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
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
Nov 15
Pluribus - S01E03 - Grenade
A.Ron and guest theorist-in-chief Pete Peppers dive into Pluribus Episode Three, “Grenade”, breaking down the rules of the hive mind and what Vince Gilligan might have planned for the future of the show. They unpack Carol’s chaotic cocktail, her blasé reaction to literal luxury a ... Show More
2h 2m
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)
<p>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—wh ... 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