Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in films and books that I have found particularly engaging, thought-provoking and inspiring.You may be interested in my YouTube channel (Fernie150) and my blog (stuartfernie.blogspot.com).Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/togetherLicense code: KVEVPPSTHACBJLGO
Episode 144: Reflections on characters and themes in “Sweeney Todd: the demon barber of Fleet Street”
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) · Jul 24, 2026
Episode 143: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Yakuza”
The Yakuza (1974) · Jul 6, 2026
Episode 141: Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in “The Dirty Dozen”, from an existential perspective.
The Dirty Dozen (1967) · May 25, 2026
Episode 139: Characters and themes in “Sicario” (2015)
Sicario (2015) · Mar 16, 2026
Episode 137: Reflections on “The Invention of Lying”
The Invention of Lying (2009) · Feb 24, 2026
Episode 136: Characters and themes in “The Professionals”
The Professionals (1966) · Feb 5, 2026
Episode 135: Characters and themes in “Emperor of the North”
Emperor of the North (1973) · Feb 5, 2026
Episode 134: Characters and themes in “Forrest Gump”
Forrest Gump (1994) · Feb 5, 2026
Episode 133: Characters and themes in “Casablanca”
Casablanca (1943) · Feb 5, 2026
Episode 132: Characters and themes in “The Big Red One”
The Big Red One (1980) · Feb 5, 2026
Episode 129: Reflections on “Being There” (1979)
Being There (1979) · Dec 31, 2025
Episode 128: Reflections on “The Sand Pebbles” (1966)
The Sand Pebbles (1966) · Dec 31, 2025
Episode 127: Reflections on “Nuremberg” (2025) and lessons that can be learned from it.
Nuremberg (2025) · Nov 25, 2025
Episode 126: Reflections on characters and themes in “Prime Cut”
Prime Cut (1972) · Oct 31, 2025
Episode 123: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Offence” (1973)
The Offence (1973) · Jun 26, 2025
Episode 122 Reflections on Danny Boyle’s “Trainspotting”.
Trainspotting (1996) · May 27, 2025
Episode 121: Brief reflections on Sidney Pollack’s “Three Days of the Condor”
Three Days of the Condor (1975) · Apr 6, 2025
Episode 120: Brief reflections on themes and characters in “Spotlight”
Spotlight (2015) · Apr 6, 2025
Episode 119: Brief reflections on “Good Night and Good Luck”
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) · Apr 6, 2025
Episode 118: Reflections on the 2024 French film version of “The Count of Monte Cristo”
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) · Mar 6, 2025
Episode 116: Reflections on characters and themes in “Midnight Express”
Midnight Express (1978) · Jan 23, 2025
Episode 113: Reflections on Michael Cimino’s “Heaven’s Gate”.
Heaven's Gate (1980) · Oct 14, 2024
Episode 112: Reflections on characters and themes in “Civil War”
Captain America: Civil War (2016) · Aug 16, 2024
Episode 111 : Reflections on “The Ghost and Mrs Muir” (1947)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) · Jul 17, 2024
Episode 110: Reflections on characters and themes in “Ad Astra”.
Ad Astra (2019) · Jun 13, 2024
Reflections on characters and themes in “Living” (2022), starring Bill Nighy
Living (2022) · Oct 7, 2023
Reflections on characters and themes in “Oui, mais…” (Yes, but…) (2001) directed by Yves Lavandier.
Yes, But... (2001) · Sep 27, 2023
Brief reflections on characters and themes in John Boorman’s “Hell in the Pacific” (1968).
Hell in the Pacific (1968) · Sep 22, 2023
Reflections on characters and themes in John Boorman’s “Point Blank”, focusing on the nature of the main character, Walker.
Point Blank (1967) · Sep 17, 2023
Brief reflections on characters and themes in “Vera Cruz”, directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster.
Vera Cruz (1954) · Sep 17, 2023
Brief reflections on “Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and thoughts on other modern action/adventure films.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) · Sep 17, 2023
Episode 100: Reflections on characters and themes in Gabriel Axel’s “Babette’s Feast” based on the short story by Karen Blixen.
Babette's Feast (1987) · May 23, 2023
Episode 99: Brief reflections on the principal characters and broad themes in Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car”.
