Join co-hosts Andy J Ritchie and Donnchadh Tiernan as they discuss a film chosen by coin toss.
This week, we discuss two films based on novels by English novelist Robert Harris. The first is An Officer and a Spy (2019), a historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski about the Dreyfus affair, with a screenplay by Polanski and Robert Harris based on Harris's 2013 novel of the same name. It....
This week, we discuss two films connected to American author Dennis Lehane. The first is Live by Night (2016), an American crime drama set in the 1920s. The film, an adaptation of Lehane’s novel, stars Ben Affleck, who also served as screenwriter and director on the project. It was a huge flop upo...
In this week’s episode, we talk about what we’ve been watching before heading into a discussion of the 32nd film in the MCU, James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). What We’ve Been Watching Donnchadh – Deliverance, Evil Dead Rise, Beef Andy – Calibre, Hustle, Ant-Man and the ...
This week, we discuss two classic films from American auteur directors. The first is Blow Out (1981), a neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma and starring John Travolta. Quentin Tarantino praises De Palma as the "greatest director of his generation" and cites Blow Out...
In this week’s episode, we talk about what we’ve been watching and discuss some listener feedback. What We’ve Been Watching Donnchadh – Dirty Harry, Smile, The Guilty, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Moneyball, Last Kingdom season five Andy – The Day Shall Come, Dungeons and Dragons: Honour...
This week, we discuss two classic films from Austrian-American director Otto Preminger. The first is Anatomy of a Murder (1959), a ground-breaking courtroom drama starring James Stewart and George C. Scott. The film was nominated for 6 Academy Awards. The second is Laura (1944), a film noir focusing...
In this week’s episode, we talk about what we’ve been watching before moving into a discussion of the latest Bobby Farrelly comedy, Champions (2023). What We’ve Been Watching (00:00:42) Donnchadh – John Wick 2 & 3, Demonoid, The One Armed Executioner, Superbad, The Menu, The Favourite, Bulli...
This week, we discuss two films which deal with daddy issues. The first is The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Derek Cianfrance’s follow-up to the much acclaimed Blue Valentine (2010). It stars Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper, alongside a stacked supporting cast, as two men whose families’ fates ...
In this week’s episode, we recap the Oscars and talk about what we’ve been watching, including our responses to season one of The Last of Us, before finally moving into a discussion of the latest Jonah Hill Netflix comedy, You People (2023). What We’ve Been Watching (00:00:57) Oscars recap Don...
This week, we discuss two films from German director Wim Wenders. The first is Alice in the Cities (1974), which tells the story of a journalist charged with accompanying a young girl from New York across Europe in search of her family. The second is The American Friend (1977), starring Dennis Hoppe...
In this week’s episode, we caught up on 3 recent streaming/VOD releases: Knock at the Cabin (2023), Women Talking (2022) & The Whale (2022). What We’ve Been Watching (00:00:47) Donnchadh – Slow Horses season two, Karen Pirie, Fargo, Yellow SubmarineAndy – Slow Horses season two Knock at the ...
This week, we discuss two devastating films about young women in extremely bleak situations. The first is Rosetta (1999), starring Émilie Dequenne as the eponymous protagonist, a young girl living with her alcoholic mother in a trailer park in Belgium. The film, directed by the Dardenne brothers, w...
In this week’s episode, we discuss the most recent film from Italian director Luca Guadagnino, Bones and All. The director won the Silver Lion at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. The film stars Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet as two young lovers on a road trip across the USA, exploring both th...
This week, we discuss two French crime films. The first is Le Samourai (1967), starring Alain Delon and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. The film tells the story of Jef Costello, a lone hitman who works to outsmart both the police and the angry mobsters who hired him. The second is A Prophet (2009)...
In this week’s episode, we discuss what we’ve been watching, and the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards, before moving on to talk about Charlotte Wells’ debut feature, Aftersun (2022). What We’ve Been Watching (00:07:10) Donnchadh –Happy Valley season three, The Deuce season three, T....
