His Film Her Movie
52 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Interested in movies? Well, let me tell you about His Film Her Movie. In each episode, two film lovers - who also happen to be a couple - take one theme or situation and each choose a movie to discuss on the back of it.
They cover everything from classics to blockbusters, art-house flicks to guilty pleasures… offering their own very different take and perspective on the film… as well as whether or not you should watch it.
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Quirky is as Quirky does / Drop Dead Gorgeous + The Grand Budapest Hotel
October 16, 2020 10:13 - 43 minutes - 31.9 MBQuirky [adjective] - Unusual in an attractive and interesting way. We love offbeat and unique films here at His Film Her Movie HQ, so we thought we'd pick a couple of our favourites and talk about them. Lauren's choice is the 90s-tastic beauty pageant mockumentary Drop Dead Gorgeous starring Kirsten Dunst, Amy Adams and Denise Richards to name just a few. Jordan, however, chose a film from Mr. Quirky himself - the one, the only... Wes Anderson, with his superb hit The Grand Budapest Hotel....
Getting Our Sport On / Whip It + Raging Bull
October 08, 2020 20:25 - 47 minutes - 34.1 MBGrab an energy drink and you're favourite sweat bands as we're about to get sporty in this hizzy. As you may have guessed, this week is all about sports movies. First up Lauren's choice with Drew Barrymore's girl power extravaganza Whip It, starring Ellen Page and Kristen Wiig. Jordan then makes his wife watch Martin Scorsese's challenging masterpiece, Raging Bull. Subscribe, listen and enjoy.
Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey / 13 Going on 30 + Primer
September 22, 2020 19:50 - 43 minutes - 31.5 MBWith the beloved Bill & Ted returning to our silver screens last week, we thought we'd honour their presence and discuss two VERY different time-travel movies. First up is Lauren's choice, the Jennifer Garner starring romantic comedy, 13 Going on 30. After that we have a chat about the seriously complex (go check out the YouTube video) Shane Carruth puzzler, Primer from all the way back in 2004. Of course, Jordan goes for the pretentious one! Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
Best Friends Forever / My Girl + The Iron Giant
September 14, 2020 20:06 - 42 minutes - 30.2 MBAs we head into #thinkingofyou week, it seems like the perfect time to delve into a theme that's all about about the feels - friendship. So call your bestie and give these two flicks a watch. First up is Lauren's pick. Get the tissues at the ready as she's chosen the 90s family film, My Girl. And Jordan stays within the warm confines of the 90s as his film this week is director Brad 'The Incredibles' Bird's debut film, The Iron Giant from 1999. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
Back to School / Pretty in Pink + The Children's Hour
September 07, 2020 19:51 - 44 minutes - 32.4 MBIt feels like forever since kids were in classrooms but, as parents rejoice around the country, today is the day when they all head back. So we thought let's talk about some interesting school based films in this week's episode. First up is 80s favourite (and Lauren's choice) Pretty in Pink starring the always charming Molly Ringwald, before we take a turn and head back to 1961 to the brilliant, and seemingly not that widely discussed, William Wyler classic, The Children's Hour. Subscribe...
Eat Out to Help Out / Tonight's Special + My Dinner with André
August 31, 2020 18:03 - 43 minutes - 30.3 MBLike many folks across the United Kingdom, we've been taking advantage of the superb Eat Out to Help Out scheme designed to help eateries across the land. So we thought we'd use it as inspiration for this week's episode. We've both went and picked a couple of films that has a restaurant as one of it's most important components. Lauren chose the 2009 feel good film, Tonight's Special and Jordan went with the unique Louis Malle film, My Dinner with André. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
King of the Road / The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert + It Happened One Night
August 24, 2020 04:00 - 49 minutes - 36.4 MBAnd. We. Are. Back. After taking some time off, unintentionally at first (then intentionally after a couple of months) Jordan and Lauren are back to serve you up with their unique slice of film discussion. In this episode, we slide into gear and put the pedal to the floor as we discuss a couple of our favourite road movies. Jordan's pick is the pre-code 1934 romantic comedy It Happened One Night whereas Lauren chose the Australian cult favourite The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the De...
The Great Indoors / Rope + The Breakfast Club
April 21, 2020 20:00 - 49 minutes - 36 MBAs we head into another week of global lockdown and as the insanity of the same four walls creeps deeper into our consciousness than we'd probably like to admit, we've decided to watch a couple of films that also restrict themselves to their surroundings. This week we take on a films that take place all in one location. First up is Jordan's choice, and one of Alfred Hitchcock's most memorable cinematic experiments, the James Stewart starring Rope from back in 1948. This is then swiftly follo...
