Forever Movie Boys
328 episodes - English - Latest episode: 29 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThree Australian amigos pick a film out of the aether every week to talk about for your listening pleasure.
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Navy Seals
March 10, 2021 23:43 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBBad Karma to God, this week the FMB are bring it back to Lewis Teague with a conversation about his 1990's action movie Navy Seals. Join your hosts for a couple 'brain grenades' as they compare this to American Ninja & Delta Force while taking a trip down Stephen King lane. All the while they switch from 'stardust to thermal' in the hopes of seeing something positvie to say about Navy Seals. (that is except for Magellan)
Blackhat
March 03, 2021 06:27 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBIt's no secret that Michael Mann is perhaps one of the FMB's most beloved auteurs. It's why the boys decided that this week it would be finally time to bear witness to the financial and critical tragedy that was 2015's cyber thriller 'Blackhat' and forensically attempt to pinpoint where it all went wrong. They also manage to share some of their favourite moments from Hot Shots Part Deux for good measure.
The War of the Roses
February 25, 2021 01:12 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBIt's the last week of Michael Douglas month at the FMB household, and true to their amorphous, directionless nature, the examination has morphed into closely observing the triumvirate of stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito - so we see them out with the capstone (or coffin nail) to that historic trio: "The War of the Roses". next week: the boys finally visit Michael Mann's 2015 monetary failure "Blackhat"
Jewel of The Nile
February 17, 2021 05:45 - 56 minutes - 39 MBIt's week three of the FMB Month of MD (Michael Douglas to you) and instead of the smorgasbord approach the boys have put on their bifocals and honed in on the direct sequel to the previous episode and watched the vastly inferior Jewel Of The Nile - and also spend far too much time on a gaffe about 1998's Mighty Joe Young. next week Michael Douglas month mutates even further and we wrap it up with War Of The Roses.
Romancing The Stone
February 10, 2021 03:14 - 1 hour - 48 MBIt's week 2 into our impromptu FMBMDM (the Forever Movie Boys Michael Douglas Month to the uninitiated), and what better way to celebrate the Dougster than to take a look at the film that arguably put him on the map and launched him into the sexual daydreams of countless bored stay-at-home types hoping for their own companion with whom to share a Colombian mudslide (not a euphemism or a cocktail). next week: Jewel of The Nile
Falling Down
February 04, 2021 05:05 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBThe FMB continue their meandering entry to the year by focusing their sights on 90's darling Michael Douglas, specifically Joel Schumacher's 1993 treatise on the American Dream "Falling Down". It's the kind of movie that has a lot to say, but has a hard time saying it and ends up maybe choking a little on its own words. next week the Douglas dissertation continues with "Romancing The Stone"
Stone (1974)
January 28, 2021 00:05 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBOur host's very own backyard provides the backdrop for todays pick. On the agenda is one-time director Sandy Harbutt's cult 1974 Australian biker flick "STONE". Having lost both Harbutt and Australian acting legend Hugh Keays-Byrne last year, the boys pay tribute to both in the only way the FMB know how. next week: Falling Down
Maniac Cop 2
January 21, 2021 07:51 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBAfter 3-ish years our hosts return to the New York backstreets to see what that crazy Maniac Cop, Matt Cordell has been up to. Turns out more of the same, but with a more capable cast in tow - including the legendary Robert Davi - perhaps this stuntacular grindhouse sequel might go down a little easier. next week: STONE (1974)
Showgirls
January 13, 2021 06:09 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBThis week, our hosts return to provocateur Paul Verhoeven's body of work and discuss his 1995 rags-to-riches trash epic, Showgirls. Resented in it's day, celebrated in certain corners, the boys try their best to parse the satire and intent from the genuinely bad and misguided. next week: Maniac Cop 2
Get To Know Your Rabbit
January 07, 2021 03:20 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBIt's 2021 FMBuffs! The FMB welcome you into this New Year the only way they know how - by selecting an esoteric, seldom seen, unfunny film by a bygone filmmaker (no shade on Brian De Palma, we love him dearly) that would interest only the narrowest possible audience. It's good to be back! next week: Showgirls
The Star Wars Holiday Special
December 23, 2020 03:15 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBHappy Holidays FMBuffs! In order to truly embrace this festive season the FMB got together and talked about the infamous 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. It's got everything you'd want in a Star Wars story; including, but not limited to: Intergalactic Daytime Television, Circus performers, Jefferson Starship, a murder cover-up and truckloads of comedy so broad that it's for absolutely no-one. Enjoy!
