This week we discuss the 1996 British American fantasy action adventure film Highlander starring Christopher Lambert, Clancy Brown and one of the Scotsman's favourites , Sean Connery. The film chronicles the climax of an age-old war between immortal warriors, depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines. It is the first film in the H…

This week we have one of our specials "the best sequels of all time". Now there are lots of great movies that have sequels - but are the sequels better than the original? That is the question we question on a few of our choices. There are sequels on superheroes, Lethal Weapon, 48 hours, Mission Impossible, Austin Powers, Terminator, Indiana Jones, …

This week we review the 1985 American science fiction film Back to the Future directed by Robert Zemeckis. Set in 1985, it follows Marty McFly (Michael J Fox), a teenager accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean built by his eccentric scientist friend Emmett "Doc" Brown (Christopher Lloyd), where he inadvertently prevents his fut…

This week we are reviewing the 1986 American coming-of-age drama film Stand by Me directed by Rob Reiner. Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, the film is set in Oregon, in 1959, and stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell (in his film debut), as four boys who go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing bo…

This week we are reviewing the 1986 American war film Platoon written and directed by Oliver Stone. Nominated for 8 Oscars and with 4 wins this is one of the most realistic war movies on film. Based on Stone's experiences from the war, follows a new US Army volunteer (Sheen) serving in Vietnam while his Platoon Sergeant and his Squad Leader (Bereng…

This week we have another special with the Aussie, the Scot and the Doc. Doctor Andrew brought in a surprise quiz for us to play. "Battle of the Baddies " We start with Andrew's top 16 baddies and then we play them off against each other, we vote who we think is the scariest - until - as they say in Highlander "there can be only 1" The Aussie is a …

This week we are reviewing the 1990 American romantic comedy film Pretty Woman directed by Garry Marshall. The film's story centers on Hollywood escort Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) and wealthy businessman Edward Lewis (Richard Gere). Vivian is hired to be Edward's escort for several business and social functions, and their relationship develops duri…

This week we review the 1994 American independant crime film Pulp Fiction written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It tells four intertwining tales of crime and violence in Los Angeles, California. The film stars John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, and Uma Thurman. The title refers to the pulp magazines and hard…

This is the first - and the best - in the series of The Karate Kid movies - the original 1984 movie directed by John Avilsden (the oscar winning director of Rocky). It stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, and William Zabka. The Karate Kid follows the story of Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), an Italian-American teenager from New Jersey w…

This week we discuss the 1995 crime thriller film The Usual Suspects directed by Bryan Singer. The plot follows the interrogation of Roger ”Verbal” Kint (played by Kevin Spacey), a small-time con man, who is one of only two survivors of a massacre. Through flashback and narration, Spacey tells an interrogator a convoluted story of events including …

This week we are reviewing the 2024 American superhero comedy film Deadpool & Wolverine directed by Shawn Mendes. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman respectively star as Wade Wilson / Deadpool and Logan / Wolverine, alongside a cavalcade of star cameos. In the film, Deadpool learns that the Time Variance Authority is set to destroy his universe and par…

Today we are reviewing Cast Away a 2000 American survival drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt. The Scotsman starts to tells the story of how this podcast started before the Aussie shuts him down. The Scotsman hasn’t watched Cast Away since it came out and thought he would be bored but boy was he impressed. H…

Today we are reviewing what we think are the best Australian movies of all time. And there loads to choose from. What a great selection of Australian movies there are. We rattle through a lot of films before discussing our top 10. Will we agree or disagree on our number 1? Do you have a favourite? Could it be Baz Luhrman's big budget Australia with…

Today we are reviewing the 1994 American comedy drama film Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis. Winner of 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Tom Hanks. The film follows the life of an Alabama man named Forrest Gump (Hanks) and his experiences in the 20th-century United States. It also stars Robin Wright a…

