Ep 304 - American Fiction

We could have walked home from any movie, but we chose this one. Uglies - a Netflix dystopian YA novel adaptation arriving 15 years after that trend ended, in which the world is divided between the "Uglies" and the "Pretties". Don’t forget to check out our Patreon for TV reviews and retro movie reviews Subscribe to us on Youtube Follow us on Letterboxd Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a spoiler-filled preview of one of our most recent patreon-exclusive episodes over at The Cinemile High Club. Join up to hear the full episode and to gain instant access to more than 60 retro movie episodes (most recently including This Is Spinal Tap, Bowfinger and Beverley Hills Cop), monthly spoiler-free roundups of what we're watching on TV and spoilery deep dives like the one you can hear on this preview. It costs €2.50 a month for the monthly retro movie club (that you get to vote on each month) or €4 a month for that plus all the TV stuff. You can also sign up for a seven day free trial and see how much of the back catalogue you can consume for free! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had a very unhappy walk home from yet another Joker movie. Don’t forget to check out our Patreon for TV reviews and retro movie reviews Subscribe to us on Youtube Follow us on Letterboxd Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were pretty stunned walking home from this body horror starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid and written/directed by Coralie Fargeat. The books that I mentioned at the end of this episode are Lucky's Woods, After Arrival and Two Bodies, by my friend Massimo Paradiso. You can buy them from his website here. Subscribe to us on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Don’t forget to check out our Patreon for TV reviews and retro movie reviews Subscribe to us on Youtube Follow us on Letterboxd Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We set the juice loose in front of a live audience at the Cork Opera House as part of the 2024 Cork Podcast Festival. Subscribe to us on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Don’t forget to check out our Patreon for TV reviews and retro movie reviews Subscribe to us on Youtube Follow us on Letterboxd Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We took the kids to go see a Star War. Subscribe to us on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Don’t forget to check out our Patreon for TV reviews and retro movie reviews Subscribe to us on Youtube Follow us on Letterboxd Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and his friend Lee Gant walk home from the newest Alien film, directed by Fede Álvarez. Here is the link to the short film that Lee wrote, called Two Man's Land. There are still tickets available for our live show at the Cork Podcast Festival on September 15th, we'd love to see you there, tickets available here. Subscribe to us on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Don’t forget to check out our Patreon for TV reviews and retro movie reviews Subscribe to us on Youtube Follow us on Letterboxd Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We walked home from Ireland's official Oscar entry, Kneecap. Tickets for our live show at the Cork Podcast Festival are still available, we'd love to see you there - you can buy tickets here. Subscribe to us on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Don’t forget to check out our Patreon for TV reviews and retro movie reviews Subscribe to us on Youtube Follow us on Letterboxd Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turns out WE were the ones trapped... by this movie. Subscribe to us on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Don’t forget to check out our Patreon for TV reviews and retro movie reviews Subscribe to us on Youtube Follow us on Letterboxd Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had an appropriately windy walk home from this unlikely legasequel. Subscribe to us on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Don’t forget to check out our Patreon for TV reviews and retro movie reviews Subscribe to us on Youtube Follow us on Letterboxd Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices