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acting so good, it's almost scary...Noah, Eliza, and Anthony create the ultimate dream-team of towering performances from within the horror genre, from the most loveable and awesome final girls, to hauntingly believable possessions, to transformative villain roles. The gang takes some time to shiver in admiration - and fear!! eeeeeee - at the double header of Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, Bruce Campbell's terrific clowning, and Barbara Hershey's harrowing work in 'The Entity'.we got some strong opinions about what makes a horror movie performance GREAT, and we'd love to hear your favourite roles too: get in touch via our social media below or email us! BOO binchAnthony's work with The Push, with new singles out now = https://instagram.com/thepushinc?utm_medium=copy_link / https://linktr.ee/thepushincSend a lil thanks to the gang via https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twinpicksEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: The Beast Must Die + Werewolves Within Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

finally it's happened to me (getting Molly on the podcast)Life was a drag until we got Molly Ward in the studio, to talk about a pair of twin films that see straight actors dragging it up in mirroring road-trip comedies. A longtime listener with a deep love of all things drag, Molly is here to help Noah and Eliza enthuse over the still-legendary and empathetic Aussie classic The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Then the gang discusses their first time watching To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar, an Americanised take on a very similar story of queer city-slicker fabulosity stuck in a remote backwater town.Why is one film so beloved, 'daggily Australian', and perhaps before its time (with a few notable scenes as exceptions), and the other feels somewhat static, with Swayze, Snipes and Leguizamo just as stranded as their admittedly very entertained viewers? it's time to make your choice, and DO fuck it upTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSNoah's close friend and Melbourne drag queen Iva Rosebud (https://www.instagram.com/ivarosebud/)Eliza's drag pageant behind-the-scenes doco The Queen (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063477/)Molly's inclusive alternative to Drag Race, The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6289132/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) + The SImpsons foray into drag 'Werking Mom' (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7702262/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_7)Anthony's work with The Push, with new singles out now = https://instagram.com/thepushinc?utm_medium=copy_link / https://linktr.ee/thepushincSend a lil thanks to the gang via https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twinpicksEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: The greatest HORROR acting performances Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

make sure u don't accidentally watch Frozen (2010) with ur Disney-loving children...it's our first time tackling films with exactly the same title: Disney's world-conquering, kids'-party-inspiring, show-tune-infested Frozen, and an earlier horror film Frozen, about a trio of skiers stranded on a chair lift. In tone and subject matter, these movies couldn't be more different, catering to totally separate audiences but somehow both involving some silly wolf chase-scenes.Noah and Eliza start discussing their movie opinions in order to keep body temps up n stay alive, branching out into arguments about survival cinema in general and the state of post-Pixar, post-Lego-Movie animated film. Listen through to our cold-hearted ultimate conclusion and vote on Insta, if the winning film sends a shiver down ya spineTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSNoah's favourite simple pumpkin soup recipe for cold Melbourne winters: Put 1 chopped onion + 2 dollops of butter into a microwaveable bowl n heat for 3 minutes. Chop 1 butternut pumpkin, discarding seeds and skin. Add chunks of pumpkin to bowl with 1 cup of boiling water, 2 chicken/vegetable stock cubes, heat in microwave for 20 minutes. Puree with heat-safe blender/thermomix. Serve with dollop of yoghurt/sour cream, basil/parsley, parmesan.bowlEliza's frosty multi-faceted album 50 Words for Snow by Kate Bush (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Words_for_Snow)Anthony's work with The Push, including two new singles out now = https://instagram.com/thepushinc?utm_medium=copy_link / https://linktr.ee/thepushincSend a lil thanks to the gang via https://www.buymeacoffee.com/twinpicksEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar + The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

you've just gotta have no doubt/just believe in your...self ..Less is NOT more in this chick-lit showdown, where one of our favourite recurring guests Ivana Brehas (https://ivanabrehas.com/) makes the discussion bigger, better, and more dramatique. We watched two confessional tales of aspirational femininity, in which two redheaded pathological liars strive towards the glam jobs/high school musical roles of their dreams whilst casually stringing a fantasy brunette along.So who has the better confession, our queen Lindsay Lohan in the Disney tween flick 'Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen'? Or Isla Fisher's debt-plagued financial advice columnist in 'Confessions of a Shopaholic'? Who IS the real mary/lola/rebecca etc etcTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSIvana's potential video essay on the similarities between Shopaholic and Uncut Gems (https://www.netflix.com/title/80990663)Noah's 1980s mall robot slasher Chopping Mall (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090837/)Eliza's 2000s-sounding materialism bop 'XS' by Rina Sawayama (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO2c06p6m5w)Anthony's work with The Push, including two new singles out now = https://instagram.com/thepushinc?utm_medium=copy_link / https://linktr.ee/thepushincEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: Frozen + Frozen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

i just want to touch/eat lava okay. tastes like burning :)The studio is HEATING up this week in more ways than one - Noah and Eliza genuinely get quite fiery at each other over their differing takes on two 1997 cinematic eruptions. 'Dante's Peak' and 'Volcano' came out only months apart in the same year, with plenty of the same lava-and-ash-filled setpieces, and dashing scientists trying not to get sizzled like a sausage in the Bunnings car park.But the siblings cannot agree on whether Tommy Lee Jones' asshole emergency strategist is enough of a winner!! And we have to hear Noah's 'grandma dying in acid' impression yet AGAIN!! As the flames rise and lava flows, we are left wondering .. are we already burning in hell without even realising it ?? wowTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSNoah's litty psychedelic oldie 'Light My Fire' by the Doors (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbj1RFaoyLk) AND stunt-tastic lava-chasing game Stuntman: Ignition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuntman:_Ignition)Eliza's previously-mentioned quirky rom-com Joe Vs. The Volcano: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Versus_the_Volcano)Anthony's work with The Push, including two new singles out now = https://instagram.com/thepushinc?utm_medium=copy_link / https://linktr.ee/thepushincEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: Confessions of a Shopaholic + Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (feat. Ivana Brehas) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'i hate every monkey movie i see/from chimpan-A to chimpan-Z'They're our closest genetic relatives but YIKES are they creepy: this week we checked out two films about evil murderous primate, both awesome 80's horror flicks that reckon with the not-so-slight difference between man and MONQUE. George Romero's "Monkey Shines" focuses on a protective capuchin helper monkey, whose quadriplegic owner finds himself living out the creature's animalistic rage. And "Link" traps Elisabeth Shue in an olde English manor with some nice monkeys and one very naughty, cigar-smoking, INCREDIBLY talented orangutan.Quit monkeying around and hit PLAY already, to hear some incredible tales of in-cinema projection shenanigans and the gang enthusing over Anthony's shiny new studio :oTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSNoah's dreamy Argento horror with a monke twist, Phenomena (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomena_(film)Eliza's disturbing chimp attack article "The Worst Story I Ever Heard": (https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a5609/chimpanzee-attack-0409/)EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: Dante's Peak + Volcano Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

