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In which I use the drive home from the cinema to share some short, (hopefully) snappy thoughts on what I've just seen.

Tim from beermovie.net


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    Episode 121 - THE MARVELS

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 9:27


    A really, really welcome return to form for the MCU. The Marvels is a super fun jaunt.   Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 120 - SICK OF MYSELF

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 8:00


    Sick of Myself is a unique comedy focusing on a narcissistic couple, with a body horror filter. Super unique stuff.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

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    Episode 119 - Barbenheimer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 16:13


    Ok I'm a little late. But here's my thoughts on the cultural phenomenon of the year.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

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    Episode 118 - SWEET AS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2023 7:36


    I review the new Australian teen coming of age film Sweet As. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 117 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOLUME 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 10:47


    For the third and last time we visit the Guardians corner of the MCU. Can they save us from the MCU's 4th phase funk? Listen to find out. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 116 - RIDE ON

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 8:05


    A new Jackie Chan film in cinemas is a novel treat. I take a look at Ride On.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 115 - THE POPE'S EXORCIST

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 7:44


    Rusty as an Italian exorcist priest! Can't miss cinema (ok you can probably miss it).  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 114 - OF AN AGE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 8:33


    I chat about recent Australian coming of age flick Of An Age.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 113 - Two Franchise Continuations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 16:01


    In this episode I take a look at the latest entries in two of my favourite film franchises - CREED III and SCREAM VI.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 112 - SKINAMARINK

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 7:35


    In this episode I take a look at the buzzworthy horror film Skinamarink, which is currently streaming on Shudder.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

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    Episode 111 - THE WHALE

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 12:28


    Despite the terrible buzz, I still wanted to see the latest Aronofsky film. Sadly that buzz is very well deserved.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 110 - TRIANGLE OF SADNESS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 6:11


    Ruben Ostlund's latest slice of comic absurdity.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

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    Episode 109 - THE MENU

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 9:44


    A food snob goes to their dream restaurant experience. Chaos ensues. Ralph Fiennes is involved.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 108 - ELVIS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 11:06


    A fantastically deranged film! Tom Hanks unleashed! The power of music! Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 107 - JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 8:08


    My most anticipated film of the year! The old guard meets the new with shitloads of dinos (and giant locusts).  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 106 - RRR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 10:51


    Indian word of mouth sensation RRR has landed on Netflix so I decided to take a look.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 105 - APOLLO 10 1/2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 5:16


    Linklater has a new piece of rotoscoped nostalgia on Netflix! Don't get too excited though, cause this shit is labourious.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 104 - THE NORTHMAN

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 10:25


    Robert Eggers is my favourite new filmmaker of the past decade. So I made a rare cinema trip to check out his latest.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 103 - HIVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 7:43


    Hive is a 2021 film focusing in on the aftermath of the war in Kosovo, particularly on the women left behind. It's a unique take on potentially familiar territory, that won basically everything at Sundance.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 102 - TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 7:37


    So there's a new Texas Chainsaw film on Netflix and it's actually pretty sweet (if you ask me anyway). Thoughts on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 101 - Umbrella Entertainment January releases

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 9:39


    As I continue to not go to the cinema, I continue to ponder new stuff to cover on the podcast. Here I talk about a couple of January releases from Aussie label Umbrella Entertainment - The Big Boss and Crash. Both are tops! Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 100 - DRIVE MY CAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 8:41


    There has been much buzz about Drive My Car, which is finally reaching Aussie cinemas. Here's some thoughts on this amazing film.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 99 - VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 10:28


    There has never been a cinematic experience like the Venom films. Thoughts on the second in a series I hope never ends.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 98 - NO TIME TO DIE

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 14:29


    So the Daniel Craig era comes to an end. Thoughts on No Time to Die, and how it fits into this most recent take on cinema's most iconic character.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 97 - Disney+ Day Double

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 11:23


    There wasn't much really happening on the first Disney + day. But it did mark the first appearance on the standard service for Jungle Cruise and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. I take a look at both of them here.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 96 - 23 minutes and 40 seconds of 2021 horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 23:41


    Feel the title is pretty self-explanatory on this one. Films covered: DEMONIC, OLD, JAKOB'S WIFE, THE UNHOLY, V/H/S 94, TILL DEATH and THERE'S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

    Episode 95 - THE FOREVER PURGE

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 9:28


    After an average start, for my money the Purge series has grown into one of the most interesting and flat out best horror franchises going. So I was super keen to see if the latest entry measured up.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 94 - A FIRE INSIDE

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 9:23


    A new Aussie doco looking at the 19-20 bushfires, and more specifically the people who fought them.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 93 - Five 2021 animated films

