Two Oceans: Recent Episodes
Michael Curry
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film and other media from the low to high brow through a lens of decades' worth of mass media consumption.
This week we’re looking at Vera Drew’s The People’s Joker, Mike Cheslik’s Hundreds of Beavers and Michael Sarnoski’s A Quiet Place: Day One
Opening music: https://pixabay.com/id/sound-effects/dramatic-reveal-21469/
Closing music: Jean Kayak and His Acme Applejack (From "Hundreds of Beavers") · Wayne Tews & The Seafield Monster Sextet, ℗ 2024 Landlock Audio
Reviews of Shaun Levy’s Deadpool & Wolverine, Osgood Perkins’ LongLegs and Josh Margolin’s Thelma with June Squibb
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
We talk about the Mubi Festival in Manchester, Mark Kermode Live at the BFI Imax, recent viewing and the sad passing of Shelley Duvall.
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Reviews of Ti West's MaXXXine, Osgood Perkins' Long Legs, Mike Cheslik's Hundreds of Beavers and Levan Akin's Crossing
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
In this episode, we finish our review of the first half of 2024 citing the best and most notable films in what's becoming an amazing year in cinema.
Intro clip from Yorgos Lanthimos' "Kinds of Kindness" from Element Pictures, Film4, and TSG entertainment distributed by Searchlight Pictures
In this episode, we start our review of the first half of 2024 citing the best and most notable films in what's becoming an amazing year in cinema.
Intro clip from Andrew Haigh's "All of Us Strangers" from Film4, TSG Entertainment, and Blueprint Pictures distributed by Searchlight Pictures
Opening music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-116199/
Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
In this episode, we begin our look at the cinema of crime focussing on the heist movie.
Intro clip from Sidney Lumet's "Dog Day Afternoon" from Artists Entertainment Complex and distributed by Warner Bros
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
In this episode, we continue our journey through the cinema of the strange finishing our look at the surreal as well as introducing films as metaphor, fairtale and the unsettling.
Intro clip from David Lynch's "Lost Highway" from Ciby 2000 and Asymmetrical Productions, distributed by October Films and Ciby 2000
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
In this episode we discuss the cinema of the grey and how movies represent old age for good and bad in a wider cultural context
Intro clip from Robert Zemeckis' "Death Becomes Her" from Universal Pictures
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
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In this episode we continue our discussion on the cinema of the strange discussing some of our favourite absurd and surreal films.
Intro clip from John Boorman's "Zardoz" from John Boorman Productions Ltd and distributed by 20th Fox and Fox-Rank Distributors
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
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Joined by our special guest Cesar, we explore Queer Cinema highlighting some of our favourites of the genre while exploring its history
Intro clip from Stephan Elliot's "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" from PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Specific Films, distributed by Roadshow Film Distributors
Outro Easter Egg from Jermaine Clement's television series What We Do in the Shadows featuring Matt Berry
In this episode we begin our look at the cinema of the strange as well as pay our tributes to Roger Corman.
Intro clip from Spike Jonze's "Being John Malkovich" from Gramercy Pictures, Propaganda Films, and Single Cell Pictures distributed by USA Films and Universal Pictures International
In this episode we continue our look at the cinema of love discussing stories of optimism, doom and growth while sharing some of our favourite examples along the way.
Intro clip from Rob Reiner's "The Princess Bride" from Act III Communications and Buttercup Films distributed by 20th Century Fox and Interaccess Film Distribution
In this episode, we take our first look at the cinema of love featuring stories of the fleeting, loss, tragedy and obsession sharing some of our favourite examples along the way.
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Intro clip from Rob Reiner's "The Princess Bride" from Act III Communications and Buttercup Films distributed by 20th Century Fox and Interaccess Film Distribution
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
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In this episode, we look at our disappointments, honourable mentions and top films of 2023
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Intro clip from Juel Taylor's "They Cloned Tyrone" from MACRO Media distributed by Netflix
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
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In this episode, we look at movie news, our selection of martial arts films and a review of Dev Patel's Monkey Man
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Intro clip from Lau Kar-leung's "Executioners from Shaolin" from the Shaw Brothers Studio
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In this episode, we look at the upcoming films of 2024 as well as review Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part Two.
