4. Audition and Le Bonheur

It is Polish art house versus British rom com this episode. The premises may be uncannily but the films could not be more different. Find out what we think! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Stephen, Albert and special guest Jamie to talk about two classics of world cinema. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode, Stephen and Albert unpick and evaluate two 60s classics - one from France and one from Japan. This time you will get utter gushing about one film and a muted response about the other... But which way round is it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Albert and Stephen discuss a real Kubrick and an almost Kubrick. Both films are new to Stephen but Albert is already a passionate defender of one of them. Get ready for debate and disagreement! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Halloween special where Stephen and Albert discuss a modern horror classic, The Blair Witch Project (1999), alongside a French suspense classic, Diabolique (1955) (or Les Diaboliques), a film that would inspire Psycho (1960, and 1998 - why not?) and is seen by many as an early influence on modern horror. Get ready for reappraisals, muted responses and impassioned defences. Also, listen to the end for some horror recommendations from Stephen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is the most argumentative episode yet in which Stephen and Albert vocally disagree about The Deer Hunter, Coming Home - and Apocalypse Now. That's right, a bonus third film. What a treat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Haneke's 2006 French thriller, Caché, and Mike Leigh's British drama, Naked, are discussed this week. Prepare for straight up gushing about one and debate about the other. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen introduces Albert to two of his favourite films and then has to justify them for an hour. Get ready for a detailed defence of, and debate around, the divisive politics, messaging and general attitudes of Takashi Miike's Audition and Agnes Varda's Le Bonheur. Will Albert be won over or will Stephen back down? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's an Altman double feature. Stephen has seen other Altman's but never these; Albert has seen only these. Do they hold up? Does Stephen get over his irrational dislike of long cinema? Find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this instalment we discuss one of the most notorious films of all time, Salo, as well as the Jarman's extremely personal filmic essay on his physical decline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.