Cinebois2Cinemen

This fine week, Danny & Ben tackle Ari Asters sprawling, anxiety-inducing epic 'Beau Is Afraid'. They discuss how it is a thematic culmination of everything Aster has been building up to in his filmography, delve deep into 'anxious cinema' and reveal their reverence for directors who swing big. Even if sometimes, they miss a little.

This week, Ben & Danny rev their podcast engine up to roughly sixty revs (loads of revs)and discuss the immensely popular Fast & Furious franchise, lyrically waxing on about it's hulking centrepiece Vincent Diesel.

This week, Ben & Danny continue to mine the cultural coal face by chipping away at Return To Seoul and other films that explore the complexities of nationality and identity. Their soft, soothing voices are sure to calm the soul, stimulate the brain, and echo - both literally and figuratively - in eternity.

This week sees Ben and Danny talk about the War film, focusing chiefly on themes of horror and heroism and how the presentation of such themes impacts our perception of conflict. The majority of the conversation centers around Sam Mendes 1917 and Nolan's Dunkirk before quickly rattling through a few of their favourite (and perhaps lesser known) examples.

This week, Ben and Danny discuss the weighty themes of life, death and human messiness, in the context of films like Punch Drunk Love, God's Own Country, Amour, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and of course Mia Hansen Love's new film 'One Fine Morning'.

Danny and Ben venture into world cinema for Rodrigo Sorogoyen's The Beast; an unrelentingly tense exploration of socio-cultural divide and how it can lead to the most reprehensible acts of human behaviour. This prompts a broad discussion around a number of films that handle similar themes of difference and division, from Deliverance and Straw Dogs to The Farewell and Team America. Bare with us on...

This week sees the Cinebois reflecting on the surprisingly enjoyable Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves. They then natter about fantasy cinema and weigh in on the concerns around the growing influence of Nerd culture on popular cinema. All of this plus an issue involving gnome testicles...

Ben and Danny return after a brief hiatus to discuss the influence of Eastern Action and Martial arts cinema on the West and its intrinsic importance to films like John Wick. They then wax lyrical about the artistic merit of action cinema and how Keanu Reeves' brand of balletic gunishment is emblematic of the genres best and brightest. As you'll hear, John Wick 4 is no slouch either...

This week sees Danny & Ben get slashed to ribbons as they discuss Scream VI. Before that, they discuss the career and legacy of horror maestro Wes Craven, the resurgence of the slasher in the modern cinematic landscape, and dive deep into scream as a whole. What's your favourite scary movie?

This week sees Ben and Danny recruit fellow former cineboi now cineman Lee Markham for an exhaustive deep dive into all things Cannon Films. From discussions around the companies' intrepid owners to their diverse range of releases that include the talents of Jean-Luc Godard, Charles Bronson, and Chuck Norris (not in the same film though we're afraid). We then zero in our focus on their action film...

This week sees Ben and Danny once again waddle into uncharted territory as they channel their inner Sartre and explore the philosophy of existentialism and its existence in cinema. They discuss some of their favourite and perhaps lesser known examples whilst underscoring cinemas' power to provide answers and solace in the face of the unknown - narrowly avoiding a court injunction from Ronseal in t...

This week Danny & Ben (chock full of pancakes and bursting at the seams with fresh opinions) tackle the behemoth that is Disney and discuss the impact of their cinematic output on the wider filmic landscape. Strap in.

This week Danny and Ben are joined by fellow Cineman Alfie Martin and discuss semi-autobiographical output from the likes of Martin Scorsese, Shane Meadows, Richard Linklater and of course Steven Spielberg.

Episode five sees Danny and Ben dive deep into the various representations of isolation depicted on the big screen, from Under The Skin to Taxi Driver, and of course Aronosfky's latest effort 'The Whale'.

In episode four of Cinebois2Cinemen, Ben and Danny dip their toes into Damien Chazelle's Babylon and discuss the reflective nature of Hollywood's output. We also discuss actor Kim Cattrall for some reason, falsely attributing a key role in Babylon to her when in fact the character in question was portrayed by Jean Smart. All intentional, of course...

Ben and Danny get nice and witchy in this week's episode as they discuss the genre of folk horror and it's rise in popularity; it's key themes, key films and potential reasons why it performs well at the box office. Then they discuss Enys Men, Cornish mythology and the recurring theme of memory.

In this week's episode, Dan and Ben discuss the power, impact, and pitfalls of a cinema that encourages us to look backwards. They discuss positive and negative representations of nostalgia on the silver screen as well as evaluating the worth of films that hark back to times gone by. Plus, (mostly) better audio. It doesn't get much better than this. We think anyway.

This time Ben and Danny discuss Charlotte Wells' heart-warming and heart-breaking debut feature 'Aftersun', their own holiday experiences as children and fruitlessly attempt to disguise a potent audio issue.

Ben and Danny shake off the cobwebs with a straight-from-the-cinema discussion of Avatar: The Way of Water. In this Episode they discuss the positive and negative impact of CGI and motion capture, Cameron's legacy and Ben professes his love for Titanic.