Episode 20 -The Final Pod

Welcome to the final Educating Brad podcast, after December 2016 we will be starting a new podcast which we hope you will all follow us to and enjoy as much as you did this one.

In our end of term bumper episode, Dave and Andy take a look at films with slightly diluted timelines, Andy brings forward 2002 French Art Drama 'Irreversible' and Dave offers up 1999's Pulp Fiction esque heist drama 'Go!'. Can we make a dark, dirty revenge thriller sound lighthearted? (The answer is no by the way) and will 'Go!' still stand up 16 years down the line? (The answer is a surprising yes!)

We also have a natter about Black Mirror, Humans, Cool as Ice, Bad Grandpa (yeah, seriously) and John Wick.  Like usual Dave and Andy go off piste with a look at what 4D cinema could entail, the career of Vanilla Ice and even touch on politics, all rounded off nicely with a Partridge quote.  What more could you ask for from the final Educating Brad episode?

Music Credits - Iggy Pop - Nightclubbing and the TV Theme tune from Black Beauty

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Episode 18 sees the guys delve in to the world of comedy films as we examine cult 80's buddy comedy 'Midnight Run' starring Robert De Niro and we also look at 2011's Irish cop comedy 'The Guard' starring Brendan Gleeson.

We also discuss our personal "Welcome to Earth" packages, as we decide what 2 films, 1 book and 1 album we would present to invading aliens.  I fear the aliens would mock our planet after listening to Brads album choice!

Other things to listen out for, We all pretend we don't know any porn film studios (apart from Brad, who let's himself down!), we all realise that sometimes actors just do films for money and Dave decides that a sandwich run is better than hearing Brads 'Midnight Run' theory

Music - Calexico - "All in a Days Work" & Danny Elfman - "Midnight Run Main Titles"

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Welcome to our Halloween special!! In a literal sense, as we look at the Halloween films, specifically John Carpenters original classic and then the bonkers sequel without Michael Myers 'Halloween 3: Season of the Witch'

We also look at underrated films, maybe not underrated by critics but generally, films that we think deserve a bit more of a mention in our world.

Listen out for Brad as he almost falls asleep during a recording! Dave has another "shit" cinema story and Andy wonders why Tom Adkins is typecast as a sexual predator.

Music credits: Marilyn Manson - 'This is Halloween' and Spinal Tap 'Stonehenge'

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It's an anthology special as the gang view two examples of the portmanteau sub genre.

George Romero makes a triumphant return with 'Creepshow' and there's a look at the modern equivalent with multi directed 'V/H/S'.  Will Brad survive?

There's also discussion regarding the most overrated movies, more of Dave falling asleep during cinema trips.  Andy rolls back the years for more schooldays anecdotes and we break the record (possibly) for the most times "Zap" is said on a podcast.

Music Credit - Video Killed the Radio Star - Ben Folds Five

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It's our George Romero special this episode, as we take a look at the original zombie classic 1968's 'Night of the Living Dead', we then examine Romero's lesser know film, 1977's modern vampire tale 'Martin'.  We barricade ourselves in the studio, clutch our crosses and garlic to our chest and prepare ourselves for the oncoming zombie hordes.  What will Brad make of Romero's unique visions of horror?, knowing Brad, he will probably like them!

Other things to listen out for, we take a look at the worst films of the 21st century in our opinions, Andy argues that you surely don't need to have seen 'Mrs Browns Boys Da Movie' to hate it, Brad invents an interesting new character for the Marvel universe and Dave regales us with more tales of his cinema going experiences.

Music Credits - White Zombie - 'Knuckle Duster (Radio 1-A)' & 'Thunder Kiss 65' and Smashing Pumpkins 'We Only Come Out at Night'

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It's something of an LA special as the gang pitch up in the city of angels to discuss Nicolas Winding Refn's 2011 festival favourite 'Drive', where will Ryan Gosling rank on our unofficial beefcake-o-meter? We also discuss William Friedkin's mid 80's neon thriller 'To Live and Die in LA'

Other things to listen out for; Brad overcomes the odds to opine on today's movies, Andy questions what constitutes a cult film and Dave reveals which 00's "thriller" he fell asleep during.  We also discuss the recent BBC poll of the 21st Century's best films list and whether Dean Stockwell was ever young!

Next episode's movies will be our George Romero special as we look at 'Night of the Living Dead' and 'Martin'

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Music Credits: 'Digital Versicolor' by Glass Candy and 'Wait' by Wang Chung

Unlucky Show 13 sees our heroes take a look at the exploitation genre with the grindhouse throwback film 'Hobo with a Shotgun', we then zip over to Tokyo to get drenched in blood with the effects laden cult gorefest  'Tokyo Gore Police'

What will Brad make of the technicolor glory and lack of plot of 'Hobo with a Shotgun'? How will he cope with the arterial arcs of blood and bizarre creatures that lurk in 'Tokyo Gore Police'? Join us and find out.

Other things to look out for this episode. We ask "What makes an Exploitation Film?", and possibly even answer it.  Our opinions differ on what is actually good acting! Dave finally gets his favourite 'meet a celebrity' anecdote in.  We attempt to make a checklist for Japanese movies and we all possibly us the phrase "Alligator Vagina" too much.

Music Credits - KRS - 'One Sound of da Police' and  Lisa Lougheed- 'Run with Us'

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This thrilling, pulse pounding, white knuckle ride of a sequel to Episode 11 sees the gang celebrate as they get through 2 film reviews without the mention of a certain popular HBO fantasy series.

We compare business cards over 'American Psycho', Dave shares his feeling of inadequacy and Andy fawns over Christian Bale, plus we (ahem) examine 'American Mary'.  Listen as Dave loses the ability to speak and Brad makes some astute observations regarding crime and punishment.

Other things getting a mention, at what point does horror become comedy and vica versa.  Also, we revisit Tangent City as we discuss the lack of female directors in top tier film making.

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Our next show sees us delve in to the blood soaked world of 'Tokyo Gore Police' & relive grindhouse cinema with 'Hobo with a Shotgun'

Music Credits: 'Young Americans' - David Bowie, 'In Too Deep' - Genesis, 'Sussudio' - Phil Collins

Episode 11 sees the Educating Brad team open their doors to a guest podcaster in the shape of Richard Martin from UK horror scene.  Check him out on twitter @thefearmerchant and his reviews are up on the UK horror scene website www.ukhorrorscene.com

This episode we take a look at Dario Argento's 1977 Giallo horror 'Suspiria' and we travel to the extreme end of French cinema with 2008 horror 'Martyrs'.  Will Brad be able to take the technicolor vibrant world of Suspiria or will he end up under the spell of the witches and can he handle the bleak and dark, unrelenting brutality of Martyrs, can anyone?

Other things to look out for this episode, Dave and Andy take it in turns butchering another language, Brad finally finds a comrade in arms when it come to Game of Thrones (Dave and Andy are unimpressed) and Andy gets fairly angry about some views on one of his favourite films.  We all kiss and make up after the microphones off!

Music Credit - Slayer - Raining Blood & Goblin- Suspiria OST

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