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101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyNew Year Special: 2024 in Review
Ian and Lewis pick out their top five films from 2024, followed by a round-up of other movie highlights of the year both new and old: from a Japanese horror anthology to a truly terrifying Irish nun.
2025-01-0100 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyNew Year Special: 2023 in Review
Lewis and Ian look back over the films they’ve seen in 2023, including Godzilla Minus One, Wonka, TMNT Mutant Mayhem, Cocaine Bear, The Boy and the Heron, Asteroid City and many, many vampire films…
2023-12-2800 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyNew Year Special: 2022 in Review
Join us as we look back at the movies we’ve seen in 2022 and exchange some lovely film-themed Christmas gifts. Listen to Lewis talk about all the kids’ films he’s been forced to sit through (although he secretly enjoyed a few of them), while Ian reels off the many, many classic horror flicks he’s caught up on this year. Happy New Year, everyone!
2022-12-3000 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyNew Year Special: 2020 in Review
It’s time for our annual Christmas/New Year special, when we look back at the films released over the course of the year. Although of course things are slightly different this time around, since so few movies actually made it to the cinema. Still, it’s a chance for us to recall some of the good (and very very bad) films we’ve watched on streaming, as well as to talk for absolutely ages about the state of the Star Wars universe. And as Ian says at the end, please buy his wife’s book!
2020-12-3000 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyHalloween Special 2020: The Devil Rides Out
Happy Halloween, everyone! Ian’s a bit of a Hammer Horror fan, so this year we’re looking at the 1968 film The Devil Rides Out, starring Christopher Lee and the big ol’ blue eyes of Charles Gray. Join us as we discuss punching through windscreens, weirdly content goat devils and astonishingly careless parenting. Also, the Trivia Quiz makes a triumphant return!
And don’t forget, if you’re a really lovely person, feel free to buy us a coffee.
2020-10-2000 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#89: The Breakfast Club
Shockingly, Ian revealed he hadn’t seen The Breakfast Club, so here we are with another John Hughes classic, and plans for the American High Schooliverse.
101 Films Podcast 089 – The Breakfast ClubDownload
2020-08-0200 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#88: The Big Lebowski
Merely four months into the year, here comes our first podcast of 2020 – all about the classic Coen Brothers film The Big Lebowski. Enjoy.
101 Films Podcast 088 – The Big LebowskiDownload
2020-04-0900 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyChristmas Special 2019
Our (sort-of) annual look back at the year in film. Merry Christmas, everyone!
101 Films Special #13 – Christmas Special 2019Download
2019-12-2200 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#87: The Lost Boys
The boys are back in town. This time with a look at a creaky 1980s vampire flick. Enjoy!
101 Films Podcast 087 – The Lost BoysDownload
2019-12-0700 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#86: Weird Science
How does the 1980s classic cult movie hold up today? Well, Ian hadn’t seen it until now, so let’s find out what a middle-aged man makes of a teen film from 30 years ago…
2018-03-1000 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyExtra #6: Star Wars The Last Jedi
After a gap of four (4!) years, 101 Films have released another ‘Extra’. Now the dust has settled, Lewis and Ian take a look at Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Is it good? Is it? IS IT? Yeah, sort of.
101 Films Extra #06 – Star Wars: The Last JediDownload
2018-02-1900 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#85: Seven Samurai
A reader recommendation this week – Seven Samurai from Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. What a treat it was!
101 Films Podcast 085 – Seven SamuraiDownload
2018-01-0800 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#84: Redline
After a lengthy hiatus, we’re back with a look at the epic anime Redline, with its loopy characters and insane race sequences. Buckle up!
101 Films Podcast 084 – RedlineDownload
2017-12-2000 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#83: Rosemary’s Baby
It’s 101 Films favourite time of year, Halloween (or HALLOWEEEEEEEEENNNN!). Now we know our podcasting isnt as regular as it once was, but we always make a special effort for Halloween.
This year we’ve picked as our subject what many consider to be finest horror film ever made; Rosemary’s Baby. Enjoy!
101 Films Podcast 083 – Rosemary’s BabyDownload
2016-10-2500 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#82: The Producers
Hello again, long time no see. Here we are with a tribute to the late, great Gene Wilder, with a look at The Producers. Now GIVE ME MY BLUE BLANKET.
101 Films Podcast 082 – The ProducersDownload
2016-10-0600 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#81: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Never let it be said that 101 Films shies away from jumping on band wagons. Especially when that band wagon is hooked up to one of the most successful film franchises ever!
Listen to Lewis and Ian’s thoughts on the the new Star Wars film. Is it better than the prequels? (yes) Does it hold up to the originals? (more or less) Will Ian give it his standard 3-star rating? (nearer 3.5). WARNING: SPOILERS WITHIN.
101 Films Podcast 081 – Star Wars: The Force AwakensDownload
2016-01-1800 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyChristmas Special 2015
Merry Christmas everyone! As Lewis prepares to attend a midnight screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the duo look back over all the films they haven’t seen in 2015… and marvel at how violent the eighties were.
101 Films Special 12 – Christmas Special 2015Download
2015-12-2300 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#80: All About My Mother
This week we cover the 1999 film All About My Mother, which causes Lewis to reminisce about his Bohemian days in Barcelona and Ian to lament how old we all are. Also, Penelope Cruz dressed up as Mario.
101 Films Podcast 080 – All About My MotherDownload
2015-12-1000 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#79: They Live
It may not be the best John Carpenter film, it may not be the best conspiracy film, it probably even isn’t the best film with a former wrestler in it’s lead role, but dammit, They Live is something special…
101 Films Podcast 079 – They LiveDownload
2015-12-0100 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#78: Nine to Five
A very, very belated International Woman’s Day-influenced podcast. Lewis and Ian watch the 1980 screwball classic Nine to Five.
101 Films Podcast 078 – Nine to FiveDownload
2015-05-1900 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#77: Boyhood
Recorded on Oscar night, we give our wildly diverging opinions on the hotly tipped Richard Linklater film Boyhood, as well as offering our own, mostly wrong, Oscar predictions.
101 Films Podcast 077 – BoyhoodDownload
2015-02-2400 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyNew Year Special 2015
Its the 101 Films 2015 New Year Special! Here we discuss the releases of 2014, what we thought of them (of the three or four we actually saw) and look ahead at what 2015 has in store for us…
101 Films Special 11 – New Year Special 2015Download
2015-01-0700 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#76: Wall Street
This week we look at the 1980s classic Wall Street, a movie that, brilliantly, features a cocktail-serving robot, not to mention the first depiction of a mobile phone in a Hollywood film. It also features that guy from Hotshots and that bloke from Behind the Candelabra.
101 Films Podcast 076 – Wall StreetDownload
2014-12-2200 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#75: The Warriors
This week we have another slightly crackly Skype podcast in which we discuss reader recommendation The Warriors and get all carried away with making up gang costumes.
101 Films Podcast 075 – The WarriorsDownload
2014-11-1300 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#74: Quatermass and the Pit
In a belated Halloween podcast, we review the classic Hammer film Quatermass and the Pit. Apologies for the poor sound quality, this is our first attempt to record over Skype!
101 Films Podcast 074 – Quatermass and the PitDownload
2014-11-0600 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#73: Brazil
To tie in with the World Cup, sort of, we review the brilliant Brazil. After being disappointed by The Fisher King and Twelve Monkeys, Ian finally gets why Terry Gilliam is held in such high regard.
101 Films Podcast 073 – BrazilDownload
2014-09-2300 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyMovie Marathon: The Films of Tobe Hooper
In our second movie marathon, we take a rare excursion into horror territory with a look back at some choice films from Tobe Hooper’s career. We begin with the chilling but brilliant Texas Chainsaw Massacre, followed by the odd but extremely successful Poltergeist, and end with the bonkers but charming flop that is Lifeforce.
101 Films Movie Marathon 02 – Tobe HooperDownload
2014-07-2200 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#72: Phantom of the Paradise
A cult classic for our 72nd film; Phantom of the Paradise. Lewis and Ian were charmed by it’s sheer joie de vivre. And BEEF.
101 Films Podcast 072 – Phantom of the ParadiseDownload
2014-06-0600 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#71: Gone With The Wind
In celebration of Mother’s Day, we review Ian’s mum’s favourite film, Gone With The Wind. Cue emphatic praise about Vivien Leigh, followed by extensive hand-wringing about racism.
