Episode 124 - The Gentlemen (with BFF of the BFE: Hermes)

There's only one rule in this jungle: when the lion's hungry, he eats! Maybe it's fitting considering this week's title that Georgia couldn't make it due to work commitments. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Ethan, as we review Guy Ritchie's return to form in the UK new-gangster classic, The Gentlemen - brought to us by BFF of the BFE, Hermes Auslander of The Scuttlebutt Podcast.  We're grilling wagyu steak in our 124th episode as we discuss:

• The auteur signatures of Guy Ritchie and if this film represents a choice to throw off what big Hollywood expects
• If the UK scene is Hollywood's hope for a non-superhero pipeline
• Who almost played Roz - much to Liam's mourning
• What exactly is the state of independent cinema.  Can you divorce the filmmaker from the film they present?
• We discuss the cannabis laws in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom
• Why Graham Norton hasn't crossed over to the United States like James Corden
• How Matthew completely lost the forest for the trees
• How brilliant Hugh Grant is in this.  Is this his best role?
• We discuss the joy of the circular narrative and the unreliable narrator
• We actually talk pickles and pickled eggs for longer than you would anticipate
• Hermes from The Scuttlebutt Podcast joins us and gushes some very kind words on the BFE
• Whether or not Top Gun is the Best Film Ever.

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We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:

• Rev Bruce
• Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM
• Lina Oberholzer
• Ensign Ian Davies
• Chris Pedersen 
• Katie McRae
• Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)
• Randal Silva
• The Yeetmeister
• Nate The Great
• Cheezy (with a fish on a bike)

Catch more from Hermes in his pod "The Scuttlebutt Podcast" at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scuttlebutt-podcast/id1503504933

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Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

 

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  5:35 - Reflections & Corrections
  12:20 - Shoutouts
  27:30 - Deep Dive
  1:37:45 - We're joined by Hermes
  2:47:40 - Endgame