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Episode 45: Deathtrap (1982)

If we told you 'Deathtrap' was the poorer cousin of 'Sleuth' (see Episode 13), would that be a bad thing? It would certainly be a great double bill, and the film on the d

Episode 44: Rocky III (1982) Part 2 of 2

We round off our look at Rocky III by going through theremaining scenes of the film. Without issuing too many spoilers, Rocky comes a cropper and his life goes seriously

Episode 43: Rocky III (1982) Part 1 of 2

Here's part one of another swapcast with 'The Stinking Pause',hosted by Scott Phipps. This time round, Antony and Scott tackle the middle film of the original 5-film Rock

Episode 42- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) Part 2 of 2

Antony and Luke complete their look at the flawed smorgasbord of ideas that is 1983's 'Monty Python's The Meaning of Life', going through the remaining good, bad, ugly, e

Episode 41: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) Part 1 of 2

More than a pleasure to 'get back' (see what I did there?) with friend and podcast comrade Luke Thompson to round off our sort-of trilogy of Monty Python films (originall

Episode 40- Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) Part 2 of 2

Luke and Antony complete their look at the classic comedy 'Monty Python's Life of Brian', the talk originally recorded on video earlier this year (see below). It's h

Episode 39- Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) Part 1 of 2

What more is there to say about Monty Python's Life ofBrian? Well, we may as well give it a bash.   Luke Thompson takes on hosting duties for a swapcast between Film

Episode 38- U Turn (1997)

Among Oliver Stone's large and celebrated body of work is afilm from 1997 that was largely ignored and derided at the time but is a classic case of a rediscovered gem wit

Episode 37: Duel (1971)

This time round we present our second Steven Spielberg filmand one that was very much a forerunner to (and inspiration for) the more famous 'Jaws', as an ordinary man is

Episode 36- Citizen Kane (1941) Part 5 of 5

And so we say goodbye as Charles Foster Kane faces the final curtain…   Antony wraps up Citizen Kane's final scenes, discusses the critical response to the film and i

Episode 35- Citizen Kane (1941) Part 4 of 5

Antony continues a scene-by-scene analysis of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. As we enter the second half of the film, things are still going reasonably well with Charles Fos

Episode 34- Citizen Kane (1941) Part 3 of 5

Our continuing journey into the world of Orson Welles's Citizen Kane finds Antony beginning a scene-by-scene analysis, starting with the film's Gothic horror opening,poss

Episode 33- Citizen Kane (1941) Part 2 of 5

We continue our multi-part series on Orson Welles's Citizen Kane, finishing our prelude to the main film by looking at the shooting, storytelling, special effects, editin

Episode 32: Citizen Kane (1941) Part 1 of 5

Following on from Film Gold's Orson Welles special last time round, Antony this time tackles head-on, with another multi-parter, the grandaddy of American films, Citizen

Episode 31- Orson Welles: Mercurial Magician (Part 3 of 3)

Just as Orson Welles finally bowed out in 1985, we must do the same. This time round Antony and Ghosty pick up Orson's film career from his acting gig in the sublime

Episode 30- Orson Welles: Mercurial Magician (Part 2 of 3)

We continue our Orson Welles journey, accompanied by uberfan David 'Ghosty' Wills, with discussion of the big daddy of all films, 1941's Citizen Kane. Was this both a ble

Episode 29- Orson Welles: Mercurial Magician (Part 1 of 3)

Following on from our Marlon Brando and Michael Caine deep dives in the last few years, this time Orson Welles gets the Film Gold treatment. David 'Ghosty' Wills joins An

Episode 28- Dr. Strangelove (1964)

We are delighted to bring you another swapcast with former Film Gold guest and my podcasting 'spiritual brother', Julian Charles of 'The Mind Renewed'. On the docket th

Episode 27- Sorcerer (1977)

Antony and returning guest Luke Thompson of 'Luke's English Podcast' tackle William Friedkin's underrated 1977 thriller, starring Roy Scheider. This film wasn't a success

Episode 26- Requiem For A Dream (2000)

One of the films that ushered in the new century, Requiem For A Dream is a virtuoso powerhouse from director Darren Aronofsky, featuring a remarkable lead performance by