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In this bonus edition of The Pod Charles Cinecast, your hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are back with a Brucie Bonus, with the return of BRUCE WILLS US – a bonus series where we occasionally dip into the films of Bruce Willis. And this time, we are joined by special guest, cinema Duty Manager and Filmmaker, and Bruce Willis fanboy Chevy Mclaren – talking Richard Donner's 2006 action thriller, 16 BLOCKS, starring Bruce Willis and Mos Def.
Bruce Willis plays ageing alcoholic cop, Jack Mosley, who is assigned the task of escorting a witness, Mos Def as Eddie Bunker, from police custody to a courthouse 16 blocks away. There are, however, chaotic forces at work, aka stupid Cops man, that prevent them from making it in one piece.
It's like a Die Hard movie, where a very normal cop has to go above and beyond to save the day, but it is even more compounded by this being the most broken down Bruce Willis you've ever seen. It's probably the Die Hard movie we should have got instead of Die Hard 4.0, but c'est la vie – we had to see Bruce jump off the wing of a jet plane.
So, get your alcoholic beverage of choice at the ready, and get prepared to travel 16 blocks with us, and this underrated gem of the mid-2000s.
"Days change, seasons change, people don't change."
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This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, it's the penultimate episode of the monthly miniseries – BROTHERLY LOVE – where we are pitting some films from filmmaking brothers the Coen Brothers vs. the Farrelly Brothers. This month, we hit the road in the year 2000, with two films featuring people looking to clear their name. It's Joel & Ethan Coen's folk musical comedy O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? and Peter & Bobby Farrelly's dark comedy ME, MYSELF & IRENE.
In O Brother, Where Art Thou?, George Clooney stars as Ulysses Everett McGill, a criminal who convinces two fellow convicts (Tim Blake Nelson and John Turturro) to break out of prison to seek treasure he left buried from a previous job. Turns out he really just wants to stop his wife (Holly Hunter) from getting remarried. Along their journey, they meet a young black musician who sold his soul to the devil, and cut a hit record together. They also meet a cyclops, sirens, and countless others in this unique adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey. With more brilliant cinematography from Roger Deakins, a tremendous soundtrack featuring loads of old folk, gospel, and bluegrass standards, and quality performances all around, this is another winner for Joel and Ethan Coen. Can they ever be stopped?
The Farrelly Brothers can attempt to do so with their road comedy Me, Myself & Irene, starring Jim Carrey in his first film with the Farrelly's since Dumb and Dumber. Carrey, who was just coming off starring in back-to-back serious roles (The Truman Show and Man on the Moon) returned to the gross-out comedy as Charlie Baileygates, a Rhode Island state trooper who develops a split personality. Charlie must escort Irene (Renée Zellweger) to New York, where she is wanted for hit-and-run. The pair are then forced to go on the lam to avoid Irene's mafia-connected ex-boyfriend, whilst Charlie is also trying to suppress his new alter-ego, Hank. Some of this one holds up, but it is pretty much relying on a very wrongfully depicted mental illness – so take that for what you will. Is it enough to topple the sweet tunes of O Brother? We'll let you decide...
Which brother will win Brotherly Love, and be crowned the best brother filmmaking duo of the 90s? Tune in to find out...
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What's the worst date you've ever been on? Nothing can be worse than a date that never ends, and turns into a series of terrible dates, much like the fortunes of Griffin Dunne in Martin Scorsese's AFTER HOURS. My guy was stuck in dating purgatory. But, that is a movie. It can't possibly be that bad in real life, right? Leave it up to some Star Wars fans to prove that wrong...
Follow the BREADCRUMBS...

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are back with the another edition of THE POD CHARLES CINECAST CLASSIC, this time recorded live at The Prince Charles Cinema with special guest, cinema Duty Manager and Filmmaker, Chevy Mclaren – talking what's on in May 2024!
