Pick a Flick!

Black Hole Media

Is there a particular film you love, or have seen, that you wish more people knew about? Do you want to know fun, interesting and potentially quite surprising details about your favourite, and least favourite films?If you answered yes, then PICK A FLICK! is the podcast for you.Hosted by former Black Hole Cinema team Tony Black, Emma Platt & Dan Taylor, it's designed to hand the power of film podcasting back to the audience, our rule is simple: we don't pick the films we talk about - *you* do.Are you passionate about tacky romance films? Do you punch the air at the worst B-movies known to mankind? Secretly are you curious about films with a lot of boobies? Never fear! Your podcasters are here.There is no film we won't watch, that we won't study, that we won't suffer. Then we will podcast about it in excruciating detail, all for you.So join in! Nominate a film via our Twitter or Facebook handles and we'll add it to our roster and give you a lovely mention while we do it.PICK A FLICK! You pick a film. We watch it. Simple.

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Episodes

10 - Come Dine with Babette

Politics and food are on the menu for this episode as your host, Tony Black, invites to his table film blogger and Cinematic Dramatic co-host, Leslie Byron Pitt, alongside Wikishuffle co-host Chris Wallace (in his second appearance so far), to chow down on some picked flicks.This week they're snacking on BULWORTH, the 1998 political satire drama comedy whatever the hell it is from Warren Beatty, nominated by Jay Everington, which Les takes issue with and Chris isn't keen either - but he does lea...

Nov 22, 2015•1 hr 2 min

09 - Jurassic Park: Audio Commentary

In a special bonus Pick a Flick! event, join Tony Black as he provides an audio commentary alongside Steven Spielberg's 1993 classic JURASSIC PARK, as nominated by Spielberg Pod.If you enjoy this talk alongside the movie, let us know and we may well do more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 18, 2015•2 hr 2 min

08 - Eyes Wide on the Tide

No password required as this week we go down the rabbit hole of secret sexual societies, with a detour involving submarines thrown in. Tony Black hosts, joined by guests Chris Haigh and Dave Bond--on loan from his 007 podcast Do You Expect Us To Talk?--as they take on two more nominations.Firstly they tackle Stanley Kubrick's last picture, EYES WIDE SHUT, as nominated by The Comic Roast, and find themselves entranced yet distanced from a curious last salvo from the great man.They discuss, indeed...

Nov 15, 2015•1 hr 5 min

07 - Under Your Skin

Twisting and turning your way, this week's podcast sees host Tony Black joined by friend Laura Rogers, comic book fan and roller derby extraordinaire, to tackle two nominated films and stake her claim on the quiz leaderboard.Firstly, nominated by Elizabeth Marshall, they look at M. Night Shyamalan's UNBREAKABLE, his second picture. Tony reckons it's his best, but does Laura agree?This leads them to a broad discussion on MOVIES WITH TWISTS, which likely will see Tony receive a fair few pieces of ...

Nov 11, 2015•1 hr 14 min

06 - Spice Up Your (Sex) Life

Because one appearance wasn't enough for them, Tony Black is joined again by best mates/bounders Matt Dawson & Matt Latham in an episode definitely absolutely honestly not recorded at the same time as Episode 3. Promise.This week they're talking about films they've picked, starting with CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW CLEANER, the 1974 British sex comedy 'classic', which Dawson denies picking but secretly enjoys...It leads neatly indeed to a dissection of BRITISH SEX COMEDIES, and a genre that has a...

Nov 08, 2015•1 hr 18 min

05 - Do You Expect Them to Talk?

Now pay attention, 00’s! This podcast has all the usual refinements - Tony Black(finger) back on hosting duties, chairing this special episode about all things James Bond, as Spectre arrives and thrills the world. Appropriately, this episode brings over hosts of new 007 podcast, Do You Expect Us To Talk, to join him - Chris Byrne, Becca Andrews and Bond… Dave Bond. No relation.It’s all about the Daniel Craig era in this episode, as the team pick their way through CASINO ROYALE first, discussing ...

Nov 01, 2015•1 hr 34 min

04 - Podhouse of Horror Vol. 1

Swearing her way into the hosting chair for the first time on PICK A FLICK!, Emma Platt is reunited with Chris Haigh aka The Haighster, one of her two Chris-based partners in crime from Black Hole Cinema, and is joined by debutant Chris Wallace - seconded from his award-winning comedy podcast, WIKISHUFFLE.With Halloween on the horizon, the trio are all about the horror this week, with the first nomination from Emma’s other half Mike Abbott being LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, the kitsch 80’s curio — di...

Oct 28, 2015•57 min

03 - You're Tearing Me Apart, FIFA!

The podcast gets back on the straight and narrow this week as Tony Black is joined by best friends/reprobates Matt Latham & Matt Dawson for an unofficial Worst Movie Ever episode.Latham and Tony explain why they love THE ROOM, Tommy Wiseau's terrible 'drama', which Dawson hates...They chew into the recognised Worst Films Ever, taking recommendations from the great and good of Twitter & Facebook.Before on the recommendation of Daily Mirror's Paul Field, they look at UNITED PASSIONS, the F...

Oct 21, 2015•1 hr 10 min

02 - Doth Mother Know You Weareth Her Drapes?

Almost immediately after establishing the show's mission statement, Tony decides to break it this week by picking the flicks himself and doing a Shakespeare at the movies special.Joined by long time friend and professional drama teacher Louise Macarthur-Clare, who is something of a Bard buff, they talk through some brief history of the playwrights appearances on film, before hacking into several adaptations.They cover HENRY V, the 40's Olivier version, plus the two major ROMEO & JULIET adapt...

Oct 18, 2015•1 hr 16 min

01 - A Quest For Peas

The adventure begins! Join host Tony Black, fresh from previous podcast venture Black Hole Cinema (also available on Acast), along with guests Dan Taylor & Emma Platt as they... PICK A FLICK!Two flicks actually! SUPERMAN IV: A QUEST FOR PEACE, one of the recognised worst films ever made - as nominated by Mathew Howell.Also one of the best British films of all time, TRAINSPOTTING, as nominated by Katie Wong.Expect insights, facts, tidbits, expressions of revulsion, confusion, exasperation and...

Oct 14, 2015•1 hr 17 min

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