Cars 2
December 15, 2020 23:57 - 1 hour - 44 MBThis week, the FMB hunker down and blow the dust off of their dossier on Pixar's Cars and delve deeper into its maddening, nonsensical universe with Cars 2. Hoping to at least put to rest some lingering questions from the first film, the boys instead open a Pandora's box of logical loopholes, inconsistent analogies and frightening anatomical implications. next week: The Star Wars Holiday Special (check it out on YouTube)
Mank
December 09, 2020 03:37 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBHaving downed Citizen Kane as our apertif for this weeks main course, the FMB dive headfirst into David Fincher's first film in six years, "Mank". As expected from a Fincher flick, the gears inside the movie are precisely calibrated and well oiled, cast and crew alike, however the question remains - does it actually work?
Citizen Kane
December 02, 2020 03:43 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBNow, we are well aware that the FMB are certainly not the first generic Film-and-Tv podcast to tackle cinema's crown jewel, Citizen Kane. However, we believe with the utmost confidence that within the sub-category of Kane-related podcast episodes, we may well be the first to draw a wonky line of comparison from Orson Welles' masterwork to Ang Lee's underappreciated 2003 superhero film 'Hulk' and subsequently dedicate about 1/3 of the episode talking about just that. Go us! next week: ...
Zardoz
November 25, 2020 22:44 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBJohn Boorman's gonzo 1974 sci-fi parable, Zardoz, may not be the first film that comes to mind when recalling the late Sean Connery, but maybe that's the point. Come, FMBuffs, meditate with us on the 2nd level as we honour Connery by watching him emerge from Bond stardom into a brave new world filled with flying stone heads, green bread and racy, impractical wardrobe choices. next week: Citizen Kane
DUNE (1984)
November 18, 2020 03:58 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBAWAKEN SLEEPERS. Welcome to Arrakis, FMBuffs, where spice is plentiful and water is not. This week our hosts, in a fit of impatience and curiosity, discuss David Lynch's infamous 1984 stab at adapting DUNE for the big screen. What follows is a migraine-inducing breakdown of book-to-screen translation, the pronunciation of 'Dune', and more Fremen slang than you can wave a Gom Jabbar at. Enjoy. next week we honour the passing of Sir Sean Connery with Zardoz.
Bait (2019)
November 11, 2020 07:14 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBIn this short, but sweet episode, our hosts explore the pitfalls of gentrification and tourism in a Cornish fishing village via Mark Jenkins astonishing independent 2019 feature 'Bait'. Despite the distancing effect of it's unorthodox trappings, the boys find themselves thoroughly mesmerised by the films unassuming, yet bold style. next week we make believe and watch David Lynch's "DUNE" in lieu of the again-delayed Villeneuve version.
The Old Man and The Gun
November 04, 2020 04:08 - 53 minutes - 37 MBIn this episode, our hosts take another sip from the David Lowery chalice and sit down to discuss 2018's The Old Man and The Gun. The film has a wonderfully light touch, and this episode breezes by as the boys discuss the films many highlights including an effortless performance from Robert Redford in his final film role. next week: Mark Jenkin's low-fi 2019 drama, Bait
The Haunting of Bly Manor
October 28, 2020 02:08 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBHappy Halloween FMBuffs, we've snuck in uncharacteristically early for our Spooktacular Halloween episode this year! Now The Haunting Bly Manor wasn't exactly scary, but the real horror in this episode lies in the truly merciless feeding frenzy that ensues once our hosts dive into exactly why it didn't quite cut the mustard. Accents, concepts, performances and writing all face up to the FMB firing squad and the results are not for the faint of heart. next week: The Old Man And The Gun
Frozen 2
October 21, 2020 04:39 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBJoin us this week as the FMB build another snowman out of their collective thoughts on 2019's sequel to Disney's Frozen - Frozen 2. Our hosts aren't as forgiving this time around as they were with the film's forebear and despite some early points of contention, Frozen 2 ultimately melts under the boy's scorching-hot gaze. next week: The Haunting of Bly Manor
Universal Soldier's universe of soldiers
October 14, 2020 05:54 - 1 hour - 59 MBIn a jam-packed episode, our hosts sit down to trace the perplexing and unique curve of the Universal Soldier film franchise. They discuss the evolution of the 6-film series from it's lukewarm original to it's pathetic small-screen ambitions and all the way to its maddening, psychotronic and ---legitimately amazing, not-to-be-missed final instalments - Regeneration and Day of Reckoning. Don't look at us like that. They are actually really good. next week: Frozen 2
"Gator" (feat. Sean)
October 08, 2020 02:40 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBThis week, the FMB return with guest, Sean, to the bayou, to Burt Reynolds, to the second instalment of the White Lightning duology: Burt's 1976 directorial debut "GATOR". Much to Nick's dismay, Archer was wrong and the film is stinky swamp water, but the boys have a good old time describing exactly why that's the case. next week we discuss the trajectory of the Universal Soldier film series.
