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Ep. 78 - Oscars 2022 (Part 2)
October 01, 2022 18:51 - 1 hour - 108 MBThis is the second part of our discussion about films featured at Oscars 2022. We will first go through the rest of the films in Best Picture category and then talk about some of the few other ones worth mentioning. At the very end we reveal our favourite film from the awards ceremony.
Ep. 77 - Oscars 2022 (Part 1)
September 08, 2022 15:48 - 1 hour - 100 MBIn this episode we are going to talk about the films that were featured in the Best Picture category of Oscars 2022. We will go through them one by one and give our thoughts. Getting through all of them is way too big discussion for one episode, so this is just the first part.
Ep. 76 - Jason Bourne franchise
March 30, 2022 10:40 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBI had never had that much interest in the Bourne movies, so when I got inspiration to check out some movie franchises I was positively surprised and felt stupid to have never seen them before. My mother has enjoyed them already before so this gave us a chance to talk about them. So we will go through every Bourne movie starting with The Bourne Identity (2002) and ending with Jason Bourne (2016).
Ep. 75 - Another Round, In Treatment, Star Wars, Ocean's trilogy, The Hand of God
January 24, 2022 11:49 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBWe open up our episode with deeper discussion of Thomas Vinteberg's Another Round (2020). After this we indulge ourselves with several topics, including the interesting production behind the series In Treatment, my mother's experience with the first Star Wars (1977), my own experience with Sodebergh's Ocean's movies. At the end my mother gives a comment on Paolo Sorrentino's The Hand of God (2021) and her struggle with currently ongoing tv shows.
Ep. 74 - Promising Young Woman, Many Saints of Newark, Squid Game, Gaspar Noé
January 12, 2022 15:54 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MBIn this casual discussion we are going to go over several topics from our recent viewings. We start off with Emerald Fennell's award winning comedy thriller Promising Young Woman (2020). After that my mother gives her review of the "Soprano story" The Many Saints of Newark (2021) and I mention something about Netflix's hit series Squid Game that I have not seen much talked about. We close things off by talking about Gaspar Noé and share our thoughts on two of his recent movies: Lux Æterna (2...
Ep. 73 - Liisa's favourite movies of 2020
December 03, 2021 20:58 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBOn our second part exploring our favourite movies of 2020 we concentrate on my mothers list. There are some natural overlap with my list, but I'm definite that she will surprise you with some of the titles she mentions. And if you stick at the very end she will reveal which movie became her new favourite movie of all time.
Ep. 72 - Aharon's favourite movies of 2020
November 22, 2021 22:38 - 58 minutes - 81.3 MBThis is the first part in our list exploring personal favourites of 2020. We both had a handful of recommendations which we also wanted to comment on, so instead of one big episode we decided to release them as two part episodes. I was able to see 76 movies and these are 11 that made my very top of the list. Unfortunately because of the time limit, I couldn't mention all the recommendations. So if you are interested and looking for good movies, check out my Letterboxd list.
Ep. 71 - Dune
November 03, 2021 15:36 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBDenis Villeneuve's cinematic adaptation of Dune has been winning over critics as well as the box office. Considering the troubled history of adapting the book, releasing a satisfying singular vision is an achievement by itself. Next to this monumental release, the opinions of some son and mother can't help to feel little bit insignificant. All we can really do in the end is talk about our experience that - like my mother points out - has been years in the making. In the discussion we explore...
Ep. 70 - Small Axe
August 05, 2021 08:34 - 59 minutes - 82 MBWith Small Axe (2020) British filmmaker Steve McQueen contributes to the ongoing evolution of merging the line between cinema and television even more. The series of films (presented as a mini-series) tell five distinct stories set in West Indian community in London from 1969 to 1982. We explore our experiences watching them in a discussion that gets also little bit emotional.
Ep. 69 - Watching Movies in 2020
July 10, 2021 11:18 - 40 minutes - 56.4 MBThis time instead of talking about a specific movie, we are going to talk about watching movies during the quarantine in 2020. Liisa describes her troubles with the library and how certain series helped her survive. Aharon shares his evolution towards streaming services and how big changes in his life pushed him to become more open about how we watch movies.
