Comedy charlatans Luke Oddie and Dan Wade try to convince you that their film reviews, formed after watching just the first 15 minutes, are as nuanced and perceptive as any less lazy critic's.
Although we're a little late, it's that time of the year again. Here come our favourite films of the year!In this special episode of 15 | A Film Review Podcast, Luke and Dan each give a rundown of their Top 10 movies from 2023.The duo are picking from the likes of Oppenheimer, Barbie, Poor Things, Past Lives, Saltburn, The Holdovers and Wonka (Dan has better not put that abomination in his Top 10).Click here to watch the podcast instead.Support the showObsessed with films too? See how your opinions match up against the boys'. Here's Luke's Letterboxd account and here's Dan's Letterboxd account.
In the latest episode of 15 | A Film Review Podcast, Luke and Dan continue to watch some of the most acclaimed films of 2023. The pair of films they review in full this week are BlackBerry and Anatomy of a Fall. Matt Johnson's BlackBerry is a fictional account of the creation of the BlackBerry line of mobile phones by co-founders Douglas Fregin and Mike Lazaridis, and investor Jim Balsillie, played by Johnson, Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton respectively. The Oscar-nominated Anatomy of a Fall is a French legal drama, directed by Justine Triet, that stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband's death. At the 76th Cannes Film Festival, it won the Palme d'Or and has also gained significant international success, winning two Golden Globes, and being nominated for seven BAFTAs and five Oscars.Click here to watch the podcast instead.Support the showObsessed with films too? See how your opinions match up against the boys'. Here's Luke's Letterboxd account and here's Dan's Letterboxd account.
This time on 15, Luke and Dan rattle off their reviews for three recent films that they should have got round to critiquing sooner. Firstly, Luke gets frustrated by Wonka, the musical fantasy film directed by Paul King, who co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. The picture tells the origins of Willy Wonka, featuring his early days as a chocolatier. Starring Timothée Chalamet as the title character, and with an ensemble cast including Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman and Hugh Grant, it is the third live-action film based on Roald Dahl's novel. Next up is the film that grabbed everyone's attention, Saltburn. Emerald Fennel's second offering is black comedy psychological thriller featuring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike and Richard E. Grant. The film focuses on a student at Oxford University who becomes fixated with a popular, aristocratic student who later invites him to spend the summer at his eccentric family's estate.Then, after a handy tip off from Luke, the pair discuss Theater Camp, a 2023 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman. The movie follows the counsellors of an underfunded theatre-focused summer camp as they band together with the founder's son to keep the camp afloat. To wrap up the show, they agree to quickly review two extra films that the other has no interest in seeing. Dan shares his disappointment with Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. Whereas Luke recommends Air, the film that's based on true events about the origin of Air Jordan, a basketball shoe-line. Click here to watch the podcast instead. Support the showObsessed with films too? See how your opinions match up against the boys'. Here's Luke's Letterboxd account and here's Dan's Letterboxd account.
In this episode of 15 | A Film Review Podcast, in preparation for the Oscars, Luke Oddie and Dan Wade review two of the biggest contenders.To begin with, the duo review Alexander Payne's The Holdovers. The comedy-drama is set in the winter of 1970–71 and stars Paul Giamatti as a strict classics teacher who is forced to chaperone a handful of students with nowhere to go over Christmas break. Co-stars Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa play the school cafeteria manager and one of the students who stays on campus, respectively.Then, Luke and Dan discuss Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things. Starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe, and based on the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray, the plot follows Bella Baxter, a young woman in Victorian London, who is resurrected by a scientist and embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery. Support the showObsessed with films too? See how your opinions match up against the boys'. Here's Luke's Letterboxd account and here's Dan's Letterboxd account.
That's right, it's time for the Oscars (well, not technically, they aren't until March)Listen as Luke and Dan react live to hearing the 2024 Oscar nominations. The big questions get answered...- Will Oppenheimer sweep the nominations?- Will Barbie get snubbed? - And how in the world did America Ferrera get nominated? Good luck to all the nominees, especially Past Lives!Click here to watch the podcast instead. Support the showObsessed with films too? See how your opinions match up against the boys'. Here's Luke's Letterboxd account and here's Dan's Letterboxd account.
