Pick of the Flicks: Recent Episodes
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On this week's FINAL EPISODE, filmmaker Dan Pringle joins the podcast to chat about his own dark thriller K-SHOP and his recent near-miss on ambitious sci-fi movie A PATRIOT. Then we discuss his favourite movie of all-time – the Coen Brothers’ Western crime drama NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. We chat about Javier Bardem’s cold psychopath, Tommy Lee Jones being the true protagonist and the reason Dan almost dismissed the movie before he’d even seen it.
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We've got red on us this week, as the journalist and podcaster Sophie Davies discusses noughties comedy classic Shaun of the Dead. The first film of the Cornetto Trilogy is a blood-soaked zombie movie with an ultra-smart script and great performances from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. We chat about Wright’s unique filmmaking style, the myriad horror references peppered through the movie and the difference between British and American comedy. How's that for a slice of fried gold?
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This week, we're heading on a road trip through 1970s Britain and its music. British filmmaker Mark Jenkin chats about four of his short films, arriving on BFI Player, as well as the success of his terrific BAIT. He then discusses his favourite movie – Chris Petit’s unconventional road movie RADIO ON. We delve into the Germanic influences, the unconventional structure and the brilliant cameo from Sting.
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We're stepping into the smoky nightlife of 1930s Berlin on this week's podcast as Eva Riley chats to me about her brilliant new British drama Perfect 10 and then gets musical to chat about Bob Fosse’s 1970s classic Cabaret. We talk about Liza Minnelli’s Oscar-winning performance, the difficult themes inherent in any story about 1930s Germany and the surprising way Riley borrowed a scene from the movie for her own work.
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This week, violence unfolds on the streets as film critic Shona Harding discusses the chaotic bloodshed of THE PURGE: ANARCHY. James DeMonaco’s follow-up to low-budget hit THE PURGE struck a real chord with Shona as she started out in film criticism, so we delve into its class war politics, its relationship with reality and the variable quality of those sequels.
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We're delving into the work of a master this week on the podcast, as Xinyi Zhu discusses her choice of favourite movie – John Cassavetes drama A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE. There’s plenty to dig into, including Cassavetes unique style, the performances of Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk and the lessons Zhu learned about filmmaking. We also chat about Zhu's new short film KINDLING, in which two estranged friends reunite for a major life event.
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We're delving into class warfare on this week's podcast as filmmaker Fyzal Boulifa discusses his terrific British drama LYNN + LUCY and his favourite movie – director King Vidor’s melodrama STELLA DALLAS. We chat about Barbara Stanwyck’s incredible central performance, the intriguing class issues at the centre of the story and the way film critics often look down on overtly sentimental cinema.
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The podcast joins the Bong-hive this week as DISAPPEARANCE AT CLIFTON HILL director Albert Shin chats about his own film and then reveals his love for Bong Joon-ho’s twisty true crime tale MEMORIES OF MURDER. We discuss the movie’s huge impact on Korean cinema, director Bong’s love of abrupt genre shifts and his status as a “filmmaking savant”.
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Jim Carrey gets serious on this week's podcast as filmmaker Eliza Schroeder discusses the London affection and delicious mirror-glazed cakes of her new movie LOVE SARAH, and her favourite film ever: Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman’s memory-exploring romance ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND. We discuss the complexities of memory, Carrey’s terrific performance and the brilliant alchemy of marrying a great script with a master filmmaker.
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We're unwrapping the bandages on a 90s romp this week as Em from the Verbal Diorama podcast stops by to reveal her love for Stephen Sommers's blockbuster take on THE MUMMY. We discuss the brilliance of Rachel Weisz’s character, the demise of the swashbuckling action-adventure movie and, controversially, why she prefers this film to the INDIANA JONES franchise.
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Dog lovers will find plenty to get their teeth into on this week's episode as Raindance Film Festival founder Elliot Grove joins the podcast to talk about his favourite movie of all time – canine classic LASSIE COME HOME. We discuss Elliot’s unique experience of seeing the film for the first time, its distinctly Yorkshire feel and its legacy in the world of dog movies.
