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
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Pluribus - S01E05 - Got Milk
This week on Pluribus; Carol is a one woman army. All alone in ABQ, Carol is sending messages, ramming wolves, and exhuming the dead. Join Jim and A.Ron on Pluribussin, as they follow Carol on her quest to connect with other individuals and discover what the Pluribi are eating.
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2h 34m
Nov 21
Pluribus - S01E04 - Please, Carol
Jim and A.Ron put their heads together to explore the hivemind in Apple TV+’s Pluribus. Carol makes a pros and cons list about the Pluribi. Let me tell you this, listener, if you need to make a pros and cons list about someone, they’re not for you.
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1h 53m
Nov 19
Casino (1995) - 30th Anniversary Rerelease
In honor of the 30th Anniversary of Casino (1995), we're releasing the retro coverage again for you to enjoy!
This might be the last time they let street guys like us handle any podcasts this valuable. We've had a good run of Scorsese films this year (Goodfellas, The Irishman, T ... Show More
1h 22m
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 inp ... 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
52m 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 focu ... 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
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