Drive-By Cinema

Drive-By Cinema

Trapped in covid lockdown two people started reviewing movies and have not been able to stop. We watch the movies so you don‘t have to. Join the discord to discuss: https://discord.gg/nzBEAMteGP

Episodes

August 8, 2024 65 mins

It's not the end of the end but it is the beginning of the end. Paul and Rick look back and discover that all movies are either one-cut movies or have montages (and are about time travel). The curious concept of the lockdown movie. CGI fights send Paul to sleep, but Thai jails keep him awake. How to smuggle money from China.

Here's a list of standout movies mentioned:

Time and stuff Tenet https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/tenet Co...

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Paul won't consider joining a mission to mars, he would miss melon liquor too much, and explains AI dating chatbots to Rick, who in return explains how sprinklers work yet again. The Japanese movie Lumberjack The Monster explores synthetic psychopathy. 

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July 25, 2024 63 mins

Latest instalment of the X trilogy is MaXXXine, while Rick and Paul discuss the most expensive packet of fruit gums. 

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July 18, 2024 63 mins

The film is Longlegs, but are they spiders or crane flies or both? Rick enjoys the McMansion architecture. Also a discussion of the work of the Satanic Temple.

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July 11, 2024 68 mins

True-until-its-not story Hit Man is the recent streaming hit Paul and Rick review. Football at the Euros, Election news, cryptography and pop philosophy. 

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July 4, 2024 67 mins

Rick explains how to use cutlery, Paul discusses evolutionary impact of bird feeders. 2009 movie Orphan covers dark triad diagnostics and adoption politics.

See Nigel Farage being trolled by Led By Donkeys here.

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June 27, 2024 60 mins

Rick and Paul shuck the oyster to find a Pearl in the fleshy folds. Safety advice for British tourists, Paul's fascination with expensive gates and a harrowing story of a drowned sheep.

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June 20, 2024 64 mins

Revenge porn and homophobia in the movie Femme. Is it mint sauce and mango sauce on top of your kebab? Rick explains who is Nigel Farage with help from Led By Donkeys. Paul liked Ru Paul before he was popular.

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June 13, 2024 71 mins

Social mobility, the battle of Naseby, Mondegreens, scams, all provoked by the custard and Oreo donut that is Emily The Criminal

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At trip to the cinema to see Furiosa: A Mad Max Sage, but while underperforming at the box-office, does it have a roaring V8 under the hood? Rick tries to educate Paul on the more recent Mad Max history, while pointing out, belatedly, that there is a new Bobby Fingers video.

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Martial arts come in for some scrutiny in The Art Of Self Defence. Paul and Rick can't stop discussing lift operations, so much so that Paul started and dropped a PhD in the subject. He also reveals he had ostrich farm. 

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May 23, 2024 69 mins

Movie adaptation of Alasdair Gray's novel, Poor Things is dissected by Paul and Rick. 

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May 16, 2024 62 mins

As thunderstorms roll dramatically across the land, Paul and Rick begin a journey through studio Ghibli's interpretation of Ursula K Le Guin's classic Earthsea cycle, Tales From Earthsea. Rick also found a two part mini-series adaptation called Earthsea on YouTube.

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May 9, 2024 66 mins

Haunted-mirror horror movie Oculus. Rick refers to the bit flip incident mentioned in detail in this episode of Radiolab. Paul takes the problem of covert one-way mirrors seriously, and enjoys the Young Farmers DIY AGM.

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Snyder gives us the next instalment of Rebel Moon- Part Two. Paul and Rick consider the power or lack of power of POTUS. Choose your team: ranged weapons or hand-to-hand.

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April 25, 2024 64 mins

Karaoke and gambling stories from Paul, while Rick wonders about the futility of Civil War

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April 18, 2024 69 mins

How does Anatomy Of A Fall acquit itself? Do Paul and Rick raise any objections as they sit as judge, jury and sexecutioners on the movie. Paul recalls being the face of DVDs in China, Rick compares Netflix's Three Body Problem with Tencent's Three Body.

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A time loop movie yet again, Infinitum: Subject Unknown sort of stars Sir Ian McKellan. Rick explains the 3-Body Problem series and escaping zip ties.

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April 4, 2024 68 mins

Paul and Rick watch the thought-jigsaw Dogtooth. Paul throws shade at monkey conversational skills and gives invaluable fashion advice to middle-aged men. A wistful callback to The Meaning Of Liff. Extraordinary story about Marina who lived with monkeys which is mentioned briefly.

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March 28, 2024 79 mins

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