Podcast – Page 8 – 101 Films You Should Have Seen

Good Old Tommy From Third Rock From The Sun

We were given a bit of a dilemma this week: for the first time on the podcast, we watched a film that neither of us particularly liked. I borrowed Brick from a friend a while back on the basis that (a) it was a film noir, and I tend to quite enjoy film noirs, and (b)Continue reading “Good Old Tommy From Third Rock From The Sun”

Imagine Jason Statham stamping on a human face – forever

After doing three of Lewis’s recommendations in a row, we decided it was time to do one of Ian’s – say hello to the Jason Statham ‘classic’, Crank. It’s fair to say that Lewis was a trifle reluctant to do this one, but after listening to Ian quote dialogue from the film for approximately fiveContinue reading “Imagine Jason Statham stamping on a human face – forever”

If Dennis Hopper did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

Our film odyssey continues with Easy Rider, a film that has been rightly heralded as kickstarting the New Hollywood of the late sixties/early seventies and is famous for sending Jack Nicholson’s career into the stratosphere. But is it any good? Well, yes and no is our decidedly wishy-washy answer. In places it barely seems toContinue reading “If Dennis Hopper did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him”

Divine decadence darling!

Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome to 101 films podcast 23, in which we dissect the divinely decadent Cabaret. Lewis first watched this film a few months back with the expectation that it would be a fairly average musical in the vein of Chicago, but in fact it turns out to be a brilliant imagining of the riseContinue reading “Divine decadence darling!”

Natalie Portman’s best film… probably

After what seems like ages, we’re back, back, BACK with some more top quality podcasting… Well, at least average quality anyway. Then again, the ukulele challenge this week is an absolute shocker, so there are definitely at least some periods of low quality, but you can always fast forward through those I suppose… ANYWAY, thisContinue reading “Natalie Portman’s best film… probably”

I have to say, it’s incredible. You really look like a woman! Does make-up make men beautiful?

It’s the old, old story. Blind masseur comes to town, does a bit of gambling, meets a cross dresser and his/her sister and then brutally murders dozens of criminals. How many times have we heard that tale? And this is the plot of this week’s film, Zatoichi. Cliché! Still, the 101 Films boys found aContinue reading “I have to say, it’s incredible. You really look like a woman! Does make-up make men beautiful?”

I’m not sure I agree with you a hundred percent on your police work there, Lou.

Fargo: the first Coen Brothers film to make it onto our list, and possibly the best. Join us as we discuss the strange and far away world of 1987, the fledgling Steve Buscemi Fan Club, Babe the Baby Blue Ox, the Swedish Chef from the Muppets, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Swedish crime dramas,Continue reading “I’m not sure I agree with you a hundred percent on your police work there, Lou.”

Remember, you’re fighting for this woman’s honour, which is probably more than she ever did.

War. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing? Well it does provide an amusing backdrop for Duck Soup, the Marx Brothers comedy classic. Yes, this week 101 Films takes a look at the harrowing dramatisation of the first Freedonia-Sylvania War. Lewis and Ian discuss seeing gags for the first time, ask whether a democratic countryContinue reading “Remember, you’re fighting for this woman’s honour, which is probably more than she ever did.”

We All Live On An Adolescent Submarine!

Regular listeners to 101 Films probably picture Lewis and Ian as rugged, outdoor, macho types. Women want them and men want to be them, fine examples, as they are, of manhood. They weren’t always the confident adonises they are today. There was a time, believe it or not, that Lewis and Ian were sensitive andContinue reading “We All Live On An Adolescent Submarine!”

Would you really feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever?

The Third Man. The greatest British film ever made and the 57th best American film ever made. It also has the honour of being the 16th 101 Films You Should Have Seen (Probably) podcast. Who is The Third Man? Well you won’t find out here as Lewis and Ian go to great pains to notContinue reading “Would you really feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever?”