The Podfather

Taking another left turn in the world of crime films, Alex and Jordan discuss the 1997 anime film “Perfect Blue”. We discuss the way the film dissects the way pop culture treats young women, the way the film handles its twists and turns, and the benefits of animation when it comes to storytelling of this kind.

In today’s unorthodox episode, we discuss David Lynch’s unorthodox film “Mulholland Drive”. Is it a crime movie? Is it a good movie? Is it a groundbreaking masterpiece? Alex and Jordan try to find an answer, and on top of everything else try an unorthodox Arnott’s Time choice..

To celebrate our FOURTH birthday, Alex and Jordan, (along with four-time Podfather guest Daniel Lammin) discuss David Fincher’s 1995 thriller “Seven”.

We discuss the film’s social and psychological longevity, Fincher and his team’s masterful use of colour and sound, and whether that ending still works once you know what’s going to happen.

It’s back-to-back Safdie as we talk about the Brothers’ 2017 film “Good Time”. We discuss their unique approach to filmmaking, Robert Pattinson’s admirable career trajectory and how important colour and editing are to storytelling.

Adam Sandler, star of such hits as “Pixels”, “Grown Ups 2 and “Jack and Jill” shines in his new release, “Uncut Gems”. Alex and Jordan discuss Sandler’s powerful performance, the incredible direction from the Safdie Brothers and why it’s so important to see movies that defy expectations. We also take a look at the nominees for the 2020 Oscars and review a Crimpy Arnott’s Classic.

Another episode recorded out of time, on today’s Podfather we look at two very similar but also very different versions of the same film - “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (1988) and “The Hustle” (2019) - both retellings of 1964’s “Bedtime Story”.

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Here’s one we prepared earlier! Doing things a little differently, on today’s episode we have a 2018 crime film triple bill. We look at not one, not two, but three films that Alex and Jordan saw together at the Elsternwick Classic during our hiatus and are revisiting now to reveal to you our Podfather Scores. We discuss Bad Times at the El Royale, Widows, and The Old Man and the Gun, and see if our opinion of the films has changed since we saw them late last year.

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Guy Ritchie wades back into gangster waters with his new film “The Gentlemen”, but does it live up to his former geezer crime flicks? In today’s episode we dissect the first gangster film of 2020 and decide whether or not it deserves a place on the coveted list of Gangster Movies To See Before You Die or if we’ll have forgotten it by the end of the year.

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In a very special Christmas episode, we discuss everybody’s favourite Christmastime crime film, “Die Hard”. We look at why the Bruce Willis classic has stood the test of time, Alan Rickman’s cinematic debut, plus we talk to Jonathan Foster from the Prince Charles Cinema about the enduring appeal of the film at the time of year. Thanks for listening, Merry Christmas from The Podfather!

This is the one we’ve been waiting for! Joined once again by the wonderful Daniel Lammin, in today’s episode we dissect Martin Scorsese’s new gangster opus, “The Irishman”. We look at the much discussed running time and de-aging process, the masterclass performances from all, and the mature, nuanced storytelling from Marty and his band of usual suspects. Also how good does Stephen Graham look in those shorts?!

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