The Recommendation Game

The Vast of Night (2019) directed by Andrew Patterson. In the 1950s, two children search for the source of a mysterious frequency that has descended on their town. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla McNelis, two...

The Young Girls of Rochefort (Les Demoiselles de Rochefort)1968 directed by Jacques Demy. Jacques Demy followed up The Umbrellas of Cherbourg with another musical about missed connections and second chances, this one a more effervescent confection. Twins Delphine and Solange, a dance instructor and a music teacher (played by real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac), dream of big-...

Eighth Grade (2018) directed by Bo Burnham. Kayla Day, an eighth grader, is introverted but also posts videos about self-confidence on the Internet. Later, she realises she is not the person she is pretending to be and overcomes her fears. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to d...

Near Dark (1987) directed by Kathryn Bigelow Cowboy Caleb Colton (Adrian Pasdar) meets gorgeous Mae (Jenny Wright) at a bar, and the two have an immediate attraction. But when Mae turns out to be a vampire and bites Caleb on the neck, their relationship gets complicated. Wracked with a craving for human blood, Caleb is forced to leave his family and ride with Mae and her gang of vampires, includin...

Galaxy Quest (1999) directed by Dean Parisot Jason Nesmith, the star of a television series receives a call for help from a group of aliens. Now, he and his co-stars have to defend the aliens against an alien warlord. For real fans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceEjpCBDe8Y This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not...

Faces, Places (2017) directed by Agnès Varda Director Agnès Varda and photographer and muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla McNelis, two fi...

The Long Goodbye (1973) directed by Robert Altman. Detective Philip Marlowe helps his friend Terry Lennox get to the Mexican border late one night. When he makes his way back home, he finds police waiting for Terry who has murdered his own wife. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skyp...

Shoplifters (2018) directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders is united by fierce loyalty and a penchant for petty theft. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not see...

Kiss me Deadly (1955) directed by Robert Aldrich. Detective Mike Hammer fights to solve the murder of a beautiful hitchhiker with a mysterious connection to the Mob. 'Mickey Spillane's anti-social private eye Mike Hammer' This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoiler...

On the Record (2020) directed by Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick. **Warning for the episode! We discuss some tough topics in depth including sexual assault** Filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering examine the sexual assault allegations against hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, t...

I am Not Your Negro (2016) directed by Raoul Peck. In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin's death in 1987, he left behind only 30 comple...

Pain and Glory (2019) directed by Pedro Almodovar. A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, tw...

The Bad Sleep Well (1960) directed by Akira Kurosawa In order to avenge his father's death, Koichi Nishi marries Yoshiko, the daughter of an evil industrialist, Iwabuchi. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Ne...

Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2019) directed by Céline Sciamma. France, 1770. Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Héloïse is a reluctant bride to be and Marianne must paint her without her knowing. She observes her by day, to paint her secretly. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lov...

Heaven's Gate (1980) directed by Michael Cimino. James Averill, the sheriff of Jackson County in Wyoming, is involved in a class war against the mercenary Nathan Champion who backs the area's rich cattle farmers over its impoverished immigrants. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skyp...

O.J. Made in America (2016) directed by Ezra Edelman. Through interviews, news footage, and archival audio and video, O.J.: Made in America traces the life and career of O. J. Simpson, starting with his arrival at the University of Southern California as an emerging football superstar and ending with his incarceration in 2007 for robbery. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where...

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp(1943) directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. General Candy (Roger Livesey), who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I...

Parasite (2019) directed by Bong Joon-ho. Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan. We did it, we sold out, we went electric, we picked an oscar winner. Like a giant bowl of beef and noodles, some things are too good to resist. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers...

Anatomy of a Murder (1959) directed by Otto Preminger. Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler (James Stewart) takes the case of Army Lt. Manion (Ben Gazzara), who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife (Lee Remick) claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick (Brooks West) and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer (George C....

The Dirties (2013) Directed by Matthew Johnson The line between reality and fiction starts two blur when two best friends start making a movie about getting revenge on bullies. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla...

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) directed by Hayao Miyazaki. In this anime feature, 13-year-old Kiki moves to a seaside town with her talking cat, Jiji, to spend a year alone, in accordance with her village's tradition for witches in training. After learning to control her broomstick, Kiki sets up a flying courier service and soon becomes a fixture in the community. But when the insecure young witch...

The Paper (1994) directed by Ron Howard Remember 1994? Neither does Orla. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies. Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/2fRzZzW Like us on Facebook: bit.ly/2fdF848

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (2018) directed by Steve Sullivan. The life of maverick Manchester comedian Frank Sidebottom and his hidden creator Chris Sievey. Frank, well known for his papier-mâché head, was part of the Manchester music and comedy scene for over 25 years. Do yourself a favour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvV465SHJBg FrankSideBot https://twitter.com/franksidebot?lang=en...

Skate Kitchen (2018) directed by Crystal Moselle. Camille's life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship. 99% Invisible episode: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-pool-and-the-stream/ This is The Recommendation...

Shin Godzilla (2016) directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi Japan is plunged into chaos when a skyscraper-sized lizard monster rises from the deep of Tokyo Bay and lays waste to Tokyo. This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo De...