Big Boys Don't Cry is a podcast in which Paddy Johnston and Rob Gordon discuss romantic films.
Holidays are coming, holidays are coming! On this episode we discuss syrupy Christmas romance The Holiday, whilst also debating the merits of Guy Fieri-themed Christmas jumpers, talking about famous people whose birthdays we share, and the search begins for right-wing rom-coms. There's nothing more festive than libertarianism!
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We’re deep into December now, and when you’re deep into December you have to ask yourself the question: what is love, actually? We answer this question in detail in this episode, whilst also celebrating Rob’s new kitten, Paddy’s house move and the good times we had playing Zoo Tycoon back in the day.
Jingle bells, Batman smells, Rob Gordon laid an egg! We’re watching Christmas films all through December, and we’re kicking off our festive frolics with our review of the brand new Netflix original film, A Christmas Prince. We also have an update on candidates for Trash Island, and dedicate a fair amount of time to discussing the magic of Don Bluth.
Recorded on International Men’s Day and released on Black Friday, it’s a podcast for big days this week, as we reflect on the post-Brexit drinks landscape, imagine playing Mario Kart with Tom Waits, and up our political content. Oh, and we also talk about a romantic film. This week: Friends With Benefits!
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On our most tangential episode yet, fueled by pizza, we discuss the 2003 classic romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Matthew McConaughey’s handsomeness is debated, Papa John’s is dismissed as the worst pizza, and we come up with a new TV show pilot, Trash Island. Also contains spoilers for Stranger Things 2 (spoiler: Paddy cried).
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Cards Against Humanity - Potatoes
It’s our second sixties outing in this week’s episode, as we discuss the so-called classic, Breakfast at Tiffany’s! We also diss Ernest Hemingway, talking about writing and the writing process, and continue to be unable to get over having watched the entire Twilight saga two episodes ago.
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Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's
Sugarcult - Bouncing off the Walls
Horror month is over and it’s getting colder, so this week we chose to watch a film that would make us feel warm inside. As well as discussing Away We Go, we also keep talking about Twilight as we can’t get it out of our heads, and we have a pop at the latest group of alt-right fools, the Proud Boys.
Our month of romantic horror draws to a close with our biggest podcast challenge yet: the entire Twilight Saga. Can Rob and Paddy make it through over ten hours of sad wolves, mumbly dialogue, vampires that randomly gain superpowers when it suits the plot, and creepy wolf-baby relationships? Listen in and you’ll find out.
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Our month of romantic horror continues with a discussion of the 2015 independent body horror romance Spring. We also have a brief flat earth update, a discussion of World Mental Health Day, and hooligans.
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Our month of spooky romance continues with our second romance-horror film, Crimson Peak. We discuss gothicness, ghosts, how Paddy is a Cumberbatch Denier, and Robert Redford's new outing in the film Our Souls at Night (be sure to read that title back to yourself with a British accent). Sadly some kind of spooky ghost got into Rob's mic halfway through the recording, so there's a crackly, atmospheric noise on some of the recording. An exorcism will be performed before next week's show. #MOONPUTIN
It's the first episode of our month on romantic horror, and the first film for this is the 1986 David Cronenburg classic, The Fly. We discuss integrating romantic plots into horror films and vice versa, the creepy sexiness of Jeff Goldblum, monkeycats, remakes, and return to everyone's favourite cheeky-faced director, Darren Aronofsky.
Jacob Rees-Mogg called 'despicable' by protester
Do you hear the podcast sing? It's our first discussion of a proper musical this week, as we watched the film adaptation of Les Misérables. We focus mostly on Russell Crowe's powerful bellowing, but also have time to discuss rapper BoB's efforts to discover if the Earth is flat (duh, obviously it is), and plan for our own stage show Vinnie Jones: The Musical (coming to the West End in 2019).
Bojack Horseman - Vincent Adultman
WTF with Marc Maron - Anne Hathaway
It's our 20th episode, and it's a long ramble this week as we discuss the dated 90s high school classic Clueless. Development continues on our film, Sensations, we talk about current films just like real podcasters, and we discuss Darren Aronaronaronaronaronaronaronofsky and camouflage top hats.
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Darren Aronofsky's Cheeky Face
This week we turn our attention to one of the most important films of this century and the rich chronicle of humour that is Tommy Wiseau's The Room. We sing to each other to rate the film, Rob shares his thoughts on the different types of bad films, and we pay tribute to one of the true masterpieces of cinema.
In this episode we discuss the most romantic film of all time, The Notebook! We also have a conspiracy update on the nonexistent earth's core, come up with some ideas for new Saturday Night TV shows, and talk everyone's (least) favourite cartoon posh Tory, Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Tom Hiddleston impersonates Bobby De Niro
In this week's episode we discuss the film that inspired the creation of the controversial term 'Manic Pixie Dream Girl,' Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown. Can Rob put aside his nostalgia for the first time he saw it? Can Paddy get past his dislike of Orlando Bloom's wooden and insincere face? Is the whole film just a ruse to fulfil Crowe's desire for a scene in which a band plays Freebird while a cardboard bird is on fire? All will be revealed within! We also discuss the new Great British Bake Off, and Donald Trump's skin.
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In this episode we discuss the 2011 independent film Cloudburst, our first discussion of an LGBT film. Paddy is welcomed back from his honeymoon, and he's back to save Britain from ruin.
case/lang/veirs - Atomic Number
On this episode, as Paddy's getting married, we discuss The Wedding Singer! Turns out Adam Sandler is Paddy's guilty pleasure. We also discuss fidget spinners, and throw a lot of shade at Rob Schneider.
Paddy is away this week, so in lieu of a proper episode we've cut together the first ten episodes' worth of chat about Sensations, our forthcoming film.
We go back to the eighties again this week with a discussion of the Eddie Murphy romantic comedy Coming to America. We also spend some time talking about the Miami Connection, and the theory that there are no Americans called Simon is put to the test.
