A film that puts you in deep thought: Fight Club and Charlie Wilson's War
Take off your shoes and start (stop?) smashing your IKEA furniture.
Fight Club is a 1999 American film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. Norton plays the unnamed narrator, who is discontented with his white-collar job. He forms a "fight club" with soap salesman Tyler Durden (Pitt), and becomes embroiled in a relationship with a destitute woman, Marla Singer (Bonham Carter).
Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 American biographical comedy-drama film, based on the story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos, whose efforts led to Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War.
31 Jan 2021
A film you hated that everyone else liked: Memento and Inception
We love, Christopher Nolan, I promise. But... (puts hands in the air).
Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, and produced by Suzanne and Jennifer Todd. The film's script was based on a pitch by Jonathan Nolan, who wrote the 2001 story "Memento Mori" from the concept. Guy Pearce stars as a man who, as a result of an injury, has anterograde amnesia (the inability to form new memories) and has short-term memory loss approximately every fifteen minutes. He is searching for the people who attacked him and killed his wife, using an intricate system of Polaroid photographs and tattoos to track information he cannot remember.
Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with his wife, Emma Thomas. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets. He is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious. The ensemble cast includes Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine.
10 Jan 2021
Film that you never get sick of: Catch Me If You Can and Heat
Knock Knock!
Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, and Nathalie Baye. The film is based on the life of Frank Abagnale, who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor and a Louisiana parish prosecutor. His foremost crime was check fraud; he became so highly skilled that the FBI later turned to him for help catching other check forgers.
Heat is a 1995 American crime drama film written, produced, and directed by Michael Mann, starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Val Kilmer. De Niro plays Neil McCauley, a seasoned professional robber and Pacino plays Lt. Vincent Hanna, an LAPD robbery-homicide detective tracking down Neil's crew after a botched heist leaves three security guards dead.
28 Dec 2020
A Film that makes you happy: Kung Fu Panda and Ferris Bueller's Day Off
GRAAAACE!
22 Nov 2020
Favourite Animated Film: Princess Mononoke and The Prince of Egypt
It’s a(n anime) trap! Two years after a trip to Japan, Johnny finally convinces Alex to watch anime, under the pretence of the pod.
Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997) is set in the late Muromachi period of Japan (approximately 1336 to 1573 CE), but it includes fantasy elements. The story follows a young Emishi prince named Ashitaka, and his involvement in a struggle between the gods of a forest and the humans who consume its resources.
The Prince of Egypt (Chapman, Hickner and Wells, 1998) is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt.
15 Nov 2020
Film with a job you want: Creed and Moneyball
You can't learn anything when you're talking. That's a fact of life. As long as you're talking, you're not listening. So stop talking and start listening!
Creed is a 2015 American sports (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_film) drama film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_(film_and_television)) directed by Ryan Coogler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Coogler) and written by Coogler and Aaron Covington from a story by Coogler. Michael B. Jordan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_B._Jordan) stars as Adonis "Donnie" Johnson Creed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Creed), Apollo Creed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Creed)'s son, with Sylvester Stallone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone) reprising the role of Rocky Balboa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Balboa).
Moneyball is a 2011 American biographical (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_film) sports (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_film) drama film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_(genre)) directed by Bennett Miller (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett_Miller) and written by Steven Zaillian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Zaillian) and Aaron Sorkin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Sorkin). The film is based on Michael Lewis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lewis_(author))'s 2003 nonfiction book of the same name (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneyball), an account of the Oakland Athletics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Athletics) baseball (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball) team's 2002 season (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Oakland_Athletics_season) and their general manager Billy Beane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Beane)'s attempts to assemble a competitive team. In the film, Beane (Brad Pitt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt)) and assistant GM Peter Brand (Jonah Hill (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Hill)), faced with the franchise's limited budget for players, build a team of undervalued talent by taking a sophisticated sabermetric (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabermetric) approach to scouting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_(sport)) and analyzing players.
8 Nov 2020
A Film with a Number in the Title: L4yer Cak3 and Ocean's 11
Giving People What They Want. Good times today, stupor tomorrow. But this is now.
31 Oct 2020
A Film with More than Five Words in the Title: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
This episode is as long as my arm; I wish it was as long as something else.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Gondry (2004): It follows an estranged couple who have erased each other from their memories.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Ritchie (1998): The story is a heist involving a self-confident young card sharp who loses £500,000 to a powerful crime lord in a rigged game of three-card brag. To pay off his debts, he and his friends decide to rob a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
18 Oct 2020
A Film that Starts with the First Letter of Your Name: "Almost Famous" and "John Wick"
It's all happening
4 Oct 2020
First Film You Remember Watching: "Snow White" vs. "Star Wars"
Alex and Johnny discuss Day One of their movie challenge
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