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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| December 7th, 2012 - The Dark Knight Rises | 24 juil. 2024 | 01:12:37 | |
Closing out the Nolan Dark Knight trilogy. I was initially ready to come in a defend this flawed entry... but alas time has not been kind to this movie, and nor was I. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| December 12th, 2008 - The Dark Knight | 17 juil. 2024 | 01:06:31 | |
Part two of our Batman rewatch. It's really all about Heath Ledger in this one. He brings what would have been a pretty damn good movie up to another level. Host: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| October 21st, 2005 - Batman Begins | 11 juil. 2024 | 01:05:26 | |
We're finally tackling the biggest franchise of the decade (outside of Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Avatar if that counts, the beginnings of the MCU, what was The Fast and Furious like at the time?, one of my favourites has always been Mission Impossible). Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| March 12th, 2004 - Mona Lisa Smile | 03 juil. 2024 | 01:04:44 | |
One of Kate's favourite movies goes under the microscope this week. Do I take it easy on it and her... no. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| December 7th, 2001 - Pearl Harbor | 19 juin 2024 | 01:02:05 | |
Kate and I answer an age old question this week... Ben Affleck or Josh Hartnett? Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| March 13th, 2009 - Milk | 12 juin 2024 | 01:04:11 | |
Biopics are a tricky business. Either they cram too much in, or they leave too much out. It can be hard to find a balance. Gus Van Sant's Milk threads that needle pretty well! Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| June 27th, 2003 - Punch-Drunk Love | 05 juin 2024 | 00:58:07 | |
I try once again to convince Kate a movie that does not seem like on the surface is actually a rom-com. Perhaps a little successfully this time. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| February 15th, 2002 - Thief/Heat | 29 mai 2024 | 01:12:55 | |
All about Michael Mann heist movies this week. One is the blueprint and the other is the masterpiece. The action is the juice! Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| June 27th, 2008 - In Bruges | 22 mai 2024 | 01:09:59 | |
Looking back to the movie where Colin Farrell became one of our absolute favourite actors. Dark Comedy isn't for everyone, but no one does it better than McDonagh! Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| January 29th, 2010 - Whip It | 15 mai 2024 | 01:00:06 | |
Tackling one of Kate's Top 5 Directorial Debuts this week. An under seen and under appreciated sports movie/coming-of age-drama. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| September 22nd, 2000 - High Fidelity | 08 mai 2024 | 01:12:52 | |
Get those Top 5 lists ready! Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| October 1st, 2004 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | 01 mai 2024 | 00:58:36 | |
What makes a RomCom? Perhaps my definition is too lenient, but if a movie makes me laugh and is romantic I think it completes the checklist. There are others with a more puritanical view on the issue... Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| March 21st, 2008 - Atonement | 24 avr. 2024 | 01:10:30 | |
Darth Vader... Hannibal Lecter... Cruella Deville... These are the great movie villains of all time, and they can all step aside for the new Queen of cruel, Briony Tallis! Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| March 19th, 2002 - Training Day | 17 avr. 2024 | 01:06:50 | |
Before we even talk about the movie I get absolutely humbled by some of the hardest movie trivia I've ever been asked (seriously if anyone gets one question correct please reach out). As for the movie, it's all about Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke, two of our favourite actors, with two of their better performances. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| December 7th, 2004 - The Bourne Supremacy | 10 avr. 2024 | 00:57:45 | |
Jason Bourne is back, still being chased by the CIA, and still trying to figure out who he is and where he comes from, but this time in a different European city! Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| March 27th, 2007 - Children of Men | 03 avr. 2024 | 01:07:47 | |
A look at a bleak future (and present) this week, with Alfonso Cuaron's sci-fi dystopian masterpiece. Given that one of us is a parent and the other isn't, Kate and I have different feelings about living in a world without children... Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| May 4th, 2004 - The Last Samurai | 27 mars 2024 | 01:08:14 | |
Very influenced by my enjoyment of Shogun, we are looking at another Japanese set tale of Westerns coming in and thinking they know what's best. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| February 13, 2007 - Marie Antoinette | 20 mars 2024 | 00:56:47 | |
Back for another Sofia Coppola movie, this one much larger, louder, and in your face! The often satirical and irreverant look at one of history's biggest icons was a bold approach at the time, and we talk about where Coppola's movie went right in contrast to Ridley Scott's latest effort Napoleon. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| The Oscar's are Good Again! | 13 mars 2024 | 00:55:25 | |
