Fat Bidin

Looking at how Al Jazeera journalist, Mary Ann Jolley, was allegedly deported after producing an undesirable documentary regarding the death of Mongolian model, Altantuya Shaariibuu, although she had committed no crime, Zan and Aizyl discuss what can and cannot be reported by journalists in Malaysia. And where would local journalists be ‘deported’ to if they reported on ‘undesirable’ issues.

Zan and Aizyl talk about all the sex in the Australian independent film Strangerland starring Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes and Hugo Weaving. It's all about the sex folks! (How's that for click-bait?)

Zan missed Bersih 4, so Aizyl fills him in on what he missed, its effects, and what's to come now that the rally is over.

Zan and Aizyl Azlee talk about how much of an emotional roller-coaster the film INSIDE OUT is and if Zan really is a sociopath with no feelings.

How far along does the English media (print, broadcast, online, cinema, theatre, etc) play a role in nation-building? Does it even have a role in Malaysia?

Zan always wanted to be Kurt Cobain when he was in secondary school. He even made his two brothers, including Aizyl, play air drums and air bass while he played air guitar and sang Lithium into an air microphone when they were younger.

Apparently there's a BN MP who's planning to sign some Statutory Declaration and vote against the Prime Minister in a vote of no confidence in Parliament. And apparently that's undemocratic?

After three weeks of Aizyl's pestering, Zan finally watches Ant-Man. And... surprise surprise! They talk about it!

The #AtTheEdge rally saw about 200 people demonstrating for press freedom following the suspension of The Edge weekly and Financial Daily. Will this finally be the time the media gets what it's been asking for year after year? Probably not...

Zan and Aizyl are joined by their brother Izal as they talk about the one thing they can all agree on... the awesomeness of Sylvester Stallone's Rocky films! ADRIANNNNN!!!!!

Regardless of being in the right or in the wrong, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's administration doesn't seem to be placing any importance in managing the public's perception of allegations against Najib and the government. What can be done better?

Zan and Aizyl is NOT reviewing Ant-Man! Instead, they are talking about Michael Moore and his documentary films. They are shocked to find out that he has a new film out called 'Where to Invade Next'. His last film was six years ago and nobody knew he was working on a new one.

A whole episode condemning the decision to suspend The Edge. Aiyo… who are the ones who should be investigated here?

Zan and Aizyl discuss the issue of piracy in the film industry. It may be illegal and unethical, but it could also be really essential to the development of a film culture in countries like Malaysia.

News agencies were pranked by an NGO with little to its name last week. Zan and Aizyl also discuss the "racial" side of the Low Yat incident and what it means.

Law graduate Zahra got a chance to share her financial struggles to the Deputy Prime Minister, and she did, to some criticism for being "ungrateful".

'While we're young', an old film directed by Noah Baumbach, starring Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts from 2014 is only now playing in Malaysian cinemas. Zan and Aizyl talk about how it's taking the coming-of-age theme to neither here nor there... but okay lah. Or err... maybe not so okay lah.

Having avoided talking about what they don't understand all this while, Zan and Aizyl finally talk about the allegations of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal surrounding Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

The Fat Bidin Film Club discuss that latest instalment of that 'awesome' large dinosaur franchise... Jurassic World. But they mainly harp about how Ron Howard could have produce such a beautiful creature like Bryce Dallas Howard.

Where does television news sit in the current media landscape? Zan and Aizyl can't remember the last time they actually sat down at 8pm to catch "breaking" news. So should it be done away with or is there some way it could evolve to remain relevant?

Zan and Aizyl review the Turkish rip-off of The Exorcist and they discover that 'Auzubillahiminashaitaniurajim' is not an exclusively Malay phrase! They also discover a ripping-off movement in Turkey in the 1960s and 1970s where the Turkish film industry ripped off Hollywood movies like Star Wars, Flash Gordon, Star Wars, Tarzan, etc!

PAS's annual Muktamar caused a lot of problems for Pakatan Rakyat this year. Even members of the coalition themselves can't tell whether they're still functioning due to the results of one party's AGM elections. So how now brown cow?

We saw on sale a DVD of a local Malaysian indie film we had never heard of before directed by someone we had never heard of either. So we thought, why not? We bought and watched 'Ragut', directed by Razif MT Zain, and it errr... well... errr...

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad recently gave a talk at the Cooler Lumpur Festival talking about his own "dangerous ideas". Zan and Aizyl share some soundbites of what you missed and discuss Tun's relevance in attempting to oust his second Prime Minister.

Feature films and movies used to be the standard long form stories. But now, with the emergence of original Netflix productions and TV shows like Breaking Bad, etc, it seems that season long story arcs with no self-contained episodes are way longer. This synopsis may sound boring, but Zan and Aizyl discuss this with interestingly humorous fervour!