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The BlockBusters! - a podcast about the wonderful world of cinema and TV, about movies and shows we love, no matter how big, no matter how small. Hosted by Rado Folta, a film festival enthusiast and an admirer of international cinema, and Conor Boyle, designer and the Marvel Cinematic Universe devotee.
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The Busters are back with a special episode - Michel Franco, award winning and critically acclaimed Mexican director and writer tells us about his latest movie - ‘New Order’. This dark and suspenseful dystopian drama is available to watch now in the UK cinemas and will be streaming on MUBI from September 10th.
Enjoy!
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Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
Episode edited by Rado Folta.
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The boys discuss all things Disney: from Oscar winning film ‘Nomadland’, through final episodes of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’ to reaction to Marvel Studios trailer that celebrates movies. They also mention Golden Globes losing their broadcaster and Noel Clarke accusations.
If you wonder why this episode is that long, the answer is short: they both (but mainly Conor) like to rant about things, even when they don’t seem to care that much. Luckily none of them needed to use a bucket to survive this long session. But the dog was really hungry!
00:00:00 Into
News
00:02:45 Marvel Studios Celebrates The Movies - watch the trailer here
00:20:35 NBC will not broadcast Golden Globes 2022… unless they change!
00:29:20 Noel Clarke accusations - check The Guardian article here
00:43:40 Trailer reaction: Venom: Let There Be Carnage - watch trailer here
Reviews
00:55:50 Nomadland (Disney+)
01:38:00 The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, episodes 4-6 (Disney+)
01:46:45 Spoilers!
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Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
Episode edited by Rado Folta.
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A year and two months after the very first episode of The Block Busters hit the internet, two white males, Rado and Conor, talk about Oscars again! This time it's the 93rd Annual Academy Awards and they are even more passionate and relevant than before. Conor doesn't rant about anything special this time, but when Rado asks him about his blind love to Chloe Zhao, he reveals his true face.
We again mispronounce some names and titles. Not because we don't care, just because this is our style.
And we agree more that we disagree and that’s the biggest surprise of the evening. Bigger than Daniel Kaluuya's speech that left his mom puzzled.
Thank you so much for listening! Subscribe, rate and comment on our show. Please also recommend our rants to your friends and enemies. They all deserve it!
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You can find us on Letterboxd: TheBlockBusters , radox and CNRBYL.
Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
Episode edited by Rado Folta.
Our podcast is available on the following platforms:
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In the strongest film line up so far this year Conor and Rado discuss three new interesting movies. They take you on a personal journey of a drummer looking his hearing, of a couple stuck in a time loop, and of a woman avenging her friend. No argument is spared this week when discussing Letterboxd rating, so get ready for some sparks flying and name calling.
This episode also marks a milestone when it comes to making live music jingles. All rights reserved, please contact Conor directly for album deals, guest appearances on weddings and bar mitzvahs.
0:00:00 Europa Super League coup
0:12:55 Intro
News
0:15:30 BAFTA 2021 Awards reaction
0:23:50 ‘Indiana Jones 5’ casting news
0:25:20 Wyatt Russell getting threats from toxic fans
0:35:55 ‘Alien’ reboot in works
0:39:20 ‘F9’ trailer reaction with spoilers!
0:47:00 ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ trailer reaction
Reviews
0:52:00 ‘Sound of Metal’ (Amazon Prime)
1:10:40 ‘Palm Springs’ (Amazon Prime)
1’:24:10 Promising Young Woman’ (Sky Cinema / NOW)
1:52:25 Pick of the week: 'The Flight Attendant' (Sky TV/Now) and ’Zappa’ (VOD)
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You can find us on Letterboxd: TheBlockBusters , radox and CNRBYL.
Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
Episode edited by Rado Folta.
Our podcast is available on the following platforms:
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Some say we are only two straight white men talking about films - and there’s nothing original about it. But have you heard any other two staring white men bonding over ‘Derry Girls’ during a podcast? I bet you haven’t! Until today.
Get ready for more extravaganza, like passionate and professional exchange of opinions about two new trailers, a handful of current cinema and TV news, and reviews of a movie and a TV show. Oh, what a show! Enjoy.
