226: SFFCH – Prince Of Darkness [1987]

This week Rich, Abi and Jamie pour over Jamie’s pick of Prince Of Darkness – where Jesus was an alien, the Devil is locked in a mirror universe and the Devil’s son is a large tub of neon, green ooze. Oh Jamie, where do you find these things?

There’s also demonic pregnancy via knocking your elbow, Alice Cooper as a some kind of king of the homeless swarm and the mind-blowing revelation that John Carpenter may have been making all of this shit up while he was off his tits on drugs. We never would have guessed.
Oh, plus Rich and Jamie slam a series of Welsh towns for no other reason than they can.
Enjoy!
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Doc — Highly Disfunctional

The medical drones liked me. I think they saw me as a doctor but for them instead of the humans. There has been a terrible storm one night and the next day one of the drones was confused and frantic. The only thing it said that made sense to anyone was my name, it was […]

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225: SFFCH – A Field In England (Or Wales) [2013]

This week Rich (not Jamie, it feels like one of Jamie’s but it’s not) brings a Field in England to be ploughed up and scrutinized by the Spoiler Filled combine harvester. Listen now to hear speculation about whether men in floppy hats with pointy sticks got high on mushrooms and arsed about in a field for an hour and a half or are in fact dead. Also musings on the inability of auto-subtitles (probably) to comprehend ye olde English and the baffling sight of black and white psychedelia. Also, who knew screaming could be so off-putting?

P.S. Monmouthshire was land in dispute during the period this film is set but was generally regarded as being part of Wales, so we’re saying it’s a Field in Wales. Also, yes, all women in Wales are either witches or succubi, some are even both.

Directed by

Ben Wheatley

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)

Amy Jump … (written by)
Ben Wheatley … (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order)

Julian Barratt Julian Barratt … Trower
Peter Ferdinando Peter Ferdinando … Jacob
Richard Glover Richard Glover … Friend
Ryan Pope Ryan Pope … Cutler
Reece Shearsmith Reece Shearsmith … Whitehead
Michael Smiley Michael Smiley … O’Neil
Sara Dee Sara Dee … The Field (voice)
Source: IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2375574/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

224: SFFCH – Phantom of The Paradise [1974]

224 Phantom of the Paradise

I bet most of you know Brian De Palma as a director of cool crime dramas of the 80’s and 90’s, but it is his formative early years of the 70’s that has take the Spoiler Filled Crew’s interest, most specifically the oddity that is Phantom of The Paradise, a glam yet somehow drab allegory of the music industry. If you like your cult musicals with a bit of horror, Faust, Phantom of the Opera , Dorian Grey and incomprehensible bird symbolism then this is the film for you! Or maybe not as the case may be… This time we we are subjected to: Rock Palaces, unnecessary teeth removal, the original Birdman costume, ornate furniture we all crave and Beef, the wonderful Beef.

[Ep. 224, Rec. 11/2018]

Directed by Brian De Palma
Produced by Edward R. Pressman
Written by Brian De Palma
Starring
Narrated by Rod Serling
Music by Paul Williams
Cinematography Larry Pizer
Edited by Paul Hirsch
Production
company
Harbor Productions
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • October 31, 1974
Running time
 91 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

223: SFFCH – Jacob’s Ladder [1990]

223 Jacobs Ladder

In true Spoiler Filled fashion, we begin our review or horror films in November. Some may call us tardy after Halloween has just passed, but we say who wants to follow the crowd. First on the chopping block is Jacob’s Ladder from 1990; a cerebral, atmospheric and somewhat divisive film amongst the Spoiler Filled Crew. Come and learn who the true horror fans are among us as we descend the ladder into the Lynch-ian/Cronenberg-ian depths of this film where we discuss: it’s famous influence on the Silent Hill franchise, ice baths, angelic chiropractors and how none of us managed to spot half of Tenacious D!

