification, it falls into our immediate interests that our personal favourite is Martin McDonagh's THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN. 

This film is simply a deeply dark comedic gem and should be experienced rather than explained. Stop what you're doing and watch it now if you haven't already. And if you have, enjoy Ryan's return to the hot seat with a melancholic love of this particular piece of cinema. 

Martin McDonagh is becoming a new favorite, and cementing his place in our hearts with 2022's The Banshees of Inisherin.

It's that time of year again. Every February, couples unite in celebrating their love and single lonesome souls lament or celebrate their single-dom. Some call it Valentine's. Other's call it Galantine's. Since Ryan isn't a woman, he's stepping out on this one and taking a break from editing and telling jokes to spend some time on an island and Laura has invited her best friend Renée to fill in to talk about the top shelf romantic comedy: FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL. 

This one broke some boundaries back in 2008 and persists as a wonderful romantic comedy, mixed in with some real raw emotion, and of course, full-frontal male nudity. 

Sit back and enjoy a change of pace and far less cynicism in this special all-ladies edition of On The Bitte.