As we come to the end of the year, Kate and I look back at almost the beginning of the 2000s at a movie and performance that really solidified Julia Roberts stardom. It's a movie almost entirely built on her charisma, and thankfully she has that in abundance. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
A few key details about this episode that will be reveled as you listened: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce - That should help the SEO A church where the bishop's throne (cathedra) is located is called a cathedral, while basilica refers to a class of Roman public buildings predating Christianity, particularly those with royal association. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
Finally going back and finishing off the Kill Bill series, and surprise surprise we have wildly different opinions on this Tarantino epic. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
The Historical Drama has long been a favourite genre of Kate's, but getting the right balance between History and Drama is maybe something this movie doesn't achieve all that well. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
I'm not letting Kate's disinterest in Wes Anderson deter me, and my efforts have finally paid off, she actually enjoyed this one. Also, do not worry, no major Pixar rants this week! Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
The rant towards the end about Pixar's storytelling motivation is truly some of my best work. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
A double dip of home invasion movies this week, this time with no ghosts, but perhaps that makes things slightly more real and scary. Althought i'm not sure how many people listening to this podcast own a panic room. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
Finally I get another chance of forcing Kate to watch a horror movie. The Others was one of the movies that I watched when I was much too young to do so, and so it was a nice opportunity to go back and revisit. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
Inspired by Taylor Swift's dominance at this weeks Box Office we are looking back at another music centric movie. She may have turned her back on her country/folk/Americana roots, but we haven't! Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
With Martin Scorsese's latest movie in the horizon we decided to go back and revisit another one of his historially set epics. First time watch for Kate, so the violence definitely took her back, but she found a kindred spirit with Bill the Butcher. I try to make the case that we should celebrate one of the most celebrated filmmakers of all time more. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
We answer your questions. Kate is finally on the hot seat and even tried to side step a few questions before we started, but I put a stop to that carry on. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
This was recoreded last week, so there was a lot of talk about the writers/actors strike... which as I'm posting this looks like it is ending. Of course! Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely Guest: Melissa Criminisi
Perhaps the key turning point for TIFF and the Oscars. Since this won the People's Choice award in 2008, TIFF winners have gone on to dominate Oscar nominations year after year... if only this was a better movie... Quick note, I incorrectly refer to the language that is primarily spoken in the first timeline as Hindu instead of Hindi, and was so mad at myself while editing because I had made a note of the difference. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely...
Been busy at TIFF so uploading this one a little later than usual. A truly surprising TIFF winner, but just more evidence that the Toronto audience are the best in the business. A second Cronenberg/Mortensen collaboration sees them push the envelope a little further, but also continue their confident storytelling as they make you wait for the real fireworks. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
Starting the TIFF People's Choice Winners mini-marathon off with the wildly quirky and lovely movie Amelie. For Kate it's another chance to keep diving into International cinema, as well as discovering that she might be a huge Audrey Tautou fan. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
I know every week is basically an opportunity for me to geek out about something related to the movies, but this is our first David Fincher movie and he is my favourite filmmaker, so I apologize up front. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
Running a highly acclaimed and succesful podcast is much like a joist. You train for 10 minutes, throw togehter what little equipment you have. And force your loved ones to get involved against their better judgement. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
Back when Kate said that she would do this podcast I had one warning for her. "It may sound easy, but nothing could be harder," I said. "It will test your head, and your mind, and your brain, too" And having to spend a couple hours watching Jack Black flail about on screen proved harder than she could have expected! Host: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
Really inspired by the continuing success of Barbie, Kate and I take a look back at another blonde trailblazer, this time in the stuffy halls of academia. We talk about the 20+ year run of Reese Witherspoon. Why Selma Blair was always relegated to the best friend roles. And try to answer the age old question of "was Elle's boyfriend's name Warren or Warner?" Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
"Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films." We are finally doing a non-English language movie and I couldn't be happier that it was Memories of Murder (I pick the movies so it was always going to have a good chance of being the first). Kate drops the bombshell that this might be one of the first two or three non-English movies she has ever watched though, so suffice to say she is starting with the best. But before we get into ...
On board, I'm the captain. So climb aboard, we'll search for tomorrow on every shore And I'll try, oh Lord, I'll try to carry on. I look to the sea, reflections in the waves spark my memory. Some happy, some sad. I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely
Are you listening closely? Upon this most rewatch, Kate can confirm that Christopher Nolan's magician centric period piece thriller was the better of the 2006 movies that share nearly identical plots. But as the years have roled on, this remains arguably Nolan's best overall movie. His time tricks have rarely been better, he gets two great leading performances, the entire movie looks gorgeous. If only he could write a female character with one interesting quality. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Val...
Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg team up in the middle of a great run of movies for both of them here. The Sci-fi meets Film Noir is perfect for Speilberg, and for Cruise this is another in a long line of interesting, and largely against type characters that he had been portraying for close to a decade at this point. The stage was set... but then Colin Farrell showed up in his first large American movie and stole the show from everyone.
Catch on a specific day and I will tell you that the Before Trilogy is my favourite trilogy of movies! So with that in mind, even though only one of the movie falls within are decade of discussion, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to quickly highlight the other two. The conversation digresses a bit this week becasue anyone who has seen these movies knows there are essentially no scenes, so it was a little harder to structure a conversation. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely...
This week we are looking back at the first long awaited return of this iconic 80s movie character. Despite the reputation (some of it warranted), I think Kate and myself found quite a bit to enjoy with this movie. Still, some really rough moments (Shia LaBeouf swinging through the jungle on vines was not a good choice). Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
I don't know what I was expecting or hoping from rewatching Twilight for the first time in over a decade. Was there a deeper message that I missed? Is there perhaps some unseen brilliant filmmaking? Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are among my favourite actors to watch in 2023, so did I overlook their performances here because it was in a genre I wasn't a fan of? I think most of the listeners will tune in with the preconceived belief that I hate this movie... and sometimes preconceived idea...
I'm not sure if any of Wes Anderson's movies have ever really lit the Box Office on fire, but The Royal Tenenbaums was certainly a breakthrough moment for him professionally. His style had always been there, but this felt like a crystalization and expansion. Kate's introduction to Anderson's filmography has been up and down, but it looks like she's turning the corner. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
Arguably the best Bond movie, starring the best actor to play Bond, with the best "Bond girl", and one of the best Bond villains. The franchise was in some ways on life support before Casino Royale, but was immediately in a great place once this movie was released. I give Kate a rundown of Bond history, and a financial lesson. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
The high watermark for the character (and no, I will not listen to arguments for Tom Holland/MCU's outings, because the best they have to offer needed to bring back the OG himself to put them over the top). Spider-Man 2 is more ambitious in terms of storytelling. Has another great villain. Continues Sam Raimi's ultimate vision of thrilling comic book action and completely over-the-top campiness. and Ups the sexual tension between Peter Parker and Harry Osbourne. Sounds like a good time at the mo...
28 Days Later was many things upon its release. It was one of the major introductions to the fast zombie idea. It was a bit of a comeback for director Danny Boyle. And now it’s Kate’s first horror movie on the podcast, and she liked at least half of it! Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely
