Hard Times On Film: The Films of Charles Bronson...and beyond.

Ex-Wives! Expletives! Exceptional Police Work! Drop your eggs and lube up your crossbow, because Nick & Ray are back, and the only law they know is the HToF law...Don't Forget About Hard Times on Film! You may have thought you left these two giants of cinematic criticism behind - but they have returned to track you down and subject you to every last insight and insult from Bronson's...

Sleeper Agents! Station Wagons! Soviet Hockey Superiority (circa 1977)! Don’t answer the phone and don’t take your eyes off the ice, because Nick & Ray are back and they have promises to keep!  Listen carefully, as everybody’s favourite reactivated podcast agents get lovely, dark, and deep on a paranoid cold war spy thriller (light) action near classic.  Could this be the moustache zenith? Is...

Heartthrobs! Haymakers! Hand Injuries! Fix up that jalopy, roll out the champagne, and get ready to sing along as the Cream Valley Chamber of Commerce proudly presents...  Hard Times on Film! Enjoy a front row seat as Nick & Ray go 9 rounds hard to the body of the Bronson/Presley match-up you demanded - 1962's gritty boxing-noir family musical, Kid Galahad!

Dads! Dumpers! Discipline! Grab your snakes and cut your veggies, because Nick & Ray are back, and they're sending this one up the chain! Branded obsolete and left for dead, can two over-the-hill podcasters rediscover their humanity and marshal the sheer brute strength required to discuss every blistering moment of Kurt Russell's 1998 action sci-fi, epic?  That's AFFIRMATIVE. We...

Derring-do!  the Deep State! Down ol' Mexico way! Smoke your fish and cash your cheques, because Nick & Ray only have 4226 seconds to free you from your boredom and whisk you away to a world where the adventure knows no limits and the shirts know no sleeves. It's Bronson! It's Breakout!

Brothers! Bison! A Bronson Best?! Grow your hair and change your name, because Nick & Ray are killing this podcast the old way. You'll be plagued by night terrors until you track down the mythical, magical, underrated western  masterwork that is...The White Buffalo!

Problematic Relationships! Public Displays of Affection! Pure Unbridled Power! Lose the shirt, call up the old girlfriend, and pound the island cocktails, because Nick & Ray are hiding in the bushes and ready to hit you with a full hour of Euro-Bronson delights!  This year on Hard Times on Film, it's Violent City!

Fashion! Finales! Fairfield! (and Freddy Flakes) Draw yourself a couples bath, pop some stress pills, and luxuriate in Nick & Ray's extra special discussion of Charles Bronson's final theatrical offering, Death Wish V: The Face of Death. To kick off season 3, the guys also had the extra special honour of chatting with Erica Fairfield, who played Chelsea Regent in the film.  You won&a...

Karate! Corruption! Cocaine! Work that speed bag, wax those skis, and tuck in to a hour long celebration of all things Chuck Norris! Hard Times on Film is going Beyond Bronson to discuss late 70's urban cop kung-fu cult classic, A Force of One. How did Chuck shape Ray's childhood? Who does Nick hang out with when he's in LA? The answers will shock and delight! 

Adolescence! Aristocratic ladies! Animal husbandry! Make sure them horses is watered, bathe yourself in a bucket, and head into town for the latest episode of Hard Times on Film.  Join Nick, Ray, and Andy as they attempt to embody every life lesson and butcher every Italian name in this unsung western classic.

Knives! Neckerchiefs! No Enemies? (Alive) Strap on your chaps and hide your womenfolk, because Nick & Ray are riding into town with the strength of at least three average men to keep the place safe from bad ideas and mediocre movies.  Come for the men's hair styles and woods-craft; stay for the math lessons and medical advice.

Deceptions! Detonations! Those Damn Drugs! Pour a glass of wine, fire up your IROC-Z, and meet Nick & Ray down at the roller rink for a balls-out celebration of the lost masterpiece of 80's cinema that is  Death Wish 4: The Crackdown! *Adult~themed cake provided, bring your own light beer.

Bridges! Beards! Brown liquor! Ray may have uprooted his life to flee the crime-ridden streets, and Nick may have contracted a novel coronavirus, but nothing can stop them from diving headlong into an illuminating discussion of the sort-of-mystery, kind-of-western,  semi-romantic, almost action-packed, Breakeart Pass!

Punks! Payback! Public Transit! Set your traps, get the chicken in the oven, and sit back for an hour of hard-hitting 80's action analysis as Nick reminisces, the moustache takes centre stage, and HToF takes on the movie you've been waiting for...Death Wish 3!

Missiles! Motorbikes! May-December Romance! Slip on your neglige,  grab a bowl of strawberries, and luxuriate in Nick & Ray's hour-long discussion of Bronson's 1987 B- movie action bonanza, Assassination!

Water!  White Pants! Women in Business! Throw on your neck brace and grab your mouth organ, because Nick and Ray are about to say at least three things no one has ever said before about  one of  the greatest films with or without Charles Bronson - 1968's Once Upon A Time In The West!

Feuding! Fracking! The Fourth Estate! Arm your wives and dunk your biscuits because Nick & Ray are hot on the trail of every last salacious story, sweet sweater, and swerving semi in Bronson's 1988 Mormon noir classic, Messenger of Death!

Hairstyles! Hot Shots! Matterhorns! Lose the  wig, throw on the same plaid shirt as yesterday, and join Nick & Ray as they dissect every last delight offered by Bronson's final 70's outing, Love & Bullets! Masterpiece or missed opportunity?  Either way, Andy's not happy.

Suspense! Shooters! Sweats! Welcome to Season 2 of Hard Times on Film.  Nick & Ray are hitting the ground running in the new year by tackling Bronson's 1972 hitman classic, the Mechanic!  So much action, music, style, and substance that you'll have to take on a creepy young assistant just to handle it all.  Also, introducing HToF foreign correspondent Andy on the Ireland Effect!

Family! Faith! Fisticuffs! Grab a mickey,  light the fire, and curl up for one last bonus episode of Hard Times on Film.  Did you really think Nick & Ray could wrap up season one in late December without having a look at  the Christmas classic, Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Clause?

Bravery! Building Codes! Breeches Buoy! Wrap a wet towel around your head, upgrade your wiring, and join Nick & Ray, as they go beyond Bronson - straight into the blazing epic that is the Towering Inferno!

Masterminds! Money! Mild astringent! Put on your best silk robe, get yourself a plate of beans, and join Nick & Ray for a celebration of 1976's super stylish LA caper flick, St. Ives!

Sadists! Swingers! Sweatshirts! Throw on those sunglasses and say goodbye to your fish, because Nick & Ray are diving in to some hard-edged 80's Bronson.  What is the evil that men do? Why do they do it? Where can I get a turtleneck like that? All shall be revealed.

Nurses! Nudes! Knives!  Part your hair in the middle and grab your birthday suit, because its time to get down and dirty with the high point of 1983 - 10 to Midnight.  Listen in as Nick & Ray explore all the moral complexity, synth rock, and sweet outfits that this gem has to offer.  *For technical reasons, we will be posting our discussion of the music of 10 to Midnight as episode 7.5. Check...

Look at Me!  There is more to say about the music of 10 to Midnight,  so enjoy this little bonus while you work out or blow dry your hair.