Flicking #71: I Swear
Kirk Jones’s biographical drama based on the true life story of John Davidson, the man who taught Britain about Tourette Syndrome, is currently no 1 in the Netflix UK charts. It bagged lead actor Robe...
13 Maalis 38min
The Bush Telegraph: Reports of our cognitive decline are greatly exaggerated
Turns out we all just need to be a little more Linford, a little less Peter. Just one life lesson from Mick and Jen’s look at the news this week. There’s also the issue of savings versus compensation,...
12 Maalis 27min
Rated or Dated: Lone Star (1996)
Long regarded as the peak of American indie filmmaking in the 1990s, John Sayles neo-western/murder mystery has a cracking cast and asks a huge moral question. Hannah thinks it's way ahead of its time...
11 Maalis 30min
Paula Varjack on Nine Sixteenths and changing the narrative
A “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Superbowl halftime show caused a huge furore and changed the course of Janet Jackson’s career for decades, while her fellow performer, Justin “Trousersnake” Ti...
6 Maalis 28min
The Bush Telegraph: Just because you still have your teeth, doesn't mean you're not trying
Sure, the news is all about the Middle East, but what else is going on? Quite a bit. In this week's Bush Telegraph, Hannah and Jen talk about how "baby brain" is actually good for women, the Telegraph...
5 Maalis 24min
Rated or Dated: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Fava beans and Chianti all round as Mick’s picked Jonathan Demme’s Oscars-dominating 1991 psychological horror. Or is it a thriller? Other questions addressed include: how’s Hannah feeling about Scott...
4 Maalis 35min
Annabel Port is adrift but singing
Talented multi-hyphenate Annabel Port’s The Other British Museum is a joyful collection of potted histories of recognisable items and our Mick cannot get enough. And so, she got Annabel on the Zoom to...
3 Maalis 24min