Film franchises to watch whilst quarantined: Part 2 / Mission Impossible
April 07, 2020 08:35 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBAs we're now into week three of quarantined life here in the UK, we continue with the second part of our special episodes looking at what film franchises to binge to keep the boredom away. This time around we're focused on the the Tom Cruise-athon that is the Mission: Impossible series. Big action, some bad hair and Ving Rhames being Ving Rhames awaits. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
Film franchises to watch whilst quarantined: Part 1 / Harry Potter
March 24, 2020 09:30 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBThe world is a scary place right now and many of us are in for long periods of time indoors, which isn't ideal. Even for us folk who choose to spend more time watching films than interacting with other people. We've tried to soften the blow by choosing a couple of film franchises that can get you through the dark days and hopefully put a smile on your face. In this, the first part of a special double episode, Lauren has chosen the Harry Potter franchise to discuss as a perfect tonic to your ...
History Makers No.7 : Selma
March 16, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 25.9 MBEvery five weeks Jordan and Lauren take a break from their normal format and look at a film based on history (dramatised history that is!) from around the time the episode is released. This time around we discuss Ava DuVernay's fantastic, Selma, from back in 2014. The film depicts the shocking events running up to and after the Civil Rights march from Selma to Montgomery on March 7th 1965.
Throwback kids films / An American Tail: Fievel Goes West + The Mighty Ducks
March 02, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 41 MBIn this weeks show, your hosts time travel and try to revisit the past as they take a long look at a couple of films that defined their childhoods. First up is Lauren's pick, the second feature in the Don Bluth animated studios franchise with An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. This is all before Jordan transports you to the snowy pavements of Minnesota and tells you to strap on your skates as he discusses the family favourite, The Mighty Ducks. Subscribe, listen and enjoy.
Dysfunctional families / Little Miss Sunshine + Dogtooth
February 24, 2020 05:00 - 51 minutes - 37.3 MBI'm pretty sure 99% of us will relate with this week's theme as most of us will live in one. Listen as we turn our gaze to some memorable movie dysfunctional families. Lauren's choice is an American indie darling, the super charming Little Miss Sunshine. Jordan, however, goes down the dark and disturbing route with Yorgos Lanthimos' breakout film, Dogtooth. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
Unusual love stories / Her + Birth
February 17, 2020 05:00 - 59 minutes - 42.7 MBWe're back! Finally! After a couple of weeks away due to life commitments getting in the way, Jordan and Lauren are back in front of their microphones tapping into the Valentines Day mood and discussing a couple of love stories... however, these aren't your normal romances. First up we've got Lauren's choice, the Academy Award winning Spike Jonze film, Her. Then it's time for Jordan's pick, the Nicole Kidman starring, Jonathan Glazer directed film, Birth from back in 2004. Subscribe, listen...
The Moral Dilemma Movie / My Sister's Keeper + Paths of Glory
January 27, 2020 14:00 - 47 minutes - 34.1 MBThey say conflict is key for any great story and what's better than exploring the conflicts of the bigger questions that life may throw at us. Either they be philosophical in nature or just something that you don't agree with. Jordan and Lauren have picked two films that have a couple of big moral questions at their core. First up is Lauren's choice, My Sister's Keeper directed by Nick Cassavetes whereas Jordan opted for Stanley Kubrick's anti-war gem, Paths of Glory starring Kirk Douglas. ...
History Makers No.6 : Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil & Vile
January 20, 2020 05:00 - 37 minutes - 27.1 MBEvery five weeks Jordan and Lauren take a break from their normal format and look at a film based on history (dramatised history that is!) from around the time the episode if released This episode they watch another film that neither had seen with the controversial depiction of infamous serial killer, Ted Bundy (portrayed by Zac Efron), in Joe Berlinger's Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. The murderer was executed by electric chair on January 24th 1989. Subscribe, download and en...
Essential viewing for a 2020 world / Idiocracy + 12 Angry Men
January 13, 2020 05:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBLet's face it. The world is a pretty shitty place to live right now. Climate change, impending wars, and societies that are so split down the middle that you feel they could collapse in on themselves at any minute. So why not watch a couple of films that could put some of that melancholy into perspective? First up is Lauren's choice, with Mike Judge's allegorical smackdown, Idiocracy starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolf and Terry Crews. Jordan follows that with Sidney Lumet's 1957 classical dep...
