Paro Pod

In which we are blessed with our guest Isabelle who joins us on DC and Marvel film rambles, Tween film franchises, the highs and lows of the porn industry and the cursed world of fashion magazines. 

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Recommended films for Episode 53 - The Vanishing

00:03:40 Maze Runner

00:14:44 Trog

00:21:23 Pink Flamingos

00:40:52 Birds of Prey

01:05:03 Boogie Nights and Antiporno

01:21:20 Devil Wears Prada

01:35:24 Listener Q

In which we get romantic, talk philosophy and stroll through some of Europe’s most beautiful cities with our recommended films, ‘The Before Trilogy’.

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Recommended films for Episode 53 - The Vanishing

00:07:06 Suicide Squad 2016/2021

00:30:12 Raw

00:38:08 The Woman in Black

00:52:03 The Before Trilogy

Newsround

01:48:14 Brendan Fraser is back!

Listener Question

01:57:20 Is Sam Rockwell the best actor working today?

In which we celebrate our 50th episode with a healthy dosage of a variety of films! 

We talk horror classic 'The Exorcist' and William Friedkin's other classic film 'Sorcerer', comparing the two and seeing the ways in which Hollywood had changed between the release of each film. With cinemas back and with new movies to talk about, we look at M. Night's divisive 'Old' and have a look back at the man's career to 'The Village', argued by some to be the best film he's ever made.

Modern B-Movie gorefest 'Terrifer', Childhood traumatizing 'Monster House' and as we quickly cap off the Matrix Franchise, there's something for everyone in our 50th episode bonanza!! 

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Recommended films for Episode 51 - The Before Trilogy

00:09:09 The Exorcist

00:25:33 Old/The Village 

00:59:39 Monster House

01:07:09 Terrifier

01:!9:59 Sorcerer

01:33:25 The Matrix

Listener Questions

01:49:29 Favourite long films?

01:53:52 Favourite short films?

In which we take the red pill and discover the truth behind the great American myth that is Jesse James with our recommended film, 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'. A modern classic that strips back the the mythos of the man to tell us something greater about how we look at the legacy of historic figures.

We talk 70s horror oddities with 'The Baby' and 'Basket Case', learn Kung-fu with Neo in 'The Matrix' and learn about the beginnings of Capitalism with Kelly Reichardt's 'First Cow'.

00:07:59 The Matrix

00:20:30 First Cow

00:33:32 The Baby

00:44:20 Basket Case

00:49:10 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Listener Questions

01:34:00 What has improved most from Episode 1?

01:39:29 Favourite Irish films?

In which we discuss the underwater world of 'Aquaman', maybe the best movie ever made??? Probably not!

We also talk David Byrne's 'True Stories' as a beautiful ode to weirdos, chat about the Cloverfield Franchise and the potential failings of films that rely on genre/convention to explain their other-worldy themes. 

Finishing off with a few listener questions and responses to our question to the listeners! 

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Recommended film for Episode 49 - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

00:05:51 Aquaman

00:33:16 True Stories

Listener Questions

00:52:26 What films do you disagree on?

01:03:37 Jeff Bezos in space

01:13:05 Thoughts on physical media?

In which we take things nice and easy with a selection of movies that are both sad and slow. From the beautiful golden hour skies of the American what fields in 'Days of Heaven' to the rocky, winding roads of Iran in 'Taste of Cherry' and even into the bustling busy streets of Japan in 'Tokyo Story', we discuss the importance of reflection in films and the ways in which this can be achieve. 

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Recommended film for Episode 49 - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

00:15:47 Days of Heaven

00:38:55 Taste of Cherry (Content Warnig - Suicide) 

00:51:54 Tokyo Story

Listener Questions

01:25:05 Can a movie be too short?

In which we open up a few cold ones and chill out as we make our way through Academy Award winning 'Another Round' and the long awaited final chapter of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. 

Featuring cursed conversations about demon children with the late and great Richard Donner's 'The Omen' as well as Gasper Noe's first feature film, 'I Stand Alone', another cursed movie. 

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Recommended film for Episode 47 - Tokyo Story

00:07:37 - Another Round

00:29:06 - I Stand Alone

00:48:54 - The Omen

01:11:05 - Leatherface 

01:31:05 - Jean Painlevé

Listener Qs 

01:41:24 Perfect films?

In which we talk Japanese comfort films with 'From Up on Poppy Hill' and ' Good Morning' before falling into the horrors of locked-in syndrome and mental isolation from #'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'. 

And yeah, we listen to cool obscure bands like Pink Floyd 😎 with our recommended film 'The Wall', a surreal and strange rock opera that goes to some very odd places with its use of the human body. 

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Recommended film for Episode 47 - Tokyo Story

00:11:15 Saw

00:22:04 From Up on Poppy Hill

00:36:27 Good Morning

00:49:41 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

01:10:09 The Wall

01:41:09 Favourite actors?

In which we discuss some Korean 2000s classics with Park Chang Wook's Vengeance Trilogy and Bong Joon Ho's "Memories of Murder", talk about the weird meta world of "Cecil B. Demented", question the content of some of our favourite animated films while gush over one of (if not the) greatest actor of our time, Mr. Song Kang-Ho. 

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Recommended film for Episode 45 - The Wall (1982)

00:04:57 Cecil B. Demented

00:14:42 Memories of Murder

00:25:21 Sympathy for Mr Vengeance

00:36:34 Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

00:55:50 Possessor

Listener Questions

01:13:04 Favourite animated movies?

01:22:30 Thoughts on piracy?

In which we stage a failed coup for our glorious leader, Monke. We take on the final stage of our journey through the Rob Zombie canon with 'The Lords of Salem', get down and dirty with a bunch of big ole worms in 'Tremors', before we get real dirty with Pier Paolo Pasolini's sadistically disturbed 'Salo, or 120 Days of Sodom'.

Finishing off with our deep dive into the mind of Yukio Mishima with his film, 'Patriotism', and our recommended film, Paul Schrader's phenomenal 'Mishima - A Life in Four Chapters'. 

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00:12:12 Lords of Salem

00:27:48 Tremors/King Kong

00:37:50 M

00:49:33 Salo 

01:17:08 Patriotism

02:02:13 who watches more movies

02:03:44 Is tropic thunder safe?