Episodes
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Ep 51 - The VVitch (2015)
This week, it's the old pilgrim's spook, The VVitch! We chat about this movie as a period piece and Puritan nightmare, as well as some thoughts on other movies we've been watching like Little Women, Troll Hunter, It's A Wonderful Life, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Minority Report, Hellboy, The…
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Ep 50 - Chef (2014)
EPISODE 50!!!! WOOOO! WHOLESOME (problematicish) HAPPY TIME MOVIE CHEF! WE DID IT. LOVE YALL. Also- new cover art made by the very talented Felipe Espinosa. Please follow him @pendejo_11111 and @children.of.the.music.
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Ep 49 - Boyhood (2014)
We're back! Again! This episode was recorded before Christmas, which is why it's filled with festive lies about how we're going to record a Christmas episode. Instead, we didn't do that. In this episode, we chat about one of Joel's favourites, Richard Linklater's Boyhood (2014). It's a coming of...
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Ep 48 - Blue Collar (1978)
This week, we have Finn Griffin back on to talk about Paul and Leonard Schrader's union-based crime drama, which examines the lives of the working class in Detroit during that era. We discuss the on-set feuds and the insanity that is the Schrader brothers, and also somehow get onto talking about...
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Ep 47 - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Your best friend and shipmate is eaten by a glowing striped glowing shark, also you're an asshole, and also your adult son locates you and joins your crew, also a journalist comes on a voyage with you to write a story on you, also you're Bill Murray, what do you do? who cares. This movie is good...
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Ep 46 - Meek's Cutoff (2010)
This week, we use the fascinating and sombre Meek's Cutoff (2010) as a platform to talk Westerns! Specifically, we chat about the history of the anti-western and its place in Australia. Also a correction: we mention an Australian Western that we wrongly call The Inferno - we mean The Furnace...
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Ep 45 - Jurassic Park (1993) AND Jaws (1975)
This week, we have Finn Griffin back on for our FIRST EVER Cinemangs double screening! We went to Melbourne's illustrious Astor Theatre to see two of Steven Spielberg's classics, each of which features some funny animals. Boy, Steve really loves those animals. Also, John Williams did the music…
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Ep 44 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Hey nerds, it's time to get down and dirty with these elves and goblins in this week's episode, which is on the first installment in the legendary LotR franchise! We have Lauren, who is not even close to a fan of this shit, on to chat about what she thinks of this long-ass movie. We love you!
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Episode 43 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
This week, it's Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman's strange and wonderful Eternal Sunshine (2004). We marvel at the film's strange structure for one of the romance genre and talk about how Jim Carrey's pretty great. We love you!
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Ep 42 - Speed Racer (2008)
HE'S GOING OVER THAT CLIFF! WAAAHH In this episode we fall in love with the cult classic from our child hoods! Featuring the illustrious Rhys Turner.
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Ep 41 - Happy Together (1997)
Happy pride months big dawg, in this episode we flippantly remark on director Wong Kar Wai and his master piece: Happy together. ALSO email us! [email protected] Love Y'all.
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Ep 40 - Call Me Lucky (2015)
It's another documentary, nerds! This week, we look at Bobcat Goldthwait's film on the life and work of comedian, activist and author, Barry Crimmins. We have a chat about stand-up comedy, forget some well-known comedians' names and generally have a coupla goofs and gaffs. T/W: This documentary...
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Ep 39 - Her (2013)
Strap in, friends, because this week, it's Spike Jonze's Her (2013) and boy howdy, do we have a bunch of very lightly-researched opinions on the cyber-future of humanity. Also, we saw The Father, Minari and Another Round, and we've got some micro-reviews for you! We love you! Also, here's the…
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Ep 38 - The Dark Crystal (1982)
This week, Matt's away doing stupid poops and such, so our dear friend, Rhys Turner, is back with some hot takes on the classic 'dark fantasy family film' (a phrase used to trick children into watching horror movies), The Dark Crystal! It's a strange and wonderful movie by legends Jim Henson and...
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Ep 37- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
You like cool fantasy shit? Do you like movies that should be bad but are surprisingly good? Do you like children's movies with gut wrenchingly brutal scenes? well boy do we have a movie for you!
