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Commentary Club

Welcome to Commentary Club! Join Jim and Teresa as they talk over various movies and bits of cult TV. So take your seat, make yourself comfy as we do commentaries for all kinds of films, the classic, the cult and the crap!
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COMMENTARY CLUB 038 - Zombeavers

It's crap film time again, and we have a movie about undead wildlife - Zombeavers (2014)! Yes, a film about zombie beavers... Does hilarity ensue?

Oct 22, 20201 hr 25 minSeason 1Ep. 38

COMMENTARY CLUB MINISODES 20 - The Storyteller - The Greek Myths Part I

In this minisode we return to the Jim Henson's The Storyteller to look at two episodes from the little known second season. In this series, Michael Gambon takes on the mantle of the Storyteller to recount tales from Greek myth. And in this episode, we watch the story of Daedalus and Icarus, and the legend of Orpheus.

Oct 02, 202058 minSeason 3Ep. 20

COMMENTARY CLUB 037 - Westworld

In this episode we take a trip to Delos for the holiday of the future! Yes, we are revisiting Michael Crichton's first tale of a futuristic theme park gone bad Westworld - the seminal science fiction meets Western movie starring Yul Brynner as the unstoppable android Gunslinger!

Sep 03, 20201 hr 40 minSeason 1Ep. 37

COMMENTARY CLUB 036 - The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

For our classic movie this time we are watching a hugely important film, a massive influence on modern science fiction and the grandfather of Hammer horror - yes, it's The Quatermass Xperiment (AKA The Creeping Unknown in the US) from 1955.

Aug 18, 20201 hr 35 minSeason 1Ep. 36

COMMENTARY CLUB 035 - Enter the Dragon

As a tribute to the late great John Saxon we settle to watch one of his most celebrated movies - the martial arts classic Enter the Dragon (1973), in which Mr Saxon, an actual real-life black belt, co-starred with the legendary Bruce Lee!

Aug 05, 20201 hr 55 minSeason 1Ep. 35

COMMENTARY CLUB 034 - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

In this show we take a look at one of the most infamous rubbish films of all time Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978). Is this a terrible movie made by morons or actually an ahead-of-its-time spoof?

Jul 14, 20201 hr 34 minSeason 1Ep. 34

COMMENTARY CLUB MINISODES 19 - The Black Adder - The Black Seal

In the next of our stay in, stay safe comedy podcasts, we look at the sixth and final episode of The Black Adder - the tragic tale of the Black Seal! The most cunning plan and the most evil men in England plot to take the crown... Who will survive, and what will be left of them?

Jul 09, 202041 minSeason 3Ep. 19

COMMENTARY CLUB 033 - What We Do in the Shadows

It's cult movie time again, and this time we are looking at one of the best horror comedies of recent years - What We Do in the Shadows a mockumentary created by Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement exploring the shows world of the undead in present day New Zealand!

Jul 02, 20201 hr 36 minSeason 1Ep. 33

COMMENTARY CLUB MINISODES 18 - The Black Adder - Witchsmeller Pursuivant

In the fifth of our stay in, stay safe comedy specials, strange omens and dark forces are abroad in the kingdom of The Black Adder , and the dreaded Witchsmeller Pursuivant cometh! Folk horror vibes, bloody milk and dire warnings about the fruit of the carrot tree ensue... Plus watch out for a cameo from Satan himself!

Jun 24, 202036 minSeason 3Ep. 18

COMMENTARY CLUB 031 - Robot Monster (1953)

It's crap film time again, and this time we have gone for one of the worst movies of all-time - Robot Monster from 1953! Shot in four days and in 3D, see an incredible alien invader, the Ro-Man - which looks suspiciously like a gorilla in a space helmet - fart about with a bubble machine while pestering the last surviving humans on earth!

Jun 03, 20201 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 31

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 016 - Some More Goodies

As we enjoyed it so much last time, we pay tribute again to the late great Tim Brooke-Taylor, with another two of our favourite episodes of classic 1970s comedy series, The Goodies! In this episode we are watching are Kung Fu Capers from Series 7 and Saturday Night Grease from Series 8!

May 27, 20201 hr 4 minSeason 3Ep. 16

COMMENTARY CLUB 030 - Mars Attacks

We are back in cult film territory and back to the films of Tim Burton too - this time for his 1990s SF comedy Mars Attacks ! Ack! Ack! Ack!

