Movies You Forgot You Forgot

This is Joe’s favourite film and he’ll never forget it; Adam saw it at the time and can’t remember a thing about it. All Joe wants to know is: does Adam like it now? They chat why/how Crowe became a bit of a joke, ponder sprawl, and debate whether Joaquin ‘has it’ in this film.  We need your Movies You Forgot You Forgot! Please email us with suggestions and they will be added to our Big List! Any...

Joe & Adam share urine stories and chat: Maths Damon, is this sci-fi or science? And can Sean Bean lead anything? Send us your emails on anything and everything to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us your Movies You Forgot You Forgot; also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back.

Rupert Wyatt began the Rise of in 2014, with Matty Reeves picking up the cinematic banana for 2014's Dawn of and 2017's War For (WAR FOR!). Joe & Adam mull over what an Apes flick is, if this set are proper Forgot You Forgots, and swirl around the general post-apocalyptic vibe. Oh, and Adam has Serkis humble pie to chew on.  Send us your emails on anything and everything to moviesyouforgotyouf...

Joe and Adam dive into Wild, Starring Reese Witherspoon & Laura Dern, adapted for screen by Nick Hornby, from the book by Cheryl Strayed. Discussion includes: what is a walking movie? How does this differ from films like Into The Wild and The Walk? What would Martin Sheen say on the phone? And isn't Reese Witherspoon really, really great? Send us your emails on anything and everything to movie...

It's a rare occasion for Joe & Adam to discuss real things, like how Second World War/Vietnam/Iraq war films differ, and what they say about the times in which they were made. Then they do a little compare/contrast between the two title films – turns out they're both pretty good and stand up very well.  Send us your emails on anything and everything to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell...

Based on the book of the same name by Michael Punke, Adam suffers the slog of the what he considers to be a craven slice of Oscar bait, while Joe is positively enriched by the journey. They bicker about Leo, harrumph at Hardy (Tom), but it's all in good fun.  Send us your emails on anything and everything to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us your Movies You Forgot You Forgot; also, follo...

Can Cameron Crowe land such a heady mix of dream, fantasy, romance and smashed-up faces? The Forgot You Forgotters ponder the Cruise Conundrum, why Adam gave the flick four and a half stars on a rewatch last year, and Diaz's sterling performance – plus Paul McCartney pops his head into the pod booth. Send us your emails on anything and everything to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us your...

Joe and Adam delve into David Cronenberg's world of Freud, Jung and Sabina Spielrein played by Keira Knightley. The discussion includes: Cronenberg vs Lynch, Keira Knightley's accent and what's going on with Adam's chin? Send us your emails to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us your made-up Dune character name (Costan Took!); tell us how Jumper could be improved; tell us what we got wrong...

Before Joe & Adam can get into that though, they dig into the wonders of Sally Hawkins, and The Shape of Water in particular. In this episode, Joe winds Adam up about various things Ayoade has said about coming of age movies, and film in general – in fact you'd think Adam didn't even like the film, when he sort of did. Send us your emails to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us your mad...

Joe ties himself in knots about the male gaze, solves how the story could be a helluva lot better and unleashes unholy hell on Pratt. Adam ponders how the flick should have been a saucier 90s erotic thriller in the vein of Dead Calm. Send us your emails to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us your made-up Dune character name (Costan Took!); tell us how Jumper could be improved; tell us what...

Joe & Adam trawl through the history of the Academy Awards to find the most forgettable Oscar winning movies. If both hosts have the same film on their lists, however, they lose! 

Joe & Adam dive into the 1999 remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, directed by John McTiernan of Die Hard fame. Conversation includes: who was Brosnan pre-James Bond? Does the sauce in this film live up to today's standards? Plus more.  Send us your emails to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us your made-up Dune character name (Costan Took!); tell us how Jumper could be improved; tell us...

Joe & Adam apply themselves to the 2005 film Constantine, directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Keanu Reeves and Rachael Weisz. Discussion includes: is all horror fantasy? Opening cans in the cinema. And why everyone who thinks Keanu Reeves is a bad actor is wrong and stupid. Send us your emails to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us your made-up Dune character name (Costan Took!);...