Ep. 68 - Oscars 2021
May 15, 2021 21:29 - 54 minutes - 75.7 MBDuring most of 2020 we took a quiet break from podcasting. When we finally felt like recording again it was difficult to get back on it. But thankfully we have the annual Academy Awards to cheer everybody up and get the discussions flowing. We do our traditional predictions and reactions while giving bits of opinions on the topics at hand.
Ep. 67 - Downsizing
May 03, 2020 13:10 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBDespite of its interesting premise, Alexander Payne's 2017 sci-fi satire Downsizing failed to impress both critics and the audience. It was criticized for it's poor plot, uninteresting use of the genre, dull protagonist and the portrayal of an Vietnamese refugee character. For us the level of hatred this film got was baffling, to say the least. My mother, for example, honored it as one of the best movies of the year. So we are definitely seeing something different than everyone else...
Ep. 66 - 12 Monkeys
April 04, 2020 10:15 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBTerry Gilliam's 1995 time travel epic 12 Monkeys is in many ways very relevant topic to discuss these days. While being simply an awesome movie and must see, we concentrate in our talk mainly on the philosophical aspects of the story and how it compares to other movies as Mad Max, Vertigo and of course Chris Marker's original La Jetée (1962).
Episode 65 - Favourite Movies of 2019
February 20, 2020 19:21 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBWe go through our favourite movies of 2019 with some honorary mentions and other memorable experiences.
Ep. 65 - Favourite Movies of 2019
February 20, 2020 19:21 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBWe go through our favourite movies of 2019 with some honorary mentions and other memorable experiences.
Ep. 64 - Oscars 2020
February 15, 2020 20:47 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBLast time the Oscars gave us such a depressing event that we almost didn’t want to do our annual reaction episode this year. Somehow we found the energy and settled for the most thrilling awards ceremony since Moonlight (2016) winning best picture.
Episode 64 - Oscars 2020
February 15, 2020 20:47 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBLast time the Oscars gave us such a depressing event that we almost didn’t want to do our annual reaction episode this year. Somehow we found the energy and settled for the most thrilling awards ceremony since Moonlight (2016) winning best picture.
Episode 63 - The Irishman
February 06, 2020 22:42 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBRobert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s Netflix release The Irishman (2019) which was a very long crime drama movie. We start the episode with a story of how hard it was for Aharon to find a moment to watch this movie. We continue with a discussion on the length and editing. Then we move on to the de-aging technology. And finally with some nice closing thoughts on the magic of cinema.
Ep. 63 - The Irishman
February 06, 2020 22:42 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBRobert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s Netflix release The Irishman (2019) which was a very long crime drama movie. We start the episode with a story of how hard it was for Aharon to find a moment to watch this movie. We continue with a discussion on the length and editing. Then we move on to the de-aging technology. And finally with some nice closing thoughts on the magic of cinema.
Episode 62 - Joker and Once Upon a Time In Hollywood
October 30, 2019 23:03 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MBIn which we are having more relaxed time and discuss first hand thoughts about movies we saw recently. Aharon tells a story about how several movies he saw tied together and Liisa is dying to get into Todd Phillips’ Joker (2019) and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (2019).
Ep. 62 - Joker and Once Upon a Time In Hollywood
October 30, 2019 23:03 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MBIn which we are having more relaxed time and discuss first hand thoughts about movies we saw recently. Aharon tells a story about how several movies he saw tied together and Liisa is dying to get into Todd Phillips’ Joker (2019) and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (2019).
Episode 61 - Murder on the Orient Express
October 17, 2019 20:10 - 1 hour - 121 MBIn this epic episode we discuss three adaptations of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express starring his most famous character, Hercule Poirot. We talk about our history with Agatha Christie’s stories, Belgium, how the adaptations portray Poirot and which one of them truly captures the full potential of this particular crime story. Because of Poirot’s famous country of origin, we thought a great chance to invite our friend Vincent Gebruers and give his local perspective on these adapt...
Ep. 61 - Murder on the Orient Express
October 17, 2019 20:10 - 1 hour - 121 MBIn this epic episode we discuss three adaptations of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express starring his most famous character, Hercule Poirot. We talk about our history with Agatha Christie’s stories, Belgium, how the adaptations portray Poirot and which one of them truly captures the full potential of this particular crime story. Because of Poirot’s famous country of origin, we thought a great chance to invite our friend Vincent Gebruers and give his local perspective on these adap...
