This week we travel to the Central American jungle in search of monsters... what will we make of both the 1980s Arnold Schwarzenegger Predator and the 2010 Gareth Edwards-helmed Monsters. Timings for this week are: Predator (02:04) Monsters (30:33) Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Support Film Stories Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter:...

Roger Corman was a towering figure in Hollywood so Andy and Sean pay a tribute to him aside from the regular episodes Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Gothamlicious by Kevin MacLeod Link License Leave us a review on Podchaser or Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we examine two monster films set in the Central American jungle - two!? What will they be?Listen in to find out. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Gothamlicious by Kevin MacLeod Link License Leave us a review on Podchaser or Apple Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's NBA play off time so we are discussing two basketball themed movies again! Once again, we've drafted in help as it's not exactly Sean's specialist subject... We're welcoming back the great Amon Warmann to the pod to discuss Adam Sandler starring with Basketball players. The films are Uncut Gems and Hustle. How does The Sandman fare? Listen in to find out...Timings for this week are:Uncut Gems (05:08)Hustle (37:29)You can find more of Amon's work on his Twitter, Instagram and the...

This week, we explore serious actors in comedy with the entire cast of Airplane! and Robert De Niro in Meet the Parents. Do all comedies age well? Do they age at all? How should they be seen? Take a listen and let us know your thoughts!Timings for this week are:Airplane! (01:55)Meet The Parents (39:10)The theme for next episode is Adam Sandler acting alongside Basketball PlayersFollow us on social media:InstagramTwitterThreadsBlueskyLetterboxdFacebookEmail: [email protected] Follow...

We're back! and we brought a friend! This week, we discuss two women sticking it to rich patriarchy with Ready or Not and Glass Onion with our good friend Violet Hammond. What did we make of the films? Where did the theme come from? Will Hugh Grant show up!? Listen in to find out.Timings for this week are:Ready or Not (05:01)Glass Onion (33:48)You can find more of Violet's appearances on her Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/violet.h.310Follow us on social...

This week, we explore the biopics of two tortured artists - Frida Kahlo and J.M.W Turner in Frida and Mr Turner respectively. Expect sidebars including all sorts of artists such as Elmo, Bob Ross and Vic Reeves Timings for this week are: Freda (02:27) Mr Turner (27:42) The theme for next episode is women against the super rich with our special guest Violet Hammond. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow...

This week we examine fine art - a subject neither Andy nor Sean know anything about... as evidenced by the podcast... Which artists will be in play? What films will they be? Listen in to find out. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow our network: Twitter: @we_madethis Instagram: @wemadethisnetwork Facebook: @wemadethis Threads: wemadethispodcasts Bluesky: @wemadethis.bsky.social Website:...

This week, we delve into sports films in Indiana with the cycling film Breaking Away and the Basketball classic Hoosiers. Expect a Jerry Goldsmith discussion... Timings for this week are: Breaking Away (03:23) Hoosiers (29:02) The theme for next week is tortured artist films. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow our network: Twitter: @we_madethis Instagram: @wemadethisnetwork Facebook:...

This week we honour the great state of Indiana by looking at two sports films set within. What will they be? Listen in to find out!  Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow our network: Twitter: @we_madethis Instagram: @wemadethisnetwork Facebook: @wemadethis Threads: wemadethispodcasts Bluesky: @wemadethis.bsky.social Website: www.wemadethispodcasts.com Gothamlicious by Kevin MacLeod Link License Leave...

To celebrate Sean's Irish family (has he mentioned he has family in Ireland?), we're celebrating St. Patrick's Day with two musicals set in Dublin. The films this week are the Alan Parker classic The Commitments and the John Carney Sing Street. Timings for this week are: The Commitments (03:04) Sing Street (31:34) The theme for next week is sports films in Indiana. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow...

Andy and Sean convine to discuss the 96th Academy Awards Ceremony where Oppenheimer was the big winner. Poor Things managaed to take home some Oscars too so we get stuck in to discuss the awards, the ceremony and the host. Listen in to the weekly pod, this week, we'll be discussing musicals set in Dublin. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow our network: Twitter: @we_madethis Instagram:...