In this episode of 15 | A Film Review Podcast, Luke Oddie and Dan Wade review two of the most eagerly anticipated films of 2023. To start, the pair get stuck into Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon. Set in 1920s Oklahoma, it focuses on a series of murders of Osage members after oil was discovered on tribal land. The epic Western starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone has received rave reviews from the cognoscente, but will the boys agree? Then, Luke and Dan move onto David Fincher's The Killer. Based on the French graphic novel series, it follows the titular assassin as he embarks on an international vendetta after a hit goes wrong. As well as Michael Fassbender, the picture features Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Kerry O'Malley, and Tilda Swinton. As Luke fanboys over Fincher's latest offering, Dan isn't as keen. Click here to watch the podcast instead. Support the showFor more nonsense, check out our Twitter.Obsessed with films too? See how your opinions match up against the boys'. Here's Luke's Letterboxd account and here's Dan's Letterboxd account.
*Tumbleweed for seven months*"Is anyone still there?" Well, if you are, here's a new episode of the award-winning (technically, we haven't won any awards... yet) 15. True to their grasp of timing, Luke Oddie and Dan Wade are finally reviewing the biggest two films of the summer!They kick it off with Luke's front runner for the 'Film of the Year', Oppenheimer. Christopher Nolan's epic centres around an inspired Cillian Murphy performance as the inventor of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer. Based on the 2005 biography, American Prometheus, the film chronicles Oppenheimer's studies, his direction of the Manhattan Project during World War II, and his eventual fall from grace due to his 1954 security hearing. The film also stars Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. and Florence Pugh.Then, Luke and Dan bicker about the delightfully existential Barbie. Featuring a career-defining performance from Ryan Gosling, Greta Gerwig's fantasy comedy, which she wrote with her husband, Noah Baumbach, follows Margot Robbie as Barbie on a journey of self-discovery. It features an ensemble supporting cast, including America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Helen Mirren, Michael Cera and Will Ferrell.So, after a well-needed (and earned) sabbatical, the boys are back doing what we do best... talking over each other whilst reviewing mediocre films!Click here to watch the podcast instead. Support the showFor more nonsense, check out our Twitter.Obsessed with films too? See how your opinions match up against the boys'. Here's Luke's Letterboxd account and here's Dan's Letterboxd account.
Well, they finally got around to it. Ever since starting the podcast, Luke and Dan have promised to do a Pixar episode... hopefully this doesn't disappoint. Join Luke and Dan as they debate the merits of original Pixar films (so no sequels allowed, I'm afraid), from Toy Story to Ratatouille. Hear their thoughts on the cinematography of Coco, the perfect double act in Monsters Inc., Up's opening montage, Inside Out's approach to mental health, WALL-E's audacity, and Soul's potential if the main character had just gone and died!Who'll secure the top spot? Click here to watch the podcast instead. Support the showFor more nonsense, check out our Twitter.Obsessed with films too? See how your opinions match up against the boys'. Here's Luke's Letterboxd account and here's Dan's Letterboxd account.
It's that time of year again... time to be let down by the Academy Awards!Dan (shambolically) reads out this year's nominees and the pair react live to all the surprises and snubs. Click here to watch the podcast instead. Support the showFor more nonsense, check out our Twitter.Obsessed with films too? See how your opinions match up against the boys'. Here's Luke's Letterboxd account and here's Dan's Letterboxd account.
It's the second part of Luke and Dan's recap of 2022's best films. But who will receive the illustrious honour of being top of Luke's rankings... plus, Dan picks his favourite (as I'm contractually obliged to mention). Films discussed include Nope, Aftersun, Belfast, The Worst Person in the World and Licorice Pizza. Click here to watch instead. Support the showFor more nonsense, check out our Twitter.Obsessed with films too? See how your opinions match up against the boys'. Here's Luke's Letterboxd account and here's Dan's Letterboxd account.
Luke and Dan encapsulate an outstanding year of film by eulogising some of their favourites: Everything Everywhere All At Once, Banshees of Inisherin, and Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers... yes, that's right, that made the list!Click here to watch instead. Support the showFor more nonsense, check out our Twitter.Obsessed with films too? See how your opinions match up against the boys'. Here's Luke's Letterboxd account and here's Dan's Letterboxd account.