This week, we discuss two WWII films set in the Pacific. The first is The Railway Man (2013), which tells the story of Eric Lomax, a British officer who was tortured and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. The film stars Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman and Stellan Skarsgård. The second is The Brid...
In this week’s episode, we discuss the most recent film from Swedish director Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness. The film won the Palme d’Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. This was Östlund’s second consecutive Palme d’Or win after winning for The Square in 2017. What We’ve Been Watch...
This week, we discuss two films from acclaimed writer/director Paul Schrader. The first is American Gi**lo (1980), which tells the story about a high-priced es**rt in Los Angeles, played by Richard Gere, who becomes romantically involved with a prominent politician's wife, while simultaneously becom...
In this week’s episode, we discuss the best and worst things we watched in 2022, including: our top 5 toss pick and companion films for the podcast (with honourable mentions) our worst toss pick (with dishonourable mentions) the best films and tv series released in 2022 Finally, we finish up with ...
In this week’s episode, we discuss the new film from James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water. What We’ve Been Watching (00:00:48) Donnchadh – The Capture season one, What is a Woman?, Get Carter, The Expanse season four, Bad Sisters Andy – Vertigo, The Fabelmans, Glass Onion: A Knives Out My...
This week, we discuss two films from acclaimed Italian director Federico Fellini. The first is Amarcord (1973), a semi-autobiographical tale about Titta, an adolescent boy growing up among an eccentric cast of characters in 1930s Fascist Italy. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Languag...
In this week’s episode, we discuss the latest entry to the Star Wars universe on Disney+, Andor (2022). What We’ve Been Watching (00:00:50) Donnchadh – Elevator to the Gallows, My Dinner with Andre, The White Lotus season 2, The Bear Andy – Enigma, Eastbound and Down season 3, Rick and Morty...
This week, we discuss two films from the early 1980s set in two of America’s casino cities. The first is Atlantic City (1980), directed by acclaimed French director Louis Malle. The film, which stars Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon, was nominated for 5 Academy Awards. The second is One from the ...
In this week’s episode, we discuss the latest MCU film from director Ryan Coogler, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). What We’ve Been Watching (00:00:50) Donnchadh – The Wild Bunch, The Wire season 5, Mother’s Day, The Descent, Couldn’t Care Less Andy – The Wild Bunch, Conspiracy, Ea...
This week, we discuss two horror films from 1972. The first is Sisters (1972), written and directed by Brian De Palma and marking his first move into the type of genre filmmaking which came to define his career. The second is Blacula (1972), starring William Marshall as Mamuwalde, an African prince....
In this week’s episode, we discuss the new film from Whitest Kids U’ Know member Zach Cregger, Barbarian (2022). The film, which mixes comedy with horror, has been a big critical and commercial success. What We’ve Been Watching (00:00:48) Donnchadh –Black Christmas, Halloween, Host, The Wire...
This week, we discuss two films set around WWI and the early 20th century. The first is The Razor’s Edge (1984), starring Bill Murray in an uncharacteristically serious role. The film was the second screen adaptation of the 1944 W. Somerset Maugham novel and bombed badly at the box office. The sec...
In this week’s episode, we discuss the new Netflix series from acclaimed horror director Mike Flanagan, The Midnight Club (2022). The 10-episode series is an adaptation of the novel by YA author Christopher Pike. What We’ve Been Watching (00:02:10) Donnchadh – Gilly and Keeves: The Special, Dr...
This week, we discuss two prison breakout films. The first is Escape from Alcatraz (1979), starring Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris, a highly intelligent bank robber who decides to bust out of the Rock. The film is based on the true story of the real 1962 breakout. The second is Runaway Train (1985),...
In this week’s episode, we discuss the new film from Canadian director David Cronenberg, Crimes of the Future (2022). The film stars Viggo Mortensen and Lea Seydoux as a pair of performance artists who perform surgery as art in a world where people no longer experience physical pain. What We’ve ...
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