Ep. 60 - A Monster Calls
July 06, 2019 19:56 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBWe found ourselves this time surprisingly talking about J. A. Bayona’s 2016 dark fantasy film A Monster Calls, adapted from the novel of the same name. While I had both negative and some positive feelings about the movie my mother simply didn’t understand why we were talking about this movie. Nevertheless like usual we managed to dig ourselves deep into fairy tales and children in cinema.
Episode 60 - A Monster Calls
July 06, 2019 19:56 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBWe found ourselves this time surprisingly talking about J. A. Bayona’s 2016 dark fantasy film A Monster Calls, adapted from the novel of the same name. While I had both negative and some positive feelings about the movie my mother simply didn’t understand why we were talking about this movie. Nevertheless like usual we managed to dig ourselves deep into fairy tales and children in cinema.
Episode 59 - Oscars 2019
March 12, 2019 19:20 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBSo here we are again. The Academy Awards were given while we avoided the news until we sat down and hosted our own Oscar special during which we revealed the winners. This year we wanted to include into the discussion also the movies from 2018 that didn’t get any attention in the Oscars and which we would definitely recommend people to see. So this time we will first go through a handful of Oscars winners and the other half we will dedicate to our own recommendations.
Ep. 59 - Oscars 2019
March 12, 2019 19:20 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBSo here we are again. The Academy Awards were given while we avoided the news until we sat down and hosted our own Oscar special during which we revealed the winners. This year we wanted to include into the discussion also the movies from 2018 that didn’t get any attention in the Oscars and which we would definitely recommend people to see. So this time we will first go through a handful of Oscars winners and the other half we will dedicate to our own recommendations.
Ep. 58 - Valerian and The Fifth Element
January 23, 2019 21:21 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBLuc Besson’s space adventure The Fifth Element (1997) still holds up as one the most entertaining movies coming out from 90’s. Naturally the fans were excited when the director chose to revisit space with his 2017 film Valerian and the City of Thousand Planets. The movie flopped at the box office and was forgotten relatively fast. Oddly we found this topic enough interesting that we had some thoughts of our own to put up on the table. We compare both movies and examine what are the failures ...
Episode 58 - Valerian and The Fifth Element
January 23, 2019 21:21 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBLuc Besson’s space adventure The Fifth Element (1997) still holds up as one the most entertaining movies coming out from 90’s. Naturally the fans were excited when the director chose to revisit space with his 2017 film Valerian and the City of Thousand Planets. The movie flopped at the box office and was forgotten relatively fast. Oddly we found this topic enough interesting that we had some thoughts of our own to put up on the table. We compare both movies and examine what are the failures ...
Episode 57 - Elle
January 14, 2019 21:21 - 59 minutes - 49.7 MBPaul Verhoeven’s Elle (2016) is probably the hardest movie we had to talk about. It is a complex movie with very heavy subject matter. It’s a challenge to define the characters and their motives as confidently as the movie presents itself. But we knew it was a movie we had to get out of our system somehow. For my mother especially it was a major experience that ended helping her with her own life. In our talk we, among other topics, try our luck with analysing the characters and events, shar...
Ep. 57 - Elle
January 14, 2019 21:21 - 59 minutes - 49.7 MBPaul Verhoeven’s Elle (2016) is probably the hardest movie we had to talk about. It is a complex movie with very heavy subject matter. It’s a challenge to define the characters and their motives as confidently as the movie presents itself. But we knew it was a movie we had to get out of our system somehow. For my mother especially it was a major experience that ended helping her with her own life. In our talk we, among other topics, try our luck with analysing the characters and events, shar...
Episode 56 - We Need to Talk About Kevin
January 08, 2019 16:19 - 59 minutes - 51 MBI became really interested in Lynne Ramsay’s movies and because I heard so much about We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) I decided to put it on the table for us to discuss. Little did I know Liisa was more than familiar with the movie and not very happy about it. Apart from Kevin we talk about psychopaths, mothers, Tilda Swinton and other Lynne Ramsay movies we are excited about. We kind of sidetrack at the end towards other directors, their methods and role of actors in productions. I had ...
