The Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast

Back for another discussion for what we consider another hidden gem with an actor in the spotlight not usually going this route.. and surprisingly not falling flat on their chiseled face for taking this chance :P   In Oscar (1991) Sylvester Stallone ditches his usual action hero persona to play Angelo "Snaps" Provolone, a hardened New York mob boss. Facing a midlife crisis and haunted by his viole...

Back for another film discussion.. and this time we are diving back into the realm of lesser known films for what some consider to be a hidden gem and others a complete waste of time... lets see what we think aye?   ___________________________________________   In Julian Po (1997) Christian Slater portrays the title character, Julian, a depressed and directionless man who travels to a small, seemi...

Well.. as you can see on this episode we are focusing on an Actor who has stolen the attention of hollywood and audiences alike with a surprising moment of arrogance and bad judgement   Yes, i have shamelessly taken this oppertunity to talk about the 2022 Oscar slap hear around the world... but ironically - Will Smith has a perfect movie in his filmography that fits nicely as a Woody Adjacent choi...

Back for another great discussion.. and thanks to James DW we are taking a turn for the more recent - focusing on another Woody alumni actor / director, deciding to do something much closer to home and his warm Irish heart   Apparently the Oscar folk just looove this one.. well, we assume so due to the wealthy academy nominations   Set in the late 1960s Belfast during the start of "The Troubles,"...

We are back for another adjacent episode.. and this one in particular is a follow up episode ironically recorded 9 months after speaking about the previous 2 movies in this much beloved movie series.... Yes we are continuing the RICHARD LINKLATER BEFORE MOVIE SERIES   We purposefully separated this discussion from the other two films as it feels warranted in terms of story tone   Expectations for...

Back on our first discussion for 2022 and this one is surely a doozie ;P   Upon re-listening / editing this session I think we may have rambled maybe a bit too much about our thoughts on the director himself and his motivations / methods in making this movie - but alas, eventually there is a review / discussion about this somewhat controversial dark biographical "comedy" of a film.. which we do ha...

Welcome to another episode of Woody Adjacent.. and this edition is actually our last for the year of 2021.. as such, Donald has picked an arguably crowd pleasing romantic comedy to dissect featuring a Queen of 90's rom-coms!   Today we are going to talk about 1997's - Addicted To Love   We also wanted to announce that we have launched a PATREON campaign for those who are generous enough and able t...

Welcome back everybody to another preposterous episode of Woody Allen Adjacent!   Before we get to our movie pick for discussion James brought up an interesting blog piece regarding Wallace Shawn's defence of working with woody allen which can be read here   https://www.thewrap.com/wallace-shawn-woody-allen-still-willing-to-work/   It was also brought to our attention that a new woody allen blu ra...

Welcome back good folks to another glorious episode of Woody Adjacent!   As you can see, today we have quite the treat in store, as we are not just going to talk about one title but of course we just HAD to talk about its latest incarnation to make this conversation just that more RELEVANT   Well... some may argue one or both of these are completely irrelevant to our theme :P but regardless.. lets...

On this recording Don goes diggin in the crates to pick up a lesser known erotic drama film that raised many a eyebrow for it supposed overt sexual nature but there seems to be alot more under the surface with this movie and it's story   In BLISS (1997) Maria (Sheryl Lee) struggling with mental issues and marital disharmony, she seeks help from Baltazar (Terence Stamp), a charismatic sex therapist...

We are back just before the end of the month to deliver another great Adjacent conversation on a golden oldie hollywood has tried to reboot a few times but can never quite get another adaptation off the ground, so until then we will talk about the current original...   In Same Time Next Year (1978) which is set in 1951, two seemingly happily married individuals, Doris (Ellen Burstyn), a housewife...

We are BACK baby.. for another chapter of Woody Adjacent!   Today we talk about a pretty well received movie from a long time comedian turned actor.. in fact, over the course of this discussion we truly see how much this creator is following in the footsteps of Woody Allen   In Top Five (2014) Andre Allen (Chris Rock) is a comedian turned movie star known for his outrageous comedies, he is also ab...

On this recording we are back to actually talk about a new Woody Allen movie release... yeah.. he's still at it :P - i know right haha   Also, we say a sincere farewell to our original co-host who start out with us on this journey: Simon Rad :(   Simon, who has decided (in a conversation off mic) to step away from podcasting in general will be missed for his Zany energy and pretty buck-wild moment...

