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A bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. Orla McNelis and Ricardo Deakin, Dublin and Toronto.
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WEDDING WEEK EPISODE!!Whisper of the Heart (1995) directed by Yoshifumi Kondō.Based on the manga with the same title, this animated film follows Shizuku, an inquisitive young girl and a voracious reader, who longs to be a writer when she grows up. One day she notices that all of her library books have previously been taken out by one Seiji Amasawa.…
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A Brighter Summer Day (1991) directed by Edward Yang.The intricacies of young love, masculinity, and identity are illuminated through the eyes of a 14-year-old Taiwanese boy as he moves through a pivotal era in his life.This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, …
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Red River (1948) directed by Howard Hawks.Headstrong Thomas Dunson (John Wayne) starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot (Walter Brennan), and his protégé, Matt Garth (Montgomery Clift), an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil War, Dunson and Matt lea…
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The Holdovers (2023) directed by Alexander Payne.A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school's head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War.T…
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Love is Lovely y’all! As promised it’s our celebration of our favorite and popular episodes.We decided to bring back the ladies from Love in the time of Covid and Only man does love for another two part discussion on love and relationships. It’s my birthday today too! This was a great present.
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The Mitchells Vs. The Machines (2021) directed by Michael RiandaThis is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoilers are a given.We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla McNelis, two filmy types who love waffling.Catch us on Dublin D…
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The Beasts (2022) directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen.A French couple move to a Galician town in search of a closer relationship with nature. However, a conflict with their neighbours, the Anta brothers, causes tensions to grow until the situation reaches a point of no return.This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take…
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) directed by Kevin Reynolds.Special guest episode!! Eileen joins us for 00's delights. May I steal your wife?... for the DANCE.The classic story of an innocent man wrongly, but deliberately imprisoned and his brilliant strategy for revenge against those who betrayed him. Dashing young sailor Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviez…
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Psycho 2 (1983) directed by Richard Franklin.Two decades after the original murders at the Bates Motel, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) completes his treatment at a mental institution and returns home to find his hotel run down under the management of Warren Toomey (Dennis Franz). Despite a new friendship with a waitress (Meg Tilly) and a job busing…
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We loved our last episode so much we decided to dive even deeper looking at A.I. and it’s potential to disrupt fundamental ways in which our economy runs and maybe even the concept of money itself. This is Part one of a two part series on a question that intrigues us. Where can this disruptive technology take us.…
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Robocop (1987) directed by Paul Verhoeven. Basil PoledourisIn a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) into an armed confrontation with crime lor…
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Wendy and Lucy (2008) directed by Kelly Reichardt.Wendy (Michelle Williams), a near-penniless drifter, is traveling to Alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, Lucy. Already perilously close to losing everything, Wendy hits a bigger bump in the road when her old car breaks down and she is arrested for shoplifting dog food. When …
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Thief (1981) directed by Michael Mann.A highly skilled jewel thief, Frank (James Caan) longs to leave his dangerous trade and settle down with his girlfriend, Jessie (Tuesday Weld). Eager to make one last big score in order to begin living a legitimate life, Frank reluctantly associates with Leo (Robert Prosky), a powerful gangster. Unfortunately f…
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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022) directed by Laura Poitras.From Academy Award winner Laura Poitras comes an epic, emotional and interconnected story about internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sa…
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EPISODE 200!!!! HOLY CRAPLawrence of Arabia (1962) directed by David Lean.Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal (Alec Guinness) and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif…
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After Life (1998) directed by Hirokazu KoreedaIn this acclaimed Japanese film, a group of people who have recently died find themselves in a limbo realm resembling a relatively mundane building. Counselors, including Takashi (Arata) and Shiori (Erika Oda), are on hand to help new arrivals pick one memory from their lives to bring with them into ete…
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022) directed by Joseph Kosinski.After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick mus…
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Museum Hours (2012) directed by Jem CohenA Vienna museum guard befriends a visitor, and the two explore their lives, the city and the ways artwork reflects the world.This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoilers are …
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Tokyo Story (1953) directed by Yasujirō OzuA profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, Tokyo Story is the crowning achievement of the unparalleled Yasujiro Ozu. The film, which follows an aging couple’s journey to visit their grown children in bustling postwar Tokyo, surveys the rich and complex world of family l…
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The Hole (1998) directed by Ming-liang TsaiWhile never-ending rain and a strange disease spread by cockroaches ravage Taiwan, a plumber makes a hole between two apartments and the inhabitants of each form a unique connection, enacted in musical numbers.This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommen…
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HAPPY HOLIDAAAAYS!!!Little Women (2019) directed by Great Gerwig.In the years after the Civil War, Jo March lives in New York and makes her living as a writer, while her sister Amy studies painting in Paris. Amy has a chance encounter with Theodore, a childhood crush who proposed to Jo but was ultimately rejected. Their oldest sibling, Meg, is marr…
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6 WHOLE YEARS! Happy Birthday to usThis week's film is No Way Out (1987) directed by Roger Donaldson.Navy Lt. Tom Farrell (Kevin Costner) meets a young woman, Susan Atwell (Sean Young), and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice (Gene Hackman), is also romantically involved with Atwell…