101 Films Podcast 071 – Gone With The WindDownload
2014-03-3100 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyExtra #5: Dallas Buyers Club
We have a special guest star this week – Jason sits in for Ian as we talk about Dallas Buyers Club, a rodeo-themed, questionably accurate movie about a man dying of AIDS. Fun for all the family.
101 Films Extra #05 – Dallas Buyers ClubDownload
2014-02-2700 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#70: Truly Madly Deeply
In celebration of Valentine’s Day we go all luvvy duvvy with Truly Madly Deeply – or ‘Ghost for grown-ups’ as Roger Ebert described it. It’s got Alan Rickman in it, what more recommendation do you need?
101 Films Podcast 070 – Truly, Madly, DeeplyDownload
2014-02-1300 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#69: Barton Fink
After reviewing Fargo way back in podcast number 19, this week we turn our attentions to another Coen Brothers film, Barton Fink. We also talk a lot about our mothers, for some reason.
101 Films Podcast 069 – Barton FinkDownload
2014-02-0600 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyMovie Marathon: British Sitcom Films
New Year (more or less), new podcast format! After talking about it for ages, Lewis and Ian finally do a Movie Marathon; six hours of watching films based around a particular theme. And what better theme is there for the first Movie Marathon than films based on British sitcoms? Yes, that’s right, there were loads of better ideas. But we went for this one!
101 Films Movie Marathon 01 – British SitcomsDownload
2014-01-2300 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyChristmas Special 2013: Scrooged Commentary
Time for another 101 Films Christmas Special… but we thought we’d try something a little different this year. Behold – our first ever film commentary! If you have the DVD of Scrooged, join in by watching the DVD along with this podcast, but if you don’t… well, just enjoy our drunken ramblings.
101 Films Special 10 – Scrooged CommentaryDownload
2013-12-2300 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyExtra #4: Room 237
For 101 Films Extra number four we take a look at Room 237, in which various oddbods profess their theories about the meaning behind Stanley Kubrick’s film interpretation of The Shining. With hilarious results.
101 Films Extra #04 – Room 237Download
2013-11-2800 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#68: A Separation
The nights are drawing in around 101 Film Towers. Easy to get a bit down when it gets dark at 4:00pm. What can cheer us up? Maybe 2011’s critical hit A Separation? A two hour Iranian film about divorce, illness, old age, class and religion. Well, let’s just say it puts your own problems into perspective.
101 Films Podcast 068 – A SeparationDownload
2013-11-1400 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#67: The Orphanage
In our third and final Halloween podcast we take a look at a more recent spooky film, 2007’s The Orphanage. Listen as we unsuccessfully try to avoid complaining about plot holes!
101 Films Podcast 067 – The OrphanageDownload
2013-10-3100 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#66: The Wicker Man: The Final Cut
In the second of our Halloween podcasts we travel to Summerisle in Scotland and get all in a tiz about apples and bare bottoms. And Christopher Lee.
101 Films Podcast 066 – The Whicker Man The Final CutDownload
2013-10-2000 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#65: Night of the Demon
In the first of our Halloween specials, we look at Night of the Demon, a classic 1957 British horror movie with ropey special effects but a gripping storyline.
101 Films Podcast 065 – Night of the DemonDownload
2013-10-0300 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#64: Hannah and Her Sisters
This week we cover Hannah and Her Sisters, the second Woody Allen film to make it onto our list. Join us as we pour scorn on philandering husbands and consistently forget the name of Michael Caine’s character.
101 Films Podcast 064 – Hannah and Her SistersDownload
2013-09-1900 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyExtra #3: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
This week we present our third 101 Films Extra, dedicated to the great Alan Partridge. It’s been out in cinemas for a while now, so if you haven’t seen Alpha Papa yet, go now! Or if this is the future and you’ve only just found this podcast, download this film into your mind from the 21st century archive as quickly as possible.
101 Films Extras #03 Alpha PapaDownload
2013-09-1200 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#63: Bonnie and Clyde
Our first attempt to record a podcast on Bonnie and Clyde met with a slight hiccup. Well, slightly more than a hiccup… yes, poor old Ian was taken violently ill halfway through the initial recording, but we regrouped and went back to finish the podcast the following week. Because, goddammit, we’re professionals.