A Ghost Story
October 02, 2020 03:12 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBThis week the FMB gather to discuss David Lowery's beautiful, fabular and heart-wrenching "A Ghost Story". There's not much fat on the film and the episode reflects that, but fear not, even with the shortened length we manage to pay lip service to Rooney Mara's pie eating abilities and Casey Affleck's rippin' bod before he hides it under that big white sheet. next episode: Mcklusky returns with "Gator"
i'm thinking of ending things
September 23, 2020 03:09 - 1 hour - 47 MBThis week the FMB navigate the neurotic mindscape of Charlie Kaufman's latest directorial feature "i'm thinking of ending things". There's a lot to chew on with this one and opinions on the film's meaning and quality pinball wildly among our three hosts; which, if anything, is probably the desired effect. next week: David Lowery's "A Ghost Story"
White Lightning (feat. Sean)
September 17, 2020 08:24 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBYEAW! This week polish up that rebel yell and grab yourselves a bowlful of Shakey Pudding as you listen to our hosts (and returning guest) talk more Burt Reynolds in the first instalment of the shine-runnin', rubber burnin' Gator film series: White Lightning. next week: I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Zulu (ft. Sean)
September 09, 2020 02:42 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBThis week, recurring guest Sean reappears and zaps the FMB back into the past as we revisit a childhood favourite, the star-making Michael Caine war epic "ZULU". Given the context, they quickly set to discussing the racial and colonial aspects of the film before going into historical accuracy, the film's influence and whether or not it's appropriate to tarnish a good yarn about Rorke's Drift with that pesky thing we call truth. next week: White Lightning
TENET (feat. Anand)
September 02, 2020 03:57 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBThey day has finally arrived. After three delayed release dates, those fortunate enough to venture outdoors for a trip to the theatre are free to induce an aneurysm by watching Christopher Nolan's latest: "Tenet". Our hosts, with guest Anand, sit down and discuss the films palindromic plot, performances and questionable sound mixing while wrestling with the larger implications of this deliberately puzzling, dazzling, distant and frustrating viewing experience. audio could be better this ...
INCEPTION
August 26, 2020 04:52 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBThis episode your mind is the scene of the crime. Christopher Nolan's upcoming 'Tenet' looks to be a contender for 'the most Christopher Nolan movie ever made' so the FMB decide to revisit the reigning champ and celebrate it's 10 year anniversary at the same time! So grab your totems, blow that Zimmer horn and dive into unconstructed Podspace as we talk INCEPTION. next week: Tenet
Mr Smith Goes To Washington
August 20, 2020 09:25 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBHey you! Put down that copy of Boy Stuff and listen up! The FMB have got the scoop of a lifetime and wanna tell you all about it! It's a twofer this week as the boys get to tick off a Frank Capra AND bask in another seismic performance from star James Stewart. Listen as our hosts flaunt a rudimentary understanding of American politics, educate themselves on Oswald The Rabbit and spend far too much time talking about one of their least favourite topics. next week hop on the dream train t...
Vertigo
August 13, 2020 03:46 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBIn this very special episode, two thirds of our panel of hosts finally pop their Hitchcock cherries by watching his magnum opus: "Vertigo". Our hosts cover the film top to bottom and hold Jimmy Stewart's feet to the fire while attempting to justify and sometimes even question the film's venerated status. next week we follow Jimmy Stewart to the U.S capital with, Mr Smith Goes To Washington.
