The Invasion of the Poddy Snatchers

Ep 13 - The Night of the Hunter

Would you like me to tell you the little story of right-hand/left-hand? The story of good and evil?
This time we've watched Charles Laughton's only film as a director, The Night of the Hunter (1955), starring Robert Mitchum. Famed as a horror movie with qualities of a Grimm fairy tale, does this film deserve its reputation as an masterpiece of expressionist allegorical film-making?

Ep12 - A Bout de Souffle

Ch’uis vraiment dégueulasse
In this episode, we watch À Bout de Souffle (1960). A keystone of the French New Wave, is it a masterpiece or a pretentious bore-fest. 

Ep11 - Brazil

This is your receipt for your husband... and this is my receipt for your receipt
We've just watched Brazil (1985) at the Bristol Old Vic. This was part of the Bristol Slapstick Festival and there was a Q and A with the director, Terry Gilliam. We loved watching the film with other people, but has it stood the test of time?

10th Show Special

Paddy and Niel run through 10 of their favourite films. 

Ep. 9 - A Touch of Evil

”All These Years, You’ve Been Playing Me for a Sucker”
This week, Niel and Paddy watch "A Touch of Evil"(1958) starring Orson Wells, Janet Leigh and the legendary Charlton Heston as the least convincing Mexican since Speedy Gonzales. The film is famous for its trick shots and long takes, but is this a case of style over substance?

Ep. 8 - A Matter of Life and Death

One is starved for Technicolor up there.
We went to our local indie cinema, the Watershed, to watch "A Matter of Life and Death" (1946). This film holds a place in both our hearts from BBC2 Sunday afternoons, and seeing it at the cinema was amazing. Do we still love it after all these years?

Ep.7 - Laura

I Write with a Goose Quill Dipped in Venom
In this episode, we watch Laura (1944). Is it a classic film-noir or a hammy melodrama? Paddy and Niel do not agree and get into unnecessary detail.

Ep 6 - The Outsiders

Stay Gold, Ponyboy
In this episode we watch The Outsiders (1983). It features a great director with an amazing cast and is adapted from a classic book, so surely it will be brilliant?

Ep.5 - Scott Pilgrim vs the World

All of our shows are secret shows.
In a break from tradition, we watch a new(ish) film - Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010). We love the film, and try to work out why it was a box office disaster.

Ep.4 - Chinatown

Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.
In this episode, we watch the 1974 Neo-Noir, Chinatown. 
This is undoubtedly one of the powerhouse films of the 70's, with outstanding performances from Dunaway and Nicholson, but why do we feel so uncomfortable watching it?