Popcorn Therapy

The boys overcome the lockdown blues in this irreverent Zoom chat. Tune in to hear Kane talk shop on his birthday binge-sessions while James gets lost in Guy Ritchie’s much maligned King Arthur. Listen in to hear the boys pay tribute to the late great Richard Donner and share their thoughts on how to find presence in the darkest hours.

Shownotes:

Amblin (1968) - Steven Spielberg
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) - Jonathan Liebesman
Mission Impossible (1996) - Brian De Palma
Scent Of A Woman (1992) - Martin Brest
Dog Day Afternoon (1973) - Sidney Lumet
The Godfather (1973) -
Panic In Needle Park (1971) - Jerry Schatzberg
Scarecrow (1973) - Jerry Schatzberg
Heat (1995) - Michael Mann
Snake Eyes (1998) - Brian De Palma
Vampire’s Kiss (1988) - Robert Bierman
The Rock (1996) - Michael Bay
Five Easy Pieces (1970) - Bob Rafaelson
Hearts Of Darkness (1991) - Eleanor Coppola
Superman (1978) - Richard Donner
Lethal Weapon (1987) - Richard Donner
The Goonies (1985) - Richard Donner
Apocalypto (2006) - Mel Gibson
Badlands (1973) - Terrence Malick
King Arthur (2017) - Guy Ritchie
@hyewestsaloon - Brian Gardner
Nine To Five (1980) - Colin Higgins
Jane Fonda In Five Acts (2018) - Susan Lacy
Brazil (1985) - Terry Gilliam

The boys strap in for a sizzling chat to celebrate the fourth of July. Listen in to hear the gang stroll down memory lane and share their top five Hollywood films that celebrate the American dream. Tune in to hear them wax nostalgic on how these blockbusters shaped their love for the medium.

Shownotes:

Top Gun (1986) - Tony Scott
Deliverance (1973) - John Boorman
Independence Day (1994) - Roland Emmerich
Forrest Gump (1994) - Robert Zemeckis
Vertigo (1958) - Alfred Hitchcock
Death Becomes Her (1985) - Robert Zemeckis
Rocky (1976) - John G. Avildsen
Rocky Balboa (2006) - Sylvester Stallone
Apollo 13 (1995) - Ron Howard
The Rock (1996) - Michael Bay
Appaloosa (2008) - Ed Harris
The Lego Movie (2014) - Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
Solo (2018) - Ron Howard
Star Wars (1977) - George Lucas
Howard The Duck (1986) - Willard Huyck
Scarface (1983) - Brian DePalma
Chasing The Light - Oliver Stone
The Wild Bunch (1969) - Sam Peckinpah
First Blood (1982) - Ted Kotcheff
Lincoln (2012) - Steven Spielberg
Phantom Thread (2017) - Paul Thomas Anderson
Born On The Fourth Of July (1989) - Oliver Stone
Lions For Lambs (2007) - Robert Redford
Interview With The Vampire (1994) - Neil Jordan
What We Do In The Shadows (2014) - Taika Waititi
Unstoppable (2010) - Tony Scott

The boys get existential as they reflect on the end of things. Tune in to hear James get on his soapbox for Richard Powers’ Pulitzer prize-winning The Overstory. Listen in to hear Kane toot his horn for Billy Zane while James throws Zack Snyder under the bus.

Shownotes:

Soylent Green (1973) - Richard Fleischer
The Overstory (2018) - Richard Powers
When Manhattan Was Mannahatta - New York Times
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2018) - Quentin Tarantino
A Hidden Life (2020) - Terrence Malick
Days Of Heaven (1978) - Terrence Malick
Titantic (1997) - James Cameron
Memory (2006) - Bennett Davlin
The Saint (1997) - Phillip Noyce
Phillip Noyce - Backroads To Hollywood
Dead Calm (1989) - Phillip Noyce
Knife In The Water (1965) - Roman Polanski
Interstellar (2014) - Christopher Nolan
Dream Horse (2021) - Euros Lyn
The Boys (2019) - Eric Kripke
The Babe (1992) - Arthur Hiller
The Flintstones (1994) - Brian Levant

The fellers cut loose for an irreverent uncut chat in celebration of turning forty. Tune in to hear Kane talk about the unexpected gifts of morning pages. Listen in to hear James reflect on the power of creativity and its ability to bring us together.