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
August 07, 2020 01:22 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBThis week the boys settle in to discuss Nick's pick of the week, John Carpenter's "Memoirs of An Invisible Man". This Chevy Chase starring, milk run of a film leaves the FMB scrambling for anything interesting to say and end up taking detours into Carpenter's body of work (again) and Sam Neill's instagram account. And after two weeks of build-up, Tobias finally gets something off his chest. next week: Vertigo
Possession (1981)
July 29, 2020 03:44 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBWelcome back FMBuffs; this week our hosts navigate the nightmarish, milk-splashing, ooze-oozing, meat-mulching hellscape conjured up in Andrzej Zulawski's 1981 psychosexual surrealist horror "Posession". There's plenty of cryptic symbolism for the boys to unpack here, and they manage to catch their breath with some brief chatter about Michael Mann and JK Rowling's shitting wizards. next week: Memoirs of an Invisible Man
The Pest
July 22, 2020 07:21 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBThis week the FMB get around to Tobias's belated pick, and ingest John Leguizamo's infamously unfunny, "The Pest". Folks this is probably the closest the FMB has come to throwing in the towel mid-episode as the boys desperately cling to any flotsam this cinematic catastrophe leaves in it's wake. next week: hopefully Andrzej Zulawski's "Possession"
Morricone / Once Upon A Time In The West
July 15, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBIn light of Ennio Morricone's recent passing, the FMB have decided to trade in Leguizamo's Pest for another trip to the Wild West. And what better fitting film to farewell the maestro than his own farewell to the genre he helped define? That's right, we talk Sergio Leone's "Once Upon A Time In The West" as well as Morricone's impact not only on the Western, but cinema itself. Try as we might, there just aren't enough words in the English language to express our gratitude to the man who ...
El Dorado
July 08, 2020 05:17 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBSaddle up, Pilgrim! This week the FMB ride, boldly ride to the end of the rainbow with Howard Hawks' acrylic Western "El Dorado", starring Robert Mitchum, James Caan and of course, everyone's favourite lazy cowboy, John Wayne. No stone is left unturned! Everyone tries their hand at a Wayne impression, James Caan's shoulders get a mention, and Mitchum's handsomeness is put on trial. And there's that little sinophobic elephant in the room... next week we endure John Leguizamo's "The Pest"
The Night Of The Hunter
July 02, 2020 04:51 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBFolks, sadly we have a chopped-up offering for you this week. Microphone issues meant we had to ditch a large chunk of this episode that was inexplicable dedicated to discussing the 1993 Super Mario Brothers movie, but we've managed to salvage what was listenable into a lovely chat about Charles Laughton's seminal masterpiece The Night of the Hunter. next week we continue our love affair with Robert Mitchum in Howard Hawks' El Dorado.
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
June 24, 2020 02:07 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBWelcome! Make yourselves comfortable, wipe the irradiated sand our of your eyes and crack open an ice cold Aqua-Cola as the FMB wander into the wasteland to talk Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. Much time is spent on the many qualities of Sexy Jason aka The Lord Humungus, but there's room in the discussion for the Mad Max franchise, George "The Penguin" Miller, the state of Australian cinema and a quick overview of Scoot McNairy's career. next week: The Night of The Hunter
Do The Right Thing
June 17, 2020 02:53 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBYes children, this is the cool-out corner. We're slowing it down for all the lovers in the house. The FMB'll be giving you all the help you need, sonically, that is.. This week we discuss Spike Lee's frenetic, funny, raw, tragic and still-relevant masterpiece Do The Right Thing. and that's the double truth, Ruth. next week Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Phase IV
June 11, 2020 02:26 - 55 minutes - 38 MBTHEY WANTED US This week the FMB enter Phase V as we discuss Saul Bass' sole feature. The psychedelic Ant caper - Phase IV
48hrs.
June 04, 2020 05:01 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBTHE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN This week was Tobias' pick. We look back at a picture that started the buddy cop craze - Walter Hill's 48hrs. Tobias and Maciej did a little extra homework this week by enduring Another 48hrs on top, who doesn't like a little sequel comparison? Next week we enter - PHASE IV
Men At Work
May 28, 2020 03:05 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBNick's pick this week throws us into a candy-coated simulacrum of a couple of days in the life of brothers Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez. We are talking, of course, about 1990's garbage-man comedy/conspiracy thriller hybrid Men At Work. The buys promptly trash the flick and get a little deep in the weeds talking about the Sheen family, surname, Chuck Lorre shows and Hot Shots Part Deux before bringing it home with with a squeaky clean ending about the film's own squeaky clean ending. ...
