RRR FM: Plato's Cave
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Podcast Description
Film criticism by Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson. By Triple R - Melbourne Independent Radio - 102.7FM.
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CleanPlato's Cave - 21 May 2012 | The Woman in Black, Silent Souls and The Dictator are reviewed, plus the team ask what is offensive? Can comedy go too far? With Tara Judah, Thomas Caldwell and Josh Nelson. | 21 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 15 May 2012 | Trishna, Dark Shadows and Iron Sky are reviewed, plus the team take a look at the portrayal of Nazis in cinema. With Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Tara Judah. | 17 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 7 May 2012 | Point Blank (DVD), King of Devil's Island and The Five-Year Engagement are reviewed, plus the team ask: what is a Judd Apatow film? With Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell. | 7 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 30 April 2012 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, Café de Flore and The Woman in the Fifth are reviewed, plus the team discuss unreliable narrators. With Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell. | 30 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 23 April 2012 | Outside the Law (DVD), The Avengers and The Lady are reviewed, plus the team discuss biopics. With Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Tara Judah. | 23 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 17 April 2012 | Sing Your Song, The Deep Blue Sea and Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy are reviewed, plus the team look at how drugs are represented in cinema. With Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell. | 17 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 9 April 2012 | Life in Movement, The Pirates! Band of Misfits and This Must Be the Place are reviewed, plus the team discuss how pop songs are used in films. With Tara Judah, Josh Nelson and Thomas Caldwell. | 9 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 2 April 2012 | Tomboy, Labyrinth (re-release) and Mirror Mirror and reviewed, plus the team discuss fairy tale films. With Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson. | 2 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 26 March 2012 | The Raid, A Dangerous Method and The Hunger Games are reviewed, plus the team take a look at YA film franchises. With Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson. | 26 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 19 March 2012 | John Carter, The Rum Diary and 21 Jump Street are reviewed, plus the team discuss film adaptations of television shows. With Tara Judah, Josh Nelson and Thomas Caldwell. | 19 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 16 March 2012 | 50/50, The Kid with a Bike and Coriolanus are reviewed, plus the team take a look at film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays. With Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Tara Judah. | 16 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 8 March 2012 | Battle Royale (DVD), A Separation and Carnage are reviewed, plus the team discuss stage to film adaptations. With Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson. | 8 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 1 March 2012 | Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Buck and Tyrannosaur are reviewed, plus the team debate what motivates actors to become directors. With Tara Judah, Thomas Caldwell and Josh Nelson. | 1 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 23 February 2012 | Here's another collection of some of our favourite reviews from 2011 where you can revisit what we had to say about Transformers: Dark of the Moon, A Serbian Film, Take Shelter and The Lion King. With Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Tara Judah. | 22 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 17 February 2012 | We're currently taking a break so have collected some of our favourite reviews from 2011 for you to revisit. For this week's compilation here is what we had to say about Mad Bastards, Snowtown, The Tree of Life and The Hangover Part II. With Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson. | 16 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 8 February 2012 | Chronicle, The Artist and Shame are reviewed, plus the team exchange bad date-film stories. With Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Tara Judah. Plato's Cave will be taking a break for the next two weeks. During that time we will podcast a couple of 'Best Of' shows, collecting some of our favourite reviews from 2011. | 8 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 2 February 2012 | Film awards special focusing on the new AACTA Awards. With Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson. | 2 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 26 January 2012 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Interrupters and Weekend are reviewed, plus the team discuss sexuality in cinema. With Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Tara Judah. | 26 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 19 January 2012 | The Muppets, The Descendants and Young Adult are reviewed, plus the team take a look at some of the ways women are being represented in contemporary cinema. With Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Tara Judah. | 19 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 12 January 2012 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Arrietty and Hugo are reviewed, plus the team examine the issues surrounding casting actors to play nationalities different from their own and speaking languages different from the ones that their characters would actually speak. With Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell. | 12 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 5 January 2012 | War Horse, Terri (DVD) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows are reviewed, plus the team take a look at how masculinity is represented in contemporary cinema. With Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson. | 5 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 29 December 2011 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey and The Skin I Live In are reviewed, plus the team reveal what their favourite films of 2011 are. With Josh Nelson, Thomas Caldwell and Tara Judah. | 29 