Month: July 2014

This week we talk in depth about a sequel to a reboot of a franchise that was already rebooted with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and a grim examination of the Catholic Church’s crimes with Calvary. Pete also has some cracking recommendations for homework with The Guard, In Bruges and Life Itself! So come and weather the forces of history with… Continue reading Predestination

This week I went and saw Tim’s Vermeer, about a guy called Tim who’s convinced that Johannes Vermeer used a secret high-tech method to make his paintings, and Pete and I both saw 22 Jump Street, about Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill doing the same shit all over again except with more money. We also discuss Louis CK’s… Continue reading Through the Looking Glass

I saw John Pilger’s Utopia this week and, because it deals with the ongoing effect on indigenous Australians of an invasion from which I profit, I struggle to talk sensibly about it. Pete saw The Lunchbox and happily talks very sensibly about it because it’s a mild and life-affirming indie comedy that doesn’t call into question the… Continue reading Someone Else’s Lunch

Pete saw Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s The Trip to Italy and I saw Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore’s Blended. Can you guess which one was better? Yep, you can. You totally can. You just did. As soon as you read that opening sentence you did. And you were right! High five! For homework we have… Continue reading Not A Political Podcast