101 Films Podcast 063 – Bonnie and ClydeDownload
2013-08-2900 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyExtra #2: The World’s End
Welcome to the second 101 Films Extra, in which we talk about the latest – and possibly last – film in the Cornetto Trilogy – The World’s End. And get all misty-eyed about Spaced… WARNING! LOTS OF SPOILERS!
101 Films Extra #02 – The World’s EndDownload
2013-08-1500 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#62: The King of Kong
This week we take ring-side seats for a battle of the uber-nerds as we cover The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. I’d love to stay and write more, but there’s a Donkey Kong kill screen coming up, must dash…
101 Films Podcast 062 – The King of KongDownload
2013-08-0100 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#61: When Harry Met Sally
This week Lewis and Ian watch the film that inspired dozens of TV shows and films about relationships between men and women and dozens of terrible sketches that all end with the punchline “I’ll have what she’s having”; When Harry Met Sally.
2013-06-2700 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#60: The Wave (Die Welle)
This week’s film, The Wave, is a disturbing look at how autocratic and fascistic ideas can take hold in modern society. Not the easiest of subjects for a lighthearted film podcast, so Lewis and Ian are a bit more series than usual. Don’t worry though, there’s enough ramble-y nonsense for you regular listeners.
2013-06-2000 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#59: A Fistful of Dollars
This week Ian and Lewis stride into podcast town with wit pistols at their hips and a squint that would make Patrick Moore proud, before spitting into the dust and reviewing A Fistful of Dollars. With a bad attitude.
2013-06-0600 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyExtra #1: Star Trek Into Darkness
Something a bit different this week. While Lewis is away, sunning himself on the beaches of Northern Scotland, Ian has taken the opportunity to have a chat with his flatmate Paul about Star Trek Into Darkness. This chat does not count as one of the official 101, but instead is an extra. WARNING! LOTS OF SPOILERS!
2013-05-3000 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#58: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
If you like it when Lewis and Ian disagree then you’ll enjoy this podcast. Listen as Lewis waxes lyrical about Once Upon a Time in Anatolia while Ian shrugs his shoulders.
2013-05-2300 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyThe Cinema Experience
The cinema is a place of both wonder and intolerable awfulness. Join us as we decide whether cinema was better or worse in the old days and generally let off steam about the things we love and hate about cinemas.
2013-05-1700 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#57: My Dinner With Andre
This week we get drawn into an in-depth conversation about conversation as we discuss My Dinner With Andre.
2013-05-0900 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#56: The Wizard of Oz
Believe it or not, Lewis had never seen The Wizard of Oz. Until now, that is.
2013-05-0200 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#55: GoodFellas
This week we review the second Martin Scorsese to appear on our list, GoodFellas. Or ‘the prequel to The Sopranos’, if you will.
2013-04-1800 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#54: Wild Strawberries
This week we review our first Ingmar Bergman film, Wild Strawberries, which puts us in the mood to drive across Sweden in summer and air our bitter regrets.
2013-04-1100 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#53: Network
This week we dive back into the seventies with the multi-Oscar-winning Network, a disturbingly prescient satire of the ruthlessness of TV executives.
2013-04-0400 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#52: Once
In an echo of the infamous Brick podcast, this week we slag off another listener’s recommendation in our review of Once. We are good people though, honest.
2013-03-2800 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#51: Godzilla (1954)
Lewis and Ian watch the harrowing Godzilla. Yes, that’s right, harrowing! For an almost 60 year old film about a giant atomic lizard, the original film is still surprisingly powerful.
2013-03-0700 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#50: Apocalypse Now
Podcast 50! We’re halfway through our list of 101 Films You Should Have Seen (Probably) and to celebrate we’ve watched Francis Ford Coppola’s fantastic Apocalypse Now.
2013-02-2800 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#49: Sunset Boulevard
This week we reflect on past glories as we watch the Billy Wilder classic Sunset Boulevard: one of the few films to feature a chimpanzee funeral.
2013-02-2100 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyValentine’s Day Special 2013
Last year we picked our top ten romantic films, but for this year’s special we’ve chosen our ten favourite break-up movies. Bring a big tub of ice cream and a sense of injustice.
2013-02-1400 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#48: Dogtown and Z-Boys
This week we look at the skateboarding documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys, discuss the merits of darts and moan about the drizzle in Hertfordshire.