Ep. 56 - We Need to Talk About Kevin
January 08, 2019 16:19 - 59 minutes - 51 MBI became really interested in Lynne Ramsay’s movies and because I heard so much about We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) I decided to put it on the table for us to discuss. Little did I know Liisa was more than familiar with the movie and not very happy about it. Apart from Kevin we talk about psychopaths, mothers, Tilda Swinton and other Lynne Ramsay movies we are excited about. We kind of sidetrack at the end towards other directors, their methods and role of actors in productions. I had ...
Episode 55 - mother!
November 13, 2018 21:14 - 47 minutes - 23.3 MBPrior to seeing mother! my own mother told that her primary goal with Darren Aronofsky's 2017 film was to see what he was all about. Apparently she never really got him. In the other hand I have been following him very closely ever since I saw Requiem for a Dream (2000). That said, it has been surprisingly fascinating (and confusing) to observe his latest output. Similarly to my mother I also found myself bewildered. So fortunately we got to sit down and talk about it and finally put the topi...
Ep. 55 - mother!
November 13, 2018 21:14 - 47 minutes - 23.3 MBPrior to seeing mother! my own mother told that her primary goal with Darren Aronofsky's 2017 film was to see what he was all about. Apparently she never really got him. In the other hand I have been following him very closely ever since I saw Requiem for a Dream (2000). That said, it has been surprisingly fascinating (and confusing) to observe his latest output. Similarly to my mother I also found myself bewildered. So fortunately we got to sit down and talk about it and finally put the topi...
Ep. 54 - Happy End
September 18, 2018 19:28 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBDespite mentioning Haneke frequently in our podcast, we haven’t had the chance to have an episode dedicated to him solely. But with his recent drama set in Calais, France, which my mother honoured to be the (other) best movie of 2017, we finally got our opportunity to focus on him. We talk of course about Haneke’s style and techniques in storytelling. This movie also gives us a good example on how he examines political content through his stories. We get lost in dissecting the characters and...
Episode 54 - Happy End
September 18, 2018 19:28 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBDespite mentioning Haneke frequently in our podcast, we haven’t had the chance to have an episode dedicated to him solely. But with his recent drama set in Calais, France, which my mother honoured to be the (other) best movie of 2017, we finally got our opportunity to focus on him. We talk of course about Haneke’s style and techniques in storytelling. This movie also gives us a good example on how he examines political content through his stories. We get lost in dissecting the characters and...
Episode 53 - The Square
May 23, 2018 20:39 - 1 hour - 36 MBAfter Ruben Östlund’s memorable Force Majeure (2014), we were looking forward to his next film, The Square (2017). Especially after it won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival. A satire about the art world seemed like a welcoming subject, but oh boy, the movie did not sit well with us. And we knew we had to talk about it. If for nothing else, just to get it out of our system. So abandon all hope, ye who enter here. We discuss of course about what exactly went wrong here. About Östlunds pr...
Ep. 53 - The Square
May 23, 2018 20:39 - 1 hour - 36 MBAfter Ruben Östlund’s memorable Force Majeure (2014), we were looking forward to his next film, The Square (2017). Especially after it won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival. A satire about the art world seemed like a welcoming subject, but oh boy, the movie did not sit well with us. And we knew we had to talk about it. If for nothing else, just to get it out of our system. So abandon all hope, ye who enter here. We discuss of course about what exactly went wrong here. About Östlunds pr...
Ep. 52 - The Wicker Man (2006)
May 08, 2018 05:39 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBTo get the whole Wicker Man experience completely out of our system after our talk about the original Robin Hardy masterpiece, we decided to examine Nicolas Cage’s accidental comedy The Wicker Man (2006). Our focus is particularly on the differences between the remake and the original and how exactly the makers of the remake failed to conceive the concepts of the original movie. Also we talk about the surprising merits of the remake. In particular the fact that both films have achieved a cul...
Episode 52 - The Wicker Man (2006)
May 08, 2018 05:39 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBTo get the whole Wicker Man experience completely out of our system after our talk about the original Robin Hardy masterpiece, we decided to examine Nicolas Cage’s accidental comedy The Wicker Man (2006). Our focus is particularly on the differences between the remake and the original and how exactly the makers of the remake failed to conceive the concepts of the original movie. Also we talk about the surprising merits of the remake. In particular the fact that both films have achieved a cul...