Reaction to the 96th Academy Awards, and we were both really happy. Good winners. Good host. And finally, for the first time ever, a good musical performance! Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| January 28th, 2020 - Parasite | 07 mars 2024 | 01:12:03 | |
The final episode of our Best Picture Winners miniseries. Looking back at the first non-English language winner of the award, and what a movie it is! Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| January 10th, 2010 - The Hurt Locker | 29 févr. 2024 | 01:07:59 | |
Part two of our Best Picture miniseries. This week going back to see if Kathryn Bigelow's Irag war movie holds up, and if we would have liked to be apart of the bomb disposal unit in the army. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| September 27th, 2002 - Unforgiven | 22 févr. 2024 | 01:07:10 | |
Starting our Best Picture Winners series with one from the 1990's. I grew up with Western movies, and somehow Kate missed out. But all the John Wayne movies in the world wouldn't really prepare me for Clint Eastwood's dark, punishing revisionist take on the wild west in Unforgiven. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| February 11th, 2005 - The Notebook | 14 févr. 2024 | 01:02:57 | |
Let the debate commence, is The Notebook a sad movie or not? One of us says yes, the other no. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| April 7th - 2006 - Brokeback Mountain | 07 févr. 2024 | 01:07:34 | |
An up and down week for Kate, one movie that worked and one that didn't. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| February 12th, 2008 - Gone Baby Gone | 01 févr. 2024 | 01:08:05 | |
This week's movie possess one of the hardest questions Kate and I have ever had to answer on the podcast, what Affleck brother reigns supreme? Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| April 15th, 2005 - Ocean's 12 | 24 janv. 2024 | 01:08:17 | |
A little bit of Oscar hot takes (I swear we recorded this before the nominations were released). And then we jet set around Europe for this fun caper. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| July 6th, 2001 - Snatch | 18 janv. 2024 | 01:02:26 | |
At one point, for however brief, this was both Kate's and my favourite movie. We may have moved on in the years since, but a few things remain the same; We don't want dogs dribbling on our seats, Heavy is good, heavy is reliable, and the only thing we have to declare is Don't go to England. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| February 22nd, 2008 - Michael Clayton | 10 janv. 2024 | 00:57:26 | |
This week we look back at the long and illustrious career of Tom Wilkinson by watching perhaps his best performance. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| Best of 2023 Movie Swap - Flora and Son // How to Blow Up a Pipeline | 27 déc. 2023 | 00:57:24 | |
This week we look back at all that 2023 had to offer including our favourite tv shows, and movie scenes. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| November 23rd, 2001 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas | 20 déc. 2023 | 01:00:29 | |
All about Christmas movies this week (in truth about many other Christmas movies besides the one we actually watched). Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| August 18th, 2000 - Erin Brockovich | 14 déc. 2023 | 01:05:21 | |
As we come to the end of the year, Kate and I look back at almost the beginning of the 2000s at a movie and performance that really solidified Julia Roberts stardom. It's a movie almost entirely built on her charisma, and thankfully she has that in abundance. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| December 21st, 2001 - Moulin Rouge | 06 déc. 2023 | 01:02:53 | |
A few key details about this episode that will be reveled as you listened: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce - That should help the SEO A church where the bishop's throne (cathedra) is located is called a cathedral, while basilica refers to a class of Roman public buildings predating Christianity, particularly those with royal association. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| August 13th, 2004 - Kill Bill Vol. 2 | 29 nov. 2023 | 01:08:40 | |
Finally going back and finishing off the Kill Bill series, and surprise surprise we have wildly different opinions on this Tarantino epic. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| June 13th, 2008 - The Other Boleyn Girl | 22 nov. 2023 | 01:04:53 | |
The Historical Drama has long been a favourite genre of Kate's, but getting the right balance between History and Drama is maybe something this movie doesn't achieve all that well. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| March 26th, 2010 - Fantastic Mr. Fox | 16 nov. 2023 | 00:55:03 | |
I'm not letting Kate's disinterest in Wes Anderson deter me, and my efforts have finally paid off, she actually enjoyed this one. Also, do not worry, no major Pixar rants this week! Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| September 20th, 2002 - Monsters Inc. | 09 nov. 2023 | 01:06:46 | |
The rant towards the end about Pixar's storytelling motivation is truly some of my best work. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| September 20th, 2002 - Panic Room | 02 nov. 2023 | 01:11:36 | |
