It's the new year, but Dave Babbitt (https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/24panelspersecond) & Ross May are keeping the party going by talking about the films of Akira Kurosawa! In 2024 we watched the first half of his filmography, and in 2025 we'll watch the second half.

Oh yeah, when talking about the movie Sanshiro Sugata, Ross got confused on ju-jitsu and judo. Judo was the newer martial art, created in the 1880s!

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Happy Holidays! We watched the first actor to portray THE DOCTOR, AKA DOCTOR WHO.

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Japanese movie club continues on, as Dave Babbitt of the Films(trips) podcast joins Ross again, this year talking about that OTHER terrible reptile, Gamera! It’s a mutant turtle, and Ross doesn’t even mention his favourite green team.

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Samhain is trying to conquer Halloween again this year (or is that 1987?), and Dave Babbitt of the Films(trips) podcast is here to help Ross May set things right! Plus we've got some help from everyone's favourites, the Jr. Ghostbusters!

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Once Upon a Frying Pan Featuring the Silver Bullet

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It’s the holidays! Ross and Dave Babbitt of the Films(trips) podcast spent the year watching every movie from Studio Ghibli! Listen to us talk about all of them, and why directors Miyazaki and Takahata are more problematic than just being the grumpy artists most people view them as.

Yes, Ross says “Princess Mononoke” incorrectly several times. Oops. He also says Hayao Miyazaki won the third animated feature film Oscar, when he actually won the second.

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19:45 Kiki’s Delivery Service

26:00 Spirited Away

31:30 Castle in the Sky

36:00 The Tale of Princess Kaguya

41:30 The Wind Rises

51:00 The Secret World of Arrietty

56:00 Ocean Waves

59:30 Grave of the Fireflies

1:04:00 My Neighbours the Yamadas

1:06:30 Tales from Earthsea

1:13:00 From Up On Poppy Hill

1:15:00 Whisper of the Heart

1:21:00 Princess Mononoke

1:25:30 Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro

1:30:00 Howl’s Moving Castle

1:34:00 When Marnie Was There

1:36:00 Pom Poko

1:40:00 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

1:43:00 The Cat Returns

1:45:00 Porco Rosso

1:50:30 Earwig and the Witch

1:54:00 Only Yesterday

1:58:00 Ponyo

2:02:00 My Neighbour Totoro

Trick or Treat! Dave Babbitt of the Films(trips) podcast joins Ross for a watch along of The Real Ghostbusters' original Halloween episode, "When Halloween Was Forever." Find a copy yourself and watch along with us.

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Ross May celebrates the holidays yet again by watching Japanese movies with pal Dave Babbitt of the Film(strips) podcast. This year we watched all of the Showa Godzilla movies!

-Why does the 1954 original remain the best after all this time?

-What are the series' highs and lows?

-Holiday cheer!

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Join the family reunion for Twins, from 1988. After the lackluster Legal Eagles, can Ivan Reitman get his comedic groove back? Learn how important this movie was to Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie career, and how much of a focus family will be to Ivan Reitman moving forward.

-Meet Ivan's kids! Aren't they adorable? Can't you just see that kid Jason directing movies someday?

-Reitman's new musical maestro, Randy Edelman.

-Shaky science!

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Enjoy Ghostbusters Afterlife in theatres this month (or so we've been promised). Please mask up and stay safe!