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11. Blind Chance and Sliding Doors

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 12:15:44 GMT

It is Polish art house versus British rom com this episode. The premises may be uncannily but the films could not be more different. Find out what we think!

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10. Tokyo Story and Taste of Cherry

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:17:14 GMT

Join Stephen, Albert and special guest Jamie to talk about two classics of world cinema.

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9. Harakiri and Le Samourai

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 19:02:30 GMT

This episode, Stephen and Albert unpick and evaluate two 60s classics - one from France and one from Japan. This time you will get utter gushing about one film and a muted response about the other... But which way round is it?

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8. Eyes Wide Shut and A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Sun, 15 Nov 2020 16:54:44 GMT

On this episode, Albert and Stephen discuss a real Kubrick and an almost Kubrick. Both films are new to Stephen but Albert is already a passionate defender of one of them. Get ready for debate and disagreement!

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7. The Blair Witch Project and Diabolique

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:09:18 GMT

A Halloween special where Stephen and Albert discuss a modern horror classic, The Blair Witch Project (1999), alongside a French suspense classic, Diabolique (1955) (or Les Diaboliques), a film that would inspire Psycho (1960, and 1998 - why not?) and is seen by many as an early influence on modern horror.

Get ready for reappraisals, muted responses and impassioned defences. Also, listen to the end for some horror recommendations from Stephen.

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6. The Deer Hunter and Coming Home

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:55:44 GMT

It is the most argumentative episode yet in which Stephen and Albert vocally disagree about The Deer Hunter, Coming Home - and Apocalypse Now. That's right, a bonus third film. What a treat.

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5. Caché and Naked

Sun, 04 Oct 2020 14:05:16 GMT

Michael Haneke's 2006 French thriller, Caché, and Mike Leigh's British drama, Naked, are discussed this week. Prepare for straight up gushing about one and debate about the other.

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4. Audition and Le Bonheur

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:39:45 GMT

Stephen introduces Albert to two of his favourite films and then has to justify them for an hour. Get ready for a detailed defence of, and debate around, the divisive politics, messaging and general attitudes of Takashi Miike's Audition and Agnes Varda's Le Bonheur. Will Albert be won over or will Stephen back down?

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3. Nashville and The Player

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:00:17 GMT

It's an Altman double feature. Stephen has seen other Altman's but never these; Albert has seen only these. Do they hold up? Does Stephen get over his irrational dislike of long cinema? Find out.

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2. Salo and Blue

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 12:10:03 GMT

On this instalment we discuss one of the most notorious films of all time, Salo, as well as the Jarman's extremely personal filmic essay on his physical decline.

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1. 'Birth of a Nation' and 'Gone With the Wind'

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:05:56 GMT

Two infamous, overtly racist and hugely successful films. Join Stephen and Albert as they try to navigate the thorny conversation around these films, unpicking their influence; how they reflect their time periods; why they are pernicious; the dangers of a canonical approach to film and the key question: should you watch actually watch these films?

Also, Stephen lists 13 essential films by 13 different Black filmmakers, films to watch instead.

Images courtesy of Dolring Kindersley and MGM

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