Aussie and the Scotsman talk movies
You couldn’t find two more different people, from opposite sides of the world, with differing views and opinions. The boys deep dive into each movie discussing the themes, cast, awards and trivia. Strap in - its not always pretty but it’s definitely fun. New podcasts drop every Saturday.
Episodes
This week we are reviewing the 2016 American musical romantic tragicomedy film LA LA Land written and directed by Damien Chazelle.
It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who meet and fall in love while pursuing their dreams in Los Angeles. The supporting cast includes John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Wittrock, and J. K. Simmons.
The film also received a record-tying fourteen nom...
This week we review the 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film Joy written and directed by David O. Russell and starring Jennifer Lawrence as Joy Mangano, a self-made millionaire who created her own business empire.
We start off by discussing the appropriate dress code for a funeral and somehow we end the conversation discussing masturbating over zoom. Don't ask just listen!
As for the film this is not one for the Scotsman - ...
This week we review the 2004 action thriller film Man on Fire directed and produced by Tony Scott.
It is based on the 1980 novel of the same name by A. J. Quinnell.
The film stars Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in lead roles, alongside Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell, Giancarlo Giannini, Marc Anthony, Rachel Ticotin and Mickey Rourke in supporting roles.
This adaptation shifts the setting from Naples, Italy, to Mexico City...
This week we review the 1996 American legal drama film A Time to Kill based on John Grisham's 1989 novel of the same name.
Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, and Kevin Spacey star, with Donald and Kiefer Sutherland appearing in supporting roles and Octavia Spencer in her film debut.
The film received mixed reviews but was a commercial success, making $152 million worldwide.
Before we discuss the movie - we disc...
This week we review the 1993 American legal thriller film The Firm directed by Sydney Pollack, and starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, David Strathairn and Gary Busey.
The film is based on the 1991 novel of the same name by author John Grisham.
The Firm follows Mitch McDeere, a young Harvard Law graduate who joins a prestigious Memphis law firm offering wealth and success.
H...
This week we review the 1986 American teen comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes.
The film stars Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, and Alan Ruck, with supporting roles from Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones, Cindy Pickett, Edie McClurg, Lyman Ward, and Charlie Sheen.
It tells the story of a charismatic high school slacker, Ferris, who skips school with his best friend Cameron and his girlfri...
This week we review the recently released 2025 satirical black comedy film The Roses directed by Jay Roach.
It is loosely based on the 1981 novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler, and a re-imagining of the 1989 film.
The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman as a successful couple whose seemingly pitch-perfect marriage begins falling apart. Andy Samberg, Allison Janney and Kate McKinnon are in some notable supportin...
This week we review the 2021 American biographical sports drama film King Richard directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and written by Zach Baylin.
The film stars Will Smith as Richard Williams, the father and coach of famed tennis players Venus and Serena Williams (both of whom served as executive producers on the film), with Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, and Jon Bernthal in supporting roles.
It earned ...
This week we review the 1998 American crime drama film American History X directed by Tony Kaye (in his feature directorial debut) and written by David McKenna.
The film stars Edward Norton and Edward Furlong as two brothers from Los Angeles who are involved in the white power skinhead and neo-Nazi movements.
The older brother (Norton) serves three years in prison for voluntary manslaughter, is rehabilitated during this time, and ...
This week we are reviewing the 1992 American drama film Scent of a Woman starring Al Pacino in his Oscar winning role as a blind, depressed and irritable retired Army Lieutenant colonel. Chris O'Donnell was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role as his weekend companion / assistant.
We really enjoyed discussing this movie. While it has not aged well Al Pacino's Oscar winning performance and several incredibly powerful scenes m...
This week we review the 1987 American crime drama film Wall Street, directed and co-written by Oliver Stone, which stars Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah, and Martin Sheen.
The film tells the story of Bud Fox (C. Sheen), a young stockbroker who becomes involved with Gordon Gekko (Douglas), a wealthy, unscrupulous corporate raider.
Stone made the film as a tribute to his father, Lou Stone, a stockbroker during the Great ...
The week we review the 2010 American action thriller film The Town a tense Boston crime thriller co-written and directed by Ben Affleck, who also stars alongside Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, and Blake Lively and Pete Postlethwaite.
Set in the gritty streets of Charlestown — a neighborhood notorious for producing bank robbers — the film follows Doug MacRay (Affleck), a career criminal trying to escape his past after fallin...
This week we review the 1994 New Zealand tragic drama film Once Were Warriors based in New Zealand.
The film tells the story of the Heke family, an urban Māori whānau living in South Auckland, and their problems with poverty, alcoholism, and domestic violence, mostly brought on by the patriarch, Jake.
It explores the detrimental effects of the colonisation of New Zealand suffered by Māori, and the survival of Māori culture agains...
This week we review the 1992 erotic thriller film Basic Instinct directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas.
Starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Wayne Knight, the film follows the detective Nick Curran (Douglas) as he investigates the murder of a wealthy rock star in San Francisco.
He begins an intense relationship with Catherine Tramell (Stone), an enigmatic writer and the p...
This week we discuss all Leonardo DiCaprio movie's to date.
The Aussie starts off by telling us an incredible NEW story about his time working as a repo-man - yes you heard it right , the Aussie was a repo-man for a year, and boy does he have some stories. Rohan the Repo Man.
We run through Lio's volume of work, his biography, our favourite lines and we finish with our top 10 countdown.
Recorded over zoom the sound quality is not...
This week we review the 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film Donnie Darko written and directed by Richard Kelly in his directorial debut.
It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, and Noah Wyle, with Seth Rogen in his film debut in a minor role.
Set in October 1988, the film follows Donnie Darko (Gyllenhaal), a troubled teenager who inadvertently esca...
This week we review the 2017 biographical crime thriller film directed by Ridley Scott.
Based on John Pearson's 1995 book Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty, it depicts the events surrounding the 1973 kidnapping of John Paul Getty III and the refusal of his grandfather, the multi-billionaire oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, to cooperate with the kidnappers' extortion demands.
The film sta...
This week we review the 1973 historical adventure drama prison film Papillion directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
The screenplay was based on the 1969 autobiography by the French convict Henri Charrière.
The film stars Steve McQueen as Charrière ("Papillon") and Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega.
Henri Charrière is a safecracker nicknamed "Papillon" because of the butterfly tattoo on his chest.
In France, he is wrongly convicted of murde...
This week we are delighted to welcome Pip Mushin to the studio.
Pip is a highly accomplished Australian actor, director, and producer with extensive experience in theatre, film, and television.
Pip earned critical acclaim for directing Avenue Q and Falsettos. His major stage directing credits include The Book of Mormon, Evita (starring Tina Arena), and Fiddler on the Roof (starring Anthony Warlow).
In film, Pip wrote and directed...
This week we discuss the best of Robin Williams.
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created spontaneously and portrayed in drama and comedy films.
Williams is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time.
He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, ...
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