It’s the final episode! We run through our top 5 films and a bunch of other stuff we discovered over the last few years, both good and bad. It’s been fun, folks. Thanks for joining us along the way!
11 Jan 2026
200. Chungking Express (1994) & In the Mood for Love (2000)
This week, we discuss two films from celebrated Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai.
The first is Chungking Express (1994), The film consists of two stories told in sequence, each about a different lovesick Hong Kong policeman mulling over his relationship with a woman.
The second is In the Mood for Love (2000). The film follows a man (Tony Leung) and a woman (Maggie Cheung) in 1962 who discover that their spouses are having an affair.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:00:30) – Generation Kill, Pluribus season one, Wake Up Dead Man, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Zootropolis 2, Sentimental Value, Weapons, Hot Tub Time Machine, Darkest Hour, Pulp Fiction
Chungking Express (00:34:05)
In the Mood for Love (00:55:55)
Links
Instagram -
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@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
Carry On podcast - conversation with Josh Ray Person from Generation Kill - https://youtu.be/YQ9NLG8RNMk?si=oHSWzYbFnvOXWxRU
21 Dec 2025
199. Kanal (1957) & Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
This week, we discuss two WWII films from Polish director Andrzej Wajda.
The first is Kanal (1957), the first film made about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, telling the story of a company of Home Army resistance fighters escaping the Nazi onslaught through the city's sewers.
The second is Ashes and Diamonds (1958). The film takes place in 1945, shortly after World War II. The main protagonist of the film, former Home Army soldier Maciek Chełmicki, is acting in the anti-Communist underground. Maciek receives an order to kill Szczuka, the local secretary of the Polish Workers' Party. Over time, Chełmicki increasingly doubts if his task is worth doing.
Timestamps
What we’ve been watching (00:00:30) – For All Mankind season three, The Death of Bunny Munro, Margin Call, A Generation
Kanal (00:11:30)
Ashes and Diamonds (00:30:45)
Coin toss (00:48:30)
Links
Instagram -
@callitfriendopodcast
@munnywales
@andyjayritchie
Letterboxd –
@andycifpod
@fat-tits mcmahon
Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
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