Aussie and the Scotsman talk movies

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...

This week we review the 2003 comedy film School of Rock directed by Richard Linklater.

The film stars Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, and Sarah Silverman.

Black plays struggling rock guitarist Dewey Finn, who is fired from his band and subsequently poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school.

After witnessing the musical talent of the students, Dewey forms a band of fourth-graders to attempt to win the upcomi...

This week we review the 2016 American coming-of-age drama film Moonlight written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on Tarell Alvin McCraney's unpublished semi-autobiographical play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue.

It stars Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali and it won the Acaademy Award for best Picture.

For once we agree. The Aussie and the Scotsman...

This week we review the 2019 American psychological thriller film Joker directed by Todd Phillips.

It stars Joaquin Phoenix and provides an alternative origin story for the Joker.

The film follows Arthur Fleck, a failed clown and aspiring stand-up comedian whose descent into mental illness and nihilism inspires a violent countercultural revolution against the wealthy in a decaying Gotham City. Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, and Franc...

This week we discuss the 2009 American comedy film The Hangover directed by Todd Phillips and starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong and Jeffrey Tambor.

It tells the story of Phil Wenneck (Cooper), Stu Price (Helms), Alan Garner (Galifianakis), and Doug Billings (Bartha), who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate Doug's impending marriage.

However, Phil, Stu,...

Today we are reviewing the 1987 American war comedy film Good Morning Vietnam directed by Barry Levinson and starring Golden Globe winner Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, JT Walksh and Bruno Kirby.

Set in Saigon in 1965 , during the Vietnam War, the film stars Williams as an Armed Forces Radio Service DJ who proves hugely popular with the troops, but infurates his superiors.

This is Williams at his improvisational best - a movie th...

This week we review the 2000 American biographical sports drama film Remember the Titans produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.

The screenplay is loosely based on the true story of coach Herman Boone, portrayed by Denzel Washington, and his attempt to integrate the T. C. Williams High School (now Alexandria City High School) football team in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971.

Will Patton portrays Bill Yoast, Boone's assistant coach. Real-lif...

This week we discuss the 2014 American psycholigcal drama music film Whiplash starring Miles Teller and J K Simmons.

Considered one of the best movies of the 2010's this won Simmons every award going.

The Aussie takes over - he hadn't see it but being a movie about excellence in performance and pushing as hard as you can to get the most out of yourself he talks about his own personal experiences as a former sports professional.

Th...

This week we review the 2017 absurdist psychological horror thriller film The Killing Of A Sacred Deer directed and co-produced by Yorgos Lanthimos.

It stars Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone, and Bill Camp.

It follows a cardiac surgeon who introduces his family to a teenage boy with a connection to his past, after which they mysteriously begin to fall ill.

This is not one...

This week we review the 1993 American coming-of-age crime drama film A Bronx Tale directed by and starring Robert De Niro in his directorial debut adapted from Chazz Palminteri's 1989 play of the same name.

It tells the coming-of-age story of an Italian-American boy, Calogero (Lillo Brancato Jr), who, after encountering a local Mafia boss (Palminteri), is torn between the temptations of organized crime and the values of his honest...

This week we review the 2012 American political action thriller film Zero Dark Thirty directed and produced by Kathryn Bigelow.

The film dramatizes the nearly decade-long international manhunt for Osama bin Laden, leader of the terrorist network Al-Qaeda, after the September 11 attacks.

This search leads to the discovery of his compound in Pakistan and the U.S. military raid where bin Laden was killed on May 2, 2011.

Jessica Chasta...