Episode 303 - Rocketman
On this week's show we blast off with Dexter Fletcher's Rocketman and have a rather bumper Trailer Talk discussion.
Jun 02, 2019•1 hr 57 min
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Episodes
Episode 302 - John Wick: Chapter 3, Detective Pikachu
Hello! On this week's show, we say Tick Tock Mr Wick with John Wick Chapter 3 and PIKA PIKA MOTHERHUBBARDS with Detective Pikachu.
May 25, 2019•2 hr 4 min
Daddy Daughter Reviews Episode 1 - Detective Pikachu
Lottie Loring gets in the Film Basterds game very quickly as she unleashes spoilers aplenty on Detective Pikachu...
May 15, 2019•10 min
Episode 301 - Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil & Vile, Suspiria (2018), Joint Security Area (Patreon Review)
On this week's show, we see Zac Efron try something new with Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil & Vile, Tilda Swinton dress up once again with Suspiria and Park Chan-Wook surprises us with Joint Security Area.
May 12, 2019•2 hr 4 min
Episode 300 - Avengers Endgame
Oh yes its the big one and for this auspicious occasion we have SO MANY GUESTS. Noel Mellor, Jordan McGrath, Andrew Jones and Bradley Porter join us to discuss Avengers Endgame and also talk about some Basterds best moments along with trailers. Its a fun one.
May 01, 2019•2 hr 26 min
Episode 299 - The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot, Dragged Across Concrete
Some fantastically titled films up for discussion this week with the Sam Elliot starring The Man Who Killed Hitler & Then The Bigfoot and the perhaps problematic Dragged Across Concrete.
Apr 29, 2019•2 hr 3 min
Episode 298 - Mid90s, Long Shot, Guava Island
It's just the Fosters this week (Ian's day job got in the way) but you're getting an advance look at Long Shot as well as a review of Mid90s and the Donald Glover/Rhianna thing Guava Island!
Apr 24, 2019•1 hr 23 min
Episode 297 - Pet Semetary
On this week's show we take a look at the latest Stephen King adaptation, a new remake of Pet Semetary.
Apr 16, 2019•2 hr 30 min
Episode 296 - The Dirt, The Highwaymen, The Death of Stalin (Patreon Review)
Coming up on this week's show, we take a look at some new Netflix films with Jeff Tremaine's The Dirt and John Lee Hancock's The Highwaymen. We also cover Rick Kidd's Patreon Review pick, Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin plus there's also a lot of tangents, drunk talk and insults...
Apr 08, 2019•2 hr 52 min
Episode 295 - Us, Under The Silver Lake
On this week's show we review Jordan Peele's IT'S A HORROR MOVIE horror movie Us and the new film from the director of It Follows, LA surreal noir Under The Silver Lake.
Mar 28, 2019•2 hr 2 min
Episode 294 - Triple Frontier, Johnny Guitar (Patreon Review)
On this week's show we take a look at the star studded Netflix Original, Triple Frontier and we've got our latest Patron pick, the Joan Crawford Western Johnny Guitar.
Mar 24, 2019•2 hr 8 min
Episode 293 - Captain Marvel, Serenity
On this week's show, Noel Mellor joins us once again to discuss the troll defeating Captain Marvel and there's batshithousery a go-go with Serenity!
Mar 15, 2019•2 hr
Playing It Forward - Episode 7
After being MIA for a year and an episode being eaten by Ian's MacBook, we return with new Playing It Forward! We look at an eclectic selection with Oscar winning Italian comedy-drama The Great Beauty, Harry Dean Stanton's last performance in Lucky and 2006 thriller starring a guy from Eurotrip, Gone.
Mar 04, 2019•1 hr 34 min
Oscarbation 2019: Bonus Episode
It’s Oscarbation 2019 folks, you know the drill it’s undedited coverage of the full show.
Mar 01, 2019•3 hr 34 min
Episode 292 - If Beale Street Could Talk, Happy Death Day 2U
On this week's show we take in the great Oscar crime of the year If Beale Street Could Talk and genre hopping Blumhouse flick Happy Death Day 2U.
Feb 26, 2019•2 hr 32 min
Episode 291 - Alita Battle Angel, High Flying Bird
On this week's show we are very pleased to be joined by Noel Mellor and Jordan McGrath to take a look at James Cameron's pet project Alita: Battle Angel and Steven Soderbergh's first Netflix film High Flying Bird. Note: This episode was recorded before the Academy changed their minds. Again.
Feb 18, 2019•2 hr 19 min
Episode 290 - Green Book, Can You Ever Forgive Me, Velvet Buzzsaw
On this week's show, we take a look at the, some would say controversially, Oscar hot tip Green Book, the film which may get Richard E. Grant an Oscar with Can You Ever Forgive Me? and a film which will get no Oscar attention, Velvet Buzzsaw.
