Call It, Friendo

This week, we discuss two films from French director François Ozon. The first is In the House (2012), which follows a precocious student who infiltrates a classmate’s family life through storytelling, blurring the line between fiction and reality. The second is Swimming Pool (2003), a tense psychological mystery where a reclusive writer’s quiet retreat unravels into a game of seduction, suspicion and blurred identities.   Timestamps What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Welcome to Wrexham season four, The Bear season four, 28 Years Later, Shifty, F1, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Jurassic World Rebirth, Dune: Part Two, War Dogs, Scanners In the House (00:40:40) Swimming Pool (00:56:00) Coin toss (01:19:50)   Links Instagram - @callitfriendopodcast @munnywales @andyjayritchie   Letterboxd – @andycifpod @fat-tits mcmahon   Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com [https://www.justwatch.com]

This week, we discuss two films from American director John Milius. The first is The Wind and the Lion (1975), which blends adventure and political intrigue as a Berber chieftain kidnaps an American woman, sparking an international incident in early 20th-century Morocco. The second is Conan the Barbarian (1982), which charts the mythic rise of a warrior seeking vengeance in a brutal, sorcery-laced world.   Timestamps What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Dept. Q, Tires season two, The Bombing of Pan Am 103, Goodfellas, The Social Network, Tornado, Prey The Wind and the Lion (00:25:00) Conan the Barbarian (00:56:40) Coin toss (01:23:50)   Links Instagram - @callitfriendopodcast @munnywales @andyjayritchie   Letterboxd – @andycifpod @fat-tits mcmahon   Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com [https://www.justwatch.com]

This week, we discuss two films that explore the uncertainty of growing up. The first is Diner (1982), which captures the camaraderie and coming-of-age struggles of a group of young men on the brink of adulthood in 1950s Baltimore. The second is I Vitelloni (1953), which follows five idle friends in a small Italian town as they face the slow, reluctant transition from youth to responsibility.   Timestamps What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Dept. Q, The Rehearsal season two, The Salt Path, Tires season two, Alien 3 - The Legacy Cut, City of God, Predator: Killer of Killers Diner (00:33:25) I Vitelloni (01:07:25) Coin toss (01:33:20)   Links Instagram - @callitfriendopodcast @munnywales @andyjayritchie   Letterboxd – @andycifpod @fat-tits mcmahon   Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com [https://www.justwatch.com] Alien 3 - The Legacy Cut - https://www.a34k.net/ [https://www.a34k.net/] Andor: The Rogue One Arc - https://fanedit.org/forums/threads/andor-the-rogue-one-arc-rogue-one-rescore.29698/ [https://fanedit.org/forums/threads/andor-the-rogue-one-arc-rogue-one-rescore.29698/]

This week, we discuss two films that quietly explore isolation, beauty and the passage of time. The first is Vigil (1984), which follows a young girl in rural New Zealand as she navigates grief, and a mysterious new presence, after her father's death. The second is Days of Heaven (1978), which captures the tragedy of a love triangle set against the sweeping landscapes of the American frontier.   Timestamps What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden, The Phoenician Scheme, Red River, The Last of Us season two, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Predator, The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey Vigil (00:35:00) Days of Heaven (00:45:50) Coin toss (01:10:40)   Links Instagram - @callitfriendopodcast @munnywales @andyjayritchie   Letterboxd – @andycifpod @fat-tits mcmahon   Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com [https://www.justwatch.com] Vigil (1984) - https://youtu.be/1WSn5BTKjFM?si=3c_7KSFlGbz-LqPV [https://youtu.be/1WSn5BTKjFM?si=3c_7KSFlGbz-LqPV]

This week, we discuss two films from acclaimed director Jane Campion. The first is In the Cut (2003), a psychological thriller that delves into desire and danger as a woman becomes entangled in a murder investigation. The second is The Piano (1993), which tells the haunting story of a mute pianist whose arranged marriage in colonial New Zealand ignites a turbulent journey of passion and autonomy.   Timestamps What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound, Wild Zero, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Matewan In the Cut (00:15:30) The Piano (00:47:00) Coin toss (01:14:00)   Links Instagram - @callitfriendopodcast @munnywales @andyjayritchie   Letterboxd – @andycifpod @fat-tits mcmahon   Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com [https://www.justwatch.com]