Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted December 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted December 30, 2017 I listen to it. It's not great, but Kermode isn't as annoying as he used to be. He's turned down the whole 'forced rant' thing which I found really tiresome. Although it's laughably easy to predict what his opinions on certain films will be. Case in point, if directed by a woman, he will sing its praises much more than necessary. It's as though he's constantly trying to prove how PC and 21st-century his opinions are. Which obviously is no bad thing, but just tone it down. Can anybody recommend any decent film podcasts? Kermode/Mayo is okay, the Empire Magazine podcast is decent but don't spend enough time discussing new releases for me, and the Little White Lies 'Truth & Movies' podcast started off fantastic but as it's gone on, the reviewers seem to be increasingly contrarian and miserable. They sound annoyed even when they're celebrating a film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascall Flatts Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Aye, you're right. I like Kermode because he's a horror fan and when he talks about "genre cinema" as he puts it, he's a top bloke. I can't stand it when he bloviates about stupid romantic comedies. Come on, Mark, you're better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted December 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted December 30, 2017 Kermode is just a massive self parody these days, sadly. I think my least favourite aspect of their show is their try-hard listeners shite emails. It's just all one big snooty wank circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascall Flatts Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Oh, the listeners emails are the worst. I want to hit every one of them with a fucking baseball bat. It's very odd that they all sound the same, like they're so desperate to get their stupid anecdotes read on air... fuck me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopper Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 All of the films he reviews each week are split up in to individual videos on YouTube. Watching them in 5 to 10 minute clips is much more enjoyable for me than listening to the entire show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted December 30, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted December 30, 2017 The only movie pod I regularly listen to is the Hysteria Continues. Any fan of classic Slasher movies and Giallo should check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascall Flatts Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Yes. It's with a heavy heart I think, going into the new year, that I'll tell that podcast to fuck the fuck off. I'll listen to the reviews of films I care about on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascall Flatts Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I will say this, though. Drive is the best  film ever. I'll go to the mat with anyone who says otherwise. Come on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Given your username, taste is clearly missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascall Flatts Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 My username is irrelevant. Drive is the only film that shook me up after watching it, and the only one that ever did that is Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 30, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Rascall Flatts said: I can't stand it when he bloviates about stupid romantic comedies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 5 hours ago, Rascall Flatts said: Drive is the only film that shook me up after watching it, and the only one that ever did that is Texas Chainsaw Massacre. At least one half of this sentence is a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) It's not even the best film with Ryan Gosling in it (that honour clearly goes to The Nice Guys), nevermind best film ever. It's just Nicholas Winding Refn wanking over his film studies notes Edited December 30, 2017 by WyattSheepMask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 30, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 30, 2017 I liked Drive but Refn has basically taken all the worst elements from it and made it into two terrible films since. It's a shame, really, his Danish films are excellent - all three of the Pusher films are superb especially. Don't know what happened to that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted December 31, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) The Neon Demon, holla. Drive is a good film, like, but wouldn't scrape into my top 20 this decade. Edited December 31, 2017 by ColinBollocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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