Milestone Movies
I'm marking my own Big 5-0 by celebrating the best movies of the last 50 years!
Episodes
32 episodes
Episode 32; 2006: CLERKS II
"With No Power, Comes No Responsibility!" Kevin Smith returns once again to the 'Askewniverse' that he accidentally created with his low budget debut in 1994 with an absolute corker of a sequel; 2006's 'Clerks II'. Building on everything he'd d...
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Episode 31; 2005: SERENITY
You can't stop the signal!Gather round, Browncoats, as i delve into Joss Whedon's superb space opera SERENITY, as well as it's parent TV series, the amazing FIREFLY!Thanks for listening, please do like and subscribe etc!
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Episode 31
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Episode 30; 2004: SHAUN OF THE DEAD
You've got red on you! For my money, the greatest British comedy film of all time, Shaun Of The Dead is an absolute gem! Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are amazing in Edgar Wright's movie debut, and the legacy of what they created here i...
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Episode 29; 2003: THE COOLER
Perhaps a less well-known treat for us this week, as I take a look back at Wayne Kramer's Vegas-set 'The Cooler', which despite a trinity of fantastic character performances and a mesmerising story, was never really rewarded the success it dese...
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Episode 29
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Episode 28; 2002: SPIDERMAN
With great power comes great responsibility. We're not yet quite at the dawn of the MCU, but we are thick in the beginnings of the Comic book movie boom, with Sam Raimi's pitch-perfect take on everybody's favourite web-slinger, which paved the ...
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Episode 27; 2001: LORD OF THE RINGS
You. Shall. Not. PASS!! Well, at least not until you've listened to this week's podcast anyway! We've reached 2001, which was the year that "The Fellowship of the Ring" launched us all into Peter Jackson's fully realised vision of Tolkein's wor...
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Episode 27
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Episode 26; 2000: CHICKEN RUN with special guests!
This Ain't No Chick Flick! But it is one of Aardman's finest animations, and a particular favourite of my family; which is why, for the first time ever I have two very special guests on the pod- my own daughters and Chicken Run Super Fans Rose ...
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Episode 26
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Episode 25; 1999: THE IRON GIANT
An under-appreciated family classic this week, as I attempt to persuade you that Brad Bird's "The Iron Giant" is one of the very finest animated movies EVER made!(Because it is.)
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Episode 25
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Episode 24; 1998: BASEketball
Possibly my favourite comedy movie of all time, tonight I'm taking you back to 1998's "BASEketball", in which the director of Naked Gun and the stars of South Park combine for a hilarious take on the tropes of Sports movies and create comedy go...
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Episode 24
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Episode 23: 1997: GROSSE POINTE BLANK
Another cracking film this week, as we look at the fantastic "hitman goes back to his old hometown to attend his High School reunion and face the girl he left behind" movie Grosse Pointe Blank. This unlikely premise was the recipe for an absolu...
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Episode 23
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Episode 22; 1996: STAR TREK FIRST CONTACT
Resistance Is Futile! The eighth Trek movie is my own personal favourite, so join me as i go into great detail and nerd out once again over this Sci_fi classic and franchise high point.
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Episode 22
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Episode 21; 1995: GOLDENEYE
"Do you want me to talk?"... Well, yeah, thats kinda how PodCasts work, Mr Bond..This is the James Bond episode, the one where I celebrate 1995's superlative entry, Goldeneye, which may be the 17th film in a 25 film series, but for my mo...
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Episode 20; 1994: SPEED
Do you feel the need; the need for SPEED? Well i do, so please join me for the sleeper hit of 1994, and Keanu's emergence as a true action icon, as i discuss what i think is a classic of the genre.Remember you can message the show direct...
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Episode 20
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Episode 19; 1993: JURASSIC PARK
A podcast 65 million (and 32) years in the making; Welcome... to Jurassic Park!Still unbelievably breathtaking today, Spielberg's original is the perfect blend of story, pace, effects and characters, all with our built-in fascination abo...
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Episode 19
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Episode 18; 1992: A FEW GOOD MEN
YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!! What a line, what a performance, what a movie! It's 1992, and this week we look back at Rob Reiner's film of Aaron Sorkin's play 'A Few Good Men'Never has a military courtroom drama been so compelling, with w...
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Episode 18
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Episode 17; 1991: TERMINATOR 2
He said he'd be back, and i said i would discuss this franchise when we got to 1991, as we revisit, very possibly, the greatest sequel ever made; 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'! Taking a look at the entire franchise, join me for a del...
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Episode 17
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Episode 16; 1990: TREMORS
Burrowing into our collective movie brains like a Graboid, comes 1990's comedy monster mash TREMORS!Join me as i dissect this brilliant movie which was criminally overlooked upon it's first release, only to take hold on home entertainmen...
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Episode 16
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Episode 15; 1989: BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE
Dudes! Join me for a most triumphant journey through time with the most non-non-non bogus teenagers to ever embark on a bodacious quest through history; it's BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE!!Station!
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Episode 15
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Episode 14; 1988: DIE HARD
Welcome to the party, Pal! This week it's DIE HARD! You know the score, an absolute action classic from start to finish, join me as i revisit the original, delve a little into the sequels, and even the ups-and-downs of Bruce's caree...
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Episode 13; 1987: LETHAL WEAPON
The Magic Begins! The ultimate buddy-cop action spectacular blasted onto our screens in 1987 and blew away everything that came before it! Kicking off a whole series of non-stop explosive perfection was the brilliance that is Lethal Weapon!!
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Episode 13
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Episode 12; 1986: LABYRINTH
An a-MAZE-ing (sorry!) film for you this week, as i revisit the slice of cinematic fantasy perfection that is LABYRINTH! Jim Henson's puppet tour-de-force is absolutely timeless, and is a particular favourite of mine, so pop on the episode, "co...
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Episode 12
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Episode 11; 1985: BACK TO THE FUTURE
Great Scott! This is heavy! And it's also THE GREATEST FILM EVER MADE!My personal ultimate favourite movie of all time, I could not love this one more!Hop in the Delorean and lets head Back to 1985, cos it doesn't get any better t...
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Episode 11
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Episode 10; 1984: GHOSTBUSTERS
"Listen! You smell something?" Now we are at a real Milestone in my movie history, as we reach 1984, and my very first trip to the cinema for what is still one of my all-time favourites; Ghostbusters!Join me as i remember that most forma...
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Episode 10
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Episode 9; 1983: TRADING PLACES
"Looking good, Billy-Ray", "Feeling good, Louis!" Revisit an all-star comedy classic this week, as we take a quick look back at 1983's brilliant Trading Places in an episode that's more dependable than Frozen Orange Juice Futures!<...
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Episode 9
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Episode 8; 1982: FIRST BLOOD
Another Stallone action classic for this episode, let me take you back to the origins of Vietnam Vet John J Rambo; the original one-man army. Feel free to pop your old school tie round your head and run around the garden shouting "Don't push me...
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Episode 8
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