[Ep. 223, Rec. 10/2018]

Directed by Adrian Lyne
Produced by Alan Marshall
Written by Bruce Joel Rubin
Starring
Music by Maurice Jarre
Cinematography Jeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by Tom Rolf
Production
company
Distributed by TriStar Pictures
Release date
  • November 2, 1990
Running time
 113 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

222: SFFCH – Miss Congeniality [2000]

This week Rich, Abi and Anthony discuss Abi’s pick for the week, Miss Congeniality (2000), where Rich reveals he can sing, secretly wear women’s clothing that his not-so-hidden talent is being a c***. Listen in now to hear nostalgia for 90s movie technology tropes, the usual love for Michael Caine and the sudden realisation that rom-com construction is inherently flawed. Enjoy!

 

 

Directed by: Donald Petrie.

Written by: Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford, Caryn Lucas.

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, William Shatner, Ernie Hudson.

 

221: SFFCH – Gojira [1954]

This week the Spoiler Filled crew go all the way back to the 1950s to watch Godzilla and see what the fuss is about. Listen in as Rich, Abi, Jamie and Anthony all reflect on its grim meditation on nuclear warfare, use of superweapons and how a funny costume almost derails the whole thing. There’s also a myriad of confusion over which classic Godzilla foe is which, an unexpected comparison to Thunderbirds and a not so unexpected comparison to the work of the Jim Henson workshop.

Enjoy!
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay by Takeo Murata
Ishirō Honda
Story by Shigeru Kayama
Starring Akira Takarada
Momoko Kōchi
Akihiko Hirata
Takashi Shimura

220: SFFCH – The Driver [1978]

220 Driver

If you’re looking for film that epitomizes ‘cool’ then The Driver from 1978 may be the film for you. However, is this neo-noir thriller going to prove the theory that just because you’re cool doesn’t necessarily mean you have any substance. We all have slightly differing views this week on a film that was somewhat despised in it’s day, but is starting to show it’s influence on film and video games 40 years on. This time we focus on: fewer (but longer) car chases than we expect, Bruce Dern being Bruce Dern, humorous car demolition, 70’s “style” and getting confused somehow by the very simple plot.

Dir: Walter Hill
Wri: Walter Hill
Cine: Philip H. Lathrop
Edi: Tina Hirsch
Mus: Michael Small
Prod: Lawrence Gordon, Twentieth Century Fox, EMI Films
Cast: Ryan O’Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley
[Ep/220, Rec. 09/2018]

219: SFFCH – Titus [1999]

219 Titus

Time to raise those brows up high here at Spoiler Filled as we tackle some proper Shakespeare (Shakespeare in Love didn’t count) with Titus, one of the numerous adaptations from the 90’s Shakespeare explosion. Can the crew shake off those school-day bred prejudices against The Bard enough to enjoy this bold and striking film? What will they think of the acting, the costumes, locations style? Can we handle all the horribleness and gore? Will we even understand what’s going on? Tune in to find out.

Dir: Julie Taymor
Wri: Julie Taymor, William Shakespeare (Play)
Cine: Luciano Tovoli
Edi: Francoise Bonnot
Mus: Elliot Goldenthal
Prod: Clear Blu Sky Productions, Overseas Filmgroup
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming, Colm Feore, James Frain, Laura Frasier, Harry Lennix, Angus Macfadyen, Matthew Rhys, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

[Ep.219, Rec. 09/2018]

218: SFFCH – Sneakers [1992]

218 Sneakers

Was Ocean’s Eleven a little too slick for you? Was Mission Impossible a little too action-packed? Was Hackers just a little too modern? Well, then we here at Spoiler Filled have found the perfect movie for you in 1992’s Dad Jokes: The Movie. OK, OK, that’s just our little nickname for the movie Sneakers though, to be fair, it is well deserved. “Computer dates”, various anagrams, cool Braille technology, Ben Kingsley’s funny run, Stephen Tobolowsky’s show-stealing and Dan Aykroyd’s real life slipping into the film are all things up for discussion in this surprisingly goofy action caper.
Warning, if you are not Welsh and don’t know what ‘daps’ are, you may not understand the first two minutes of this podcast. Enjoy!


Dir: Phil Alden Robinson
Wri: Phil Alden Robinson, Lawrence Lasker, Walter Parkes
Cine: John Lindley
Edi: Tom Rolf
Mus: James Horner
Prod: Universal Studios
Cast: Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, David Strathairn, Stephen Tobolowsky
[Ep. 218, Rec, 08/2018]