Jeremy is joined by both Anthony Malone and Chris Arnsby to examine the best and worst films of 2020. Studying the cinema of that remote space year leads them to sundry apocalypses, Sherlockiana, the origin of Mary Poppins, historical fidelity, the drug of creative control and the last (and first) word on Tenet. Since this podcast was recorded Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back project has changed from a feature film released in cinemas to a miniseries exclusive to Disney+. Check local listin...
Sep 01, 2021•2 hr 43 min•Ep. 95
Jeremy is joined by Mark Aldridge, academic and author of Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World, to discuss 1976 comic suspense thriller Family Plot, Alfred Hitchcock's final film and starring Barbara Harris, William Devane, Bruce Dern and Karen Black. Their conversation touches on matters including the Master's unproduced work, televisual cinema, second-generation nostalgia, the hiring and firing of actors and damage to the fourth wall.
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 94
Jeremy is joined by author and scriptwriter Simon Guerrier to discuss Smoke, the 1995 ensemble drama by Paul Auster and Wayne Wang and starring Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Forest Whitaker, Stockard Channing, Ashley Judd and Jared Harris. In their exploration, they touch on the companion film Blue in the Face, the transformation of New York, the screenwriter as auteur, the history of tobacco and Belgian waffles.
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 93
After a long interregnum, Anthony Malone returns to the podcast, joining Jeremy for a discussion of 2001 comic spy drama The Tailor of Panama, based on the novel by John Le Carré, directed by John Boorman and starring Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush and Jamie Lee Curtis. Their discursive discussion covers such a range of topics as Raise the Titanic, authorial distance, pandemic delays, the persistance of a lack of memory and Alan B'Stard.
Feb 25, 2021•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 92
Jeremy is joined again by author and podcaster Paul Morris to discuss the 1945 suspense drama Detour. Their discussion of this semi-forgotten B-picture covers such topics as double features, celebrity fans, low budget economics , unreliable narrators, murderous actors and Marion Crane's absent father.
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 91
Chris Arnsby joins Jeremy to examine the 1969 satirical musical Oh! What a Lovely War directed by Richard Attenborough from the Joan Greenwood stage production, with an ensemble cast featuring Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, John Mills, Dirk Bogarde, Susannah York, John Gielgud and Vanessa Redgrave. Their discussion covers such bouncy topics as the roots of alternative comedy, satire without jokes, the nature of history, mankind's natural aversion to conflict and the establishment eating itself....
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 90
Jeremy is joined for the first time by fellow Podnoser Gary Rodger. one of the brains behind The Sitcom Club and Jaffa Cakes for Proust, to discuss the 2003 Spanish-Canadian drama My Life Without Me, written for the screen and directed by Isabel Coixet and starring Sarah Polley, Mark Ruffalo, Scott Speedman and Debbie Harry. Their discussion covers a range of jovial topics including daytime melodrama, straight-to-Netflix, modern trends towards selfishness, A Tale of Two Cities, On the Buses and ...
Jan 13, 2021•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 89
Jeremy reunites with author and scriptwriter Simon Guerrier for a New Year's Eve special examining Highlander II: The Quickening, the 1991 action fantasy sequel starring Christophe Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen and Michael Ironside. Their conversation covers such wide-ranging topics as the implausible endurance of the franchise, the film's multiple edits and interpretations, its debt to other film sequels, chaos in Argentina, the identity of the "80s sci-fi Jonah" and the true meaning o...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 88
Jeremy once again enjoys the company of Chris Arnsby for A Very Cinema Limbo Christmas. Together, they explore the 1987 suspense sequel Jaws: The Revenge, directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, Mario van Peebles and Michael Caine, and discover voodoo curses, amateur icthyology, Sharkula, Jeremy's favourite Bible joke and what the film would be like without a shark in it.
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 87
Jeremy is joined once again by Ed Bloomer as they investigate Joseph Losey's 1970 existential suspense drama Figures in a Landscape, starring Robert Shaw and Malcolm McDowell and based on the novel by Barry England. On the way they touch on such matters as political turbulence, nightmare landscapes, religious parallels, Harold Pinter, Alan Partridge and A View to a Kill.
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 86
Jeremy is joined again by writer and podcaster Paul Morris to discuss the 1992 crime farce Blame It on the Bellboy, starring Dudley Moore, Richard Griffiths, Penelope Wilton, Alison Steadman, Patsy Kensit and Bryan Brown, with a conversation that takes in the logistics of Venice, the evil of Tom Good, the British cinema brain drain and the mathematics of comedy.
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 85
Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby to mull over 2013's surreal blackly comic horror Escape from Tomorrow, a film largely shot in secret in Walt Disney World and Disneyland Anaheim. As they dive down a rabbit hole on the log flume from hell, they consider their own theme park experiences, the Streisand effect, overlaps between the present and what seems to be ancient history and the trope of theme parks going wrong, while also goading Christopher Nolan further.
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 84
Jeremy is joined once again by Ed Bloomer to discuss William Friedkin's 1977 suspense drama Sorcerer, a remake of French classic The Wages of Fear, starring Roy Scheider and an international cast. On the journey through the conversational jungle they uncover the uncommercial blockbuster. language barriers, reverse remakes and SeaQuest DSV.
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 83
Jeremy is joined by recurring guest Chris Arnsby to discuss, slightly later than planned, the best and worst films of 2019, with some wicked metaphors, some Stephen King-related disappointments, a few slim pickings and the occasional welcome surprise.
Sep 30, 2020•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 82
Jeremy is joined by author and dramatist Simon Guerrier for a discussion of David Lean's Oscar-winning epic period romance from 1970, Ryan's Daughter, starring Sarah Miles, Robert Mitchum, Christopher Jones, Leon McKern and John Mills. As they talk, they explore such topics as familiy connections to the production and content, two-fisted priests, the female gaze, storytelling through colour choices and which war is the trendiest.