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 22 December 2011 | The Woman (DVD), The Adventures of Tintin and We Bought a Zoo are reviewed, plus the team chat about their favourite Christmas films. With Tara Judah, Thomas Caldwell and Josh Nelson. | 22 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 15 December 2011 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Outrage (DVD) and Melancholia are reviewed, plus the team discuss films that adopt aesthetics from still art. With Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson. | 15 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 8 December 2011 | Puss in Boots, Restless and The Yellow Sea are reviewed, plus the team discuss if Australian critics are lacking in an international perspective and what part could Australian film festivals play in addressing the situation. With Thomas Caldwell, Cerise Howard (filling in for Josh Nelson) and Tara Judah. | 8 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 1 December 2011 | Attack the Block, The Inbetweeners Movie and The Ides of March are reviewed, plus the team discuss if there are ever some films that some critics have no right to review. With Tara Judah, Josh Nelson and Thomas Caldwell. | 1 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitPlato's Cave - 22 November 2011 | The Last Circus (DVD), We Need to Talk about Kevin and Bill Cunningham New York are reviewed. As this is the final podcast-only show for 2011, the team shared some out-takes from the past year. On 1 December 2011, Plato's Cave will begin a live nine week summer season on Triple R 102.7FM. Tune in or stream live (http://www.rrr.org.au/programs/streaming/) every Thursday over summer from 7pm to 8pm. The live shows will then be podcast soon after each show. With Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson. | 21 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 15 November 2011 | Moneyball, Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure (DVD) and This Is Not a Film are reviewed, plus the team discuss when cinema becomes political. With Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell. | 14 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 8 November 2011 | In Time, Warrior and Our Idiot Brother are reviewed, plus the team look at why so many recent films have such a long running time. With Tara Judah, Josh Nelson and Thomas Caldwell. | 7 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 1 November 2011 | Drive, Midnight in Paris and The Fall (DVD) are reviewed, plus the team debate if it is always necessary to see films in the cinema. With Tara Judah, Josh Nelson and Thomas Caldwell. | 31 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 25 October 2011 | Autoluminescent: Rowland S Howard, Contagion and Hellraiser (DVD) are reviewed plus the team discuss 1980s horror icons. They are also frequently distracted by how great Matt Damon is. With Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Tara Judah. | 24 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 18 October 2011 | Take Shelter, Red State and The Thing are reviewed, plus the team discuss Computer Generated Imagery (CGI). With Tara Judah, Thomas Caldwell and Josh Nelson. | 17 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 11 October 2011 | The Hole (DVD), Crazy Stupid Love and The Lion King 3D are reviewed, plus the team review the Star Voyager: Exploring Space on Screen exhibition that has recently opened at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. With Tara Judah, Thomas Caldwell and Josh Nelson. | 10 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 4 October 2011 | Documentary special with reviews of Mrs Carey's Concert (DVD), Cave of Forgotten Dreams and Project Nim, followed by a discussion about what constitutes a documentary. With Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Tara Judah. | 3 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 27 September 2011 | Tornado Alley (IMAX), Tabloid and A Serbian Film (DVD) are reviewed, plus the team discuss the issues surrounding film censorship. With Tara Judah, Thomas Caldwell and Josh Nelson. | 26 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 20 September 2011 | Fright Night, Fire in Babylon and The Eye of the Storm are reviewed, plus the team discuss what happens when critics change their minds. With Tara Judah, Josh Nelson and Thomas Caldwell. | 19 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 13 September 2011 | Submarine, Face to Face and 13 Assassins are reviewed, plus the team discuss the idea of a film canon. Some of the film lists the team mentioned during the film canon discussion include the various lists compiled by the American Film Institute and the various lists compiled by Sight & Sound, including their recent key films of the Noughties article. With Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell. | 12 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 6 September 2011 | Theorem (DVD), Page One: Inside the New York Times and Kidnapped are reviewed, plus the team discuss some of the issues raised in a recent article by UK film critic Mark Kermode, "How to make an intelligent blockbuster and not alienate people". With Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell. The quotes by Pier Paolo Pasolini read out during the review of Theorem can be found in Guy Flatley's interview, "Pier Paolo Pasolini - The Atheist who was Obsessed with God". | 5 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 30 August 2011 | My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, The Guard and Beginners are reviewed, plus the team look at misleading marketing. With Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Tara Judah. | 29 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 23 August 2011 | Cowboys & Aliens, Win Win and Pina are reviewed, plus the team discuss 3D cinema. With Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson. | 22 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 16 August 2011 | Senna, Red Dog and Jane Eyre are reviewed, plus the team discuss film adaptations of novels. With Josh Nelson, Thomas Caldwell and Tara Judah. | 15 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 9 August 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger, The Beaver and Rise of the Planet of the Apes are reviewed, plus the team discuss (and rant about) bad audience behaviour . With Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Tara Judah. | 8 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 2 