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Inspired by their favourite podcasts such as The Rewatchables and Blank Check, four friends bring you “Save It For The Pod“, a show where they break down and give their distinctly non-expert opinions on each entry in the IMDB Top 100 Films List. Join the gang at every stage of their journey - from Bicycle Thieves at No. 100, all the way to The Shawshank Redemption at No.1.

Save it for the Pod


    • Jun 13, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Movie #74: Your Name (& Mare of Easttown recap)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 50:49


    The boys are back in town to review The Japanese Anime Classic "Your Name" along with the Mare of Easttown. 

    Movie #75: Coco

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 49:50


    This week the 4 hosts review the 2017 family adventure film "Coco".

    Movie #76: Avengers Endgame

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 76:35


    The hosts get together to discuss Avengers Endgame on the latest episode of Save it for The Pod. 

    Movie #64: Infinity War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 84:52


    The boys are in for an all-star team-up with special guest The Golden Hawk, as they are faced with the titanic task of stopping “The Mad Titan” Toretto, from seizing control of all the categories and erasing them from existence, as he runs rampant on the latest episode of Save It For The Pod - No. 64 on the List, “Avengers: Infinity War”.

    Movie #77: American Beauty

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 64:13


    The hosts sit down to discuss Best Picture winner American Beauty as we continue to make our way down from 100.

    Movie #78: Braveheart

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 62:59


    This week on Save It For The Pod, just as the Irish remember the 105th Anniversary of the Easter Rising, they break down a film that follows a different rebellion against the English monarchy.Listen in as the boys are joined by special guest The Walking Pint as they travel to the highlands of Scotland for no. 78 on the IMDB Top 100 Films List - “Braveheart”.

    Movie #79: Das Boot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 82:10


    Submerge to the depths of the Atlantic with the crew of the Save it For The Pod, for no.79 on IMDB's all-time list; "Das Boot".

    Movie #80: 3 Idiots

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 74:10


    This week, our scholars continue their Bollywood studies with no. 80 on the IMDB Top 100 Films List - “3 Idiots”.On this episode, the gang completes the final lesson in their education of all things Aamir Khan. Does the forecast call for sunshine or for rain? Will they be able to say that "aal izz well" when it comes to Bollywood cinema? Tune in to find out on the latest edition of Save It For The Pod.

    Movie #81: Toy Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 69:19


    This time, the gang have brought a friend to play and help them bring the latest edition of SIFTP to life.Tune in as the crew delve into messed up childhoods, plastic corrosion and much, much more on this week's episode covering no. 81 on The IMDB Top 100 Films List - “Toy Story”.

    Movie #82: Capernaum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 70:46


    The hosts sit down to discuss no.82 on IMDB's top 100, the 2019 drama "Capernaum".

    Movie #83: High and Low

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 61:18


    This week, the gang launches an investigation into No. 83 on the IMDB Top 100 Films List - Akira Kurosawa's kidnap-thriller “High and Low”.Tune in as our silver screen sleuths examine the historic value of the Yen, the hierarchy of Japanese society, and the greatest villains to ever get away.All this, and more, on this week's instalment of Save It For The Pod.

    Movie #84: Amadeus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 72:39


    This week, classical meets crass-ical, as Lou, San, Terry and Jakob take on Milos Forman's multi-Oscar winning epic, “Amadeus”.Will there be harmony among the boys when it comes to this period-piece biopic? Or will Mozart's mania prove too much for these uncultured swine? Find out on the latest episode of Save It For The Pod.

    Movie #85: Inglourious Basterds

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 101:16


    This week the group is joined by their first ever guest on the podcast - the enigmatic and elusive mastermind known only as “Waingro”; a cowboy, looking for anything heavy.On this week's episode, the SIFTP squad add another scalp to their belt as they investigate Quentin Tarantino's 2009 smash-hit “Inglourious Basterds”.

    Movie #86: Star Wars: The Return of The Jedi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 68:52


    The final episode of the boy's Star Ways Original Trilogy-trilogy brings the disturbance in the Force to an end as the boys circle back to No. 86 on the List, “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi”.

    Movie #15: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 59:10


    The second part of the gang's Star Wars Original trilogy Boba-Fett-nanza is available now for your listening pleasure.Will Lou continue to voice his affinity for the prequel films? Will Cousin San's childhood continue to be crushed? Find out the answer as the crew brings you an episode on No. 15 on the IMDB Top 100 Films List, “The Empire Strikes Back”.

    Movie #25: Star Wars: A New Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 68:51


    his week, the SIFTP crew plot a course for a galaxy far, far away. Deviating from their normal route to the top of the IMDB Top 100 Films List, the gang have gone to lightspeed and made the jump to No. 25 on the List to bring you an episode on “Star Wars: A New Hope”.Tune in as Lou Skywalker, San Solo, Terry-D2 and Torettobi-Wan break down George Lucas' 1977 smash-hit in the first instalment of their Star Wars Original Trilogy-trilogy.

    Movie #87: Like Stars on Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 54:36


    On the latest episode, Terry, Lou, Jakob and Cousin San get another lesson in Bollywood film as they find themselves face-to-face with Aamir Khan for the second time.Can this film live up to the stellar standard set by “Dangal”? Find out, as school is in session for No.87 on the List, “Like Stars On Earth”.