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 17:52


    Locked down and school holidays feels like an apt time to suss out some recent animated films, which are all streaming now. I take a look at: LUCA, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, WISH DRAGON, ARLO THE ALLIGATOR BOY and THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES.   Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 92 - AN IDEAL HOST

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 7:33


    Screening as part of this year's (online) Sydney Underground Film Fest, AN IDEAL HOST is an Aussie low budget genre mashup.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 91 - BLACK WIDOW

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 11:39


    I'm back! Talking about the just-ok MCU entry BLACK WIDOW.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 90 - The Fast and the Furious 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 12:26


    It's cars. It's Vin. It's above all family. It's The Fast and the Furious 9. Possibly also just known as F9. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse   

    Episode 89 - THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 8:38


    The third entry into the Conjuring series takes a pretty different approach to the first two - which seems to have really divided folks. Here's my thoughts.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

    Episode 88 - An Action Double: MORTAL KOMBAT & WRATH OF MAN

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 9:39


    In which I review two recent action flicks to hit the cinema. I didn't have enough to say about either of them, but when their powers combine you get this regular length episode.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

    Episode 87 - BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 9:32


    The comedy that came out of nowhere to take my twitter feed by storm is now on Aussie VOD. I checked it out.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

    Episode 86 - GODZILLA VS KONG

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 10:08


    Does what it says on the tin, i.e. is rad.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

    Episode 85 - ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 15:08


    A short podcast about a long movie.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

    Episode 84 - THE DRY

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 7:12


    Based on a successful first entry in a crime novel series, The Dry has been a bit of a box office powerhouse - continuing its run even now, following a 1 January release. Here I ponder how the film works as an adaptation, the performances and how it elevates the material to feel cinematic. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

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    Episode 83 - END OF THE CENTURY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 9:39


    In which I take a look at the boxing day release END OF THE CENTURY. Which is ultimately an interesting film to ponder, even if elements of it were frustrating.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

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    Episode 82 - FREAKY

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 7:46


    In which I review Blumhouse's take on that most tired of film devices - the body swap comedy. But with a serial killer & a teenage girl. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

    Episode 81 - POSSESSOR

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 7:03


    I check out Brandon Cronenberg's long awaited follow-up to Antiviral which promised more sci-fi/body horror mashup goodness.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

    Episode 80 - BLACK WATER: ABYSS

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 8:52


    A look at Andrew Traucki's latest Aussie creature feature. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

    Episode 79 - THE STYLIST

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 7:32


    Jill Gevargizian's The Stylist premiered at Fantastic Fest recently. As a Kickstarter backer I was able to catch an online premiere soon after. Here's some thoughts on this gloriously gross serial killer tale.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

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    Episode 78 - Three on Shudder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 18:17


    With Shudder finally launching in Australia, I thought I'd take a look at three films on the service - HOST, THE POOL and RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse    

    Episode 77 - PENINSULA

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 9:19


    My second post-easing of quarantine trip to the cinema was a super exciting one. Returning to zombie plagued Korea four years after the events of TRAIN TO BUSAN in the sequel PENINSULA.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse    

    Episode 76 - RELIC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 9:37


    Aussie horror indie RELIC has been making a series of splashes lately - on the festival circuit before that ground to a halt, throughout the drive-in scene in the States and now streaming here in Australia. It's gotten a bunch of buzz from some of my favourite horror writers, so I was excited to check it out. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse   

    Episode 75 - Five New(ish) Horror Flicks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 18:12


    Thoughts on a cavalcade of horror films new(ish) to VOD and streaming. I dig into a bunch of smaller releases - Sweetheart, The Head Hunter, Snatchers, Bhoot Part 1 and Deadcon.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

    Episode 74 - ONWARD

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 9:49


    Pixar's ONWARD is one of the bigger name films to have gone straight to streaming during the Coronavirus pandemic. Here's some thoughts, along with a few recommendations of things that have been getting me by.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

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    Episode 73 - THE HUNT

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 11:30


    I dip into the world of straight from cinema coronavirus VOD with THE HUNT. It's rather good, and not what I was expecting. Also, I chat about some other stuff getting me through quarantine.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

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    Episode 72 - UNCUT GEMS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 11:54


    Thoughts on the Safdies latest, starring Adam Sandler. Available on Netflix. Plus I recommend some other things that have been helping me get through the current bleak times and might help you too. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

    Episode 71 - KING KONG (2005)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 16:04


    Welcome to the quarantined Driving home from the cinema reviews. Generally speaking these will focus on new to VOD or streaming choices. But I re-watched Peter Jackson’s King Kong recently. And it’s intriguing to ponder what works, and what doesn’t, about that film. Also, each episode I’ll recommend a few films/TV shows/podcasts/books that have been helping me through these weird times. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time.  Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two.  Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse  

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