Episode 120: Ridley Scott Watch Series #19: ROBIN HOOD (2010)

For this week's episode, the boys (Simon, Curtis, and John) continue their Ridley Scott watch series with a deep dive into 2010's ROBIN HOOD, starring Russell Crowe (again), Oscar Isaac as slimy Prince/King John, Léa Seydoux as French royalty, Great Big Sea legend Alan Doyle, and many GAME OF THRONES favourites before they were super famous. They also discuss what they watched this week as well as news of the week. The series continues next week with the underrated PROMETHEUS!! TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:45 What We Watched This Week 00:19:00 News of the Week 00:28:58 ROBIN HOOD (2010) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits) 00:47:25 Our Ratings for ROBIN HOOD 00:59:45 Coming Up Next! NEWS OF THE WEEK Doug Bradley (OG Pinhead) would be up for reprising character in possible adaptation of THE SCARLET GOSPELS (sequel to HELLRAISER book) Caesar Awards 2024: Anatomy of the Fall wins best film. Tom Cruise to star in new Alejandro G. Inarritu’s new film. Werner Herzog on Barbie: “could it be that the world of Barbie is sheer Hell?” New releases: Dune: Part Two; About Dry Grasses WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK SIMON: Mean Girls (2024) CURTIS: The Iron Claw JOHN: Goodfellas; Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes; 5 Broken Cameras; Censored Voices CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: "Planting the Fields" by Marc Streitenfeld (ROBIN HOOD OST) Outro: "Sherwood Forest" by Marc Streitenfeld (ROBIN HOOD OST) Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' https://curtisrunstedler.ca/ John: johnnycakes.substack.com @johnnycakes on Letterboxd Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.