Baron and the Doc take a break from the mainstream to discuss a contemplative little film by Audrey Lam, starring Umi Ishihara and Xiao Deng and shot over 10 years on 16mm film. It's more artsy than either of our hosts, but they enjoyed it!
00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Baron: Synopsis 01:04 - Doc confesses to being a book-loving introvert 01:19 - Not a megaplex film 02:49 - Is the library a purgatory, like Sartre's 'No Exit'? 04:05 - Doc: Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley 05:18 - Baron: Clerks, by Kevin Smith 06:08 -Doing the festival circuit 06:34 - Home, by Alex von Hofmann (aka our very own Baron)

Baron and the Doc are at Melbourne International Film Festival 2024, and have just seen the highly anticipated film, A Different Man, starring Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve and Adam Pearson, written and directed by Aaron Schimberg.
 
This film is a wild ride. Check out what the boys have to say about it straight out of the theatre.
 
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Baron and the Doc strap themselves in for an unhealthy dose of Nicolas Cage in the disturbing horror-hit 'Longlegs'.
 
Directed by Oz Perkins and starring Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt and Kiernan Shipka (and Cage x1000), Longlegs reminded the boys of Se7en by David Fincher, and Blue Velvet by David Lynch.

Baron and the Doc are back!
Why? Because MIFF 2024!
Immediately following the 2024 Melbourne Film Festival Program Launch, the boys snuck off to circle their top 5 picks. They then added them up to present their Top 10 Picks for MIFF 2024!
Check out the youtube episode here: https://youtu.be/BJDv-0frczA?si=3HHTKkLtohrFHn3h

Baron and the Doc have a special guest in this episode to talk about Bradley Cooper's new film Maestro -  old friend of the show, the Maestro. Check out what the boys thought of Bradley Cooper's latest work as star and director, and what the film reminded them of.

Baron and the Doc discuss Ridley Scott's Napoleon in their new studio, directly after seeing the film at Palace Cinemas. This highly anticipated film stars Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby.
 
 

Baron and the Doc discuss Fassbender the Flincher in the latest film from David Fincher.
 
Shot from Doc's library in Melbourne, directly after seeing 'The Killer' at Palace Cinema Westgarth.
 
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0:00 - Intro
1:25  - A synopsis from Doc
2:22 - Doc: Falling Down, by Joel Schumacher
3:06 - Adapting a graphic novel
6:20 - Baron: Sin City, by Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez
7:46 - Doc: Gone Girl, by David Fincher
9:58 - Doc: The Rooster, by Mark Leonard Winter
11:25 - The fight scene
12:20 - Doc: Oldboy, by Park Chan Wook | True Detective, by Nic Pizzolatto
13:24 - Baron: Nightcrawler, by Dan Gilroy
14:13 - Doc: American Psycho, by Mary Harron
14:30 - Doc: Rear Window, by Alfred Hitchcock
15:53 - Baron: The Batman, by Matt Reeves
16:52 - The performances
18:54 - Doc: John Wick, by Derek Kolstad
20:59 - Baron: Unleashed, by Louis Leterrier
21:45 - The heart rate monitor device
23:14 - Final thoughts

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.
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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