2013-02-0700 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#47: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
It was surely only a matter of time before we included a transgender musical on our list, and here it is: Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
2013-01-3100 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#46: School for Scoundrels
This week the boys discuss the 1960 British comedy School for Scoundrels, and both admit to having a massive man crush on Terry-Thomas.
2013-01-2400 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#45: Cinema Paradiso
2013! New year! New podcast! That’s right, Lewis and Ian are back from their extended Christmas holidays (apparently there was A LOT of eggnog to drink). What better way to kickstart a year than discussing a film which has a love for cinema running right the way through it. Yes, 101 Films takes a look at 1988’s Cinema Paradiso.
2013-01-1700 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyChristmas Special 2012
Lewis and Ian have decked the halls of 101 Towers with boughs (boughs?) of holly, put the turkey in the oven to roast and are avoiding standing under the mistletoe. Yep, it’s CHRISTMASSSSSSS! That means of course its time for the 101 Films Christmas Special. Last year we looked at films that are about Christmas, this year we look at films that are set at Christmas but aren’t really about Christmas. Merry Christmas Listeners/Readers!
2012-12-2200 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#44: The French Connection
With this week’s film is the French Connection, a film about “Popeye” Doyle and “Cloudy” Russo; two rough, tough, hard drinking fellas who may cut corners and bend the rules but they get the job done dammit! Remind you of anyone? No? Ok, fair enough. Enjoy the podcast anyway!
2012-12-1300 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#43: Run Lola Run
After a two-week break we’re back, back, BACK with some wholesome podcast goodness in the form of the blistering German romp that is Run Lola Run.
2012-12-0700 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#42: Do The Right Thing
This week we discuss the Spike Lee classic Do The Right Thing and get horribly side-tracked by The Muppets and Last of the Summer Wine. So business as usual then.
2012-11-1500 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#41: The Triplets of Belleville
Lewis and Ian treat themselves to some Gallic whimsy this week with The Triplets of Belleville.
2012-11-0800 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyHalloween Special 2012
Join us in Ian’s ‘Special Dungeon’ as we celebrate Halloween with a classic Hollywood creature feature: a double bill of Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein.
2012-10-3100 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#40: Let The Right One In
As it’s almost Halloween, now seems the perfect time to review the creepy Swedish vampire movie Let The Right One In. Join Lewis and Ian as they discuss the film’s beautiful ‘cinema tography’, Anthea Turner’s unexpected cameo and the surprisingly horrific ending to Ghost.
2012-10-2500 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#39: A Matter of Life and Death
This week we get all misty eyed about the excellent Powell and Pressburger film A Matter of Life and Death (or Stairway to Heaven as it was called in the US). Join us as we heap praise on the mysterious force that is David Niven, get all confused about the curious Naked Goat Boy and pine for our very own attic-based camera obscura.
2012-10-1800 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#38: Hidden (Caché)
This week Lewis and Ian are enthralled by possibly the world’s slowest paced thriller, 2005’s Hidden. The 101 boys wax lyrical about the way the director Michael Haneke builds a creeping sense of unease through the use of long, lingering takes, the great performances by Daniel Auteuil and Juliette Binoche and how cruel the aging process is when you compare what Annie Girardot looked like in the film to her photo on IMDB. Yep, the usual nonsense.
2012-10-1100 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#37: Silent Running
This week Lewis and Ian delve into the wonderful world of serious 1970s science fiction with Silent Running. Plus there’s another Surprise Sponsor of the week that should please the fellas at http://www.crashandburnmoviepodcast.co.uk (note the lack of a WordPress address, classy).
2012-10-0400 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#35: Last Night
After being put through the emotional wringer of Downfall in the last podcast, Lewis and Ian wanted to watch a more light hearted film this week. So they went with Eoin Boyle’s recommendation Last Night – a 1998 film about disaffected twenty-somethings facing the end of the world. Yay!
2012-09-1300 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#34: Downfall (Der Untergang)
Lewis and Ian try their best to be light-hearted, but respectful, as they look at the intense and gripping Downfall, a film depicting the last days of Hitler in war-torn Berlin. Listen to find out if they succeed! (Spoiler – they end up respectful, but not light-hearted).
