Movies You Forgot You Forgot

Don’t. Let. Go. We look to the stars for the 2013 Alfonso Cuaron-directed space spectacular, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.  Joe & Adam consider Cuaron’s penchant for oners, and Joe waxes wonderful on why he hit the Potter world so well. Adam… well, he’s less effusive and throws around phrases like ‘tin-ear for dialogue’ and ‘disappears up his own bottom’. Email your films you forgot ideas to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com, along with any other film chat you want to share. We’ll do a correspondence episode soon! Also, do follow Adam on Letterboxd, @errorofways.  He. Will. Follow. You. Back.

Who’s watching you? Who’s listening in? Who can you trust? Joe & Adam delve into the Oscar-winning surveillance thriller from 2006. Joe gets into the historical nub of things, while Adam talks lonely perves.  If you have a film you think you can get us on, email moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com; we also welcome wider correspondence - fill up our post bag and we’ll do another listener special! Also, get on Letterboxd and follow Adam while you’re at it. He is @errorofways.

Joe & Adam dive headfirst into the world of the Coen Brothers, with 2016's 'Hail, Caesar!' as their way in. Discussion includes: the Coens themselves, how funny is George Clooney? The problem with Hail, Caesar! And a guessing game of some Rotten Tomatoes rankings. 

Joe & Adam take a big bite out of the fourth American Pie film - and boy does it taste bad. It’s a sad lads reunion, but they make the best of it!

Joe & Adam delve into L.A. Confidential, the Curtis Hanson directed adaptation of a story by James Ellroy. There's plenty of stars on show, including Rusty Crowe, Kim Basinger, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell and Kevin Spacey. 

Joe & Adam dig into the dusty old postbag for some edifying listener correspondence. It’s great fun. 

Joe and Adam dive into the Mission Impossible franchise as a whole. Adam, a self declared fan, lathers Cruise up with fine praise. Joe is less convinced. The pair chat villains, espionage, Hunt vs Bond, and Cruise's impressive run.  

Joe & Adam’s epic journey through the brightest and best and funnest and finest flicks of the 21st century comes to a close.  And what a journey it has been… thanks for the memories.  For part four they span 2018 to 2023, and they don’t just pick one for each year… they finish by Picking One from the whole darn lot! If you want to play along, email us your own answers to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: Also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back.

Joe and Adam are traversing modern cinematic history in the game everyone is calling 'Pick One'. They each pick their fave/best movie from every year since 2000. This is the third of a four part special series, and this episode finds our heroes picking up at 2012.  If you want to play along, email us your own answers to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: Also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back.

Joe and Adam are spending the summer traversing modern cinematic history in the epic game 'Pick One'. The duo dare to pick their fave/best movie from every year since 2000. This is the second of a four part special series, and this episode covers the years of 2006-2011. If you want to play along, email us your own answers to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: Also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back.

Joe and Adam while away the summer traversing modern cinematic history. In the fun game 'Pick One', the pair each pick one favourite movie from every year since 2000. This is the first of a four part special series, and this episode covers the years of 2000-2005. If you want to play along, email us your own answers to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: Also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back.

Joe & Adam plunder through Matthew Vaughn's 2004 British gangster film Layer Cake, starring Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon and many, many more recognisable faces.  Topics of conversation include: what even is a layer cake? Which version of Star Trek has Colm Meaney actually been in? Why is Sienna Miller so underrated? And why Adam thinks this isn't anything like a Guy Richie movie (and then later compares it loads to Guy Richie movies). Plus, bonus feeling uncomfortable in boundary-pushing clothes and embarrassing oneself while public speaking stories.  We need your Movies You Forgot You Forgot! Please email us with suggestions and they will be added to our Big List! And in the Brad Pitt vs George Clooney vein, tell us who's worst films are worst, and who's best films are better.  Any other thoughts and comments are more than welcome:moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: Also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back

Matthew McConaughey stars in this - his last rom-com - 2009 feature directed by Mark Waters. Just how bad is the film? What are the stereotypical characters in a rom-com? What are the best best 10 rom-coms of all time according to a random media outlet? And why is Emma Stone amazing? All of this and more in today's episode.  We need your Movies You Forgot You Forgot! Please email us with suggestions and they will be added to our Big List! And in the Brad Pitt vs George Clooney vein, tell us who's worst films are worst, and who's best films are better.  Any other thoughts and comments are more than welcome:moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: Also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back

Joe & Adam ponder the shuffling undead with the scrabbling chasing hungrily raging Zeds, the reshot third act, and why this flick goes down so smooth but is eminently forgettable.  Then they get into a right old ding dong about Bradley Pitts vs Gorgeous Clooney – who’s bigger now? who’s better overall. Joe’s X poll provides a damning answer…  We need your Movies You Forgot You Forgot! Please email us with suggestions and they will be added to our Big List! And in the Brad Pitt vs George Clooney vein, tell us who's worst films are worst, and who's best films are better.  Any other thoughts and comments are more than welcome:moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: Also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back

Joe & Adam dig into the depths of Todd Phillips' big, mega movie Joker from 2019. Conversation includes: the career of Joaquin Phoenix, when does borrowing become stealing? And - we know this is boffo box office, but is it the boffoest for MYFYF? All this and more. We need your Movies You Forgot You Forgot! Please email us with suggestions and they will be added to our Big List! Any other thoughts and comments are more than welcome:moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: Also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back.

This is Joe’s favourite film and he’ll never forget it; Adam saw it at the time and can’t remember a thing about it. All Joe wants to know is: does Adam like it now? They chat why/how Crowe became a bit of a joke, ponder sprawl, and debate whether Joaquin ‘has it’ in this film.  We need your Movies You Forgot You Forgot! Please email us with suggestions and they will be added to our Big List! Any other thoughts and comments are more than welcome:moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: Also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back.

Joe & Adam share urine stories and chat: Maths Damon, is this sci-fi or science? And can Sean Bean lead anything? Send us your emails on anything and everything to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us your Movies You Forgot You Forgot; also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back.

Rupert Wyatt began the Rise of in 2014, with Matty Reeves picking up the cinematic banana for 2014's Dawn of and 2017's War For (WAR FOR!). Joe & Adam mull over what an Apes flick is, if this set are proper Forgot You Forgots, and swirl around the general post-apocalyptic vibe. Oh, and Adam has Serkis humble pie to chew on.  Send us your emails on anything and everything to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us your Movies You Forgot You Forgot; also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back.

Joe and Adam dive into Wild, Starring Reese Witherspoon & Laura Dern, adapted for screen by Nick Hornby, from the book by Cheryl Strayed. Discussion includes: what is a walking movie? How does this differ from films like Into The Wild and The Walk? What would Martin Sheen say on the phone? And isn't Reese Witherspoon really, really great? Send us your emails on anything and everything to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us your Movies You Forgot You Forgot; also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back.

It's a rare occasion for Joe & Adam to discuss real things, like how Second World War/Vietnam/Iraq war films differ, and what they say about the times in which they were made. Then they do a little compare/contrast between the two title films – turns out they're both pretty good and stand up very well.  Send us your emails on anything and everything to moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: tell us your Movies You Forgot You Forgot; also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back.