James had never seen Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece of suspense ‘Rear Window’, so he watched it with Dan and they recorded a podcast about it.

As an example of pure entertainment cinema, ‘Rear Window’ is simultaneously a lesson in obsession and the dangers of voyeurism. So, whilst we enjoy the thrill of the suspense, how do we feel about becoming as voyeuristic as the film’s hero?

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In this episode of Talkin’ Talk Club, we explore the world of Anime movies. 

Dan and James share the same birthday: Dan, who recently turned 50, has only ever seen 2 Anime movies in his life. James, who recently turned 17, has been watching and enjoying Anime for years. 

James set Dan a challenge: He created a list of 10 Anime moves that represent some of the best available and set Dan the task of watching them before they recorded this episode. What follows is a lively conversation about great Japanese animation.

Here’s James’s list of classic anime movies:

Spirited Away
Howl’s Moving Castle
Princess Mononoke
The Red Turtle
Paprika
Perfect Blue
A Silent Voice
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
The Grave of the Fireflies
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

We also mention Your Name, The Boy and the Heron and Tokyo Godfathers.

***Warning: This episode contains plot spoilers for The Red Turtle and The Boy and the Heron***

Talkin’ Film Club is a companion piece to the ‘You Talkin’ to Me?’ Film Podcast. Follow us on Twitter @talkinfilm, view our posts on TikTok @talkin_film, find and like our page on Facebook and please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. 

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James was unaware of Charles Laughton’s masterpiece ‘The Night of the Hunter’, so he watched it with Dan and they recorded a podcast about it.

As the only feature to be directed by Laughton, ‘The Night of the Hunter’ is a unique one-off experience that has become one of the most influential movies of all time, but is this mix of noir, horror and gothic fairy-tale still effective and is Robert Mitchum still terrifying?  

In this episode, we reference the following video of Charles Laughton directing the actors in the movie:  https://youtu.be/1vG4AiYDs-w?si=KnIMVOKeFyZE2H1Z

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