Aussie and the Scotsman talk movies

This week we face off against each other - the ultimate debate - who do we think is better Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone?

Now this is not as simple as you think  - we have categories.

Best Bio.

Best movie.

Total Box Office.

Best one-liners.

Best Sequels.  

Best all rounder.

And points awarded for each.

Who do you think will take out the win?

The Aussie has Sly and the Scotsman takes on Arnie.

Both have multi-billion dollar generating movies. Both have great sequels and great movies. But who has brought the best debate to the party - tune in and see what you think.  

The cards are placed on the table. But then the tables get turned!

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After 10 months and 127 shows we have made it to the end of season 2.

And we have uploaded our first video of the podcast - on You Tube now -  End of Season 2

It has been a roller coaster of a year. We've had hits and misses both in the movie's we have reviewed and in the conversations and robust discussions we have had between ourselves.

It's not always been easy but for 125 shows it has been a lot of fun.

Thanks to you the listeners for listening - for the feedback and comments. As the Aussie always tells us " he needs the engagement, the praise, the love and the recognition". It fuels him

The Scotsman says " he has learnt to be more tolerant" which reduces the Aussie into a fit of giggles and ultimately tears.  

Thanks to our guests this year:

Simon  - Heat / Apocolypse Now and Network

Pia Miranda - our interview and review of Goodfellas

Cassie  - Labyrinth

Saul - Invictus and Chariots of Fire

Marty Benson - Masterchef producer. Interview and review of Inglorious Basterds

Ben King - on-set photographer. Interview and review of Joker

The Scotsman's son, Max - A Bronx Tale

The Doc - The Intouchables, Strangers on a Train, James Bond Theme Tune Quiz,

Jim Meskimmen - Interview with the actor, comedian and master impressionist 

The Aussie's son , Charlie - Superman (2025)

Elise Hurst. Author and playwright. Interview and Sound of Music discussion

Pip Mushin - actor and director. Interview 

Mack Lindon - Interview

Tim and Leigh from Popcorn Podcast  - Interview

We discuss our favourite podcasts, the ones to listen to, the movies to watch over the break and the new ideas for Season 3.

It's been a journey - and we have loved it. 

Talk to you again Feb 7th 2026 for Season 3.

Happy Holidays

Rohan (the Aussie) and Rob (the Scotsman)

This week we are talking about the 1979 American psychological epic war film Apocalypse Now produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

The screenplay is loosely inspired by the 1899 novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, with the setting changed from late 19th-century Congo to the Vietnam War.

The film follows a river journey from South Vietnam into Cambodia undertaken by Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), who is on a secret mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), a renegade Special Forces officer who is accused of murder and presumed insane.

The ensemble cast also features Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Hopper, and Harrison Ford.

We welcome Simon from Perth back to the studio - and boy is he the right person to bring on for this one.

Apocalypse Now is one of the most famous, if not one of the best movies ever made - and we talk in depth  - why we think that is the case.

But as always, before we do - the Aussie tells us about an incident at a taxi rank he saw this week - which triggers (no pun intended) a story from Simon and a trip across the Nullarbor Plain.

The Scotsman talks about his social battery

No messing around with this one - Simon tells us straight off the bat - this is one of his 5 star films.

Sit back and enjoy as we scrutinise one of the best films of all time. A film the Aussie had not yet seen. What do you think he will say about this one?

This is a brain explosion - a visual feast, every scene is a smorgasbord of colours, textures and layers.

We have a robust discussion about Colonel Kurtz - is he a madman or is he just ideologically at odds with the US Government?

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This week we are talking about the1976 American comedy drama film Network directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Paddy Chayefsky.

It depicts a television network struggling with poor ratings until the nightly live broadcast of its longtime news anchor Howard Beale (Peter Finch) inadvertently showcases his breakdown into increasingly psychotic behaviour, which makes his show a surprise hit.

Alongside Finch (in his final role), the film stars Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty, and Beatrice Straight

Sophisticated, talented, artistic, thoughtful and brilliantly creative are words unfamiliar to the Aussie and the Scotsman but well suited to long time friend and guest of the podcast Simon from Perth.

As a student of movies Simon articulates and walks us through why this is such an important movie. Why and how scenes work.

Our conversation kicks off with the Aussie telling us a story about chocolate.

The Scotsman thinks this movie is more relevant today that it has ever been he is impassioned and shouts it from the top of his lungs:

"I'm mad as hell and i'm not going to take it anymore!!"

As the Aussie says this one "hit's the pulse of the people" then and now. 

This is a 5/5 movie from the Scotsman - we haven't seen him this animated for while. It's a must watch. 

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This week we give you our personal top 10 lists from our recent review of all movies from 1970 to 2025.

A little different this week - we have prepared 2 lists.

1) The top 10 movies you would take to a desert island with you - the fun, entertaining ones. Popcorn movies, love stories, action and adventure - really anything you want that you could watch over and over again.

2) This final top 10 is our list of the movies we recommend you watch if you haven't seen them.

Or as the Aussie will tell you - movies that you may have already seen and should be in your stable of movies.  

This is a fun podcast that descents into chaos at the end when the Scotsman admits to using ChatGPT for a particular assessment.

The boys kiss and make up at the end with one declaring his love for the other.

Tune in and see if you agree with what is arguably a very divisive top 3 from both boys.

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