You Never Forget Your First

Imagine, if only for a second, you are the worlds biggest movie star. Your accepted nickname is “King of Cool”. You do your own stunts, could have almost been a professional racing driver and your name even sounds like an expensive brand of perfume. Now forget all that, because we just realised we’re actually talking about the wrong Steve McQueen.

Before you knew him as Magneto, or that actor who got fully naked on camera, this was Micheal Fassbenders exceptional break out role. And he gives Christian Bales weight-loss a run for its money.

Are you looking for a delightful weekend break? May the pod crew suggest Bruges for you and your loved ones. Straight out of a fairytale, Bruges will offer idyllic views of castles, romantic streets to lose yourself in and an array of dif-YOU'RE AN ANIMATE FUCKING OBJECT.

We also have our short of the week, The Brain And You, written and directed by Paul Trillo. This one is a little political, so if that’s your thing, get involved. 

So come get lost in the alcoves, see the views from the tower and have yourself a NORMAL PODCAST FOR NORMAL PEOPLE. If you don't get that, it might be time to give In Bruges a re-watch. 

Happy listening. 

Paris. As soon as someone says it, you can't help but think of romantic strolls around The Eiffel Tower, coffee in a small café and pedalling down streets on a chic bike. What if we told you to forget all that Lonely Planet stuff, and instead journey with a woman who's recently homeless, can't hold down a job or friends, and just left a cat in a graveyard. 

This is just the start of Lèonor Serraille's great debut feature, Jeune Femme, and so the pod crew brushed up on their French, dressed in their chicest threads, and dove straight in to pulling apart this film.

But that's not all people. We haven't even mentioned the best bit.

This is an extra-extra-special episode as we're joined by a very good friend of the pod, Julia. Not only is Jeune Femme one of her favourite films, but she also schooled us (like Micheal Jordan shooting a 3-pointer from downtown) with her words of wisdom, love of 30-something characters losing their shit, and her actual ability to pronounce French. 

Our short of the week is directed by Cole Escola and is called Lorraine Was On The News

Note on SOTW: We should apologise in advance as far as in depth reviews go, as we found this short so funny, that it's basically the 4 of us just cracking up. 

Thanks for listening. Enjoy.

Hey, remember that film Indiana Jones? Or E.T? Jurassic Park? Minority Report? Close Encounters? How about Schindlers List? Saving Private Ryan? A.I? Catch Me If You Can? Or even Jaws?

Thats right, just when you thought we’d only do a few little indie films, we’ve taken a Toretto handbrake turn and gone straight to the man who basically IS the movie industry, back to the beginning of his incredibly influential, groundbreaking and frankly (when you actually look at it) astonishing career. He is perhaps, the GOAT. We’ll let you decide…on this podcast episode which is almost 2 hours long. Thats twice the length of any other episode we’ve done. Thats twice the movie goodness, twice the movie magic, and twice the er…twice the time it took to edit. But anyway, we’re here and excited to share our findings on the man himself, Mr Steven Spielberg, and his very first film, Duel (1971) about a man who is harassed by a truck driver. Yes you read that right. It might be the only film devoid of that Spielbergian magic. Even more of a reason to watch it.

We’ve also got an incredible short of the week, The Candidate (2010), by David Karlak. The keen eyed viewer might notice Meghan Markle, displaying her acting chops before she packed it in to became the Duchess of Sussex. Good job its a royally good little film. 

Link to The Candidate here.

Happy listening.

Before ‘Wakanda Forever!’ made over a billion dollars, and before Rocky emerged out of the shadows promising this fight may actually be “my final fight kid”, Ryan Coogler wrote and directed his very first film, Fruitvale station, that premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize. It follows 22 year old Oscar Grant’s final day before being tragically shot by police on New Years Day, 2009. The pod are big fans of Coogler, and dove straight into the immensely deep level of craft and storytelling that make this excellent debut. So if you haven’t seen it, then pause re-watching emotional Rocky moments from Creed, and get ready for a great directorial debut.

