by Helen | 12 February, 2018 | Podcast
Is it a bird, is it a plane, is it Batman? No its Episode 44! Susan and Gemma from Hayley and Ruth: Two Star return to review Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance. Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Award-winning 2014 black comedy starring everyone’s favourite Batman,...
by Helen | 31 January, 2018 | Podcast
In episode 43 Adam Buxton and Zoe Jeyes return to review Zoe’s choice The Squid and the Whale. The 2005 semi-autobiographical comedy-drama written and directed by Noah Baumbach with Wes Anderson producing. Now if that doesn’t float your boat you probably won’t enjoy...
by Helen | 28 January, 2018 | Podcast
Episode 42 sees James and Dan from a Gay and a Non Gay podcast return, this time its James’ choice, the 1990 American documentary about ballroom culture in New York City in the 1980s. Forget what you think you know about voguing, fishy realness and drag queens...
by Helen | 18 January, 2018 | Podcast
Welcome to episode 41! Eleanor and Jenny from Story Etc return for The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Eleanor’s choice. A 2015 coming-of-age comedy-drama set in the late 70s San Francisco starring Kirsten Wiig and Bel Powley in a breakout role. It follows Minnie’s sexual...
by Helen | 10 January, 2018 | Podcast
It’s the big 4 O! Episode 40! Kobi and Helen are joined by returning guests Samantha from Conversations with Samantha & and Mark from The Uncoventionalists. We’re reviewing Marks choice Cowspiracy – a 2014 documentary that looks specifically at the effects...
by Helen | 4 January, 2018 | Podcast
Welcome to Episode 39! Natalie and Imriel join us and we’re reviewing iBoy a 2017 Netflix British science-fiction teen thriller film on, starring Bill Milner (not Will Poulter) and Maisie Williams. The plot is pretty ridiculous and at times confusing,...
by Helen | 27 December, 2017 | Podcast
Episode 38 sees fellow Shabbos Rollers quiz team members Ben and Ed return for Damien Chazelle’s dazzling Whiplash. 2014 was a golden year for films about drumming (see also Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) which beat Whiplash to Best Picture and Best...
by Helen | 20 December, 2017 | Podcast
Joining Kobi and Helen for Epsiode 37 are returning guests John Lunny and Rob Garwood for John’s choice Force Majeure. Force Majeure (or The Tourist) is a 2014 Swedish comedy-drama, it follows a family on a skiing trip to Alps which is interrupted by a non-threatening...
by Helen | 13 December, 2017 | Podcast
It’s Episode 36! Sam and Martin from Song by Song return for the 2016 Shane Black comedy The Nice Guys starring the heartthrob Ryan Gosling and everyone’s least favourite Antipodean Russell Crowe. Its Sam’s choice despite the fact he HATES Russell Crowe, lets...
by Helen | 7 December, 2017 | Podcast
Its Episode 35 and Kobi and Helen are joined by Chris (Easy Riders, Raging Podcasts) and Adam (Little White Lies/LWL Truth & Movies) and we’re reviewing the Al Pacino classic, Serpico, Adam’s choice. Frank Serpico is a honest, by the book New York City cop in the...