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 81
Jeremy is joined again by writer and podcaster Paul Morris to discuss the 1973 British horror film Death Line, released in the US as Raw Meat, starring Donald Pleasance and featuring Christopher Lee. Their discussion covers such topics as fiction's greatest policeman, the last 30 years of pop music, the gulf between 'real' and 'fake' horror and class violence, while Jeremy tries to pitch a new show.
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 80
Jeremy returns after a long rest to be joined by Chris Arnsby to discuss the impact the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown has had on the cinema business, film production and movie-going habits, in doing so touching on subjects including Battlestar Galactica, Josh Trank's comeback and Quibi. Several release dates have changed since this episode was recorded, with Tenet moving from mid-July to late August and Wonder Woman 1984 moving for a second time from August to October. Release dates correct at ti...
Aug 19, 2020•38 min•Ep. 79
Jeremy is joined by Anthony Malone to discuss the weighty issues that surround Tim Burton's 1996 sci-fi disaster movie parody Mars Attacks!, boasting an all-star cast led by Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Pierce Brosnan and Natalie Portman. Their detailed conflab covers such pressing concerns as Martians on the razz, Edward D Wood Jr, Richard Nixon, military deference, disposable culture, ignorant tourists and getting trolled by the Horror Channel.
Mar 04, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 78
Chris Arnsby joins Jeremy for a highbrow evening of culture, as they enjoy Walt Disney's 1940 classical music anthology Fantasia, featuring works by Beethoven, Bach, Mussorgsky, Stravinsky and Dukas. Their sophisticated banter touches on topics including the Mind of the Divine, popular musicologists, racial politics in pre-war Hollywood and Cadbury's Fruit and Nut.
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 77
Anthony Malone returns for an examination of Lindsay Anderson's 1982 satire Britannia Hospital, starring an ensemble cast including Leonard Rossiter, Mark Hamill, Malcolm McDowell, Joan Plowright and Robin Askwith, while a timely conversation between himself and Jeremy covers such topics as religious propaganda, unnecessary surgery, injured actors, Brexit and Rebel Wilson.
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 76
Chris Arnsby returns for the second part of the Hulk diptych, as he joins Jeremy to study the 2008 science-fiction adventure The Incredible Hulk, directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth and William Hurt. In the course of their investigations, they uncover changing landscapes, respect for a legacy, Tim Roth's agent and Chris's magic act.
Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 75
Jeremy is joined by Ed Bloomer for a festive discussion of Rocky IV, the 1985 sports drama sequel written, directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone and featuring Carl Weathers, Talia Shire and Dolph Lundgren. Their seasonal chat also embraces such topics as forgotten sequels, surplus robots, nominative indeterminism and how to bomb a restaurant. Happy Christmas!
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 74
Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby for the first of a two-part episode, in which they tackle the films of the Incredible Hulk. First is Ang Lee's 2003 drama Hulk, with a discussion that touches on such varied subjects as Andy Capp, Anthony Horowitz, safe cycling and The Russ Abbott Show.
Dec 04, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 73
Jeremy is joined by audio scriptwriter Paul Morris for a study of 1968 suspense thriller Targets, co-written and directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Boris Karloff in one of his final roles. Their discussion covers such topics as low-budget postmodernism, colour cues, editing as storytelling and PG Wodehouse.
Nov 20, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 72
Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby for a belated Halloween rummage through 1977's Exorcist II: The Heretic, directed by John Boorman and starring Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher and Linda Blair. Along the way they uncover the riddle of the Dave Clark Five, experience holidays with Ned Beatty, shudder before Ross Geller: Antichrist and fail to be fooled by the old revolving wig ploy.
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 71
Jeremy and Anthony Malone reunite for the first of a new season, beginning with a timely examination of 2015 science-fiction action sequel Terminator Genisys starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke and JK Simmons. Over the course of a mammoth struggle of intellects, their debate touches on such weighty matters as bad marketing, Ryan Gosling's Giggle Factory, James Cameron's secret merman identity, grey goo, Amistad with Oompa-Loompas and Terminators that ride ho...
Oct 23, 2019•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 70
Jeremy is joined again by Anthony Malone to mull over the 1985 satirical comedy Water starring Michael Caine, Leonard Rossiter, Brenda Vaccaro, Valerine Perrine and Billy Connelly, as part of a discussion that covers such topics as the BBC Shakespeare, comic actor Salma Hayek, Bernard and the Genie and knockabout prankster George Harrison.
Jul 17, 2019•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 69
Jeremy is joined by acclaimed author and scriptwriter Simon Guerrier to discuss 1976's monster movie remake of King Kong, starring Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange and Charles Grodin. Their analysis takes in such topics as the birth of the blockbuster, The Secret Diary of Marco Polo, Mitchell and Webb and a former Doctor Who showrunner.
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 68
Jeremy is joined by Anthony Malone once again to study 1992 sci-fi horror sequel Alien3, starring Sigourney Weaver and Charles Dance and directed by a debuting David Fincher, with a discussion that takes in Cats, The Corrs, astronaut pranks, Damon Lindelof's acting and the time Jeremy described the plot of Seven to his mother.
Jun 19, 2019•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 67
Jeremy is joined again by Dan Whitehead to discuss the 2003 black comedy drama Buffalo Soldiers, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Anna Paquin, Scott Glenn and Elizabeth McGovern, as part of a conversation that encompasses Bilkospotting, Corporal Bueller, extreme teenage rebellion, some American obsessions and a callback to a previous episode.
Jun 05, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 66