00:00:00 Intro: 'Derry Girls'
News:
00:05:40 SAG Awards 2021 announced
00:08:15 ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ cast announced
00:12:10 ‘Black Widow’ and ‘Cruella’ will debut in theatres and on Disney+
00:24:40 ‘Knives Out’ 2 & 3 bought by Netflix
00:27:50 ‘The Suicide Squad’ trailer reaction
00:33:40 ‘Loki’ trailer reaction
Reviews:
00:43:20 ‘The Mauritanian’ (Amazon Prime)
01:00:05 ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’, episodes 1 - 3 (TV series, Disney+)
01:36:30 Pick of the week: ‘Ghosts of Tsushima’ (game, Playstation 4/5) & ‘Solar Opposites’ (TV series, Star on Disney+)
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You can find us on Letterboxd: TheBlockBusters , radox and CNRBYL
Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
Episode edited by Rado Folta.
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Conor and Rado sink their teeth into first cinematic event of 2021 (available on your TV screens only): long anticipated Zack Snyder’s Justice League. They paint the picture of making a film and of other famous Directors’ Cuts in the history.
Please be aware the discussion is full of spoilers (from about an hour in).
00:04:40 History of director’s cuts in Hollywood - referenced Empire article
00:16:00 Release of 2017 version - Vanity Fair article
00:33:30 Rumours of Snyder’s cut
00:38:00 Critic’s reception and our spoiler-free reaction
Spolier discussion!
00:58:50 The Good
01:15:00 The Bad
01:25:00 The Ugly
01:37:00 Our Letterboxd score
01:45:30 #ReleaseTheSnyderVerse
01:47:05 Conor says enough is enough
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Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
Episode edited by Rado Folta.
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If you got under the spell of Disney+ TV series 'WandaVision' we put all our discussions about this show in one episode. So enjoy the ride of us talking about the series as we watched it week after week, being surprised, awed and sometimes annoyed by it.
Warning: full on spoilers from the beginning.
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Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
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On the latest film podcast extravaganza we take a closer look at Oscar and BAFTA nominations, we review the final episode of first MCU TV show and try to figure out why did ‘Coming 2 America’ is such a weird title to say. We also stayed connected to the times and discussed the fallout of ‘the interview’ that made the whole world talking for all the bad reasons.
00:00 The interview aka the Streisand effect
News:
16:00 Oscar nominations announced
37:30 BAFTA Nominations
41:20 Critics Choice Awards
42:30 Spike Lee to preside 2021 Cannes Jury
43:15 'Avatar' on the top again
Reviews
48:45 'Coming 2 America' (Prime Video)
1:08:10 'WandaVision', episode 9 (Disney+)
1:44:00 'Marvel: Assembled' (Disney+)
1:46:00 Pick of the Week: Superstore, TV series (Netflix) & VAN NEISTAT: Fantasy Fixing (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K65UQy6t6KQ
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Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
Episode edited by Rado Folta.
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Can Marty explain us what is ‘content’? Who are the evil bunch behind Golden Globes? Where can you watch ‘The X-Files’ and ‘Lost’? And most importantly, do we care a lot? All those questions answered in this episode where many things are discussed and not many swearwords are used. Enjoy!
00:00 What is wrong with the word ‘content’? Read Martin Scorcese’s essay that sparked the conversation here
19:00 Intro
News
22:30 Golden Globes 2021 discussion: list of winners and why HFPA is a joke!
38:50 Spider-Man 3 title revealed
45:20 Star launched on Disney+
50:00 ‘Nomadland’ will land on Disney+ by the end of April
53:10 Superman reboot in the works
Reviews:
58:30 ‘I Care A Lot’ (Amazon Prime)
1:14:20 ‘Sound of Metal’
1:22:30 ‘Promising Young Woman’
1:31:00 ‘WandaVision’ episodes 7 & 8 (Disney+)
1:55:10 Pick of the week:
Conor: 'Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan', season 1 (Netflix)
Rado: 'It’s a Sin', limited series (C4)
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Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
Episode edited by Rado Folta.
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We know it’s still winter and sometimes it gets a little bit nippy, so we decided to share some of our heat (Is this appropriate? Probably not!) with you, dear listeners. We get fired up from the start over discussing price of TV license, Gina Carano’s social media outburst that costed her a role, Zack Snyder’s Justice League trailer and when reviewing films and - especially - WandaVision. So put your feet up and enjoy! Also, fair warning about VERY explicit language on this episode.