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90s kids get a nostalgic moment on the podcast this week, as film critic Hannah Wales takes a journey into the joy of the Disney Renaissance with THE LION KING. We chat about those dynamite voice performances, the value of Timon and Pumbaa and, of course, the shortcomings of that misguided CGI remake.
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It's nostalgia time this week as Joshua J. Smith discusses his new country music movie BUCKSHOT and reveals his love for Peter Bogdanovich’s 70s classic THE LAST PICTURE SHOW. We chat about the film’s stellar ensemble cast, Bogdanovich’s path from movie critic to movie director and the romantic power of the cinema while we’re all stuck in lockdown.
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Marmalade sandwiches all round as Bechdel Cast co-host Caitlin Durante joins the show with a joyous display of love for PADDINGTON 2 – possibly the greatest sequel ever made. We discuss Ben Whishaw’s incredible voice performance, the possibility of a PADDINGTON 3 and, of course, how much that ending makes us cry.
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Wrestling legend and actor Diamond Dallas Page dons a cowboy hat to talk about his love for the 90s Western TOMBSTONE, which stars Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer. We chat about Page’s role in the new horror PENANCE LANE, his surprising encounter with Kilmer at a Comic-Con and some great stories of life on the road in the 1990s.
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Filmmaker Lucky McKee takes a look at the new Arrow Video release of his 2011 horror THE WOMAN and then discusses his favourite movie of all time – the sensational Billy Bob Thornton drama SLING BLADE. We chat about Thornton’s iconic performance, its portrayal of rural America and its unlikely connection to THE WOMAN.
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Rachel Lee Goldenberg discusses her work on the new VALLEY GIRL remake and then takes a ride with Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis as we chat about THELMA AND LOUISE - her favourite film of all time. We discuss those two iconic performances, the movie’s mastery of unique tone and the power of that final shot.
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We're basking in the glory of Nicolas Cage's chest hair on this week's Pick of the Flicks Podcast as VALLEY GIRL remake writer Amy Talkington discusses the original VALLEY GIRL as her favourite movie. We dissect Cage’s unusual appeal, the way the film’s musical choices paved the way for the remake and how this strange 80s teen classic got somewhat lost to time.
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You'll be too scared to shower again after this week's Pick of the Flicks Podcast, on which film critic Amy Smith stops by for a chat about Alfred Hitchcock's proto-slasher classic PSYCHO. We discuss Anthony Perkins' indelible performance as the murderous Norman Bates, as well as Hitchcock's unique showmanship and, of course, THAT shower scene.
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It's a very, very mad world on this week's podcast as film critic Ren Zelen stops by to dissect the bizarre enigma of Richard Kelly’s baffling noughties sci-fi tale DONNIE DARKO. We chat about the differing opinions about the way the story unfolds, the movie’s legacy in popular culture and, of course, the cult popularity of that terrifying bunny rabbit.
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The power of Grayskull is coursing through this week's Pick of the Flicks Podcast. Film critic Scott J. Davis takes a journey into childhood nostalgia to discuss the 1987 version of MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man. We chat about the make-em-cheap world of Cannon Films, Frank Langella’s exquisite thesping as Skeletor and the prospect of a modern day version of He-Man on the big screen.
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We're following one of cinema's most intriguing relationships on this week's Pick of the Flicks Podcast, as filmmaker Rachel Harrison Gordon stops by to talk about Sofia Coppola's LOST IN TRANSLATION. She also chats about her own short film BROKEN BIRD. We discuss the performances of Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, the interesting dynamic of their relationship and the way the film depicts Japanese culture.
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It's an episode 65 million years in the making on this week's Pick of the Flicks Podcast, as film critic Amanda Keats pops by to discuss Steven Spielberg's 1993 classic JURASSIC PARK. We go into great detail about those timeless special effects, Laura Dern’s status as an arse-kicking feminist icon and one particularly bizarre GIF of Jeff Goldblum. There’s also room to talk about the other films in the franchise, and its inevitably bonkers future.
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We come in peace on this week's Pick of the Flicks Podcast, as sci-fi filmmaker Shelagh McLeod discusses Steven Spielberg's CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. There's also chat about Shelagh's own film, ASTRONAUT, which shares leading man Richard Dreyfuss with the 1970s classic.