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Le Havre (2011) directed by Aki Kaurismäki.In this warmhearted comic yarn from Aki Kaurismäki, fate throws the young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (André Wilms), a kindly old bohemian who shines shoes for a living in the French harbor city Le Havre. With inborn optimism and the support of his tight-knit commu…
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Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020) directed by Bill Ross IV and Turner RossAn intoxicating blend of documentary and fiction, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets surveys the bar-going life with a remarkably sober eye.This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and…
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Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) directed by Jacques Tati.When the ever-hapless Monsieur Hulot (Jacques Tati) decides to vacation at a beautiful seaside resort, rest and relaxation don't last long, given the gangly gent's penchant for ridiculous antics. While simply out to enjoy himself, the well-meaning Hulot inevitably stumbles into numerous misad…
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The Truffle Hunters (2021) dircted by Michael Dweck, Gregory KershawA handful of men search for rare, expensive, and delicious white Alba truffles deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy.This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discu…
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First, I must say thank you Dr. Fleary for being on Inquizitive Mindz. We wanted to do this episode before the budget and explore the question of diversification. Since we started to monetize our Oil and Gas resources within Trinidad and Tobago there has been discussion about Diversification. The very famous and influential Economist Dr Lloyd Best …
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The Killing (1956) directed by Stanley Kubrick.Stanley Kubrick’s account of an ambitious racetrack robbery is one of Hollywood’s tautest, twistiest noirs. Aided by a radically time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from pulp novelist Jim Thompson, and a phenomenal cast of character actors, including Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Timothy Car…
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Spencer (2021) dircted by Pablo Larraín.The marriage between Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the queen's estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game, but this year, things will be profoun…
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This is another fun episode with our special guest Jannette Lougheed of JLougheed Makeup Artistry.She speaks about her journey into the beauty industry. Her love of make up and it’s power to uplift her clients inside and out. Plus we are not ashamed about asking for skin care tips lololol! Tune in!
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Claire's Knee (1970) directed by Eric Rohmer.“Why would I tie myself to one woman?” asks Jerôme in Claire’s Knee, though he plans to marry a diplomat’s daughter by summer’s end. He spends his July at a lakeside boardinghouse, nursing crushes on the sixteen-year-old Laura and, more tantalizingly, her long-legged, blonde, older half sister, Claire. B…
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Flee (2021) directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen.Flee tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, he tells for the first time the story…
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The Invisible Life Of Eurídice Gusmão (2021) directed by Karim Aïnouz.Kept apart by a terrible lie, years pass as two sisters forge their respective paths through their city's teeming bustle, each believing the other to be half a world away.This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the…
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Petite Maman (2021) directed by Céline Sciamma.Nelly, an 8-year-old girl, has just lost her beloved grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother's childhood home. One day, her mom abruptly leaves, and Nelly meets a girl her age as she's building a tree house in the woods.This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two …
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Meet Mr Kerron Ovid. The Managing Director of GreenMed Ltd who tells his story of building a business from humble beginnings and his development into leadership. He is honest about the challenges and opportunities. His business is celebrating ten years in service to the community. We celebrate with him.…
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To Be or Not to Be (1942) directed by Ernst LubitschAs nervy as it is hilarious, this screwball masterpiece from Ernst Lubitsch stars Jack Benny and, in her final screen appearance, Carole Lombard as husband-and-wife thespians in Nazi-occupied Warsaw who become caught up in a dangerous spy plot. To Be or Not to Be is a Hollywood film of the boldest…
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Pig (2021) directed by Michael Sarnoski.Living alone in the Oregon wilderness, a truffle hunter returns to Portland to find the person who stole his beloved pig.This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then skype to discuss it. Spoilers are a giv…
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Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986) directed by Hayao Miyazaki.Young orphan Sheeta and her kidnapper, Col. Muska, are flying to a military prison when their plane is attacked by a gang of air pirates led by the matronly Dola. Escaping from a mid-air collision via a magic crystal around her neck, Sheeta meets fellow orphan Pazu and the pair join forces…
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Azor (2021) directed by Andreas Fontana.Argentina, 1980. Private banker Yvan arrives from Geneva to replace a colleague who has mysteriously disappeared in military-ruled Buenos Aires. Moving through a society under surveillance, he finds himself untangling a sinister web of colonialism, high finance, and a nation’s “Dirty War”.This is The Recommen…
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Happy New Year to all our Listeners!!!! All the best for 2022. We are bringing our warmest welcome to all and giving a big foward to Chit Chatt with two Teas with J’elle Valdez Counseling Psychologist. A new Podcast focused on Mental health conversations. We are her first guests on the Hot seat sharing our 2021 experience. Please connect with her a…
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McFarland USA (2015) directed by Niki CaroTrack coach Jim White joins a high school in California and develops a unique bond with the students. When he realises the boys' exceptional running ability, he decides to sharpen their skills.HAPPY NEW YEAR, FUCK YOU 2021!!!This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take tur…
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Klaus (2019) directed by Sergio PablosAfter proving himself to be the worst student at the academy, a postman is sent to a frozen town in the North where he discovers a reclusive toymaker named Klaus.Merry Christmas everyone! This is The Recommendation Game, a bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not …
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