It's Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron and Jason Statham in the most boring of heist gangs ever, in this 2003 F Gary Gray directed Oceans 11 knock-off: The Italian Job.  Joe really likes this film and argues its merits, while Adam moans as per. But what actors would make up their heist movie? And what would the vibe be? Send us your emails to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us your made-up D...

Joe & Adam set off for Arrakis and marvel at the splendid visuals and all-star cast of this sci-fi fantasy epic... but struggle a bit with the simple yarn and the point of it all. Who is the One? How will the story pay off in Dune part two? How do you pronounce 'Bautista'? This and more in our very own over-long piece of content. Send us your emails to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell...

Joe & Adam ponder on David Wain’s Role Models (2008), and get hung up on the man-child genre.

Joe & Adam hark back to 2010 and David O Russell's The Fighter; a film that insisted it was canon during awards season, but has since faded from view. Or so they say. The flex on class and moot what a British version of similar film would be a la Shane Meadows. Also: can it be not Hollywood when it is Hollywood? Is Cardiff South of London? And much, much more. Send us your emails to moviesyouf...

Joe & Adam chew on this annoying sandy bum-crack of a flick, directed by Danny Boyle, released in 2000, adapted from Alex Garland's novel. They chat DiCapricorn's career among other things. Send us your emails to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us what cheese is which director/actor; tell us your dream heist team and its general vibe; or just try and catch us out on Movies We Forgot W...

Joe & Adam record a special New Year's Day edition of the podcast to make up for Joe ruining the recording of the Lord of the Rings rewatch episode. Fear not, Adam had just watched Saltburn, a darkly comic riff on Tom Ripley, an ideal flick to gab about. The pair also reflect on other recent viewings, such as Passages, a lovely little film on many lists of the year; plus, Maestro, Roman Holida...

Joe & Adam dive into the 2014 light thriller from writer-director Hossein Amini. The discussion is as follows: How does this film compare to The Talented Mr. Ripley? When is it OK to say you love an actor? And/or which actor could be Joe's dad? Send us your emails to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com, ideally around what cheese is which director/actor, but suggestions for Movies We Forgot We...

Joe & Adam dive into James McTeigue's V For Vendetta from 2006, with a script from the Wachowskis. In this episode: What did Joe see through Adam's eyes?  Is the author dead? What happens the day after the revolution? And there's new rules for the Box Office game. Send us your emails to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com, ideally around what cheese is which director/actor, but suggestions for...

Joe & Adam roam through David Ayer's underdog American World War II film Fury, and ask: why is everyone talking about barbie? What film feels 10 years old? And could Danny Dyer have his own The Whale? Plus they play the Bradley Pitt game and more. Send us your emails to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com, ideally around what cheese is which director/actor, but suggestions for Movies We Forgot...

Joe and Adam dive into the world of jumpers, palladins and wildly inefficient filmmaking. Top of the pops is: is Mayonaise a liquid? How did Jamie Bell feel on the set of Jumper? And what's the deal with Doug Liman? Send us your emails to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com, ideally around what cheese is which director/actor, but suggestions for Movies We Forgot We Forgot are welcome. Also, follow...

Joe and Adam delve into The Bourne Legacy, Tony Gilroy's back-again Bourne spin-off, set during the events of the original trilogy. But does it live up to the hype for the Bourne Boys? Discussion also includes some Moby, the budget game, and a long journey to find next week's film. Send us your emails to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com, ideally around what cheese is which director/actor, but su...

Joe & Adam delve into The American, Anton Corbijn's low-key thriller from 2011. Never mind George, the film is gorgeous to look at, but Joe has all kinds of nitpicks, spanning such trivialities as the star-power of 'Clooney', to the very tone of the flick. Such downbeatery doesn't keep Adam down though, oh no, he loved it, and ponders who's the modern-day Clooney. Send us your emails to movies...