romance
America’s Sweethearts
In what I believe is Andrew’s last podcast with us for a while, we finish his run with a bit of an odd choice of movie, America’s Sweethearts. A 2001 Rom-Com with a very strong cast but a rather weak story and Romantic plot. I does have Christopher Walken playing a rather eccentric director. 26…
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Titanic
On the 15th of April 1912 the RMS Titanic sank on her maiden voyage to New York. 85 years and $200 million later, James Cameron (with a fantastic team) created the best Romantic-Disaster film based on the same ship. This film held the Box office gross record for 12 years before being supplanted by James…
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Starman
Another episode, another attempt from Andrew to win Daniel over to the cult of John Carpenter! This week, we’re looking at his surprisingly warm and humane sci-fi romance “Starman” from 1984, a film that met with success in the post-Star Wars sci-fi boom with its Spielbergian echoes of E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third…
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Les Miserables
Join Andrew and myself as we dive into this classic story of hardship and tragedy. 39 mins
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What Dreams may come
We do seem to really favour Robin Williams movies. This week we tackle a movie that is both uplifting and mildly depressing in very different ways. A fantastic story if not a bit odd and confusing in places. 45 mins
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The Ugly Truth
A movie that seems to show that under the advice from of chauvinistic shallow man a woman who is stripped of personality and character can get the man she wants. There seemed to be very little rom and com in this movie. 33 mins
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The Fountain
Three stories all following a similar theme of one man’s quest to save his beloved. The first story is captivating, the second is depressing and the third is nonsense. 38 mins.
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Bicentennial Man
A childhood favourite of mine, I hoped Andrew would see through it (fairly large) faults. A very simple movie with a fairly simple story. What you see is what you get in this case. 35 mins
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
A classic story about the bleak view of the future where not even our thoughts are safe. Dark, foreboding and very atmospheric. 47 mins
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Door to Door