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Movies You Forgot You Forgot

Movies You Forgot You Forgot

Welcome to the home of forgotten films. Each week, Joe Devine & Adam Richmond discuss a different film that they’ve seen before, but forgotten existed. They discuss cinema, memory, culture and history - as well as play silly games about cheese, budgets, and re-casting. Listeners needn’t have seen the film, but are welcome to watch (or re-watch) before episodes for a different perspective. And at the end of each show, Adam & Joe read out forgotten film lists to each other, to find the film

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67:17

88: Captain Fantastic, Muddled Mourning and Never...

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/04/29

This week on Movies You Forgot You Forgot, Adam and Joe take a reluctant trip back to 2016’s Captain Fantastic. What was once a quirky indie now feels like a confusing manifesto on bad parenting and questionable life choices. They break down the film’s muddled philosophy on death, its oddball charm (or lack thereof), and why it brings the far superior Little Miss Sunshine to mind. Spoiler: some films are best left in the past. Got a film you forgot you forgot? Hit us up at

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62:18

87: Avengers: Endgame - The good & bad

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/04/23

Joe & Adam discuss Avengers: Endgame on this special episode of the podcast. What's the good? What's the bad? And why does Joe think Hawkeye sucks.

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61:56

86: Inside Man, Denzel and Twists

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/04/15

Stuck in a bank for over two hours in Spike Lee’s 2006 heist/hostage ‘thriller’, starring Denzel Washington, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jodie Foster and Christopher Plummer.Joe/Adam ponder the chilly nothingness of this plum forgot you forgot, and consider both Denzel’s greatness and why he hasn’t been in many great films. Plus, Joe’s homegrown Kevin Bacon game, alongside the classic Box Office game and the all-important Picking Next Week’s Film game. Got a film you forgot you forgot? Hit us up at

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64:29

85: The Artist

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/04/08

Best Picture Winner at The Oscars, The Artist was directed by Michel Hazanavicius and stars Jean Dujardin as a silent movie star struggling to adjust to life in The Talkies. Joe & Adam question: when is a film gimmicky? Why did Adam come in so hot? And when did Gary Neville speak the wrong language by accident?

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82:20

84: Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan & Tom Hardy’s...

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/04/01

In this episode, Joe and Adam take on the paradox that is Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk - a stunning, cinematic powerhouse of a flick with an all-timer score from Hans Zimmers, and yet somehow… forgotten? The guys consider Nolan, Sir Christopher - are people out to get him or is that all in Adam’s head? They also tackle the tricky topic of patriotism in war films - is it a problem here, or does Nolan stick the landing? Meanwhile, Tom Hardy gets a phone call from his disappointed parents. Plus,

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69:12

83: Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World, Pete...

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/03/25

Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World OR The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Today's episode follows Joe & Adam's discussion about Steven Spielberg's second go at dinosaurs, this time led by Jeff Goldblum, also starring Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Vince Vaughn and Richard Schiff. Are dinosaurs actually any good? Why does every JP film apart from the first kind of suck? And more vital, vital questions asked some two decades after its release.

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64:30

82: T2 Trainspotting; Danny Boyle’s magic; Ewan...

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/03/18

Joe & Adam are diving back into the Danny Boyle cinematic well — this time with T2 Trainspotting (2017), the long-awaited sequel to the iconic Brit flick. The whole gang is back - Spud, Sick Boy, Renton, and Begbie - and so is Boyle’s stylish storytelling. Our hosts break down the film, debate Ewan McGregor’s hit-or-miss filmography, and (for once) actually talk about the movie more than usual. Plus, Joe’s homegrown Kevin Bacon game makes a triumphant return, alongside the classic Box

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90:52

81: The Descendants, Realism & Jeff Bridges

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/03/11

George Clooney plays patient man in Hawaii. Alexander Payne's 2011 film The Descendants provides Joe & Adam a lovely dive into his filmography and a conversation about the director's desire to hold back. Jeff Bridges' brother sparks a musical jaunt through his whole back catalogue. The well of Clooney vs Pitt is revisited once more.

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70:09

80: Minority Report; Spielberg’s Filmography;...

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/03/04

Sci-fi, Spielberg and tonal confusion abound today; Joe & Adam dig into the 2001 Philip K Dick book adaptation of the same name… it’s not called Philip K Dick, it’s called Minority Report. They chat sci-fi world building, other blockbusters Spielberg should have made and the logistics of rolling out the Pre-cog Crime initiative across the US given there are only three of them. Will Joe’s serious nitpicks prick Adam’s thin-skin? Will they chat about Cruise again?? Will Joe’s egg result in this

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54:14

79: The Abyss, James Cameron & Pioneering Movie-Making

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/02/25

Joe & Adam dive into James Cameron's 1989 film The Abyss, reportedly one of the hardest films to make in the history of cinema. The pair discuss: other hard-to-make movies, how they did the rat thing, and how Ed Harris got in deep water, in deep water, etc.

