The Oh, 7 Podcast

As the war/not a war with Iran does/doesn't trundle on, we look at Charlie Wilson's War, a film about a much less direct but just as impactful age-of-stupid era excursion into the Region courtesy of another womanising politician. Sound familiar? Then buckle up as we let history run roughshod over this historically iffy biopic into US foreign policy in the 80s (it was bad).Deep dives and recommendosBlowback Season 4Burn These Books - Why the Soviets Invaded Afghanistan and Why it Still Matters TodayBurn These Books - Charlie Wilson's War & How the CIA Destroyed AfghanistanMosiacs of Time - How Sicario's Cinematography Conveys Moral CorruptionHow to Get to Heaven From Belfast (Trailer)The Residence (Trailer)Send us Fan MailSupport the showDo all the things (or none)Catch the pod hereiTunes / Apple podcastsSpotify(a)RSS Isnicker)Come and talk to us on BlueskyClips and things on YoutubeInstagram? TikTok!? Seriously?

Given how excellent some of Anderson's more recent films have been, it's hard to love this one, but we smashed the like button for it over its trademark quirk, treatment of family dynamics and lofty production ambitions.Things to enjoyAccidentally Wes Anderson on InstagramWhat If Wes Anderson Directed X-MenSend us Fan MailSupport the showDo all the things (or none)Catch the pod hereiTunes / Apple podcastsSpotify(a)RSS Isnicker)Come and talk to us on BlueskyClips and things on YoutubeInstagram? TikTok!? Seriously?

With the current US administration throwing renewed focus on that penguin, we get into Werner Herzog's quintessentially Herzogian doco Encounters at the End of the World, 2007's best documentary that isn't Man on Wire.Extra stuffIt Could Happen Here - Why fascists have adopted a suicidal penguin as a mascotWhat they're not telling you about cat actingMatt Berry's nature stuffSend us Fan MailSupport the showDo all the things (or none)Catch the pod hereiTunes / Apple podcastsSpotify(a)RSS Isnicker)Come and talk to us on BlueskyClips and things on YoutubeInstagram? TikTok!? Seriously?

Lucy and I get into Zodiac, David Fincher's finest (arguably) crime thriller. In a culture of exploitative media and the death drive towards celebrity, Zodiac feels worryingly at home in 2026. Content warning, there are burps.ThinkingsZodiac - Cinematography analysisHow Fincher directs horrorWhen the director gives you one color to solve the mysteryDavid Fincher on ZodiacWhen two directors make the same movie (But one is Fincher)Actors on David FincherSend us Fan MailSupport the showDo all the things (or none)Catch the pod hereiTunes / Apple podcastsSpotify(a)RSS Isnicker)Come and talk to us on BlueskyClips and things on YoutubeInstagram? TikTok!? Seriously?

We talk about male loneliness and incels and for some reasons, the Stranger Things verdict while revisting LATG, a movie that further cemented what we now casually dubbed the Ryanocracy. Recommends and refsThe Iron Snail Youtube channelRental Family trailerReel Disorders (video essay)Making Lars and the Real Girl into a horror film What HER and LARS AND THE REAL GIRL teach us about relationshipsWhat Risking Your Career Looks LikeCan they knit: Lars and the real girlSend us Fan MailSupport the showDo all the things (or none)Catch the pod hereiTunes / Apple podcastsSpotify(a)RSS Isnicker)Come and talk to us on BlueskyClips and things on YoutubeInstagram? TikTok!? Seriously?

Last week marked the 36th anniversary of the Simpsons and 2007 marked the year it finally got a movie. And it's.... well, it's not... it's good, yknow? Not peak Simpsons but um... not the worst. In no way the worst. We get it into, a LOT. Also MERRY CHRISTMAS!Send us Fan MailSupport the showDo all the things (or none)Catch the pod hereiTunes / Apple podcastsSpotify(a)RSS Isnicker)Come and talk to us on BlueskyClips and things on YoutubeInstagram? TikTok!? Seriously?

Lucy and Tae get into some HEAVY THEMES and SPOILERS of the flawed but highly praised Eastern Promises or Episode II of the Viggo Croney Show. Spoilers and discussions around the film's sexual assault and violence throughout.Stuff and thingsViggo immerses himself in Russian Culture (Youtube) Viggo Mortensen - A real Russian Gangster? (Youtube)Eastern Promises - A study of bodies - Nerdwriter essay (Youtube)Russian Mafia expert rates 10 Russian Mafia scenes (Youtube)In conversation with ... David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen (Youtube)Send us Fan MailSupport the showDo all the things (or none)Catch the pod hereiTunes / Apple podcastsSpotify(a)RSS Isnicker)Come and talk to us on BlueskyClips and things on YoutubeInstagram? TikTok!? Seriously?

Stardust won many a heart back in 2007 but can it still shift units in 2025, especially given some of its more problematic elements? All we know is out guts say maybe. Also we're doing this 🤔🤙 a lot.Stardust - From Page to Screen - YoutubeStardust - Have you seen a fallen star? - YoutubeStardust - The quest for the stone - YoutubeWhat do stars do (they shine) - YoutubeSend us Fan MailSupport the showDo all the things (or none)Catch the pod hereiTunes / Apple podcastsSpotify(a)RSS Isnicker)Come and talk to us on BlueskyClips and things on YoutubeInstagram? TikTok!? Seriously?

Tae et Lucy get stuck into Pixar's most adult (and most woke?) animation, the eighth highest grossing film of 2007 and possibly the most mouth-watering film ever. Even the French loved it. Bon.Send us Fan MailSupport the showDo all the things (or none)Catch the pod hereiTunes / Apple podcastsSpotify(a)RSS Isnicker)Come and talk to us on BlueskyClips and things on YoutubeInstagram? TikTok!? Seriously?

2007 spewed out a fair few decent horror films, but we thought we'd take a look at 30 Days of Night anyway. Is it a flawed masterpiece? Did Cookie Monster inspire these vampires? Only time will tell. In the meantime you'll have to settle for speculation and arguments, which if better if you think about it.30 Days of Night cast - then and now (this is pure slop) - Youtube30 Days of Night behind the scenes - YoutubeThat Key & Peele sexy vampires sketch - YoutubeSend us Fan MailSupport the showDo all the things (or none)Catch the pod hereiTunes / Apple podcastsSpotify(a)RSS Isnicker)Come and talk to us on BlueskyClips and things on YoutubeInstagram? TikTok!? Seriously?