Episodes
Jonathan and Douglas check back in on Damien Chazelle to see what new hellish depiction of the arts he has created. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 11/16/24
Regarded by many to be one of Sergio Leone's best, Douglas and Jonathan take a look at the first instalment in Leone's "Once Upon a Time.." trilogy on this week's episode of, Once Upon a Time in the West. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 11/04/24
Published 11/04/24
A teenage favourite of Douglas and a film that Jonathan almost watched in their spare time and then realised it was on the list. It's honestly magic that we ended up in this position, when you think about it. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 10/21/24
Commonly regarded as one of the most well-known romance films of all time, Douglas and Jonathan maybe possibly kiss each other on this week's episode of, Casablanca. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 10/14/24
A famously miserable day ruining film that's up there with the likes of Come and See, from the iconically bright and cheerful Studio Ghibli. Will Douglas and Jonathan love it, or will they need a nice long break? For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 10/07/24
Wow! What a fantastic movie! Douglas and Jonathan should do a bonus episode on it! For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 09/30/24
In all technical senses of the podcast, it's the 200th episode of the TwoFiveOh! And what better way to celebrate such an occasion than with a classic Alfred Hitchcock film on this week's episode of, Rear Window. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 09/23/24
Time for another movie-movie, will Jonathan get over themselves this time or will they rip it to shreds? Find out in this weeks episode, Cinema Paradiso. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 09/16/24
As Douglas and Jonathan inch closer and closer to breaking the top fifty films in IMDB's Top 250 Films of All Time list, they take a look at, what is lauded as, one of the most impactful sci-fi horror films ever made on this week's episode of, Alien. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 09/09/24
The first film in the Indiana Jones trilogy, and consequentially the highest in IMDB's Top 250 Films of All Time list, Douglas and Jonathan see how the hat and the whip all got started on this week's episode of, Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 09/02/24
Douglas and Jonathan dive into the viciously trippy hellscape that is one of the first films to cover the Vietnam war on this week's episode of, Apocalypse Now. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 08/26/24
The first of the Cornetto trilogy to squeeze its way into our bonus section of episodes, Douglas and Jonathan see whether the initial entry into the trilogy still holds up twenty years onward on this week's episode of, Shaun of the Dead. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 08/19/24
Considered by many to be one of Christopher Nolan's finest films in his filmography, Jonathan and Douglas see whether they can unravel the web of their memories of the film on this week's episode of, Memento. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 08/12/24
Charlie Chaplin, as so history says, took on board how everyone thought he looked like Adolf Hitler and just turned that whole bit into a movie - now Douglas and Jonathan see, on yet another Nazi Germany focussed film in IMDB's Top 250 Films of All Time list, whether Chaplin can translate to the talkies on this week's episode of, The Great Dictator. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 08/05/24
The foreign language film that knocked out Pan's Labyrinth at the Academy Awards, Douglas and Jonathan see whether this suspense-filled German thriller holds enough weight to live up to its reputation on this week's episode of, The Lives of Others. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 07/29/24
The rare case where the sequel ranks higher than the original in IMDB's Top 250 Films of All Time list, Douglas and Jonathan see whether the second highest-grossing film of all time (at time of recording) still holds the excitement and wonder that it did in this week's episode of, Avengers: Endgame. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 07/22/24
How could it possibly be IMDB's Top 250 Films of All Time list without a li'l more Quentin Tarantino thrown into the mix - Douglas and Jonathan see whether Tarantino still has the secret sauce that seems to hold such mass appeal on this week's episode of, Django Unchained. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 07/15/24
Douglas and Jonathan have been itching to talk about this film for about a year now, but it finally feels like it makes sense. Brace yourself for some Mandy-level unhinged excited yapping. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 07/08/24
The (surprisingly) second MCU film in IMDB's Top 250 Films of All Time list, does this global phenomon of the 2010's cinema landscape still hold up after a few years added to its lifespan? Douglas and Jonathan are up to the task, snap in to this week's episode of, Avengers: Infinity War. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 07/01/24
Did you know that Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror masterpiece The Shining is actually a metaphor for the effect unhealthy breakfasts are having on the american populous? There is an argument that Wendy Torrance, whose name is an anagram for "deny water and corn" denies Jack healthy breakfast components. Jacks intense dipping of bacon in the eggs during the conversation about the hotel is a purposeful directing choice, as it draws attention to the questionable For more information about our...
Published 06/24/24
Kubricks' swan song film in IMDB's Top 250 Films of All Time list, Douglas and Jonathan see whether this film that Stanley Kubrick made in his twenty's holds up amidst the rest of the list and his filmography on this week's episode of, Paths of Glory. For more information about the podcast, vist our website.
Published 06/17/24
Lauded as a turning point in the Western animation industry that saw a new wave of animation style (emphasis on style) come to the forefront, Douglas and Jonathan see whether Spidey's still got it on this week's episode of, Into the Spiderverse. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 06/03/24
One of the cutest, and mutest, Disney/Pixar films of all time, Douglas and Jonathan see whether this little classic from Pixar's library still holds up in the grander scheme of cinema on this week's episode of, Wall-E. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 05/27/24
Douglas and Jonathan take a dip into a recent sci-fi animation underground hit in cinema's on this week's bonus episode of, Mars Express. For more information about the podcast, visit our website.
Published 05/20/24