Luke and Dan review: with this retina-burning, high-octane, all-out action "drama", it's comforting to see the Russo brothers targeting subtly following the Avengers; a poorly-titled film with a distinct lack of flammable sommeliers; and yet another Danish animated documentary surrounding an Afghan homosexual absconding to Scandinavia.To watch the show: https://youtu.be/bf5fG3YuP1oFor more nonsense: https://twitter.com/15_podSupport the show
Luke and Dan review: the trollop Poseidon brings home from a night out; an audacious attempt by the 60 Minute Makeover crew to renovate Prince Andrew's Royal Lodge; and how Javier Bardem daringly leaps out of his Spanish comfort zone to play a Cuban. To watch the show: https://youtu.be/vEhAwfHZfwoFor more nonsense: https://twitter.com/15_podSupport the show
Luke and Dan review: a tone-shifting sequel to E.T.; a partisan chant appealing against Mr Fawkes' incarceration; and a quasi-live action film that features more 2D than a swinging party.To watch the show: https://youtu.be/fb0m8QOoWygFor more nonsense: https://twitter.com/15_podSupport the show
Luke and Dan review: the latest big-budget Netflix original; another disgruntled Bradley Cooper performance; and a Kevin Hart film (... don't ask). To watch the show: https://youtu.be/8C1a7oSWvocFor more nonsense: https://twitter.com/15_podSupport the show
Luke and Dan review: something Adam Sandler's films have been doing to halfwits for years; who Dan will be visiting on Father's Day; and the vehement war between Granny Smith and the Pink Lady.To watch the show: https://youtu.be/nHC9nXcnolMFor more nonsense: https://twitter.com/15_podSupport the show
Luke and Dan review: Tom Hardy's attempt to show his range by playing a pair of twins; Laura Thyme packing in sleuthing to pursue turnips full-time; and a prime example of how hyperinflation has ravaged the honest work of the black market infant-selling industry. To watch the show: https://youtu.be/9_z6pyI1jwsFor more nonsense: https://twitter.com/15_podSupport the show
Luke and Dan review: Katherine Ryan performing stand-up on an African river; something so forgettable I can't be bothered sweating over an alternative title; and a film which is to face-transplants, what Jojo Rabbit is to Nazis.To watch the show: https://youtu.be/MQcPHfPJGIEFor more nonsense: https://twitter.com/15_podSupport the show
Luke and Dan review: the reason Ann Widdecombe's agent told her that she had charisma prior to Ann's career assassination performance on Cleverdicks; if this was an actual bomb threat, we wouldn't bother sending in the disposal unit; the secret to perfect roast potatoes; and what our show lacks.To watch the show: https://youtu.be/77NQkYexoLkFor more nonsense: https://twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: the colourisation of Luke's face when he hears Americans attempt to pronounce niche; a spin-off the world needed, in which an addiction-driven Cookie Monster roams the dingy underbelly of Sesame Street for a starter-bag of Marylands; and the reason why, at the age of 59, Ralph Fiennes inexplicably has a six-pack. To watch the podcast: https://youtu.be/0rXL8xQTu5MFor more nonsense: https://twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: Dan's attempt to desperately scramble around to find ten films that he actually enjoyed last year. To watch the podcast: https://youtu.be/ht7iH7YDBK8For more nonsense: www.twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: Paul Thomas Anderson's blatant attempt to cross the odd-food Rubicon and infringe on the turf already monopolised by Luke's ingenious tuna croissants. To watch the podcast: https://youtu.be/a_8nYpXAGw8For more nonsense: www.twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: what a defiant dwarf and a terrified gynaecologist have in common; and Katie McCann's difficult second album. To watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyPTsQFaCCcThe article Dan was waffling on about: https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/621165/For more nonsense: www.twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: TRIN's attempt at the world's shortest conga line; if muscle contractions were mutually assured destruction; and what happens when you let washed-up TV actors (ft. John Cleese's pot-belly) run wild with Netflix's wallet.To watch the podcast: https://youtu.be/4BmsWqLUln0For more nonsense: www.twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: what Luke would be called if he had wandering eyes for his sister; how Dan's father describes his swift exit; and what Ratzinger's cardinals called the alter boy selection process.To watch the podcast: https://youtu.be/y_JIQLszOcEFor more nonsense: www.twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: the only day of the year where you can dress up as Colonel Gaddafi and have a drink bought for you; what Katie Price tells Harvey when he asks about his face; and how the post box would have read if Little Red Riding Hood didn't pull off one of the biggest sporting upsets of all time.To watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBYBZfmetSUFor more nonsense: www.twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: a flippant pun-orientated horologist's response to their doctor's terminal diagnosis; and the anti-nominative determinism film which missed an open goal by being released in October. To watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AkmRps905QFor more nonsense: www.twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: if the blue pill keeps you suspended in a tantalising reality and