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We're trekking deep into the woods on this week's Pick of the Flicks Podcast as filmmaker Bernhard Pucher comes along for a chat about his new quasi-zombie horror-comedy RAVERS as well as his favourite movie of all time – THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. We chat about the way the movie birthed a found footage horror boom, its innovative use of viral marketing and, of course, that shocking final shot.
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Dive into a world of orcas and bare-knuckle fights on this week's Pick of the Flicks Podcast. Director Nick Rowland – the man behind new crime drama CALM WITH HORSES – reveals his love for Jacques Audiard’s stunning drama RUST AND BONE, starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts. We discuss the movie’s unusual tonal jumps, Schoenaerts’ bruising physicality and the rally driving film Rowland wants to make next.
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Watch out for Sadako this week, as film critic Sarah Miles stops by for a deep dive into the world of J-horror courtesy of her favourite movie – Hideo Nakata’s 1998 classic RING. We discuss the film’s literary inspiration, the tangled web of its sequels and why the J-horror world had trouble transitioning to Western audiences.
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War is hell this week as film critic Conor Crooks delves into Soviet war drama COME AND SEE - his favourite movie. We chat about the unusual structure of the movie, its status in comparison to other World War Two films and the fact director Elem Klimov said goodbye to cinema after he made his magnum opus.
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Film critic Tom Percival stops by for a chat about Halloween – the movie which cemented the formula of the slasher movie. We talk about the iconic Carpenter score, the genius of the opening sequence and the changes to the character throughout his many, many sequels.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, comedian and Guilty Feminist podcaster Deborah Frances-White joins me to discuss her feature screenwriting debut with farcical romcom Say My Name – out on VOD this week – as well as her podcasting and comedy work. She also reveals her favourite movie – Howard Hawks’ 1940s screwball comedy His Girl Friday, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell as sparring journalists keeping their romantic chemistry at bay.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film journalist Emily Murray is the podcast guest Gotham both deserves and needs as she discusses Batman movie The Dark Knight. We talk about the film’s place in the superhero canon, the transformation of Harvey Dent and how Heath Ledger’s Oscar-winning performance compares to Joaquin Phoenix’s similarly garlanded work in Joker.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, graphic designer Pete Hambling reveals that Ridley Scott’s 70s classic Alien is his favourite movie of all-time. We discuss Sigourney Weaver’s performance, the idea of a “haunted house in space” and, of course, the unique, terrifying designs of H.R. Giger.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Mark Searby stops by to talk about the movie considered by many to be cinema’s greatest achievement. We discuss the iconic performances from the likes of Al Pacino and Marlon Brando, the enormous shadow it casts over epic crime cinema and the fact it’s surprisingly divisive among modern cinephiles.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, it’s the first episode of 2020 and we’re taking a trip back in time. Well, just a couple of weeks back in time as we discuss the best movies of 2019. The guest is film critic Clarisse Loughrey, returning to the podcast to take a look back at movies including Vox Lux, Avengers: Endgame and Oscar nominees Marriage Story and The Irishman. We also find time to talk very briefly about Timothée Chalamet in The King, for some reason.
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IT'S CHRISTMAAAAAASSS! Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, it’s another Christmas special and the guest is filmmaker Zackary Adler. His new film is action thriller The Courier, starring Olga Kurylenko and Gary Oldman, which he discusses alongside his favourite Christmas movie – Richard Donner’s buddy cop classic Lethal Weapon. We chat about Mel Gibson’s unhinged performance, its influence on cinematic fight scenes and draw a few too many connections with A Christmas Carol.
