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Continuing my dive into the Paranoid Thrillers of the 1970s, with frequent guest Joe.This time up we skew a little away from the commonly accepted classics. We cover The China Syndrome, starring Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas and Jack Lemmon.Links to my socialsBlueskyTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A special for the 50th episode of this podcast.I'm joined by some of my podcast heroes, Jon, Kat and Cammie who did the Facepunching Kevin Smith and later The Drunk Review podcasts. People who inspired me to sit down and do my own podcast.I got the group back together to talk about the Kevin Smith film that they hadn't got to Clerks III.Link to the documentary Kat mentioned as having worked on (BBC iPlayer)Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl BandsLinks to my socialsBlueskyTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing my dive into the Paranoid Thrillers of the 1970s, with frequent guest Joe.We're looking into the John Schlesinger film Marathon Man. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, and William Devane.Links to my socialsBlueskyTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing my dive into the Paranoid Thrillers of the 1970s, with frequent guest Joe.This episode dives into Sydney Pollack's Three Days of the Condor. Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway star in this prototypical 70's conspiracy thriller.Links to my socialsBlueskyTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing my dive into the Paranoid Thrillers of the 1970s, with frequent guest Joe.This time out we have one of the all time greats in The Conversation. Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Harrison Ford and Allen Garfield star in this tense brilliant picture.Links to my socialsBlueskyTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To start off a new run, I'm looking at the Paranoid Thrillers of the 1970s. Joining me on this series is Joe. We kick things off with the Fred Zinnemann helmed The Day of the Jackal, about the attempted assassination of French President Charles de Gaulle. Links to my socialsBlueskyTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to 2025. I'm taking a look back at the films of 2024 and I give you my top 5, my bottom 5 and then also 5 films that I am looking forward to in 2025.Links to my socialsBlueskyTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the finale of the 1999 I have invited on Joe once again to talk about any films we haven't covered over the past year's worth of pods. We draft 5 films each and then hit some honourable mentions too.Thanks for following me with these films through the last year. The pod will be taking a short break before returning in 2025.You can find Joe's Letterboxd here.Links to my socialsBlueskyTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.This time out I'm joined by returning guest Rob Jones, this time we talk about the the Jim Carrey starring film all about the life of Andy Kaufman/You can find Rob atRecords and BandsLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.This time out I have a new guest Paul. Paul joins me to talk about the Ben Stiller, William H Macy and Greg Kinnear starring Mystery Men.Paul can be found on Twitter and InstagramHis podcast What's On Draft? can be found hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.Liam joins me again for his fourth and final appearance on the 1999 series. This time out he's picked the coming of age, updated Shakespeare adaptation 10 Things I Hate About You.Liam's Twitter can be found hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.This time out I have a new guest in Theresa and we are talking our love for Kevin Smith and his 1999 star studded effort Dogma.You can find Theresa onLast God Standingand the Twitter and Instagram accounts Links to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.This time out I'm joined by returning guest Rob Jones, this time we talk about the Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow film The Talented Mr. Ripley.You can find Rob atRecords and BandsLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.This time I'm joined by new guest to the pod Al Larson. We talk about the middle film from the Austin Powers trilogy, it's relation to Bond films and Mike Myers in general.You can find Al here:TwitterThe Movies That Move UsLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.Returning for this episode is Jamie. We talk our way through soundtracks and late nineties sex teen sex comedies as we discuss American Pie.You can find Jamie on Last Exit on Mainstream and on his podcast Nostalgia Avenue.Links to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.Returning guest Steve has joined me for his third 1999 film, this time out we are covering the Tim Robbins, Jeff Bridges and Joan Cusack starring Arlington RoadLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.Liam joins me again for his third appearance on the 1999 series. This time out he's picked the Rob Schneider film Deuce Bigelow: Male GigoloThe video by Maggie Mae Fish that was mentioned in the podcast is hereLiam's Twitter can be found hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.I welcome back Matthew for his return to the podcast and his turn to talk about a film from 1999. He has picked out Spike Jonze's out there Being John Malkovich.You can find Matthew's podcast Creative Psychopaths hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.Joe has returned for his 3rd 1999 film. This time out we are talking about one of our favourite directors in Martin Scorsese. Where he is at in 1999 and what we made of his film with Nicolas Cage.You can find Joe's Letterboxd hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.Phil Eagle has joined me again to talk more Fincher. We are talking about the absolute classic that is Fight Club.You can find Phil's Mondo Street Social Club in the below placesTwitterInstagramLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.Once again joined by Rob Jones to talk about Big Daddy and in particular his love of Adam Sandler and his films.You can find Rob atThe Lone Wolves CollectiveLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.For this episode I'm joined again by Jamie. We're talking all about the Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz starring film The Mummy.You can find Jamie on Last Exit on MainstreamLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.Steve has returned to the pod, this time we're discussing the Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman starring Star Trek spoofing, Galaxy Quest!Links to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.I'm joined once again by Sam Jones from Records and Bands. We deep dive into his memories of the summer of Star Wars and it's return to cinemas with a new film for the first time in 16 years.If you haven't had the joy, The Phantom Menace should be available in cinemas the week this podcast comes out.Records and BandsLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.This time, I'm joined by returning guest Liam for his second pick. It's the teen comedy She's All That, starring Rachel Leigh Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr.Liam's Twitter can be found hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.This time out is a someone back for their second run at a film from 1999, Joe McKeown. We talk about David Lynch's A Straight Story, where it sits within Lynch's filmography and his other films in general.You can find Joe's Letterboxd hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.This time out I am joined by Michael as we talk about Paul Thomas Anderson's magnum opus, Magnolia.You can find Michael's graphic novel here in the US or here in the UKLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.Pod friend Rob Jones re-joins me to talk about a real cultural moment as we discuss the peak South Park moment as they released their film Bigger, Longer & Uncut.You can find Rob atThe Lone Wolves CollectiveLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.For this episode I'm joined once again by Katherine as we talk about Jamie Babbit's conversion therapy parody comedy But I'm a Cheerleader.You can find Katherine's podcast hereTwitterand Instagram Links to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.On this fourth part I am join by Ian Graham. Ian is new to my podcast, but I have previously guested on his. He joined me to talk all about Steven Soderbergh's The Limey.The episode of Ian's Podcast Cult Connections that I appeared on can be found here.His Twitter account is here.Links to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.For the third episode I am joined by Steve. He's joined me to talk about what has become a seminal horror classic. We're going to get lost in the woods as we discuss The Blair Witch Project.Links to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.For the second episode I welcome back Liam. He's here to talk about a real classic, something that changed pop culture forever. We are talking about The Matrix.Links to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a new series to celebrate 25th anniversary of the films from 1999 I'll be covering 25 of them throughout the year.First up is returning guest Joe McKeown. We talk about A Room For Romeo Brass a British cult classic that is at the start of so many great careers.You can find Joe's Letterboxd hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Noddy Holder once said. IT'S CHRISTMAS. So of course I have a Christmas special episode, and I'm joined by none other than Sam Jones. We talk about the Chris Columbus classic Home Alone and then we talk our top 5 Non-Christmas Christmas films.The links belowSam's latest Christmas song "Hey Santa!"Records and BandsThe films mentioned are hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is like a fairy tale. I'm joined by Matthew as we discuss Martin McDonagh's In Bruges. The we breakdown out top 5 Travel films.You can find Matthew's podcast Creative Psychopaths hereThe films mentioned are hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I am joined by returning guest Joe. We go though a very baseline covering of Japanese cinema and the various genres that Japanese cinema specialises in.We talk about Anime, Yakuza, Samurai, Kaiju and then briefly touch on some others such as J-Horror, Martial Arts and othersAll films talked about are hereYou can find Joe's Letterboxd hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An episode dedicated to Wes Craven's career defining saga. I'm joined by Adam the Scream/Leyton Orient fan to discuss his love of these films, what he thinks of the series going forward and a little bit of football chat sprinkled in.Adam can be found here and his podcast for fans or Orient is hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The name's Bond... well you know the rest.This time I'm joined by Graham to talk all things Bond but in particular about 1963's From Russia With Love, starring of course Sean Connery.We then break down our top 5 Bond films.Graham can be found onOddjob PodSound of FootballWhom Pods DestroyAll the films mentioned in the pod are hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I am joined by Steve Hatton a fellow member of the Railwaymen Podcast and fellow Crewe Alex fan. We talk about Steve's love of John Carpenter films and in particular They Live!After that we talk our favourite films starring wrestlers.You can find the Railwaymen at the website hereAnd Steve's Twitter account hereAll the films mentioned in the pod are hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 2 kicks off with returning guest Jamie as we discuss our shared history of Brian De Palma's 1983 classic Scarface.We then round out our discussion by talking about our favourite Miami films.All the films mentioned in the pod are hereJamie can be foundTwitter - Talking DadInstagram - Jamie's Man Cave/Tales From The Social ClubLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following on from the episode at the start of the year in which I mentioned 10 films I'm looking forward to this year. Here are 10 more for the second half of the year.Links to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I am joined by Mark to discuss one of his all time favourite films in the 80s classic, Robocop. Before we break down our top 5 Robot films.You can find Mark's podcast Creative Psychopaths hereand their Twitter is hereThe films mentioned are hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I'm joined by Phil as we talk about an all timer in David Fincher's Se7en. Then we discuss our picks for films that represent each of the seven deadly sinsYou can find Phil's Mondo Street Social Club in the below placesTwitterInstagramThe films mentioned are hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm joined by Michael as we talk about a film that was new to me in John Patrick Shanley's 1990 comedy Joe Versus The Volcano. After that we talk about our favourite film duos.You can find Michael on Twitter here and his Fallout RPG podcast here The films mentioned are hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In light of his recent retirement announcement, we talk Bruce Willis on this pod. Joe joined me again to run through all of his output in the 1990s and from that we build the Mount Rushmore of Bruce Willis 90s filmsYou can find Joe's Letterboxd hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This time out I'm joined by Katherine to talk about the 2016 Taika Waititi film Hunt for the Wilderpeople. We discuss our favourite moments, quotes and all things majestical. After that we get into our Top 5 Chase films.You can find Katherine's podcast hereTheir TwitterAnd their InstagramThe films mentioned are hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode I'm joined by Rob Jones from a great many podcasts including Records and Bands and Last Exit on Mainstream. We talk about the absolutely brilliant True Romance starring Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette, written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by the late great Tony Scott.After that we get into our Top 5 Alternative Love Stories.You can find Rob atThe Lone Wolves Collective The films mentioned are hereLinks to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A trip into my Blu-Ray collection this week. I talk about Kosaku Yamashita's 1968 Yakuza film Big Time Gambling Boss.Links to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Film of this week is Air. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's telling of the story behind how the Air Jordan shoe came to be.Links to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another shorter episode, the latest film of the week is Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves.Links to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the first of my shorter episodes called Film of the Week. Starting off with my review of John Wick 4. Check it out!Links to my socialsTwitterInstagramLetterboxdMusic by ANtarcticbreeze_Music from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.