The Recommendation Game

A bi-weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, the

Episodes

Total: 213

Episode 174: The Wailing

2021/11/8

The Wailing (2016) directed by Na Hong-jin Suspicion leads to hysteria when rural villagers link a

Episode 173: Mr Klein

2021/10/25

Mr Klein (1976) directed by Joseph Losey. Neglected for decades, this chilling existentialist myst

Sisters with Transistors (2020) directed by Lisa Rovner. Filmmaker Lisa Rovner follows the story of

Episode 171: The Leopard

2021/9/13

The Leopard (1963) directed by Luchino Visconti As Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Ital

Summer of Soul (2021) directed by Questlove Over the course of six weeks during the summer of 1969,

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Emmi, a sixty-year-old German w

Certain Women (2016) directed by Kelly Reichardt An unhappy client constantly troubles Laura, a sma

La Grande Illusion (1937) directed by Jean Renoir. A group of French soldiers, including the patric

Episode 166: Tampopo

2021/6/7

Tampopo (1985) directed by Juzo Itami Two Japanese milk-truck drivers (Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken Watana

Floating Weeds (1959) directed by Yasujirō Ozu The head of a Japanese theatre troupe returns to a s

Episode 164: The Guardian

2021/5/10

The Guardian (2006) directed by Andrew Davis Champion swimmer Jake learns the true meaning of heroi

The Philadelphia Story (1940) directed by George Cukor This classic romantic comedy focuses on Trac

The Assistant (2019) directed by Kitty Green. Jane, a recent college graduate and aspiring film pro

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) directed by Joe Talbot. Jimmie Fails, a young man, dream

Minding the Gap (2018) Directed by Bing Liu Three young men bond through skateboarding to escape th

Stories We Tell (2012) Directed by Sarah Polley Acclaimed actor and filmmaker Sarah Polley delves i

Between the Lines (1977) directed by Joan Micklin Silver. At the offices of a Boston alternative ne

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) directed by Frank Capra. Cary Grant stars as the one sane member of a c

Episode 156: Collective

2021/1/4

Collective (2019) directed by Alexander Nanau. Journalists uncover health care fraud in the wake of

Tokyo Godfathers (2003) directed by Satoshi Kon Middle-aged alcoholic Gin (Darren Pleavin), teenage