We also cover two shorts in our shorts of the week! The First Men by Stacey Richter and (our pod favourite) Lifehack by Will Dennis. We also shine a light on Cooglers first short, Locks, which is well worth a watch. We also need to clarify, we definitely are not sponsored by Mubi. Just so you know. But Mubi, if you’re reading this, throw us some love for us and our listeners. Please. That is all.

Links to both shorts, and Locks by Ryan Coogler.

Locks directed by Ryan Coogler.

The First Men directed by Benjamin Kegan based on a short story by Stacey Richter 

Lifehack directed by Will Dennis 

Thanks for listening, enjoy. 

(Mubi, DM us and we’ll chat)

Jonah Hill has gone from screaming at McLovin in Superbad for getting a dodgy fake ID, to working alongside some of the greatest actors and directors currently working. And now, he's going all the way back to the Mid90's, to make his film, Mid90's. Despite our immense lack of skateboarding skills, the trio attempt to kickflip, grind and roll through his directorial debut, which stars mostly unknown actors cruising through 90's Los Angeles to some pretty damn good music. There's much more to it however, so plug in, blow the dust off your Tony Hawk skateboard and try your best to do that pop-shove-it you spent your childhood trying to nail on Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2.

Well haven’t we got a great episode for you! We dive into a much loved film of the YNFYF community, Thunder Road (2018) by recent producer turned director Jim Cummings. Jim is somewhat of a new breed of filmmaker, tearing down the old walls of Hollywood and democratising filmmaking. We find him exceptionally motivating, as he advises you to grab your own camera, make your own film, and distribute it yourself. 

We’re big fans of this film, so the excitement levels are particularly high on this episode. And whats that? A new voice? Our film friend Louis joins us to explore Thunder Road, bringing his own brand of boundless positivity and wheezey laughs that you can’t help but crack a little smile at. He isn’t all laughs and smiles though; his own commentary and insightful thoughts gave us a run for our money, as the four of us pulled apart what makes this debut so great.

We also have a special surprise. This is the first time we can (technically) claim an actual director came on the podcast. Jim Cummings himself, of Thunder Road fame, intro’d his very own episode after we briefly met him at a screening of Thunder Road. We’re very thankful Jim; you keep making the films, we’ll keep buying the popcorn. 

Do you feel like dancing? Because we're bobbing away to Damien Chazelles debut feature film Guy and Madeline On A Park bench. If you've ever wondered what La La Land looks like on a low-budget, look no further than this first film. Following a similar story of a guy and a girl (spoiler, Madeline) just trying to work it out to the backing of some catchy jazz tunes, Chazelles first feature solidifies his love for music and filmmaking, whilst showing just what you can do on a low budget. Listen as we break this obscure first film apart, whilst also shouting out to some short films in our shorts of the week section. Happy listening.

Join us on our second ride, as we cut to the heart of Joseph Gordon Levitts directorial debut, Don Jon. Having been in the acting scene for a while, JGL's debut was a refreshing story about a man struggling with porn addiction. But, as we uncover, the movie is about so much more.

The usual Shorts of The Week section covers short films you should be watching - as well as a tangental conversation into whether Bad Times At The El Royale has a story or not.

Happy listening. 

Join us in our very first episode, where we explore one of the more recent directorial debuts of our time, Get Out (2017). Written and directed by Jordan Peele, and, unless you missed us shouting out to Jason Blumhouse multiple times, produced by Blumhouse productions. We dive into the bits and bobs of this film with varying degrees of success, but always trying our best to make sure you take away something that you might have missed at the cineplex. Such as the 'plastic' category at The Oscars (you'll understand when you listen).

We'll also be doing our usual 'Vimeo Shorts of The Week' where we pick 1 or 2 shorts from Vimeo that we've all seen, and give them a quick run-down for you to check out.

Enjoy, and happy listening. 

PS: It's our first ep, so go easy...