68 - X is for Xtro

TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE For our final week of A-Z we return to the world of animation with 2016’s Zootopia directed by Byron Howard & Rich Moore. It’s been almost a decade since this film released but is it still as good as Mikey remembers it when it first came out?  What film would you have picked for Z? @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, X & Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/mikeybarker/ https://letterboxd.com/chronicbasildon/ Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song: https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei

CLASSIC HORROR MEETS CLASSIC COMEDY! This week we jump into 1974’s comedy horror Young Frankenstein directed by Mel Brooks. Simon chose this film because it’s been a favourite of his for a very long time and Mikey has yet to see it, will they meet eye to eye on this cultural phenomenon? What film would you have picked for Y? @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, X & Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/mikeybarker/ https://letterboxd.com/chronicbasildon/ Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song: https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei

THE ANSWER TO WHAT IF E.T WAS HORNY AND IN BRITAIN? Xtro is a horror/sci fi film from 1982 directed by Harry Bromley Davenport. It’s a small independent film that has gathered a cult following over the years and we’re about to find out why! It’s sort of like if a film prompted lots and lots of questions but didn’t know the answers to any of them, welcome to Xtro. What film would you have picked for X? @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, X & Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/mikeybarker/ https://letterboxd.com/chronicbasildon/ Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song: https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei

WE WOULD’VE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT TOO IF IT WASN’T FOR THESE MEDDLING AMISH!  Harrison Ford switches it up in 1985’s Witness directed by Peter Weir. This time he’s a detective undercover in Amish Country protecting a child witness, but there’s also lost treasure, an amish spacecraft and robot androids trying to kill everyone. At least that’s what I think, I haven’t watched it yet. What film would you have picked for W? @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, X & Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/mikeybarker/ https://letterboxd.com/chronicbasildon/ Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song: https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei

FINALLY A FILM THAT SEES KIDS AS THEY REALLY ARE! 1960’s Village of the Damned is as iconic as they come, a black and white horror about creepy kids, what’s not to love? But does Wolf Rilla’s science fiction horror hold up 65 years later? We talk about the good and the bad with this classic of the genre. What film would you have picked for V? @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, X & Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/mikeybarker/ https://letterboxd.com/chronicbasildon/ Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song: https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei

OPEN UP FOR UNCLE BUCK. HE’S GOT A LOAD TO SHOVE INTO YOU! John Hughes’s 1989 comedy Uncle Buck is iconic and its John Candy that delivers the performance you’ll never forget but does the comedic magic come with a dark cloud of uncomfortableness? We discuss one of John Hughes’s last directed films to see what works and what’s missing from the beloved classic.  What film would you have picked for U? @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, X & Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/mikeybarker/ https://letterboxd.com/chronicbasildon/ Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song: https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei

THE WORST FIRST DAY ON THE JOB EVER? The film that takes buddy cops to a whole new level. This week we watch 2001’s thriller/crime film Training Day directed by Antoine Fuqua, we’ve already seen Denzel play the hero and now it’s time to see if he can make Ethan Hawkes day miserable, spoiler alert it’s gonna get crazy!  What film would you have picked for T? @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, X & Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/mikeybarker/ https://letterboxd.com/chronicbasildon/ Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song: https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei

SUPERMAN’S ALRIGHT BUT IT WOULD BE BETTER IF HE HAD NO POWERS! The adventure continues in 1980’s Superman II directed by Richard Lester. Christopher Reeve is back and this time he’s up against General Zod! Will is love Lois Lane get in the way? Will all the cigarette product placement work on Clark Kent? Theres only one way to find out! What film would you have picked for S? @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, X & Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/mikeybarker/ https://letterboxd.com/chronicbasildon/ Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song: https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei

THE HUSBAND? THE WIFE? OR THE BANDIT? Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon came out in 1950 making it one of the oldest films we’ve watched on this podcast but its message of dishonest retelling of events is timeless and more relevant than ever.  What film would you have picked for R? @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, X & Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/mikeybarker/ https://letterboxd.com/chronicbasildon/ Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song: https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei

THIS MOD IS ABOUT TO ROCK YOUR WORLD! Franc Roddam’s Quadrophenia is based on The Who’s 1973 rock opera of the same name, despite this, it is not a musical nor does it star The Who. The 1979 British drama does have something to say about being young and hating growing up though. Deep down don’t we all just want to be partying, doing drugs and riding our scooters along the cliffside in dramatic fashion? It’s all part of growing up. What film would you have picked for Q? @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, X & Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/mikeybarker/ https://letterboxd.com/chronicbasildon/ Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song: https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei