60. Brooklyn & Trumbo

When Brooklyn came out last November, its tinkly cutesy trailer put us off going to see it. But the low-key story of a luminous Irish lass torn between worlds old and new has since done nothing but pick up awards and praise, so this week Danny decided to see what all the fuss was about. Did it welcome him like a beaming distant family relative, or leave him wanting to emigrate from the cinema forever? His review reveals all.Another film that has received some Academy love is Trumbo, all about a cranky communist screenwriter and his bristling moustache facing down John Wayne and the flag wavin, commie-hatin House Un-American Activities Committee. It wasn’t particularly good but it did make a strong case for First Amendment rights, high-waisted trousers, and writing in the bath.Plus: Danny contains his boiling rage as a listener disagrees with his review of Room; we discuss the 3 seconds of shirtless Bourne boxing millions of Superbowl viewers enjoyed last Sunday; and gravel-voiced northerner Sam Riley elaborates on his raven-focused preparations for his role in Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.

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