The Scot and the Swede

Join the circus as these two clowns talk sad clown-films! They're both crying on the inside, but is it because the movies are so touching or because of the hours wasted watching them? The Scot and the Swede continue their own private folie à deux that is this podcast, with a look at Joker 2, crowning it the best courtroom-drama comicbook-musical ever made! After which they go back almost a 100 years, to take a look at the true origins of both Batman's nemesis and, somewhat alarmingly, an entire subgenre of youporn-videos. For Scot and Swede-recommendations Josh reveals his provocative choice for best Scottish film of all time and Mårten watched a Swedish prison-series based on true events.00:00:00 - Intro00:05:47 - Joker 2: Folie à Deux (spoiler-free review)00:41:39 - Joker 2: Folie à Deux (spoilers)00:59:45 - The Man Who Laughs (spoiler-free review)01:22:34 - The Man Who Laughs (spoilers)01:26:08 - Josh recommends something Scottish01:33:54 - Mårten recommends something Swedish01:39:47 - Outro

Tag along as the Scot and the Swede AND Deadpool & Wolverine AND Thelma AND!!! Louise take you on a buddy-pod roadtrip through the American southwest and across the Marvel multiverse. They are still intent on alienating any listeners along the way; this time even going after the Swifties! After we reach our freeze-frame destinations Mårten has a scottish recommendation that may challenge the entire concept of a Scottish film recommendation. While Josh has been rifling through the archives at Lund University for some controversial anti-capitalist propaganda. Stay tuned until the end to find out which Swedish porn film Josh watched, and to hear about his grandma's biggest turn-offs!00:00:00 - Intro00:03:37 - Sponsored ad00:06:49 - Deadpool & Wolverine (spoiler-free)00:38:25 - Deadpool & Wolverine (spoilers)00:50:49 - Thelma & Louise (spoiler-free)01:19:47 - Thelma & Louise (spoilers)01:26:47 - Mårten recommends something Scottish 01:33:54 - Josh recommends something Swedish01:40:26 - Josh watched the Gullspång Miracle & Pleasure01:45:11 - Outro

The Scot and the Swede start off strong talking about the weather… just some top notch-podcasting this. But do not fret! The discussion rapidly devolves into colonialism, ape-sex and killing dogs as they do a double feature on the new Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and the Hungarian indie-fable White God. Mårten is determined to alienate most of our audience with his morbid would-you-rathers and Josh conveniently forgets paedophilic subplots as long as there’s some cute dogs onscreen. Is this the episode they get cancelled? Let’s find out!Josh also recommends a new Netflix-sensation with roots in lovely Fife and Mårten finally takes the lid off the Ingmar Bergman-embargo. Also you may notice our new theme song from musician Jakob Stenseke! Check out Karl Jakob on Spotify.AND why not check out our brand new instagram @thescotandtheswede_00:00:00 - Intro00:04:58 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (spoiler-free)00:28:19 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (spoilers)00:41:42 - White God (spoiler-free)01:05:24 - White God (spoilers)01:19:14 - Josh recommends something Scottish01:28:45 - Mårten recommends something Swedish01:33:20 - Outro

In Episode 5 the Scot and Swede take aim at the baddest of baddies: on-screen Nazis! Pairing this year's The Zone of Interest with the early noughty’s winter zombie film Dead Snow. Josh and Mårten discuss the humanization and dehumanization of history’s most heinous political movement, modern complicity in swipe-pastable activism and even the far right’s rise in Scandinavia… before descending into the blood spattered, penis-biting, snowmobile murdering, frozen gutters of Død snø (pronounced often, but badly, by Josh the Scot).The Scot then recommends a wholesome Scottish drama where we all learn the value of community, whiskey and badly shot star scenes. Our Swedish recommend is a less uplifting TV drama following a Swedish serial killer giving the Scot and the Swede an excuse to muse over the ethics of true crime shows in 2024.00:00:00 - Intro00:05:46 - The Zone of Interest (spoiler-free)00:27:50 - The Zone of Interest (spoilers)00:43:20 - Dead Snow (spoiler-free)01:04:28 - Dead Snow (spoilers)01:14:50 - The Scot recommends something Scottish01:19:09 - The Swede recommends something Swedish01:28:39 - Outro

The Scot and the Swede will treat you to another double feature, this time a space opera extravaganza; discussing sci-fi geopolitics, blood orgies and acid flashbacks in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part 2 before getting into the subtleties with which the Wachowskis and Mila Kunis characterize their trope-suberting sci-fi hero in Jupiter Ascending. In the end Josh has hunted down a Scottish Netflix thriller and Mårten delivers a deep cut from the Stellan Skarsgård-archives.00:00:00 - Intro00:01:28 - Mårten watched Wonka00:03:40 - Todays double feature00:04:43 - Josh watched Reality00:07:15 - Dune: Part 2 (spoiler-free)00:55:15 - Dune: Part 2 (spoilers)01:13:24 - Jupiter Ascending (some spoilers)01.42:15 - The Scot recommends something Scottish01:46:33 - The Swede recommends something Swedish01:50:06 - Outro

The Scot and the Swede continue listing the best films of 2023! A bit late recorded and even later posted, as evident by our extremely outdated oscar-predictions BUT WHOOO CARES! Listen in as we reveal the unexpected best Christmas movie of the year and finally reveal our #1 films of 2023, with the sound of Josh's girlfriend cooking dinner in the background. In the end Mårten recommends a Swedish porn-film (what's he like), and Josh fishes out some grisly Scottish magic realism. 00:00:00 - Intro00:00:52 - Mårten’s #5 - Infinity Pool00:05:26 - Mårten’s #4 - Saltburn00:05:58 - Mårten’s #3 - Oppenheimer00:08:00 - Mårten’s #2 - The Gullspång Miracle00:11:40 - Josh’s #5 - The Boy and the Heron00:16:15 - Josh’s #4 - Tár00:21:10 - Josh’s #3 - Theater Camp00:23:47 - Josh’s #2 - Barbie00:28:56 - Mårten’s #1 film of 202300:32:38 - Josh’s #1 film of 202300:36:14 - Spoilers for Josh’s #100:39:32 - Stinkers of 202300:44:56 - The Swedish recommendation 00:47:44 - The Scottish recommendation00:51:03 - Outro