2012-09-0600 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#33: His Girl Friday
Rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat. That, Listeners, is the machine gun speed of the dialogue in this week’s film, His Girl Friday. Can Lewis and Ian match the fast, witty, flirty dialogue of the film in their discussion of it? Listen and find out! (They don’t).
2012-08-1600 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#32: A Hard Day’s Night
Lewis and Ian are back! This week they have donned their moptop wigs, put on their dark suits and shirts with round collars and have taken to doing terrible scouse accents. Yep, this week 101 Films get into Beatlemania 50 years late and discuss A Hard Day’s Night.
2012-08-0900 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#30: Taxi Driver
Just as the school holidays are about to start the 101 Boys are forced back to the podcast grindstone. Boo! Still, what better way to get back into the swing of things is there than taking a trip to scary, grimy 1970s New York? Yep, Lewis and Ian are all ‘I’m walking here’ and ‘get me a cawfee’ as they get into the back of Travis Bickle’s taxi in Taxi Driver. Why are the seats all sticky? Probably best we don’t know…
2012-07-1900 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#29: Kind Hearts and Coronets
This week we review the classic Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets, which stars the fantastic Alec Guinness in eight different roles. We also lament the lack of 101 Films fanzines and Ian pooh-poohs the 3D in Prometheus. 3D? Saviour of cinema? Pah!
2012-06-1400 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#26: Brick
It had to happen eventually, Lewis and Ian finally watch a film that stars 101 Films favourite Joseph Gordon-Levitt, or as he’s affectionately known, Tommy From Third Rock From The Sun. Do the 101 Boys enjoy it? Erm… Best listen to find out.
2012-05-1700 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#25: Crank
After three Lewis recommendations Ian gets his turn. What does he recommend? Um, Crank. Yes this week the boys finally have an excuse to talk about one of the great actors of 21st Century cinema. Jason Statham. Oh my God…
2012-05-1000 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#24: Easy Rider
Lewis and Ian discuss the iconic Easy Rider, an almost plotless film about a long, meandering, ramshackle journey taken by two scruffy men. Sounds very familiar for some reason…
2012-05-0300 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#23: Cabaret
Life is a Cabaret old chum, and so, in its way, is the podcast game. Lewis and Ian rein themselves in and manage to only break into song once or twice while discussing 1972’s Cabaret. Pretty impressive when you consider how catchy those songs are. Topics include how great Liza Minnelli is, the quintessential English man that is Michael York and how creepy the song Tomorrow Belongs To Me is. Plus, a new jingle!
2012-04-2600 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyOur Film Firsts
The Jazz Singer, the first Hollywood talkie. Le Voyage dans la Lune, the first science fiction film. Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze, the first copyrighted film. Psycho, the first film to show a flushing toilet. All important landmarks in film history. Lewis and Ian discuss none of these in this, the latest 101 Films special. Instead the 101 Film boys chat about their own film firsts, which variously involve queuing in the rain to see disappointing cartoons and trying to convince weary ushers that you’re 3 years older than you actually are.
2012-03-2900 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#17: Submarine
Regular listeners to 101 Films probably picture Lewis and Ian as rugged, outdoor, macho types. Women want them and men want to be them, fine examples, as they are, of manhood. They weren’t always the confident adonises they are today. There was a time, believe it or not, that Lewis and Ian were sensitive and awkward teenage boys. This week 101 Films takes Lewis and Ian back to those adolescent days as they discuss Submarine.
2012-02-1600 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyValentine’s Day Special 2012
101 Films has, of course, always been about love. Lewis and Ian are constantly expressing a love for cinema, a love for weak puns and, in particular, a love for the sound of their own voices. So it’s only fitting that 101 Films celebrates this most romantic time of the year with a podcast. Yes, it’s the 101 Films 2012 Valentine’s Day Special!
Lewis and Ian discuss their favourite romantic films, wonder what happens in Heaven when someone remarries after a partner dies and manage to mess up a top ten countdown. PLEASE NOTE – the podcast is for both hap...2012-02-0900 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#14: The Godfather
The Godfather: probably one of the greatest films ever made. Join us as we discuss Marlon Brando’s performance, how fantastic the film is, Al Pacino being awesome, hats, Zardoz, the influence of gangster films on gangsters, Lewis’s Butterfly Puzzle and George Lucas. Also listen out for the brand new Trivia Quiz jingle!
