Τα καλύτερα Pretty Jewel podcast (2024)

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Marriage Story 8:21

4h ago8:21

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This week we review the 2019 American drama film Marriage Story written and directed by Noah Baumbach. It stars Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver as a couple going through a bi-coastal divorce complicated by custody issues surrounding their son. Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Julie Hagerty, and Merritt Wever appear in supporting roles. Neither…

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Karen Jacobs and Rob D'Amico: Shane and Sally 1:05:30

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Here's our story this week: in the summer of 1988, 16-year-old Shane Stewart and 18-year-old Sally McNelly went missing in the West Texas town of San Angelo. After their remains were found, the mystery began. Texas Monthly reporters Karen Jacobs and Rob D’Amico pick up the cold case of two murders that have haunted their family, their friends, and …

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Get Out 31:58

4d ago31:58

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This week we review the 2017 American psychological horror film Get Out written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya as a young black man who uncovers shocking secrets when he meets the family of his white girlfriend. We are delighted to have the Scotsman's eldest son Max making his debut on t…

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Million Dollar Baby 13:55

4d ago13:55

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This week we review the 2004 American sports drama film Million Dollar Baby directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. Winner of 4 Oscars - best picture, best director, best actress (Hilary Swank) and best supporting actor (for Morgan Freeman), the film follows Margaret "Maggie" Fitzgerald (Swank), an underdog amateur boxer who is helped by a grumpy …

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Prisoners 23:31

4d ago23:31

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This week we review the 2013 American thriller film Prisoners directed by Denis Villeneuve. The movie stars Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhall, Viola Davis, Paul Dano and Terrence Howard. It's a simple premise. You child is kidnapped. What would you do to get them back? This is a vigorous podcast. The boys are feisty. Tensions are at an all time high. W…

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Paul Thomas Murphy: Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrook Lane 1:04:57

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A murdered teenage girl. A suspicious, affluent family. And a lot of sticky social situations. They’re all in our story, which is set in nineteenth century London. Who killed 16-year-old Jane Maria Clouson? Author Paul Thomas Murphy details it in his book: Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane: A True Story of Victorian Law and Disorder: The …

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One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest 10:24

11d ago10:24

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This week we review a 1975 American psychological drama film One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. The film stars Jack Nicholson as a new patient at a mental institution, alongside Louise Fletcher as a sadistic nurse with a great supporting cast. Winner of all 5 Academy Awards it was nominated for including Oscars for Nicholson and Fletcher this is an a…

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Richard Jewell 27:50

11d ago27:50

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This week we review the 2019 American biographical film Richard Jewell directed by Clint Eastwood. We promise you - this is the movie you didn't know you had to see. If you have time try and watch before you listen to this podcast. It is one of our favourite movies and reviews of all time - an incredible injustice story. It had us angry, it has us …

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Abbott Kahler: Eden Undone 55:39

15d ago55:39

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At the height of the Great Depression, an oil mogul from LA decided to escape society with his mistress to create their own utopia on a faraway land. The problems started with other people following them there. My friend, Abbott Kahler, is my guest today. She used to write under the name: Karen Abbott. Abbott tells me the story at the center of her…

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The Wolf of Wall Street 22:16

17d ago22:16

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This week we discuss the 2013 American biographical black comedy film The Wolf of Wall Street directed by Martin Scorsese. The story is based on Jordan Belfort's 2007 memoir of the same name. It recounts Belfort's career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm, Stratton Oakmont, engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on Wall Street, lea…

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Barbie 14:00

17d ago14:00

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This week we review the 2023 fantasy comedy film Barbie directed by Greta Gerwig. It is the first live-action Barbie film and it stars Margot Robbie as the title character and Ryan Gosling as Ken, the film follows them on a journey of self-discovery through Barbieland and the real world following an existential crisis. It is also a commentary regar…

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Jared Fishman: Fire on the Levee 1:06:36

22d ago1:06:36

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Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005. Four years later, a young prosecutor in the Justice Department was drawn into examining a mysterious death after the storm. Henry Glover was found dead in a burned-out car two weeks after Katrina. And who he was last seen with became the center of controversy and reform. Jared Fishman tells me the s…

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Roadhouse - the original 1989 and the 2024 remake 23:48