00:00 TV License fee: is it too much?
12:20 News
Golden Globe Awards nominations announced
Gina Carano will no longer star in ‘The Mandalorian’
Pedro Pascal in ‘The Last of Us’
Disney’s impressive subscription numbers
Zack Snyder’s 'Justice League' full trailer!
Christopher Plummer passed away at the age of 91
Reviews
50:10 One Night In Miami (Amazon Prime)
1:02:50 Greenland (Amazon Prime)
1:16:00 News of the World (Netflix)
1:29:20 WandaVision, episodes 5 & 6 (Disney+)
1:49:40 Pick of the Week!
Conor: A Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shave MacGowan (VOD)
Rado: Parks & Recreation (Netflix)
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Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
Episode edited by Rado Folta.
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After we realise none of us became a stock market giant overnight we move on to regular business - and that is film news and reviews.
We discuss why Cobra Kai's quality is on steep slope, what happened on the most recent episodes of WandaVision and have a proper conversation about three movies. All that in under two hours!
We also launch new segment on our show called ‘Pick of the Week’ to have one more pretext to talk about move films and TV shows.
Enjoy!
00:00 Your capital at risk!
12:45 News: Matrix 4 title accidentally revealed; Bond delayed; Cloverfield sequel; Ryan Coogler will be working with Disney+ on TV shows set in Wakanda
27:50 Pick of the Week!
Reviews
34:10 Cobra Kai (TV show, Netflix)
49:00 The Forty-Year-Old Version (Netflix)
1:01:00 The Dig (Netflix)
1:16:35 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Netflix)
1:29:00 WandaVision, episodes 3 & 4 (TV show, Disney+)
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Email us! hello[at]theblockbusters.net
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You can find us on Letterboxd: TheBlockBusters , radox and CNRBYL
Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
Episode edited by Rado Folta.
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The heat is on! And is not on the street. It’s here, when Rado and Conor cross lightsabers in review of Wonder Woman 1984. First time in the history of the show we have a proper Mexican standoff when it comes to rating this film on Letterboxd. But luckily maths come to the rescue!
We also discuss George Clooney’s pre-apocalyptic / sci-fi film Midnight Sky, surprising ending of The Mandalorian’s season 2 and the beginning of new phase of MCU - WandaVision TV series on Disney+.
There’s a bunch of new to talk about and an interview with the director and the star of a new movie Dear Comrades!
Stick with us to the end of the episode if you want to hear us talking about Harry Potter films.
NEWS
07:45 Netflix announced one movie every week
16:40 Zack Snyder’s Justice League update, Godzilla v Kong to be released in March, Ray Fisher's statement
28:30 2021 Film Festivals Update from Berlin and Vencie
INTERVIEW
32:30 Interview with Andrey Andrey Konchalovskiy and Yuliya Vysotskaya, the director and the star of a movie Dear Comrades! available to watch on Curzon Home Cinema
REVIEWS
50:30 Midnight Sky (Netflix)
1:02:30 Wonder Woman 1984 (VOD)
1:26:50 The Mandalorian series 2 finale (Disney+) - discussion with spoilers!
1:48:10 WandaVision episodes 1 & 2 (Disney+)
2:09:36 Outro: Harry Potter movies... again?!
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Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
Episode edited by Rado Folta.
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Was 2020 the best year for TV content yet? Not far off! With many more starts and high-profile directors drawn to making their way to the small screen we had really exciting year on our hands and there was plenty shows to choose from. And so many surprises! We jumped through the hoops with Michael Jordan, made bad decisions with Jimmy McGill, meditated on the meaning of life in Amaya HQ, danced to reggae in Notting Hill and got bored in Sligo with Connell and Marianne.
Stay with us till the very end where we discuss what good 2021 might bring us.
