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Far From Ideal

A film & TV podcast that balances sharp, well-researched takes with asking "Wait... Who was that guy in that thing?"Every other Wednesday

tv & film film reviews

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28:43

Post Oscars Special 2025 - Featuring Ilana Francis

Far From Ideal ·

2025/03/05

The rip roaring ride that was the 97th Academy Awards has come and Hannah is hearing about it all for the first time! The sweep for Sean Baker and Anora, the history-making moments for Flow (first Latvian winner), Paul Tazewell (first black man to win Best Costume Design) and Emilia Perez (worst speech ever). We absolutely don’t cover it all this time because another two hour episode would be egregious but we certainly cover some things a bit. Featuring very special guest Ilana

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109:14

Pre Oscars Special 2025 - Featuring Ilana Francis

Far From Ideal ·

2025/02/26

In this week’s very special episode we look ahead to the 97th Academy Awards. The highs, the lows, the nominees, the snubs and we answer the two very important questions: who will probably win and who should actually win. In one of the weirdest awards seasons in recent times we show remarkable restraint in how little we continue our criticisms of Emilia Perez from last week and astonishing commitment to ignoring the documentary and short film categories. Featuring very special guest Ilana

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59:25

Emilia Perez: Ice Cream Melting Over Roast Potatoes

Far From Ideal ·

2025/02/19

What happens when a celebrated French director makes a Spanish language opera about a Mexican cartel leader’s gender transition journey? You get the cinematic… film that is Emilia Perez, a movie that has garnered the second most Oscar nominations of all time while also being one of the most masochistic viewing experiences imaginable. Join us this week as we attempt to make some sort of sense of Emilia Perez. @farfromidealpod on Instagram@FarFromIdealPodcast on YouTube

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36:56

Sofa Spuds: Muppets/Ricky Gervais/Horror

Far From Ideal ·

2025/02/12

On another thrilling episode of “Far From Ideal colon Sofa Spuds”, we run the gamut from The Muppets all the way through Ricky Gervais and explode out the other end with the recent horror movie offerings of Nosferatu and Heretic. There’s something for everyone! As long as you’re interested in The Muppets, Ricky Gervais, Nosferatu or Heretic. End bracket.@farfromidealpod on Instagram@FarFromIdealPodcast on YouTube

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37:14

Madame Web: The Power of Reassuring Ghosts

Far From Ideal ·

2025/02/05

Madame Web has been trashed by pretty much everyone, including some of those involved with making the film. But is all that criticism entirely fair? Are we simply jumping on the bandwagon? Didn’t all of our mothers go to Peru to extract magic spider venom to cure us of a genetic disease in utero… Metaphorically?If you were worried that we don’t spend enough time criticising Benedict Cumberbatch, put those fears to rest.@farfromidealpod on Instagram@FarFromIdealPodcast on YouTube

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26:01

Sofa Spuds: Spy Kids/Marvel Films

Far From Ideal ·

2025/01/29

This week we ask important questions about the core of high art and cinema such as: Is Spy Kids cool? How many Marvel films have we each seen? And was the score of The Butterfly Effect entirely composed by Limp Bizkit?Be careful not to miss this episode, you may end up in a Slumdog Millionaire situation one day and need to recall information from it. FYI we do not discuss Slumdog Millionaire in this episode. We do, however, touch on: Challengers, Dear Santa and The Ghostbusters Franchise. Lucky,

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40:46

Barbie: The Ken Film

Far From Ideal ·

2025/01/22

If Greta Gerwig’s 2023 ode to Mattel isn’t ready for the Far From Ideal treatment then too bad because here it is. Classic moments of this episode include: the infamous Oscars ‘snub’, an extensive examination of Max’s Barbie History knowledge and the introduction of our new, original and entirely patented game Six Degrees of Nicholas Hoult. With all that and more we still manage to mention the Fast and The Furious Franchise.@farfromidealpod on Instagram@FarFromIdealPodcast on YouTube

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25:42

Sofa Spuds: Like Turning On the TV 10 Years Ago

Far From Ideal ·

2025/01/15

This week Hannah and Max go full free association. From lazily watching the first film that pops up on any given streaming platform to half remembered bits and pieces of decades old TV shows: if you're not wearing a hat then put one on so that you can hang onto it. If you're already wearing a hat, get in touch to let us know what kind.@farfromidealpod on Instagram@FarFromIdealPodcast on YouTube

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38:14

Maestro: The Hollywood Nose Warehouse

Far From Ideal ·

2025/01/08

On this week's thrilling episode Hannah and Max barely mention Bradley Cooper's egregious prosthetic nose in the 2023 Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro. A slew of other actors, topics and films come up throughout including: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I'm Not There, Elvis and many, many more.@farfromidealpod on Instagram@FarFromIdealPodcast on YouTube

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4:12

Introducing: Far From Ideal

Far From Ideal ·

2025/01/01

A new weekly podcast where Hannah and Max pick cinema to pieces and feast upon its bloated corpse. Sometimes there are games.

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