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Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Episode 36 - The End of the Year Show
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
This episode is a real meeting of minds, as Panos Kotzathanasis of Asian Movie Pulse joins James and Andy to chat about the trends and topics of the year, all bizarrely summed up by titles of soul and funk songs (?) Meanwhile easternKicks regulars Niina and Theo share thoughts on their favourite films of the year.
This episode's handy timecodes
00:00:44 – Episode introduction00:02:39 – What's in Santa's hat (don't ask!)00:03:33 – Smoke.Netflix.Chill00:18:26 – (Get on the) Partyline 00:34:55 – Niina on Howling Village00:37:43 – Sitting in Limbo00:45:07 – East West Shuffle00:53:54 – Theme For "Five Fingers Of Death"01:05:03 – Spice Of Life (Oh Yes, You're the Best)01:06:21 – Theo on Drive My Car01:19:56 – Outro
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Episode 20: The Gift Guide
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
The nights have drawn in, and Christmas is but a few sleeps away, so for this episode, Andy and James have put together a list of 12 perfect gifts for the Asian film fan in your life - even if it's just yourself! Meanwhile, our Stephen picks his own list of Christmas wishes! And stay listening, for some very special giveaways!
You can find all the selections with links at easternkicks.com/giftguide, as well as how to enter our giveaway competitions...
This episode's timecodes
00:33 - Episode introduction 01:56 - 1. Parasite soundtrack LP (Sacred Bones)05:55 - 2. Junji Ito clothing (Crunchyroll)09:50 - 3. The Untold Story Blu-ray (Unearthed Films)13:58 - 4. Category III films on Blu-ray (Panorama)17:08 - 5. Sadako Imperial Stout (Weird Beard Brew)19:37 - 6. Godzilla 74 Tiki Mug (Mondo)23:36 - 7. Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975 (Criterion)27:32 - 8. Akira 4k Limited Edition set (Manga UK)30:39 - Stephen's Christmas wish list34:54 - 9. Screen Anime subscription37:36 - 10. MUBI subscription41:39 - 11. Char Siu Kits (Wun's Tea Room & Bar)43:42 - 12. easternKicks tee shirts (!!!)45:41 - Outro
Friday Jan 24, 2020
Episode 2: A Parasite special
Friday Jan 24, 2020
Friday Jan 24, 2020
For our second episode, Andrew and James are joined by Tania Hall to discuss Bong Joon-ho's Parasite in detail. Will he get an Oscar? Will the film's phenomenal success thrust Korean cinema into the mainstream? Listen and find out what we think. We also hear from lead star Korean actor Song Kang-ho.