Flicking #65: Better Man

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

It’s Robbie Williams, but he’s a chimp! But is there anything more to Michael Gracey’s biopic jukebox musical drama about the British pop phenomenon? Are there any facts in it? And will you look at that cast: Steve Pemberton! Alison Steadman! Damon Herriman! Jonno Davies (who? what?). It’s (oddly) Hannah’s pick, (poor?) Yosra’s second watch and (warning) may contain Mick singing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There were three ordinary women on what seemed like a simple mission to find a film they liked.
0:08.0	One where women got something to do and not just look pretty or be murdered,
0:13.0	which, to be totally honest, has complicated matters a bit.
0:19.0	Welcome to Flicking. Yes, it sounds a bit rude.
0:22.7	That's the joke.
0:24.8	Hello, and welcome to this month's Flicking.
0:28.9	I'm Mickey Noonanen, joined as ever by Yosra Osman.
0:32.4	Yossi, hello.
0:33.3	Hello!
0:34.3	That was very cheery.
0:35.9	Let's see if we can keep that upbeat tone.
0:38.3	I am also joined by Hannah Dunleavy.
0:40.8	Hannah, hello.
0:41.8	Hello.
0:43.0	Also upbeat.
0:44.0	A little reminder that Flicking is our monthly rootle
0:47.0	around some of 2024's big, oddest, wiest films.
0:53.8	And this month, Hannah Delaney was in charge of picking. What do you have us
0:58.7	watch and why? Well, this month, we watched Better Man directed by Michael Gracie. The story of
1:07.4	Robbie Williams' early career, except Robbie Williams is a monkey. Okay, I don't think I even
1:15.1	need to do a plot description because that's basically it. I picked it because I think there was this
1:22.2	interesting sort of paradox, do I call it, whatever you want to call it, between how heavily this has been promoted
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