Driving home from the cinema reviews
In which I use the drive home from the cinema to share some short, (hopefully) snappy thoughts on what I've just seen.
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Episode 121 - THE MARVELS
11/09/2023
Episode 121 - THE MARVELS
A really, really welcome return to form for the MCU. The Marvels is a super fun jaunt. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 120 - SICK OF MYSELF
10/05/2023
Episode 120 - SICK OF MYSELF
Sick of Myself is a unique comedy focusing on a narcissistic couple, with a body horror filter. Super unique stuff. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 119 - Barbenheimer
09/12/2023
Episode 119 - Barbenheimer
Ok I'm a little late. But here's my thoughts on the cultural phenomenon of the year. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 118 - SWEET AS
06/11/2023
Episode 118 - SWEET AS
I review the new Australian teen coming of age film Sweet As. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 117 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOLUME 3
05/08/2023
Episode 117 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOLUME 3
For the third and last time we visit the Guardians corner of the MCU. Can they save us from the MCU's 4th phase funk? Listen to find out. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 116 - RIDE ON
04/18/2023
Episode 116 - RIDE ON
A new Jackie Chan film in cinemas is a novel treat. I take a look at Ride On. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 115 - THE POPE'S EXORCIST
04/07/2023
Episode 115 - THE POPE'S EXORCIST
Rusty as an Italian exorcist priest! Can't miss cinema (ok you can probably miss it). Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 114 - OF AN AGE
03/28/2023
Episode 114 - OF AN AGE
I chat about recent Australian coming of age flick Of An Age. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 113 - Two Franchise Continuations
03/15/2023
Episode 113 - Two Franchise Continuations
In this episode I take a look at the latest entries in two of my favourite film franchises - CREED III and SCREAM VI. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 112 - SKINAMARINK
02/28/2023
Episode 112 - SKINAMARINK
In this episode I take a look at the buzzworthy horror film Skinamarink, which is currently streaming on Shudder. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 111 - THE WHALE
02/15/2023
Episode 111 - THE WHALE
Despite the terrible buzz, I still wanted to see the latest Aronofsky film. Sadly that buzz is very well deserved. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 110 - TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
01/04/2023
Episode 110 - TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
Ruben Ostlund's latest slice of comic absurdity. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 109 - THE MENU
12/02/2022
Episode 109 - THE MENU
A food snob goes to their dream restaurant experience. Chaos ensues. Ralph Fiennes is involved. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 108 - ELVIS
08/02/2022
Episode 108 - ELVIS
A fantastically deranged film! Tom Hanks unleashed! The power of music! Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 107 - JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION
07/05/2022
Episode 107 - JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION
My most anticipated film of the year! The old guard meets the new with shitloads of dinos (and giant locusts). Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 106 - RRR
06/06/2022
Episode 106 - RRR
Indian word of mouth sensation RRR has landed on Netflix so I decided to take a look. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 105 - APOLLO 10 1/2
05/17/2022
Episode 105 - APOLLO 10 1/2
Linklater has a new piece of rotoscoped nostalgia on Netflix! Don't get too excited though, cause this shit is labourious. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 104 - THE NORTHMAN
05/11/2022
Episode 104 - THE NORTHMAN
Robert Eggers is my favourite new filmmaker of the past decade. So I made a rare cinema trip to check out his latest. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 103 - HIVE
03/08/2022
Episode 103 - HIVE
Hive is a 2021 film focusing in on the aftermath of the war in Kosovo, particularly on the women left behind. It's a unique take on potentially familiar territory, that won basically everything at Sundance. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 103 - HIVE
03/08/2022
Episode 103 - HIVE
Hive is a 2021 film focusing in on the aftermath of the war in Kosovo, particularly on the women left behind. It's a unique take on potentially familiar territory, that won basically everything at Sundance. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 102 - TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2022)
02/26/2022
Episode 102 - TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2022)
So there's a new Texas Chainsaw film on Netflix and it's actually pretty sweet (if you ask me anyway). Thoughts on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 101 - Umbrella Entertainment January releases
02/24/2022
Episode 101 - Umbrella Entertainment January releases
As I continue to not go to the cinema, I continue to ponder new stuff to cover on the podcast. Here I talk about a couple of January releases from Aussie label Umbrella Entertainment - The Big Boss and Crash. Both are tops! Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 100 - DRIVE MY CAR
02/07/2022
Episode 100 - DRIVE MY CAR
There has been much buzz about Drive My Car, which is finally reaching Aussie cinemas. Here's some thoughts on this amazing film. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse
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Episode 99 - VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE
01/18/2022
Episode 99 - VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE
There has never been a cinematic experience like the Venom films. Thoughts on the second in a series I hope never ends.
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Episode 98 - NO TIME TO DIE
12/20/2021
Episode 98 - NO TIME TO DIE
So the Daniel Craig era comes to an end. Thoughts on No Time to Die, and how it fits into this most recent take on cinema's most iconic character.
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Episode 97 - Disney+ Day Double
12/10/2021
Episode 97 - Disney+ Day Double
There wasn't much really happening on the first Disney + day. But it did mark the first appearance on the standard service for Jungle Cruise and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. I take a look at both of them here.
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Episode 96 - 23 minutes and 40 seconds of 2021 horror
11/20/2021
Episode 96 - 23 minutes and 40 seconds of 2021 horror
Feel the title is pretty self-explanatory on this one. Films covered: DEMONIC, OLD, JAKOB'S WIFE, THE UNHOLY, V/H/S 94, TILL DEATH and THERE'S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE.
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Episode 95 - THE FOREVER PURGE
10/29/2021
Episode 95 - THE FOREVER PURGE
After an average start, for my money the Purge series has grown into one of the most interesting and flat out best horror franchises going. So I was super keen to see if the latest entry measured up.
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Episode 94 - A FIRE INSIDE
10/09/2021
Episode 94 - A FIRE INSIDE
A new Aussie doco looking at the 19-20 bushfires, and more specifically the people who fought them.
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Episode 93 - Five 2021 animated films
09/29/2021
Episode 93 - Five 2021 animated films
Locked down and school holidays feels like an apt time to suss out some recent animated films, which are all streaming now. I take a look at: LUCA, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, WISH DRAGON, ARLO THE ALLIGATOR BOY and THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES.
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