What we enjoyed watching in 2019
January 08, 2020 05:00 - 41 minutes - 30.6 MBOur little review of films and TV from 2019.
The Roaring Twenties / The Great Gatsby + The Untouchables
January 06, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 25.2 MBAs we say goodbye to 2019 and head into a new decade we have decided to celebrate by taking a look at some films that took place nearly a century ago back in the roaring twenties. Lauren has opted for Baz Luhrmann's re-imagining of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby as Jordan shows Lauren the 'Chicago Way' by making her watch Brian De Palma's super stylish 1987 film, The Untouchables. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
Christmas Cheeseboard #3 / A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby
December 25, 2019 08:00 - 27 minutes - 9.82 MBLauren delves back into depths of her bottomless Christmas cheer and this time she's got company as Ian Loring from the Film Basterds podcast comes along for the ride. This time the two take on the third film in the infamous Netflix Christmas Prince franchise, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.
We gave Cats our money and it took our sanity in return
December 24, 2019 11:30 - 13 minutes - 10.2 MBWe saw Cats... so you don't have too.
Unconventional Christmas Movie / Batman Returns + Lethal Weapon
December 23, 2019 20:20 - 45 minutes - 33 MBWe're only a couple of days away from Christmas and we continue our holiday season themed episodes with some unconventional Christmas movies to keep you mood. First up is a trip to Gotham City as Lauren chooses Tim Burton's second foray with the Caped Crusader, Batman Returns as Jordan tries to up his testosterone levels with the Richard Donner directed, Shane Black scribed Lethal Weapon. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
BONUS: Christmas Cheeseboard #2 / Christmas Inheritance
December 17, 2019 10:00 - 8 minutes - 5.65 MBThe festivities continue this week in this special bonus episode of His Film Her Movie. In the second episode, Lauren takes on another Netflix original, with 2017's Christmas Inheritance stars Eliza Taylor, Jake Lacy and Andie MacDowell. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
Christmas Cheeseboard #2 / Christmas Inheritance
December 17, 2019 05:00 - 8 minutes - 5.65 MBThe festivities continue this week in this special bonus episode of His Film Her Movie. In the second episode, Lauren takes on another Netflix original, with 2017's Christmas Inheritance stars Eliza Taylor, Jake Lacy and Andie MacDowell. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
The Quintessential Christmas Movie / Miracle on 34th Street + Home Alone
December 16, 2019 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBWe're nine days away and it's definitely beginning to look a lot like Christmas. That's why we've got into the holiday spirit and have picked our favourite quintessential Christmas movies. Lauren's choice is the 1994 remake of the Richard Attenborough starring, Miracle on 34th Street. As for Jordan, his pick is the blockbuster smash from back from 1990 with the family favourite, Home Alone. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
History Makers No.5 : Pearl Harbor
December 09, 2019 05:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBEvery five weeks Jordan and Lauren take a break from their normal format and look at film based on history (dramatised history that is!). This episode we go into the unknown and, for the first time, discuss a film that neither us had seen. That film being the 2001 blockbuster, and Michael Bay joint, Pearl Harbor starring Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale. Listen to see what Jordan and Lauren thought of this critical flop. Subscribe, download and enjoy!
BONUS: Christmas Cheeseboard #1 / A Christmas Prince + A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding
December 04, 2019 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBLauren has definitely drank the festive 'cool aid' as she begins a treacherous journey through some snow strewn cinematic Christmas cliche's. In the first episode of this bonus podcast series, she tackles the first two instalments of the Netflix Christmas Prince franchise, A Christmas Prince and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
Christmas Cheeseboard #1 / A Christmas Prince + A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding
December 03, 2019 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBLauren has definitely drank the festive 'cool aid' as she begins a treacherous journey through some snow strewn cinematic Christmas cliche's. In the first episode of this bonus podcast series, she tackles the first two instalments of the Netflix Christmas Prince franchise, A Christmas Prince and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
Winter is Coming... / Groundhog Day + Hugo
December 02, 2019 05:00 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MBYou've hunted through your draws, found your hat and scarf and are questioning even the slightest idea of heading outside. Winter has finally come. So this week we take a look at those films that seem to be made for those moments where you're wrapped in a blanket as the world freezes outside. First up is Lauren's pick, Harold Ramis' classic comedy starring the always great Bill Murray, Groundhog Day. We follow up with a favourite of Jordan's from 2011, the magical Paris-set Martin Scorsese ...
