James had never seen Terrence Malick’s influential debut ‘Badlands’, so we watched it together and recorded a podcast about it. 

Is this the greatest ‘lovers-on-the-run’ movie of all time and why is everyone they meet on their journey so strange? 

During the episode we reference this video about narration:

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2698-malick-and-the-art-of-the-voice-over

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James and Dan are obsessed with keeping a top ten list of their favourite films. In this episode of Takin’ Film Club they discuss why they’re so passionate about the films on their lists and wonder why similar lists across movie websites and magazines are so diverse. 

Their Top Ten favourite movies can be found here:

James: https://boxd.it/5IRNO

Dan: https://boxd.it/7t5O8

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

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James has never seen Jonathan Demme’s classic psychological horror, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’. We watched it together and then recorded a podcast about it. 

With outstanding performances, script and directing is this the most influential suspense film of all time or just an A-list B-movie? 

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James is 15 and has never seen Milos Forman’s psychological masterpiece, ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’. We watched it together and then recorded a podcast about it. 

With some of the greatest ensemble acting in history, and two towering performances from its leads, is the film still worthy of its countless accolades? 

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James (15) has never seen Roman Polanski’s noir masterpiece, ‘Chinatown’. We watched it together and then recorded a podcast about it. 

With one of the best scripts ever written and a star-making performance from Jack Nicholson, is this the greatest detective movie of all time and why does Jack have a bandage on his nose?

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James (15) has never seen Spike Lee’s 1989 masterpiece, ‘Do the Right Thing’. We watched it together and then recorded a podcast about it. 

Racial tensions rise on the hottest day of the year as bickering escalates to violent confrontation and tragedy. Is the film still relevant today? Absolutely yes. 

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During the episode we reference these:

https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/the-best-10-movies-of-1989

https://youtu.be/6sGKhANz99A

James (14) has never seen Ridley Scott’s game changing sci-fi classic, ‘Blade Runner’. We watched it together and then recorded a podcast about it. 

Is this the most influential science fiction movie of all time, or just a 1940s inspired detective story with added unicorns (or both).

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James (14) has never seen Billy Wilder’s legendary comedy ‘Some Like It Hot’. We watched it together and then recorded a podcast about it. 

It's an exhilarating mix of gangland murders, songs, and cross dressing, but is this still one of the greatest comedies of all time and why do we keeping referring back to Psycho?

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James (14) has never seen Michael Mann’s epic crime film Heat. We watched it together and then recorded a podcast about it. 

Is this the most influential heist movie of all time and how did two men chatting over a coffee become its most famous scene?

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During the episode we reference this video on YouTube about the coffee shop scene, https://youtu.be/wiwt_yrVXW0 and shout out the excellent https://oneheatminute.com/

James (14) has never seen Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. We watched it together and then recorded a podcast about it. 

Does this ‘chaotic masterpiece’ deliver like it did in 1979 and will it become James’s favourite film ever? (Answer - 'yes')

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