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A podcast about films. Join Callum and Adam as we attempt to to discern what it is film viewers (and us) like about different films, why some films endure and straight up chat about two different films each week.
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We take a look at the latest Film 4 comedy Wicked Little Letters. We also have a chat about watching films on television and the modern paralysis of choice.
This time of year seems to come around so quickly. We jump right into this round of Academy Awards. We talk about each film in turn as well as cover some honourable picks.
We continue are delve into current releases as we discuss the terrible Saltburn and magnificent Napoleon.
Adam and Callum tackle Martin Scorsese's latest flick as well as a brief discussion of Past Lives in the recap.
Here it is, 5 months late the Fry your Greens Barbenheimer episode is up and available to all. Join Adam and Callum as they talk through the most hyped cinema event of the decade. We hop into Barbie and Oppenheimer in full. We also have an extended chat about how much responsibility filmmakers of "biopics" have in telling historical truths.
We dive into Wes Anderson's new film Asteroid City. We also have a wider chat about Anderson as a film maker.
With the recent release of the new season of Black Mirror, we take a look back at the Black Mirror choose your own adventure movie Bandersnatch. We talk about the potential of this method of film making, streaming as well as what makes a film a film. In addition we chat about Batman and Joyland.
In this episode we discuss God's Creatures (2023) by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer. We also touch on our experience at the BFI Southbank.In the recap we briefly discuss Touch of Evil, In the Loop, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and Three Identical Strangers.
It is that time of year and the boys delve into this years academy awards. We chat about all the best picture nominations and take a whistle stop tour through the acting nominations. We finish up with our top 5 films of 2022.
This week we delve into the world of magic. We watched Derek DelGaudio's In and of Itself (2020 & Directed by Frank Oz) and Christopher Nolan's the Prestige (2006). We talk all things magic and magicians and our response to it as well as how it tricks the audience and blows our mind. We also delve deep into Christopher Nolan's method of filmmaking.
This week we are talking murder mystery. We have watched Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and Glass Onion (2022). We talk about the enduring popularity of the genre as well as diving into the discourse around Glass Onion and its catastrophic release. Also join us for our regular film chat as we chat about Avatar: The Shape of Water and Good Luck to you Leo Grande in the recap.
It is Christmas at Fry your Greens and so we are taking a delve into two classic holiday RomComs. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and Love Actually (2003). Listen to Callum pine over James Stewart and Adam's poor attempt at impersonating Hugh Grant.
Can a film truly be anti-war? That's a question we try to answer in this episode as we discuss All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) and Stanley Kubrick's classic war film Paths of Glory (1957)We chat about the prevalence of war films claiming to be anti-war and also launch a brand new quiz show - is it an anti-war film or not? (We are still working on the name). All this plus our usual round up of what we have been watching.
In this weeks episode we resist pairing Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) with the Shape of Water and instead we talk about the brilliant Forbidden Planet (1956). It gives us a chance to talk about 1950s cinema, special effects and early sci-fi. Tune in!
We talk about the latest Martin McDonagh picture, Banshees of Inisherin.
In this week we travel to East Asia as we watch Cure (1997) and the Wailing (2016). If you enjoy Callum's opinions you will enjoy this episode.
In a podcast first, Adam and Callum finally talk about a film the day of its release (even if our release schedule doesn't suggest that). We are talking about Olivia Wildes new film Don't Worry Darling. We share our thoughts on the film and its performances (we do talk about Harry Styles briefly). This episode also marks a welcome return to Indian cinema as we are talking RRR. If you haven't listened to our previous Indian Cinema episode here it is (https://fryyourgreens.buzzsprout.com/1...
This week we are discussing two action films that are giants in the genre - Robocop (1987) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). It is a return to a podcast favourite director in Paul Verhoeven and an Adam favourite director in George Miller. We take a dive into what makes both of these films so great and what makes them both so genre defining.
In this episode, Adam and Callum have been to watch Brian and Charles so we discuss that and how it fits into british cinema.We also delve into discussion of the Batman and Elvis and some other films.
Here is part 2 of our discussion of Massive's poll of the 100 greatest British films of the 21st century. In this episode we discuss Calvary, Dead Man's Shoes and Four Lions. Link to the list: https://www.massive-cinema.com/storyboard/best-british-film-21st-century-poll-resultsLink to part 1: https://fryyourgreens.buzzsprout.com/1429063/10777420-the-massive-list-part-1Link to a letterboxd version of the list: https://boxd.it/ht9ac
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