Conor’s top TV Shows of 2020:
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The Mandalorian, s. 2 (Disney+)
The Last Dance, limited series (ESPN, Netflix)
The Outsider, limited series (HBO, Now TV)
Devs, limited series (FX, BBC)
Special Mentions:
The Boys, s.2 (Amazon Prime)
Dave (FXX, BBC)
Rado’s top TV Shows of 2020:
Normal People, s. 1 (BBC / Hulu)
I May Destroy You, limited series (BBC / HBO)
Better Call Saul, s. 5 (AMC, Netflix)
Devs, limited series (FX, BBC)
Small Axe, miniseries (BBC / Amazon Prime)
The Queen’s Gambit, limited series (Netflix)
The Mandalorian, s. 2 (Disney+)
What We Do In The Shadows, s. 2 (FX, BBC)
The Last Dance, limited series (ESPN, Netflix)
Unorthodox, miniseries (Netflix)
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You can find us on Letterboxd: TheBlockBusters , radox and CNRBYL
Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
Episode edited by Rado Folta.
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With year 2020 behind us Rado and Conor gather together (in their own bubbles) to reflect on it and discuss their favourite movies of that forsaken year. It doesn’t come to anyone’s surprise that their choices are completely different… for many reasons! The criteria for their lists is simple: we take into account only movies released in the UK (cinemas, streaming platforms and VOD) in 2020.
Stay until the end to take a sneak peak at what 2021 might bring in the post-credit scene. Enjoy!
List of Conor’s favourite movies.
List of Rado’s favourite movies.
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Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
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It's a most wonderful time of the year to watch some movies - with your friends, family, or just by yourself. Rado and Conor decided to come up with The Ultimate List of films to watch over festive period.
Yes, there were some disagreements here, but all is forgiven (but not forgotten).
Let us know what do you think! What's your favourite Christmas film? Find us on Twitter, Letterboxd or just email us: hello[at]theblockbusters.net.
And have a wonderful Christmas and even better 2021!
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News, news, and more news! This episode is almost entirely filled with our reaction to Disney Investor Day announcements. We discuss in depth Lucasfilm, Star Wars slate and Marvel Studios shows and films.
To tie in to this epic story we talk about two directors who turned sour after recent Warner Bros. decision to premiere 17 films on HBO Max.
We also take a minute to bet on one of our favourite director’s future.
00:00 New TV, new life, end of Cinema(?)
07:40 Intro
News
08:20 Disney Investor Day 2020 announcement
59:00 Christopher Nolan’s reaction to WB news
1:04:30 Denis Villeneuve’s statement
1:19:05 Outro
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All trailers courtesy of Disney+
In the longest (so far) instalment of our show we go back to the roots of cinema and we discuss a timeless classic - Orson Wells’ ‘Citizen Kane’. And that’s our starting point for a review of David Fincher’s ‘Mank’.
Large part of our news section is devoted to the fact that Warner Bros. will premiere all of their 2021 movies on HBO Go, not only in cinemas. What are the implication of that for the whole industry?
And finally, we dive into two recent episodes of adventures of galaxy’s favourite Child and his masked minder, aka ‘Mandalorian’.
Enjoy this episode responsibly!
00:00 F1 drama
09:00 Intro
News
11:30 Warner Bros. to debut 2021 movies on HBO Max
27:25 Conor's Disney Investor Day predictions
35:10 How 'The Bake Off' 2020 was made
38:10 Netflix will change Elliot Page’s name on their releases
40:30 Dave Chappelle & Netflix - watch video here
44:40 David Prowse passed away at the age of 85
46:50 Hugh Keays-Byrne dies at the age of 73
What have we’ve been watching:
Conor
48:25 ‘The Hunt’ (Amazon Prime)
51:00 ‘The Late Late Toy Show ‘(RTE) - watch it here
56:55 Rado:
‘Salyut 7’ (Amazon Prime)
‘The Right Stuff’ (Disney +, TV series)
‘Kursk’ (Amazon Prime)
‘Yes, God, Yes’ (Netflix)
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ (Netflix)
‘Red, White and Blue’ (BBC, ‘Small Axe’ miniseries)
‘Tripping With Nils Frahm’ (Mubi)
‘Possessor’ + Q&A (Cinema)
Reviews
1:07:00 ‘Mank’ (Netflix) and ‘Citizen Kane’ (BBC iPlayer)
Visual moments of ‘Citizen Kane’ and Seven surprising things about ‘Citizen Kane’
1:44:10 ‘Mandalorian’ Series 2, episodes 5 & 6 (Chapter 13 and 14)
2:18:50 Outro
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'Mank' trailer courtesy of Netflix.
