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Starring Andrew Garfield and Vince Vaughn, this war movie biopic directed by Mel Gibson tells the incredible true story of Desmond Doss, an conscientious objector turned wartime hero. But can Gibson handle a job like this? We also discuss other warfilms that you lovely listeners suggested. Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An interesting choice of film this week, as Robin selects Spike Jonze romantic sci-fi comedy her, starring Joaquin Pheonix, Amy Adams, Chris Pratt and the voice of Scarlett Johannsson telling the story of a lonely man in the not so distant future, who begins a relationship with an operating system.  Want to get in touch, then please contact us via email at wnmovietalk@gmail.com Support the show (h...

A little later than planned and after a bit of a technical disaster we have managed to salvage quite a decent episode out of our STAR WARS DISCUSSION.  To celebrate 50 episodes of the podcast we thought we could allow ourselves the pleasure of discussing one of our most favourite and also disappointing series of films - the Star Wars Franchise.   In this episode we rank the films as based on our o...

This weeks podcast takes the brothers back to the late 1920's and the time of great change in the early days of cinema - its out with the old and in with the new with this modern silent movie, as Silent movie star George Valentine struggles to come to terms with the rise of 'the talkie'!  Its a good fun movie that we may have missed if it wasn't for this podcast. Join us in thi...

1977 was a great year for science fiction movies. Not only did it see the arrival of George Lucas's Star Wars, but  months later, his close friend Steven Spielberg delivered his epic sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind, starring Richard Dreyfuss. Roy Neary (Dreyfuss) witnesses a UFO, and it leaves an impression on him that threatens to send him into madness. Meanwhile government...

MArtin Scorsese's violent period drama Gangs of New York gets discussed this week, and tells the story of the early days of New York, and the gangs of the five points. Starring Daniel Day Lewis as Bill The Butcher and Leonardo DiCaprio as young Amsterdam, a vagrant youngster seeking revenge for his fathers death. Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A classic rise and fall this week, as Trev and Rob discuss Brian De Palma's SCARFACE , starring Al Pacino as Cuban immigrant Tony Montana, one of the many criminals deported from Fidel Castro's Cuba to find their feet on the shores of Miami Florida, who see's opportunity in the cocaine trade. Starring Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio From a scr...

Within days of each other, Trev and Rob both managed to get the dreaded Covid - in completely seperate incidents too. The one good thing to come of the isolation, was the opportunity to watch stuff! And in this extra episode of WN Movie Talk Podcast, we discuss the various films and TV shows that we sat through as a means of passing the time.  From classic westerns to Tarantino films, 80's co...

A listeners recommendation this week, as Trev and Rob discuss classic Western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford in the titular roles as the moralistic thieves from the old west, pursued into hiding in Bolivia. Written by William Goldman , with lavish cinematography from Conrad Hall , and directed by George Roy Hill , this movie has gone down in history as o...

Taking up the short fall from a break in recording, Trev returns withselection of the Films That I Own That I Haven't Watched Yet ! 4 titles picked at random, watched and discussed. But only one can be film of the month! This months movies are... MAD MAX (1979) Disturbing dystopian thriller starring Mel Gibson as the rogue cop hellbent on revenge against a pack of violent motorheads. Directed...

Its two for the price of one today, as Rob and Trev discuss both cinematic incarnations of The Ladykillers . First an absolute classic, the Ealing Studios comedy from the 1950's, then for its modern remake by the talented Coen Brothers , but how do they compare. The Ladykillers (1955) - https://amzn.to/3KTSMZU A gang of criminals posing as a string quartet rent a room from a little old lady t...

Mr Body has been murdered, and there are six colourful suspects. Was it Colonel Mustard in the Lounge with the Lead Pipe? Was it Ms Scarlet in the Dining Room with the rope? Or was it Professor Plum in the Kitchen with the revolver? Who knows? Who cares?  A rip-roaring chaotic laugh fest in this weeks podcast, as 1985's Clue, based on teh Who-Dunnit board game gets the WN Movie Talk treatment...

