One with the Films

Movieman is on holidays! Please welcome his temporary replacement Sam (Celebro) from TikTok! We break down his favourite film "Bram Stoker's Dracula" Starring Gary Oldman as the titular bad boy! Enjoy!

Directed by the one and only Francis Ford Coppola, Bram Stoker's Dracula was released in 1992 on a $40 mil budget, it went on to gross $216m at the box office. In 92 it soared to the 15th highest grossing film of the year and had an opening weekend of 4mil in the UK with which it beat the record previously held by Tim Burtons Batman Returns! The film features a collection of well known stars with Gary Oldman playing the titular role, Keanu Reeves, Winona Rider and Anthony Hopkins all hanging out on screen. Reviews for this one seem to be pretty mixed, it has a 7.4 on imdb off 216k ratings but a metascore of 57. After watching this film though I can understand and respect its status as a cult classic and personal favourite of many, many people.

Boy, only recently celebrated the 12th anniversary of its release. It originally hit the screen on August 26th 2010 and was showered with praise an awards during its run at copious film festivals. Boy was only the second feature film by Taika Waititi, following Eagle vs Shark and followed by What We Do in the Shadows. Taika has also gone on to work on massive projects such as the two most recent Thor films, as well as producing and directing for shows such as Our Flag Means Death, and What We Do in the Shadows, and many other incredible works! Boy was brought to us by @tylermakesfilms as it was one of his favourite all time films!

This week the amazing JJ joins us with one of her all time favourite films, pushing Movie Man and Naf to stretch beyond their usual choices with an unconventional romantic horror directed by Tomas Alfredson based on a 2004 novel of the same name.

It was also eventually adapted in a US version titled Let Me In, directed by The Batman's Matt Reeves. Let the right one in runs for just under 2 hours and has a rating of 7.9 on IMDB with 216k ratings and it had little to no trouble finding itself an adoring fan base including JJ. 

This is a must see for even the horror avoidant film buff. 

We also discuss at length all aspects of the current state of media as we try our hardest to stay on topic.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as chosen by Naf is a cult classic sci-fi romance starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet along a cast of stars. Its ranked 91 in the top 250 all time films on IIMDB, was nominated for 2 Oscars, best original screen play and best actress and won best screenplay! 

The tagline for this film is When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories.

We hope you enjoy this episode of One with the Films!

Heat was released in 1995, it was directed by Michael mann and stars Al Pacino and Robert Deniro. As well as val kilmer. It had a relatively small budget at 60mil and returned around 190 mil in total at the box office. It has a rating of 8.3 stars on imdb on the back of 650k ratingst. And it tells the story of a group of highly effective criminals and an equally effective detective as he works tirelessly to catch them.

Movieman is away this week so we have my baby brother online talking about this fantastic film, while also diving into whatever else tickles our brain in the moment!

Rear window the 42nd film by Alfred Hitchcock was released in 1954. On a budget of 1 mil at the time, it made back it budget 37 times which is absolutely insane! It has a score of 8.5 in IMDB from just under 500k reviews and a Metacritic score of 100. Not many films can say the same. It stars James Stewart as Jeff, A wheelchair-bound photographer spying on his neighboiurs from, wait for it, his rear window, and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder, despite being gaslighted by everyone he tells. It was nominated for 4 oscars, best director, screenplay, cinematography and sound. And oh my was it an absolute vision. 

Spookibree has shared this as one of her all time favourites so we have all watched it and come together to discuss it today!

Stick around as we work through that ridiculous watchlist of yours...

The Weekly Watchlist Explained!

Some info on Groundhog Day! We also discuss what we knew about the film before we watched it, and then review it by talking some of our favourite moments, some positives/negatives and an overall rating. 

Were we glad we watched it? 

What else have we been watching? And announcing the next film on The Weekly Watchlist as well as our special guest! 

Thanks for listening

Catching up with Movie Man, post break, and diving in to just about everything! We also provide some context on the direction of the podcast moving forward!

Movieman is still on holidays! Another guest host has joined the battle! @Spen_Kenobi from TikTok is back to talk Stranger Things 4, Kenobi now that the dust has settled, and we sound off on our favourite Film scores and composers, maybe even some games!

Naf reviews- Lightyear (2022) and we share a couple of recommendations each!

Movieman is on holidays so please welcome guest host Kari (@estarguarstia) from TikTok

Talking about when and where her obsession originated, a deep dive into the Obi-Wan Kenobi Series now that it is over, some generic Star Wars Talk as well some of her favourite films, series outside of Star Wars universe and then a chat about where it should go next! Enjoy!