Shownotes:

This is 40 (2012) - Judd Apatow
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) - Judd Apatow
The Artist’s Way - Julia Cameron
Sound of Metal (2020) - Darius Marder
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) - Steve Barron
Halston (2021) - Daniel Minahan
Trainspotting (1998) - Danny Boyle
Wandavision (2020) - Jan Schaeffer
Mare of Easttown (2021) - Brad Ingelsby
Seinfeld (1993) - Larry David
Schindler’s List (1993) - Steven Spielberg
Jack (1996) - Francis Ford Coppola
Tropic Thunder (2008) - Ben Stiller
The Godfather (1972) - Francis Ford Coppola
Apocalypse Now (1979) - Francis Ford Coppola
Dirty Harry (1971) - Don Siegel
Viva Zapata! (1952) - Elia Kazan
A Face In The Crowd (1957) - Elia Kazan
Thirteen Lives (2021) - Ron Howard
Lapsis (2020) - Noah Hutton

The boys strap in for a surprisingly confessional chat on the pangs of getting older. Tune in to hear James discuss his recent struggles to stay present and positive working on money jobs. Listen in to hear Kane expound on the importance of always staying true to our inner voice.

Shownotes:

Paper Moon (1973) - Peter Bogdanovich
You Must Remember This Podcast - Karina Longworth
The Last Picture Show (1971) - Peter Bogdanovich
What’s Up, Doc? (1972) - Peter Bogdanovich
Pretty Baby (1976) - Louis Malle
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) - Bob Rafelson
Falling Down (1993) - Joel Schumacher
Wandavision (2020) - Jan Schaeffer
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) - Eliza Hittman
Electrick Children (2019) - Rebecca Thomas

The boys knuckle down for a deep-cuts chat on Sound of Metal. Tune in to hear the gang immerse themselves in Darius Marder’s phenomenal debut. Listen in to hear them share some heartfelt thoughts on its underlying message and chew over the power of stillness on the creative process.

Shownotes:

Dune (1984) - David Lynch
The Leopard (1963) - Luchino Visconti
Sound of Metal (2019) - Darius Marder
Ad Astra (2019) - James Grey
Place Beyond The Pines (2012) - Derek Cianfrance
Blue Valentine (2010) - Derek Cianfrance
I Know This Much Is True (2020) - Derek Cianfrance
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) - Bob Rafelson
Five Easy Pieces (1970) - Bob Rafelson
Stay Hungry (1976) - Bob Rafelson
Raw Deal (1986) - John Irvin
Prisoners Of The Ghostland (2021) - Sion Sono
Vampire’s Kiss (1988) - Robert Bierman

The boys kick back for a heartfelt chat on the power of process. Tune in to hear the gang deep dive on the late great Mike Nichols and his extraordinary body of work. Listen in to to hear the pair debate why fear and self-doubt are instrumental to crafting any story of merit.

Shownotes:

Mike Nichols: A Life - Mark Harris
Catch-22 (1970) - Mike Nichols
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1963) - Mike Nichols
The Graduate (1967) - Mike Nichols
Malcolm & Marie (2020) - Sam Levinson
Carnal Knowledge (1971) - Mike Nichols
Phantom Thread (2018) - P.T. Anderson
Birdman (2014) - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Amores Perros (2000) - Alejandro González Iñárritu
21 Grams (2003) - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Babel (2006) - Alejandro González Iñárritu
Kick-Ass (2010) - Matthew Vaughn
Les Cowboys (2015) - Thomas Bidegain
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head (2021) - Adam Curtis
Soylent Green (1973) - Richard Fleischer

The boys are back for a deep-dive on the power and pitfalls of obsession. Tune in hear Kane speak to his new-found love for movies after months in the edit while James reflects on the prescriptive side-effects of passion. Listen in to hear the gang trade James Cameron war stories and debate the merits of killing yourself with kindness.