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Ep 36 - Let the Right One In (2008)
It's vampire time! Instead of watching one of the many popular and successful vampire films, we decided to go with a weird Swedish one: Let the Right One In (2008). We hope you enjoy it and always remember that we love you!
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Ep 35 - Donnie Darko (2001)
We're back! Did we skip a week, or did we just time travel? Who knows? Certainly not this week's returning guest, Rhys Turner, who joins us to discuss Donnie Darko (2001). We dive into whether it's a ground-breaking philosophical text of the modern age, or whether Richard Kelly was just an…
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Ep 34 - Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
In this instalment of Joel's monkey movie series, we got drunk and went to the cinema to see the most currently relevant monkey/kaiju movie out there: Goshtilto vs Kum. Many laughs where had and many sips where snuck. This is possibly our shortest episode which is a great indicator of the quality...
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Ep 33 - Night on Earth (1991)
Hey friends, Matt's busy with lawyer's disease this week, so Joel has Finn Griffin back on the show to talk about this cab driver movie and how Jim Jarmusch is god damn great. We love you!
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Ep 32 - Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
How's its slamming dawgs, This week talk about spy toys we had as kids and the fun world created by the mind of Robert Rodriguez, check this episode its a banger.
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Ep 31 - Dunston Checks In (1996)
We have our delightful friend, Rhys, on for the second installment of Joel's monkey movie series, and boy howdy, this one's a classic. Said monkey movie series is turning out to be, more specifically, a...
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Ep 30 - Alien (1979)
Sticks and stones may break my bones but an allen will burst out of my stomach and run across screen like a little mouse. THIS WEEK we discuss riddles scoop's classic, allen, (1979). They put condoms in a trashbag and made one of the best movies ever (debatably). Much love, matt and joel.
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Ep 29 - The Watermelon Woman (1996)
The Watermelon Woman is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, and edited by Cheryl Dunye. It stars Cheryl Dunye as the fictional character Cheryl Dunye.
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Ep 28 - Treasure Planet (2002)
In this episode we do a deep dive into the history of one of our childhood favorites, treasure planet. As well as discussing our connection to the movie as kids and what makes this movie the master piece that it is.
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Ep 27 - Judi Dench: My Passion For Trees (2017)
We loooove trees.
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Ep 26 - Monkey Trouble (1994)
Marking the dramatic debut of Joel's Monkey-centric series of episodes, this week, the boys are up to some monkey business with this hilariously-bad highlight of Harvey Keitel's career.
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Ep 25 - Mid90s (2018)
This week we have on special guest/good friend of ours, Drew Mclean to discuss the incredible film: Mid90s. As well as a telling a bunch of skating and childhood related stories.
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Ep 24 - The Babadook (2014)
This is an episode of the show. Enjoy.
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Ep 23 - Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Finally, a Wes Anderson movie! This week, we take a look at Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach's stop-motion delight, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and how the directorial and writing style manages to make otherwise horrific events into quirky and hilarious spectacles. Also, what's better: Wallace and Gromit's…
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Ep 22 - City Lights (1931)
This week, your favorite ragtime dandy boys take on Charlie Chaplin's City Lights, which is a delightful comedy about a number of debilitating mental health issues and crimes. As well as dipping into Chaplin's history, we officially introduce our editor, Bryce, as the crown Prince of Darkness.…
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Ep 21 - Coach Carter (2005)
This one is a bit incoherent, and we wouldn't have it any other way. We discuss how cool sports are and vaguely touch on the movie- which we love- Coach Carter.
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Ep 20 - Boy (2010)
Matt and Joel discuss a movie by one of their mutual favorite directors, Taika Waititi.
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Ep 19 - The Lego Movie (2014)
We skipped two weeks to eat and drink, but don't worry, we're full now. Cinemangs is back! This week, Cody Junghans joins us once again, this time to talk about the greatest kids movie of the century, The Lego Movie. If you disagree, please don't let us know @cinemangspodcast on Instagram. We…
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Ep 18 - Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Ladies and gentlemen, our buddy Finn Griffin is back and not only has he brought us a bit of a tough one, but the guy has the audacity to bring some actually intellectual thoughts, backed up by quotes from philosophers, to our stupid show. Don't worry though, we still snuck in some dick jokes. We...
