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Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture. In this episode, originally recorded in 2023 for a bonus tier, Tony and Carl talk numerous topics including choice fatigue for TV and movies, the art of the mediocre movie and much more... Host / Editor Tony Black Co-Host Carl Sweeney Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/thediscoursepodcast Follow Tony & Carl: Carl: @CKJSweeney on Twitter Tony: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture. In this episode, originally recorded in 2019 for their previous podcast MOTION PICTURES, Tony and Carl discuss the ethics of the anti-hero in cinema, with a specific focus on Todd Phillips' controversial Joker... Host / Editor Tony Black Co-Host Carl Sweeney Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/thediscoursepodcast Follow Tony & Carl: Carl: @CKJSweeney on Twitter Tony: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture. In this episode, Tony and Carl react to news Britain is getting a General Election (finally!) in July, discussing how the media might react. Plus! Netflix's Baby Reindeer took the country by storm but the real world fallout is ethically questionable at best. We unpack the reasons. And finally, we wonder what Apple are smoking with a recent tone deaf ad. Are they at last leaning into the reality that they are the very monolith they began taking on? -- Remember: subscribe to THE DISCOURSE+ for early access, ad-free listening and bonus episodes not available to regular listeners. Support the show here: www.patreon.com/thediscoursepodcast New episodes of The Discourse drop Mondays and Wednesdays... Host / Editor Tony Black Co-Host Carl Sweeney Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/thediscoursepodcast Follow Tony & Carl: Carl: @CKJSweeney on Twitter Tony: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.In this bonus episode, Tony & Carl introduce you to the show's brand new subscription tier - THE DISCOURSE+Details include ad free listening, early released episodes and at least one bonus episode a month.Become part of the Discourse community here today: https://wemadethis.supportingcast.fm/the-discourseHost / EditorTony BlackCo-HostCarl SweeneyFollow us on Twitter:@podthediscourseCarl: @CKJSweeneyTony: @ajblackwriter / https://ajblackwriter.substack.comListen to Tony's BEYOND THE SCREEN podcast:beyondthescreenpodListen to Carl's THE MOVIE PALACE podcast:1398503911Email us:contactthediscourse@gmail.comSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made this Twitter: @we_madethisWebsite: wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.In this episode, Tony & Carl talk about the phenomenon of the 'nepo baby' and just how deep the branches of nepotism and class reach into the entertainment industry.Plus! They chat about the latest controversy around the worst movie award Razzies and their relevance in this day and age; and they consider recent think pieces about whether books and engaging with podcasts truly represent intelligence in our culture.New episodes of The Discourse drop each week every Monday and Tuesday, with the odd Thursday bonus... Host / EditorTony BlackCo-Host / EditorCarl SweeneyFollow us on Twitter:@podthediscourseCarl: @CKJSweeneyTony: @ajblackwriter / https://ajblackwriter.substack.comListen to Tony's BEYOND THE SCREEN podcast:beyondthescreenpodListen to Carl's THE MOVIE PALACE podcast:1398503911Email us:contactthediscourse@gmail.comSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made this Twitter: @we_madethisWebsite: wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.In this episode, Carl & Tony dig into the Academy Award nominations and look at some of the front runners in the main categories, such as Best Picture, Actor, Actress & more.Plus! In What We've Been Watching, Carl goes deep on one of the front runners, Todd Field's TAR, while Tony encourages everyone to check out Amazon's pulp Nazi-centric adventure series, HUNTERS.New episodes of The Discourse drop each week every Monday and Tuesday, with the odd Thursday bonus... HostCarl SweeneyCo-Host / EditorTony BlackFollow us on Twitter:@podthediscourseCarl: @CKJSweeneyTony: @ajblackwriter / https://ajblackwriter.substack.comListen to Tony's BEYOND THE SCREEN podcast:beyondthescreenpodListen to Carl's THE MOVIE PALACE podcast:1398503911Email us:contactthediscourse@gmail.comSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made this Twitter: @we_madethisWebsite: wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.In this special episode, Carl & Tony dig into Damien Chazelle's BABYLON, newly released in the U.K.One of the most divisive pictures of 2022, polarising American audiences, they discuss what they made of it--with and without spoilers--elements of the production, critical responses and the themes and ideas buried inside the film.New episodes of The Discourse drop each week every Monday and Tuesday, with the odd Thursday bonus... Host / EditorCarl SweeneyCo-HostTony BlackFollow us on Twitter:@podthediscourseCarl: @CKJSweeneyTony: @ajblackwriter / https://ajblackwriter.substack.comListen to Tony's BEYOND THE SCREEN podcast:beyondthescreenpodListen to Carl's THE MOVIE PALACE podcast:1398503911Email us:contactthediscourse@gmail.comSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made this Twitter: @we_madethisWebsite: wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.In this episode, Carl & Tony dig into the BAFTA nominations and look at some of the front runners in the main categories.Also, they chat about the forthcoming FRASIER reboot, whether the casting of Nicholas Lyndhurst is as strange as it seems, and what they might expect from the show.Plus! Armed with stats and facts, Carl runs through the mega box office of AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER and the current state of cinema returns. Are we seeing another sea change approaching?New episodes of The Discourse drop each week every Monday and Tuesday, with the odd Thursday bonus... Host / EditorCarl SweeneyCo-HostTony BlackFollow us on Twitter:@podthediscourseCarl: @CKJSweeneyTony: @ajblackwriter / https://ajblackwriter.substack.comListen to Tony's BEYOND THE SCREEN podcast:beyondthescreenpodListen to Carl's THE MOVIE PALACE podcast:1398503911Email us:contactthediscourse@gmail.comSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made this Twitter: @we_madethisWebsite: wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.In this episode, Tony & Carl discuss the rumours of shooting difficulties around Francis Ford Coppola's MEGALOPOLIS - is this another APOCALYPSE NOW?Also, they discuss an AFI report about female representation in the silent movie era; a fascinating lawsuit around the 1968 Franco Zeffireli ROMEO & JULIET adaptation & the conversation subsequently about teenage exploitation in film.Plus! In What We've Been Watching, Carl unpicks Sam Mendes' EMPIRE OF LIGHT, while Tony praises to the hilt ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, isn't sure about Amazon's THE RIG, and tears a strip off Steven Moffat's INSIDE MAN. The horror... the horror...New episodes of The Discourse drop each week every Monday and Tuesday, with the odd Thursday bonus... Host / EditorTony BlackCo-HostCarl SweeneyFollow us on Twitter:@podthediscourseCarl: @CKJSweeneyTony: @ajblackwriter / https://ajblackwriter.substack.comListen to Tony's BEYOND THE SCREEN podcast talking AWAY WE GO:beyondthescreenpodEmail us:contactthediscourse@gmail.comSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made this Twitter: @we_madethisWebsite: wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.In this episode, Tony & Carl discuss the interview of the moment - Prince Harry on ITV promoting his book. Will this help his reputation or hinder it?Also, they touch on the saving of Channel Four from privatisation and the UK government's approach to media regulation currently, plus they look at an incendiary tweet from author Joyce Carol Oates about the talent of Alfred Hitchcock. Carl mounts a defence but does it hold water?New episodes of The Discourse drop each week every Monday and Tuesday... Host / EditorTony BlackCo-HostCarl SweeneyFollow us on Twitter:@podthediscourseCarl: @CKJSweeneyTony: @ajblackwriter / https://ajblackwriter.substack.comEmail us:contactthediscourse@gmail.comSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made this Twitter: @we_madethisWebsite: wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices