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This week, we discuss two vampire films. The first is Daughters of Darkness (1971), an erotic horror film co-written and directed by Harry Kümel and starring Delphine Seyrig, John Karlen, Andrea Rau and Danielle Ouimet. A newlywed couple's honeymoon at a deserted seaside hotel takes a sinister turn when they encounter the enigmatic Countess Bathory, whose seductive and vampiric nature threatens to consume them. The second is Near Dark (1987), a neo-Western horror film co-written and directed by Kathryn Bigelow. A young man is reluctantly drawn into a nomadic gang of vampires after falling for a mysterious drifter, forcing him to choose between his humanity and his newfound bloodthirsty family.   Timestamps What we’ve been watching (00:01:05) –  The Brutalist, Companion, The Fury, The Collapse, Thief  Daughters of Darkness (00:27:21) Near Dark (00:47:50) Coin toss (01:14:15)   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, Andy J Ritchie goes through the 10 films that formed him, featuring discussion of pre-9/11 optimism, sad bastard music and the most Scottish form of revenge. Next week, we’re back to regular programming with Daughters of Darkness and Near Dark, so get them watched now!   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 change things up with a completely original idea that was definitely not stolen from a popular film podcast. In this bonus episode, Donnchadh Tiernan runs down his 10 most formative films, surprisingly few of which feature gratuitous nudity.   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 wrap up our best of 2024. We talk about: * The top 5 films we watched for the podcast this year * The worst film we watched * Favourite films of 2024 * Biggest disappointment of 2024 * Favourite TV series * Favourite albums * Favourite games * Most anticipated for 2025 Thanks for listening! See you in 2025!    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 which take a satirical look at the Hollywood blacklist of the 1950s. The first is The Front (1976), starring Woody Allen as a schmuck who serves as a front for a group of blacklisted writers. Several people involved in the making of the film, including the director, writer and a number of actors, had actually been blacklisted in the early ‘50s. The second is Hail, Caesar! (2016), written and directed by the Coen brothers. It is a fictional story that follows the real-life studio fixer Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), working in the Hollywood film industry in the 1950s, trying to discover what happened to a star actor during the filming of a biblical epic.   Timestamps What we’ve been watching (00:01:05) –  Silo season one, Bad Sisters season two, Carry-On, Dressed to Kill, Eyes of Laura Mars, No Country for Old Men The Front (00:36:40) Hail, Caesar! (01:03:20) Coin toss (01:28:20)   Links Instagram - @callitfriendopodcast @munnywales @andyjayritchie   Letterboxd – @andycifpod @fat-tits mcmahon   Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com [https://www.justwatch.com]