Save it for the Pod

Hot off the Save It For The Pod presses comes the latest episode, in which the team tackles Orson Welles’ tale of a titan of industry.

Jakob, Terry, Lou and Cousin San take their second plunge into the world of black and white film as they journey through the lonely life of No.96’s titular character, “Citizen Kane”.

No. 97 on the IMDB Top 100 Films List sees the men breakdown the biggest blockbuster Bollywood has to offer - the biographical-sports film, “Dangal”.

Go beyond the mat as the team wrestles with the powerhouse performance of Amir Khan, the straight-fire soundtrack and cartoonishly vile villains. A film that grabbed the hosts in a full-nelson grip, from which there was no escape.

The third instalment of Save It For The Pod sees the troops headed to basic training with Privates Joker and Pyle, as the squad gets drilled in the stylings of Stanley Kubrick,his examination of the indoctrination and depersonalisation of military recruits, and the harrowing realities of the Vietnam War.

Join the maggots, Lou, San, Jakob and Terry, in their dissection of the career of Vincent D’Onofrio and admiration of the art of improvised insults, as the platoon fires off a few rounds in this week’s discussion of Full Metal Jacket.

On the second edition of Save It For The Pod, the boys discuss No. 99 on the IMDB Top 100 Films List, recent Oscar-nominee “1917”. Tune in to find out the gang’s thoughts on Sam Mendes’ ostensible one-shot, a marvel of methodical modern-day movie making.

Also in this episode: the crew present the “Last To The Bandwagon” hypothesis, Lou Bloom confesses his unrequited love for Hugh Grant, and San gives us a taste of his first comical commercial.

On the inaugural episode of Save It For The Pod, we begin our ascent of the IMDB Top 100 Films List with No. 100 - Vittorio De Sica’s “Bicycle Thieves”. 

Join the hosts, Terry Maitland, Lou Bloom, Cousin San Marino and Jakob Toretto, as they talk you through and provide their distinct non-expert opinions on the 1948 film and topics including - fatherhood, the post-World War II Italian economy, and the practicality of eating an omelette out of a paper bag.