

FP098: Another Fine Mess
“The Boys.” “Two Minds Without a Single Thought.” “The Fiddle and the Bow.” “Dick and Doof.” No matter what they are called, or in what...
The Music Box (1932)
Apr 23, 2010


FP097: Guilty Pleasures No. 4
Back again after a much longer hiatus than we expected!! Two movies, both great in their own way but not quite perfect, chosen without...
The California Kid (1974) & Streets of Fire
Apr 16, 2010


FP096: “Smells Like Victory...”
An intensely personal piece of cinema, which severely damaged its director’s career and almost killed its star. Yet thirty years on it...
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Dec 4, 2009


FP095: “Nobody is entirely evil: it’s circumstances that make them evil, or they don’t know they are
Jeunet and Caro's delightful delicacy "Delicatessen" is arguably the best post-apocalyptic cannibal comedy—ever. Combining a singular...
Delicatessen (1991)
Nov 27, 2009


FP094: “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"
This might better be titled "Sullivan's Travails" for all that poor John L. Sullivan is put through in trying to research his new pet...
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
Nov 13, 2009


FP093: “We all need memories to remind ourselves who we are…"
Christopher Nolan is now best known for resuscitating “Batman,” to the delight of the Dark Knight’s minions everywhere. He burst on the...
Memento (2000)
Oct 30, 2009


FP092: Guilty Pleasures No. 3
It's three for the price of one this week as The Film Guys and Niki Dakota present three films which don't appear on their List of...
Down With Love (2003)
Oct 23, 2009


FP091: “Without discipline we should all behave like children.”
A production of The Archers, aka Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, "Black Narcissus" is great for only the spectacular Technicolor...
Black Narcissus (1947)
Oct 16, 2009