August 2011 | During our second Melbourne International Film Festival special we discussed Surviving Life, The Unjust, Give Up Tomorrow, The Yellow Sea, Guilty of Romance, Outrage, Under the Hawthorn Tree, Oki's Movie, Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard, Boxing Gym, Ruhr, Into Eternity, Fire in Babylon, How to Die in Oregon, She Monkey, The Kid with a Bike, Toomelah and Polisse. With Tara Judah, Josh Nelson and Thomas Caldwell | 1 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 28 July 2011 | Melbourne International Film Festival special presented live during Triple R's Max Headroom hour. Some of the films/events the team discussed included the Peter Tscherkassky program, Tomboy, I Am Eleven, the Opening Night film The Fairy, Cold Fish, Submarine, Beauty and the Beast, Route Irish, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, The Troubadours, Littlerock, Michael, Sing Your Song, Kill List, The Innkeepers, Knuckle, Melancholia and Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer. With Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson. | 28 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 19 July 2011 | Taxi Driver special. To commemorate the film's 35th anniversary restoration release, the team take an in-depth look at Martin Scorsese's 1976 classic Taxi Driver. They also cast their eye over Scorsese's early career, discussing the films on the the recent DVD collection Martin Scorsese's Short Films. With Josh Nelson, Thomas Caldwell and Tara Judah. ***Please note that there won't be a podcast at the regular time during the week starting 25 July 2011. Instead, the team are doing a live Max Headroom special about the Melbourne International Film Festival on Thursday 28 July from 7-8pm. That special will be podcast the following day.*** | 18 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 12 July 2011 | The Illusionist, Hanna and Reign of Assassins (DVD) are reviewed, plus the team select some of their highlights from the Melbourne International Film Festival program. With Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Tara Judah. | 11 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 5 July 2011 | The Tree of Life, The Trip and Transformers: Dark of the Moon are reviewed plus the team discuss spectacle in cinema. With Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell. | 4 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 28 June 2011 | Sleeping Beauty, Cars 2 and Kung Fu Panda 2 are reviewed plus the team compare Pixar Animation Studios to DreamWorks Animation. With Tara Judah, Thomas Caldwell and Josh Nelson. | 27 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 21 June 2011 | Bridesmaids, Little White Lies (Les petits mouchoirs) and Two in the Wave (Deux de la Vague, DVD release) are reviewed plus the team take a look at the French New Wave. With Josh Nelson, Thomas Caldwell and Tara Judah. | 20 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 14 June 2011 | Super 8, Oranges and Sunshine and Rubber (DVD release) are reviewed plus the team take a look at the family films of the late 1970s and early 1980s that inspired Super 8. With Tara Judah, Josh Nelson and Thomas Caldwell | 13 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 7 June 2011 | X-Men: First Class, Julia's Eyes and Cane Toads: The Conquest are reviewed plus the team take a look at superhero comic book adaptations. With Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson. | 6 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 31 May 2011 | Of Gods and Men, The Hangover Part II and Get Low are reviewed. The team also take a look at some of the issues associated with how films in Australia are classified, censored and sometimes banned. With Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell. | 30 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 24 May 2011 | Snowtown and Here I Am are reviewed plus the team take a look at how the federal budget may affect the Australian film industry. They also chat about cinema walk-outs and then finish the show with a small tribute to the great Bill Hunter. | 23 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 17 May 2011 | Insidious, Water for Elephants and Burke and Hare are reviewed by Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell. The team then discuss the concept of giving films star ratings. | 16 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 10 May 2011 | Source Code, The Round Up (La Rafle) and Mad Bastards are reviewed followed by a discussion on the way Australian critics approach Australian films. With Tara Judah, Thomas Caldwell and Josh Nelson. | 9 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 03 May 2011 | This week Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell take some time out from reviewing films to instead discuss the art of film criticism. In this special episode the team discuss the philosophical origins of the name Plato's Cave and how it relates to cinema, what motivates them as film critics and what the value of film criticism is. Finally, they tackle the question of whether there is such a thing as an objectively good or bad film, before ending on a lighter note by revealing what films they love, which everybody else hates, and what films they hate, which everybody else loves. | 2 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 26 April 2011 | Plato's Cave is a new Triple R podcast featuring film criticism by Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson and Tara Judah. This week the team discuss Thor, Arthur and Incendies. They also discuss issues surrounding the classification of "foreign cinema". | 25 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 19 April 2011 | Plato's Cave is a new Triple R podcast featuring film criticism by Tara Judah, Thomas Caldwell and Josh Nelson. This week the team discuss Scream 4, Brighton Rock and I Love You Phillip Morris. They end the show with a chat about their favourite scary movies! | 18 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 12 April 2011 | Thomas Caldwell, Tara Judah and Josh Nelson review Sucker Punch, In a Better World and How I Ended This Summer. The team also discuss the state of children's cinema. | 11 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlato's Cave - 05 April 2011 | The team review Barney's Version, Biutiful and Red Riding Hood, and talk about Elizabeth Taylor. | 4 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 60 Episodes |
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