We are massive Potter fans in this household, and if you are too, then maybe this podcast will be right up your street! PLEASE RATE THIS PODCAST NOW to HELP SUPPORT US!  Having just recently rewatched the Harry Potter series of films, and currently listening to the audio books, I thought that now would be a great time to delve deeper into the films production for another extra episode of the WN Mo...

Classic 80's comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is the main topic of discussion this week. Directed by Muppeteer Frank Oz and Starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin , this timeless movie of two conmen battling to con wealthy hieress (Gleanne Headly) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is available to watch on Amazon Prime - https://amzn.to/3zUAqTA Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wnmovietalk)...

Brothers Robin and Trev are back to continue their discussion of the movies of 2021 that they managed to watch, some great, some OK and some are not very favourable at all. This week films such as The New Amazon Cinderella , Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary Get Back ,  Sandra Bullocks Unforgiveable , Edgar Wright's Last Night In Soho , James Wan's horror / action mashup Malignant...

Hi Y'all! (thats what our American cousins say, it means hello everyone!) Welcome back to another episode of the WN MOVIE TALK (formally known as the We Need To Talk About Movies Podcast ) and this is one of those separate spin off episodes in which I, (Trev) rummage through my ever growing list of films that I own that I haven't watched yet, pick a few at random, then watch and review t...

Joined once again by his big brother Robin, Trev invites you to reflect on the past years movies in this review of the films of 2021... Part 1! After the diabolical state of the cinema in 2020 - when Covid put a stop to everything, 2021 was a welcome return to some sort of cinematic normality. With massive films such as the New Bond (' No Time To Die ',) and revisiting famous( Ghostbuste...

Well, its been nearly a year since Nath and myself began this podcast, and nearly 40 episodes have aired. Usually, we chat for one and a half to two hours, and we try our best to whittle the chat down to about an hour.  Sometimes this is easier than others, when we make so many mistakes, or when we go off on a tangent that slows the episode or does somewhat off topic, or when we are perhaps a litt...

We're back... or at least Trev is, but this time he is joined by his older brother Robin, for a discussion about Spiderman No Way Home (2021) the third in the trilogy of Tom Holland , which explores Marvel's multiverse. They also discuss Superheroes in general, the whole DC vs Marvel debate and ask the question, are we done with Superheroes by now?  PLease feel free to contact us at wnmo...

I absolutely love the festive season, a massive kid at heart, and so each year we watch the same Christmas Films, The Santa Clause, Christmas Vacation, Scrooged, Elf.... etcetera ectetera... However, there are always those older classic movies, synonymous with the Christmas season which I haven't watched yet... and so I thought I would choose four to watch and discuss for this festive special...

Before Lord Of The Rings , which in my mind is the ultimate trilogy, Kiwi director Peter Jackson had made some pretty raw and grotesque low budget movies, showcasing the  ingenuity of his film making talent, and creating some of the most extreme yet effective gore effects to splatter the celluloid! Three films that started a colossal and diverse career, yet three films that I Own But Haven't...

After a bit of a respite, Nath and Trev are back with another classic movie viewed and discussed - James Cameron's underwater sci-fi spectacle The Abyss.  Starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Michael Biehn, this ambitious movie was Cameron's follow up to his take on the alien franchise with Aliens, and predecessor to the awesome T2.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacof...

Its All Hollows Eve - or Halloween to you, so Nath and Trev have chosen the hilarious supernatural  mocumentary What We Do In The Shadows to watch and discuss - from writer director duo Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor Ragnarok) and Jemaine Clement (Flight of The Conchords) . The film follows the everyday life of three vampires who flat share in New Zealand's city of Wellington, this comedy-h...

I have been waiting for this most recent offering of the Dune Series more so than any other movie this year. Not that I am a massive Dune fan.. not at all... but I have always looked at the huge Frank Herbert novels and wondered what secrets and marvels this vast world holds.  And with effects where they are, and the incredible filmmaker Denis Villeneuve at the helm, I was pretty confident that at...

Never in the history of We Need To Talk About Movies Podcast has Trev and Nath seen the same film in such a completely different light as this one. Nath's choice this week is Bad Words , the 2013 comedy starring and directed by wholesome actor Jason Bateman as the offensive Guy Trilby,  a role that clearly is trying to stick another feather in his proverbial acting cap. Trilby is a grown man...