Anyone for tennis? This week, we're discussing Luca Guadagnino's 2024 sexy tennis drama Challengers starring trendy stars-of-the-moment Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist. We debate the film's frustrating lack of compelling characters, the narrative challenges faced by tennis films, the brilliant Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross score, and much more.

Shane and Lucien discuss Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 moody coming-of-age drama starring two bad boy heartthrobs of the era, Matt Dillon and Mickey Rourke.

Lucien and Shane discuss Michael Bay's 2013 body building-themed caper starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson! We debate this movie's compelling pre-Trump Era depiction of Miami white trash, phenomenal Tony Shalhoub and Ed Harris supporting performances and the disappointing arc of Wahlberg's leading man career.

Niamh Mary returns to the show to discuss Alfred Hitchcock's seminal 1960 Psycho - the foundation of slasher cinema - starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh as the iconic Norman Bates and Marian Crane.

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This month, Hannah and Lucien discuss two sexually-charged inter-marital stories: Olivia Wilde's hit 2026 comedy The Invite starring Wilde herself, Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton; and Mark O'Rowe's 2018 Irish film The Delinquent Season starring Cillian Murphy and Andrew Scott. Plus, we react in real time to Mayo winning the All Ireland Football Final and breaking their 75 year curse.

Shane and Lucien discuss the biggest movie of the summer: Christopher Nolan's epic The Odyssey starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Himesh Patel, Samantha Morton and an ensemble of faces. We're mixed on the movie but dive into Nolan's adaptation of the classic text, depiction of fantasy sequences and casting choices.

Happy Bastille Day! We're getting very French this week discussing (embarrassingly) our first ever foreign language film... the biggest French hit ever, 2008's Dany Boon/Kad Merad comedy Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis/Welcome to the Sticks, a culture clash sensation, with very special guest Pierce! We dig into this film's colossal box office, Dany Boon's career as auteur/star, the French's obsession with broad comedy and how this movie functions as a tourism ad for the Northern provinces.

Christina returns to the show as we close the loop on discussing variations of A Star is Born: this time tackling the 1976 Barbra Streisand/Kris Kristofferson iteration. We dig into Streisand's short but high quality filmography, the extent to which Bradley Cooper poached ideas from this movie for his 2018 edition, and debate the merits of songs including "Look Closely Now" and "The Woman in the Moon".