'You Talkin' to Me?’ Film Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

James had never seen Akira Kurosawa’s legendary epic, ‘Seven Samurai’, so he watched it with Dan and they recorded a podcast about it.

In this episode, they explore its groundbreaking cinematography, rich storytelling, and profound impact on cinema and discuss why this 1954 masterpiece still holds up in today’s world of filmmaking and consider whether its influence on Star Wars should have resulted in a more honest title for George Lucas’s classic: … ‘Space Samurai’. 

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In this episode of Talkin’ Film Club, Dan and James are joined by regular guest, Jim, for a breakdown of their favourite movie sequels. 

Join us as we consider the directors who made a great sequel to their own movies and the prominent directors who took on a sequel to an already successful film; We unpack legacy sequels; the best Threequels, episode 4s and beyond; and examine the sequels that are successful because they expand the world and mythology of the original.

Talkin’ Film Club is a companion piece to the ‘You Talkin’ to Me?’ Film Podcast. Follow us on Twitter @talkinfilm, view our posts on TikTok @talkin_film, find and like our page on Facebook and please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. 

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In 1973 ‘Don’t Look Now’ and ‘The Wicker Man’ were released in the UK as a double feature, with the cult classic ‘The Wicker Man’ as the supporting picture to the main release of Nicolas Roeg’s ‘Don’t Look Now’.

James (who’s 16) had never seen either of these horror classics before, so we watched them back-to-back (with a 15-minute intermission) and recorded a podcast about the experience. 

Why are there so many parallels between the two films and does watching them as a double bill impact your overall opinion of each?  

Warning: As these films are 50 years old, we talk openly about their twists and key plot points. 

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Dan, James and Jim are obsessed with keeping top ten lists of their favourite films. In this episode of Takin’ Film Club they discuss the dilemma of choosing one great movie over another and also consider the best films of the 21st Century so far. Which of these movies will still be remembered in 100 years?

Talkin’ Film Club is a companion piece to the ‘You Talkin; to Me?’ Film Podcast. 

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James has never seen Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’, so he watched it with Dan and they recorded a podcast about it. 

Considered to be one of the greatest movies of all time, Vertigo is Mesmerising and full of mystery, but does it still have the power to surprise new viewers and why is it only truly satisfying when you see it more than once?

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In this episode of Talkin’ Talk Club, Dan and James are joined by friend of the show, Jim, for a stroll through their favourite New York movies. 

What makes the perfect New York movie; Why did we all pick ‘Do the Right Thing’ but none of us chose a film by Woody Allen; and why do so many classic New York movies take place in a single day? 

Here are our individual top five New York movies:

Dan’s picks:
Taxi Driver
Do the Right Thing
After Hours
The Warriors
The Fisher King

James’s picks:
Do the Right Thing
Birdman
25th Hour
C’mon C’mon
The Royal Tenenbaums

Jim’s picks
Dog Day Afternoon
Taxi Driver
Do the Right Thing
Saturday Night Fever
When Harry Met Sally

Talkin’ Film Club is a companion piece to the ‘You Talkin’ to Me?’ Film Podcast. Follow us on Twitter @talkinfilm, view our posts on TikTok @talkin_film, find and like our page on Facebook and please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. 

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James had never seen Martin Scorsese’s wiseguy classic ‘Goodfellas’ so we watched it together and recorded a podcast about it. 

Is this the greatest gangster movie of all time, or just the best and most influential Scorsese movie? And how is it possible for someone to be funny and scary at the same time?  

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James had never seen all-time classic musical ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ so we watched it together and recorded a podcast about it. 

Regularly voted as the greatest musical ever made, what are the ingredients that make this film so special and why is it considered a ‘sheer unabashed joy’?

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Dan and James are joined by friend of the show, Jim Clifford, for a leap through their favourite time travel movies. 

What makes a great time travel movie?; do the best time travel movies need a cool time machine?; should time travel movies have sequels? 

Talkin’ Film Club is a companion piece to the ‘You Talkin’ to Me?’ Film Podcast. Follow us on Twitter @talkinfilm, view our posts on TikTok @talkin_film, find and like our page on Facebook and please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. 

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James had never seen Terrence Malick’s influential debut ‘Badlands’, so we watched it together and recorded a podcast about it. 

Is this the greatest ‘lovers-on-the-run’ movie of all time and why is everyone they meet on their journey so strange? 

During the episode we reference this video about narration:

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2698-malick-and-the-art-of-the-voice-over

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