with a half-century worth of episodes we r officially going through a MID-LIFE CRISISOn this celebratory 50th Golden Episode, Noah and Eliza show what their mama gave em - some strongly held OPINIONS on boomer cinema!! Joined by legal legend and Janssen family matriarch Leanne Bartram, it's a battle of the generations, centred around two movies that depict and challenge the lofty values and culture of the 1960s, especially when compared to the excess and ruin of the 1980s.Leanne still loves Forrest Gump, Robert Zemeckis' Oscar-sweeping tear-jerking story of a simple man happening upon American history. Ensemble comedy The Big Chill is a bit more specific, following a weekend of reunion between some hippies-turned-yuppies after a close friend's death. But both have soundtracks that put the BOOM in baby boom, and the discussion may just see a small family get torn apart :OTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSLeanne's own 70s soundtrack Tapestry by Carole King (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWbHG5iGZEA) and the shrimp-centric movie Lazy River (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025375/)Eliza's supporting character from previous Pick Sky High, Coach Boomer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEVffls50hs)Noah's skit about cynical Hollywoodism vs. Robert Zemeckis, Rejected Pitches: Forrest Gump (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15nvmz)EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: Link + Monkey Shines Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

hoNEY...WHERE's my podcasting SUIT....We're fangirling over the guest appearance of musical star Karis Oka (@karisoka), who brings us two movies about animated dads trying to relive their glory days. Pixar's The Incredibles definitely comes in hot with Noah, Anthony, and Eliza all scrambling to quote their favourite iconic bits, but don't discount the pure whimsy and surprisingly emotional character storytelling of stop-motion sensation Fantastic Mr Fox.Which film has the more spectacular animated MILF? Can the input of Donny from The Wild Thornberries help clear things up ?? and most of all: WHAT is Vi hungry for?? (she'd eat if we were having tony loaf) [i said shut UP you little insect]TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSKaris's thematic song choice about vice, Rufus Wainwright's Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6N0sNMKFO4)Eliza's disaster at Disneyland, a viral video of Elastigirl's face falling off (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ6Ui8nvZNw)Noah's black comedy about masculinity in crisis, Force Majeure (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_Majeure_(film)EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: The Big Chill + Forrest Gump Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

you either BURN baby BURN, or you DROWN baby DROWN : (Eliza, Noah, and Anthony return to the 1970s glory days of the disaster genre, big destructive movies in which an ensemble cast of the era's stars dodge debris, rising waters, and some matching schlocky theme songs by Maureen McGovern.The real life-threatening dilemma is this: which movie actually wins?? We've got a tie for the ages, with the team having mixed feelings on both the sizzling, broader-in-scope star vehicle The Towering Inferno and the splashy religious epic of an upturned boat The Poseidon Adventure. The former has a nice big spread of characters facing a multitude of mini-disasters, plus it's a rare example of a pair of twin films being knitted together. But the latter has Gene Hackman as an angry new age priest in a skivvy, so audience; you gotta help us out!! Vote via our Instagram page to decide which 70's disaster is, once and for all, the most Towering or uhh Adventurous.TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSNoah's rollicking Norwegian disaster thriller The Wave (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave_(2015_film)Eliza's anxiety-inducing article about inevitable tsunami destruction (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one)Anthony's haunting John Luther Adams composition Become Ocean (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGva1NVWRXk)chain email The Physics of Santa Clausanime titty speed physicsEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: The Incredibles + Fantastic Mr Fox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

id like to thank the podcasting academy and my agent and my manager and Satan and my momEach year the same showbiz debate rears its ugly head: do we really NEEd the Oscars, to arbitrarily rank hollywood film based on what an academy of ol crusty dusties have to say??? and the answer is YES, purely because Noah, Eliza, and Anthony have some Big Opinions on what movies won and what movies should've won at this year's somewhat stilted ceremony.Going from category to category, the gang analyses the meaning of Nomadland's win, the completely awkward Best Actor presentation, and whether Promising Young Woman is feminist film gold or a piece o shit. And this time, NOBODY's thoughts get passive-aggressively played offstage by some polite orchestral version of 'moon river' or somethinTansy Gardam's essay 'Making Bigotry A Thing Of The Past'EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/Next time: 'The Towering Inferno' + 'The Poseidon Adventure' (i know i know) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

this is the only time we've ever cared about sportsTo celebrate the release of titan showdown 'Godzilla Vs. Kong', we proudly present to you a tournament bracket of every big movie with a 'versus' in the title; that's right, we're gonna fight out who would win in a fight between, say, 'Kramer Vs. Kramer' and then 'Freddy Vs. Jason'. Here's The original bracket, where we'll use nothing but our own smooth brain logic to find an ultimate champion from all these cinematic showdowns.It doesn't matter if its a nasty divorce settlement, a whimsical journey of self-realisation, or fascist superheroes who don't yet understand that their mums have the same name: one must fall, and one will prosper to beat em all. Who will it be? Check out our completed bracket of each showdown and the winner once you've listened to the episode ;)EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/Next time: 'The Towering Inferno' + 'The Poseidon Adventure' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

