Retro Ramble

EP154 - Remembering Gene Hackman

Mar 10, 2025

A short special episode remembering the acting legend Gene Hackman, who we sadly lost a few weeks ago.

Charlie and George discuss a variety of their favourite performances, from French Connection, Superman, Get Shorty, Royal Tenenbaums and The Conversation.

Their next podcast episode will be a deep dive (pun intended)...

EP#153: Short Circuit (1986)

Mar 8, 2025

In this month's episode, Charlie and George are off to Oregon, to see if Number 5 really is alive.... That's right, they're revisiting 80's cult classic Short Circuit!

All the usual topics are covered, from preproduction challenges, suspicious spin offs to controversial casting (and that's not just Steve...

EP#151 - The Last Action Hero 1993

Feb 4, 2025

In this episode, it's Annual Arnie time, with Charlie and George delving into one of Schwarzenegger's biggest misfires - Last Action Hero!

How can a film with the world's biggest star, a huge budget, a great concept, a successful director and the most expensive writers in Hollywood possibly fail?!

Was it ahead of its...

EP#149 - Review of 2024

Jan 24, 2025

To kick off 2025, Charlie & George are looking back on what they watched in 2024!

The brothers discuss what they loved, were mildly entertained by and what they felt were the turkeys of the year!

Films include Dune 2, Gladiator 2, Alien Romulus, The Fall Guy, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Ghostbusters: Frozen...