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Intro clip from Jonathan Glazer's "Sexy Beast" from FilmFour, Kanzaman S.A., Recorded Picture Company, Jeremy Thomas Productions distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
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In this episode, we discuss our long running relationship with Star Wars focusing on the original trilogy from A New Hope to Return of the Jedi
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Intro clip from George Lucas' "Star Wars" (1977) from Lucasfilm Ltd, distributed by 20th Century Fox
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Closing music from Bad Lip Reading's "Seagulls! (Stop It Now)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFW6UWyTF8
In this episode we catch up on the movie news and recent viewing
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Intro clip from Chad Stahelski's "John Wick" (2014) from Thunder Road Pictures, 87Eleven Productions, MJW Films, DefyNite Films, distributed by Summit Entertainment
Opening music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-116199/
Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
EPISODE 22: Welcome to the Two Oceans podcast where myself Siouxfire along with my friend and knowing colleague Scrumpy discuss film and other media through a decades long lens of mass media consumption. In this episode, we ruminate on the 2023 Oscars results. This is The Two Oceans Podcast so do something unlikely and join us in the janitor's closet as we begin episode 22...
In this episode we ruminate on the 2023 Oscars results.
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Intro clip from the Daniels' "Everything Everywhere All At Once" (2022) from IAC Films, Gozie AGBO, Year of the Rat, Ley Line Entertainment, distributed by A24
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
In this episode we catch up with movie news, upcoming films and discuss our picks of bromance films
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Intro clip from Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot" (1966) from Mirisch Company, The Safran Company, distributed by United Artists
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
In this episode we catch up with movie news, upcoming films and start our discussion around bromance.
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Intro clip from James Gunn's "The Suicide Squad" (1966) from Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films, Atlas Entertainment, The Safran Company, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
A review of Skinamarink by Siouxfire and Scrumpy
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Opening music: https://pixabay.com/id/sound-effects/dramatic-reveal-21469/
Closing music: https://pixabay.com/id/music/bosa-nova-bossa-in-my-heart-13187/
In this episode we cover the honourable mentions and disappointments of 2022, sealing the vault on the year that's gone.
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Intro clip from Sergio Leone's "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" (1966) from Produzioni Europee Associate and United Artists, distributed by Produzioni Europee Associate
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We conclude our 3 part review of our top films of 2022 with our selections for the Tier 1 or Gold level offering the best of the best from the year gone across a variety of genres.
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Intro clip from Martin McDonagh "The Banshees of Inisherin" (2022) from Film4 Productions, Blueprint Pictures, TSG Entertainment, distributed by Searchlight Pictures
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A review of Avatar: The Way of Water in 2d(Siouxfire) and 3d(Scrumpy)
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/id/music/bosa-nova-bossa-in-my-heart-13187/
We continue our 3 part review of our top films of 2022 with our selections for the Tier 2 or Silver level offering a cross section of film recommendations across genres as well as covering the latest trailers and movie news.
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Intro clip from Dean Fleischer Camp's "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" (2022) from Cinereach, You Want I Should LLC., Human Woman Inc., Sunbeam TV & Films, Chiodo Bros. Productions, distributed by A24(USA), Universal Pictures(UK)
Opening music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-116199/
Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
In the first episode of 2023, we begin our 3 part review of our top films of 2022 beginning with our selections for the Tier 3 or Bronze level offering a smorgasbord of film recommendations across genres.
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Intro clip from Tom George's "See How They Run" (2022) from DJI Films and TSG Entertainment, distributed by Searchlight Pictures
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
In the second of our two part holiday special, we discuss movies with the holiday spirit at their core. We cover films from Terry Zwigoff's "Bad Santa" to "It's a Wonderful Life" with lesser known festive treats between.
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Intro clip from Terry Zwigoff's "Bad Santa" (2003) from Columbia Pictures, Dimension Films and Triptych Pictures, distributed by Miramax Films(North American) and Columbia Tristar Film Distributors International
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
In the first of our two part holiday special, we discuss "holiday adjacent" films; movies set in the holiday season which lack the festive spirit. We cover films from Billy Wilder's The Apartment to Die Hard and Krampus as well as some lesser known holiday cinematic offerings.