Anything but Frozen 2... / Jumanji + Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
November 25, 2019 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBAnother week, another episode of His Film Her Movie. And this week, as Frozen 2 storms into cinemas across the world, we thought we'd try and help those parents who really aren't either Team Elsa or Team Anna by giving them some alternative programming to the Disney Princess behemoth. The kids blockbuster is a strange thing, however, we thick we got our eyes on two of the very best. Lauren picks the Joe Johnston's special effects driven charmer, Jumanji from way back in 1995 whilst Jordan c...
The Cultamaniacs / The Master + Sound of My Voice
November 18, 2019 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBWe're back in the swing of it now! This week Jordan and Lauren dip their toes into a couple of the most intriguing cinematic cults that have graced the silver screen over the last 10 years. Lauren chooses the highly praised Academy Award nominated, The Master, directed by the a master, in his own right, Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Joaquin Phoenix and the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman. Jordan picks the small scale festival favourite, from the creative duo of Zal Batmanglij and Brit...
The Wedding Episode / Addams Family Values + The Philadelphia Story
November 11, 2019 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBIt's been a few weeks but we're back!! Apologies for the break, but getting married and going on honeymoon was pretty time consuming! haha. But we're back with an aptly themed show with films that have revolve around weddings. Lauren chooses one of her favourite family movies with the Addams Family Values, whilst Jordan dips back into his 40s screwball comedy obsession with The Philadelphia Story. It feels good to back and in the routine. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
History Makers No.4 : Judgement at Nuremberg
October 21, 2019 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBEvery five weeks we take a break from our normal format and look at film based on history (dramatised history that is!). This time around we take on all 3 hours and 8 minutes of Stanley Kramer's superb, Judgement at Nuremberg, which stars Spencer Tracey, an Oscar swimming performance by Maxamilian Schell, Judy Garland and Montgomery Clift. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
Films that make you hungry / Julie & Julia + Big Night
October 11, 2019 14:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBReady your tastebuds and do not listen if your stomach is rumbling. This week's show is all about a couple of films which are guaranteed to get make you salivate uncontrollably. Jordan and Lauren talk about some of their favourite 'foodie' films that can't help but make you hungry. Lauren takes on the charming Julie & Julia from the late, great Nora Ephron, as Jordan serves up a day in the life of a struggling Italian restaurant in 50s New Jersey with Stanley Tucci and Cambell Scott's superb...
90s Teen Movie / Empire Records + Pleasantville
October 04, 2019 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBWe dust off our plaid shirts, tear holes in our jeans and embrace the grunge scene as we take on the 90s teen movie this week. Lauren picks one of the most '90s' films you could ever wish to see, with the cult favourite Empire Records and Jordan takes us down memory lane and (maybe) shows us that 90s kids were actually all right after all with 1998's Pleasantville. Subscribe, download and enjoy!
Proud Cumbrian / Withnail & I + Brief Encounter
September 27, 2019 06:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBWe take it back to our roots with this new episode of the His Film Her Movie Podcast! Jordan and Lauren thought it was a good idea to show their home country some love as they discuss a couple of classic movies that have a Cumbrian connection. Jordan starts off with the 1945 David Lean directed masterpeice, Brief Encounter before Lauren follows up with the 80s cult favourite, Withnail and I - a masterpiece in its own right also, which stars Richard E. Grant in the role that still defines his...
Shush... I'm a secret / Miss Congeniality + Infernal Affairs
September 20, 2019 06:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBIt's actually baffling how different two films can be even when they exist in the same sub-genre. This week Jordan and Lauren take on the undercover cop movie with two interestingly opposite picks. Jordan goes with the slick and stylish Hong Kong thriller, Infernal Affairs, whereas Lauren chooses the Sandra Bullock audience pleasing comedy, Miss Congeniality. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
History Makers No.3 : Marie Antoinette
September 12, 2019 20:59 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBEvery five weeks we take a break from our normal format and look at film based on history (dramatised history that is!). This time around it's Lauren's choice and she's gone for the under-appreciated gem from Sophia Coppola, 2006's lavish Marie Antoinette. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
Sing-a-long Spectacular / The Rocky Horror Picture Show + Singin' in the Rain
August 30, 2019 09:08 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBGet your vocal chords primed as this week we're talking musicals! Jordan and Lauren highlight a couple of those brilliant sing-a-long classics that, no matter how much you fight it, get you joining in with the actors on screen. Jordan's pick kicks off the show with the Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly's 1952 delight, Singin' in the Rain. Lauren choice follows with the raunchy and debaucherous cult favourite, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Subscribe, listen and enjoy.
