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As we start our long journey of Studio Ghibli films, our first pick is one of the most gentle in their repertoire. Listen as Daniel and Andrew wander around various topics and discuss the similarities between Kiki's Delivery Service and 2004 Spiderman 2. 34mins long

A short and off-track episode this week with the review of an early 80s Operatic film. While good and generally enjoyable we thought the medium of film detracted from the overall experience. 30 mins

In this weeks episode Andrew and I look at this 2019 Chinese sci-fi  blockbuster. While the execution of this film was fairly poor we have to give them credit for really going all out in the ridiculous plot. 38 mins

CONTENT WARNING - This episode contains frank discussion of taboo subject matter, including sexualised violence and violence against children. In todays episode Andrew and Daniel review perhaps one of their most off-beat artsy film to date. While Andrew enjoyed it Daniel couldn't get over the 'contents' of the film. 34 mins

We thought we would mix it up a little by going for a film that started a trilogy (so far) of amazing films. A well animated well made fun film that all can enjoy. 41 mins

"Orson Welles is da Bomb yo!", yes, you did read that right. Yes that is something that Andrew said. Why you ask? You'll need to listen to find out. 39 mins

Globally a very popular film; this episode Andrew and Daniel tackle what we loved, liked, and disliked about this blockbuster. 42mins

During this long Corna (covid-19) season we thought we would dig  out our old podcasting kit and start a new batch of fresh episodes for you (yes I'm writing this while hungry). This week we are looking at the wonderfully fun, if not a little off-beat at times, Jojo Rabbit (46 mins)

This week's episode in which a radical shift in tone brings us an emotional legal drama about racism and potentially justifiable homicide.  A quick disclaimer - Due to our recording schedule and backlog note that at the time of recording the controversy surrounding Kevin Spacey was not yet known to us, thus why it is never mentioned. 48 mins

Another split opinion on this film. Is this film so bad that its become a wonderfully enjoyable film? Or, is it at best sort of OK but still not worth watching? It made lots of money and certain parts of the world seemed to really enjoy it. 27 mins

After several non-starts I've finally got this one edited and ready for listening. It contains a LOT of colourful language and two grumpy podcasters who hated almost every minute of this film. We will definitely be reviewing the much better 2014 version at some point (once we get through this backlog) 40 mins

This week we look at this James Bond-esque film that decided to have fun and modernise some of the old tropes of the "end of the world" spy film. Our biggest problem was that despite the writers best efforts some of the traditional flaws of a Bond film still come through, particularly regarding women. 44 mins

So after a long break (and a few work issues that's caused delays for the last couple of months) we are back and jumping straight into a really wonderful if not a bit odd Chinese animation. Despite Donald and I  being the wrong target audience in nearly every sense we nevertheless thoroughly enjoyed this brilliant gem of a film. 38 mins

So in hindsight it turns out that Star Wars The Last Jedi is causing massive divisions in opinion. We recorded this before the fires of internet bickering really took off. This is our traditional Star War Christmas Special and it clocks in at a hefty 66 minutes long!  Listen as the far-too-merry Donald and Daniel try to sensibly discuss this film and also butcher Jingle Bells. *IMPORTANT, THE FIRS...

After Bone Tomahawk we do something lighter...oh who am I kidding? It's Silence of the Lambs! A dark and rather literary horror film, this has fantastic performances, great direction and beautiful cinematography. It won every award know to man and we somehow make jokes about it. Because that's how we roll. 47 mins

This was a bit of a longer episode than normal, mostly because it's hard to shut Donald up about this film. Bone Tomahawk, a dark and violent horror western that maybe goes too far trying to shock the audience but still delivers solid acting and a simple but well written story. 58 mins

This is the first time that Daniel has seen this 1998 cult classic. On this episode we try to piece together a plot and discuss the various weird merits of this wonderfully odd film. Sorry for the poor quality at the start, we should have fixed this in future episodes. 35 mins

This week we review Shane Black's The Nice Guys. A wonderful dark comedy about a hitman and an incompetent private investigator taking on a mysterious murder in the porn industry. 28 mins

Basically it's 35 minutes of Daniel completely gushing over this really good film. This is hard film to sell in some ways as it's so surreal and brilliant but also comes off as slap stick and immature when describing it. 35 mins

One hell of a weird film that promises strong casual racism, painful American Patriotism, and the promise of a 1000 year third Reich (or would it be a fourth Reich now?). In general the film starts of fun, moves into awkward and finishes with flat out painful. 32 mins

British biographical romantic drama film directed by James Marsh and adapted by Anthony McCarten from the memoir "Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen" by Jane Wilde Hawking. This is a serious well acted, well developed, and thoroughly enjoyable film. Beware of Donald's "Rocky" build up at the very end, it's intense! 47 mins

Bit of a different style to this weeks episode, Donald and I have a semi-focused discussion on why the Video Game movie industry produces fairly consistent poor quality movies. 31 mins

In this weeks episode we review Doom, the 2005 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson action...spectacular? The review covers Bras, Celine Dion, Koala Bears, La la Land and occasionally the movie we are meant to be reviewing. 42 mins

Not sure what I was expecting but this wan't it. A very powerful and rather bleak look at the War on Drugs. This film is about a principled FBI agent who is enlisted by a government task force to bring down the leader of a powerful and brutal Mexican Drug Cartel. This film (and the episode) touches on some dangerous topics. 45 mins

Serpico is one hell of a sad film as you get through it. It's basically one mans consistent trials and tribulations through his time in the NYPD. All he wants is to be an honest Cop, but back in the early 1970's that wasn't an easy task. Sorry about the poor audio quality, we are looking to improve it soon. 35 mins