It's 1973 and Sean Connery reunites with director Sidney Lumet to star in a very dark tale of a police officer who suffers a breakdown and kills a suspect. It's a powerful performance from Big Tam and the supporting cast, but we'll pop a content warning in here: there is some pretty disturbing stuff in this one.…

It's 1960 and Burt Lancaster plays a smooth-talking chancer who becomes part of a religious revivalist movement in the prohibition-era. Acting alongside other notables like Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy and Shirley Jones, this was the role that won Lancaster his only Academy Award for Best Actor. The Legend of Crombie‘s Gold examines a series of the…

It's 1968 and, clad in nothing but a pair of swimming shorts, Burt Lancaster plays Neddy Merill, a man who undertakes a suburban odyssey to swim his way home. This doesn't take long to get into the deep end, and Lancaster gives this film everything he's got. The Legend of Crombie‘s Gold examines a series of thematically-linked films - this time, we…

It's 1964 and Burt Lancaster takes the lead in an epic of the French Resistance trying to stop a train packed with art treasures from reaching the Third Reich. Massive action sequences in a age of practical effects and some challenging questions raised. Never have railway timetables been so exciting. The Legend of Crombie‘s Gold examines a series o…

It's 1957 and this film noir looks at the vice-ridden underworld of New York's society gossip columnists (yes, really). Tony Curtis plays against type as the amoral press agent, but it's the terrifying menace of J.J. Hunsecker, played by Burt Lancaster, that makes it the opening film in our series. The Legend of Crombie‘s Gold examines a series of …

It's 1964 (or is it?) and James Garner stars in a World War II thriller about a captured American officer, Major Pike, and a very unusual method of interrogation to learn of the D-Day landings. A high-concept movie from the start, based on a Roald Dahl short story. It won't be long before you're shouting 'Don't tell him, Pike!'…

With the speed of a V8 Interceptor Pursuit Special, we return for another Very Special Crombies. This time, we take a look at Furiosa, the latest instalment in George Miller's Mad Max 'Wasteland' oeuvre, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

It's 1994 and Meryl Streep takes to the water in her only action role, alongside Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn and John C. Reilly, directed by Curtis Hanson. The scenery is beautiful, the water is wet, and the eternal question is asked: how hard would you row to avoid talking to other people on your holidays?…

With the grace of a man falling through a plate glass window, we return for another Very Special Crombies. This time, our opinions will differ over the David Leitch movie, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. One of us is still seeing unicorns, the other has well and truly rolled the car.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

It's 1985 and Richard Pryor stars in the sixth remake of this riches-to-rags story, putting such an indelible seal on this Walter Hill movie that it's never been remade since. Supported by John Candy, John Candy, Lonette McKee and Stephen Collins, with Hume Cronyn doing his finest impression of a malevolent raisin.…

It's 1995, and this Brett Leonard thriller flings us into the distant future (1999) where a computer-generated Russell Crowe must be hunted down by a relentless Denzel Washington. It's a bravura performance from Crowe, who leaves no piece of scenery un-chewed; and an early start for Washington's long catalogue of man-with-handgun-does-shouting oeuv…

It's 1988, and Carl Weathers plays the titular role of Jericho 'Action' Jackson, alongside a host of familiar faces from other films where things randomly explode. The decade was not short of action movies, but where does this sit among the pantheon?By Weekend At Crombie‘s

It's 1954 and cinematic greats Charles Laughton and David Lean create a romantic comedy about the heady world of nineteenth century Salford bootmaking. A smash hit at the time, we came at this with different perspectives. Still, you can listen to it, or not.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

It's 1966 and comedy legends of French cinema - Louis de Funès and Bourvil - reunite for this epic World War II comedy, with Terry-Thomas providing Best Supporting Moustaches. After a year in the West, we're returning to the classic Weekend at Crombie's format - and this one does not disappoint!By Weekend At Crombie‘s

As the bongs of Big Ben close out the old year, James breaks out his spreadsheet to analyse the films of the past year, the whole series, and how the shifting sands of public perception may have washed over our previous picks. It's the review of the reviews show!By Weekend At Crombie‘s

The Man With The Hat is back, and our hosts have such strong feelings about this, it's time for another Very Special Crombies. Sit back and enjoy these museum pieces being dusted off for one last exhibit.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your podcast.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

You think I got this podcast because I'm fat and jolly?By Weekend At Crombie‘s

We're your worst nightmare. Elves with a podcast.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

It's podcast time!By Weekend At Crombie‘s

My mother's white breath as she watches me set out on a long podcastBy Weekend At Crombie‘s

What a terrible pun. Where do you get those podcasts?By Weekend At Crombie‘s

I never liked a girl well enough to give her twelve sharp podcasts.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

