The Recommendation Game

Stop kicking Dumbledore! It's been a few months so Ric feels confident in suggesting another western. But genre choices are far from predictable and there might be a reason why Orla has avoided this film for so long. We manage to talk about comic book films for a good 10 mins, you're welcome Orla would like to apologize to Truffaut for calling him irrelevant This is The Recommendation Game, a week...

'Didn't you know? All mild men are vicious' Considering we manage to shoehorn our current terrifying political context into almost every episode it seemed time to tackle said context head on. Thankfully the masterful Elia Kazan was there in 1957 to provide this prescient work. No we are not sponsored by Blue Apron (although if you're listening, we will shill your delicious sounding meals, it would...

"The film's not Oedipal enough" Special episode this week! We're joined by Oisin Murphy-Hall of Totally Dublin to talk about 1982's The Draughtsman's Contract. The gentry of 17th century Wiltshire gets skewered by director Peter Greenaway. Orla and Ricardo are slightly nicer to his film however American Pie: Beta House and Hot Fuzz, yep relevant refferences HTJI Find Oisin on twitter: @goamoa15 To...

"Daddy's here" Picture a tired, feverish Ricardo, bundled in a duvet in front of his laptop screen. Oh! What a Lovely War, also known as Ricardo's comfort movie and a film he's been attempting to force on Orla for almost a decade. But we may never utter its name again... This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, t...

"All crazy golf is depressing" Throw any connections to a certain Linklater film out of your mind, Girlhood stands on its own two feet, as an exploration of young women facing the grim realities of their lives in the Paris suburbs. This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. S...

"It makes you feel like you're in a controlled environment when you're not" In the extremely capable improvisational hands of Wong Kar-wai this week, with In the Mood for Love. If you want to piss Orla off, just mention Terrance Malick This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss i...

More serious men, more unpronouncable names! We're discussing Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle Rouge. Cool and precise doesn't even begin to describe it. He's a one note filmmaker, but what a note... Must be the moody French atmosphere that's got us so hyper This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and...

"I want to see what love looks like when it's triumphant. I haven't had a good laugh in a week" Another serious classic this week with 1934's It Happened One Night. Three guesses who recommended that one.... Turns out Stephen Colbert has ruined the surname forever it takes us a few attempts to say it without the silent 't' This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers tak...

"You know that death is the most beautiful part of life, right? Death is beautiful because we all fear death."...... Fear, paranoia, psychological trauma, just a normal cheery monday. We're looking at 2011's Martha Marcy May Marlene this week! Careful now, listen too closely and you might be drawn in by our charming voices. TRG is life This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two fi...

What do you mean you don't like the Yabba?! We're in Bundanyabba, Australia this week, with 1971's Wake in Fright. Trust us, just take the beer This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love w...

It seems for Ricardo, the worst crime you can commit is to be a great film, but not a masterpiece.... It's Orla's turn at recommending but what will Ric make of Marjane Satrapi's 2007 film Persepolis? No idea, but he sure talks a lot Many Abba mentions! And Cinema Paradiso.... and Hope and Glory This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film...

It's Muscular Movie Monday!! With Michael Mann's 1986 forgotten classic Manhunter. Orla already has the serial killer genre love, but will this be shoving Zodiac out of the top spot? Plus, more Herzog impressions! This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a give...

Today's words are: podcast, head-cold and perfunctory sex It's another week of subtitles and hard to pronounce names! We're looking at Yorgos Lanthimos' 2009 film Dogtooth. So is he a pervert, a messed up dude, or just trying to start a conversation? All will be revealed.... or at least discussed at length. Breakfast at Nuremberg anybody? All props to Ric for managing to get through an hour record...

How many films can one film reference? Just one of the many questions we debate this week with 2010's Beyond the Black Rainbow Special guest episode! Starring not one but two Deakins. The charming Felipe brings his insight this week, you may remember him from the film section of Totally Dublin http://totallydublin.ie/film/ Contains a completely relevant Randy Quaid reference In the middle Ricardo...

A 3 hour epic about Nazis on trial sounds like a risky pick for Ricardo, but there is a velvet-robe-wearing Maximilian Schell, at his most winning, so I reckon we'll be grand. So much winning. Warning, may contain a Russian Sean Connery impression... This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then me...

Guns! Helicopters! Hot water bottles! Hunt for the Wilderpeople seems to have it all, but was Ric won over by its charms, that is the question. Take a journey with us to the heart of the New Zealand bush with Sam Neil at his gruffest and most bearded. You may also have spotted Taika in his lesser seen work The Green Lantern, sporting some fantastic hair: http://bit.ly/2kXJzU6 This is The Recommend...

The female wolfpack, perhaps a genre that needs expanding, and this weeks film is a fine introduction. It's Ricardo's turn to pick and we're talking Deniz Gamze Ergüven's Mustang (2015). Forced marriages in Turkey and somehow Trump gets a mention... This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then mee...

1960's Poland is our setting this week with Pawel Pawlikowski's 2013 film Ida. You may remember him from 2004's My Summer of Love which brought us Emily Blunt and another terrifying Paddy Considine performance, but this is something completely different. Moody and austere on its surface, Ida is certainly a very original piece of work. But what will Ricardo think? This is The Recommendation Game, a...

This week we're talking about the criminally under seen Scarecrow, the 1973 film by the criminally underrated Jerry Schatzberg. Anyone would think we had a thing for Gene Hackman.... Note: Ricardo apologises to Roland Joffe for saying that he directed 'Revolution', that of course was Hugh Hudson This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film...

We're delving into the world of documentary this week with Carol Morley's 2011 film, Dreams of a Life. Just hope Orla's ready for a fight... This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waff...

It's made numerous Sight and Sound top 10 lists, but will Orla like it? This week we're looking at the John Ford classic you've never heard of; My Darling Clementine from 1946. This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc...

This week it's all about Vampires and Westerns, although more the former, Ricardo would argue. We're talking about Ana Lily Amirpour's 2014 film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla M...

Welcome to 2017! We're starting it off on a cheerful note with Oliver Stone's 1989 Vietnam epic Born on the Fourth of July. Contains just the right number of Baldwin brother references This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and...

We are indeed. This week we're talking about Lukas Moodysson's 2013 film We Are The Best! Bonus section: Listener mail! We're revisiting the work of Miyazaki This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy ty...

This week we're talking about Claire Denis' 2008 film 35 Shots of Rum. This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/2fRzZzW Lik...