You Should Watch This

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Each episode, one of the boys presents an overlooked film they love, and tries to convince the other of its misunderstood genius. The two debate its merits and discuss how it was made and whether it belongs in the pantheon of cinematic greats. You Should Watch This with Ed and Simon began as a series of drunken conversations between two film-loving friends who were constantly recommending forgotten and unloved movies to each other. With the help of sound, editing and music maestro David, a podcast was born. Season 1 introduces us to eight unique, brilliant films and Season 2 is coming hot on its heels to bring even more recommendations for unmissable films into your life.

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YSWT - S2E5 - The Other Guys (2010)

Apr 07 2020 47 mins

Ed Hime absolutely adores The Other Guys (2010). And who can blame him. Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell give grandstanding comedic performances as the mismatched cops on the hunt for a white-collar criminal which serves as the jumping off point for director Adam McKay's later political movies (The Big Short (2015) and Vice (2018)). An ensemble cast to die for, will it be enough

YSWT - S2E4 - Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

Mar 26 2020 45 mins

A real gem of an Italian movie is on offer in this instalment of You Should Watch This. Simon pitches Elio Petri's Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion - an enthralling political satire which isn't so much a whodunit as a "whydunit". The police inspector (Gian Maria Volonté) kills his lover in the opening scene and then spends the rest of the film trying

YSWT - S2E3 - Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

Feb 19 2020 45 mins

Tim Burton's first feature as director sees the eponymous Pee-wee Herman on a road trip to recover his beloved lost bike in one of the strangest "kids" movies ever made. For Simon the film has so many associations with his childhood, from Large Marge to behind the wheel to Amazing Larry's mohican, but will the slick script, inventive stop-motion animation be eno

YSWT - S2E2 - Breaking Away (1979)

Jan 27 2020 42 mins

How about a heartfelt coming of age story, a critique of the American class system and a rousing sports drama all rolled into one? In this episode of You Should Watch This, Ed pitches Peter Yates' late-70s cycling movie Breaking Away (1979) to Simon. With a host of break out talent (Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Dennis Christopher) playing the disenchanted high school graduates

Trailer: Season 2 of "You Should Watch This"

Jan 12 2020 1 mins

You Should Watch This is back! Get a sneak peek at what you can expect in the second season of the film podcast where Ed Hime and Simon Fowler pitch the neglected and forgotten movies you may not have seen yet.

YSWT - S2E1 - Green Room (2015)

Jan 12 2020 47 mins

Jeremy Saulnier's 2015 claustrophobic punk horror masterpiece is the jumping off point for Season 2 of You Should Watch This. Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots and Patrick Stewart star in a tale of a travelling punk band who find themselves under siege from a group of neo-Nazis after walking in on a crime scene. Ed pitches the film that he thinks people would be talking in the same

YSWT - S1E8 - The Brothers Bloom (2008)

Sep 30 2018 41 mins

The Brothers Bloom (2008) is a madcap heist movie from director Rian Johnson ("The Last Jedi", "Looper") which pitches Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo as the eponymous brothers. Rachel Weisz plays the eccentric millionaire and mark for the two con men to try and swindle.

YSWT - S1E7 - Fletch (1985)

Sep 23 2018 37 mins

Love Bill Murray? What if I told you that out of the mist of 1970s improv comedy came a leading man equally as funny but definitely more problematic that Bill? Although massive during his '80s heydey, Chevy Chase sunk to relative obscurity and although "rescued" in the cultish TV series "Community" most will not remember him for this hilarious star turn as

YSWT - S1E6 - Ride Lonesome (1959)

Sep 16 2018 29 mins

Budd Boetticher's 1959 Western "Ride Lonesome" is up for discussion this week, and the Randolph Scott vehicle is an absolute gem of a movie. Fast paced (this B movie is only 73 minutes long) and packing a heck of a punch, this is the sort of classic Sunday afternoon film you can find yourself swept up in. But will Ed appreciate the charm that the film has to offer?

YSWT - S1E5 - In The Cut (2003)

Sep 09 2018 43 mins

Jane Campion's marvellously original and disturbing thriller In The Cut (2003) features on the podcast this week, and Ed and Simon pick apart the masterly intense and controversial thriller starring Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Jason Leigh.