Due to the nature of having a guest, we try our best to stay on topic, and when we do, you can expect chat of STAR WARS : EPISODE I – THE PHANTOM MENACE, GODZILLA – THE SHOWA ERA season, THE CROW, RATATOUILLE, THE RAID and THE RAID 2, ROCKY, BLAZING SADDLES and more! You can also expect to hear about Takeshi's Castle, Chevy's unique approach to customer service, and how he likes to push everyone's buttons at the cinema. It's a super fun time, that feels like the good old school episodes of the Pod Charles Cinecast...
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In this bonus edition of The Pod Charles Cinecast, your hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas step back into the territory of new film releases to talk about two spooky new films out in cinemas! One is genuinely spooky, and the other is spooky on account of how bad it is...
First up, we dive into the hit new film from Shudder, Colin and Cameron Caire's LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL. The film follows cinema journeyman David Dastmalchian as late night talk show host Jack Delroy. On Halloween Night 1977, hoping to get a much-needed ratings boost, Jack invites a parapsychologist and a young girl possessed by a demon on to his show. Soon, all hell breaks loose, and it is all captured in this found footage film.
We dive into all angles of this one, what we liked, what we didn't, what we thought could have made it pop, and even the much maligned AI element of the film, that has turned away some viewers. Did it still deliver enough scares to be spooky delight? Tune in...
Then, we turn our attentions to the most recent outing from the Ghostbusters franchise, GHOSTBUSTERS : FROZEN EMPIRE. The Ghostbusters are back from the Afterlife to deliver another film that pretty much rehashes the original Ghostbusters again. Be prepared, we (mostly Fil) go off on this one. So, if you like hearing us complain, this episode is for you.
Silver lining? Are we turning around Finn Wolfhard (despite him doing nooooothing in this movie?) He is a fan of the Prince Charles Cinema, so he gets bonus points for that. Tune in for all this, and who knows, maybe even a fashion update...
"The power of Christ compels you! The power of Christ compels you!"

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, it's the 3rd episode of the monthly miniseries – BROTHERLY LOVE – where we are pitting some films from filmmaking brothers the Coen Brothers vs. the Farrelly Brothers. This month, it's all about bowling! For some reason, both of these sets of brothers made bowling movies – and both of them performed pretty badly on release, only to become cult classics. So, we'll be talking about Joel & Ethan Coen's 1998 neo-noir comedy THE BIG LEBOWSKI, and Peter & Bobby Farrelly's 1996 sports comedy, KINGPIN. Which is the better bowling movie?
In The Big Lebowski, Jeff Bridges shines in a career role as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski in a tale of mistaken identity, deceitfulness, severed toes, nihilists, White Russians and lots of bowling. After his rug get soiled by a couple of guys looking for money from a millionaire with the same name, The Dude falls down a rabbit hole that feels straight out of a Raymond Chandler novel. This film is damn near perfect. It's funny, has a great story, stellar performances with a supporting cast boasting John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore and John Turturro, a kick ass soundtrack and some insanely good cinematography from Roger Deakins. The Dude Abides.
But is it a better bowling movie than Kingpin? Woody Harrelson plays Roy Munson, a young bowler who is just about to make it big, before his rival, Ernie McCracken (Bill Murray doing Bill Murray shit) tricks him into doing con games, which results in Roy's bowling hand getting destroyed. Years later, Roy is an alcoholic with a hook for a hand and no prospects, before he stumbles upon Ishmael (Randy Quaid), a promising young Amish man that Roy attempts to take to the top of the bowling world. It's more of what you expect from the Farrelly's, with some gross out humour, fun 90s soundtracks, and some hit or miss elements. But, it's pretty much the Farrelly's most underrated, and potentially one of their better titles. And, it actually is more about bowling than The Big Lebowksi, it just may look as nice. I mean, Deakins, man...
Which brother will win Brotherly Love, and be crowned the best brother filmmaking duo of the 90s? Tune in to find out...
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