DLo and Brem give their riveting opinions on the world of cinema in 2023. From Barbenheimer to Saltburn there is an array of films that are discussed, award season is just around the corner so hear DLo and Brem's exciting and incredibly insightful predictions!

Ep 3: The Jacob Elordi Cocktail (2023 Films in review)

DLo and Brem are joined by the first-ever guest of the FMC podcast to chat franchise films. Brem shares his hate for the latest Spider-Man series, Mossy defends the TMNT movies, and DLo opens up about the real International Man of Mystery.

Ep 4: I don’t have Friends, I got Franchises (franchise films review w/ Mossy)

Dlo and Brem welcome Hugh to discuss his favourite director, Christopher Nolan. They rank Nolan's best and worst work, and unpack the Oppenheimer Oscar buzz.

0:25 - Welcome Hugh Woods!
2:28 - Hugh's favourite Nolan film (Memento)
6:50 - Brem's favourite (Oppenheimer)
8:15 - Dlo's favourite (The Dark Knight)
13:03 - Hugh's worst Nolan film (Tenet)
15:14 - Dlo's worst (Batman Begins)
17:42 - Brem's music segment 
21:09 - Trivia: Dlo vs. Hugh 
24:58 - Oppenheimer at the Oscars
29:38 - Blind top five
34:56 - Outro

Ep 5: I am Nolan, Destroyer of the Box Office (w/ Hugh)

Dlo and Brem recap the opening night of the European Film Festival, where they were treated to the Australian premiere of The Promised Land (Bastarden), starring the incomparable Mads Mikkelsen. They review the film and talk all things Mads, from Casino Royale to being called a bitch by Rihanna. 

Ice Merchants:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUDXQUUKNEY

Podcast Intro 
1:06 - Bastarden/The Promised Land review
2:43 - Mads Mikkelson character (Ludvig Kahlen) discussion
4:00 - Notable scenes/themes
6:30 - Bastarden relation to other films
11:08 - Dlo Blind Top 5
16:25 - Music/cinematography segment
17:18 - Mads Mikkelson career discussion
20:55 - All time director/actor duos
22:10 - Brem Blind Top 5
25:41 - Thanks to European Film Festival, Four Frogs and The Ritz
Outro

Ep 6: Bastarden (Mads Mikkelsen review)

An all-star cast of FMC film bros pile into the podcast studio to give their verdict on the films nominated for Best Animated Short at this year's Academy Awards. The crew unpacks their favourites, and scolds Tim for a comical error of interpretation. 

0:01 - Intro
2:15 - Oscars Short Films Background
3:27 - 2024 Animated Shorts Nominations
4:12 - Hugh's pick for the Oscar (War is Over!)
11:08 - Tim and Claudia's pick (Ninety-Five Senses)
17:25 - Nick's pick (Letter to a Pig)
20:58 - Ruby's pick (Our Uniform)
24:36 - Dlo's pick (Pachyderme)
33:06 - Brem's pick (Wild Summon + I'm Hip)
39:30 - Oscar predictions 
42:20 - Outro

Editor's note: Dlo mistakenly said that Claudia's pick for the Oscar was Ninety-Five Senses, when it was actually War is Over. It was a late record, and he had split a bottle of wine at dinner. Blame it on his head, not his heart.

7 | The FMC Roundtable (Oscars debate)

As the dust settles on Dune: Part Two, Brem and Dlo reflect on the careers of its All-Star cast, from the heights of Javier Bardem to the controversial depths of Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet.

0:00 - Intro
1:58 - Timothée Chalamet
5:45 - Zendaya (Brem slander)
8:05 - Brem blind top five
13:45 - Music segment (Sicario praise)
18:05 - Dune: Part Two cast 
21:58 - Dlo blind top five 
27:56 - Dune: Part Three preview 
30:52 - Outro

9 | Zendaya vs. Brem

Dlo and Brem recap their favourite picks from this year's Europa! Europa Film Festival, and rank the best films from Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos and his country as a whole.

0:00 - Intro 
0:50 - Brem’s Euro Film Festival favourite - ‘Riders’
3:16 - FMC pod favourite - ‘We Have Never Been Modern’
8:20 - Dlo’s favourite - ‘El Paraiso’
9:49 - Ranking the films of Yorgos Lanthimos 
20:13 - Yorgos and the 2004 Olympic Games 
20:44 - Blind top five (All things Greek)
24:00 - Outro

8 | The Greek Weird Wave (Europa! Europa Review)

For their 10th episode, Dlo and Brem rank the best films from the 2020s (so far), choosing from an eclectic list spanning Cocaine Bear, No Time to Die, and a Bo Burnham comedy special. 

0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Barbie (2023)
3:18 - Top Gun: Maverick (2022) 
6:28 - No Time to Die (2021) 
10:04 - Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 
12:33 - Aftersun (2022)
14:58 - Cocaine Bear (2023)
16:47 - The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
19:23 - Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)
26:57 - Babylon (2022)
30:10 - Another Round (2020)
32:30 - Our Top 10
38:44 - Outro

10 | Finding the best film of the 2020s

Dlo and Brem welcome Zach 'Brad Pitt' Kennard onto the show to discuss his favourite science-fiction films, and the genre at large.

0:00 - Intro 
0:57 - Sci-fi with Nard 
2:02 - Nard’s favourite sci-fi films - Children of Men (2006)
8:15 - Annihilation (2018)
12:32 - Children of Men or Annihilation? 
14:04 - Blind Top Five: Dlo vs. Nard 
20:24 - Arrival (2016)
26:40 - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
31:09 - Brem’s favourite sci-fi films 
33:30 - Dlo’s favourite sci-fi films 
36:09 - Outro

11 | Brem takes on the Spider-Verse (w/ Kennard)

Brem and DLo welcome special guest Ruby onto the pod to talk about realism and her 4 favourites from that genre! 

Intro (Ruby + realism): 0- 1:13
Place beyond the pines: 1:13- 6:33
Perfect days: 6:34 - 10:50
BT5: 10:51 - 16:27
Brokeback mountain: 16:28 - 20:38
Last cab to Darwin: 20:39 - 25:03
Ruby’s fav of those 4: 25:04 - 25:59
Brems realism pick: 26:00 - 31:46
Dlos realism pick: 31:47 - 35:44
Outro: 35:45 - 36:56

8 | The Greek Weird Wave (Europa! Europa Review)

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