i can hear the far-off sound of helicopter parenting on the horizon’Razzle Dazzle’ is a true underdog story, being about an unconventional children’s dance troupe AND being a little-seen Australian mockumentary that Eliza, Noah, and Meg have randomly championed since age 8. ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’, on the other hand, stars Hollywood comedic talent like Kirsten Dunst, Kirstie Alley, Allison Janney, and even Brittany Murphy and Amy Adams in supporting roles!! But it may be held back by its dark n nasty comedy stylings...Delving deep into the trauma of their own childhood stage experiences, the gang will settle this double feature like true dance floor professionals: no beauty pageant sabotage or childnapping required.TRIPLETP IN THE ATTIC LINKSMeg’s canine classic from Christopher Guest, Best In Show (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_in_Show_(film))Eliza’s horrifying Simpsons-themed rock eistedfodd performance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK3tZ60Fn8U)Noah’s tasteless Dance Moms performance Where Have All The Children Gone (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hKtgNPijYzwMiss Teen South Carolina Answers A Question (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww)EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: The Ultimate ‘Versus’ Movie Tournament Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

these movies will make you long for the golden days of lockdownIn commiseration with Eliza, who is TRAPPED in a CRUEL government's nationally mandated quarantine system (actually an extremely comfy and manageable hotel stay), the gang locks the doors and settles in for a claustrophobic double feature. Or is that 'caustrophobic'?? whateverDavid Fincher's potboiler 'Panic Room' and Lenny Abrahamson's novel adaptation 'Room' are both stories of motherhood in captivity, taking place over one tense night for the former and the entire process of imprisonment and escape for the latter. But like, did Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart even need to go in that room? And does Brie Larson's Best Actress-winning performance as a kidnapped teen-turned-bitter-single-mom stand above the original novel's gimmick of seeing it all through a child's eyes?One thing is certain - the whole team needs to be spending more time outdoors. maybe listen to this episode while out on a walk or something...don't let the walls close in ... :0TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSEliza’s fun/mandated quarantine in Sydney’s Radisson Blu Hotel (https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-sydney)Meg’s conditional recommendation of chamber drama Carnage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnage_(2011_film))Noah’s disturbing tale of a man imprisoned Oldboy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldboy_(2003_film))Trapped! UK children’s TV program (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk1Zy5CHsXY) EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous' + 'Razzle Dazzle' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'age ain't nothin but a number' - R. KellyThis week the Janssens get seduced by the enduring baby-boomer magic of 'The Graduate', but also Hal Ashby's less successful 1971 cult hit 'Harold and Maude'. Both films take a darkly comedic look at romance, you see, focusing on a lost young guy and his more senior love interest, all soundtracked to the music of a folk-pop troubadour (Simon & Garfunkel in the former, Cat Stevens in the latter).Can we really go past the tremendous final shot of 'The Graduate', which has been Meg's desktop background since she was way too young to have watched 'The Graduate'? Or will the quirky and morbid charms of 'Harold and Maude' triumph over the big guys??TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSNoah’s other wistful, 'may/december' romance pick The Last Picture ShowMeg's woozy tale of a student-teacher relationship Palo AltoEliza's Harold and Maude MVP Ruth Gordon, and in particular her Oscars acceptance speechYou Must Remember This series on Polly Platt: The Invisible WomanEliza's Rough Cut piece on Hal AshbyEMtAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: ‘Panic Room’ + 'Room' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WELCOME to the official (unofficial) Nancy Meyers film club!! Noah and returning guest/gf Darcey Eagle have a generous glass of wine at the ready to dive into two Meyers’ classics headfirst.Kicking things off with a beautifully performed tribute to ‘The Parent Trap’ and all things Nancy, Noah and Darcey uplift the canon of this dramedy writing and directing legend. Will they prefer ‘Something’s Gotta Give’, the 2003 Jack Nicholson film about finding love later in life? Or ‘It’s Complicated’, in which Meryl Streep plays a single mom and bakery owner hooking up with her ex?Fall in love with this ACTUAL couple’s assessment of Nancy’s onscreen-depiction of boomer romance, and don’t miss Anthony’s review of late-period Meyers hit ‘The Intern’ (‘It’s not bad…it’s just too medium’).TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSDarcey’s other warmly-nostalgic nineties director Rob ReinerNoah’s favourite edgy punk ballad ‘Complicated’ by Avril LavigneEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME for realsies: ‘The Graduate’ + ‘Harold and Maude’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

it’s britney bitch. britney? who is she i don’t know herOops! We Did It Again, and by 'it' I mean watching two pop diva star vehicles and comparing them to each other in this very musical, millennial episode. First we cover Mariah Carey’s regrettable ‘Glitter’, a movie which came out on September 11 2001 (yikes), before moving onto Britney Spear’s well-meaning road-trip movie ‘Crossroads’.With the recent release of ‘Framing Britney Spears’, 2000s-era pop stardom is under a magnifying lens, and we’re tackling both star personas via their trashy films!! do you love rock n’ roll and long to put another dime in the jukebox baby? Now’s your time to listen in and decide, whether you’re a Lamb or a Spearhead (sic??).TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSKim Cattrall talks about hubby Mark (and does scat)IXHXN by Graven Images - a found-footage documentary about Lindsay LohanSydney Urbanek's Substack newsletterThe New York Times Presents: Framing Britney SpearsEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: ‘The Graduate’ + ‘Harold and Maude’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

luck be a lady tonight 💰♥️♦️♠️♣️🎰Confirmed gambler and degenerate Max Kronick (@MaxerOfDisguise) joins us again to cover TWO movies about the ecstasy and agony of gambling/hustling!! Will Uncut Gems get mentioned a lot? u BET!Which gameplay obsessive will win the day, Paul Newman in ‘The Hustler’ or James Caan in ‘The Gambler’? both characters are in WAY over their head and we couldn’t be happier to join em in this lucky convo!!TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSMax’s Altman card shark movie ‘California Split’ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_SplitMeg’s ABC podcast ‘How Do You Sleep At Night’, episode 2: The Pokies King https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-do-you-sleep-at-night/id1279160323?i=1000392415894Noah’s beloved Michael Mann debut ‘Thief’ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief_(film)Eliza’s arrogant pool bop ‘Werewolves of London’ by Warren Zevon https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qae25976UgAJames Caan’s Twitter account https://mobile.twitter.com/James_CaanEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: ‘The Graduate’ + ‘Harold and Maude’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