    Movie #88: Good Will Hunting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 85:47


    This week, the gang brings you a wicked pissa episode as they take a trip to Southie for the 1997 hit “Good Will Hunting”.Join the boys as they analyse the late, great Robin Williams, the “Damon -v- Affleck” debate, and much, much more. Plus, Cousin San gets beamed back to his home planet.

    Movie #89: Reservoir Dogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 65:20


    On the latest episode of Save it for the Pod, the boys let the dogs out.Lock and load, as the crew go undercover and talk tipping, Chris Penn, and much more on this week's look into Quentin Tarantino's directorial debut - “Reservoir Dogs”

    Movie #90: 2001: A Space Odyssey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 70:14


    On the newest instalment of Save It For The Pod, the crew journeys across the solar system and beyond the infinite, as they go through the silver-screen star gate that is, Stanley Kubrick's Sci-Fi masterpiece, “2001: A Space Odyssey”.Tap into the latest transmission as the gang discuss killer AIs, the hazards of working with animals, and the suffocating concept of drifting through space.

    Movie #91: Requiem for a dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 72:02


    No. 91 on the IMDB Top 100 Films List sees San, Lou, Jakob and Terry take a trip through a nightmarish tale of addiction and misery in Darren Aronofsky's “Requiem for a Dream”.So settle in, find a vein and inject this episode, as the crew discuss the haunting soundtrack, Tappy Tibbons, and the cost of homeware appliances.

    Movie #92: Vertigo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 56:11


    For the first time on the pod, the group discuss a movie that all of them had seen before embarking on their quest - No. 92 on the IMDB Top 100 Films List, “Vertigo”.Join the gang as they unravel the mystery at the heart of Alfred Hitchcock's seminal film and give their thoughts on James Stuart's role as a leading man, in an episode that is sure to make your head spin.

    Movie #93: M

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 55:13


    The fellas undertake an investigation of a 1931 film which follows a string of child murders, and the endeavours of the police and criminals to bring the culprit to justice. Will the officers and offenders catch this crazed killer? Can Cousin San overcome his aversion to old films? Is Armie Hammer eating people? Find out the answers and more, as the team conducts a forensic examination of Fritz Lang's “M”.

    Movie #94: The Hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 48:08


    Owing to a technical malfunction and slight oversight, the crew comes together to record their second episode on the Danish drama “The Hunt”.Listen in as the boys analyse the ambiguous ending, submit their picks for an English-language remake and appraise the Danish drinking culture (all for the second time).Plus, Terry proposes a theory that melts the other members' minds.

    Movie #95: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 38:46


    This week the gang enter the space where rom-com and sci-fi converge to discuss a work that's part-film, part-poem. A movie that some of the team certainly wish they could forget. Tune in to hear the group's less-than-cerebral symposium on Michel Gondry's “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”.

    Movie #96: Citizen Kane

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 36:35


    Hot off the Save It For The Pod presses comes the latest episode, in which the team tackles Orson Welles' tale of a titan of industry.Jakob, Terry, Lou and Cousin San take their second plunge into the world of black and white film as they journey through the lonely life of No.96's titular character, “Citizen Kane”.

    Movie #97: Dangal

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 61:31


    No. 97 on the IMDB Top 100 Films List sees the men breakdown the biggest blockbuster Bollywood has to offer - the biographical-sports film, “Dangal”.Go beyond the mat as the team wrestles with the powerhouse performance of Amir Khan, the straight-fire soundtrack and cartoonishly vile villains. A film that grabbed the hosts in a full-nelson grip, from which there was no escape.

    Movie #98: Full Metal Jacket

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 62:53


    The third instalment of Save It For The Pod sees the troops headed to basic training with Privates Joker and Pyle, as the squad gets drilled in the stylings of Stanley Kubrick,his examination of the indoctrination and depersonalisation of military recruits, and the harrowing realities of the Vietnam War.Join the maggots, Lou, San, Jakob and Terry, in their dissection of the career of Vincent D'Onofrio and admiration of the art of improvised insults, as the platoon fires off a few rounds in this week's discussion of Full Metal Jacket.

    Movie #99: 1917

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 64:37


    On the second edition of Save It For The Pod, the boys discuss No. 99 on the IMDB Top 100 Films List, recent Oscar-nominee “1917”. Tune in to find out the gang's thoughts on Sam Mendes' ostensible one-shot, a marvel of methodical modern-day movie making.Also in this episode: the crew present the “Last To The Bandwagon” hypothesis, Lou Bloom confesses his unrequited love for Hugh Grant, and San gives us a taste of his first comical commercial.

    Movie #100: Bicycle Thieves

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 38:17


    On the inaugural episode of Save It For The Pod, we begin our ascent of the IMDB Top 100 Films List with No. 100 - Vittorio De Sica's “Bicycle Thieves”. Join the hosts, Terry Maitland, Lou Bloom, Cousin San Marino and Jakob Toretto, as they talk you through and provide their distinct non-expert opinions on the 1948 film and topics including - fatherhood, the post-World War II Italian economy, and the practicality of eating an omelette out of a paper bag.

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