The Good Robot Andys

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Discussion, tapping again into the wisdom of Frances Buontempo and inspired by Johan Norberg‘s book Progress about whether we can be hopeful about the future, or whether we are doomed. Also, if we are doomed will it be hatred, disease or climate blindness that kills us? But really, it’s about how much good stuff so many of us have, and how it’s worth fighting for a good life for everyone. Or something.

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Discussion (with spoilers) of Booksmart. Andy B hilariously thinks it’s a CGI animation about some books with personalities that ends in hopeless tragedy, but Andy C reveals he is getting nostalgic for teenagerhood because it’s another coming-of-age movie. This one is full of fun, as well as (obviously) being poignant, and it has a uniting message that people in other “tribes” are not as different from us as we might think.

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Discussion (with spoilers) of Lady Bird. Andy B finally takes a punt on it being a rollicking Disney adventure, but it turns out it’s an authentic-feeling story of a really troubled mother-daughter relationship with amazing performances by several cast members.

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Discussion (with spoilers) of Midsommar. Andy B is quite close to the mark about what type of film it is, but wildly predicts it stars Zammo, which it does not. In fact, it is folk horror with a great deal of uncanny, and a gripping story of a relationship falling apart.

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Discussion (with spoilers) of Mid90s. Andy B suggests it’s a romantic comedy, but Andy C talks us through a comedy drama which has lightness, depth and texture, as well as nostalgia.

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Discussion (with spoilers) of Ad Astra. Andy B suggests it’s a Studio Ghibli animation about a lost Roman boy, but Andy C painstakingly explains the plot of this Sci-Fi road movie with Brad Pitt being as good as ever.

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Discussion (with spoilers) of Upgrade. Andy B suggests it’s a sequel to Source Code, but Andy C explains it’s a fun sci-fi body horror somewhat in the tradition of Robocop.

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Discussion (with spoilers) of Us. Andy B suggests it’s a rollicking Disney adventure, but Andy C clarifies that it’s a proper scary horror movie from Jordan Peele, who also directed the amazing Get Out.

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Discussion (with spoilers) of Mandy. Andy B it’s the latest Richard Curtis, but Andy C explains it’s Nicolas Cage at full throttle in a psychedelic revenge horror.

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Discussion (with spoilers) of Glass. Andy B thinks it appears to be a light-hearted rom-com that descends into mother!-like chaos and distress as the main character falls apart catastrophically, but Andy C explains that it’s an unusual superhero movie with great performances from all three leading actors.

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Discussion (with spoilers, but not too bad ones) of You Were Never Really Here, which is a beautifully-made gripping thriller about a man tortured by trauma, followed by a great deal of rambling waffling about various TV series and films.

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Discussion (with lots of spoilers) of Overlord. Andy B suggests it’s Game of Thrones-styled hack-n-slash with comedy, but Andy C explains it’s a gruey WWII horror with injections of Nazi-serum-fuelled super-soldiers.

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Discussion (with lots of spoilers) of The Babadook. Andy B thinks it’s an Australian daytime kids’ TV programme featuring a brown spherical hand-puppet from your nightmares, but Andy C explains that it’s a terrifying ghost horror that explores finding a way to survive grief and survivor’s guilt.

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Discussion (with lots of spoilers) of the TV series Russian Doll. Andy B thinks it doesn’t sound like a funny show from the title, and Andy C explains it starts off like Groundhog Day and takes a different path from there.

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Discussion of the best horror of the 20th century: what should not have been included, and what was difficult to miss out.

Andy B’s personal top ten:

1. Alien
2. Dawn of the Dead
3. The Wicker Man
4. The Exorcist
5. The Evil Dead 2
6. A Nightmare on Elm Street
7. The Omen
8. The Blair Witch Project
9. An American Werewolf in London
10. Psycho

Alternative list: Timeout’s best horror films list.

Also mentioned: Simon Brand’s top 30 horror films of the 20th century.

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Here is the full list of the best horror films of the 20th century. Tune in next time for in-depth discussion of what went in, what was left out, and where deep divisions exist between the Andys.

30. Gremlins
29. Near Dark
28. Altered States.
27. Hellraiser
26. The Blair Witch Project
25. Jacob’s Ladder.
24. Nosferatu
23. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
22. The Wicker Man.
21. Carrie
20. The Silence of the Lambs
19. Audition
18. Ringu (“Ring”)
17. Psycho
16. The Fly.
15. Event Horizon
14. An American Werewolf in London
13. The Sixth Sense.
12. The Omen
11. Don’t Look Now
10. The Haunting.
9. Rosemary’s Baby
8. Evil Dead II
7. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
6. Night of the Living Dead
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street.
4. The Thing
3. The Shining
2. Alien
1. The Exorcist