Turn that frown upside down / Who Framed Roger Rabbit? + His Girl Friday
August 22, 2019 06:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBCan a film get you out of a crappy mood? Well, that's what is up for discussion this week on the show as Jordan and Lauren both showcase their picks on two pieces of cinema that change your mood for the better. First up is Jordan's choice, the highly regarded screwball comedy His Girl Friday, followed by Lauren's choice of the always colourful and crazy Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
A Day to Remember / A Royal Night Out + Do the Right Thing
August 15, 2019 06:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBFrom the future Queen to Radio Raheem. This week Jordan and Lauren must choose their favourite films set over the span of 24 hours. Lauren starts us off with the charmingly delightful A Royal Night Out and Jordan takes us to 80s Brooklyn, with Spike Lee's seminal work Do the Right Thing. Hope you enjoy. Download, listen and subscribe!
This is so bad... it's good!!! / Repo! The Genetic Opera + Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo
August 08, 2019 23:17 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBThere isn't such a thing as a guilty pleasure in cinema. You just love what you love and this can, of course, include the odd stinker. Jordan and Lauren have a game of show and tell this week as they showcase a couple of films that they happen to love, even if many people think they shouldn't exist. This week's films are Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo and Repo! The Genetic Opera. Download, enjoy and subscribe!
History Makers No.2 : Secret Honor
August 01, 2019 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBWe're back with our monthly 'History Makers' feature this week. Given that it is nearly the 45th anniversary of President Richard 'Tricky Dick' Nixon's resignation from office, Jordan's choice in this episode is the criminally underseen 1984 Robert Altman film, Secret Honor. What will Lauren think of this risky choice? Listen and find out!
The Curious Case of the Charming Criminal / Megamind + Trouble in Paradise
July 25, 2019 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBIn what would be one of the strangest double-bills you'd ever sit through, Jordan and Lauren tackle loveable criminals this week. This clash of tastes take us back firstly to 1932, where Jordan makes Lauren sit through the pre-code classic, Trouble in Paradise, before heading straight the to colourful streets of Metro City with 2010's Will Ferrell animated comedy, Megamind. Download, subscribe and enjoy!
So you want a good cry... / Moulin Rouge! + Grave of the Fireflies
July 18, 2019 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBGet your tissues at the ready as Jordan and Lauren discuss a couple of films that are guaranteed to get you sniffling and blaming your 'allergies'. Lauren's choice this week is the Baz Luhrmann's 2001 musical extravaganza Moulin Rouge! and Jordan takes you on a journey to war-time Japan in the Studio Ghibli classic, Grave of the Fireflies. Subscribe, download and enjoy. *If you could also be so kind to drop up a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts it will be a huge favour as it will make ...
Want to watch a Comic Book film but are bored of spandex? / Ghost World + Persepolis
July 11, 2019 06:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBIf you say you want to watch a comic book movie, 99.9% will instantly think of those spandex clad heroes. However, Jordan and Lauren take the time to speak about a couple of films that don't abide by this stereotype. First up is Jordan's choice, the Iranian coming of age tale Persepolis and Lauren chooses the cult favourite and Oscar nominated, Ghost World.
So you want to 'mess up' your kids? / Coraline + The Secret of NIMH
July 04, 2019 06:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBJordan and Lauren return to their normal programming this and discuss two of their favourite 'messed up' kids films in the form of the Neil Gaimen adaptation Coraline, directed by Henry Selick and Don Bluth's underrated and underseen animated classic, The Secret of Nimh, which was released back in 1982.
History Makers No.1 : Pride
June 20, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBJordan and Lauren take a little side step this week by kicking off a new monthly feature. 'History Makers' will see us speak about some of the most shocking, inspiring or hilarious true stories that cinema has to offer and seeing as we're currently in Pride month, there's no better way than to begin this new feature by discussing the 2014 film, Pride.
A journey down the Disney animated classic highway / The Little Mermaid + Robin Hood
June 13, 2019 07:02 - 45 minutes - 31 MBLauren and Jordan discuss some of the best offerings from Disney's Animation Studios, The Little Mermaid and Robin Hood. Subscribe, listen and enjoy!
Wait... are you saying kids CAN give good performances? / Pan’s Labyrinth + Beasts of the Southern Wild
June 05, 2019 17:53 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBJordan and Lauren discuss two of their favourite films that have a superb central performance from a child. Lauren picks Pan's Labyrinth and Jordan chooses Beasts of the Southern Wild. Download, subscribe and enjoy!