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Baron and the Doc take on Captain America: Brave New World, directed by Julius Onah and starring Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Danny Ramirez, and Tim Blake Nelson. With big action and political intrigue, it’s certainly trying to be something—but does it succeed? Watch to find out what Brave New World reminded us of, for better or worse.

Baron and The Doc talk about A Complete Unknown, biopics, Timothée Chalamet's standout performance, the myth of Bob Dylan and what this Oscar-nominated film reminds them of...

The Substance (Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, directed by Coralie Fargeat) is the talk of the town and one of the creatively interesting films in this year's Oscar contenders. In this ep Baron and the Doc have a great discussion about the film and a couple great reminds me ofs.

Baron and the Doc are not particularly entertained by Ridley Scott's swords and sandals sequel, Gladiator II, starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal. But they still find the energy to compare it to the much better film, 300 (Zack Snyder) and the much worse Speed 2: Cruise Control (Jan de Bont). To check out the facial expressions of the boys check out the video on YouTube . 00:00...

Baron and the Doc get a little fanatical about Hugh Grant's performance in the new horror film Heretic, directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and also starring Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East. Then... they compare the film Saw (created by aussies, James Wan and Leigh Whannell) and Doc gets heretical and chooses the 2007 remake of Funny Games for his reminds me of, which is nevertheless a great ref...

Where does the latest Alien film sit in the canon of face-hugging space horror? Baron and the Doc talk reboots, robots and reminders when they discuss Alien: Romulus, directed by Fede Alvarez and starring a Cailee Spaeny, David Johnsson and Archie Renaux. Watch on YouTube if you dare! Link is https://youtu.be/4WtcOlaigSM  

Baron and the Doc break the fourth wall at least four times as they discuss the Marvel buddy film that is Deadpool & Wolverine, directed by Shawn Levy and starring besties Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. Then... they compare the film to 48 Hours (directed by Walter Hill and starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy) and Wayne's World (directed by Penelope Spheeris and starring Mike Myers, Dana Carv...

Somewhere between Garfield, Casper and Spirited Away lives this unique Japanese animation featuring a headstrong girl and a feline ghost. Co directed by Yoko Kuno and Nobuhiro Yamashita, and in this episode picked apart by Baron and the Doc. 00:00 Introduction 01:12 Ghost Cat Anzu synopsis 02:26 Ghost Cat vs Garfield 03:03 Is Ghost Cat a family film? 05:19 Ghost Cat vs Studio Ghibli 07:16 Rotoscop...

A giant brain, masturbating bog zombies, and G7 leaders led by a German Cate Blanchett. What's not to like? Baron questions the Doc about the strange little MIFF film, Rumours, directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson. 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Rumours synopsis 02:26 How did they get Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander? 02:54 The Green Fog, by Guy Maddin (and Hello Dankness) 04:04 Did...

Baron and the Doc take a break from the mainstream to discuss a contemplative little film by Audrey Lam, starring Umi Ishihara and Xiao Deng and shot over 10 years on 16mm film. It's more artsy than either of our hosts, but they enjoyed it! 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Baron: Synopsis 01:04 - Doc confesses to being a book-loving introvert 01:19 - Not a megaplex film 02:49 - Is the library a purgat...

Baron and the Doc are at Melbourne International Film Festival 2024, and have just seen the highly anticipated film, A Different Man, starring Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve and Adam Pearson, written and directed by Aaron Schimberg.   This film is a wild ride. Check out what the boys have to say about it straight out of the theatre.   Check out the youtube version of this episode here: https://you...

Baron and the Doc strap themselves in for an unhealthy dose of Nicolas Cage in the disturbing horror-hit 'Longlegs'.   Directed by Oz Perkins and starring Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt and Kiernan Shipka (and Cage x1000), Longlegs reminded the boys of Se7en by David Fincher, and Blue Velvet by David Lynch.

