112 - ORCA

Jeremy is once again joined by fellow podcaster Ed Bloomer for a study of 1977 nature-based dramatic thriller Orca, directed by Michael Anderson and starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson and Bo Derek. Their investigation covers such topics as the elasticity of time, unlikely twist endings, a story without heroes, the aquatic equivalent of Michael Myers and the great white shark in the room.

Below are the original trailer, and two videos mentioned in the podcast - a guide to the many, many Jaws knockoffs and Ed Wood’s classic Plan 9 from Outer Space.

105 - THE TWO JAKES

Jeremy is joined by Ed Bloomer on the hottest evening of the year to investigate The Two Jakes, the 1990 neo-noir suspense drama, a sequel to the 1974 classic Chinatown, directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, with Harvey Keitel, Madeleine Stowe, Meg Tilly and Eli Wallach. Their sweltering conversation covers such topics as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, unfilmed areas of Los Angeles, Tom Jones playing a mummy and encouraging the listener to take up crime.

096 - THE THIEF AND THE COBBLER

Jeremy is joined by fellow podcaster Ed Bloomer for the first of a special series of podcasts exploring films outside the normal remit, the first of which being Richard Williams' unfinished animated epic The Thief and the Cobbler. Their discussion takes in such topics as the importance of pre-planning, the dangers of self-indulgence, Britain's tallest man and half an argument about Kylie Minogue.

Ed is the host and creator of And What Do You Do?, a podcast interviewing people in a range of professions.

086 - FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE

Jeremy is joined once again by Ed Bloomer as they investigate Joseph Losey's 1970 existential suspense drama Figures in a Landscape, starring Robert Shaw and Malcolm McDowell and based on the novel by Barry England. On the way they touch on such matters as political turbulence, nightmare landscapes, religious parallels, Harold Pinter, Alan Partridge and A View to a Kill.

Featured below is a (somewhat inaccurate) fan-produced trailer in the absence of any official one, as well as a complete copy of the film in lieu of it being unavailable in the UK.

083 - SORCERER

Jeremy is joined once again by Ed Bloomer to discuss William Friedkin's 1977 suspense drama Sorcerer, a remake of French classic The Wages of Fear, starring Roy Scheider and an international cast. On the journey through the conversational jungle they uncover the uncommercial blockbuster. language barriers, reverse remakes and SeaQuest DSV.

074 - ROCKY IV

Jeremy is joined by Ed Bloomer for a festive discussion of Rocky IV, the 1985 sports drama sequel written, directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone and featuring Carl Weathers, Talia Shire and Dolph Lundgren. Their seasonal chat also embraces such topics as forgotten sequels, surplus robots, nominative indeterminism and how to bomb a restaurant. Happy Christmas!

Included below is the original bizarre Christmas spectacular - The Star Wars Holiday Special!

 
 

049 - THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN

As one superteam convenes on the big screen, another assembles in Cinema Limbo, as Jeremy and Ed Bloomer wade through the mire of 2003's graphic novel adaptation The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, based on the book by Alan Moore and starring Sean Connery, in a discussion that takes in Bananaman, being Whoed out and unlimited exasperation.

We didn't go into any detail on the lawsuit connected to the film which soured Moore on Hollywood, but there are some details here, here and here.

038 - EYES WIDE SHUT

Jeremy is joined by Ed Bloomer to discuss Stanley Kubrick's last film Eyes Wide Shut, with digressions reaching such subjects as Hawkins Bazaar, the colour of bedclothes, the jigsaw theory of audience engagement and the Secret Ruler of the World.

 
 

032 - TRON LEGACY

Ed Bloomer returns to help Jeremy discuss the 2010 science fantasy sequel TRON Legacy, with a heated discussion that takes in subjects including two-minute dancing, anti-helmet bias and David Frost.

Here's an article about the unproduced third TRON film, from an interview with director Joseph Kosinski from March this year.

And here's the article offering a counter-argument to the film's politics regarding the freedom of information.

 

011 - BIGGLES: ADVENTURES IN TIME

Ed Bloomer returns to discuss VHS favourite Biggles: Adventures in Time, the 1986 sci-fi period adventure, with a chat that encompasses the world's greatest science joke, time-travelling Hitler and the forgotten action hero of British cinema, Peter Cushing.

 
 

009 - I HEART HUCKABEES

Professional science man Ed Bloomer joins Jeremy to talk about 2004's philosophical comedy I Heart Huckabees, co-written and directed by David O. Russell, while the conversation touches on such weighty matters as death, vigilantism, Biggles and the sort of people who play bridge.

 
 

006 - ESCAPE FROM L.A.

Jeremy is joined by his friend and scientific adviser Ed Bloomer to discuss Escape From L.A., the 1996 sequel to classic sci-fi action thriller Escape From New York, with chat encompassing Military Jesus, Son of the Pink Panther, which city should host the third film and Jeremy overusing the word 'spartan'.