Easy Riders Raging Podcast

Taking a brief pause from features, this episode sees Kieran, Paul and I kick off a mini-series on Warner Bros. cartoons, beginning with 'The Ducksters', starring Daffy Duck.

In this episode Campbell, Kieran, Paul and I discuss the 'oh-so-timely' animated film 'Animal Farm', based on the book of the same name by George Orwell.

In this episode- recorded remotely during the coronavirus lockdown- Jev and I discuss the multi-Oscar winning film by David Lean 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'.

In this solo episode I talk about Albert Lamorisse's short film 'The Red Balloon'(or, to give the film it's original French title, 'Le ballon rouge').

In this episode we return to the work of acclaimed filmmaker Billy Wilder, as Jev and I discuss 'Sunset Boulevard', his classic film noir about a former Hollywood superstar.

In this episode Kieran and I dip our toes into the world of Universal monster movies, with a conversation about 'Creature from the Black Lagoon'.

Returning for our third series- this time focusing exclusively on films from the 1950s- we kick things off with a conversation on one of the most beloved comedies of all-time, Billy Wilder's 'Some Like It Hot'. 

With help from The Cinemile, Number One Rerun Podcast, The Cinema Guys, Bang Average Movie and The IMDB Journey Podcast, Jev and I say goodbye to the 70s with an Oscars-style awards ceremony celebrating the best of the decade.

In this episode Campbell and I discuss our final 1970s film, Francis Ford Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now'- a beautiful, bonkers masterpiece.

In this episode I talk some Ridley Scott- specifically his directorial debut 'The Duellists'- and I wrap up my 1970s Stanley Kubrick coverage by talking about his super-long film, 'Barry Lyndon'.

Expect adult conversation (no swears though!) as I discuss 'Straw Dogs' (by Sam Peckinpah) and 'A Clockwork Orange' (by Stanley Kubrick), two dark, violent films released back in 1971.

Concluding our 1970s coverage of films by director William Friedkin (I couldn't get hold of 'The Brink's Job', in case you wondered why this wasn't covered), this week Kieran and I discuss his Oscar-winning cop film, 'The French Connection'. Along the way we ramble on as if our lives depended on it, but have a bloody good chat about a 1970s classic.

Call Mr. Plow, that's my name. That name again, is Mr. Plow. And on this episode Kieran and I have a dynamite conversation on the film 'Sorcerer' by William Friedkin. A film we certainly had mixed opinions about but wholeheartedly agree you should check out if you haven't seen it.

For this our hundredth 1970s episode, Kieran and I return to the work of Francis Ford Coppola with a conversation about his film... 'The Conversation'. Expect talk about 'Mad Men', 'Blow Up', introverts, the career of John Cazale and much more.

In this solo mini-episode, I talk about blaxploitation cinema by discussing 'Shaft' and 'Foxy Brown' (along with some talk about 'The Wiz' thrown into the mix). Note- I do spoil the (pretty great) ending of 'Foxy Brown' towards the end of the episode (around the 7:00 minute mark). I thought it best to give you this heads up.

In this short, solo episode, I wrap up my 1970s coverage on the films of Woody Allen by talking about 'Interiors' and 'Manhattan'.

Returning after a brief hiatus, this week Kieran and I discuss a solid-gold classic 1970s film, Milos Forman's 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'.

In this episode Kieran and I talk about George Romero's zombie classic 'Dawn of the Dead' but we also spend time to discuss his film 'Martin' (from the same year) and his career in general. But that's not all! We find time to talk about the Zack Synder remake, The Walking Dead, '28 Days Later', Gladiators we met, 90s haircuts, scrambled egg pasta and much, much more.

This week I was joined by Helen and Kobi from the fantastic Flixwatcher podcast (where they talk about films which are available on UK Netflix) for a fun chat about Woody Allen's signature work, 'Annie Hall'. Aside from assessing how the film holds up in 2019, today's conversation will see us looking at Allen's career in general, as well as celebrating some of our favourite romantic comedies (which include 'Crazy Stupid Love' and 'When Harry Met Sally'). We also sing the praises of 'Shanghai Noon' (obviously), we touch on the origins of Richard Linklater's 'Before' trilogy, I have dig at the career of Terrence Malick and much, much, more.

In this solo episode I break down Michael Ciminio's three hour Vietnam war drama 'The Deer Hunter'... in under ten minutes. And if you're a superfan, please be aware I am quite critical of this film. I mean, there's plenty to like about the film but, for me at least, the film doesn't live up to the promise of it's superb first hour even with some ridiculously iconic Russian roulette and a straight up incredible cast (De Niro! Walken! Streep! Cazale!).