california dreaming?? more like california NIGHTMARE...ingWith Los Angeles now the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, we present this special episode where Eliza and All American guest Max Kronick (@MaxerOfDisguise) watch two LA movies.Not just any LA movies; big sprawling messes with crazy underground conspiracies, fun misogyny, and somewhat genius musical sequences. We’re talking about Richard Kelly’s incomprehensible ’SOUTHLAND TALES’ and ‘UNDER THE SILVER LAKE’, David Robert Mitchell’s similarly dazed neo-noir.LISTEN IN as a couple who have been self-isolating in the same room for virtually months on end have OPINIONS about the city/country that is p much falling apart outside the window!!! TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKSMax’s other LA dystopia picks ‘Blade Runner: 2049’ and ‘The Long Goodbye’Eliza’s favourite outdoor location in LA; Hollywood Forever CemeteryEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: ‘The Gambler’ + ‘The Hustler’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Like Sophie once said...it's okay to cry (it's okay to cry) It's okay to cry (it's okay to cry) It's okay to cry (it's okay to cry)Movie maven and confirmed Pisces Ivana Brehas joins the siblings yet again this week, as we take a therapeutic lil step back from our usual programming and talk about the movies that make us CRY.From Noah's tale of a life Ikiru and the tears Eliza has shed over 'old people movies', to Ivana's fave The Misfits and Meg's seemingly bottomless catalogue of weep-worthy movies: these are the emo hits, and we're paradoxically really happy to bring you this discussion of 'em.And as a nice BONUS, why not check out the official Twin Picks playlist we put together of SONGS TO CRY TO !! We did not forget to add in some Sufjan, Elliot Smith, and Jeff Buckley for the ultimate well-rounded 2021 sobbing experience.EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Racists HATE THEM! local siblings SOLVE RACISM with this ONE WEIRD TRICKWriter/filmmaker/probably a wizard Ivana Brehas joins the podcast once more with another genius combination of films; the horror hit ‘Get Out’, and ‘Tyrel’, a lower-budget drama with some mixed critical reception.There are some truly striking similarities between both movies, what with their Black protagonists being trapped in different micro-aggressing levels of bougie white HELL - so which will win, the huge horror movie that was nominated for Best Picture or the indie piece in which “nothing even happens?”Ivana's Tyrel essay for 4:3Melbourne Queer Film FestivalTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Meg’s domestic titty horror about otherness ‘The Stepford Wives’Ivana’s album by Caleb Landry-Jones’ band Men And Their Horses and Aph Ko’s book on the links between racism and animal rights 'Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out' Noah’s Shudder horror movie of cyclical intolerance SpiralEliza’s potato. That’s it. it’s from Anonymous Potato.comEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'MOVIES THAT MAKE YOU CRY' :*( Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is TURTLEY radical, tubular, and mondo!!! also cowabunga We speak with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles expert/film projectionist/good person Zach Karpinellison about his recent infatuation w the sewer-dwelling green freaks, and also revisit the 1990 TMNT film that brought the franchise to global attention.But before that, Noah, Eliza and Zach check out the 1960s kaiju film 'Gamera, the Giant Monster'; another tale of mutant turtles, only this time it's authentically Japanese and the turtle is skyscraper-sized. Which turtle film beat the shell out of the other? Which practical effects 'turtle suit' is more effective and/or cuddly? and most importantly, what's the deal with Krang?TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Zach’s recently released turtle comic saga TMNT: The Last RoninNoah’s subterranean terror C.H.U.D., which is also set in a sewerEliza’s novelty twitter account ‘wiki titles singable to TMNT themesong’EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'Get Out' + 'Tyrel' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

witness the Lee family legacy ...and TRAGEDY *sadly kicks a bad guy's head off*for eons now, Noah has been obsesst with Bruce Lee and his distinct brand of badass. not just his movies, like 1973's 'Enter The Dragon', but also his tragic early demise, and the eerie on-set death of his son Brandon Lee while filming his breakout 'The Crow'.LISTEN to the stunningly sad true story behind the deaths of both Lee family action stars!!!!! PONDER whether the movies are important and funky in their own right beyond the hypnotic celebrity deaths they're probably best known for!!! GAPE as Eliza admits that she was really into the recent Grinch TV musical!!!!TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Noah’s Shaw Brother showdown The Avenging EagleEliza’s Betty Chung cover of Nancy Sinatra’s Bang BangThis Is Not A Story About, the podcast that directed Noah to 'The Avenging Eagle'EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'Bring It On' + 'Bend It Like Beckham' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

dam i wish i lived back in the olden times!! back when ppl could have super sexy and easy queer lives!!!! holidaying and havin sex in europe!!This romantic, heartbreaking pair of recent queer romances came from the twisted musical mind of Anthony Carr, our podcast's own troubadour. And the gang has plenty of tears to shed over both movies, Luca Guadagnino's portrait of a sexy summer on fire 'Call Me By Your Name' and Celine Sciamma's 'Portrait Of A Lady On Fire', a tale of womens art and work and loss omg.Both movies are basically unimPEACHable (hehe sorry) stories of finding oneself in a life-changing same-sex relationship, but only one can triumph!!! the other one will b thrown into a chemical fire! no it won't hehe dw friendsTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Meg's memoir about queer romance and abuse 'In The Dream House' by Carmen Maria MachadoNoah’s Danny Boyle art romance flick TranceAnthony’s dual music recommendations for queer love stories, Forrest Gump by Frank Ocean and Levitation by Beach HouseEliza's Orpheus and Eurydice-themed flash game Don't Look BackEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'Enter The Dragon' + 'The Crow' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

