Movies You Forgot You Forgot

• 82: T2 Trainspotting; Danny Boyle’s magic; Ewan McGregor’s mystery

  Joe & Adam are diving back into the Danny Boyle cinematic well — this time with T2 Trainspotting (2017), the long-awaited sequel to the iconic Brit flick.   The whole gang is back - Spud, Sick Boy, Renton, and Begbie - and so is Boyle’s stylish storytelling. Our hosts break down the film, debate Ewan McGregor’s hit-or-miss filmography, and (for once) actually talk about the movie more than usual.   Plus, Joe’s homegrown Kevin Bacon game makes a triumphant return, alongside the classic Box Office game and the all-important Picking Next Week’s Film game.   Got a film you forgot you forgot? Hit us up at [email protected] with your thoughts, episode suggestions, or just some light praise. The best picks make it onto the sacred Communal List - and who knows, one day, fate (or our deeply flawed selection process) might smile upon yours.   You can also follow Adam on Letterboxd; he rates and reviews the films he watches. The comments section is a very cool place to be. Also, be a pal: tell your chums, rate us, review us, shout our name into the void - whatever helps spread the word.

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• 81: The Descendants, Realism & Jeff Bridges

  George Clooney plays patient man in Hawaii. Alexander Payne's 2011 film The Descendants provides Joe & Adam a lovely dive into his filmography and a conversation about the director's desire to hold back. Jeff Bridges' brother sparks a musical jaunt through his whole back catalogue. The well of Clooney vs Pitt is revisited once more. 

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• 80: Minority Report; Spielberg’s Filmography; Nitpicks and 9/11

  Sci-fi, Spielberg and tonal confusion abound today; Joe & Adam dig into the 2001 Philip K Dick book adaptation of the same name… it’s not called Philip K Dick, it’s called Minority Report.  They chat sci-fi world building, other blockbusters Spielberg should have made and the logistics of rolling out the Pre-cog Crime initiative across the US given there are only three of them. Will Joe’s serious nitpicks prick Adam’s thin-skin? Will they chat about Cruise again?? Will Joe’s egg result in this being the final MYFYF episode ever??? Find out now! Send us an email at [email protected] with any cinematic thoughts you have, along with suggestions for future episodes. There is a ‘communal list’ of films people forgot they forgot - add a flick to our tally and one day we may do your choice! Follow Adam on Letterboxd, it’s fun over there. He is @errorofways.

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• 79: The Abyss, James Cameron & Pioneering Movie-Making

  Joe & Adam dive into James Cameron's 1989 film The Abyss, reportedly one of the hardest films to make in the history of cinema. The pair discuss: other hard-to-make movies, how they did the rat thing, and how Ed Harris got in deep water, in deep water, etc.

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• 78: What Joe’s Watched: Wild Robot, The Batman, 65 etc & Listener Emails

  Joe runs down some of the films he’s seen lately for this non-canon episode, with The Wild Robot, Spy, The Batman, 65, The Holdovers and Kramer vs Kramer sparking all kinds of musings and digressions. Adam chips in with a moan about beekeeping. They also dip into the electronic mailbag and read the wonderful listener correspondence.  If you have anything to share, email us at [email protected]; we will read and maybe give you a podcast shoutout, if you care about such things.

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