A double dip of home invasion movies this week, this time with no ghosts, but perhaps that makes things slightly more real and scary. Althought i'm not sure how many people listening to this podcast own a panic room. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| May 17th, 2002 - The Others | 25 oct. 2023 | 01:04:50 | |
Finally I get another chance of forcing Kate to watch a horror movie. The Others was one of the movies that I watched when I was much too young to do so, and so it was a nice opportunity to go back and revisit. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| June 15th, 2001 - O Brother, Where Art Thou? | 20 oct. 2023 | 00:55:31 | |
Inspired by Taylor Swift's dominance at this weeks Box Office we are looking back at another music centric movie. She may have turned her back on her country/folk/Americana roots, but we haven't! Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| July 4th, 2003 - Gangs of New York | 11 oct. 2023 | 01:10:44 | |
With Martin Scorsese's latest movie in the horizon we decided to go back and revisit another one of his historially set epics. First time watch for Kate, so the violence definitely took her back, but she found a kindred spirit with Bill the Butcher. I try to make the case that we should celebrate one of the most celebrated filmmakers of all time more. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| Mailbag | 05 oct. 2023 | 01:04:19 | |
We answer your questions. Kate is finally on the hot seat and even tried to side step a few questions before we started, but I put a stop to that carry on. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| TIFF 2023 Recap | 28 sept. 2023 | 00:36:33 | |
This was recoreded last week, so there was a lot of talk about the writers/actors strike... which as I'm posting this looks like it is ending. Of course! Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely Guest: Melissa Criminisi | |||
| April 3rd, 2009 - Slumdog Millionaire (TIFF Winners #3) | 20 sept. 2023 | 00:55:49 | |
Perhaps the key turning point for TIFF and the Oscars. Since this won the People's Choice award in 2008, TIFF winners have gone on to dominate Oscar nominations year after year... if only this was a better movie... Quick note, I incorrectly refer to the language that is primarily spoken in the first timeline as Hindu instead of Hindi, and was so mad at myself while editing because I had made a note of the difference. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| December 28th, 2007 - Eastern Promises (TIFF Winners #2) | 13 sept. 2023 | 01:03:06 | |
Been busy at TIFF so uploading this one a little later than usual. A truly surprising TIFF winner, but just more evidence that the Toronto audience are the best in the business. A second Cronenberg/Mortensen collaboration sees them push the envelope a little further, but also continue their confident storytelling as they make you wait for the real fireworks. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| December 20th, 2001 - Amelie (TIFF Winners #1) | 07 sept. 2023 | 00:49:14 | |
Starting the TIFF People's Choice Winners mini-marathon off with the wildly quirky and lovely movie Amelie. For Kate it's another chance to keep diving into International cinema, as well as discovering that she might be a huge Audrey Tautou fan. Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||
| July 27th, 2007 - Zodiac | 31 août 2023 | 00:57:18 | |
I know every week is basically an opportunity for me to geek out about something related to the movies, but this is our first David Fincher movie and he is my favourite filmmaker, so I apologize up front. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| September 28th, 2001 - A Knight's Tale | 24 août 2023 | 00:56:35 | |
Running a highly acclaimed and succesful podcast is much like a joist. You train for 10 minutes, throw togehter what little equipment you have. And force your loved ones to get involved against their better judgement. Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| March 5th, 2004 - The School of Rock | 17 août 2023 | 00:59:29 | |
Back when Kate said that she would do this podcast I had one warning for her. "It may sound easy, but nothing could be harder," I said. "It will test your head, and your mind, and your brain, too" And having to spend a couple hours watching Jack Black flail about on screen proved harder than she could have expected! Host: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| November 9th, 2001 - Legally Blonde | 10 août 2023 | 00:56:31 | |
Really inspired by the continuing success of Barbie, Kate and I take a look back at another blonde trailblazer, this time in the stuffy halls of academia. We talk about the 20+ year run of Reese Witherspoon. Why Selma Blair was always relegated to the best friend roles. And try to answer the age old question of "was Elle's boyfriend's name Warren or Warner?" Hosts: Kate Vallely, Ciaran Vallely | |||
| September 24th, 2004 - Memories of Murder | 03 août 2023 | 01:11:18 | |
"Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films." We are finally doing a non-English language movie and I couldn't be happier that it was Memories of Murder (I pick the movies so it was always going to have a good chance of being the first). Kate drops the bombshell that this might be one of the first two or three non-English movies she has ever watched though, so suffice to say she is starting with the best. But before we get into the movie, we talk about how jampacked July was with new releases. Did we like Barbie is the big question? Hosts: Ciaran Vallely, Kate Vallely | |||