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IT'S CHRISTMAAAAAASSS! Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, John McPhail – director of Christmas zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse – returns to the hotseat to reveal his favourite festive movie. His choice is Richard Donner’s 80s cult classic Scrooged, in which the famous miser becomes Bill Murray’s douchebag TV exec. We discuss the relationship between Murray and Donner, the difficulty of telling the Charles Dickens story in a different way and, of course, the meanest Christmas fairy ever depicted.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, Women’s Day director and Overwatch voice actor Dolya Gavanski stops by to chat about her affection for Roberto Benigni’s Oscar-winning Italian classic Life is Beautiful. We discuss the difficulty of making a comedy set during the Holocaust, Roberto Benigni’s exceptional performance and the under-appreciated world of cinema made in languages other than English.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, stand-up comedian Jamie Allerton discusses his love for The Thing, in which Kurt Russell wears a silly hat and tries to decide which of his mates is actually a shape-shifting alien beastie. Just a normal day at the office. We chat about the ground-breaking practical effects, the lure of illicit horror viewing and the finer points of flamethrower safety.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, stand-up comedian Alexandra Haddow stops by to discuss the early noughties British classic Billy Elliot, in which Julie Walters helps Jamie Bell become a ballet dancer against the backdrop of the 1980s miners’ strike. We chat about the bleakness of the 1980s, Bell’s brilliant performance and unusual crushes on members of the supporting cast.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Lou Thomas stops by to discuss his love for the 1980s cult sci-fi Repo Man. We discuss punk, the bond between Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton, the career of director Alex Cox and the utterly bananas plotting of the film's third act.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, Flickering Myth Podcast Network host Allen Christian gets on the line to chat about Eyes Wide Shut – cinema legend Stanley Kubrick’s final outing. We discuss the performances of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, the rumours surrounding the film’s finished-or-unfinished status and, of course, masked orgies.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, comedian and podcaster Iszi Lawrence brings early Christmas cheer – well, sort of – to the podcast as we discuss John McTiernan’s action classic Die Hard. We chat all about the genius of the late Alan Rickman, the terrible decisions Bruce Willis makes throughout the movie and the joy of navigating via nude calendars.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth. It's time for the 2019 edition of the BFI London Film Festival, and so this podcast is becoming The Pick of the Festival for the next few weeks.
This week, it’s the end of the London Film Festival and so were sitting down with two guests to discuss the closing day movie: Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN. The guests are film critics Emily Murray and Tom Percival, who join host Tom Beasley to dissect Scorsese’s triumphant return to the world of the gangster movie, uniting Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth. It's time for the 2019 edition of the BFI London Film Festival, and so this podcast is becoming The Pick of the Festival for the next few weeks.
This week, host Tom Beasley takes a look at a couple of LFF highlights with the help of critics Katie Smith-Wong and Sarah Miles. There’s plenty of spoiler-free chat about Rian Johnson’s delightful whodunnit KNIVES OUT, starring Daniel Craig as a suave sleuth, as well as a review of the Netflix drama MARRIAGE STORY, which follows Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson as a couple falling out of love.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth. It's time for the 2019 edition of the BFI London Film Festival, and so this podcast is becoming The Pick of the Festival for the next few weeks.
This week, host Tom Beasley dissects the opening day of LFF with film critic Alistair Ryder. We discuss the curtain-raising crowd-pleaser THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, directed by Armando Iannucci, Keira Knightley-starring political thriller OFFICIAL SECRETS and Trey Edward Shults’ beautiful WAVES. There is more manatee chat than you’d expect.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth. It's time for the 2019 edition of the BFI London Film Festival, and so this podcast is becoming The Pick of the Festival for the next few weeks.
This week, regular host Tom Beasley sits down with film critic Sarah Cook to discuss a pair of the festival’s most delightful curios so far. In one corner is the offbeat French animation I LOST MY BODY, which follows a disembodied hand’s quest for reattachment, and in the other is South Korean body swap comedy THE DUDE IN ME. To put it mildly, this is a wild double bill.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth. It's time for the 2019 edition of the BFI London Film Festival, and so this podcast is becoming The Pick of the Festival for the next few weeks.
This week, the festival is just getting started and so regular host Tom Beasley is all on his lonesome, discussing MONOS and GHOST TOWN ANTHOLOGY - two of the most exciting films playing during the entire festival.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Sarah Cartland discusses the 2014 action thriller John Wick, which triggered the extraordinary renaissance of Keanu Reeves’ career and spawned one of the most interesting action franchises of recent years. We chat about the film’s themes, its interesting mythology and, of course, all of those headshots.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Billie Rogan stops by to reveal her love for Greta Gerwig’s noughties-set coming-of-age comedy Lady Bird, in which Saoirse Ronan proved once again that everything she touches turns to an Oscar nomination. We chat about the mother and daughter relationship at the heart of the film, the irresistible douchebag energy of Timothée Chalamet and the prospect of starting the awards campaign for Little Women a few months early.
