1985 is here and we've got a listener recommendation and an awards contender, fished out from the sofa of 1980s cinema, for reappraisal.

First up, Alex has picked Wolfgang Peterson's space parable Enemy Mine, as requested by a number of listeners. A purer shot of 80s nostalgia there may not be, but did it do it for Alex and Ben? (Spoilers @ 35m 30s).

Then (@ 44m 50s) Ben is trying to go high-brow, by offering up Plenty, starring Meryl Streep. A classy, prestige film for sure, but is there anything for Ben and Alex to get their teeth into?

Two very different, noteworthy films this week, and we tried to really do them justice. Let us know how we did here: [email protected]

Music is "80s" by David Szesztay.

A super-brief one this week, as Ben recovers from lurgee - just long enough to have a mini-moan about the Oscars from his hotel room, before plugging the recent cross-over with Australia's Reel Chat podcast.

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Its 1984. Big Brother may be watching you, but The Arniethology is here to talk to you - about 2 films that may or may not be eligible to join the pantheon of Forgotten Films.

First up, Ben introduces the Zucker-Abrams-Zucker film that came between their 2 classics (Airplane! and The Naked Gun) - the frankly all-over-the-place, but very funny Top Secret!

Then it's Alex's turn with another sci-fi gem (or is it?), time-travel thriller The Philadelphia Experiment.

Which is better? Which is more forgotten? Which deserves to be remembered? Where does Bill Paxton fit into all this? Some of these questions might be answered by listening.

Music is "80s" by David Szesztay; contact us at [email protected]

It's a special bonus episode, as Alex joins Ben to offer up Nicole Kidman's first film, BMX Bandits, by way of apology for the, erm, lacklustre Wavelength pick from 1983. Before they get into the film itself, there's some movie news from the Fast and Furious and Mission: Impossible universes. Then its off to the bike-track for a hefty dose of 80s nostalgia, buffoonery, stunts and the start of an Oscar-winning career for Kidman.

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As the march through the 1980s continues, the Arniethology boys hit their first bump, as Alex makes a blind pick. Can anything good come from the obscure alien conspiracy film, Wavelength? Or is it down to Ben, with Tony Scott's The Hunger, to save the podcast from the scrapheap of forgotten films and, yes, maybe even forgotten dreams...

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Intro & Wavelength, followed by The Hunger @ 33mins; spoilers for The Hunger @ 56mins; conclusion and ratings @ 1h12mins

January blues getting you down? Ben's here to give you reasons to be cheerful, 1, 2, 3:

1) There are lots of films coming out in 2019 to be excited for! Here are a few of them.

2) They still churn out Die Hard remakes - such as Final Score AKA Die Hard in a Football Stadium - and Ben has seen it, so (perhaps) you don't have to!

3) Paul Feig is making films starring and about dynamic, entertaining women and A Simple Favour might be his most fascinating yet!

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A truly outstanding year for genre films causes Alex and Ben to look a little bit harder for a couple of gems that aren't held up as highly as the classics that came out in 1982.

Alex has chosen the sword and sorcery franchise-starter The Beastmaster, causing Ben to reveal perhaps his earliest hero worship... before Ben introduces Alex to the Carl Reiner-Steve Martin collaboration Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and hilarity ensues.

Which one will win out for their affections and earn the "highly coveted" (ahem) recommendation of The Arniethology, let alone be considered a lost gem?

Music is "80s" by David Szesztay.

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Ben's back to tell you about an Oscar movie you can probably skip and a b-movie you probably shouldn't.

Then there's music - a real song with words and production values and everything - courtesy of our spoiler sounds' creator and his band, Hawkmen Dive.

Intro and incidental music is "80s" by David Szesztay.

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The forgotten gems of the 80s are in full swing now and Alex and Ben have a couple of beauties for you this week.

Once Ben tries pushing another Walter Hill film, its down to business with the genuinely shocking and surprisingly relevant paranormal thriller, The Entity.

Then its Alex's turn, by way of a listener recommendation, and the first novel from Whitley Streiber gets adapted in Wolfen. It is more than your average werewolf film.

Episode layout: Intro, followed by The Entity (@ 6mins); spoilers for The Entity (@ 39mins); Wolfen (@ 56mins); spoilers for Wolfen (@ 1h12mins); conclusion and wrap-up (@ 1h33mins).

If you have suggestions or feedback, please write to us at: [email protected]

Music is "80s" by David Szesztay; spoiler jingle is courtesy of Ewan Robinson.

Ben goes it alone for the first in a series of mini episodes, looking at some of the other forgotten films from 1980 that there wasn't time to talk about, including the Oscar contenders that year.

Then its time for a discussion of the new format and feedback from listeners, before getting into a biref review of 2018 in film, along with a couple of future forgotten films to keep an eye out for.

Music is "80s" by David Szesztay.

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