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Weekly deep dives into your favourite films.
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Game. Set. Match. (Is that right?) Two of tennis’ greatest novices tackle our most romantic sport in a battle of the ages. Which is the better tennis movie? Up-and-comer, Challengers, or seasoned champion, Wimbledon. But let’s be honest, it’s Zendaya v. Kirsten Dunst - who will win the title of most empowered woman on the court?References‘Challengers’ Heats Up: How Zendaya’s Star Power and a Sexy Love Triangle Could Give Gen Z Its Next Movie Obsession by Selome Hailu and Ramin Setoodeh for Va...
This week we discuss the surprising common ground between Jonathan Glazer’s chilling examination of an Auschwitz commandant and his family, The Zone of Interest and Wim Wenders’ meandering meditation on life as a Tokyo Toilet cleaner, Perfect Days. ReferencesInterview with Jonathan Glazer on The Zone of Interest by David Canfield for Vanity FairThe Making of The Zone of InterestWim Wenders interviewed about Perfect Days for CurzonThe Tokyo Toilet ProjectFilm PharmacyChinatown (1974)...
Last week A24’s Civil War was released and we have mixed feelings about it. Will their biggest-budget movie to date prove itself at the box office? And is a movie about war and an American fascist leader really what we want to see right now? References‘The Rise and Rise of A24’, The Economist (not credited)Director Alex Garland speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about Civil War‘Box Office: ‘Civil War’ Makes $2.9 Million in Previews, Best Ever for an A24 Movie’ by Jordan Moreau for VarietyFilm...
It takes skill to capture the effortless spontaneity of a really good party scene. Relatively few nail it but when they do, they really do. This week we compile our top 5 party scenes; from teenage house parties to rave afters, with a surreal French restaurant jamboree sandwiched in the middle.ReferencesThe party scene in 10 Things I Hate About YouThe afterparty in Human Traffic (1999)The party scene in Playtime (1967)The party scene in The Great BeautyWatch Steve McQueen’s Lov...
We’re going back to the horniest years in Hollywood history for another scandalous pre-coder; Baby Face, the 1933 movie that was so shocking it solidified cinema’s censorship for the next 30 years. Watch it for free here. ReferencesWill Hays IRLYou Must Remember This’ episode on Will Hays and “Pre-Code” Hollywood Wes Anderson Talks Early Hollywood Censorship in ‘TCM Picks’ Video for Barbara Stanwyck’s ‘Baby Face’ by Etan Vlessing for The Hollywood ReporterHow the Catholic Chur...
It’s been out for a week but we’re not taking any chances. Here is our painstakingly spoiler-free discussion of Dune: Part Two, plus our thoughts on Madame Web and a sexy addition to the Film Pharmacy.ReferencesDenis Villeneuve on Dune: Part Two and dialogue v. cinematography for The Times‘Dune: Part Two’ Star Stellan Skarsgard Laughed Seeing Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha: Butler ‘Really Enjoyed Being Evil’ by Michaela Zee for VarietyDune: Part Two’s box office success and what it means f...
We're back with series 4 and ahead of the Oscars next weekend, we bring you a roundup of everything you need to know about this awards season. We discuss Oppenheimer's dominance, the Barbie controversy and where The Zone of Interest sits on the Salo to Up unsettling scale.Most importantly of all, our very own awards ceremony returns. The Groovies this year include awards for Best Cinema, Short King, and Least Unbearable Cinematic Experience. The Oscars better watch out. There's a new ro...
It’s the end of the year and also our series finale so we're bringing both to a close with a deeply intellectual discussion on the ultimate New Years movie, Bridget Jones’s Diary. Plus, in anticipation of awards season, we list the films we’re most excited to see over the next couple of months. ReferencesBridget Jones’s Diary deleted scenesThat scathing New York Times piece on Bridget Jones 20 behind-the-scenes Bridget Jones’s Diary facts-----------If you love what we do, please lik...
For our penultimate episode of the series we’re going recommendation-heavy and spoiler-free, with our top picks of festive films, hitting every point on the Grinch-to-Elf Christmas spirit scale. ReferencesThe Powell and Pressburger season from Oct-Dec 2023 - catch the last few screenings now.The Red Shoes: Beyond the Mirror exhibitionPiece for ASC on Jack Cardiff from 1994, The Red Shoe’s cinematographer Why The Red Shoes looks so good by The Royal Ocean Film Society on YouTubeThe ...
We couldn’t resist the controversy around Ridley Scott’s new movie, so this week we’re discussing Napoleon and wading into the debate about historical accuracy and film. But what do you think? Let us know on instagram - @groovymoviespod.ReferencesRidley Scott profile by Michael Schulman for The New YorkerRidley Scott’s response to Napoleon’s critics by Caroline Frost for DeadlineRidley Scott’s response to criticism of the Egyptian invasion scene in Napoleon by Adam Bentz on Screen Rant‘N...