the two GREATEST and BLUEST romantic films of all time! and by bluest, i don't mean like 'erotic', they just literally look extremely blueMeg, Noah, and Eliza compare Barry Jenkins' Best Picture-winning, revelatory and intimate portrait of black queer masculinity to uhhhhhh the YA vampire vs. werewolf franchise that is frequently derided as one of the worst love stories of all time. Does Catherine Hardwicke's 'Twilight' stand a chance against 'Moonlight'? Would 'Moonlight' be better if Chiron was a vampire??? so so many questions and very few answers. but lots of fun to make up for it.TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Meg's friend Ewan....and also the Andy Kaufman/Jim Carrey doco Jim & Andy: The Great BeyondEliza's Dolly Parton 'light'-themed bop that will take you to church: Light of a Clear Blue MorningNoah's superior Tony Scott tale of vampiric love The HungerEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' + 'Call Me By Your Name' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gang is BACK with the love and support of That's Not Canon Productions, making this podcast a truly sexy til-death-do-us-part romantic affair. Just like the ride-or-die romance in this week's films, the 1967 counterculture classic 'Bonnie and Clyde' and the recent remix of the Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker myth, 'Queen and Slim'.How does the meaning of these sensual getaway stories change over time, and with the changing of the sexie lovers' race and social context? What do the siblings think of those brutal yet inevitable death scenes at the end of both movies? And how can YOU find ur own ride-or-die gangsters moll who is willing to go down in a blaze of glory with u? we don't know tbhBut listen in anyway, because both movies r DEVILISHLY stylish and tragique in their own unique way! and only one can win!TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Noah's Peckinpah ride-or-die 'boys movie' 'The Getaway'The only Tarantino movie Meg likes, 'Natural Born Killers'Eliza's fave hibristophilia movie Gun Crazy (and the recent Rough Cut piece about the film)EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'Twilight' + 'Moonlight' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

part 1 was fun wasn’t it! we talked about Sonic the Hedgehog, and Zack Snyder being a silly goof, and so many other funny things hehe! well LISTEN UP PUNK. this is Part 2 and we ain’t playing around anymore.In the hefty conclusion to our discussion of 2020's big movie controversies, Noah and Eliza break down some of the more impactful stories from this year that speak to the current climate of not just the Biz’, but of the world as a whole. let us be your guide through the movie stories that matter, from the multi-tiered scandal of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ remake, to Netflix’s disturbing marketing of ‘Cuties’. which controversy will come out on top? real mysterious hey, go on then have a listen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

are u up to date on 2020's wildest movie scandals or have you been living under a ROCK??!! Because that's really ok, everyone's been super isolated actually and we thought it would be nice to cover some of that fun n nasty n fascinating news for ur listening pleasure.In a rambling angsty discussion of each of 2020's big movie controversies, one by one, we land on a DEFINITIVË list of the top twelve stories !! from Chris Nolan da Chair Hater to #JusticeforUglySonic, here is the first half of our geeky guide to the controversies, large and small, that stood out to us in a year of bad news.stay tuned for part two and, with it, our crowning of 2020's BIGGEST most HEFTY oh LAWD he comin controversy !!!also Noah says 'Candyman' many times so ur now cursed SORRYlink to the Youtube page for Obol, Anthony and friends' new record label! = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg4OQBmmGyX4HDA_XT23aJg  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the Janssen siblings and Anthony take the BORED out of BOARD game, by looking at not only the witty ensemble comedy 'Clue' but also 'Knives Out', last year's whodunnit hit that acts as a loving homage of 'Clue' and other retro murder mysteries. Both movies feature a murderer's row (literally!!! lmao!!!) of acting talent, and are set in big ol shambling aristocratic family homes, but is the central murder mystery at the heart of each film satisfying, or just a big stinky pile of red herrings?The gang puts on their lil deerstalker caps and comically oversized magnifying glasses to get to the bottom of both winding whodunnits, fully investigating Daniel Craig's so-so accent work and 'Clue''s most quotable Miss White moments. if ur Marta from 'Knives Out' be careful not to puke while listening cos this ep is SICKENINGTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Meg's niche German card game 'Elfer Raus'': https://www.amazon.com/Ravensburger-207541-ELFER-Raus/dp/B00LEVITMKEliza's Sondheim/Perkins mystery fave 'The Last of Sheila': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_SheilaNoah's other Rian Johnson genre remix 'Brick': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_(film)Anthony's incredible homemade artisanal version of 'Clue'!!! u can't play it but know that it exists and it is magnificentEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'Bonnie and Clyde' + 'Queen and Slim' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our second Marty Scorsese episode and our first ever look into the filmography of Paul Schrader, both