Drive My Car (2021) · May 23, 2023
Episode 98: Reflections on characters and existential themes in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman”
The Batman (2022) · May 19, 2023
Episode 95: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Banshees of Inisherin”
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) · Feb 25, 2023
Episode 94: Reflections on characters and themes in “Full Metal Jacket”
Full Metal Jacket (1987) · Feb 25, 2023
Episode 93: Reflections on “Jojo Rabbit” (2019)
Jojo Rabbit (2019) · Dec 2, 2022
Episode 90: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Magnificent Seven” (1960).
The Magnificent Seven (1960) · Nov 30, 2022
Episode 89: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Last Samurai”.
The Last Samurai (2003) · Nov 30, 2022
Episode 87: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Bridge at Remagen”.
The Bridge at Remagen (1969) · Nov 23, 2022
Episode 86: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Long Good Friday”.
The Long Good Friday (1980) · Nov 21, 2022
Episode 85: Reflections on characters and themes in “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Nov 21, 2022
Episode 84: Reflections on characters and themes in “Mr Holmes”.
Mr. Holmes (2015) · Nov 21, 2022
Episode 82: Reflections on John Huston’s “The African Queen”.
The African Queen (1952) · Nov 18, 2022
Episode 81: Reflections on Luc Besson’s “Angel-A”.
Angel-A (2005) · Nov 18, 2022
Episode 80: Reflections on John Frankenheimer’s “The Train”.
The Train (1964) · Nov 16, 2022
Episode 78: Reflections on characters and themes in Clouzot’s “Le Corbeau”.
Le Corbeau (1943) · Nov 16, 2022
Episode 76: Reflections on characters and themes in “Le Salaire de la Peur” (The Wages of Fear).
The Wages of Fear (1953) · Nov 15, 2022
Episode 74: Reflections on characters and themes in “Inherit the Wind” (1960).
Inherit the Wind (1960) · Nov 13, 2022
Episode 73: Reflections on themes and issues in “Molière” (2007)
Moliere (2007) · Nov 6, 2022
Episode 71: Characters and themes in “Prometheus”
Prometheus (2012) · Nov 4, 2022
Episode 68: Reflections on “The League of Gentlemen” (1960)
The League of Gentlemen (1960) · Oct 17, 2022
Episode 67: Reflections on “In the heat of the night”
In the Heat of the Night (1967) · Oct 17, 2022
Episode 66: Reflections on characters and themes in “Soylent Green”
Soylent Green (1973) · Oct 17, 2022
Episode 64: Reflections on Michael Crichton’s “The First Great Train Robbery”.
The First Great Train Robbery (1978) · Sep 2, 2022
Episode 62: Reflections on characters and themes in Ingmar Bergman’s “Persona”.
Persona (1966) · Aug 4, 2022
Episode 61: Reflections on characters and themes in Ingmar Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal”
The Seventh Seal (1957) · Jul 26, 2022
Episode 60: Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in “A Clockwork Orange”.
A Clockwork Orange (1971) · Jun 17, 2022
Episode 59: Discussion of Charles Foster Kane and themes in “Citizen Kane”.
Citizen Kane (1941) · May 31, 2022
Episode 58: Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in Todd Phillips’ “Joker”.
Joker (2019) · May 31, 2022
Episode 57: Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”.
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) · May 31, 2022
Episode 55: Characters and themes in “Road to Perdition” directed by Sam Mendes.
Road to Perdition (2002) · May 20, 2022
Episode 54: Characters and themes in Sidney Lumet’s “The Verdict”.
The Verdict (1982) · May 20, 2022
Episode 53: Characters and themes in Stanley Kramer’s “Judgment at Nuremberg”.
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) · May 20, 2022
Episode 52: Characters and themes in Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now”.
Apocalypse Now (1979) · May 20, 2022
Episode 50: Characters and themes in “Spartacus” (1960).
Spartacus (1960) · Apr 30, 2022
Episode 49: Characters and themes in “Nightcrawler”.
Nightcrawler (2014) · Apr 30, 2022
Episode 48: Characters and themes in “Seven Samurai”.
