430: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [2008] Movie Discussion

‘Curious’ is definitely the crucial word this week as we find ourselves puzzling over The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, not because of the people who made it (whom we mostly like) nor for it’s success and reputation, but because of the peculiar ponderances that the premise of the film alone elicits from our twisted imaginations. Could this film, about a man born old who grows younger as he ages, even remotely live up to the insane masterpiece we have all conjured up in our collective consciousness? Tune in to find out!

429: Locke [2013] Movie Discussion

We’re watching Locke this week. That is a decision that we have made. We do enjoy when we get to be all Welshy on the show, it doesn’t happen very often, and seeing as Locke is just 80 minutes of Tom Hardy talking in his best, highly-quotable Welsh accent, we take full advantage to do so. Hey, and who would have thought concrete pouring could be so tense, huh!?

428: Gentlemen Broncos [2009] Movie Discussion

From the director of Napoleon Dynamite Jared Hess, who one of us describes very aptly as Wes Anderson’s naughty younger brother, Gentlemen Broncos is a tale of adolescence, friendship and the grubbier side of the entertainment industry dealing with plagiarism, creative compromises, standing up for oneself… Ah who are we kidding! We came for the camp and bizarre performance of Sam Rockwell, but will we stay for all the intense awkwardness, kitsch and gross out humour in this very silly comedy? Tune in to find out in our discussion including: surveillance does, rock hard popcorn balls, dune-buggy-riding cyclopes, making people out of testicles and a lot (A LOT!) of references to yeast.

427: Monkeybone [2001] Movie Discussion

Time to tackle one of the most notoriously bad films ever made this week, a film so bad that no-one is willing to admit it was their choice for the podcast. Is there anything worthwhile to be found in Monkeybone, a film named after a euphemism for an out of control erection? Short Answer: yes. Long answer: …(sigh). So come and listen to our discussion about: ‘bingo-wing’ fetishes, orangutan kissing, preferring Chris Kattan with a broken neck, giant Abraham Lincoln heads in the sky and trying to make sense of this ‘nightmare juice’ sub-plot.