25d ago23:48

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This week we review and compare the original 1989 Patrick Swayze, American action film Roadhouse directed by Joel Silver and the 2024 remake with Jake Gyllenhaall and Conor McGregor. The Aussie had not seen either of them and the Scotsman interrupts his intro and accuses him of chat GPT-ing his words. It's an up and down ride from there - lots of b…

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Taken 3 8:10

25d ago8:10

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This week we review the 2014 English-language action-thriller film Taken 3 directed by Olivier Megaton and written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It is the third and final installment in the Taken film series. A co-production between France, Spain and the United States, the film stars Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace and Famke Janss…

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Taken 15:04

25d ago15:04

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This week we discuss the 2008 movie Taken starring Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace. Rohan had not seen this one but both boys love it. So much so they recreate the famous "I don't know who you are" monologue. Who does it better? Let's be honest The Aussie butchers it- the Scotsman is mildly better. We discuss parenting along the way - and ask how old …

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Taken 2 9:27

25d ago9:27

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This week we review the 2012 French action-thriller film Taken 2 starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen and Rade Šerbedžija. It follows retired CIA officer Bryan Mills as he takes his family to Istanbul, where he is kidnapped, along with his ex-wife, by the father of one of the men he killed while saving his daughter two years earlier. I…

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Kathleen Brunelle: She’s Gone: Five Mysterious Twentieth- Century Cold Cases 57:54

29d ago57:54

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I’ve said this many times: unsolved cases frustrate me. I need a solution, or a conclusion. But cold cases are so important: and my next guest wants to talk about missing women…several that are more than 100 years old. And she can use our help. Author Kathleen Brunelle tells me about her book called: She’s Gone: Five Mysterious Twentieth- Century C…

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Rambo 26:47

1M ago26:47

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This week we review the 1982 American action film Rambo directed by Ted Kotcheff and co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. It co-stars Richard Crenna as Rambo's mentor Sam Trautman and Brian Dennehy as Sheriff Will Teasle. Rambo is a troubled and misunderstood Vietnam veteran who must rely on his combat an…

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Coach Carter 15:20

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This week we discuss the 2005 American biographical sports drama film Coach Carter starring Samuel L Jackson and Channing Tatum (in his film debut). This is a 98.5% accurate representation of basketball coach Ken Carter who made deadlines in 1999 for suspending his undefeated high school basketball team due to poor academic results. This is not a p…

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Anirban Bhattacharyya: Swipe Right to Kill 47:42

1M ago47:42

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For this episode of Wicked Words, we travel to India, where some of the world’s most complicated, most compelling true crime stories come from. This story is one of those. It’s about a female grifter, turned killer, who seduced men for money, but murdered one…out of fear. The book we’re talking about is called Swipe Right to Kill. The author is Ani…

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Braveheart 14:37

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This week we discuss the 1995 epic historical movie Braveheart directed by Mel Gibson. It stars Mel Gibson as William Wallace with a great supporting cast. As you can imagine the Scotsman is in his element. He is fired up. Riffing monologues. Telling stories about Glasgow and how he ended up in Australia. There's goosebumps and tingles galore as th…

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Erin Brockovich 32:15

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This week we review the 2000 American biographical legal drama film Erin Brockovich directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film is a dramatisation of the true story of Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts, who initiated a legal case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company over its culpability for the Hinkley groundwater contamination incide…

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Colin Archdeacon: Ctrl+Alt+Desire 1:03:45

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Filmmaker Colin Archdeacon had an unusual relationship with convicted killer named Grant Amato in Florida. Amato murdered his parents and his brother in 2018. And the media blamed his obsession with a cam model. But Archdeacon found out that Amato had very different motive. Let’s find out more about the three part series, Ctrl+Alt+Desire on Paramou…

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Interstellar 25:56

2M ago25:56

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This week we are reviewing the 2014 epic science fiction drama film Interstellar directed and written by Christopher Nolan. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Matt Damon, and Michael Caine. Set in a dystopian future where Earth is suffering from catastrophic blight and famine, the film follows a group of astronauts who t…

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12 Years a Slave 11:00

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This week we discuss the 2013 biographical drama film 12 Years a Slave directed by Steve McQueen and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giammatti, Lupita Nyongó and many others. With 9 Oscar nominations this is a must watch true story. An incredibly important story about inhumanity, injustice, survi…

