Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s.
Goodfellas is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time and the inspiration for one of the greatest TV shows of all time… but does Matt think it’s too long? Will Ben be able to talk about generational trauma? Let’s kick off volume 3 and find out!
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 51: Goodfellas
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters are back to present 25 of their favourite movies from 1990 – 1999.
But before they can get on with the show they must of course update you on the rules and logic behind the selections, because where would we be without admin?
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 50.2 (The Rules Redux… Redux)
Ben & Matt may have gotten better at picking movies for Volume 2, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some unfortunate omissions when it came time to pick their favourite films of the 2010s.
Thus they once again selected five honourable mentions each and present them to you now in lightning round fashion.
Continue reading There Will Be Movies: Bonus Round (Vol. 2: 2010-2019)
Imagine a movie podcast without rules. Difficult, we know, but that’s the world Ben & Matt try to retroactively live in ahead of their impending journey into the 90s, as they each bring 5 picks they would have liked to have featured in Volume 1 of the show if not for their various rules, as well as some omissions they regret.
Continue reading There Will Be Movies: Bonus Round (Vol. 1: 2000 – 2009)
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters continue to present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, this time with 2010 – 2019.
Another year and another volume of There Will Be Movies in the books, and we’re closing with our only Oscar-winner to date: Parasite. Come for the class discourse, stay for Matt’s bleak announcement about future plans.
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 50: Parasite
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters continue to present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, this time with 2010 – 2019.
Gather around everyone for the last Ben’s Book Club of Volume 2, as we discuss feminism, literature and how many Oscar categories Greta Gerwig’s latest #WhitePeopleProblems flick was robbed in.
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 49: Little Women
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters continue to present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, this time with 2010 – 2019.
Is this movie a defining Trumpian work? A giant middle finger to Last Jedi critics? A giant advert for knit-ware? Let’s discuss! Plus one of the best assessments of the top ten highest grossing movies of the year we’ve ever done.
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 48: Knives Out
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters continue to present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, this time with 2010 – 2019.
Have you wanted a stronger female presence in the films covered by the podcast? Or maybe you’ve just always wanted to know which Harry Potter houses Ben & Matt would get sorted into. Either way, this episode has you covered!
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 47: Booksmart
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters continue to present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, this time with 2010 – 2019.
At last, an excuse to talk about Regina King again! How did more people not get Oscar nominations for this film? Why not Moonlight? Has Matt ever read a book? Let’s discuss!
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 46: If Beale Street Could Talk
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters continue to present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, this time with 2010 – 2019.
Our Cynthia Erivo double bill concludes with the excellent crime thriller, Widows, a movie that truly has it all: racism, classism, abuse (both emotional AND physical) a high stakes sauna scene and even a cute little dog!
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 45: Widows
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