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Film Flam
Hosted by OverlyCritical · ENGLISH
Two voracious learners and fledgeling film buffs dissect a new movie each episode with their trademark sardonic wit.
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The Drunk Episode: Two Truths and a Flam || Warning: Explicit and Alcoholic
Feb 23, 202500:35:37Tap to summarizeIn this raunchy and daring BONUS episode of Film Flam, the men (boys) break down from the stress of constantly generating new, groundbreaking insights on films. Oh, and they drink.How much they drank exactly is up to debate, and probably lost to the cruel churning tides of history, but one thing is certain: you should drink too.A lot.And only then will you be able to appreciate the masterpiece of a bonus episode that is blessing your shitty feed.Come in, listen to some “fake” movie synopses, and get away from those pesky life responsibilities. What we have for you here is more important.With love,realfilmflampod@gmail.com
Transcribe →Wings Of Desire (1987) || Wim Wender's Flamsterpiece
Feb 9, 202500:57:50Tap to summarizeWhat does it mean to be human? What is the value of struggle? Is it all worth it? In this episode of Film Flam, Colin and Sean answer these and many, many other questions. The Film Flam Angels (Flamgels?) take a brief reprieve from their divine perch to stoop to the dirty, corporeal world of the unbathed masses to share all that they learned tromping through the world of Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire (originally Nicholas Cage’s idea, but Wim beat him to production).Outstanding questions:* Will Colin stop bullying Sean after watching this movie?* If an angel touches a man and he feels it, and the man still commits suicide, is the angel liable?* Is this movie as good as "City of Angels?"Email profound insights to our research team at realfilmflampod@gmail.com
Transcribe →Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull" (1980) : Raging Flam
Dec 2, 202400:43:28Tap to summarizeThis week, we Flam Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull. This upsetting movie is loved by so many critics. Roger Ebert liked it, the Academy Awards folks threw two trophies at it, and Spielberg described it as “a masterpiece.” But is it even worth watching? Listen to the real heroes to find out. Outstanding questions (locally sourced): * Is this episode about Taxi Driver or about Raging Bull? * Why can’t Lamotta’s wife stop cheating? * “‘The black and white of Raging Bull isn't just black and white - it's silver and midnight and smoke and sweat.’ - David Thomson. Seriously? Send postcards to realfilmflampod@gmail.com
Transcribe →Oldboy - Live and Wriggling
Oct 27, 202400:55:44Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Colin and Sean discuss Truman Show gone Korean, Oldboy, fully achieving liberation from their carnal chains and taking the Flamily to places never dreamed of and even less wished for. Watch this movie with your family, send it to your loved one in prison, and keep your tongue in your mouth—this one is too horrible to watch, and too great not to share. Outstanding questions: * When will Sean finally achieve vengeance against Colin? * Is Oldboy ultimately a romdram?
Transcribe →There Will Be Blood (2007) || "SLURRRPPP"
Sep 22, 202400:51:09Tap to summarizeThere is competition within us in this one family men and women. We take on PTA’s There Will be Blood, a tale of capitalism, religion, and milkshakes. If that doesn’t sound funny, it’s not—but slap some mud on your face with us and we guarantee you will have a better time than a fatherless train ride to deaf school. Featuring: Colin as Daniel Day Lewis as Daniel Plainview Questions to ponder: * Would “Eli Saturday” have been less “on the nose”? * Should I devote my life to drilling oil? * When will Film Flam finally get final cut? Email your real brothers to realfilmflampod@gmail.com
Transcribe →Film Trivia Battle! || Bonus Episode
Jul 21, 202400:26:01Tap to summarize🚨🚨🚨 Bonus episode 🚨🚨🚨 Flamily, this is a fun one. We have yet another bonus episode for your hungry ears, this time digging through troves of movie trivia to declare who is King Flam. While the casinos might back Colin, did Sean actually pull off a win? Did Colin shine like the bright star he thinks he is? Or did they both get exposed as film-ignorant fools? Tune in to this modern day gladiator fight and enjoy.
Transcribe →Wild Strawberries
Jul 7, 202400:51:30Tap to summarizeIn this episode our valiant hosts try to make sense of Bergman’s impenetrable dream sequences and dense introspection. Colin has the worst take of the entire podcast as he hates on one of the greatest films ever made. Listen close as our two ignoble fools label a sequence “kafkaesque” despite only listening to half an audiobook version of “The Trial”. All your favorite characters are in this one including Sara the Manic Pixie Swede Girl, that old dude with the ear horn, and Evald who just really hates being alive. • Is 40 Years enough time before you hit on your house maiden? • Is this movie really bad or really good? • Wtf is up with the clocks?
Transcribe →A Bronx Tale: "Put 'im In The Bathroom"
Jun 30, 202400:53:46Tap to summarizeThis week, the Flamily shall enjoy hearing two nondescript white men weigh in on the complicated racial dynamics of the Bronx, virtue vs vice, and ways to ruin a man’s lunch. By the end you’ll know whether you should drive a bus or shake people down for a living, how to tell if a woman is The One, and what to do when your best friends are going to throw Molotov cocktails at strangers. Grab some gabagool and enjoy. Put on your existential hat and join us next week as we reconvene with the Swedes, covering Ingmar Bergman’s Wild Strawberries. Outstanding questions: * Will Film Flam be starting a doowop band? * How many great women will Colin have in his life? * Are Sean’s points secondary or tertiary?
Transcribe →The Shining: All Film & No Flam
Jun 16, 202401:00:44Tap to summarizeFilmFlam Is Back. and this time we’re scared. This week we take another (skinny) dip into the murky waters of Kubrick’s mind. Listen to our two intrepid and foolish hosts put all rumors about Room 237 to rest in the most expansive and astute Shining analysis ever done. Make sure to listen for such atrociously bad takes like: Colin granting Quentin Tarantino an N-word Pass, pining for Wendy Torrence to step on him, and (quite audaciously) what would he would fix about one of the greatest films in it's genre. Outstanding questions: * Why can't the contractor remodel my bathroom to look like that? * Why doesn’t Jack ever get to play? * Are they hiring at the Overlook Hotel? Join us next week for the coming-of-age of a young Italian in A Bronx Tale, and email us for once at realfilmflampod@gmail.com
Transcribe →Chinatown (1974): Forget It Jake... It's Film Flam
Jun 3, 202400:43:35Tap to summarizeThey’ve talked about Woody Allen, they’ve mentioned Louis CK, but today the Film Flam duo dives into Roman Polanski’s Chinatown. They start by reminding the audience that no crime is heinous enough to keep them from enjoying the perpetrator’s art, and then lurch haphazardly through the different twists and turns of this excellent film. Listen in for insights that will take your water-related business to the next level. Join us next week for another film where Nicholson is a bright and luminous star, The Shining. Colin will be keeping his lights on for this one. Email all your problems to: realfilmflampod@gmail.com
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