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Rebecca Morris: Boy Missing: The Search for Kyron Horman 55:01

2M ago55:01

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This is one of the most shocking unsolved missing-child cases in the world. A 7-year-old boy named Kyron Horman went missing in 2010 in Portland, Oregon and he’s never been found. The last person to see him was his stepmother. Author Rebecca Morris details Kyron’s story and the mystery of his disappearance in her book, Boy Missing: The Search for K…

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The Deer Hunter 25:24

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This week we discuss the 1978 American epic war drama film The Deer Hunter directed by Michael Cimino. Nominated for 9 awards and winner of 5 - best picture, best director, best sound, best film editing and best supporting actor for Walken. This is a must see for all movie aficionados. This movie is about a trio of Slavic-American steelworkers whos…

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The Whale 24:47

2M ago24:47

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This week we review the 2022 American psychological drama film The Whale directed by Darren Aronofsky. The film stars (Oscar winner) Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, (Oscar nominated) Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, and Samantha Morton. The plot follows a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher who tries to restore his relationship with his teenage daughter, …

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David Dominé: A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City: Murder, Secrets, and Scandal in Old Louisville 50:00

2M ago50:00

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I love a good murder story set in the South and this is an intense one. It centers on a vicious murder in a crumbling Kentucky mansion and a killer who managed to cover it up for months. Author David Domine writes about it in his book: A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City: Murder, Secrets, and Scandal in Old Louisville. Support this podcast by shopping…

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Back to the Future 26:51

2M ago26:51

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This week we review the 1985 American science fiction film Back to the Future directed by Robert Zemeckis. Set in 1985, it follows Marty McFly (Michael J Fox), a teenager accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean built by his eccentric scientist friend Emmett "Doc" Brown (Christopher Lloyd), where he inadvertently prevents his fut…

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Highlander 8:55

2M ago8:55

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This week we discuss the 1996 British American fantasy action adventure film Highlander starring Christopher Lambert, Clancy Brown and one of the Scotsman's favourites , Sean Connery. The film chronicles the climax of an age-old war between immortal warriors, depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines. It is the first film in the H…

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Best Sequels of all Time 10:52

2M ago10:52

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This week we have one of our specials "the best sequels of all time". Now there are lots of great movies that have sequels - but are the sequels better than the original? That is the question we question on a few of our choices. There are sequels on superheroes, Lethal Weapon, 48 hours, Mission Impossible, Austin Powers, Terminator, Indiana Jones, …

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Rena Pederson: The King of Diamonds 55:58

2M ago55:58

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We’re now digging into a real Texas story. We’re talking about a brazen jewel thief in the 1960s who burgled some of the wealthiest homes in Dallas. But he was an odd thief. Sometimes he took just one diamond earring, probably because he knew it would ruin the set. He would put down a towel so he wouldn’t sully an expensive chair by stepping on it.…

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Platoon 21:35

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This week we are reviewing the 1986 American war film Platoon written and directed by Oliver Stone. Nominated for 8 Oscars and with 4 wins this is one of the most realistic war movies on film. Based on Stone's experiences from the war, follows a new US Army volunteer (Sheen) serving in Vietnam while his Platoon Sergeant and his Squad Leader (Bereng…

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Stand by Me 18:25

2M ago18:25

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This week we are reviewing the 1986 American coming-of-age drama film Stand by Me directed by Rob Reiner. Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, the film is set in Oregon, in 1959, and stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell (in his film debut), as four boys who go on a hike to find the dead body of a missing bo…

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Battle of the Baddies 18:35

2M ago18:35

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This week we have another special with the Aussie, the Scot and the Doc. Doctor Andrew brought in a surprise quiz for us to play. "Battle of the Baddies " We start with Andrew's top 16 baddies and then we play them off against each other, we vote who we think is the scariest - until - as they say in Highlander "there can be only 1" The Aussie is a …

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Hedley Thomas: The Teacher’s Pet 58:34

2M ago58:34

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This next story needs a trigger warning: it’s about the grooming and the sexual assault of children. But it was an important case in Australia and author Hedley Thomas tells it well. He details the murder case of Chris Dawson in his book The Teacher’s Pet. It was based on Henley’s record-breaking podcast that eventually attracted the attention of t…