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Ep 17 - Whiplash (2014)
This week, we have our musical friend, Kyle Wilkinson, on to talk about how cool it is to hit things with other things and make loud noises, as well as J.K. Simmons, and how he somehow makes a music movie a borderline horror film. And remember, if you don't own a drumkit, tap your friend's head...
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Ep 16 - Dead Poets Society (1989)
This week, It's Dead Poets Society, the sports movie for literature students, and our dear friend Georgia Elder-Hackford is back to make us happy cry about how we're huge fucking nerds and how we wish everyone had a Mr Keating in their life. Read some poetry, friends - we love you!
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Ep 15 - Amélie (2001)
French movie! This week, we get to chat about the delightful french film from 2001, Amélie. We spend a good amount of time trying to figure out whether it's a quirky rom-com or a devious prank film - listen to find out the grand conclusion.
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Ep 14 - Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Food Time! This week, we look at Ang Lee's comedy-drama, Eat Drink Man Woman. It's a nice foreign film that brings up a conversation about food and philosophy, so prepare to be hungry for lunch and also answers to life's questions!
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Ep 13 - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Fuel up your V8s and saw the barrels of your shotguns off, because it's time for Mad Max: Fury Road, motherf***ers! Our most revved-up friend, Tom "Broom Broom" Buckingham is here for a chat about George Miller's fashion choices and how many guns there are in this movie. BRRROOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!
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Ep 12 - Halloween (1978)
Turn off the lights, get out your candy and prepare to be spooked, friends - It's halloween time, and we're here to discuss the mediocrity of halloween tradition in Australia, as well as John Carpenter and Debora Hill's classic slasher, Halloween (1978).
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Ep 11 - Call Me By Your Name (2017)
This week, we get our dear friend, Georgia Elder-Hackford, on to chat about how we sort of wish we were beautiful young Italian boys in the 80s, as well as other hard-hitting topics such as Sufjan Stevens' wonderful original score and how much this movie made us cry.
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Ep 10 - Knives Out (2019)
On this weeks episode, we discuss Rian Johnson's intelligent and entertaining mystery/crime film, Knives Out. It features a brilliant cast, including Daniel Craig doing a weird accent.
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Ep 9 - Princess Mononoke (1997)
This week, the boys have their good friend, Aengus Williams, on to talk about the classic Studio Ghibli film, Princess Mononoke. They've all done a lot of research for this one, so get excited for some FACTS.
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Ep 8 - Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
Searching for Sugar Man Is our first Documentary on the show! In this episode we have on Finn Stewart, to show us one of his favorite films. The incredibly unique story of a musician finding the fame he always had but never knew, and just generally being a transcendent individual.
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Ep 7 - Fruitvale Station (2013)
This week's episode is a very important one. The boys discuss the masterful storytelling of Ryan Coogler and the extraordinary acting of Micheal B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station. It tells the story of Oscar Grant III, a black man who was murdered by Bart Police in Oakland in 2009 - it's an…
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Ep 6 - Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
That's right, it's time for Star Wars. This week, the boys take a look at the original space opera of 1977, and Matt realises that there's a lot of useless nerd garbage in his brain. Enjoy listening to these big, huge, dumb nerds talk about big, huge, dumb nerd stuff.
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Ep 5 - Gone Girl (2014)
This week, the boys have a real-life girl on the show - Cody Junghans - to talk about one of her favorite movies, Gone Girl. Neither she, nor Joel has read the book though, so Matt gets to blow their minds with all the details that were taken out of the adaptation.
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Ep 4 - Come and See (1985)
This week, the boys try to figure out what in the heck they just watched and whether they'll be able to recover from watching it. For a bonus, listen to the end to find out what Joel's Dad had to say during this incredibly intense and emotional war film.
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Ep 3 - Persepolis (2007)
This week, Joel shows us one of his top movies - Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, which is an important movie for all of us that never bothered to read some articles about Iran's political situations over the last few decades.
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Ep 2 - Kill Bill (2003-4)
The Audio on this one is a bit sketchy, and so are the boys talking about this episode's film: Kill Bill.
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