Episodes
Episodes
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
#0081 - The Eight Mountains
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
After some time swooning over the quality of choc tops at Palace Cinema Como, Baron and the Doc discus 'The Eight Mountains', by directors Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch.
Shot from Doc's library in Melbourne after a few Negronis at the 2023 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mcUcGCZX3fo?si=9GGJo6K36wM37odX
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0:00 - Intro
2:44 - First thoughts on The Eight Mountains
5:58 - Doc: A belated synopsis.
6:51 - A film about male friendship
7:52 - Doc: Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens
9:38 - Baron: Good Will Hunting, by Gus Van Sant
10:39 - Doc: Success, by Martin Amis
11:52 - Baron on personal stories
12:53 - Is the film too long? Should it have been in 4:3?
14:17 - Baron: Jeremiah Johnson, by Sydney Pollack
16:36 - Doc: Brokeback Mountain, by Ang Lee
17:57 - Doc: Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
#0080 - You’ll Never Find Me, with guests Josiah Allen and Indianna Bell
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Baron and the Doc give some spoilers while discussing the edge-of-your-seat Aussie gem You'll Never Find Me, with co-directors Josiah Allen and Indianna Bell as special guests.
Shot on location at the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne during the Melbourne Film Festival 2023.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HOtNoSBmbVM
Check out TRMO socials: https://linktr.ee/thatreminds
1:48 - Indianna Bell gives a synopsis of You'll Never Find Me
2:34 - A bit about the film, including the cast, where it all started, and what came before
8:50 - Jo talks about the process of making micro budget film 11:02 - Baron & Doc introduce the premise of the show
11:22 - Doc: The Hateful Eight | Sound design of the storm
14:21 - Baron: 10 Cloverfield Lane
15:41 - Indi: It Comes At Night | Lighting and the use of darkness
17:51 - Baron: Outlast video game | More about lighting
19:28 - Jo: David Fincher and dialogue, including The Social Network and Mindhunter
20:53 - Doc: Fightclub | An announcement about spoilers!
21:15 - Doc: I'm Thinking Of Ending Things.
24:57 - How to create a re-watchable film
27:23 - Baron: Identity
28:47 - Everyone fawns over sound design by Duncan Campbell
29:40 - Indi: The Haunting of Hillhouse - Two Storms
31:33 - Learning from filmic influences
33:29 - Doc: Rope
33:40 - Jo: 12 Angry Men
33:49 - Jo: Enemy
35.42 - Baron: Last Night In Soho
36:39 - Doc: The Machinist
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
#0079 - Birdeater, with guests Jack Clark and Jim Weir
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Baron and the Doc discuss the new Australian film Birdeater, with co-directors Jack Clark and Jim Weir as special guests.
Doc was reminded of his 20s and Baron of a children's book, but the real filmic inspiration came from Jack and Jim.
Shot on location at the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne during the Melbourne Film Festival 2023.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cXHg-hpUCgU?si=FN9y8owj3OQH
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
#0078 - Biosphere, with guest Mel Eslyn
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Baron and the Doc overcome self-inflicted audio issues to discuss the directorial debut of the magnificent Mel Eslyn.
Join these two men trapped in a podcast, talking to Mel about two men trapped in a Biosphere.
Watch them on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8giuE1CAbYs
Follow them everywhere else: https://linktr.ee/thatreminds
0:00 - Baron and the Doc apologise for the audio quality
1:13 - Intro
2:40 - Mel gives a synopsis of Biosphere
3:19 - Biosphere is not what it says on the box
6:47 - Baron introduces the concept of That Reminds Me Of...
7:32 - Doc - Melancholia
8:35 - That green light in the sky
9:14 - Baron - Biodome meets a certain Arnie film
9:48 - Mel - Dumb and Dumber
10:55 - Mel - Lethal weapon and toxic masculinity
12:14 - Mel - Sneakers
12:28 - All about hope
13:34 - Doc - Kafka - A report to an academy
14:36 - Mel - George Saunders
14:47 - Mel's writing process
16:06 - Doc - Language Lessons
17:13 - Baron - Men, by Alex Garland & 10 Cloverfield Lane
18:42 - The score
21:33 - Doc - The Lighthouse
22:27 - What Mel leaves to the imagination
23:32 - What's next for Mel
24:07 - Mel on the role of the producer
25:50 - Mario and Luigi / Mark and Mel
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
#0077 - Monolith
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
At MIFF2023, Baron & the Doc's podcast uncovered a cool little Aussie film about a podcast. And a mysterious black brick.
Join them as they discuss Monolith, directed by Matt Vesely and starring Lily Sullivan, all on location at the RMIT Capitol theatre.
You can also watch the boys on YouTube: https://youtu.be/edK4sdG5auo
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
#0076 - Blackberry
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
Baron and the Doc discuss the rise and fall of the film Blackberry, directed by Matt Johnson and starring Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton and...Matt Johnson!
All on location at the RMIT Capitol theatre for the Melbourne International Film Festival 2023.
You can also watch the boys on YouTube (unfortunately not available on your Blackberry):
https://youtu.be/rgAkmqCLuYI
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
#0075 - Perfect Days
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
'Perfect Days' may well be the perfect film. Thank you Wim Wenders, from Baron and the Doc!
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
#0074 - Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism, with Nick Kozakis & Georgia Eyers
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
After watching Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism in a packed house at the Melbourne Film Festival, Baron and the Doc sat down with director Nick Kozakis and lead actor Georgia Eyers.
You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nSmY3uJYcxk
Time stamps...
00:00 Introduction
03:35 Why music video directors are so cool
06:11 Nick Kozakis gives a synopsis of Godless
07:03 Based on true events
09:53 Juggling medical and spiritual perspectives
11:20 Georgia Eyers on how she approached her character
13:55 Setting up the premise of That Reminds Me Of...
14:30 Baron: The Exorcist 19:00
Doc: Films where actors inhabit multiple personalities
22:36 Nick: Snowtown
23:11 Georgia: Black Swan & Split
23:55 Baron: Midsommar
27:06 Doc: The Crucible 30:06
Nick: Saint Maud 31:55
Baron: Dmitri Golovko 33:39
Doc: The Wizard of Oz
37:11 Farewell to Nick and Georgia