the red one makes your knob drop off, guess which one had the directors foaming at the f*cking mouth like Pavlov's dogs; after reading the title, Daniel Day-Lewis was expecting a slightly different period piece; and Bowie's fate mirrored that of the Cretan Minotaur after it was uncovered that 'Oh! You Pretty Things' was his ode to nouncing. To watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XABx49SMTPEFor more nonsense: www.twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: the wildly misjudged vagrant theme park; Disney's chance to finally rebalance the scales on their egregious rose-tinted portrayal of Dalmatians; and what Eva Braun's chin called an unwanted blowjob.To watch the podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-zEuz4xpBw&t=1854sFor more nonsense: www.twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: their offer to work pro bono to help Al Pacino eviscerate his kebab-churning Colne-based namesake; the noise Oscar Pistorius should be hearing; and yet further evidence that the Teller bloodline should really start listening the family's black sheep, Fortune.To watch the podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pngwCNdk1iI&t=17sFor more nonsense: www.twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: the film Keith Floyd turned down after hearing it involved just one shot; Woody ‘It's Not Technically Incest' Allen's stab at being a weatherman; and the maritime mystery of a dreamboat's fascination with surfing.To watch the podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=31MKcNPtNcQ&t=746sFor more nonsense: www.twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: an Amazon Original that'll have you sifting through the T's and C's for the return policy; Daniel Radcliffe's attempt to once again one-up Rupert Grint, by seeing his Bazooka Hands and raising him; and Cardi B and J Lo's frustratingly non-alphabetical S.H.I.T. movie.To watch the podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQfXoCcqIoQ&t=18sFor more nonsense: www.twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: the sixth instalment of a weathered franchise… whilst I'm still here waiting for a Killer Klowns from Outer Space sequel; what the mean streets of Bognor Regis still call the Duchess of Sussex; and a title that has got Enid Blyton f*cking revolving in her grave. For more nonsense: twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: the time Luke took a Mormon to the school dance; Gary Busey; and Dan's prom experience… he got raped… in the arse.For more nonsense: twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: that schnoz-faced dolphin freak minus the Adlington; you can't spell Melissa McCarthy without party… oh wait… yeah you can you f*cking twonk… don't both watching this pile of sh*t then; and what you'd get if, instead of going bust, Shelias' Wheels became the No. 1 trading stock on the FTSE 100.For more nonsense: twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: the reason why the Wayans brothers' parents don't talk to them anymore; something black and sticky… “Dan, I've been telling you to go see a doctor for weeks”; and a failed abortion's cinematic doppelganger.For more nonsense: twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: well, nothing. But don't worry, instead they bicker whilst picking some of their 'highlights' from the first season. That sounds just as good, right? For more nonsense: twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: a movie where Candice Bergen and some forgettable hussies go in search of schlong but instead find friendship (and bukkake, they also discover bukkake); a film where a love-struck geek bashes off seven other men only to realise he's straight; and a confined teen keeps an eye out for serial killers in between his self-pleasuring sessions. Wow that's three penis jokes in a row, we really need some new material.For more nonsense: twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: a moody Bollywood re-imagining of Liam Neeson's Taken; the namesake of a swine-centric bestiality romp; and David Spade finally puts his name to good use by digging himself an almighty hole with a career-kamikaze mix-up film. For more nonsense: twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: the best depiction of kiddy dismemberment since Operation Yewtree seized Jimmy's laptop; a biopic of your Mam's dildo (half-man, half-metal); and black culture's answer to watching Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito's 1988 classic Twins three times in a row.For more nonsense: twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: love-wedding-don't repeat-eject-destroy-never speak of again; a needless reboot of Chicken Run; and wham-bam-she's-a-woman-back-in-Suffragette-City (it is a wrestling film, and has nothing to do with David Bowie). Good luck making any sense of that.For more nonsense: twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: a film about amnesia for those that wish they had it; a middle of the road epic for merging traffic enthusiasts; and the filmic representation of erectile dysfunction.For more nonsense: twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
Luke and Dan review: Adam Sandler's statutory rape magnum opus; a head-in-the-toilet-from-all-that-white-chocolate sickly romp; and the millennials' answer to The Shining. Have you heard of the dirty tap analogy? Well, welcome to Episode 1...For more nonsense: twitter.com/15_podSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/15podcast)
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