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Welcome to the 50th episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
On this special 50th episode, film directors The Soska Sisters got on the phone with us while they were in London for the world premiere of their David Cronenberg remake Rabid at Arrow Video FrightFest. Jen and Sylvia discussed their hopes and fears surrounding Rabid, as well as chatting about their rather unexpected choices of favourite films – live-action/animation hybrid comedy caper Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and the South Korean melodrama The Classic.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Hanna Flint comes on to chat about the cult classic Heathers – a teen movie on the border between the fluffy John Hughes 1980s and the more cynical 90s. We discuss the film’s unusual politics, its insanely quotable script and whether it has become problematic 30 years after its original release.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Katie Smith-Wong pops by to discuss some Quentin Tarantino as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood lands in UK cinemas. She chats about her favourite film – Tarantino’s Second World War story Inglourious Basterds. We dig into Christoph Waltz’s Oscar-winning performance, Tarantino’s revisionist history and that eclectic cast.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, actor and director Marc Zammit stops by to discuss his recently completed directorial debut Homeless Ashes, as well as his favourite movie of all time - The Road. We chat about Viggo Mortensen's performance, the subdued atmosphere of intensity and, of course, cannibalism.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, stand-up comedian and Bechdel Cast co-host Jamie Loftus stops by to discuss the 90s comedy First Wives Club. We discuss the insane comic chemistry of the three lead women, the difficult privilege of its wealthy characters, films that are better with wine and Bette Midler chucking Golden Globes around.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, showbiz journalist and ITV2’s Love Island announcer Lucy Jones discusses Pixar classic Toy Story. We chat about the immense appeal of Tom Hanks, the increasing cultural dominance of Disney and, of course, whether Toy Story 4 is any good.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic and Dorian Awards voter Alistair Ryder pops by to chat to me about Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-winning fairytale Pan’s Labyrinth. It’s one of the monster maestro’s most poetic films and we discuss Doug Jones’s memorable creature work, the allegories about imagination and fascism, as well as how close Del Toro came to making The Hobbit.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, Empire Magazine critic and film book author Helen O’Hara chats about the 1990 adaptation of French literary classic Cyrano de Bergerac, starring Gérard Depardieu as the big-nosed soldier-cum-poet who romances the love of his life through a far more attractive, if dim-witted surrogate. We discuss Depardieu’s towering performance, Anthony Burgess’s memorable subtitle work and, of course, all of the panache.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Amon Warmann returns to break down his favourite films of 2019 so far, as we reach the halfway point of the year. He talks about the world-conquering behemoth Avengers: Endgame, as well as a couple of awards contenders and that one where Keanu Reeves throws a load of knives at some bad guys.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic and extreme cinema podcaster Zobo With a Shotgun stops by to discuss this year’s black metal biopic Lords of Chaos. We discuss the movie’s controversial violence, difficult subject matter and its reputation as being one of the most grotesque films of 2019 so far.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Fiona Underhill sits down to discuss her favourite movie – Steven Spielberg’s epic Second World War drama Empire of the Sun, in which Christian Bale delivers an all-time classic child actor performance as a British public schoolboy who ends up in a Chinese POW camp.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, Sacha Polak discusses her English language directorial debut Dirty God, which hits UK cinemas this weekend. She also reveals her favourite film – Lynne Ramsay’s Morvern Callar, in which Samantha Morton plays a woman dealing with the sudden suicide of her boyfriend. It’s a bizarre, sparse story that stands as one of Ramsay’s most idiosyncratic films.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film director Tim van Dammen discusses his barmy new film Mega Time Squad and takes a deep dive into the nightmarish long grass of the 1960s Japanese horror Onibaba. We chat about the surreal, erotically-charged imagery of the film’s world and the rich symbolism of its iconic mask.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, director Jonas Govaerts chats about his work in the horror genre, including the excellent slasher gem Cub, and then reveals his favourite film – Michele Soavi's bizarre horror-comedy Dellamorte Dellamore aka Cemetery Man. We discuss the discovery factor of grubby, independent horror, Rupert Everett's delightfully cynical performance and the surprising poetry of the film's ambiguous ending.