You don't understand. He had the power to make us happy or unhappy, to make our work a pleasure or a burden. It's nothing to do with podcasts!By Weekend At Crombie‘s

You say you hate Washington's Birthday or Thanksgiving and nobody cares, but you say you hate podcasts and people treat you like you're a leper.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

Welcome to the podcast, pal.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

Some children wish for things they couldn't possibly use, like real locomotives or podcasts.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

Remember, George: no man is a failure who has podcasts.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

We arrive in the 2020s for the final episode in our romp through the Western genre, with this Jeymes Samuel directorial debut and a star-studded cast, led by Jonathan Majors and Idris Elba. Our two reviewers, one of whom may be lightning with the blam blams, mosey on down to the end of the trail.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

It's 2018 and the Coen Brothers continue their impressive pedigree with a six-story anthology of tales from classic Westerns. If anything could prepare you to watch this, it would be a year of studying cowboy films.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

It's 2007 and Christian Bale is on a desperate mission to make Russell Crowe chuff off on the train to Yuma. Though not a massive box-office success, the fact that a Western even got made in the doldrums of the 2000s is worth a tip of the Stetson.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

It's 1993 and justice is coming. Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer lead an immense cast of stars in retelling the legend of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Join our pair of huckleberries, and try not to think about what James euphemistically calls his Big Trouble In Little China.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

It's 1988 and the decade has not been kind to the Western genre. Fortunately the Brat Pack have been corralled to save the day with a Billy the Kid tale for the MTV generation. Opinions are divided with this one, but we keep spitting facts and tobacco juice until dust settles.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

A film so momentous that we have broken the tradition of reviewing long-buried films and turned our gaze to Christopher Nolan's epic biopic, starring Cillian Murphy and every other actor drawing breath. But what did we make of such a universally-acclaimed film? Could it live up to the hype? And what exactly is a helium bomb?…

It's 1976, a decade not known for its Westerns. Clint Eastwood took the helm as actor-director and created this classic and surprisingly moving tale. Sadly, Wales does not feature anywhere in it. But there's plenty of tobacco juice. Ach y fi.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

It's 1964, and we treat ourselves to a big portion of the Spaghetti Western that started them all: Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, starring Clint Eastwood in his iconic laconic role. The other two films in the Dollars trilogy also get a viewing, as the genre travels so far West, it circles the globe, and lands in southern Europe, via Japan.…

We gallop into the 1960s with this star-stuffed cast of Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn, Horst Buchholz and Eli Wallach. The accents are all over the place with this one, and that's just James and Huw reviewing it.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

It's 1956 and the two titans of the classic Western, John Ford and John Wayne, combine forces once more for this acclaimed epic. Our boys are trekking into perilous ground here, as they cast a critical eye over 'one of the greatest and most influential films ever made'. Will they lose their trail? That'll be the day.…

It's 1952 and we mosey on down to watch one of the true classics of the Western genre - Gary Cooper confronts his fate at High Noon! For a straightforward story, there's a lot going on in this one. And for such a renowned film, both James and Huw had their expectations thoroughly confounded.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

It's 1946 and we continue our trek through the Westerns. Once again, John Ford is at the helm, with Henry Fonda and Victor Mature as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday. This was the first major portrayal of an event that became one of the greatest legends in the folklore of the West, so holster your pistols for the Gunfight at the O.K. Horse Pen!…

It's 1939 and John Ford, master of the American Western, rolls out a classic tale that launches the legend of John Wayne - all aboard the Stagecoach! James has set himself a colossal challenge and Huw is broadcasting from inside an empty can of frijol beans. We're changing the Weekend at Crombie's format for 2023, so saddle up for a year-long trek …

Raincoats on, as James fires up his statistics cannon and prepares to hose us down in data. Our two gentlemen philosophers take a look back at the films of the past year, the whole series, and reflect on how real-world events (how dare they) may be affecting the ranking of our films.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

You can't handle the truth. Part 7 of the Rob Reiner run.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

You dirty bird. Part 6 of the Rob Reiner run.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

I'll have what she's having. Part 5 of the Rob Reiner run.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

As you wish. Part 4 of the Rob Reiner run.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Part 3 of the Rob Reiner run.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

We speak each other's unspoken language... fluently. Part 2 of the Rob Reiner run.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

These go to eleven. Part 1 of the Rob Reiner run.By Weekend At Crombie‘s

It's 2018 and Regina Hall leads an ensemble cast of the Double Whammies dining experience, in a much-overlooked, but well-regarded character study. Our two gentleman philosophers don their shortest shorts to discuss whether this film really should have received a wider audience.By Weekend At Crombie‘s