Shownotes:

Leon: The Professional (1994) - Luc Besson
X-Men (2000) - Bryan Singer
Swordfish (2001) - Dominic Sena
Succession (2018) - Jesse Armstrong
The Day Today (1994) - Chris Morris
Four Lions (2009) - Chris Morris
American Pie (1999) - Paul Weitz
Pretty Woman (1990) - Garry Marshall
Terminator 2 (1991) - James Cameron
Godfather Part II (1974) - Francis Ford Coppola
Aliens (1986) - James Cameron
Sound of Metal (2019) - Darius Marder
Blue Valentine (2010) - Derek Cianfrance
The Place Beyond The Pines (2012) - Derek Cianfrance
The Light Between Oceans (2016) - Derek Cianfrance
James White (2015) - Josh Mond
Piercing (2018) - Nicolas Pesce

The fellers get lost in the giggles in this meandering chinwag. Tune in to hear Kane reflect on the surprising delights of Back To The Future while James chews over the cathartic pleasures of Malcolm & Marie. Listen in to hear the gang deep dive on their mutual love of Succession and its uncanny ability to evoke empathy for the first-world problems of the billionaire boys club.

Shownotes:

The Trip (2010) - Michael Winterbottom
End Times Fun (2020) - Marc Maron
Back To The Future (1985) - Robert Zemeckis
Family Ties (1982) - Gary David Goldberg
Pulp Fiction (1994) - Quentin Tarantino
Apocalypse Now (1979) - Francis Ford Coppola
Casualties Of War (1989) - Brian De Palma
De Palma (2015) - Noah Baumbach, Jake Paltrow
Succession (2018) - Jesse Armstrong
Veep (2012) - Armando Iannucci
The Thick Of It (2005) - Armando Iannucci
The Crown (2016) - Peter Morgan
Nomadland (2021) - Chloe Zhao
Malcolm & Marie (2021) - Sam Levinson
Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf (1966) - Mike Nichols
Raging Bull (1980) - Martin Scorsese
Mank (2020) - David Fincher
Gone Girl (2014) - David Fincher

This week the boys bend the knee to the supremely-talented women in film. Tune in to hear the gang deep-dive on Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman and reflect on how the zeitgeist hit has the power to affect real change. Listen in to hear Kane praise Michelle Pfeiffer's extraordinary career & talents while James gets all giddy for Simon Stone’s new Netflix drama The Dig.

Shownotes:

Promising Young Woman (2021) - Emerald Fennell
Scarface (1983) - Brian De Palma
The Dig (2021) - Simon Stone
Married To The Mob (1988) - Jonathan Demme
Batman Returns (1992) - Tim Burton
Witches Of Eastwick (1987) - George Miller
Hustlers (2019) - Lorene Scafaria
Succession (2018) - Jesse Armstrong
American Psycho (2000) - Mary Harron
Game Of Thrones (2011) - David Benioff, D.B. Weiss
Goodfellas (1990) - Martin Scorsese
Wolf of Wall Street (2013) - Martin Scorsese
Raging Bull (1980) - Martin Scorsese
Casino (1995) - Martin Scorsese
Home Alone (1990) - Chris Columbus
Mr. Pickles (2013) - Will Carsola, Dave Stewart
News Of The World (2021) - Paul Greengrass
Malcolm & Marie (2021) - Sam Levinson
Wag The Dog (1997) - Barry Levinson
Bugsy (1992) - Barry Levinson
Rainman (1988) - Barry Levinson
Assassination Nation (2018) - Sam Levinson