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, horror actor Kane Hodder pops by to discuss his roles in numerous genre franchises, including as Jason in the Friday the 13th franchise, as well as his more comedic work in the new British zombie tale Shed of the Dead. He also reveals that William Friedkin’s The Exorcist is his favourite movie, discussing Linda Blair’s tremendous performance through layers of make-up and suggesting that the Oscars should look more favourably on this sort of work.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, horror filmmaker Mike Mendez pops by to discuss his own work in the genre, including the excellent anthology film Tales of Halloween, and his favourite movie of all time – Sam Raimi’s unhinged Evil Dead II. We chat about the unusual circumstances surrounding Raimi’s film, Bruce Campbell’s legendary splatstick performance and why Peter Jackson was at his best when he was dealing with gallons of fake blood.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic film critic and occasional Flickering Myth contributor Rafael Motamayor is the guest, and he has brought along George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road. We chat about the movie's long path to the big screen, its untouchable action sequences and how it made a superhero out of Charlize Theron's fierce Furiosa.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Clarisse Loughrey stops by for a discussion about Taika Waititi's Boy – the director's semi-autobiographical take on growing up in New Zealand. We chat about the themes surrounding meeting your heroes, whether the Michael Jackson references have aged badly and Clarisse gets very confused by the most British pop culture reference imaginable.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, it's an exciting one! Horror legend Barbara Crampton came along to discuss her new role in Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich and then discuss her favourite film: Tobe Hooper's iconic scarefest The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film director Jack Bryan comes in to discuss his new Trump and Russia documentary Active Measures, as well as delving into his favourite movie – Jean-Pierre Melville’s controversial Army of Shadows, which follows the French Resistance during the Second World War.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, stand-up comedian Diane Spencer pops in for a very entertaining discussion about James Cameron's sci-fi action sequel Aliens, in which Sigourney Weaver and a selection of military types take on a whole shedload of Xenomorphs. We also chat about Resident Evil, chocolate and an unusual possible sequel for Trainspotting.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, writer-director Jason Wingard comes along to chat about Martin Scorsese's classic gangster epic Goodfellas. He also discusses his own new comedy movie Eaten By Lions, which hits UK cinemas this week.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic and blogger Lucy Buglass of Lucy Goes to Hollywood joins me to dissect the horror classic The Silence of the Lambs. We dig into the best bits of Jonathan Demme's movie, from the award-winning work of Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins to how it compares with other Hannibal Lecter films.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, Irish director Paddy Breathnach stops by to discuss his new film Rosie before revealing some of his favourite movies of all time, including the Powell and Pressburger classic A Matter of Life and Death.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, stand-up comedian Bec Hill pops in to discuss Luc Besson's mad 1990s sci-fi film The Fifth Element. We get into the movie's bizarre costumes, ridiculous sense of humour and whatever Gary Oldman thinks he's doing.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film director Jack Spring pops in to discuss his new movie Destination Dewsbury, as well as his favourite film - Wes Anderson's madcap farce The Grand Budapest Hotel.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Charlotte Harrison is my guest, chatting all about Rob Reiner's interesting fairytale The Princess Bride. We discuss some of the movie's most quotable dialogue, its colourful characters and probably compare it to Shrek a little too often.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, journalist Stuart Heritage sits down with me for a chat about Paul Thomas Anderson's oil man epic There Will Be Blood, starring an Oscar-winning Daniel Day-Lewis. We also talk about Brexit, Holmes and Watson and the Nativity! franchise - for some reason.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Kelechi Ehenulo pops in to discuss the classic Stephen King adaptation The Shawshank Redemption, starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins. It's top of the IMDb 250 list for a reason, after all.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, journalist and podcaster Caroline Crmapton drops in to talk to me about Merchant Ivory drama The Remains of the Day. Anthony Hopkins stars as a prim butler in a 1930s country home, while Emma Thompson is the straight-talking new housekeeper.
