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Some movies don‘t deserve what the box office and critics did to them. But then again, some of them really do. James and Huw dig up forgotten movies and walk them around one more time.... more
FAQs about Weekend At Crombie‘s:How many episodes does Weekend At Crombie‘s have?The podcast currently has 176 episodes available.
June 22, 2021Vol 4, Episode 6: SpeechlessIt's 1994 and superstars Geena Davis and Michael Keaton are brought together for a romantic comedy that crashed at the box office and has since disappeared from existence (seriously - this film was hard to find!)We give Speechless another appraisal and weigh up whether it is a lost gem, or something we should never speak of again....more1h 14minPlay
May 23, 2021Vol 4, Episode 5: DragonslayerIt's 1981 and Matthew Robbins is at the helm of this dark fantasy tale starring Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph Richardson, Ian McDiarmid and the finest dragon ever committed to screen, Vermithrax Pejorative.No virgins were harmed in the making of this production, although we may yet discover James' recipe for poached eggs....more1h 27minPlay
April 17, 2021Vol 4, Episode 4: The RocketeerIt's 1991 and Disney takes flight into the superhero genre with an adaptation of a comic book hero. With Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino and Terry O'Quinn in supporting roles, we take a look at why this one crashed after take-off.Dripping with 1930s nostalgia, director Joe Johnston was later to enjoy much greater success along the same lines with Captain America: The First Avenger....more1h 33minPlay
March 24, 2021The Legend of Crombie‘s Gold 1.1: Se7enA brand new spin-off from the team that brought you Weekend At Crombie's. In this four-part series, once a quarter, we will examine the work of a single director, whose work spans the decades.Beginning with David Fincher's acclaimed (and still terrifying) feature: Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt face a vicious serial killer in Se7en.Also: spoiler alert for Se7en.(James made me put that in. But come on, if you haven't seen Se7en. Go and watch Se7en)...more1h 21minPlay
March 13, 2021Vol 4, Episode 3: Personal BestIt's 1982 and writer-director Robert Towne brings us a track-and-field drama that fell at the first box-office hurdle.With Mariel Hemingway, Patrice Donnelly and Scott Glenn, this one deserved a second chance on the podium....more1h 11minPlay
February 11, 2021Vol 4, Episode 2: Miller's CrossingIt's 1990 and the up-and-coming Coen Brothers produce a neo-noir gangster film with the stellar cast list of Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro and Albert Finney, plus a hauntingly beautiful musical score by Carter Burwell.Overlooked at the time both critically and commercially, it is now regarded as an undisputed classic and one of the Coens' best films. We drive into the woods to put one into its brain....more1h 19minPlay
January 12, 2021Vol 4, Episode 1: Strange DaysIt's 1995 and acclaimed director Kathryn Bigelow, along with producer James Cameron, present a turn-of-the-millennium thriller, starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis and Tom Sizemore.A tremendous box-office flop upon release, our two gentlemen philosophers have their own views about how Strange Days has withstood the test of time. ...more1h 47minPlay
December 28, 2020Vol 3, Episode 13 - A Year In ReviewAs if 2020 wasn't enough to deal with, we've now got a bonus track from our two gentlemen philosophers as they review the films we shared over the year, and for James to mercilessly beat Huw into the ground with statistics. Again. Again....more1h 4minPlay
December 17, 2020Vol 3, Episode 12: The Long Kiss GoodnightIt's 1996 and Geena Davis takes the lead in this festive spy thriller, supported magnificently by Samuel L. Jackson, written by Shane Black and directed by Renny Harlin.There's a lot to take from this one, and our two gentlemen philosophers have great fun unravelling it....more1h 35minPlay
November 20, 2020Vol 3, Episode 11: The Great SilenceIt's 1968 and we're off to the snowy wilds of Utah (by way of the Italian Dolomites)for Sergio Corbucci's legendary Spaghetti Western.Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Vonetta McGee, our two gentlemen philosophers will never be able to match the accents, though not for want of trying....more1h 20minPlay
FAQs about Weekend At Crombie‘s:How many episodes does Weekend At Crombie‘s have?The podcast currently has 176 episodes available.