The Recommendation Game

'I'm not after a man, I'm after a contract'

We're deep in the Appalachian mountains this week with Harlan County USA from 1976. Featuring incredible access and footage with renewed relevancy, the film is a heartbreaking look at the bitter strike between the Brookside miners and the Eastover Coal Company.

Yes, the Bee Gees do have a track about mining: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S43YhQ_eGTw

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We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies

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"Imagine if this wasn't a musical and how much I would like it"

Ricardo refuses to give up on the musical, and this week it's Jacques Demy's turn to convert Orla with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg from 1964.

We are on fine hyper form this week!

This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given.

We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies

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'It explains why Trump is president'

Two murdering drifters collide with the all American family this week, in the 1967 classic In Cold Blood.

Ricardo is chipper and out for revenge! Orla is simply exasperated

This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given.

We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies

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"You have not earned team mate status yet"

Sensitive jocks and toxic masculinity. We get into the nitty gritty of Linklater's 'spiritual sequel' to Dazed and Confused, with good friend of the pod Eileen. She lets Ricardo away with nothing

For some reason we ended up recording this on the hottest day of the year in Orla's tiny room with the window's closed for audio purposes. Things got a little sweaty

This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given.

We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies

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'It's sad enough to make you laugh, and funny enough to make you cry'

Finally an Aki Kaurismaki film! Ric's been storing this up for a while, hopefully Orla doesn't destroy it

Ricardo throws some serious shade at DIT Film Soc circa 2009/2010

This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given.

We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies

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Orla gives an uncharacteristically long winded intro, which sets the mood for a tangent filled episode, but that's no insult to our movie this week! It's finally time for a Jarmusch film and Orla's picked Paterson

So close to 30, like our fine selves

Fishing with John Lurie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTi2xEhyUYc

This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given.

We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies

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You can also find us on Dublin Digital Radio every Monday at 11-12

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Stop kicking Dumbledore!

It's been a few months so Ric feels confident in suggesting another western. But genre choices are far from predictable and there might be a reason why Orla has avoided this film for so long.

We manage to talk about comic book films for a good 10 mins, you're welcome

Orla would like to apologize to Truffaut for calling him irrelevant

This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given.

We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies

Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/2fRzZzW

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You can also find us on Dublin Digital Radio every Monday at 11-12

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'Didn't you know? All mild men are vicious'

Considering we manage to shoehorn our current terrifying political context into almost every episode it seemed time to tackle said context head on. Thankfully the masterful Elia Kazan was there in 1957 to provide this prescient work.

No we are not sponsored by Blue Apron (although if you're listening, we will shill your delicious sounding meals, it would make Ricardo's life)

Despite being mostly an irrelevant gobshite, Truffaut gets a lot of mentions on our podcast....

This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given.

We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies

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"The film's not Oedipal enough"

Special episode this week! We're joined by Oisin Murphy-Hall of Totally Dublin to talk about 1982's The Draughtsman's Contract. The gentry of 17th century Wiltshire gets skewered by director Peter Greenaway.

Orla and Ricardo are slightly nicer to his film however

American Pie: Beta House and Hot Fuzz, yep relevant refferences

HTJI

Find Oisin on twitter: @goamoa15

Totally Dublin: http://bit.ly/2qGKqhc

This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given.

We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies

Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/2fRzZzW

Like us on Facebook: bit.ly/2fdF848

You can also find us on Dublin Digital Radio every Monday at 11-12

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"Daddy's here"

Picture a tired, feverish Ricardo, bundled in a duvet in front of his laptop screen.

Oh! What a Lovely War, also known as Ricardo's comfort movie and a film he's been attempting to force on Orla for almost a decade. But we may never utter its name again...

This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given.

We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies

Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/2fRzZzW

Like us on Facebook: bit.ly/2fdF848