Episode 64 - The Hitch-Hiker/Point Break
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On this installment, I'm joined again by Nannina, and we're talking about some great female film directors! After a bit of initial chat about Dorothy Arzner and her pre-Code movie Nana (which Nannina and I managed to watch together recently!).. we move onto the main double bill.... a chat about The Hitch-Hiker (1953, Ida Lupino) and Point Break (1991, Kathryn Bigelow). Fun is had. Enjoy! And Vaya Con Dios. 0.00 Intro/Preamble 0.16 The Hitch-Hiker 1.07 Point Break You can find the show on Twitter at (or tweet at me on ) and email us with any...
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Episode 63 - Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life
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This week, my brother Matt returns to the show! We have a terrifically fun chat about the deeply flawed, maniacally disturbing and nasty but still kind of wonderful movie Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983, Terry Jones). In the first half, we discuss our general thoughts and reactions to the movie, from childhood exposure to it, til now. In the second half, we do a discursive trawl in rough order through the film's disparate sketches, songs and nightmare fuel. We hope it's a good listen - we enjoyed it! 0.00 Intro/preamble 0.16 The Meaning Of Life (pt 1) - general discussion of...
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Episode 62 - Calvary
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For this episode, I am pleased to be able to welcome back Christine Kelley to the podcast! After a bit of intro chat, we get on to the main topic - the Irish tragic black-comedy Calvary (2014, John Michael McDonagh), pretty much exactly on its 10th anniversary. We discuss the priesthood, guilt, politics, sardonic humour and animal murder - it's a good time! 0.00 Intro/preamble 0.13 Calvary (pt 1) 0.57 Calvary (pt 2) You can find the show on Twitter at (or tweet at me on ) and email us with any feedback on . All our episodes so far...
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Episode 61 - The Long Good Friday
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This is Series 5! Come on in. We kick off this run with a brilliant combination of returning guests Kit Power and James Murphy, joining me to pick apart (well, gush over) the seminal, thrilling yet melancholic and haunting British Gangster movie The Long Good Friday (1980, John Mackenzie). We discuss Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren and the snapshot of dawn-of-Thatcher London presented here. Also politics, money, racism, queerness, violence... and Razors. Oh, and THAT ending. Spoilers. 0.00 Intro/preamble 0.14 The Long Good Friday pt 1 1.03 The Long Good Friday pt 2 You can find the...
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Episode 60 - The 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who (pt 2)
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Part 2 of our 60th Anniversary Doctor Who coverage, including hot takes on The Church on Ruby Road - featuring previous guest Olivia returning to the show, and also for the first time the brilliant Patrick! 0.00 pt 1 - General chat about the recent Specials/Tennant/RTD 0.50 pt 2 - Thoughts about The Church on Ruby Road, and the future of the show Enjoy! And see you in 2024. You can find the show on X at (or post at me on ) and email us with any feedback on . All our episodes so far are , , and Do spread the word! We also have -...
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Episode 60 - The 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who (pt 1)
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We're back for a pair of specials, ahead of the end of the year! In this first part, Colleen and Andrew discuss the three November/December 2023 Doctor Who Specials, featuring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor - particularly The Giggle, which had just aired about 24 hours before we had the chat. It's first draft of history time, folks! Join us as we discuss strange quasi-retirements, fresh starts, disquiet, and, of course, comfort and joy. 0.00 pt 1 - General chat about the Specials/Tennant/RTD 0.37 pt 2 - Thoughts about The Giggle, and where the show goes next We'll be back...
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Episode 59 - The Straight Story
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We cap off this current series with a great finale episode, in which I am joined by the brilliant Christine Kelley for the first time. After a general chat about a few things, we turn to talking about our mutual backgrounds with the films of David Lynch, and then in the second part we focus in on Christine's favourite Lynch film - the elegiac, melancholy and tenderly unconventional road movie The Straight Story (1999). Such a lovely chat. Hope you enjoy it. This episode is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Dr David Baume (1943-2023). 0.00 pt 1 - Intro/David Lynch chat in general 0.48 pt...
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Episode 58 - And Then There Were None
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This week, I am joined by the fantastic Jack Graham, for his second appearance on the show. In the first hour, me and Jack chat about many things (okay, quite a lot of Star Trek, I'll be honest) and then we turn to the main topic - the classic Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None (1939), a text that has fascinated Jack for decades. Also... Jack may read a poem insert that I wrote (on the bus) the day following the main recording. I promise, it will make sense in context. A great one, enjoy! WARNING - contains spoilers for And Then There Were None (like, in-depth)...
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Episode 57 - Star Trek: Invasion! First Strike
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In this latest installment, I'm joined by film critic and pop culture commentator Darren Mooney, to have a ridiculously nerdy and only slightly rambling conversation about Star Trek - both in general terms (initially), and then our respective experiences of the various tie-in book series. Following that, we zero-in on one specific Star Trek novel - that being Star Trek: Invasion! First Strike (Diane Carey, 1996). We had a great time. If this interests anyone else, it will be a bonus. Many thanks to Darren. 0.00 Intro chat/David and Darren's background with Star Trek in...
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Episode 56 - The Flash
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We come zooming back, to continue the fourth series! I am thrilled to welcome Jonny to the show for a second appearance, after a substantial gap, to chat about The Flash! After a first half in which we discuss DC Comics' Scarlet Speedster generally, and a little bit about his previous incarnations and adaptations, we use the second half to review the (at-time-of-recording) new movie The Flash (2023, Andy Muschietti). We get spoilery from 1h 16 mins in, if anyone cares about that. Enjoy! 0.00 Intro/The Flash as a character and a symbol 1.02 The Flash (2023) - review and...
info_outlineOn this episode, Matt returns, to discuss with me a film double-bill about the perils and pitfalls of getting ahead, knowing who to trust and being an older actress in the theatre world - that is, All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950) and Meet The Feebles (Peter Jackson, 1989).
After that, we have a brief and hopefully mildly-amusing post-show chat about Star Wars!
0.00 All About Eve
0.56 Meet The Feebles
1.36 Post-show chat
You can find the show on Twitter at @EGoat_pod (or tweet at me on @D_Faggiani) and email us with any feedback on [email protected]. All our episodes so far are now on Spotify, our YouTube channel, and Apple Podcasts! Do spread the word!
Matt can be found on YouTube with his regular co-hosted movie analysis show 'Matt and Mike Pull Focus'. Matt previously appeared on Episodes 1 and 4 of this podcast, where we discussed Zombies and South Park, respectively!
All original intro, outro and other incidental music in this and prior episodes recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
NOTES
Meet the Feebles is, for some reason, currently available on YouTube in its entirety.
Friend of the show (and previous guest on Episode 7) Dru has also put together the Eve/Feebles mash-up poster below, which I'm slightly in love with.