Episode 51 - The Wicker Man (1973)
April 22, 2018 19:31 - 59 minutes - 30.4 MB1st of May is around the corner and what would be a better way to celebrate Spring than talking about the greatest movie about the May Day, Robin Hardy’s masterpiece The Wicker Man (1973). Me and my mother both really love this film and have been waiting for the right time to share our thoughts about it. We dive into the ambiguous definition of the films genre, various details about the making of the film and of course the amazing cast. The second half we devote for the deeper themes of this...
Ep. 51 - The Wicker Man (1973)
April 22, 2018 19:31 - 59 minutes - 30.4 MB1st of May is around the corner and what would be a better way to celebrate Spring than talking about the greatest movie about the May Day, Robin Hardy’s masterpiece The Wicker Man (1973). Me and my mother both really love this film and have been waiting for the right time to share our thoughts about it. We dive into the ambiguous definition of the films genre, various details about the making of the film and of course the amazing cast. The second half we devote for the deeper themes of this...
Ep. 50 - Youth
April 11, 2018 07:36 - 1 hour - 35.8 MB50 episodes later down our podcast series we go back to the beginning. In the very first recording we talked about Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grande Belezza (2013). Now we return to the acclaimed director with his movie Youth (2015), which my mother has been desperate to talk about. In addition we manage to also discuss the first season of his mini-series The Young Pope (2016). We talk about being old and young, beauty, death, music, writing, religion and how the Xbox Kinect works. Spoiler alert...
Episode 50 - Youth
April 11, 2018 07:36 - 1 hour - 35.8 MB50 episodes later down our podcast series we go back to the beginning. In the very first recording we talked about Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grande Belezza (2013). Now we return to the acclaimed director with his movie Youth (2015), which my mother has been desperate to talk about. In addition we manage to also discuss the first season of his mini-series The Young Pope (2016). We talk about being old and young, beauty, death, music, writing, religion and how the Xbox Kinect works. Spoiler alert...
Episode 49 - Force Majeure
April 03, 2018 22:08 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBRuben Östlund has seemed like an interesting filmmaker and this film was on our movies-to-watch list for a long time. It was quite fascinating to see what would unfold during an avalanche in the French Alps. Next to the usual digestion of the film itself, we ended up talking about masculinity and the discussion about gender roles in general. And towards the end we also weight in little bit of perspective about Finland and sauna. Spoilers: We talk about the plot openly and discuss the ending...
Ep. 49 - Force Majeure
April 03, 2018 22:08 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBRuben Östlund has seemed like an interesting filmmaker and this film was on our movies-to-watch list for a long time. It was quite fascinating to see what would unfold during an avalanche in the French Alps. Next to the usual digestion of the film itself, we ended up talking about masculinity and the discussion about gender roles in general. And towards the end we also weight in little bit of perspective about Finland and sauna. Spoilers: We talk about the plot openly and discuss the ending...
Ep. 48 - This Is Not a Film
March 19, 2018 10:15 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBDespite being banned for 20 years of making movies, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has found numerous ways of continuing making films. Both me and my mother have been fascinated of his current path and not only the various techniques he films his movies but also how he balances between documentary-like reality with fictional drama. We dive into his reality with two of his post-ban movies: This Is Not a Film (2011) and Taxi Tehran (2015).
Episode 48 - This Is Not a Film
March 19, 2018 10:15 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBDespite being banned for 20 years of making movies, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has found numerous ways of continuing making films. Both me and my mother have been fascinated of his current path and not only the various techniques he films his movies but also how he balances between documentary-like reality with fictional drama. We dive into his reality with two of his post-ban movies: This Is Not a Film (2011) and Taxi Tehran (2015).
Episode 47 - Oscars 2018
March 08, 2018 20:06 - 1 hour - 40.7 MBContinuing our tradition we entertain ourselves with the latest Academy Awards ceremony. Like last time we avoided the winner announcements and instead host our very own Oscar episode in which we go through selected categories and talk about our predictions and reveal the winner to each other as we go along. This year we had complex feelings towards the nominated movies (and movies that weren’t nominated). Next to the overall Oscar talk we get to share our opinions, among other things, about...