Seven Samurai (1954) · Apr 30, 2022
Episode 47: Characters and themes in “La Belle et la Bête” (1946)
Beauty and the Beast (1946) · Apr 30, 2022
Episode 46: Characters and themes in “The Outlaw Josey Wales”.
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) · Apr 30, 2022
Episode 45: Characters and themes in “Highlander”.
Highlander (1986) · Apr 30, 2022
Episode 44: Characters and themes in “Gattaca”.
Gattaca (1997) · Apr 30, 2022
Episode 43: Characters and themes in “Blade Runner”.
Blade Runner (1982) · Apr 30, 2022
Episode 42: comparison of Valjean and Javert from “Les Misérables”
Les Misérables (2012) · Apr 30, 2022
Episode 41: Discussion and analysis of “The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) · Apr 30, 2022
Episode 40: Discussion of characters and themes in Jean-Jacques Annaud’s film of “The Name of the Rose”.
The Name of the Rose (1986) · Apr 25, 2022
Episode 39: Discussion of characters and themes in Norman Jewison’s “Rollerball”.
Rollerball (1975) · Apr 25, 2022
Episode 38: Discussion of characters and themes in Roland Joffé’s “The Mission”.
The Mission (1986) · Apr 25, 2022
Episode 37: Discussion of characters and themes in Sam Peckinpah’s “The Wild Bunch”.
The Wild Bunch (1969) · Apr 25, 2022
Episode 36: Discussion of characters and themes in “Unforgiven”.
Unforgiven (1992) · Apr 25, 2022
Episode 35: Discussion of characters and themes in “The Bridge on the River Kwai”.
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) · Apr 25, 2022
Episode 34: Discussion of characters and themes in “Gran Torino”.
Gran Torino (2008) · Apr 25, 2022
Episode 33: Reflections on characters and themes in the 1975 film version of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) · Apr 23, 2022
Episode 32: Reflections on characters and themes in the 1975 film version of “The Man Who Would Be King”.
The Man Who Would Be King (1975) · Apr 23, 2022
Episode 31: Reflections on characters and themes in the 1954 film version of “An Inspector Calls”.
An Inspector Calls (1954) · Apr 23, 2022
Episode 25: Reflections on characters and themes in “Untouchable”
Untouchable (2011) · Apr 19, 2022
Episode 24: Reflections on characters and themes in “Five Easy Pieces”
Five Easy Pieces (1970) · Apr 19, 2022
Episode 23: Reflections on characters and themes in “No Country For Old Men”
No Country for Old Men (2007) · Apr 19, 2022
Episode 22: Reflections on characters and themes in Kevin Costner’s “Dances With Wolves”.
Dances with Wolves (1990) · Apr 18, 2022
Episode 21 Reflections on “Night Moves” as a film noir and Harry Moseby as an existential hero.
Night Moves (1975) · Apr 18, 2022
Episode 19: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Third Man”
The Third Man (1949) · Mar 7, 2022
Episode 17: Reflections on characters and themes in “Finding Forrester” (2000)
Finding Forrester (2000) · Mar 7, 2022
Episode 15: Reflections on characters and themes in “Dead Poets Society”
Dead Poets Society (1989) · Mar 7, 2022
Episode 14: Reflections on characters and themes in “Cool Hand Luke”
Cool Hand Luke (1967) · Feb 6, 2022
Episode 13: Reflections on characters and themes in “Seven Days in May”
Seven Days in May (1964) · Feb 6, 2022
Episode 12: Reflections on characters and themes in “Les Misérables”
Les Misérables (2012) · Feb 5, 2022
Episode 10: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Hustler”
The Hustler (1961) · Feb 2, 2022
Episode 9: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Hill”
The Hill (1965) · Feb 2, 2022
Episode 8: Reflections on characters and themes in “Collateral”
Collateral (2004) · Feb 2, 2022
Episode 7: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) · Feb 1, 2022
Episode 6: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Wild Bunch”
The Wild Bunch (1969) · Feb 1, 2022
Episode 5: Reflections on characters and themes in “Jeremiah Johnson”
Jeremiah Johnson (1972) · Jan 31, 2022
Episode 1: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Deer Hunter”.
The Deer Hunter (1978) · Jan 31, 2022
Episode 2: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Searchers”.
The Searchers (1956) · Jan 31, 2022