In this episode of Talkin’ Film Club, Dan and James turn their attention to Coming-of-age movies, a theme that feels especially timely as James prepares to leave home for university…They pick their favourite Coming-of-age movies, from classics like Stand By Me and Say Anything to modern gems like Lady Bird and Y Tu Mamá También, and along the way explore why the genre endures, what makes these films so powerful and relatable across generations, and how they capture the universal rites of passage we all go through. Talkin’ Film Club is a companion piece to our regular ‘You Talkin’ to Me?’ Film Podcast. Stay Connected:X: @talkinfilmBluesky: @talkinfilm.bsky.socialTikTok: @talkin_filmFacebook: You Talkin’ to Me? Film PodcastSubscribe: Available on all major podcast platformsEnjoy our podcast? Share it with friends and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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North by Northwest
James had never seen Alfred Hitchcock’s suspense classic North by Northwest, so he watched it with Dan and they recorded a podcast about it. In this episode, they explore Cary Grant’s iconic performance as the wrong man on the run, the legendary crop-duster scene, and the film’s slick blend of espionage, romance, and suspense. They also consider its influence on modern action thrillers and ask whether Cary Grant’s indestructible suit is the greatest in cinema history.Stay Connected:X: @talkinfilmBluesky: @talkinfilm.bsky.socialTikTok: @talkin_filmFacebook: You Talkin’ to Me? Film PodcastSubscribe: Available on all major podcast platformsEnjoy our podcast? Share it with friends and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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The Big Sleep (1946) & The Long Goodbye
James is new to Classic Noir movies, so he watched two very different but equally iconic adaptations of Raymond Chandler’s detective stories: First, The Big Sleep (1946) and then The Long Goodbye (1973). In this episode, he and Dan explore the shadowy world of hard-boiled detectives, sharp dialogue, and morally cloudy endings. They discuss Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall’s legendary chemistry and the famously tangled plot of The Big Sleep, before diving into Robert Altman’s sun-soaked, disillusioned take on The Long Goodbye, with Elliott Gould as a mumbling, out-of-step Marlowe for the 1970s. Stay Connected:X: @talkinfilmBluesky: @talkinfilm.bsky.socialTikTok: @talkin_filmFacebook: You Talkin’ to Me? Film PodcastSubscribe: Available on all major podcast platformsEnjoy our podcast? Share it with friends and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
James had never seen Sergio Leone’s legendary Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, so he watched it with Dan and they recorded a podcast about it. In this episode, they discuss Clint Eastwood’s iconic gunslinger persona, Eli Wallach’s unforgettable performance as Tuco, and Ennio Morricone’s soaring score. They also explore the film’s sweeping scale, its operatic tension, and the quiet inevitability that leads three outlaws to one of the greatest final showdowns in movie history.Stay Connected:X: @talkinfilmBluesky: @talkinfilm.bsky.socialTikTok: @talkin_filmFacebook: You Talkin’ to Me? Film PodcastSubscribe: Available on all major podcast platformsEnjoy our podcast? Share it with friends and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
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Midnight Cowboy
James and Dan had never seen John Schlesinger’s Oscar-winning classic Midnight Cowboy, so they watched it together and recorded a podcast about it. In this episode, they explore Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight’s unforgettable performances, the film’s groundbreaking approach to taboo themes in late 1960s cinema, and its gritty portrayal of loneliness, friendship, and survival in a decaying New York. “I’m walkin’ here!” — and so are they.Throughout this discussion, we use terms like ‘male prostitution’ or ‘prostitute,’ as they relate to the language that reflects the film’s era and framing, as well as the term ‘sex worker’ which is the preferred modern term.Stay Connected:Twitter: @talkinfilmTikTok: @talkin_filmFacebook: You Talkin’ to Me? Film PodcastSubscribe: Available on all major podcast platformsEnjoy our podcast? Share it with friends and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyIf you’d like to support James’s band, Butterfly Handshake, you can listen to their music here:https://open.spotify.com/artist/4mLRUaR5tED1C1RosS9ZrY?si=xe63muZPQLSoYvWy0FVF_Q
What if you'd never seen film classics like Casablanca or Blade Runner or Apocalypse Now? What would your reaction be if you watched these films now for the first time? The 'You Talkin' to Me?' Film Podcast is a project that shares unseen classic movies between a father and son and records the results. Follow the five-year podcast journey of a boy growing into a young man, one iconic movie at a time.
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