206 - MEMOIR OF A SNAIL - Best Animated Movie of 2024

Ewan and Lachlan discuss the trailers for The Monkey, The Legend of Ochi, Carry-One & the Electric State. Lachlan watched the cult classic The Fall (2006) and Adam Elliot's Claymation masterpiece Mary & Max. They discuss the Netflix Horror movie It's What's Inside and Ewan reviews Woman of the Hour, All Shall Be Well, and the second season of Shrinking. Joker: Folie à deux continues its legendary one-of-a-kind fall-off while Terrifier 3 rises the ranks to the number 1 box office spot. Nolan ditches Warner Bros even after getting a 7-figure royalty check and Harrison Ford doesn't understand being a movie star.

205 - Can THE APPRENTICE Make Movies Great Again?

Ewan reports back from the Zurich Film Festival with reviews for A Real Pain, Memoir of a Snail, Conclave, We Live in Time, Blitz, The End, and the award-winning Black Box Diaries. Lachlan finished Stalker and continued his deep dive into Andrei Tarkovsky's filmography with Solaris. They discuss the historic flop of Joker: Folie à Deux, a potential second season of Obi-Wan with Ewan McGregor and Christopher Nolan's next movie. Finally, they review The Apprentice by Ali Abbasi starring Sebastian Stan & Jeremy Strong.

195 - Deadpool & Wolverine, TIFF & Venice Line Up

Ewan and Lachlan discuss the cameo-filled, 4th wall-break fun of Deadpool & Wolverine, the most successful R-rated film ever, and a different step for the MCU. TIFF and Venice released their lineups for the fall film festival program and trailers for the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown & Joker: Folie à Deux. Ewan caught up on some films with the most Fans on Letterboxd: The Mummy, Black Swan, 13 Going 30, Notting Hill, In Bruges, and The Sound of Music + he's got a review for Batman: Caped Crusader and Kill.

TIFF Line Up: https://boxd.it/xhmT0
VENICE Line Up: https://boxd.it/xfw3O
TIFF WATCHLIST: https://boxd.it/xjkIo
VENICE WATCHLIST: https://boxd.it/xjtcm

MaXXXine, Kinds of Kindness & Gladiator II Trailer

Ewan and Lachlan discuss the release date cancellation of Horizon: An American Saga Part 1, Redbox's death, and the IATSE negotiations. Trailers for F1, Agatha All Along, We Live in Time & Gladiator II dropped and Ewan inhales a burst from an air duster. They both catch up with Twister & the brand new Twisters and the latest episode of The Acolyte. Lachlan finished Metal Gear Solid 3, Ewan watched Fly Me To the Moon, The Imaginary & finished Jeff Nichols' filmography with Mud, Midnight Special, and Loving. Finally, they close the show with spoiler reviews on Ti West's MaXXXine and Yorgos Lanthimos' Kinds of Kindness.

The Bikeriders, MaXXXine & Studio Ghibli | Quiet On Set Podcast

Inside Out 2 crosses $1 billion, we get a first look at Gladiator 2, and Micheal Mann joins Letterboxd. Trailers have been released for AFRAID, Jackpot! & Bando Stone and The New World and Ewan watched Space Cadet, MaXXXine, and Ewan watched the Beverly Hills franchise. Lachlan catches up on Studio Ghibli films Ponyo and Porco Rosso and shares his spoiler thoughts on Jeff Nichols 'bois on bikes' movie The Bikeriders with Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, and Jodie Comer.

I SAW THE TV GLOW Is a Work of Art

Ewan and Lachlan are back - well Ewan is at least as Lachlan suffers from an expected audio & video issue for the first 30 minutes of the podcast. While we stare at Lachlan's enraged face mad at his external drive, they chat about the Nintendo Direct that announced new games for The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Mario & Luigi, Mario Party, and Metroid. They discuss the recent success of Inside Out at the box office, a new Richard Linklater film, and a $300 Mio film from the Russo Brothers. After discussing the trailer for Smile 2, A Real Pain, The Front Room, and The Penguin they talk about the ongoing disappointment of The Acolyte and the successful start of the fourth season of The Boys and the second season of House of the Dragon. Finally, after Ewan shares his thoughts on I Used to Be Funny, Fancy Dance, and The Beast, the two discuss Jane Schoenbrun's sophomore feature film I Saw the TV Glow.