The Bourne Series
May 20, 2020 05:42 - 2 hours - 90 MBIn this weeks 2hr monster ep. the FMB try their best to compress their thoughts and opinions on the groundbreaking Jason Bourne film series. That's Bournes: Identity, Supremacy, Ultimatum, Legacy (yup) and Jason for those keeping score. The density of the discussion is hard to fit into this description, but suffice to say the boys valiantly attempt to express the dizzying heights and regrettable lows of a franchise that's finally reached drinking age. next week: Men at Work starring br...
Testuo: The Iron Man/Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
May 13, 2020 08:18 - 1 hour - 42 MBHave you ever been so mad that you accidentally blew up your own son with your biomechanical gun-arm? No? How about accidentally murdering your girlfriend with your out of control drill-penis? Just us? This week the FMB foray into the realm of experimental cinema with a back to back viewing of Shinya Tsukamoto's influential cyberpunk nightmares, Tetsuo: The Iron Man and its remake/sequel Tetsuo II: Body Hammer. Next week we run the gamut of Jason Bourne movies for your listening pleasure.
Tetsuo: The Iron Man/Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
May 13, 2020 08:18 - 1 hour - 42 MBHave you ever been so mad that you accidentally blew up your own son with your biomechanical gun-arm? No? How about accidentally murdering your girlfriend with your out of control drill-penis? Just us? This week the FMB foray into the realm of experimental cinema with a back to back viewing of Shinya Tsukamoto's influential cyberpunk nightmares, Tetsuo: The Iron Man and its remake/sequel Tetsuo II: Body Hammer. Next week we run the gamut of Jason Bourne movies for your listening pleasure.
Extraction
May 07, 2020 08:37 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBMaybe it's the isolation, maybe it's just that this movie plain sucked, but it's the first new release the FMB have gotten in a while and the boys tear it to ribbons. The Sam Hargrave-directed, Russo-produced, Hemsworth-starring Extraction is this weeks main course and much like the film, very few things walk out of this episode unscathed- yes, invcluding David Harbour. next week: Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (Tetsuo: The Iron Man recommended, not required)
Wait Until Dark
April 29, 2020 07:48 - 57 minutes - 33.1 MBThis week, Tobias takes us way back to the swingin' sixties with this then-praised, now nary-mentioned offering from James Bond director Terrence Young: "Wait Until Dark". This primordial cat-and-mouse thriller boasts that elusive 'coolness' factor that Youngs films seem to exude, plus some big performances from stars Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin and the immortal Richard Crenna. next week we sharpen our fangs on a new release with Extraction.
Very Bad Things
April 22, 2020 05:39 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBWelcome back FMBuffs. This week Nick makes a pick on that movie jukebox and pulls out perennial podcast darling Peter Berg's 1998 debut directorial feature Very Bad Things. In a rare episode the boys are somewhat split on what exactly to laugh at in this pitch-black mean spirited comedy, but as usual there's time for a sidebar on Boogie Nights, Christian Slater's criminal record, and a chance for the boys to flex their esoteric knowledge of early 2000's sitcoms. Next Week: we head to the...
Runaway Train
April 15, 2020 08:54 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBThis week the boys unearth Andrei Konchalovsky's Shakespearean superthiller: Runaway Train. It's love at first sight for the FMB; the film aims for the heavens and this episode is packed to the gills with discussions on themes, Jon Voight's nuclear performance, inevitable comparisons to Snowpiercer and strangely enough, some light-to-heavy criticism of John Carpenters body of work. Next week we revisit Peter Berg's debut with "Very Bad Things".
Hollow Man
April 08, 2020 08:43 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBDing! Dong! Wedding Bells are ringing in the FMB studio this week as the boys finally commit to Paul Verhoeven's 2000 pervy thriller Hollow Man. What follows is roughly an hour touching on the quality of the film, common misconceptions about Starship Troopers and the merits of glowing, fluorescent serums in cinema.
Castle Freak
April 01, 2020 10:28 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBThis week they boys once again leave Hollow Man standing at the altar and, moved by the recent death of horror maestro Stuart Gordon. decide to dedicate this episode to him and his 1995 creeper Castle Freak. The boys heap plenty of praise on Gordon and the main cast, discuss the correct enunciation of the title, dip into Gordons back catalogue and swerve wildly at one point into Stephen Dorff. Next Week we do Hollow Man for real.