This week we are joined by Audra and Elisa from Culture Colander. They bring an American perspective to a very British class system as we dissect Emerald Fennell’s new film Saltburn, i.e. The Talented Mr Creepley. ReferencesListen to and follow @culturecolanderInterview with Emerald Fennell and the cast of Saltburn‘The sons and daughters of The Talented Mr Ripley’ by Manuela Lazic for The RingerThe New Yorker Radio Hour episode where Emerald Fennell talks about her upbringingFilm PharmacyFrie...
Aesthetica short film festival, the Hollywood blacklist, and one of its scripts, Todd Haynes’ new movie May December, are all up for discussion this week. Expect sweeping generalisations about short films and a tabloid-esque compare-and-contrast between May December and the real-life scandal that inspired it. ReferencesAesthetica Short Film FestivalNew York 81 (short 2022) dir. by Jannicke Systad JacobsenMary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau on Barbara WaltersJohn Lahr’s piece on Todd Haynes f...
In honour of new release Fingernails, we talk dystopian romances: why they work, when they don’t, and which animal we’d like to be turned into if we didn’t find love. ReferencesFingernails director Christos Nikou on modern dating by Lou Thomas for BFI Sheila O’Malley’s review of The LobsterInterview with Yorgos Lanthimos on The Lobster by Mekado Murphy for The New York TimesSpike Jonze on Her by Logan Hill for The New York TimesFilm PharmacyDie Hard (1988) dir. by John McTiernanThe Godfa...
This week James drags us to the BFI IMAX for Gravity’s 10th year anniversary re-release, on a mission to prove that the cinematic experience is worth leaving the house for. Film PharmacyThe Full Monty (1997) dir. by Peter CattaneoPride (2014) dir. by Matthew Warchus-----------If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review!Original music by James BrailsfordLogo design by Abby-Jo SheldonFollow usEmail us
1With DiCaprio and De Niro in fine gurning form and Thelma Schoonmaker on the edit, the gang’s back together for Martin Scorsese’s brand new film. But is it worth the 3hr26m runtime?ReferencesKillers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (the book the film is based on)Interview with Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone for CritqalMartin Scorsese’s companion films list on LetterboxdFilms and TV shows about indigenous communities we recommended:Dances wit...
It’s that spooky time of year and Practical Magic’s 25th anniversary. So this week we take a whistlestop tour through witch movie history to our final destination: the 90s (cinema’s hexiest decade?). References‘Screaming, Flying, And Laughing: Magical Feminism’s witches in contemporary film, television and novels’ by Kimberly Ann Wells‘Witches, “bitches” or feminist trailblazers? The Witch in Folk Horror Cinema’ by Chloe Germaine Buckley‘“We are the weirdos”: how witches went from evil ...
To any Swifties listening - hello, welcome. To any non-Swifties, please forgive us. We couldn’t resist discussing the music-movie partnership of an era. So this week we take the opportunity to ask the question: do concert films work?We, of course, dive into Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour but also compare it with another concert movie that is currently in cinemas: Stop Making Sense, A24’s re-release of the 1984 Talking Heads documentary. We also watched Amazing Grace, the long-lost Sydney Poll...
It's the 30 year anniversary of Dazed and Confused (1993), Richard Linklater's ode to 70s adolescence. And he wasn't alone - many of the 90s greatest films were set in the last vinyl decade. Besides the dramatically pointy collars and avocado bathroom sets, what was the appeal? To answer the question, we take a closer look at Linklater's coming-of-age breakout hit, Cameron Crowe's career-defining Almost Famous (2000 - ok not quite 90s, but as good as) and our favourite Paul Thomas Anderson mo...
Inspired by new release Past Lives, this week we look at love stories about what could have been. We discusses the enduring influence of 90s clanger Sliding Doors and the indie classic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. ReferencesPast Lives director Celine Song explains ‘in-yun’ 'Break-Up' - This American Life's podcast episodeI don’t want to get over you by The Magnetic Fields‘From Script to Screen: Charlie Kaufman on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ by David S. Cohen for Sc...
We return to our favourite debate: monogamy vs. polyamory. This time with love triangles as the point of entry. We discuss new release Passages' somewhat bleak version of the shape, and look back at more optimistic portrayals, including Woody Allen's Spanish holiday fantasy Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona and the pre-code shocker Design For Living. Lily also gives the lowdown on (the auteur behind The Room) Tommy Wiseau's new release, Big Shark. References ‘The Ethical Slut’: Inside Am...
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