Film Fives

It’s time for an awards interlude as Phil and Russ review their picks so far and consign to immortality the best of the films discussed to date in their inaugural awards episode. Focusing mainly on ‘Best Film’, sit back for a catalogue of classics fully worthy of their new accolades! Film Fives will be back with…. ….”Top Five Screwball Comedies”

Family meal times, gravity defying antics, ice storms, gay cowboys, comedies of manners and ocean-going tigers. Yes, it’s time for Phil and Russ to turn their attentions to the solidly excellent work of Taiwanese director Ang Lee as they select their favourite fives. Will Phil be able to resist putting a quality martial arts film at number one?! Find out in this our seventh edition of Film Fives....

This month Russ and Phil are getting on their tracksuits, shin guards, boxing gloves, football boots etc as they delve into the world of the sports film (fiction non comedy sports films to be precise) and there’s plenty to choose from. It seems our intrepid duo are forming bigger differences as these pods go on, with hardly any crossover choices* So get warmed up, do your stretches and fire up you...

Russ and Phil are getting animated when discussing the subject under the spotlight this month: Pixar feature films. From the studio’s original release, Toy Story, to new work such as Soul, Pixar has delighted audiences young and old with its consistently high standards of groundbreaking animation and multi layered narratives, but which picture(s) will sit atop the boys’ lists? @FilmFives1 We will...

“Tom Hanks is like a box of chocolates...there’s a varied assortment of confections and you DO know what yer gonna get!” Good acting, star appeal / box office gold and that boy next door charm graduating in later years to an all-American film dad!”. Phil and Russ are back with the 4th instalment of their casual convo on the wide and wonderful world of cinema. This time the theme is best films feat...

Welcome back, pardners! Gather round the campfire, kick off your spurred boots, tilt your cowboy hat down at a cool angle Steve McQueen style, spoon-shovel yerself some beans and pass the whiskey[sic] as Russ and Phil stand face to face with their fingers twitching at their hips, poised for the big shoot out in the town of Film 5s Creek, population: 2! Yes it’s time for our first genre episode and...

What!! You came back for more?!l All well and good but might this not turn out to be a badly advised sequel? Well you’ve asked for it, so here goes... Welcome back to our 2nd sortie into the world of film and our respective 5 picks for best in category. This time we cast our cinephile’s eyes over the best of 2020 (as defined by their official UK release date according to IMDB). So pour yourself a...

Welcome to the very first episode of our brand new film podcast, where we (Russ and Phil) take you on a cinematic ride through our favourite films, genres, scenes, actors, soundtracks and much more besides. In each episode we’ll pluck a topic out of the air and select our top 5s from that theme. The concept is two English blokes down the pub chatting film....with the twist that we aren’t, thanks t...