Feb 11, 2019•2 hr 24 min
Episode 289 - Destroyer, Fyre, Polar, 8 1/2 (Patreon Version)
On this week's show we have a rather jam packed set of reviews taking in Nicole Kidman's transformative role in Destroyer, Chris Smith's much talked about doc Fyre, Mads Mikklesen and.. Matt Lucas? at odds in graphic novel adaptation Polar and in our first Patron selected review we take in Fellini's seminal 8 1/2.
Feb 03, 2019•2 hr 44 min
Episode 288 - Oscar Nominations, Glass
On this week's show, awards season correspondent Bradley Porter returns to give us a deep dive into the nominations with trends, snubs and the curious case of Boho Rhapso all discussed. We also take a quick look at M Night Shyalaman's trilogy closing Glass.
Jan 29, 2019•2 hr 13 min
Episode 287 - 2018 Year In Review
This week's show sees us explore the best, the worst, the most surprising and most disappointing films of 2018 in a mammoth episode. Also contains a special musical treat from Ian..
Jan 22, 2019•2 hr 43 min
Episode 286 - The Favourite
A quieter show than it has been, the calm before the 2018 Review Show storm, as we take a look at The Favourite, which likely won't be Marc's favourite... Also a little bit of trailers, some What We Watched and some general love for Olivia Colman
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 58 min
Episode 285 - One Cut Of The Dead, Happy New Year Colin Burstead, Bird Box
On this week's show we look at the great quirky fun of One Cut of the Dead, the "Misery Is Family" dark comedy of Happy New Year, Colin Burstead and the most meme'd film of 2018, Netflix's Bullock starrer Bird Box.
Jan 06, 2019•1 hr 57 min
Episode 284 - Mary Poppins Returns, Roma, Holmes & Watson, Black Mirror Bandersnatch
On this week's bumper show, again, we've got a whole bag of reviews for you as we discuss a wide variety of films with potential Oscar heavy hitter Roma, dark horse Oscar contender Mary Poppins Returns, Charlie Brooker's interactive.. thing.. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch AND the critically reviled Holmes & Watson. Plus discussion of the first trailer for Jordan Peele's Us and a good bit of festive What We Watched. Strap yourselves in, it's a long one.
Dec 30, 2018•2 hr 47 min
Episode 283 - Aquaman, Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse, Bumblebee
Noel Mellor joins us for a bumper show looking at 3 of the heavy Christmas hitters with Aquaman, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse AND Bumblebee. We also discuss the new Hellboy trailer, how much Marc hates Carol and we talk through our favourite Christmas songs.
Dec 23, 2018•2 hr 58 min
Episode 282 - Sorry To Bother You, Mowgli Legend of the Jungle
On this week's show we take a trip to the jungle with Mowgli and ponder whether the craziness of Sorry To Bother You sticks the landing. There's also trailer discussion including Avengers: Endgame and a chunk of What We Watched too.
Dec 16, 2018•1 hr 45 min
Episode 281 - Creed 2, The Christmas Chronicles
Apologies for the no-show last week folks, HOWEVER we have managed to save some of that recording so you get two bursts of news and trailers (this was recorded before Kevin Hart stood down from his Oscar hosting duties BTW), and full reviews of Creed 2 and The Christmas Chronicles aka Kurt Russell Is Santa Claus: The Movie.
Dec 09, 2018•2 hr 29 min
Episode 280 - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Outlaw King
On this week's show its a Netflix bonanza as we listen to The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and get muddy with Outlaw King. There's also some talk on two of the worst films of the year and Becky's thoughts on Black Panther. Busy show!
Nov 25, 2018•2 hr 21 min
Episode 279 - Widows, First Reformed
On this week's episode, we take a look at two rather contrasting films, Steve McQueen's ensemble, female driven thriller Widows and the contained, quietly claustrophobic drama First Reformed, the film many are calling Paul Schrader's return to form. There's also a chunk of What We Watched and much talk of Detective Pikachu. Much.
Nov 19, 2018•2 hr 2 min
Episode 278 - Bohemian Rhapsody
Join us as Marc & Becky bicker about TV, we all get various shades of annoyed by Bohemian Rhapsody and we spend the first half hour of the show not really talking about films!
Nov 11, 2018•2 hr
Episode 277 - Halloween
On this week's show, Noel Mellor join us for a weekend of randomness in Manchester centred on our review of the new take on Halloween but also featuring debating Queen and discussing our relief that John Carpenter put on a terrific show in Manchester last weekend.
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 27 min
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