On this episode we review Park Chan Wook's The Handmaiden which features our two favourite movie tropes, girl on girl action and amateur dentistry. Then we tackle acclaimed coming of age/body horror, Raw which was so good it caused Danny's brain to shut down briefly.

We also discuss the news that Jude Law has been cast as young Dumbledore, give all the info on the latest Ron Howard project and question which way Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen leans (politically speaking).

114. The Handmaiden & Raw

This week we review an old and boring film, Oscar-winning classic One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Jack Nicholson acts wacky in an asylum, yada yada yada. No explosions. We also review a new and exciting film, The Fast & The Furious 8, which by contrast is brilliant. Many explosions.

Danny and Sam also do some fantasy casting for an upcoming reboot of Labyrinth, talk about how sexy and normal it is to cry buckets in films, and venture briefly into the twisted mind of M Night Shyamalan. Also Danny DeVito canvasses for Jeremy Corbyn.

115. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest & The F8 Of The Furious

It is insightful European human drama week on Film Chat. First off Danny dissects donor transplant drama french Heal the Living with surgical precision. Then Sam err..lectures us about the merits about romanian film Graduation..academically? Whatever, they're both great.

PLUS we discuss the trailer for anticipated sequel/Film Chat whipping boy Kingsman, wonder if Will Smith is really the man to judge the quality of films given the last 10 films he's made AND debut some exclusive never heard before audio of Tom Hardy's recent act of everyday heroism.

116. Heal The Living & Graduation

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FILM CHAT HAS MOVED

A theme song to the Liam Neeson thriller Hard Powder, based on an early synopsis we read when this film was announced in 2017:

"It stars Neeson as Nels, an upright snowplow driver, awarded a Citizen of the Year prize by his glitzy Colorado ski town, whose life is turned upside down when his son is murdered by a powerful local drug kingpin.

"Fueled by an unwavering drive for vengeance and armed with heavy machinery, this unlikely hero sets out to dismantle the cartel with extreme prejudice, and he’s not stopping until he gets to the top of the food chain.

"Nels’ vengeance sparks a turf war between a Native American mafia boss and the Viking, a fastidious gangster who wears Tom Ford suits, is a vegan, drives a Tesla and murders people. This climaxes in a final showdown that leaves almost no one unscathed."

From episode 104:

https://www.acast.com/film-chat/104.-t2trainspotting--toni-erdmann-1

Hard Powder Theme Song

Two men conversing about movies — that’s it. No hook, no gimmick, just the repartee of film-loving pals broken up with enthusiastically performed jingles. Come for the informed, entertaining back-and-forth, stay for the will-they-won’t-they unspoken sexual frisson.

Our podcast’s wacky name, Film Chat, belies the deeply serious nature of its hosts and their cinema-related blathering. Prepare for electric meandering small talk, opinionated film reviews, occasional songs, and regular complaints that Camilla Long gets paid for this and we don’t.

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