Are You Movie Mad?

It’s (gonna be) May, and with that we’re celebrating for some reason by clowning around with new horror ‘icon’ Art The Clown who seems to go around with knives and a gun to do killings to people. That’s as far as the lore allows us to go. Andrew recites half of Bart Simpson’s Deep Deep Trouble off the top of the dome and Johnny prepares for a wild night of FrightFest-related film watching, because this ain’t the end of our Terrifier coverage this month.

Johnny Knoxville and Brian Cox star in a film where the heart may be in the right place but the realisation definitely isn’t, so naturally there’s discussion of how it appeared on Disney+ when the Fox deal happened, and only when we plan an episode does it leave. Also long talk on the Joker: Folie a Deux trailer and a visit from Wallace Shawn to remind everyone that Rifkin’s Festival happened.

Harper Lee’s iconic book was turned to life with Gregory Peck’s phenomenal portrayal of Atticus Finch as the cornerstone of the entire cultural behemoth. In this episode we discuss Galaxy Chocolate’s US brand name, Foghorn Leghorn and Cut For Time SNL sketches. At some point the Sorkin adaptation, the book and the film come into conversation as well, but not before chifforobe talk.

It’s time to not be nice. Doug Liman’s remake of the Swayze classic and previous episode is here on the Primes and we’re taking a trip to Florida with Jake Gyllenhaal in wild man mode, shirtless, angry, fighting and fussing. Will we dig deep into our feelings for CGI fighting? Will we praise Arturo Castro, Billy Magnussen and Jessica Williams? Will the swordfish shown at the start amount to anything? Some of those questions have positive responses, so grab a bottle, smash a table and remember the famous phrases of Elwood Dalton. “The hospital’s 25 minutes away.”

Oh good lord we did a silly thing. Two guys who know little about Swift watch 3 hours (not the acoustic post-credits set) of songs, play games, talk Minnie Mouse as Poor Things and explore tge generation that follows. We had a sync failure so ignore the first countdown, commentary starts 5 seconds into the film, at 16 minutes into the episode exactly.

Andrew brings sadness and heaviness in the form of Sidney Lumet’s final film to Johnny, but have no fear because there is still fun to be had. Two Aunt Mays in one film? You bet we’re throwing out Madame Web chat, weirdly contemplate Ricky Stanicky and run through the strange trailers on the blu ray of the movie that do not set you up for the film ahead.

It’s a Guy hangout when Johnny decides, nay insists, we cover Ritchie’s intended start of a trilogy of London crime flicks and Andrew dons his best ‘East End Accent’ to talk Tom Wilkinson giving it something hard, Mark Strong’s voice, that late 00s colour grading nightmare and just where the proposed rest of the franchise actually went.

Happy Valentine’s Day! This year we’re celebrating with a bromance, both between Andrew and Johnny and Seth Rogen and… James Franco (No problems there, totally fine, all good, mmhmmm) with a stoner action flick that brought David Gordon Green and Danny McBride together, a movie that would lead to Universal spending $400m for Exorcist rights (and rites). We talk weed, Gary Cole at a film junket, Amber Heard, the TV show Sit Down, Shut Up and background artists.

WARNING This episode has two hosts sometimes coughing, the sickness is real! It’s been nearer 2 years than not that we’ve given a regular episode, life has been wild and hectic and the pandemic run broke everything. Now we return to get the waters tested only to find it’s actually oil down there, and we’re watching Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-winning masterpiece about Daniel Day Lewis as a messy bitch who lives for the drama.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! What’s scarier than the notion of another hour and forty minutes in Tom Six’s ‘shocking’ ‘button-pushing’ mind? We’re watching Eric Roberts in a prison-set Centipede movie, and finding anything to talk about whilst what technically counts as video synced to audio running over 70 minutes, and thus is a feature film, plays out. Not worth watching along with us, just listen and play trivia games like a normal podcast. Commentary begins at 00:07:43

First off, legally we can only watch the UK Cut version so there may be sync problems at times due to, ya know, the original cut being rejected over where we record. Johnny recalls his FrightFest experiences with this film and Laurence R. Harvey, while Andrew spends most of the time playing games because there’s literally nothing in this film to discuss besides ‘Mike Leigh coulda made something with this’. Commentary begins at 00:11:44

Halloween season is here, and Johnny’s dreams are coming true. Andrew is surgically attached to a microphone to watch the first of three movies Tom Six dared to dream about putting people arse to mouth in order to craft some sort of us-species insectoid. Erm… Good luck? Commentary begins at 00:11:34

Cage March ends with a second dose of Benjamin Franklin Gates, this time we’re dealing with Dame Helen Mirren having to fall back in love with Jon Voight, just why is Ty Burrell here, and what’s the deal with the upcoming series, is it going to be Gates-based? We’re done, at least, with treasure protecting for the moment.

Christina Aguilera is still hanging around Nashville as her character Jade St. John, the pop star looking for country music legitimacy, but at the Bluebird that’s only ever one story being told. This week sees the potential for a new liver transplant, a big charity gala, band auditions, a li’l bit of gay sex and a lot of Daphne Conrad without any of her family to help her perform. Only Andrew and Johnny can navigate waters as deep and soapy as these.

It’s time to steal the Declaration Of Independence as Cage March rolls onto Bruckheimer Blockbuster Season. Johnny has fond but fleeting memories of the adventure movie, but Andrew staunchly fears it’s not as good and fun as all the loud film twitter folk keep insisting it is. How will time tell us all?

Juliette has a baby name! And it’s been 3 weeks. Avery and Scarlett and Gunner’s band are doing an interview! And it’s been 3 weeks. Deacon and Rayna are living together! And it’s been 3 weeks. Jeff is being Layla’s manager! And it’s been 3 weeks. Maddie and Colton are dating and Andrew has the inside scoop! And it’s been 3 weeks. Johnny and Andrew are taking the Bluebird to the London O2 for Country2Country this weekend! And it’s been 3 years.

Pour one out for our thespian Nic Cage as he wins an Oscar bloating and stumbling to a decidedly devastating end, whilst Elisabeth Shue suffers so much throughout. Johnny takes his first stroll through, Andrew meanwhile faces up to watching a film he never wanted to return to. Heavy heavy stuff.

Juliette’s baby shower is thwarted by a murder, a cancer, a tour and some private investigations. Andrew details Johnny’s nefarious backstory, Johnny reminds us of how you cannot simply steal nail polish, and eventually everyone gets along with the popular TV show Nashville.

It’s CAGE MARCH (Cage Madness) and we’re kicking off with Ridley Scott’s con artist drama featuring a dancing Sam Rockwell and Bruce McGill. Andrew and Johnny talk a trip to see The Godfather, Nic Cage pops in for a spot of thespian chat and The Upcoming Oscar Fan Favourite poll is brought into discussion.

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of opening a fresh episode of Nashville and smelling the aromas inside. This week, with Season 3 Episode 16, the familiar scents include Rayna and Deacon in their remote home together, Gunnar, Scarlett and Avery on the road, two more recent characters randomly meeting to pad a run time, and Juliette Barnes in Facetime: The Shot Three Scenes In Two Hours Story.