Call It, Friendo

Nov 03 2024 159 ep. 80 mins 39

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Join co-hosts Andy J Ritchie and Donnchadh Tiernan as we watch and discuss 2 films decided by the toss of a coin.

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154. Good Luck Chuck (2007) & I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)

Nov 03 2024 91 mins

This week, we discuss two comedy films from the CCU (Chuck Cinematic Universe). The first is Good Luck Chuck (2007), starring Dane Cook and Jessica Alba. In the film, women find their "one true love" after having sex with a dentist named Chuck (Cook). Chuck meets a girl named Cam (Alba) and tries to become her true love. The second is I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), s

153. The Unbelievable Truth (1989) & Trust (1990)

Oct 20 2024 82 mins

This week, we discuss two films from American Indie director Hal Hartley. The first is The Unbelievable Truth (1989), starring Adrienne Shelly and Robert Burke. It tells the story of Audry, a girl who dumps her high-school boyfriend and becomes a successful fashion model, and her relationship with a mysterious man called Josh, recently released from prison after serving time for ma

152. Hush (2016) & Wait Until Dark (1967)

Oct 13 2024 91 mins

This week, we discuss two home invasion thrillers. The first is Hush (2016), directed and edited by Mike Flanagan, and starring Kate Siegel, who also co-wrote the film with Flanagan. Siegel plays a deaf-mute horror author who must face off against a crossbow-wielding psycho. The second is Wait Until Dark (1967), directed by Terence Young and based on the 1966 play of the same name.

151. 10 (1979) & Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

Oct 06 2024 91 mins

This week, we discuss two films from American director Blake Edwards. The first is 10 (1979), starring Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Robert Webber and Bo Derek. It was considered a trendsetting film at the time of its release and became one of the year's biggest box-office hits. The film follows a middle-aged man who becomes infatuated with a young woman whom he has never met, leadi

150. The Eel (1997) & Black Rain (1989)

Sep 29 2024 80 mins

This week, we discuss two films from Japanese director Shohei Yamamura. The first is The Eel (1997), starring Kōji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho and Akira Emoto. The film is loosely based on the novel On Parole by celebrated author Akira Yoshimura, combined with elements from the director's 1966 film The Pornographers. It shared the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festi

149. Until the End of the World (1991) & Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Sep 22 2024 91 mins

This week, we discuss two films from two prominent New German Cinema directors. The first is Until the End of the World (1991), an epic science fiction adventure drama directed by Wim Wenders. Set at the turn of the millennium in the shadow of a world-changing catastrophe, the film follows a man and woman, played by William Hurt and Solveig Dommartin, as they are pursued across the

148. The Seven-Ups (1973) & Marathon Man (1976)

Aug 11 2024 93 mins

This week, we discuss two films featuring friend of the show Roy Scheider. The first is The Seven-Ups (1973), a neo-noir mystery action thriller produced and directed by Philip D'Antoni. It stars Roy Scheider as a crusading policeman who is the leader of the Seven-Ups, a squad of plainclothes officers who use dirty, unorthodox tactics to snare their quarry on charges leading to pri

147. All That Jazz (1979) & Star 80 (1983)

Aug 04 2024 94 mins

This week, we discuss two films from American director and choreographer Bob Fosse. The first is All That Jazz (1979), a musical drama starring Roy Scheider. The screenplay, by Robert Alan Aurthur and Fosse, is a semi-autobiographical fantasy based on aspects of Fosse's life and career as a dancer, choreographer and director. The film was inspired by Fosse's manic effort to edit hi

146. The Innocents (1961) & Our Mother's House (1967)

Jul 28 2024 86 mins

This week, we discuss two films from English director Jack Clayton. The first is The Innocents (1961), a gothic psychological horror film starring Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave and Megs Jenkins. Based on the 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw by the American novelist Henry James, the screenplay was adapted by William Archibald and Truman Capote, who used Archibald's own 1950 stage

145. Boat Trip (2002) & Cruising (1980)

Jul 14 2024 82 mins

This week, we discuss two films criticised for their depiction of gay people. The first is Boat Trip (2002), a romantic comedy directed by Mort Nathan in his feature film directorial debut and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Horatio Sanz, Vivica A. Fox, Roselyn Sánchez and Roger Moore. The film was a critical and commercial failure. The second is Cruising (1980), a crime thriller writt