The Film Podcast with McKenna and O'Connor

This episode, we continue Season 2 by tackling one of the most popular action franchises with Daniel Craig's James Bond. We also get a return of the movie connections game in The Middle Section which was sadly quite restricted due to the sheer quantity of movies to cover.

Timestamps:

0:36 Casino Royale

14:47 Quantum of Solace

23:00 Skyfall

32:51 Spectre

41:34 No Time To Die

1:00:22 Franchise Thoughts

1:05:37 Film Association Game

1:08:01 Recommendeds

1:08:23 Donnie Darko

1:14:11 The Mauritanian

1:17:01 A Clockwork Orange

1:26:25 Recommendations

1:27:30 Outro

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This episode, we return from a hiatus and kick off Season 2 by tackling arguably the greatest movie of all time in Citizen Kane, and a movie strongly linked to it in Mank. The Middle Section also returns, this time with some jokes from the playground courtesy of a listener, Ted, Cheese or Service Station, and a return of the movie connections game.

Timestamps:

1:26 Citizen Kane

29:31 The Middle Section

29:34 Playground jokes

38:30 Cheese or Service Station

45:14 Movie Connections 2

51:22 Mank

1:11:59 Recommended Movies

1:12:15 Arrival

1:19:33 Her

1:28:03 Recommendations

1:31:25 Outro

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This epsiode, we tackle a modern classic in Shutter Island, and bring some new games to The Middle Section, with Star Wars or Sweets, Cheese or Ikea product, and a movie connections game.

Time Stamps:

Intro: 2:36

Shutter Island: 5:23

The Middle Section: 25:26

Star Wars or Sweets: 25:47

Cheese or Ikea product: 32:40

Movie Connections: 40:59

Recommended Movies: 52:44

Gattaca: 53:08

The Master: 1:03:19

Recommendations: 1:14:13

Outro: 1:19:09

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This epsiode, we tackle one of the classics in The Silence of the Lambs, and try out some new stuff in The Middle Section including Acropolis or Not-Acropolis, Cheese or Disease, Cocktail or Racehorse, and Translated movie lines. We are delighted to also include two listener reviews giving us extra insight on the movie. 

Time Stamps: 

The Silence of the Lambs: 1:43

The Middle Section: 38:13

Recommended Movies: 1:08:51

Project Almanac: 1:08:57

There Will Be Blood: 1:15:12

Recommendations: 1:28:50

Outro: 1:32:50

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This week on the pod, we look in depth at both Blade Runner films with a special guest, Tom. The middle section also includes a fun game of Coppola or Not-a-Coppola! Find below the two links relating to videos mentioned in the episode, alongside three videos of extra content to BR 2049.

Time Stamps:

Nomadland: 1:15

Promising Young Woman: 13:13

Blade Runner: 21:20

The Middle Section: 1:17:31

Blade Runner 2049: 1:34:54

Outro: 2:35:37

Doctored 3am Delirium: 2:40:18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ8noORAJuc (BR 2049 VFX Breakdown)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLxxbfsj8IM (WETA Bigatures)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrZk9sSgRyQ (Blackout 2022)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgsS3nhRRzQ (2036: Nexus Dawn)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ9Os8cP_gg (2048: Nowhere to Run)

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This week on the pod, we take a look at Oscar nominated films ahead of the Academy Awards on the 25th April! The films reviewed include an extensive take on both Sound of Metal, Promising Young Woman and Tenet. We also consider Onward, Soul, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The United States vs Billie Holiday and Pieces of a Woman, before covering our recommendations from last episode: Chronicle and Phantom Thread. We are delighted to also include five listener reviews giving us extra insight on certain movies. 

Time Stamps:

3:18 Sound of Metal

20:52 Onward

31:12 Soul

36:32 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

41:58 Trial of the Chicago 7

51:59 The United States vs Billie Holiday

58:49 The Middle Section

1:10:28 Promising Young Woman

1:50:49 Tenet

2:07:41 Pieces of a Woman

2:13:10 Recommended Movies

2:14:00 Chronicle

2:16:56 Phantom Thread

2:25:27 Recommendations

2:27:38 Outro

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This episode, we launch this new film podcast by reviewing some of our recent watches, as well as ranking some Tim Burton movies.