In honour of St Patrick's Day, we examine two muscials set in the wonderful city of Dublin. Given its rich history of musicality, which films will they be? Listen in to find out. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow our network: Twitter: @we_madethis Instagram: @wemadethisnetwork Facebook: @wemadethis Threads: wemadethispodcasts Bluesky: @wemadethis.bsky.social Website: www.wemadethispodcasts.com...

This week, Andy and Sean delve into the 1980's and the trend of films having tie-in songs with the Dolly Parton vehicle 9 to 5 and, ahead of Frozen Empire being released, we examine the seminal (for one of us) Ghostbusters. Timings for this week are: 9 to 5 (02:04) Ghostbusters (29:05) The theme for next week is Dublin set musicals. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow our network: Twitter:...

There was a trend in the 80s where films came packaged with songs. The two films we discuss this week have arguably been outlasted by their songs. Which ones did we choose? Listen in to find out... Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow our network: Twitter: @we_madethis Instagram: @wemadethisnetwork Facebook: @wemadethis Threads: wemadethispodcasts Bluesky: @wemadethis.bsky.social Website:...

This week, we discuss two films that are adapted from extremely short children's books and they are the Brad Bird debut, The Iron Giant and Spike Jonze's adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are. Timings for this week are: The Iron Giant (03:42) Where The Wild Things Are (26:15) The theme for next week is 1980s films with their own theme songs. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow our...

This week, we discuss two films based on extremely short children's books - given the plethora of choice out there, which ones did we choose? Were children scarred in the making of this podcast? Listen in to find out... Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow our network: Twitter: @we_madethis Instagram: @wemadethisnetwork Facebook: @wemadethis Threads: wemadethispodcasts Bluesky:...

Andy and Sean discuss two films where artificial intelligence goes rogue with the behemoth of 2001: A Space Odyssey and the 1983 film WarGames. Special references this week include Barbie and blips, whips and gips - shout out whoever places that one! Timings for this week are: 2001: A Space Odyssey (02:49) (It's a long one) WarGames (47:36) The theme for next week is films adapted from extremely short childrens books. Follow us on social...

This week, the robots take over as we discuss artificial intelligence gone rogue in two films. As a hot topic, AI has really taken off over the last few months but it has been a mainstay in science fiction for years. Which two films will we look at? Listen in and find out. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow our network: Twitter: @we_madethis Instagram: @wemadethisnetwork Facebook: @wemadethis Threads:...

We examine two films where people traverse the American frontier to seek their fortune. The films are Charlie Chaplin film The Gold Rush and the Martin Scorsese Killers of the Flower Moon. Expect references to Barbie and Spice Girls. Timings for this week are: The Gold Rush (02:42) Killers of the Flower Moon (28:34) The theme for next week is rogue artificial intelligence. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected]...

This week, we are exploring two films that traverse the American Frontier in search of fortunes. Two very different films but combine this notion of people bettering their situations. What films will they be? Listen in to find out. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow our network: Twitter: @we_madethis Instagram: @wemadethisnetwork Facebook: @wemadethis Threads: wemadethispodcasts Bluesky:...

Ahead of Valentine's Day next week, we look at two romance films that were overlooked at the Academy Awards - because, as we know, the Oscars very often get it wrong. This week, it's the Wong Kar-Wai film In the Mood For Love and Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain. Timings for this week are: In The Mood For Love (01:01) Brokeback Mountain (39:46) The theme for next week is chasing fortunes on the American frontier Follow us on social...

With Valentines Day fast approaching, we'll be looking at two romance films but it's also Oscar Season - so some healthy disdain thrown in there... What films will they be? Listen in to find out. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow our network: Twitter: @we_madethis Instagram: @wemadethisnetwork Facebook: @wemadethis Threads: wemadethispodcasts Bluesky: @wemadethis.bsky.social Website:...

2007 saw three films released about unplanned pregnancies so we're focusing on two of them as we examine the Adrienne Shelly written and directed Waitress and the Diablo Cody penned, Jason Reitman directed Juno. Timings for this week are: Waitress (01:07) Juno (28:17) Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky Letterboxd Facebook Email: [email protected] Follow our network: Twitter: @we_madethis Instagram: @wemadethisnetwork Facebook: @wemadethis Threads:...