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60:24

78: What Joe’s Watched: Wild Robot, The Batman, 65...

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/02/18

Joe runs down some of the films he’s seen lately for this non-canon episode, with The Wild Robot, Spy, The Batman, 65, The Holdovers and Kramer vs Kramer sparking all kinds of musings and digressions. Adam chips in with a moan about beekeeping.They also dip into the electronic mailbag and read the wonderful listener correspondence. If you have anything to share, email us at moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com; we will read and maybe give you a podcast shoutout, if you care about such things.

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69:24

77: Boogie Nights, Found Family & Prosthetics

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/02/11

Paul Thomas Anderson's 1998 film Boogie Nights is the topic for today's conversation. Unsaucy films set with a saucy backdrop, found families and prosthetics: Joe & Adam dive into PTA's second feature film.

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79:11

76: The Matrix, Fake Purpose & His Majesty's Voice

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/02/04

The Matrix (1999) is clearly not a forget you forgot film, but it's two trilogy-sequels very much are. In today episode, Joe & Adam dig into what made the first film iconic, what spoilt the second two, and why all films split into the two categories of 'Cod Purpose' or 'Fake Purpose'.

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84:05

75: Closer, Julia Roberts, and very rude words

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/01/28

Joe & Adam take a long hard look at the film Closer, based on the play of the same name, by Patrick Marber. Released in 2004, the MYFYF duo ponder if it translates to screen, the brutal language of love, and the Julia Roberts of it all - is she just too damn powerful to be believable? They keep singing that Damien Rice song too. Content warning: the film is bracingly frank with its use of rude language, and it gets quoted. A lot. Send us an email at moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com with

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79:53

74: Swingers, On a Night Out movies & Answer-machines

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/01/21

The fantastic John Favreau/Vince Vaughn indie buddy comedy Swingers (1996) gets the Forgot You Forgot treatment. It’s a real gem of a flick, lightening in a bottle - Joe managed to forget it though. Topics on the docket: male friendship, the creative daring that got the film made, and the sad demise of the answerphone in life (and its dramatic use in films). It’s a ruder episode than usual - you have been warned.Send us an email at moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com with any cinematic thoughts

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80:30

73: Best Films of the Year

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2025/01/01

Joe and Adam conduct the annual Movies You Forgot You Forgot awards, including best film of the year, best new film to you, and others!

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72:54

72: Platoon, Vietnam War Movies & Ruined by Spoofs

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2024/12/24

Joe & Adam dive into Oliver Stone’s 1986 Vietnam War flick Platoon, and ponder is this canon Vietnam War flick or has the current state of Charlie Sheen made it a tad laughable.Also, is it enough to just watch Vietnam War films to know about Vietnam? (No). Also, why’s Joe so touchy? Thanks for listening, we love you. Email us as moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com with all your thoughts and notions and criticisms, Adam can handle it. Maybe try and suggest a film for the communal list; dare

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86:15

71: Prometheus, Alien & Imagining The Future

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2024/12/17

It's a prequels episode, with Prometheus in the firing line. Ridley Scott's Alien prequel, starring Michael Fassbender & Charlize Theron was released in 2012 and never quite lived up to expectation. Joe & Adam, in this episode, discuss why the film doesn't really work, why the original Alien is great, and how people imagine the future.

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73:29

70: Collateral, Tom Cruise and Streetlights

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2024/12/10

Michael Mann's Collateral is on the bill in this episode of Movies You Forgot You Forgot. Does Tom Cruise make it work as the silver-haired villain? Is Jamie Foxx miscast? And why does Mann love shooting outside at night? All this and more!

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64:53

69: Gladiator 2, plus Rotten Tomatoes’ Best of 25 Years

Movies You Forgot You Forgot ·

2024/12/03

It’s an Off To the Cinema special (aka a non-essential filler episode), as Joe gets his special wish: to see Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator II with his best bud Adam. He loves everything about the original, and had high hopes for the follow-up starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pescal.It didn’t go well, and Joe shares his lamentations about the film’s failures. Plus, there’s a bit of afters about Rotten Tomatoes Best Films of the Last 25 Years list.

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