Welcome to the home of forgotten films. Each week, Joe Devine & Adam Richmond discuss a different film that they’ve seen before, but forgotten existed. They discuss cinema, memory, culture and history – as well as play silly games about cheese, budgets, and re-casting.
Listeners needn’t have seen the film, but are welcome to watch (or re-watch) before episodes for a different perspective. And at the end of each show, Adam & Joe read out forgotten film lists to each other, to find the film that becomes the focus for next week’s episode.
85: The Artist, Pastiche and Gimmicks
Apr 08, 2025
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Best Picture Winner at The Oscars, The Artist was directed by Michel Hazanavicius and stars Jean Dujardin as a silent movie star struggling to adjust to life in The Talkies. Joe & Adam question: when is a film gimmicky? Why did Adam come in so hot? And when did Gary Neville speak the wrong language by accident?
84: Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan & Tom Hardy’s Disappointed Parents
Apr 01, 2025
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In this episode, Joe and Adam take on the paradox that is Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk - a stunning, cinematic powerhouse of a flick with an all-timer score from Hans Zimmers, and yet somehow… forgotten? The guys consider Nolan, Sir Christopher - are people out to get him or is that all in Adam’s head? They also tackle the tricky topic of patriotism in war films - is it a problem here, or does Nolan stick the landing? Meanwhile, Tom Hardy gets a phone call from his disappointed parents. Plus, Joe’s homegrown Kevin Bacon game, alongside the classic Box Office game and the all-important Picking Next Week’s Film game. Got a film you forgot you forgot? Hit us up at moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com with your thoughts, episode suggestions, or just some light praise. The best picks make it onto the sacred Communal List - and who knows, one day, fate (or our deeply flawed selection process) might smile upon yours. You can also follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways; he rates and reviews the films he watches. The comments section is a very cool place to be. Also, be a pal: tell your chums, rate us, review us, shout our name into the void - whatever helps spread the word.
83: Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World, Pete Postlethwaite & Spielberg's Posters
Mar 25, 2025
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Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World OR The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Today's episode follows Joe & Adam's discussion about Steven Spielberg's second go at dinosaurs, this time led by Jeff Goldblum, also starring Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Vince Vaughn and Richard Schiff. Are dinosaurs actually any good? Why does every JP film apart from the first kind of suck? And more vital, vital questions asked some two decades after its release.
82: T2 Trainspotting; Danny Boyle’s magic; Ewan McGregor’s mystery
Mar 18, 2025
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Joe & Adam are diving back into the Danny Boyle cinematic well — this time with T2 Trainspotting (2017), the long-awaited sequel to the iconic Brit flick. The whole gang is back - Spud, Sick Boy, Renton, and Begbie - and so is Boyle’s stylish storytelling. Our hosts break down the film, debate Ewan McGregor’s hit-or-miss filmography, and (for once) actually talk about the movie more than usual. Plus, Joe’s homegrown Kevin Bacon game makes a triumphant return, alongside the classic Box Office game and the all-important Picking Next Week’s Film game. Got a film you forgot you forgot? Hit us up at moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com with your thoughts, episode suggestions, or just some light praise. The best picks make it onto the sacred Communal List - and who knows, one day, fate (or our deeply flawed selection process) might smile upon yours. You can also follow Adam on Letterboxd; he rates and reviews the films he watches. The comments section is a very cool place to be. Also, be a pal: tell your chums, rate us, review us, shout our name into the void - whatever helps spread the word.
81: The Descendants, Realism & Jeff Bridges
Mar 11, 2025
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George Clooney plays patient man in Hawaii. Alexander Payne's 2011 film The Descendants provides Joe & Adam a lovely dive into his filmography and a conversation about the director's desire to hold back. Jeff Bridges' brother sparks a musical jaunt through his whole back catalogue. The well of Clooney vs Pitt is revisited once more.
80: Minority Report; Spielberg’s Filmography; Nitpicks and 9/11
Mar 04, 2025
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Sci-fi, Spielberg and tonal confusion abound today; Joe & Adam dig into the 2001 Philip K Dick book adaptation of the same name… it’s not called Philip K Dick, it’s called Minority Report. They chat sci-fi world building, other blockbusters Spielberg should have made and the logistics of rolling out the Pre-cog Crime initiative across the US given there are only three of them. Will Joe’s serious nitpicks prick Adam’s thin-skin? Will they chat about Cruise again?? Will Joe’s egg result in this being the final MYFYF episode ever??? Find out now! Send us an email at moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com with any cinematic thoughts you have, along with suggestions for future episodes. There is a ‘communal list’ of films people forgot they forgot - add a flick to our tally and one day we may do your choice! Follow Adam on Letterboxd, it’s fun over there. He is @errorofways.
79: The Abyss, James Cameron & Pioneering Movie-Making
Feb 25, 2025
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Joe & Adam dive into James Cameron's 1989 film The Abyss, reportedly one of the hardest films to make in the history of cinema. The pair discuss: other hard-to-make movies, how they did the rat thing, and how Ed Harris got in deep water, in deep water, etc.
78: What Joe’s Watched: Wild Robot, The Batman, 65 etc & Listener Emails
Feb 18, 2025
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Joe runs down some of the films he’s seen lately for this non-canon episode, with The Wild Robot, Spy, The Batman, 65, The Holdovers and Kramer vs Kramer sparking all kinds of musings and digressions. Adam chips in with a moan about beekeeping. They also dip into the electronic mailbag and read the wonderful listener correspondence. If you have anything to share, email us at moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com; we will read and maybe give you a podcast shoutout, if you care about such things.
77: Boogie Nights, Found Family & Prosthetics
Feb 11, 2025
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Paul Thomas Anderson's 1998 film Boogie Nights is the topic for today's conversation. Unsaucy films set with a saucy backdrop, found families and prosthetics: Joe & Adam dive into PTA's second feature film.
76: The Matrix, Fake Purpose & His Majesty's Voice
Feb 04, 2025
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The Matrix (1999) is clearly not a forget you forgot film, but it's two trilogy-sequels very much are. In today episode, Joe & Adam dig into what made the first film iconic, what spoilt the second two, and why all films split into the two categories of 'Cod Purpose' or 'Fake Purpose'.
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