To binge or not to binge - this is the question! We try to answer this when discussing ‘The Crown’, ‘Mandalorian’ and other TV shows we’ve been watching over the year.
We review ‘Mangrove’, first of five Steve McQueen’s movies (or episodes?) that is a part of the ‘Small Axe’ anthology series. And we continue to discuss series 2 of ‘Mandalorian’, that’s getting better and better.
Apart from that, as always, we have a lot of news, film recommendations and the usual nonsense that somehow slips into the episode.
00:00 It's Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas
News:
11:40 ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ trailer reaction
18:49 ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ release date for cinemas and HBO Max
22:50 ‘Wandavision’ premiere date
26:02 Disney considering releasing more movies on Disney+
30:58 Who’s replacing Johnny Depp in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise?
33:30 ‘The Last of Us’ ordered to series by HBO
35:15 Spike Lee will make a musical about Viagra!
What Have We’ve Been Watching:
Conor:
36:50 Coca-Cola Christmas Commercial
37:35 ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ (in 4K and Dolby Vision)
Rado:
41:45 ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ (Netflix)
44:28 ‘Deep Impact’ (Netflix)
48:04 ‘The Great British Bake Off’ (Channel 4)
50:30 ’The Crown’ (Netflix)
We recommend:
‘Parasite’ (Amazon Prime) and how visual effects are used in the movie
Reviews:
1:06:18 ‘Mangrove’ (‘Small Axe’ miniseries, BBC)
1:26:20 ‘Mandalorian’ Season 2, episodes 3 and 4 (Disney+)
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‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ trailer courtesy of Lionsgate
‘WandaVision’ trailer courtesy of Disney+
‘The Crown’ trailer courtesy of Netflix
‘Mangrove’ trailer courtesy of BBC
In this episode we discuss politics, economy and social issues. Luckily we found some time to squeeze in information about La Vuelta. And movies.
Also, Conor shares his drive in cinema experience, Rado started playing chess again.
00:00 Political Intro
News
11:12 How second lockdown affects cinemas in the UK
13:30 ‘Tenet’ will be released on Digital and DVD / Blu-Ray in December
16:20 Christopher Nolan’s reaction to ‘Tenet’ earnings
20:10 Johnny Depp has left the Fantastic Beasts franchise
26:40 Sean Connery passed away at the age of 90
What have we’ve been watching
Conor:
34:00 ‘The Exorcist’ at the drive in cinema
42:12 ‘Somebody Feed Phil’ Season 3 (Netflix)
44:10 ’The Great British Bake Off’ (Channel 4)
Rado:
49:35 ‘Back To The Future 2’ (Amazon Prime)
51:50 ‘Halloween’ (1978) and ‘Halloween’ (2018)
53:20 ‘His House’ (Netflix) - if you like it, watch ‘Atlantics’ (Netflix) and ‘Relic’ (VOD)
56:10 ‘Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight’ (Netflix)
Reviews:
59:35 ‘Mandalorian’ Season 2 (Disney+)
1:12:35 ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ miniseries (Netflix)
1:26:25 ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ (Amazon Prime)
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Our theme music is by Scott Holmes and you can find more of his work at scottholmesmusic.com.
Artwork created by Conor Boyle.
Episode edited by Rado Folta.
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'Mandalorian' Season 2 trailer courtesy of Disney+
'The Queen’s Gambit' trailer courtesy of Netflix
'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' trailer courtesy of Amazon Studios
We decided to celebrate Halloween Season with our personal list of films that left us scared, scarred and terrified. So if you want to learn what gave Rado nightmares in the childhood or during what movie Conor almost choked on Skittles, you need listen to this NOW!
Please be aware, this episode was haunted by the mean spirit of connectivity and we kid you not, few times really weird stuff happened on the line between us. It was not a setup!
00:00 The difference between horror and halloween movie explained
10:30 How did we compile our lists?
Top 10 scary films of our lives:
19:35 Rado’s choice #1 - watch it here along with Conor
27:50 Conor’s choice #1
36:45 Rado’s choice #2
44:35 Conor’s choice #2
55:05 Rado’s choice #3
1:00:00 Conor’s choice #3
1:07:10 Rado’s choice #4
1:11:00 Conor’s choice #4
1:18:20 Rado’s choice #5
1:23:45 Conor’s choice #5
Find the list of those movies on Letterboxd.
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