New Yorky New Hollywood movie bros who collaborated on 'Taxi Driver' and have here made their own attempts at telling stories of religious agony and ecstasy in historical Japan. The only problem? Both 2016's 'Silence' and 1985's 'Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters' are reeeeeally good n engaging n maybe made Noah have a spiritual moment, so where are we gonna land ???We argue about the technical achievements of 'Mishima' versus 'Silence''s painful reckoning with religious integrity, as well as playing a stupid lil minigame that proves Anthony knows everything about music and that the rest of the team is WOEFULLY lacking in their knowledge of Aardman's 'Flushed Away'. absolutely shameful.TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Meg's fave Schrader eco-drama 'First Reformed': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_ReformedNoah's other missionary misery movie 'The Mission': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mission_(1986_film)Eliza's Kirsten Dunst harajuku appropriation music video 'Turning Japanese': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0X3CLJVMJUEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'Clue' + 'Knives Out' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Film n culture genius Ivana Brehas brought us this pair of tenuously connected films, so we're all here together to break down their surprising similarities! Both the goofy family superhero 'Sky High' and 'The Stanford Prison Experiment' star Michael Angarano and Nicholas Braun, a real pair of 2000s-era 'oh yeah I know that guy' character actors. But the twindom doesn't end there! Both films also analyse the ways in which institutions (such as high school or uni) can have a power that goes beyond the educational, and separate or victimise the people they're tryna empower.So what's it gonna be; are you a hero or a villain, a guard or a prisoner? a Nicholas or a Michael? An Ivana or a Janssen?? seriously be an Ivana not a janssen cmon. what are you saying right now.TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Ivana's fave HBO drama 'Succession' AND the Angarano-starring 'The Knick': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_(TV_series) + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_KnickMeg's Stanford-esque true crime series 'Mindhunter': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindhunter_(TV_series)Noah's socially conscious prison-action movie 'Escape From New York': hhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_New_YorkEliza's teen imprisonment bop 'Holes': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holes_(film)EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'Mishima' + 'Silence' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In one of the most prominent recent examples of a bizarre 'twin films' situation, 2011 saw the release of not one but TWO films about one half of the Mila Kunis/Ashton Kutcher power couple enjoying hot, sexy, meaningless sex - ooh yeah baby Shagadelic! But things get even weirder from there, since both 'Friends With Benefits' and 'No Strings Attached' also feature the stars of Darren Aronofsky's 'Black Swan'...and both films feature a second-act plot turn based around sick dads....what's goin on here???Meg, Noah, and Eliza have some feelings about these two movies about hot people trying not to catch feelings, and you'll have to listen in to see which horny coupling had better chemistry, out of Portman/Kutcher and Timberlake/Kunis. Portcher and Kunerlake?? Kutchman and Timbernis? whateverTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Meg's booty call ballad '2AM' by Mark Ronson (feat. Lykke Li): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOC-t6B2gcQNoah's alzheimers-horror curveball 'The Taking Of Deborah Logan': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taking_of_Deborah_LoganEliza's superior commitment-phobic romcom 'Sleeping With Other People': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_with_Other_PeopleEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'Stanford Prison Experiment' + 'Sky High' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Look closely and u shall see that Pixar's 'A Bugs Life' and Akira Kurosawa's sweepingly influential 'Seven Samurai' kinda have the same plot; a band of skilled outsiders prepare to defend a village from being pillaged by sadistic attackers. We could've watched 'Seven Samurai' and 'The Magnificent Seven' OR we could've done 'A Bugs Life' and 'Antz'...but NO, we wanted to get into the tragic chivalry of Kurosawa's ronin AND Pixar's very nineties voice casting and CGI.Noah, Eliza, and Anthony break down the different displays of heroism in both movies, as well as choosing what their samurai weapons would be if they lived in feudal Japan. But then it's time to compare the picks, and to decide which one is the definitive telling of this narrative; the battle's not over until Randy Newman sings!!!TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Anthony's superior bug movie 'James and the Giant Peach': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_and_the_Giant_Peach_(film)Noah's 'Samurai Trilogy' starring the gorgeous Toshiro Mifune: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_TrilogyEliza's paranoid William Friedkin two-hander 'Bug': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_(2006_film)EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'Friends With Benefits' + 'No Strings Attached' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