2012-01-1900 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#13: Zardoz
This week Lewis and Ian pay homage to the giant-stone-flying-head film Zardoz. Listen as they discuss Sean Connery in a red nappy (of course), evil penises, Zardoz’s potential as a date movie, why people went to see On The Buses films in the 70s and how something so bad can be so interesting and enjoyable. They also get a bit carried away quoting dialogue. Sorry about that. ZARDOZ!
2012-01-1200 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#12: Bubba Ho-Tep
This week Lewis and Ian watch the very unusual but pretty good Bubba Ho-Tep. They discuss Bruce Campbell’s fantastic performance, Desperate Dan and his Cow Pies, Bruce Campbell’s great performance, bad scarab-based effects, how depressing old age can be, and just how impressive Bruce Campbell’s performance was. Bruce Campbell!
2012-01-0500 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#11: The Sound of Music
The hills are alive with the sound of montone singing and badly played ukulele – yes, this week Ian butchers a classic song from The Sound of Music, we ponder the mystery of exactly what naval captains get up to without a navy, and we wonder what happened to the lovely Liesl. Plus, we reveal the various names that The Sound of Music went by in other countries. WITH HILARIOUS CONSEQUENCES.
2011-12-2900 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... ProbablyChristmas Special 2011
CHRISTMAS!!! Tis the Season for 101 Films to throw off the shackles of their self-imposed rules and talk about films they’ve both seen. Yep, Lewis and Ian discuss their top ten Christmas films, plus the usual nonsense including such festive topics as acid rain, Christmas lesbians, murder and what the name of the Scottish one in the X-Men was.
2011-12-2200 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#10: The Nightmare Before Christmas
With Christmas just round the corner 101 Films gets in a seasonal mood by watching The Nightmare Before Christmas. Lewis and Ian discuss what a good un-Disney Disney film it is, what the British holiday lands might be, Tim Burton films and Edward Hands-Hands. Next week, our proper bona-fide Christmas Special!
2011-12-1500 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#9: Inception
This week we look at Inception, the slightly trippy dream heist film. Other than a very long discussion about what dreams feel like, Lewis and Ian look at some Listener Letters, shush each other, and spend much of the podcast mispronouncing the name of pretty much every single actor in Inception.
2011-12-0800 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#7: The Fisher King
This week we review The Fisher King, but we sound more like we’re in Twelve Monkeys: an unidentified plague has swept across 101 Films Towers, leaving Lewis and Ian as croaky, self-pitying shadows of their former selves. If you can put up with us hacking, coughing and spluttering for 40 minutes, you can enjoy our insights into why all men are selfish, why Robin Williams is good when he’s not being ‘Robin Williams’ and why Ian doesn’t seem to get on with Terry Gilliam’s films, even though he loves Monty Python. Also, why lying naked in the park is fun.2011-11-2400 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#5: Chinatown
The boys over at 101 Films have been given a tricky case to crack – how to discuss a film’s plot without ruining it for those who haven’t seen it. Lewis and Ian do their best as they talk about the stupendous Chinatown.
2011-11-1000 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#3: Dracula (1958)
Welcome to Castle 101 Films. Warm yourselves by the fire. I will prepare some food. No, no, no, it is quite alright, my Masters will insist that you stay for their dinner… I mean dinner. Where are you going? No stay, I insist. You must stay, STAY FOREVER! HAHAHAHAHAHAH! Yes, in celebration of Halloween, Lewis and Ian clamber out of their coffins to watch the 1958 Hammer Horror version of Dracula.
2011-10-2700 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#2: Annie Hall
This week Lewis and Ian turn their attention to one of the great writer/actor/directors of the last 40 years (well, he was great for at least 20 of those years), Woody Allen, and one of his most well regarded films, Annie Hall.
2011-10-2000 min101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably#1: Top Gun
Here we go then, the first proper 101 Films You Should Have Seen Podcast. After much discussion the boys decided to discuss a film Ian had never seen. That’s right, he had somehow gone through his entire adolescence without seeing Top Gun. TOP GUN!?! I know, how is that even possible?
2011-10-1300 min
Podcast – 101 Video Games That Made My Life Slightly BetterPodcast 10: The Filmy Gamey Podcast
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