Special thanks once again to Andrew "The Commissioner" Mount, for having us do the 2001 Christopher Nolan movie, "Memento"...
Starring Guy Pierce and Carrie-Anne Moss, Memento is an engaging, cerebral, well crafted thriller mystery with an ingenious plot device that plays with our sense of memory and time. We both highly recommend you see this movie before l ... Show More
Sep 24
Seven (1995) - 30th Anniversary Rerelease
In honor of the 30th Anniversary of the release of Seven (1995), we're rereleasing the coverage! Special thanks to our community commissioners Fernando Rodriguez, Flash Gordon, Jefferson B, Katie Gutierrez, cocoa2mc, pooljedi, Martin K, shockg11, Keith Alejandro, Ryan L, and jmyj ... Show More
1h 26m
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
Sep 2021
S12 Ep566: Memento (PREVIEW)
On this month's exclusive We Love Movies episode, the gang is chatting about Christopher Nolan's breakthrough neo-noir, Memento! How great is every bit of casting in this film? What's with that old man getting off on all the spitting? And please, for all that is holy, don't—whoa ... Show More
6m 35s
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
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
Jun 2023
I, Robot (2004) and For Love Of The Game (1999)
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a massive hit sci-fi movie that came from smaller origins, and a baseball film that, well, hit problems.
The story of I, Robot the movie - in theory based on the work of Isaac Asimov - started with an indie script that was set effe ... Show More
49m 55s