In which we keep ourselves grounded with thermonuclear calamities, postmodern explosions and hyper-stylised ultraviolence, centred around our recommended film of the week, Threads (1984).

All before we stroll down to Brown Town with a brief outline of our upcoming found-footage Batman script. Think Paranormal Activity meets Joker - crack open the champagne, we're heading straight to the top! Also featuring our reactions to your latest hot takes on overrated films and all that fun stuff.

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Film recommendation for Episode 25 - Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

00:02:40 War Games

00:11:28 Kick-Ass

00:27:17 Zabriskie Point

00:36:03 Love and Mercy

00:43:04 Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3

01:07:45 Threads

Listeners Questions

01:43:42 If you were to direct a film how would you make it as profitable as possible?

Overrated franchises/directors?

01:48:27 Harry Potta

01::50:48 Star Wars

01:54:06 Christopher Nolan

01:59:22 Liam Neeson films

02:00:36 Fast and Furious films

02:01:41 James Bond, Steven Spielberg

In which we discuss films we've been watching this week, dig into a second serving of cannibal horror with Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and achieve a world-first in distilling cultural analysis down to an exact science known as 'vibology'. Featuring a treasure trove of hidden gems uncovered by our lovely listeners.

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Film recommendation for Episode 23 - Threads (1984)

00:06:06 Yellow Brick Road

00:14:15 Embrace of the Serpent

00:26:11 Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

00:57:23 Hulk (2003)

01:09:26 Nimic

01:13:23 Meshes of the Afternoon

Listener Questions

01:18:26 If you could have anyone on the podcast, who would it be?

01:24:58 Question to Listeners - Underrated gems?

List of Films Mentioned - 

A Perfect World

Bundeloafe 2: The Return of Jafar

Detachment

Good Time

Falling Down

His House

The Iron Giant

Kill List

Killing Them Softly

Logan Lucky

Mommy

Never Really, Sometimes Always

Road to Perdition

Stardust

Thunder Road

In which we talk chainsaw-wielding maniacs and social breakdown in Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Mandy (2018), before a round of questions and unpopular opinions sent in by listeners!

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Film recommendation for Episode 23 - Threads (1984)

00:05:27 Mandy

00:28:08 Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Listener Opinions 

01:13:16 Movie YouTubers be lame

01:18:50 Nicolas Cage is the best actor of all time

01:21:58 Iron Man deserved to die

01:24:06 Lion King is boring

01:25:53 Films are too long

01:37:24 Ford v Ferrari is shite

01:39:24 Bridge to Terabithia is the worst film of all time

01:43:01 Jaws: The Revenge > Jaws

Questions

01:50:36 Ever walked out of a cinema?

01:55:34 Do you believe in aliens?

02:01:51 Is Trolls 2 the greatest film ever made?

In which we keep the good times rolling with the most bizarre range of films yet - from Jodorowsky's latest to Pixar's, from Christmas with the Kranks to Falling Down, Napoleon Dynamite to Possession. Including a considered retrospective on 2020 cinema.

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Recommended film for Episode 21 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

00:07:06 Christmas with the Kranks

00:13:13 Spring Breakers

00:23:46 The Virgin Suicides

00:35:02 Dance of Reality

00:42:07 Napoleon Dynamite

00:48:33 Falling Down

01:06:03 Tetsuo, the Iron Man

01:16:40 Possession

01:26:55 Soul

Listener Questions

01:32:23 Favourite film of 2020?

In which we ring in the new year with talk of everything from bewildering British satire like Johnny English and Love Actually to postmodern masterpieces like Shrek Retold and The Peanuts Movie. Featuring a deep-dive discussion of our recommended film of the week, Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You.

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Film recommendation for Episode 21 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre

00:02:18 Johnny English

00:09:32 Love Actually

00:23:07 Peanuts

00:28:02 Meet the Parents

00:33:13 Shrek Retold

00:55:31 Sorry to Bother You

Listener Questions

01:38:26 Most embarrassing moment?

01:50:20 Favourite kind of horror?

In which we talk hideous ghouls and monstrous mutants in Gremlins 2, They Live and Shrek the Musical. Featuring nostalgia trips with the Lion King and Harry Potter, plus a reflection on the passage of time and changing tastes!

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Film recommendation for Episode 19 - Sorry to Bother You (2018)

00:01:23 Lion King (2019)

00:20:03 Extras

00:22:13 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

00:30:58 Gremlins 2

00:42:30 Shrek the Musical

01:07:05 Brown Town

01:17:55 They Live

01:40:08 How have your tastes changed in the last 5 years?

In which we embrace the season with Joe Dante's chaotic Gremlins (1984), Die Hard (1988) and Shrek the Halls (timeless). Featuring chatter about Pixar and Harry Potter and a discussion of Warner's decision to stream new releases on HBO Max concurrent with cinemas.

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Film recommendation for Episode 19 - Sorry to Bother You (2018)

00:07:16 Die Hard

00:19:38 Pixar movies

00:31:37 Narnia/Harry Potta

00:38:29 Shrek the Halls

00:57:15 Gremlins 

Listener Questions

01:22:40 Thoughts on Queens Gambit?/Mini-series in general

01:28:21 Thoughts on HBO Max controversy and its ramifications?

Join us as we talk Herzogian heroes, Lar's von Trier's 'Antichrist' (2009) and Kaufman's latest, 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things' (2020). Including a continuation of the Shrek saga with a joint review of 'Shrek the Third' (2007) and 'Shrek Forever After' (2011).

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Film recommendation for Episode 17 - Gremlins (1984)

00:03:06 🛳 Fitzcarraldo

00:10:49 ⚔️ Aguirre, Wrath of God

00:19:33 ✝️ Antichrist

00:51:19 🤢 Shrek the Third

01:11:31 🟢 Shrek Forever After

01:32:12 🧐 I'm Thinking of Ending Things

In which we talk Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Austin Powers (1997), continue our journey with the great green grafter in Shrek 2 (2004) and discuss our recommendation for the week, Michael Haneke's meta-fictional Funny Games (1997/2007). 

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Film recommendation for Episode 17 - Gremlins (1984)

00:03:29 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

00:15:29 Shrek 2

00:35:01 Austin Powers

00:40:43 Love on a Leash

01:02:09 Funny Games

Listener Questions

01:44:31 Fontaines are overrated.

01:51:12 What popular acts do you think are overrated?

In which we talk the mystifying melodrama of Showgirls (1995), the robo-futurism of Blade Runner (1982) and the strange happenings at Hanging Rock (1975) before beginning our new quest into the depths of the swamp with a retrospective on Shrek (2001). Followed by a series of delightful listener questions!

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Film recommendation for Episode 15 - Funny Games

00:04:45 👯‍♀️ Showgirls and Video Nasties

00:15:48 🟢 Shrek

00:42:19 🤖 Blade Runner and cyberpunk

00:55:51 👀 Truman Show

00:59:52 🧺 Picnic at Hanging Rock

01:04:58 🙋‍♀️ The Falling

Listener Questions

01:10:00 📚 Is Catching Fire one of the best book-film adaptations?

01:12:27 🕺 Films where a good performance would make it worse?

01:14:42 🎞 Has the pod changed the way we watch films?

01:22:29 👁 One big nostril vs One big eyeball

01:24:39 🤥 Double your height vs half your height

01:27:41 💪 No arms vs no legs

01:30:17 ❄️ Favourite Christmas movie?