There's only one rule in this jungle: when the lion's hungry, he eats! Maybe it's fitting considering this week's title that Georgia couldn't make it due to work commitments. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Ethan, as we review Guy Ritchie's return to form in the UK new-gangster classic, The Gentlemen - brought to us by BFF of the BFE, Hermes Auslander of The Scuttlebutt Podcast. We're grilling wagyu steak in our 124th episode as we discuss:
- The auteur signatures of Guy Ritchie and if this film represents a choice to throw off what big Hollywood expects
- If the UK scene is Hollywood's hope for a non-superhero pipeline
- Who almost played Roz - much to Liam's mourning
- What exactly is the state of independent cinema. Can you divorce the filmmaker from the film they present?
- We discuss the cannabis laws in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom
- Why Graham Norton hasn't crossed over to the United States like James Corden
- How Matthew completely lost the forest for the trees
- How brilliant Hugh Grant is in this. Is this his best role?
- We discuss the joy of the circular narrative and the unreliable narrator
- We actually talk pickles and pickled eggs for longer than you would anticipate
- Hermes from The Scuttlebutt Podcast joins us and gushes some very kind words on the BFE
- Whether or not Top Gun is the Best Film Ever.
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We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:
- Rev Bruce
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- Lina Oberholzer
- Ensign Ian Davies
- Chris Pedersen
- Katie McRae
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- Randal Silva
- The Yeetmeister
- Nate The Great
- Cheezy (with a fish on a bike)
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Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog. Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor
Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song. You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/
Timestamps for this episode:
- 0:00 - Opening Banter
5:35 - Reflections & Corrections
12:20 - Shoutouts
27:30 - Deep Dive
1:37:45 - We're joined by Hermes
2:47:40 - Endgame