we're back back back back back again!!! And we're so excited to discuss the two most influential erotic thrillers of the late eighties/early nineties with lovely American guest Max Kronick (https://twitter.com/MaxerOfDisguise), returning for another round of blockbuster comparisons. Noah has some long-gestating thoughts about how 'Fatal Attraction' loses all its respect n tension in Glenn Close's star-making performance as Alex, and the pulpy thrill of 'Basic Instinct' is compared to the seedy delights of the other Paul Verhoeven movie we've covered, 'Showgirls'.Will Sharon Stone's ice pick be chosen as our ultimate Twin Pick? Will Michael Douglas ever catch a goddamn break ??? Why don't u listen in, friend! And then let us know via Instagram which sexy thriller you thought was more titillating! hehe tittyTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Noah's fave Hitchcock rip-off 'Dressed To Kill': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressed_to_Kill_(1980_film)Eliza's absurd French-Belgian erotic thriller 'Double Lover': https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/video/1313807939869/Double-LoverMax's other Michael Douglas erotic thriller 'Disclosure', feat. sexy butt-grabbing poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_(1994_film)EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'Seven Samurai' + 'A Bugs Life' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Memoriam of Meg's thwarted travel plans to Italy, we watched the celebrated 'Lizzie McGuire Movie' and a weird old timey ripoff off it starring Audrey Hepburn???'Roman Holiday' and 'The Lizzie McGuire Movie' both make audiences swoon with their stories of a young girl finding love and escapism in Italy's capital city, including flirty Vespa riding and mistaken identity shenanigans. But will Noah, Meg, and Eliza be able to get past their own bias for the Lizzie McGuire Cinematic Universe to appreciate the more cultured William Wyler black-and-white fantasy? Ehhh probably not.TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Eliza's B-52's bop 'Roam' feat. confusing description of dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwC0sp-uA4Noah's romantic European holiday movie 'Before Sunrise': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_SunriseMeg's happy-ending version of 'RH', 'Notting Hill': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notting_Hill_(film)EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'Fatal Attraction' + 'Basic Instinct'. Release date TBA :'( Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stop worrying about that pesky coronavirus and watch some fictional pandemics instead!!!! Noah, Meg and Anthony are joined by Eliza and writer/film buff Max Kronick over in da USA to discuss a pair of films which depict mass sickness and hysteria; the goofy, overblown 'Outbreak' starring the 'Avengers of sexual harassment', versus Steven Soderbergh's terrifyingly clinical 'Contagion'.Come on yall, get down with the sickness!! And keep your eyes peeled for special social-distancing friendly episodes that the team is carefully attempting to put together over the coming weeks ;)TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Max's Corona rebel deodorant-licker Cody Pfister: https://nypost.com/2020/03/25/man-licked-deodorant-at-walmart-while-saying-coronavirus-cops/Meg's quaran-tunes playlist that monopolises our household: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fsgZzRKUQxKFxwqslNMWXNoah's expansive pandemic fiction novel 'World War Z': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_ZEliza's multiple ways to stream admirable cinema services: http://www.tcm.com/schedule/monthly.html?ecid=subnavmonthschedule / https://www.acmi.net.au/events/melbourne-cinematheque/#program / https://www.facebook.com/groups/827861131013473EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: 'Roman Holiday' + 'The Lizzie McGuire Movie' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stay self-isolated with two of the MOST feely, introspective, romantic movies of the past few decades, both of which spend a lot of time in bedrooms - just like you rn !!!! The mega-talented Darcey Eagle gives us her own insight into appearing in a Japanese Suntory commercial just like Bill Murray did in Sofia Coppola's 'Lost In Translation', and then everyone almost cries while talking about 'Her', a soulful, sci-fi look towards the future of lurv.Listen to this episode then go and reconnect with your lonely young wife/gf played by Scarlett Johansson...she has a lot of feelings that u need to acknowledge...xoxoTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Noah AND Darcey's pessimistic Charlie Kaufman anti-romance Anomalisa: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2401878/Meg's melancholy Arcade Fire fave 'Sprawl II': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awHWColYQ90Eliza's Kate Bush bop 'Running Up That Hill': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp43OdtAAkMEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: 'Contagion' + 'Outbreak' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether you're a hard-boiled detective or just some Dude, Los Angeles is the perfect setting for iconic film noir mysteries, and we had a great time watching two of the very best! Howard Hawks' 'The Big Sleep' is disarmingly kinky and ambiguous, while the Coen's goofy noir hybrid 'The Big Lebowski' has the same Raymond Chandler story beats in a sillier package.If it seems like our discussion of the movie is aimless and meandering and doesn't come to a satisfying conclusion, then guess what, bitch: neither do any of these films!! live with it!!TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Meg's neo-noir 'crazy bitch' classic 'Chinatown': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown_(1974_film)Noah's underrated noir musical 'City of Angels': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Angels_(musical)Eliza's sweet and small animated short 'The Big Snit': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1S5pAF1YYAEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: 'Her' + 'Lost In Translation' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Claymation versus true history of the Holocaust - it should seem like 'The Great Escape' is the obvious victor, right? Luckily we have Anthony Carr, our podcast's Sound Daddy and resident 'Chicken Run' expert on mic as a very special guest this episode!Together, the siblings and their sound engineer toss up between the innate coolness of Steve McQueen and the sheer loveableness of Bunty the thicc chicken mommy, all leading to a surprisingly deep discussion of whether escape is most powerful on screen as an act of necessity or protest of the human spirit. Let us bounce a rubber ball against the insides of your mind until this period of isolation in the Corona cooler is through!TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Eliza's Billy Wilder take on the POW drama genre, Stalag 17: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_17Meg's podcast breaking down Heather Morris' 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz': https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/conversations-heather-morris/9398622Anthony's ol prison-break standard 'The Shawshank Redemption': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/Noah's methodical, ongoing escape fave 'Escape From Alcatraz' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_Alcatraz_(film)EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: 'The Big Sleep' + 'The Big Lebowski' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode is like normal Twin Picks on steroids....literally!!!!! We looked at the 1977 documentary that brought the then-niche world of bodybuilding to the mainstream, 'Pumping Iron', and a 2013 action-comedy about three knucklehead bodybuilders trying to pull off a murderous get-rich-quick scheme in Michael Bay's 'Pain and Gain'.Both films are totally JACKED and NATTY explorations of American ambition and power, and both exist somewhere between fact and fiction, with the doco being partially staged and the action movie adapting horrible true crime into blockbuster bombast. Only ONE can be SWOLE enough to crush the team's skulls into powder! DYEL bro?TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Meg's favourite documentary 'Grey Gardens': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073076/?ref_=tt_sims_ttiNoah's other american dream meta-fiction drama 'American Animals': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6212478/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0Eliza's beloved Macho Man Randy Savage wrestling promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C4lK41SX-QEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: 'The Great Escape' + 'Chicken Run' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the woozy height of romance in 1960s Hong Kong, to the depths of demonic depravity in one of Sutter Kane's pulp horror stories, this episode will have you In The Mood For uhhhh movies!! We succumb to madness with special guest Hersh Nevgi who's been meaning to watch Wong Kar Wai's celebrated 'In The Mood For Love' for ages, and then revisit the wildly entertaining but anti-climactic 'In The Mouth of Madness', from Noah's boyfriend John Carpenter.In the end, isn't all love some form of crazy, Lovecraftian obsession?? PLUS! Wear headphones while listening to this episode for a special finger-clickin' good demonstration of polyrhythms from Anthony!!TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Eliza's other 'M'-centric movie, M: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_(1931_film)Hersh's 'In The' album, Neutral Milk Hotel's 'In The Aeroplane Over The Sea': https://open.spotify.com/album/2jyvuEp4HePt3KTlXSYvMVMeg's ol faithful 'In The Air Tonight' by Phil Collins: https://open.spotify.com/album/1cM3r0WQZWNkCpEbmFjLln?highlight=spotify:track:18AXbzPzBS8Y3AkgSxzJPbNoah's Lovecraftian card game Arkham Horror: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/arkham-horror-the-card-game/EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: 'Pumping Iron' + 'Pain and Gain' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

