The Filmography

Reece and Bjorn discuss Paul Schrader's 1987 family drama about a working class brother and sister chasing their rock 'n roll dreams in Cleaveland, starring Michael J. Fox, Joan Jett, and Gena Rowlands.

Reece and Bjorn discuss Paul Schrader's 1985 biopic on the life and works of Japanese author (and wannabe fascist!) Yukio Mishima, featuring one of the greatest film scores of all time, courtesy of Mr. Philip Glass!

Reece and Bjorn discuss Paul Schrader's 1982 erotic horror remake of the 1942 Jacques Tourneur film, starring Natassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, and John Heard, and a big cat!

Reece and Bjorn are joined by Danny Flynn, co-host of That's Dark podcast, in a discussion about Paul Schrader's 1980 picture American Gigolo, in which Richard Gere goes looking for love while being framed for murder.

Reece and Bjorn discuss Paul Schrader's second film as director, 1979's Hardcore, starring George C. Scott as a devoutly religious midwestern furniture manufacturer who descends into the underworld of hardcore pornography in search of his lost daughter.

Reece and Bjorn are back with the first episode of the second season. Focusing on the works of Paul Schrader this season, we discuss the first four produced screenplays that Schrader wrote for other directors (The Yakuza, Taxi Driver, Obsession, and Rolling Thunder), before taking a deep dive into his directorial debut, Blue Collar.

In the first season finale (until Megalopolis comes out!), Reece and Bjorn finally meet up in person to rank Coppola's 22 major theatrical releases in order from least to most favourite.

Reece and Bjorn discuss Coppola's 2012 spooky ghost story, Twixt, starring Val Kilmer and Elle Fanning.

Reece and Bjorn are joined by special guest Mark Hanson for a discussion about Tetro, Coppola's 2009 drama about family rivalry, starring Vincent Gallo.

Reece and Bjorn discuss Coppola's beguiling 2007 rejuvenation drama Youth Without Youth, starring Tim Roth, the first in a trio of a smaller, more personal pictures.

Reece and Bjorn discuss Coppola's 1997 legal drama, an adaptation of John Grisham's The Rainmaker, with our first special guest: Noah Taylor.

Reece and Bjorn try to find things to like about Coppola's 1996 dramedy Jack.

Reece and Bjorn discuss Coppola's glorious 1992 adaptation of Bram Stroker's Dracula, as well as Eleanor Coppola's 1991 documentary on the making of Apocalypse Now: Hearts of Darkness.

Reece and Bjorn discuss Coppola's divisive 1990 finale to the Godfather trilogy.

Reece and Bjorn discuss Coppola's 1988 biopic Tucker: The Man and His Dream, as well as Coppola's segment from the 1989 anthology film New York Stories.

This week Reece and Bjorn discuss Coppola's thoughtful, 1987 Vietnam-era military drama Gardens of Stone, as well as his "Rip Van Winkle" episode of Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theater.

Reece and Bjorn discuss Coppola's 1986 comedy-drama-fantasy Peggy Sue Got Married, in which Kathleen Turner time travels back to her high school glory days.

Reece and Bjorn discuss Coppola's 1984 musical crime drama The Cotton Club, and its subsequent re-edit, Cotton Club Encore.

Reece and Bjorn discuss the second of two S.E. Hinton novels that Francis Ford Coppola directed in 1983 -- Rumble Fish.

Reece and Bjorn discuss the first of two S.E. Hinton adaptations that Francis Ford Coppola released in 1983 -- the star-studded teen drama The Outsiders.

Considered a critical and commercial disaster upon its release in 1982, Reece and Bjorn discuss Coppola's romantic fantasy One From The Heart and question whether or not the film is due for re-appraisal.

In this week's episode Reece and Bjorn wrap up 70's Coppola with the Vietnam war movie to end all war movies: Apocalypse Now.

Reece and Bjorn discuss Coppola's second masterpiece of 1974 - The Godfather pt. II.

This week Reece and Bjorn discuss the first of two masterpieces from Coppola in 1974 - the paranoid surveillance thriller, The Conversation. Starring Gene Hackman as professional eavesdropper Harry Caul.

Reece and Bjorn pull a Ken and talk about the Godfather, as well as Coppola's script for Patton.