Baron and the Doc are back! Why? Because MIFF 2024! Immediately following the 2024 Melbourne Film Festival Program Launch, the boys snuck off to circle their top 5 picks. They then added them up to present their Top 10 Picks for MIFF 2024! Check out the youtube episode here: https://youtu.be/BJDv-0frczA?si=3HHTKkLtohrFHn3h

Baron and the Doc have a special guest in this episode to talk about Bradley Cooper's new film Maestro -  old friend of the show, the Maestro. Check out what the boys thought of Bradley Cooper's latest work as star and director, and what the film reminded them of.

Baron and the Doc discuss Ridley Scott's Napoleon in their new studio, directly after seeing the film at Palace Cinemas. This highly anticipated film stars Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby.    

Baron and the Doc discuss Fassbender the Flincher in the latest film from David Fincher.   Shot from Doc's library in Melbourne, directly after seeing 'The Killer' at Palace Cinema Westgarth.   Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WDmHa_bGj2M   Check out TRMO socials: https://linktr.ee/thatreminds   0:00 - Intro 1:25  - A synopsis from Doc 2:22 - Doc: Falling Down, by Joel Schumacher 3:06 - Adapting...

After some time swooning over the quality of choc tops at Palace Cinema Como, Baron and the Doc discus 'The Eight Mountains', by directors Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch. Shot from Doc's library in Melbourne after a few Negronis at the 2023 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mcUcGCZX3fo?si=9GGJo6K36wM37odX   Check out TRMO socials: https://linktr.ee...

Baron and the Doc give some spoilers while discussing the edge-of-your-seat Aussie gem You'll Never Find Me, with co-directors Josiah Allen and Indianna Bell as special guests. Shot on location at the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne during the Melbourne Film Festival 2023. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HOtNoSBmbVM   Check out TRMO socials: https://linktr.ee/thatreminds   1:48 - Indianna Bell giv...

Baron and the Doc discuss the new Australian film Birdeater, with co-directors Jack Clark and Jim Weir as special guests. Doc was reminded of his 20s and Baron of a children's book, but the real filmic inspiration came from Jack and Jim. Shot on location at the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne during the Melbourne Film Festival 2023. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cXHg-hpUCgU?si=FN9y8owj3OQH

Baron and the Doc overcome self-inflicted audio issues to discuss the directorial debut of the magnificent Mel Eslyn.   Join these two men trapped in a podcast, talking to Mel about two men trapped in a Biosphere.   Watch them on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8giuE1CAbYs   Follow them everywhere else: https://linktr.ee/thatreminds   0:00 - Baron and the Doc apologise for the audio quality 1:13 - Intro...

At MIFF2023, Baron & the Doc's podcast uncovered a cool little Aussie film about a podcast. And a mysterious black brick. Join them as they discuss Monolith, directed by Matt Vesely and starring Lily Sullivan, all on location at the RMIT Capitol theatre.   You can also watch the boys on YouTube: https://youtu.be/edK4sdG5auo  

Baron and the Doc discuss the rise and fall of the film Blackberry, directed by Matt Johnson and starring Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton and...Matt Johnson!   All on location at the RMIT Capitol theatre for the Melbourne International Film Festival 2023.   You can also watch the boys on YouTube (unfortunately not available on your Blackberry): https://youtu.be/rgAkmqCLuYI  

'Perfect Days' may well be the perfect film. Thank you Wim Wenders, from Baron and the Doc!

After watching Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism in a packed house at the Melbourne Film Festival, Baron and the Doc sat down with director Nick Kozakis and lead actor Georgia Eyers. You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nSmY3uJYcxk   Time stamps... 00:00 Introduction 03:35 Why music video directors are so cool 06:11 Nick Kozakis gives a synopsis of Godless 07:03 Based on true ev...

Baron and the Doc fell head over heals for Palme D'or winning 'Anatomy of a Fall', directed by Justine Triet.   To watch and subscribe on YouTube, go to https://youtu.be/xlsbtpBhqlQ