James had never seen Park Chan Wook’s neo-noir masterpiece ‘Oldboy’, so he watched it with Dan and they recorded a podcast about it.

As the most challenging film they’ve watched for the podcast, ‘Oldboy’ is as shocking now as it was on its initial release in 2003, but does the extreme nature of the movie’s plot secrets overshadow the overall greatness of Park Chan Wook’s work? 

Warning: This episode contains plot spoilers and discussions about mature subjects throughout. 

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Dan had never seen David Lynch’s surrealist masterpiece ‘Mulholland Drive’, so he watched it with James (who rates it in the top 10 of his favourite movies) and they recorded a podcast about it.

It’s a mind-bending trip down the rabbit hole of Hollywood, but as 'Mulholland Drive' serves up a cinematic labyrinth of dreams and reality does Lynch's perplexing narrative keep us guessing or lead us only to confusion?

In a change to our usual format, it’s James who has seen the movie before, whereas it’s a first-time viewing for Dan. 

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James had never seen Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece of suspense ‘Rear Window’, so he watched it with Dan and they recorded a podcast about it.

As an example of pure entertainment cinema, ‘Rear Window’ is simultaneously a lesson in obsession and the dangers of voyeurism. So, whilst we enjoy the thrill of the suspense, how do we feel about becoming as voyeuristic as the film’s hero?

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In this episode of Talkin’ Talk Club, we explore the world of Anime movies. 

Dan and James share the same birthday: Dan, who recently turned 50, has only ever seen 2 Anime movies in his life. James, who recently turned 17, has been watching and enjoying Anime for years. 

James set Dan a challenge: He created a list of 10 Anime moves that represent some of the best available and set Dan the task of watching them before they recorded this episode. What follows is a lively conversation about great Japanese animation.

Here’s James’s list of classic anime movies:

Spirited Away
Howl’s Moving Castle
Princess Mononoke
The Red Turtle
Paprika
Perfect Blue
A Silent Voice
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
The Grave of the Fireflies
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

We also mention Your Name, The Boy and the Heron and Tokyo Godfathers.

***Warning: This episode contains plot spoilers for The Red Turtle and The Boy and the Heron***

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James was unaware of Charles Laughton’s masterpiece ‘The Night of the Hunter’, so he watched it with Dan and they recorded a podcast about it.

As the only feature to be directed by Laughton, ‘The Night of the Hunter’ is a unique one-off experience that has become one of the most influential movies of all time, but is this mix of noir, horror and gothic fairy-tale still effective and is Robert Mitchum still terrifying?  

In this episode, we reference the following video of Charles Laughton directing the actors in the movie:  https://youtu.be/1vG4AiYDs-w?si=KnIMVOKeFyZE2H1Z

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James had never seen Bruce Robinson’s ‘Withnail & I’, so he watched it with Dan and they recorded a podcast about it.

As the first feature for its two lead actors and its director, ‘Withnail & I’ has become one of the most quotable and rewatchable movies of all time, but are the careers of all those involved still defined by this seminal cult classic? 

In this episode we quote directly from the film, so there’s a small amount of swearing. 

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In this episode of Talkin’ Talk Club, Dan, James and Jim sink their teeth into their favourite Vampire movies. 

Why are we drawn to vampire movies above other creature features; Are modern vampires always the coolest characters in the movie; and is Keanu Reeves' performance in Bram Stoker’s Dracula actually pretty good? 

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James had never seen Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Magnolia’, so he watched it with Dan and they recorded a podcast about it. 

A pivotal film in Anderson’s early career, ‘Magnolia’ has an ensemble cast to die for and a fantastic script, but does the movie’s ambition ultimately derail it and why is everybody singing? 

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In 1973 ‘Don’t Look Now’ and ‘The Wicker Man’ were released in the UK as a double feature, with the cult classic ‘The Wicker Man’ as the supporting picture to the main release of Nicolas Roeg’s ‘Don’t Look Now’.

James (who’s 16) had never seen either of these horror classics before, so we watched them back-to-back (with a 15-minute intermission) and recorded a podcast about the experience. 

Why are there so many parallels between the two films and does watching them as a double bill impact your overall opinion of each?  

Warning: As these films are 50 years old, we talk openly about their twists and key plot points. 

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Dan, James and Jim are obsessed with keeping top ten lists of their favourite films. In this episode of Takin’ Film Club they discuss the dilemma of choosing one great movie over another and also consider the best films of the 21st Century so far. Which of these movies will still be remembered in 100 years?

Talkin’ Film Club is a companion piece to the ‘You Talkin; to Me?’ Film Podcast. 

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