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Pulp Fiction 24:54

2M ago24:54

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This week we review the 1994 American independant crime film Pulp Fiction written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It tells four intertwining tales of crime and violence in Los Angeles, California. The film stars John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, and Uma Thurman. The title refers to the pulp magazines and hard…

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Pretty Woman 27:00

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This week we are reviewing the 1990 American romantic comedy film Pretty Woman directed by Garry Marshall. The film's story centers on Hollywood escort Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) and wealthy businessman Edward Lewis (Richard Gere). Vivian is hired to be Edward's escort for several business and social functions, and their relationship develops duri…

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Brittany Caffet: The Shell Lake Massacre 1:14:38

3M ago1:14:38

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In the summer of 1967, a family of nine was murdered in their home by a stranger in rural Canada. It was one of the worse random mass murders in the country’s history. There’s a podcast that covers the whole story called “The Shell Lake Massacre.” The host, Brittany Caffet, grew up not far from Shell Lake. And she has a very personal connection to …

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The Usual Suspects 28:18

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This week we discuss the 1995 crime thriller film The Usual Suspects directed by Bryan Singer. The plot follows the interrogation of Roger "Verbal" Kint (played by Kevin Spacey), a small-time con man, who is one of only two survivors of a massacre. Through flashback and narration, Spacey tells an interrogator a convoluted story of events including …

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The Karate Kid 27:20

3M ago27:20

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This is the first - and the best - in the series of The Karate Kid movies - the original 1984 movie directed by John Avilsden (the oscar winning director of Rocky). It stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, and William Zabka. The Karate Kid follows the story of Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), an Italian-American teenager from New Jersey w…

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Deadpool & Wolverine 29:12

3M ago29:12

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This week we are reviewing the 2024 American superhero comedy film Deadpool & Wolverine directed by Shawn Mendes. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman respectively star as Wade Wilson / Deadpool and Logan / Wolverine, alongside a cavalcade of star cameos. In the film, Deadpool learns that the Time Variance Authority is set to destroy his universe and par…

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Forrest Gump 28:42

3M ago28:42

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Today we are reviewing the 1994 American comedy drama film Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis. Winner of 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Tom Hanks. The film follows the life of an Alabama man named Forrest Gump (Hanks) and his experiences in the 20th-century United States. It also stars Robin Wright a…

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Best Australian Films of all Time 12:11

3M ago12:11

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Today we are reviewing what we think are the best Australian movies of all time. And there loads to choose from. What a great selection of Australian movies there are. We rattle through a lot of films before discussing our top 10. Will we agree or disagree on our number 1? Do you have a favourite? Could it be Baz Luhrman's big budget Australia with…

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Cast Away 21:38

3M ago21:38

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Today we are reviewing Cast Away a 2000 American survival drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt. The Scotsman starts to tells the story of how this podcast started before the Aussie shuts him down. The Scotsman hasn’t watched Cast Away since it came out and thought he would be bored but boy was he impressed. H…

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Wenguang Huang: A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Murder, Money, and an Epic Power Struggle in China 1:10:55

3M ago1:10:55

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A murder conspiracy in China is at the center of a fascinating true crime story involving politics, greed and deception. There are no heroes in this book, but boy, what a drama. Author Wenguang Huang tells me about his fantastic book, A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Murder, Money, and an Epic Power Struggle in China. Support this podcast by sho…

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The Sixth Sense 18:05

3M ago18:05

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Today we review the 1999 American psychological thriller film The Sixth Sense directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Bruce Willis as a child psychologist whose patient (Haley Joel Osment) claims he can see and talk to the dead. The Scotsman is triggered - it reminds him of the time he was locked in a cupboard as a child. The Aussie - well let's j…

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CODA. 18:06

3M ago18:06

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Today we review the 2022 oscar winning coming-of-age comedy-drama film CODA written and directed by Sian Heder. It stars Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi, the child of deaf adults (CODA) and only hearing member of her family, who attempts to help her family's struggling fishing business while pursuing her aspirations to become a singer. This podcast does…

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Michael Wolraich: The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age 54:52

3M ago54:52

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I had never heard of the tragic case of former Vaudeville star Vivian Gordon in 1930s New York. She had threatened some of the city’s most powerful men and at least one of them wanted her dead. Her murder in 1931 caused the downfall of the mayor of New York City. Author Michael Wolraich wrote a book about Gordon and her death called: The Bishop and…

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