Mel Gibson is a sexist Neanderthal. Also, he starred in the movie 'What Women Want'.

One of the most highly acclaimed documentaries of all time, Lorcan is joined by former schoolmate Lena Delaney of the Adjust Your Tracking podcast to discuss Agnès Varda's exploration of people who, for a variety of reasons, go to farms or vineyards or markets or anywhere else in France in which they can 'glean' whatever leftovers there are and make the most out of other people's leftovers. It's a personal and political film that feels as resonant now as it did at the start of the century.

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Lorcan is rejoined by the academic Nuri McBride to discuss the metafictional tale of the production of 'Nosferatu', one of the key texts of the vampire and horror genres, including an Oscar-nominated turn from Willem Defoe as Max Schreck, the ultimate method actor.

The world of fantasy cinema, and its reputation of being box office poison, was turned upside down when the first Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter movies were released. But that was in 2001. In 2000, the most high-profile fantasy film released was the long-awaited adaptation of the legendary role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, and it is widely seen as one of the worst films of its genre and the year of its release. Lorcan has called upon the experience of comedian, former, and recently reacquainted D&Der David Tsonos to talk about the film adaptation and his life in his native Canada, having recently become a stand-up comedian and dipping his toe in the Vancouver scene at the turn of the millennium.

Next episode: 'Shadow of the Vampire' with Nuri McBride.

It's a cross-promotion episode, as Lorcan provides you with an old episode from his other film podcast. Whilst 21st Film attempts to be a considered, earnest, and polite discussion about not just a film's merits, but its place in the cultural context of both its time of release as that era is now seen in hindsight, and what merit or position it holds in a society more than two decades removed from its initial release.

When it comes to BOWOB, we mostly will take turns insulting the film as creatively as possible, before making a recomendation of a uch better British film, and then pointing out that none of us (the other two being previous 'O Brother' guest Thom Hodkinson, and film non-liker Michael Bell) have any right to criticise anyone else on what they've produced or contributed to the world.

The first returning guest of 21st Film joins Lorcan for this episode, as Adam Hawker follows up with the film that established Vin Diesel as a leading man in 'Pitch Black' with the final film of Paul Verhoeven's run in Hollywood since 'Robocop' in 1987 as perhaps the most subversive voice working in big budget filmmaking.

The subject matter of what a man could do without having to look at themselves in the mirror would therefore appear to be right down Verhoeven's alley. However, it's long had the reputation of being the worst film of his filmography, and the one that Verhoeven himself has said he can't defend. Is this a film due a reappraisal? Could even its own director be too harsh? In a culture that seems to have become much more toxic now that we don't have to suffer the reprucussion of seeing the people we spew hatred towards, does this film now have more resonance? Listen to find out!

It's a podcast crossover episode, as Lorcan is joined by one-third of the fabulous 'Best Pick' podcast, Tom Salinsky, to discuss a film that was never going to trouble the Academy Award voters in 2000, Harold Ramis's third of a loose trilogy of films about highly imperfect men being confronted by fantastical events to hopefully change them for the better.

However, instead of it being the Bill Murray/Michael Keaton wiseass, it's the ever lovable innocence of Brendan Fraser that sees his nerdy office drone try to resolve his unrequited love problem with the aid of Liz Hurley's seductively charming Satan.

A remake of the beloved Peter Cook/Dudley Moore 1967 comedy, could this Hollywood reinterpretation match the biting satirical tongue of Cook? It's a film that has its defenders (perhaps even one of them within the episode itself). Let's see if that's a defence that is valid...

Next week: Lorcan is rejoined by Adam Hawker to discuss Paul Verhoeven's last film in Hollywood, Hollow Man.

The second part of the Lorcan Mullan Podcast Universe crossover is here, and there really was no appropriate choice for the 2000 film that cashed in on the 1998 craze of pro wrestling than his 'Let Me Tell You Something' co-host Simon Cross. Unfortunate timing for those involved in 'Ready to Rumble' meant reliance on a moribund wrestling promotion, and an even more moribund script. The LMTYS boys are here to work their way through the wreckage and try to stop themselves from using too many insider terms for a separate part of pop culture that they obsess over. Next week: 'Bedazzled' with Tom Salinsky from the 'Best Pick' podcast