We are back today to talk about our first movie series discussion for our Woody Allen Adjacent project!   This is a much beloved movie series that explores so many great aspects, mostly just through using dialogue - which may fly in the face of often advised filmaking - but this director had a vision   ...and yes, rather strangely, we are leaving out the third piece of this puzzle for another time...

On todays record we give our thoughts on the Allen V Farrow Docu-Series   This will of course be a very contentious topic of debate given the subject matter  at hand.. add to that the fact your hosts on the episode believe Woody Allen is innocent which seems to be against the grain of the current public emotional opinion   Again we implore people who have watched this docuseries to hear from the o...

Continuing our Woody Allen Adjacent project JAMES has picked this interesting romantic comedy spoof..... It was an interesting discussion actually, where we delve more into our thoughts on the so called 'romantic comedy' genre on a whole..... and other pedantic quibbles ;P   In They Came Together (2014) Joel (Paul Rudd) a corporate candy exec, threatens to shut down Molly's (Amy Poehler) charming...

Continuing our Woody Allen Adjacent project our next conversation will be about...   In Marriage Story (2019) New York theater director Charlie (Adam Driver) and his actress wife Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) navigate a heartbreaking divorce, navigating custody battles, lawyer pressures, and lingering love amidst the emotional wreckage. As they move between coasts, their once-strong bond frays, forc...

Continuing our Woody Allen Adjacent discussions our next conversation will be about a movie that is a particular favourite for one of our hosts...   In ENTROPY (1999) aspiring director Bobby (Stephen Dorff) juggles the chaotic demands of his first film with a whirlwind romance and the seductive whispers of his own ego (U2's Bono). As pressure mounts, the lines between art and reality blur, leading...

Continuing our Woody Allen Adjacent discussion, we have two Hollywood A-Listers some never even knew made a movie together... so with that said.....   In Keeping The Faith (2000) childhood friends, Rabbi Jake (Ben Stiller) and Father Brian (Edward Norton), find their faith tested when their old flame Anna (Jenna Elfman) returns. Sparks fly, creating a hilarious love triangle amidst religious oblig...

Continuing our Adjacent discussions, this next conversation will focus on the rising talent who became a marvel cinematic unvierse mainstay just a few years after this indie flick...   In Liberal Arts (2012 Jaded writer Jesse (Josh Radnor) returns to his idyllic alma mater college for a professor's retirement, rekindling memories of youthful passion. A chance encounter with vivacious college stude...

As part of the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast we now move into our next phase of the project that i (Don) have been planning for well over a year now.   Woody at this time has completed a nearly 50 movie run and still going strong, so in the meantime while we await another official Woody release - there are a WHOLE lot of films that pay homage, imitate and or resemble Woodys filmography   As a...

As promised we are BACK again with more Woody Allen content, this time having a thoughtful discussion focusing on Woodys recently released memoir: Apropos of Nothing (2020)   We are joined here once again by James Walsh, Author, Content Creator and founder of popular community website Manic Expression - http://www.manic-expression.com   It's quite possible you've heard us talk about Woody a few ye...

After a long hiatus.. we finally get to have this discussion about the extremely elusive and somewhat controversial release by Woody Allen in the midst of this ongoing global PANDEMIC and so much behind the scenes crap you guys probably don't wanna hear about.. this show must go on.. so at long last.. let's discuss: 2019's - A Rainy Day In New York   ....a movie we even have a hard time pinning a...

FIRSTLY - PLEASE FIND THE YOUTUBE VIDEO VERSION HERE  >>>  CLICK HERE TO WATCH   For those of you who follow the podcast and like myself want to continue the conversation about great movies like what Woody has produced i wanted to let you guys know i am doing a hunt for great movies that follow in the footsteps of Woody Allen and i want your help and recommendations   I recently made a po...

We are back here on the Woody Allen retrospective in 2018 to see no feature film release by Woody Allen for us to talk about so instead we are going to run through what has actually kept Woody away from making movies   Don Wunder this time is joined by James Walsh another content creator and also the founder of popular community blogging website site Manic Expression - http://www.manic-expression....