Aussie and the Scotsman talk movies

This week we review the 1995 American crime thriller film Seven.

It stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, with Gwyneth Paltrow, and John C. McGinley in supporting roles.

Set in an unnamed, crime-ridden city, Seven's narrative follows disenchanted, nearly retired detective William Somerset (Freeman) and his newly transferred partner David Mills (Pitt) as they try to stop a serial killer from committing a series of murders based on t...

This week we review the 1986 American sports drama film The Color of Money directed by Martin Scorsese. It is the sequel to the 1961 film The Hustler. 

The film stars Paul Newman reprising his role as "Fast Eddie" Felson, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

The film also stars Tom Cruise playing a pool hustler, and features Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as the girlfriend of Cruise's character. The plot follows the trio...

This week we review the 2020 American apocalyptic survival disaster thriller film Greenland directed by Ric Roman Waugh.

Starring Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin the film follows the family as they fight for survival before a planet destroying comet hits earth.

Get the popcorn ready and buckle up - this is a better than average disaster movie but the Aussie manages to ruin it with his ridiculoulsly in depth analaysis of a film th...

This week we review the 1951 American psychological thriller film noir Strangers on a Train produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith.

It was shot in late 1950, and released by Warner Bros. on June 30, 1951, starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker.

The story concerns two strangers who meet on a train, one of whom is a psychopath who suggests that they "ex...

This week we review the 2000 Australian crime drama film Chopper starring Eric Bana as Mark 'Chopper' Read.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie - it's an all Aussie podcast as the boys recreate the "cash - no cash here" scene and discuss this Australian classic in detail.

Nominated for a well deserved 9 AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) awards this is a fantastic movie showcasing the life of Chopper.

What is true and wh...

This week we review the recently released (2 days ago) 2025 American superhero film Superman based on the eponymous character from DC Comics.

Written and directed by James Gunn, it is the first film in the DC Universe produced by DC Studios and the second reboot of the Superman film series.

David Corenswet stars as Clark Kent / Superman, alongside Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, and ...

F1 (2025)

This week we review the recently released F1 movie - which is a 2025 American sports drama film, starring Brad Pitt as a racing driver who returns to Formula One (F1) after a 30-year absence to save his former teammate’s underdog team, APXGP, from collapse. 

Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, and Javier Bardem also star. 

The film was directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. 

This podcast co...

This week we discuss the 2008 historical film drama Hunger directed by Steve McQueen, starring Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, and Liam McMahon.

The film stars Fassbender as Bobby Sands, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) member who led the second IRA hunger strike and participated in the no wash protest in which Irish republican prisoners tried to regain political status after it had been revoked by the British gove...

This week we are delighted to welcome actor, comedian, and impressionist Jim Meskimen to the podcast.

Jim joins us via zoom from LA where we discuss his career as an artist, animator, actor and impressionist.

Jim has starred in 5 Ron Howard movies including Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon as well as an acting career that spans the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Marvelous Mrs Mazel, Parks and Recreation and most recently Landman.

Jim regale...

This week we review the 2015 American biographical crime comedy-drama film The Big Short.

This is one of our earlier podcasts so it's short and sweet.

It documents how the 2007–2008 global financial crisis was triggered by the United States housing bubble.

The film stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt and some surprise cameos who break the fourth wall to explain concepts such as subprime mortgages and col...

This week is Bond week.

The Doc is back and we are doing a quiz with him - can you pick the Bond Theme tunes?

It starts with a laugh as the Aussie inadvertently makes a lewd comment  -  the Scot and the Doc giggle like children. Not very Bond-esque -but a lot of fun.

Play along. Lots of trivia about each of the Bond movies and the theme tune it comes from.

It might start a bit slow but the boys  - well the Doc - comes home flying. ...

This week we review the 2011 French buddy comedy-drama film The Intouchables, also known as Untouchable in the UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia written and directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache.

It stars François Cluzet and Omar Sy.

The plot of the film is inspired by the true story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and his French-Algerian carer Abdel Sellou.

This is a fantastic film brought to our podcast studio by fan favourite, The...

This week we discuss the 1993 biographical crime drama film In The Name of the Father starring Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, Tom Wilkson and others.

This is a gripping telling of the true story of the Guildford Four, four people falsely convicted of the 1974 Guildford pub bombings that killed 4 off duty British soldiers and civilians.

The boys are audibly shaken and disturbed by the miscarriage o...

This week we review the 2015 biographical drama film Steve Jobs directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin.

The film covers fourteen years in the life of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, specifically ahead of three press conferences he gave during that time: the formal unveiling of the Macintosh 128K on January 24, 1984; the unveiling of the NeXT Computer on October 12, 1988; and the unveiling of the iMac G3 on May 6, 199...

It's a "Best of" week - this week The Best of Tom Hanks.

The Scotsman kicks off by telling us about his recent trip to Scotland and JApan for his dad's 80th birthday - but just as he gets going the Aussie has a coughing fit and for the first time since the podcast started we have to stop the broadcase for a brief intermission.

Hilarious chaos ensues as the Aussie fails to adhere to the microphone etiquette required for a sneezer an...

This week review the 1981 historical sports drama film Chariots of Fire directed by Hugh Hudson.

It is based on the true story of two British athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice.

Ben Cross and Ian Charleson star as Abrahams and Liddell. Chariots of Fire was nominated for seven Academy Awards and ...

This week we discuss the 1957 American legal drama film 12 Angry men directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda, Lee J Cobb, Ed Begley, E G Marshall and Jack Warden.

The film tells the story of a jury of 12 men as they deliberate the conviction or acquittal of a teenager charged with murder on the basis of reasonable doubt; disagreement and conflict among the jurors forces them to question their morals and values.

The Aussie...

This week we review the 1980 biographical drama film The Elephant Man loosely based on the life of Joseph Merrick (referred to as "John" in the film), a severely deformed man who lived in London in the late 19th century.

The film was directed by David Lynch.

It stars Sir John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, Sir John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Michael Elphick, Hannah Gordon, and Freddie Jones.

Make no mistake - the Aussie absolute...

This week we discuss the 1985 American comedy Brewster's Millions directed by Walter Hill and starring Richard Pryor and John Candy.

What a concept this is....what would you do? Spend the $30m in 30 days for a chance to win $300m or take $1m up front (1985 values).

Did you know this is based on a 1902 novel? The story is over 120 years old. No, neither did we. It has been re-made 7 times and this is the latest.

The boys discuss wh...