Special thanks to Glenn Seubert for commissioning this podcast on the 1964 British film "Zulu". Directed by Cy Endfield and starring Stanley Baker and a very young Michael Caine, it depicts a fictionalized version of a real life stand off between 100 British soldiers and 4,000 Zulu warriors in the battle for South Africa. The film is gorgeous in it's look an ... Show More
Jul 2
The Bear - S04E08-10 - Green, Tonnato, Goodbye
The Bear season 4 has come and gone. This show isn’t about cruising down a straight path forward, it’s about the fight to just take the next step. We get to see Carmy and Richie make up. We get to see Sydney catch a break. And we get to see the family start to piece itself next t ... Show More
1h 51m
Jul 1
The Bear - S04E05-7 - Replicants, Sophie, Bears
This set of episodes injects some much needed hope into this season of The Bear. Syd still hasn’t signed the contract, but maybe there’s something better coming her way. Donna is more self-aware. Carmy and Claire reconnect. Maybe there’s a happy ending to this season after all. H ... Show More
1h 40m
Jun 28
The Bear - S04E01-4 - Groundhogs, Soubise, Scallop, Worms
The chefs are back in the kitchen. A robot joins the staff. Uncle Jimmy puts a timer on success. Syd tries to decide whether or not she stays. Carmy and Richie are ready to blow up at each other…what’s new? Jim and A.Ron are hungry for the pulse-pounding return of The Bear. Fak a ... Show More
1h 21m
Jul 2021
The Rock (1996) and U-571 (2000)
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, an action favourite with a lot of writers, and a war movie hit that ended up criticised in UK Parliament. The Rock (1996) utilised lots of writers, and its stars - Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris - all had significant inpu ... Show More
54m 53s
Mar 2021
Coming 2 America Movie Review
In this episode, we review one of the highly anticipated films of the year starring Eddie Murphy "Coming 2 America". We discuss whether or not the original needed a sequel, how this story has evolved over time because of current cultural trends, and our overall thoughts on specif ... Show More
54m 1s
Nov 2019
Falling Down (1993) and Sing Street (2016)
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a controversial 90s big studio movie, and a smaller Irish musical. Michael Douglas was all set to take time off before the script for Falling Down turned up. Plus, there remains a question mark over an apparently out of focus ... Show More
44m 4s
Mar 2024
Dunkirk (2017) and Dangerous Minds (1995)
With Christopher Nolan now an Oscar-winner, this particular episode of Film Stories begins by zipping back to 2017, when he had a his first serious drive-by of the Academy Awards. That'd be with Dunkirk, the first time he told a true story on film. It took him a long time to be i ... Show More
56m 19s
Apr 2023
The Equalizer (2014) and You've Got Mail (1998)
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of hit films that hit at the box office, but also that each met a challenge or two.
The idea of a Hollywood take on TV show The Equalizer had been knocking around since the mid-2000s, and for a while it looked as if Russell ... Show More
51m 49s
May 2015
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Special thanks to Joel Harris, who ordered us up a classic, the 2004 Zomedy, "Shaun of the Dead". Directed by Edgar Wright, and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, it offers a lot of gore, laughs, and a surprising amount of heart. The guys discuss their history with the film, it' ... Show More
55m 52s
Oct 2023
Inception (2010) and Sightseers (2012)
Ah-ha! Two of the most acclaimed British directors of the 2010s take centre stage in this episode, albeit with very, very different films.
Christopher Nolan originally envisaged his dreamy heist movie Inception as a low budget feature. But just after he'd made Insomnia, he got 80 ... Show More
57m 22s
Dec 2018
The ‘Vice’ Backlash and the Oprah Bounce | The Oscars Show (Ep. 112)
We examine and dissect the backlash against Adam McKay’s ‘Vice,’ starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney (0:55). Then we touch on ’Black Panther,' ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ and ‘Cold War’ in Stock Up/Stock Down (32:53), before closing out with a Best Picture race odds breakdown (59: ... Show More
1h 7m