Films Under Discussion

Films Under Discussion

by Des Thomson, Paul B. Ewing, Jack Barr

Comedy Film Reviews

TV Movie - To Hull and Back

Time for the next theme! Jack seems to think we focus too much on blockbusters and budgets...so has also decided to take us out of our comfort zone with TV movies... did everyone else think Hallmark straight away? Jack will kick us off with To Hull and Back because he truly is a product of the generation before him and loves Only Fools and Horses. Can this iconic British classic stand up to the scrutiny of a modern eye? As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Female Empowerment Films - Hidden Figures

Time to wrap up another theme! Des has decided to take us out of our comfort zone, and as three white men with a podcast he's challenged us to think about films which have the best examples of female empowerment. Paul has chosen Hidden Figures, because what's more empowering for women than sending a bunch of men into space who may never return... doing it in America, during the space race, while being a black woman! As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Female Empowerment Films - The Invisible Man

Another episode with your favourite fuds! Des has decided to take us out of our comfort zone, and as three white men with a podcast he's challenged us to think about films which have the best examples of female empowerment. Jack has picked The Invisible Man...Des and Paul really don't like horror films for very different reasons. I wonder if that will come up at all this episode!? As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Female Empowerment Films - Barbie

New theme day! Des has decided to take us out of our comfort zone, and as three white men with a podcast he's challenged us to think about films which have the best examples of female empowerment. Des has picked Barbie as our first flick...the question never came up if he played with Barbie's as a kid... the question that did come up however was Jack's new segment... the existential crisis question! As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, an existential crisis question, a wee quiz and our final scores.

A Film You Love From A Genre You Hate - Mortal Kombat

Surprise motherfudder, we have guest themes! We call this "Fud's of Future Past" as all of our partners used to be part of our film club! And they have some ideas for what we should talk about on the podcast... Des's partner has given us a truly excellent theme. A film we love from a genre we hate. Paul loves video games, Paul hates video game movies. Paul loves Mortal Kombat... but accepts that maybe some heavy nostalgia tinted glasses have influenced this first love! As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores.

A Film You Love From A Genre You Hate - Bone Tomahawk

Surprise motherfudder, we have guest themes! We call this "Fud's of Future Past" as all of our partners used to be part of our film club! And they have some ideas for what we should talk about on the podcast... Des's partner has given us a truly excellent theme! A film we love from a genre we hate. Jack is not a big fan of the western genre, a staggering fact when you've seen how many hours he's sunk into Red Dead Redemption 2... but a western he loves is Bone Tomahawk. As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores.

A Film You Love From A Genre You Hate - What We Do In The Shadows

Surprise motherfudder, we have guest themes! We call this "Fud's of Future Past" as all of our partners used to be part of our film club! And they have some ideas for what we should talk about on the podcast... Des's partner has given us a truly excellent theme inspired by the fact that Des hates Keira Knightley in a corset... what a weirdo. She wants us to pick a film we love from a genre we hate. Des hates vampire movies (seriously... weirdo) but loves What We Do In The Shadows. As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores. ***Please excuse the technical difficulties with Des' mic on this episode***

Our First 18 Certificate Film - Return of the Living Dead Part II

Theme Three - Theme Hard with a Vengeance. Paul's up with his first theme and he wants to know what everyones first 18 certificate film was. Jack's first film was Return of the Living Dead Part II (according to his sisters) and we can only apologies if you happen to have watched this film because of us! We don't let him off easy... As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Our First 18 Certificate Film - The Running Man

Theme Three - Theme Hard with a Vengeance. Paul's up with his first theme and he wants to know what everyones first 18 certificate film was. Des' first film was The Running Man and he has some interesting ideas on what his stalker name would be if he was part of the show. As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores.

Our First 18 Certificate Film - Predator

Theme Three - Theme Hard with a Vengeance. Paul's up with his first theme and he wants to know what everyones first 18 certificate film was. His was Predator when he was 8 years old and he had a rather interesting question about Chekov's Gorilla's... As always prepare for some hot takes, deep film analysis, someone losing the plot, a bit of banter, a few good taglines, a wee quiz and our final scores.

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