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Welcome to a Christmas special episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, James Lovell of the Ministry of Fun Santa School takes a break from training Father Christmas performers to chat about both big screen versions of the festive classic Miracle on 34th Street.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, my guest is Luke Owen - WrestleTalk presenter and author of video game movie book Lights, Camera, Game Over. He has brought along the 1986 animation The Transformers: The Movie to talk about, from its crazy rock soundtrack to comparisons with Michael Bay's rather less wholesome Transformers films.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Amon Warmann discusses his favourite movie - Gladiator. We chat about Russell Crowe's performance, a surprisingly hammy Joaquin Phoenix and Hans Zimmer's classic score.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film director John McPhail chats about his new Christmas zombie musical (I know!) Anna and the Apocalypse, as well as his favourite movie of all time - 1984 sci-fi comedy Ghostbusters.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Sarah Buddery joins me to talk about Steven Spielberg's masterpiece Jaws - the original summer blockbuster. We talk all about the classic performances, the memorable moments and whether it's really about a shark at all.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, my guest is horror producer Jen Handorf, who has worked on a succession of terrific British genre movies including The Borderlands and Alice Lowe’s blackly comic Prevenge. Her latest project is immersive theatre experience Fright Night Club in London. The film she chose to discuss was the 1970s British horror teleplay The Stone Tape, written by Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale. It’s a chilling marriage of horror and sci-fi that has inspired its own theory in the world of parapsychology.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, my guest is film critic Sarah Cook, who spoke to me for half an hour or so about Filth - Jon S Baird's adaptation of Irvine Welsh's depraved novel, starring James McAvoy as a very, very bad cop.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, my guest is Brad Moore - the star and co-writer of British boxing comedy Gloves Off. We chat about that film and Brad's favourite ever movie - Oscar-dominating classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, I am joined by Simon Brew - founder of Den of Geek and the host of the Film Stories podcast. As a big Kevin Costner fan, he has brought along baseball classic Field of Dreams as his favourite movie.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic and journalist Stuart O'Connor discusses his favourite movie, Monty Python's Life of Brian, as well as some of his other most liked comedies. We also have a chat about the state of comedy on the big screen today.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, writer-director Mark Gillis comes in to talk about his new movie, Sink, as well as his favourite movie - Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, film critic Bianca Garner chats about the violent thriller American Psycho, in which Christian Bale portrays the ultimate avatar of toxic masculinity.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, journalist and podcast editor Kat Brown discusses the 1991 drama Fried Green Tomatoes, in which Jessica Tandy takes Kathy Bates on a journey through her life in 1930s Alabama.
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, actor Amit Shah stops by to discuss sci-fi classic Back to the Future, from that incredible score through to Crispin Glover's genius performance and whether the sequels hold up to their predecessor. He also talks about his own recent role alongside Dave Bautista in the brilliant Sky Cinema action movie Final Score.
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Welcome to the sixth episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, sitcom script editor and founder of the brilliant #tweetnotes Andrew Ellard joins me to talk about David Cronenberg's 1980s remake of The Fly, in which Jeff Goldblum spews horrible, acidic bug vomit everywhere. The conversation, I promise you, is more pleasant than that mental image.
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Welcome to the fifth episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, we're joined by Ti Singh - founder of the Bristol Bad Film Club and author of the new book 'Born to Be Bad' about movie villains. He has brought along Steven Spielberg blockbuster Raiders of the Lost Ark as his favourite film, handing Harrison Ford another iconic role in Indiana Jones.
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Welcome to the fourth episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, YouTuber and documentary filmmaker Oliver Harper delves into 1978 superhero blockbuster Superman: The Movie.
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Welcome to the third episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, horror writer-director Kate Shenton picks the Henry Selick/Tim Burton stop-motion musical The Nightmare Before Christmas as her favourite movie. We also chat about her new web series Netflix and Kill.
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Welcome to the second episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
This week, the guest is singer-songwriter and internet personality Emma McGann, who chose this year’s Marvel blockbuster Black Panther as the film she wanted to talk about. We discuss the movie’s place within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, its importance for the representation of women and people of colour in superhero films and, in excruciating detail, the economy of Wakanda.
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Welcome to the first episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast! This is a new podcast from Flickering Myth, in which a different guest stops by each week to chat about their favourite movie.
First up, young adult author Robert Muchamore (CHERUB, Rock War) pops in to chat about Stanley Kubrick's epic Vietnam War tale Full Metal Jacket, as well as war movies in general and his new YA sci-fi novel Killer T.
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