May 19, 20201 hr 53 minSeason 1Ep. 30

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 015 - The Archbishop

In the third of our stay in, stay safe comedy specials, we voyage back in time to watch The Black Adder - The Archbishop ! Has the King finally found a use for his other son... you know, the slimy one?

May 13, 202038 minSeason 3Ep. 15

COMMENTARY CLUB 029 - Beetlejuice

Once again we are going back to the 1980s for a classic movie! This time is the celebrated horror comedy Beetlejuice, directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder!

May 05, 20201 hr 38 minSeason 1Ep. 29

COMMENTARY CLUB MINISODES 14 - Some Goodies For You

As a tribute to the late great Tim Brooke-Taylor, we celebrate his life and works with a rewatch of two of our favourite episodes of classic 1970s comedy series, The Goodies . The episodes we are watching are Lighthouse Keeping Loonies and the awarding winning Kitten Kong!

Apr 28, 20201 hr 7 minSeason 3Ep. 14

COMMENTARY CLUB 028 - 2012 (2009)

It's crap film time again, and we embark on our most gruelling challenge yet - Roland Emmerich's disaster (in every sense of the word)movie 2012 which confusing came out in 2009. Very strong language and pizza recipes ensue...

Apr 20, 20202 hr 39 minSeason 1Ep. 28

COMMENTARY CLUB Easter Special - Reanimator

For a little Easter extra surprise, we couldn't resist going back to another movie from the late great Stuart Gordon. And we picked that dream teaming of Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, HP Lovecraft and two dozen gallons of blood - yes, it's the splatastic Reanimator (1985)!

Apr 12, 20201 hr 34 minSeason 2Ep. 10

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 13 - The King of Spain's Beard

We return to the world of glorious television for another episode of some vintage Blackadder! In the second ever episode of this classic comedy, the Black Adder finds himself betrothed to be married...

Apr 09, 202043 minSeason 3Ep. 13

COMMENTARY CLUB 027 - From Beyond

Our cult movie is From Beyond (1986) - a classic adaptation of a story by HP Lovecraft from the late great Stuart Gordon. Starring Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton and Ken Foree, cult 1980s horror doesn't get any better than this!

Apr 04, 20201 hr 39 minSeason 1Ep. 27

COMMENTARY CLUB 026 - The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

In this show we are revisiting one of the early classics of cinema, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920). Starring Conrad Veidt, this silent German Expressionist masterpiece is a genuine piece of movie history and has just celebrated its one hundredth birthday!

Mar 25, 20201 hr 27 minSeason 1Ep. 26

COMMENTARY CLUB ST PATRICK'S DAY SPECIAL - Leprechaun

To celebrate that special day of the year when everyone pretends to Irish and drinks too much, we are watching cult classic Leprechaun starring the legendary Warwick Davis and a pre- Friends Jennifer Aniston!

Mar 17, 20201 hr 38 minSeason 2Ep. 9

COMMENTARY CLUB 25 - Friday 13th Part VIII - Jason Takes Manhattan

It's the dreaded crap movie point of our podcast cycle, and in this episode we are delving into the murky world of 1980s slashers and one of the worst outings for Mr Jason Voorhees esq. Yes, it is the infamous Friday 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, in which the iconic killer visits New York in circumstances that beggar belief!

Mar 12, 20201 hr 53 minSeason 1Ep. 25

COMMENTARY CLUB 24 - Brazil

It's cult film time again, and this time we are back to the 1980s for a slice of dystopian sci-fi satire! Yes it's Brazil, the strange retro-future nightmare from the mind of Terry Gilliam

Feb 28, 20202 hr 32 minSeason 1Ep. 24

COMMENTARY CLUB - Valentines Day Special - Hellraiser

It's Valentine's Day and so we thought we'd go for something from the heart... Well, The Hellbound Heart at any rate! Yes, in this massively inappropriate special, we revisit classic British horror movie, Hellraiser , created by the great Clive Barker. Uncle Frank gets a puzzle box, Cenobites ensue...

Feb 13, 20201 hr 48 minSeason 2Ep. 8

COMMENTARY CLUB 22 - Seventh Voyage of Sinbad

It's classic film time again, and in this show we set sail with one of the greatest heroes of them all! We accompany the legendary Sinbad on a fantastic adventure masterminded by of the true geniuses of cinema, Ray Harryhausen!

Jan 15, 20201 hr 43 minSeason 1Ep. 22
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