COCK A DOODLE DOOOO it's breakfast time! Get dressed and sit down at the kitchen table for your choice of Meal A; 'Breakfast At Tiffany's', an airy retro confection powered by Audrey Hepburn's innate charisma, or Meal B; the passionate yet flawed 'The Breakfast Club', John Hughes' teen ensemble drama about a bunch of mismatched kids either learning to love each other and themselves, or learning how to fake that empathy even more.The first is like a delicate Parisian omelette that kinda melts apart the more u fiddle with it; the second is more of a full breakfast buffet with some components of your plate more thought out than others. Like the tomato is really well roasted but the avo is kinda brown???? Whatever, eat up and let us know which beloved, angst-driven dorm room poster classic deserves the crown.TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Meg's moon-eyed 'Moon River' cover by Frank Ocean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXiFHDfvn4ANoah's sad look into breakfast cereal reviews, 'Breakfast With Eric': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v92MtHhw2JoEliza's painful but delicious Milo cereal: https://www.amazon.com/Nestle-Milo-Breakfast-Cereals-330g/dp/B0093MVGWWEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: 'In the Mood For Love' + 'In The Mouth of Madness' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Valentine's Day this week, and we're noticing tens tens tens across the board in both of our romantic-comedy classic picks. First, Noah challenges Heath Ledger's dreamy/clumsy performance in nineties teen Shakespeare remix '10 Things I Hate About You', then our special guest Emily SURNAME REDACTED walks us through more than ten things she loves about 'How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days', potentially her favourite movie of all time.Listen to this episode before making some pesky Valentine's Day bet that you can woo that difficult/shrewish love interest you've been eyeing off - hopefully we can change your mind before you're forced to publicly sing Carly Simon or Franki Valli at them!! xoxoTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Noah's Valentines' Day playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3rzEMiUdcLsG4tBtpZf1JdEliza's other journalists-bet-on-romance pastiche Down With Love: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309530/Meg's gender politics romcom/porn drama Don Jon: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2229499/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0Em's smart classic literature adaptation Clueless: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112697/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' + 'The Breakfast Club' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The family hits the runway with their very first special guest, musical theatre star Marty Alix (https://www.instagram.com/martyalixx/), and he’s brought two haute couture films with him! First we cast a withering, Streep-esque look at the feather-light but quotable chick flick ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ before delving into the kinky relationship between Alma and Reynolds in Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Phantom Thread’.Each film stars a three-time Oscar winner as a perfectionist fashion mogul, but one is cerulean and the other's just blue. Listen in to find out more, ya fashion victim.TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Eliza's Iris Van Herpen Spring 2019 collection: https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2019-couture/iris-van-herpenNoah's tale of fashion and identity obsession Vertigo: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052357/Marty's Chanel seamstress documentary: https://www.chanel.com/us/fashion/news/2018/12/7-days-out-netflix-documentary.htmlMeg's 'first fashion movie' Funny Face: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funny_Face'And She Would Stand Like This' reading : https://antipodestheatre.com/and-she-would-stand-like-thisEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: '10 Things I Hate About You' + 'How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US/USSR relations are getting strange, love, and the Janssens are here to probe behind the red curtain in their analysis of Stanley Kubrick's 'Dr Strangelove' and Sidney Lumet's 'Fail Safe', a pair of twin films from 1964 both based on a terrifying cold war 'what if'. The only problem is, one is a revered satire of power and impotence, and the other plays its plot of mutually assured destruction totally straight.But maybe the 'boring' movie deserves some attention, too - can 'Fail Safe' be rescued from its reputation as an unfunny version of 'Dr Strangelove'? Some truth bombs are gonna be dropped. TUNE IN COMRADESTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Meg's funereal Johnny Cash cover of 'We'll Meet Again': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KodNFsP6r88Eliza's tearful Janelle Monae bop 'Cold War': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqmORiHNtN4Noah's OTHER movie podcast about 'Dr Strangelove' pfft traitor: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/dr-strangelove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb/EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: 'The Devil Wears Prada' + 'Phantom Thread' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Put your paws up for the CATFIGHT of the century: Tom Hooper's musical failure 'Cats', and Jacques Tourneur's horrifying tale of repressed desire 'Cat People'. Let's be real Jellicles, only one of these movies has a chance at winning the siblings' vote this episode, BUT! The value of 'Cats' deserves to be seriously investigated, and Meg, Noah, and Eliza are brave enough to do it.Both of these films feature cats as highly sexual and death-obsessed beings, but we can only choose one, so don't pussy out - make the Jellicle choice with us! M E O WTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Noah's article on a bad 'Cats'-centric shrooms experience: https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2020/01/03/a-conversation-with-the-guy-who-took-mushrooms-and-saw-catsMeg's favourite cat performers Les Twins in concert with Beyonce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVnru1A9WFAEliza's pet cat Pearl. that is all.EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' + 'Fail Safe' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We got 2020 vision, and this year's lookin so bright we gotta wear shades. To wrap up the last year in film and life, though, we first need to count down our top 5 films of 2019, as well as singling out the year's worst and most forgotten movies and best performances. There's some very special guest picks and Meg saying 'I'm back on my shit' approximately 400 times - don't head into the next terrifying decade of life on this bitch of an earth without listening.The full list of our 2019 picks will be available on Twin Picks Instagram + Facebook.2019 TRIPLET IN THE ATTICMeg's potential tattoo inspo 'Be The Cowboy' by Mitski = https://open.spotify.com/album/653wRjqO0GOZPQPcXpeAXDEliza's most listened album of the year 'Norman Fucking Rockwell' by Lana Del Rey = https://open.spotify.com/album/5XpEKORZ4y6OrCZSKsi46A?highlight=spotify:track:3RIgHHpnFKj5Rni1shokDjNoah's hilarious decade retrospective from Cole Escola = https://twitter.com/ColeEscola/status/1195759764845867013EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: 'Cats' + 'Cat People' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To ring in the new year, we made an EXHAUSTIVE list of the best, worst, and most notable movies of 2019 - and we're taking an indulgent two-or-so hours to get through it all!In this first of two installments, the team counts down from their top ten to their top sixth film of the year, while also covering categories such as most overrated, most underrated, favourite scene of the year, and favourite 'Shit But Good' film. Plus, a special guest appearance from our dad Erik Janssen! Noah's autotuned. Meg is feeling very attacked about her movie choices right now. Eliza sounds like she recently had a tracheotomy. HAPPY NEW YEAR FOLKS!The full list of our 2019 picks will be available on Twin Picks Instagram + Facebook.EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: Picking Apart 2019 Part 2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We got two Robert De Niro, time-traversing, auteuristic, upwards-of-three-hours-long gangster sagas here for ya, boss. Which one of them deserves to be crowned 'best sadboi mob epic', and which one is gonna be sleepin' with the fishes by the end of this episode?The gang's all here in this mildly xenophobic episode, where Meg, Noah, and Eliza analyse this year's Scorsese flick 'The Irishman' and Sergio Leone's labour of love 'Once Upon A Time In America'. Take the podcast; leave the cannoli.TW: sexual assault, violence, murderTRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Noah's Nick Kroll skit and Corleone's Empire board game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVgMvJVTjFI + https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195539/godfather-corleones-empireEliza's 'The Irishman' themed dinner: bread dipped in wine + beer-steamed hot dogs + ice-cream sundaes + boozy watermelon cocktailsMeg's obvious AF 'Goodfellas': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoodfellasEMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: Picking Apart 2019 Part 1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year, Santa brought us TWO monochromatically-titled movies about the holidays, and it's up to three lil Janssen elves to decide which one jingled our bells more successfully!! We check out the timeless and surprisingly progressive 'White Christmas', a 1954 Bing Crosby musical, before taking things a bit darker with the 1974 quasi-feminist proto-slasher 'Black Christmas'.Drop down our chimney this non-denominational holiday season and enjoy Meg being forced to sing way too many Christmas carols!!! She's audibly not having a good time!!! HO HO HO!!TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Eliza's 139-video long Xmas playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpkI7GW2V34&list=PLxCZu_T6u7IZQnHtvCiOw6oqGH4fYv4-JMeg's miserable Black Mirror Christmas special: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3973198/Noah's car park holiday horror 'P2': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P2_(film)EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT WEEK: 'The Irishman' + 'Once Upon A Time In America' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.