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Drive-By Cinema

Trapped in covid lockdown two people started reviewing movies and have not been able to stop. We watch the movies so you don‘t have to. Join the discord to discuss: https://discord.gg/nzBEAMteGP

tv & film film reviews

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01:08:33

Drive-By Cinema, Nope

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/09/08

Californian UAP horror mystery thriller Nope directed by Jordan Peele. Celebratory gunfire and Air Dancers among the subjects under discussion and Rick promotes the podcast 99% invisible as if it needs any more promotion.

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01:02:04

Drive-By Cinema, Candyman

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/09/01

The 2021 version of Candyman. Paul gets stuck up a hill, but it doesn't stop him discussing gentrification with Rick.

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01:04:27

Drive-By Cinema, Moonfall

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/08/25

Moonfall - Moon falls. How make moon go back up? Maybe fight moon snake? Best place to stay is under-the-sea. Now updated to be an actual conversation!

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01:10:19

Drive-By Cinema, Battleship

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/08/18

The film adaptation everyone wanted, Paul and Rick realise that sinking the small ones is always tougher than sinking the Battleship.

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01:02:10

Drive-By Cinema, Code 46

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/08/11

Season 3 already! Beginning with 2003 movie Code 46, Paul and Rick grapple with their ignorance of genetics, and wonder what the point of a vest is.

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56:27

Drive-By Cinema, Incantation

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/08/04

Series 2 ends with exceptionally creepy Taiwanese horror Incantation while Rick chides Paul for failing to see Dario Argento classic Profundo Rosso.

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01:07:25

Drive-By Cinema, Escape The Field

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/07/28

The difficulties of escape rooms in different languages as Paul describes a sort of Chinese word puzzle which turns out to be pertinent to the somewhat corny movie Escape The Field. Also discussed, the difficulties of giving warnings in different languages and the book exploring it, The Babel Message by Keith Kahn-Harris.

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01:02:24

Drive-By Cinema, Seeking A Friend For The End Of The...

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/07/21

At the end of the world, people will still be debating whether analogue or digital music sounds better. Rick and Paul put the matter to rest though, discussing Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World.

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01:02:38

Drive-By Cinema, Tusk

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/07/14

What is the difference between a burger and a slider? This important question is addressed during a review of Kevin Smith's horror-comedy with a podcast connection Tusk. Kevin Smith's podcast which is the origin of the idea is the Smodcast .

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59:04

Drive-By Cinema, New Town Utopia

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/07/07

Inevitably, the subject of this week's film is town-planning. The story of Basildon causes Rick to come over all autobiographical as Paul defends his choice of film New Town Utopia.

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01:03:32

Drive-By Cinema, Uncut Gems

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/06/30

Paul forces Rick to watch an Adam Sandler movie, Uncut Gems. The freedom of kids in the 80s. gambling and tennis all receive at least a passing mention.

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01:09:27

Drive-By Cinema, Cloud Atlas

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/06/23

Paul reveals his most profound thought of the past 11 years as the 2012 movie Cloud Atlas is regarded with mild suspicion. Rick meanwhile is keen on the game Disco Elysium.

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01:03:21

Drive-By Cinema, Inland Empire

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/06/16

Whereas Paul and Rick sometimes confidently guide the listener through the layers of hidden meaning, for this movie, David Lynch's epic Inland Empire, you are essentially on your own. But they do discuss Newton's laws of motion, and follow-up work on mosquitos in some entertaining reference videos.

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01:05:35

Drive-By Cinema, The Trip

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/06/09

Monarchy, mutilation, and mood are among the topics beginning with 'm' which for all we know have been edited out of this episode discussing Norwegian film The Trip.

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58:49

Drive-By Cinema, It Comes At Night

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/06/02

Back to traditional Drive-By Cinema territory, a lock-down viral apocalypse movie made in 2017, It Comes At Night thrills Paul. Rick notes that it seems to be more like an ebola outbreak, referencing 90's book The Coming Plague.

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48:11

Drive-By Cinema, Dave Made A Maze

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/05/26

The movie is the waking dream called Dave Made A Maze, not "Dave Made A Movie" which is what Paul thought. He also details 4 things on his 3 item list, references a '60 long foot shooner' and pronounces "apparel" in a weird way. Rick of course, is beyond reproach. Ok Go make some entertaining music videos. And it's an Ames Room. "Glow worms on the beach".

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01:09:03

Drive-By Cinema, Choose Or Die

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/05/19

On Netflix, Choose Or Die hits some nostalgia notes for Rick, who talks about armchair treasure hunts like Masquerade, Hareraiser and Pimania.

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01:04:38

Drive-By Cinema, Children Of Men

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/05/12

Paul and Rick are watching Children Of Men for this episode, a film which Home Secretary Priti Patel thinks is a blueprint for immigration policy. They tackle the YouTube road vigilante CyclingMikey. And real-life superhero podcast The Superhero Complex. Paul's tennis skills are compared unfavourably to those of Boris Becker.

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59:48

Drive-By Cinema, Under The Skin

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/05/05

A harrowing tale of the family dog nearly drowning (twice), and that's just Paul's story, not even the movie, which this week is Under The Skin. Word of the week: Petrichor Paul's word of the week: Gansey

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58:28

Drive-By Cinema, The Adam Project

Drive-By Cinema ·

2022/04/28

Paul espouses an "in-at-the-deep-end" approach to education as with Rick he discusses recent Netflix production The Adam Project. Rick dislikes E.T. and Adam Sandler, but presumably no one cares. "Syrup and Honey" in case you were wondering.

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