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
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Intro clip from John McTiernan's "Die Hard" (1988) from Gordon Company and Silver Pictures, distributed by 20th Century Fox
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
In this episode, we discuss recent movie news and recent viewings as well as continue our conversation around Native American film and representation in media including Terrence Malick's The New World and Season 2 of Reservation Dogs
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
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Intro clip from Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi's "Reservation Dogs" Season 1 (2022) from FXP, Piki Films, Film Rites and distributed by Disney Platform Distribution and Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Opening music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-116199/
Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
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We discuss some recent movie news, our weeks' viewings including Kim Hopkins' A Bunch of Amateurs, Lam Ngai Kai's Peacock King, Panah Panahi's Hit the Road, as well as a look at David Lynch's Twin Peaks The Return
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
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Intro clip from David Lynch's "Twin Peaks: The Return" (2017) from Showtime
Opening music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-116199/
Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
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We discuss our recent viewings including Jacques Audiard's "Dheepan", Romolo Garai's "Amulet", Damien Leone's "Terrifier", Olivier Assayas’ “Personal Shopper” and Jim Archer’s “Brian and Charles” among others. We also have a look at brilliant performances in terrible films.
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
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Intro clip from Jared Hess' "Gentlemen Broncos" (2009) from HH Films (distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures)
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
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In this episode we discuss recent viewing including Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities and Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin as well as looking back on our Halloween horror series.
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
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Intro clip from James McTeigue's film adaptation of "V for Vendetta" (2005) from Silver Pictures, Virtual Studios, Studio Babelsberg, DC Vertigo Comics, Anarchos Productions Inc (distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures)
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
Opening music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-116199/
Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
Two Oceans is a creation of Siouxfire & Scrumpy in association with SiouxWIRE
Continuing our Halloween horror series, we talk about some recent releases including Barbarian and Hellraiser as well as discussing some films missed over the course of our inspection of horror.
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
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Intro scene from Jordan Peele's "Get Out" (2017) from Blumhouse Productions, QC Entertainment, Monkeypaw Productions (distributed by Universal Pictures)
Opening music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-116199/
Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
Two Oceans is a creation of Siouxfire & Scrumpy in association with SiouxWIRE
In this episode we conclude our discussion of horror sub-genres
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
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Intro scene from Taika Waititi's "What We Do In The Shadows" (2014) from Resnick Interactive Development, Unison Films, Defender Films, New Zealand Film Commission (distributed by Madman Entertainment)
Opening music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-116199/
Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
Two Oceans is a creation of Siouxfire & Scrumpy in association with SiouxWIRE
In this episode we continue our discussion on horror sub-genres
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
CREDITS:
Intro scene from Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" (1974) from Gruskoff/Venture Films, Crossbow Productions Inc., Jouer Limited(distributed by 20th Century Fox)
Opening music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-116199/
Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
Two Oceans is a creation of Siouxfire & Scrumpy in association with SiouxWIRE
In this episode we start our discussion around the sub-genres of horror
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
CREDITS:
Intro scene from Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" (1980) from The Producer Circle Company, Peregrine Productions, Hawk Films (distributed by Warner Bros)
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
Two Oceans is a creation of Siouxfire & Scrumpy in association with SiouxWIRE
In this episode we discuss the ingredients that go into making a great horror
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
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Intro scene from Sam Raimi's "Army of Darkness" (1992) from Dino De Laurentis Communications, Renaissance Pictures, Introvision International (distributed by Universal Pictures)
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
Two Oceans is a creation of Siouxfire & Scrumpy in association with SiouxWIRE
In this episode we turn our attention to the revered films which we don't hold in such high esteem
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
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Intro scene from Miloš Forman's "Amadeus" (1984) from The Saul Zaentz Company (distributed by Orion Pictures, Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment)
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Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
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In this episode we turn our attention to stop motion in film from its early days to Jordan Peele and Henry Sellick's Wendell & Wild
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
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Intro scene from Greg Daniels and Michael Schur's series "Parks and Recreation" (2009-2015) from Open 4 Business Productions, Deedle-Dee Productions, Fremulon, 3 Arts Entertainment, Universal Television (distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution)
Opening music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-116199/
Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
Two Oceans is a creation of Siouxfire & Scrumpy in association with SiouxWIRE
This week we're kicking things off with a discussion around Native American and indiginous representation in media.
Sifting through decades’ worth of mass media consumption, my friend and fellow cinemaphile Scrumpy joins me in discussions on film from the low to high brow
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Intro scene from Jim Jarmusch's "Dead Man" (1995) from Demetra J MacBride (distributed by Miramax Films)
Opening music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-116199/
Closing music: https://pixabay.com/music/id-11176/
Two Oceans is a creation of Siouxfire & Scrumpy in association with SiouxWIRE