Armchair Directors
A podcast for movie nerds. Be prepared for long-winded, rambling chit-chat. Your hosts DO NOT know how to shut up! Action-thriller authors Matt James and Richard F. Paddon take you through their favorite movies, many of which also happen to be their biggest influences as writers. What would they do different as the film's writers, and is there such thing as a perfect movie? Listen and find out! New episodes regularly. SUBSCRIBE today!
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ARMCHAIR DIRECTORS Ep 35: HERCULES (1997) Action-thriller authors Matt James and Richard F. Paddon dive into an animated classic. Matt finally gets to bask in the greatest of his favorite Disney villain, Hades. James Woods' performance is legendary and proves that sometimes a role is meant for only one actor... Subscri
ARMCHAIR DIRECTORS Ep 34: BLAZING SADDLES (1964) Action-thriller authors Matt James and Richard F. Paddon have a very special guest on the show. Rich's father, "Paddo," joins the fellas to chat about the comedic classic, Blazing Saddles. While some in today's world way call this movie crude, we like the think of it as
ARMCHAIR DIRECTORS Ep 33: MARY POPPINS (1964) Action-thriller authors Matt James and Richard F. Paddon switch gears and discuss one of the most beloved movies of all time. It also happens to star one of the most beloved actresses of all time too - not to mention an phenomenal supporting cast with the likes of Dick Van
ARMCHAIR DIRECTORS Ep 32: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END (2007) Action-thriller authors Matt James and Richard F. Paddon finish the Verbinski/Pirates trilogy and try to explain what went wrong with AT WORLD'S END. Though, it wasn't all bad... Subscribe today!
ARMCHAIR DIRECTORS Ep 31: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006) Action-thriller authors Matt James and Richard F. Paddon happily scamper to the studio like Jack Sparrow to talk Pirates 2: Dead Man's Chest. Maliki Liki!... Subscribe today!
ARMCHAIR DIRECTORS Ep 30: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (2003) Action-thriller authors Matt James and Richard F. Paddon give one of best adventure films of a generation its due. It's incredibly rare nowadays that an original concept/story births the kind of pop-culture icon that is Captain Jack