Today we review the 1999 American psychological thriller film The Sixth Sense directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Bruce Willis as a child psychologist whose patient (Haley Joel Osment) claims he can see and talk to the dead. The Scotsman is triggered - it reminds him of the time he was locked in a cupboard as a child. The Aussie - well let's j…

Today we review the 2022 oscar winning coming-of-age comedy-drama film CODA written and directed by Sian Heder. It stars Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi, the child of deaf adults (CODA) and only hearing member of her family, who attempts to help her family's struggling fishing business while pursuing her aspirations to become a singer. This podcast does…

Today we are reviewing the 1996 American sports comedy-drama film Jerry Maguire starring Tom Cruise as the sports agent Jerry Maguire, alongside Cuba Gooding Jr. and Renée Zellweger. Spawning several catchphrases into popular culture, such as "Show me the money!" ; "You had me at 'Hello'"; "You complete me" and "Help me help you" this is one of the…

Today we are reviewing the 1992 American legal drama film A Few Good Men written by Aaron Sorkin, directed by Rob Reiner, and starring an ensemble case including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Morre, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, J T Walsh, Cuba Gooding Jnr and Kiefer Sutherland. The plot follows the court-martial of two U.S. Marines charged with th…

This week we discuss the 2000 epic historical drama film Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe in his Oscar winning performance with Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou and other huge stars. Winner of best movie and best actor for Crow and guess what the Aussie does not like it! He doesn't rate this …

This week we discuss the 1999 American black comedy drama film American Beauty directed by Sam Mendes in his directorial debut. Winner of 5 oscars this movie stars Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham, an advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, played by Mena Suvari. Annette Benin…

This week we discuss the 1997 American romantic comedy drama film As Good as It Gets. It stars Jack Nicholson in his oscar winning role as a misanthropic, bigoted and obsessive–compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt in her oscar winning role as a single mother with a chronically ill son, and Greg Kinnear in his Golden Globe winning role as a gay artist. N…

This week we discuss the 1994 American prison drama The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. The film tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. Over the following two decades, he befr…

This week we discuss the 1990 American biographical crime drama film Goodfellas directed by Martin Scorsese. It stars Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino. The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends and family from 1955 to 1980. This is one of the Scotsman's favourite and the A…

This week we discuss the 2018 American musical romantic drama A Star is Born directed by Bradley Cooper and starring Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Dave Chappelle, Andrew Dice Clay and Sam Elliot. You will be surprised by both Rob and Rohans reaction to this one - one of the few movies Rob had not seen and there is a good reason for it. He hates this!!…

This week we discuss the 1988 American action thriller film Die Hard starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman and Bonnie Bedelia. Is this Bruce Willis's best film? We think so. Is it a Christmas movie? We discuss. "I loved it as a boy and I love it as a man" just one of the profound statements from the Aussie in this week's review of an all time classic…

This week we disuss the 1989 American coming of age film Dead Poets Society directed by Tom Schulman and starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Kurtwood Smith, Norman Lloyd and Lara Flynn Boyle. There's no messing around in this podcast. No hello. No story. They just get straight into it. This is one of the only fi…

This week we discuss the 1976 American sports drama film Rocky written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the Rocky franchise and also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), a poor small-time club fighter gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight…

This week we discuss the 1991 American psychological horror thriller film The Silence of The Lambs starring Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer named "Buffalo Bill" who skins his female victims. To catch him, she seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant ps…

This week we discuss the 1988 American road comedy drama film Rain Man starring Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman and Valeria Golino. It tells the story of abrasive, selfish, young wheeler-dealer Charlie Babbitt (Cruise), who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed virtually all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymo…

This week we discuss the 2008 British drama film Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle and starring Dev Patel in his film debut as Jamal. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. As a contestant on an Indian-Hindi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Jamal surprises everyone by answering every questi…

A quick 1min intro to let you know who we are and what we are doing. It's not that deep - we discuss movies! Come along for the ride and discover, like the Scotsman did, that the Aussie has not seen many movies.By Aussie and The Scotsman