The award nominated film podcast that does a bit of everything.
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This week we’ll packing our dressing up kit and make up box as we head to Mother Russia in order to stop a despot giving cold fusion the cold shoulder. Yes, it’s The Saint. Joining me to find out just how simple Simon really is, is Steve Hall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’ll be heading to the island and going ape! In order to find out just what happens when capitalism gets in the way of innocent love between a giant and a tiny lady. Yes it’s King Kong Joining me to wake up at the crack of Dwan is David. K Barnes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’ll be putting on the finest MOR known to man, brushing up on our white-guy karate, and taking out the trash in order to prove that a small town of nice murderers is better than one mean one. Yes, it’s Roadhouse. Joining me to to be nice until it's time to not be nice is Kate McCabe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’ll be seeing red as we head back to the past in order to go to space and find out if a Mars a day keeps the sequels away. Yes, it’s John Carter And joining me to give us some right arm action is Jack Bernhardt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’ll be curtain twitching like there’s no tomorrow as we check out who’s just moved in next door, and sort of knock about for aimlessly for ninety minutes without really much happening - with hilarious consequences. Yes, it’s Neighbors! Joining me to eat a baby's butt through a park bench, is Paul Whitelaw. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’ll be heading to glorious Summerisle; a secluded paradise of rolling fields, welcoming harbours, and a thriving swinging culture that’s known to be fairly committed to making the ultimate sacrifice for its guests. Yes, it’s The Wicker Man. Joining me to see how he likes them apples, is Martin Fitzgerald. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’ll be returning to Ye Olde Europe to find out who would Minder if Dracula killed their brother. Yes, it’s Scars of Dracula. And joining me to go batty for lashes, is Ashley Blaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The tagline reads: "It's been more than 200 years... The beginning has just started". Whatever that means, it's time for the Monday Night Movie Club to get together and head into deep space to try and get blood from a clone. Recorded Feb 23rd 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’ll be getting seriously committed in order to solve a puzzle. Just what refreshes the parts you cannot reach? Who makes a suit that’s simply to die for? And who is playing with himself far too much? Yes, it’s Asylum. And joining me in the hope that she doesn’t lose her patients, is Anna Savory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
To celebrate the birthday of Steven Seagal, John takes Dan and Dean for a choo-choo ride and discovers a whole casey of trouble. A Monday Night Movie Club episode from Feb 20, 2023. Subscribe to the Patreon here and find hours and hours of exclusive content here: https://www.patreon.com/SmershPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week in a bit of Boon for the show, we’ll test-driving a new hog - but not just any hog, this ride is possessed by a bit of a speed demon. It eats protocol droids for breakfast, it doesn’t run on gas, and goes 0-60 on pure undiluted blood of former Grange Hill actors. Yes, it’s I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle. And joining me to kick start this chat, is the one true Prince of Wales, Simon Love! Buy Simon's album here Check out his website here for live dates Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
In a very special episode I'm joined by Martin Fitzgerald to catch up on JFK again, and talk about his new book " The Umbrella Man and Other Stories: What We Talk About When We Talk About the JFK Assassination ", an incredible and fascinating book that you should all buy. We talk about everything that happened in Dallas on 22nd November 1963 in Dealey Plaza. "This is not a book about who killed John F. Kennedy or why he was assassinated. This is a book about memory, how we construct our shared h...
This week we’ll be indulging in the time old cliche of travelling the far east in order to find ourselves, connect with new exciting people, and take so much drugs we turn appear in other people’s televisions into a computer. Yes, it’s Lucy And joining me to to use 100% of his brain, is eminent egg-head brain doctor Dr. Dean Burnett. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to another Star Wars special. This week we’ll be heading to a galaxy, far, far away in order to find out just how a good many things that we’ve never ever thought about came to be! Yes, it’s SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY Joining me to play his cards right, is Tom Crowley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’ll be stepping into a world of swords, sorcery, sisters, secrets and the senseless slaughter of seasoned small screen stars. Yes, it’s Hawk the Slayer. And joining me to go south on a fat baron, is Dan Tetsell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’ll be exploring deep space in order to answer the time honoured questions: Why is it that when you leave a man to his own devices, he’ll was to put something up his hole. Yes, it’s The Black Hole. And joining me is someone who can tell us about how the evil robot from this film is feeling, as he’s literally called Jim Maxwell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’ll be forming a welcoming committee to announce that we, for one, welcome our new alien overlords, and applauding with outrageous gusto as we witness our charismatic heroes carry a virus while sucking on a big fat one while a fat lady sings. Yes, it’s Independence Day Joining me to put a rocket up Uranus, is Dr. Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’ll be jumping back into the driving seat, and putting our foot down firmly in order to drive as fast as we can in the toppest of gears to a GPS location known as REVENGE. Yes, it’s Fast and Furious. And joining me to bear left for heroin tunnels is David Hoare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’ll be going on the run from fate, destiny and the very idea of robots negotiating a complicated loan to purchase a curtain business. Yes, it’s Terminator: Dark Fate And joining me to do it for John, are Dan Thomas and Dr. Dean Burnett. Taken from the Monday Night Movie Club on Smersh Patreon. Join here: https://www.patreon.com/SmershPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
This week we’ll be going back to the distant future of 2019 in order to find out who gives the best skin jobs, and just who has eyes for a Batty boy. Yes, it’s Blade Runner And joining me to have nightmares of electric sheep is Mitch Benn. You can find Mitch's work here: https://www.mitchbenn.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to another Star Trek Special! This week we’ll be journeying back in time to look for a particularly warped individual, and find out just who has the most skin in the game when it comes to blending in. Yes, it’s Star Trek: First Contact Joining me to realise that we’re on some sort of ‘planet safari’, is Paul Litchfield, or as he is known in Borg, Tony Tin-Can. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
This week we’ll be jumping back in time to find out just who has the black dog, while bewaring the moon, and trying not to get sucked off by lads in capes. Yes, it’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Joining me to catch the Knight Bus, which has sadly become a rail replacement service, are the genuine snake boys: Tom Crowley and Tom Neenan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’ll be returning to a galaxy far, far away to eat a small bird, commit mutiny, refuse to help the galaxy, and follow a space ship very slowly - yes, it’s The Last Jedi Joining me to race weird space horses is actor and host of Crowley Time, Tom Crowley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Smersh Pod LIVE from The Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival way back in October of 2025. We’ll be travelling back to the exciting days of 1982 and uploading ourselves into a ‘computer’ to indulge in a spot of cycling, a bit of frisbee, and a whole lot of RAM BAM THANK YOU MAM, while also hoping no one minds if we nip out for a quick MCP. Yes, it’s TRON And joining me to whip out his eight inch floppy, is Paul Litchfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Hello and welcome to a very special festive SMERSHPOD! This time, ho ho, oh, oh no, it’s another of our extra special compilation episodes – and this time, because it’s the festive period, we’re bringing you the 12 SMERSHES OF CHRISTMAS. A dozen doozies from the last year or so, we’ve even got gold rings! Huge thanks to Tim Colman for putting the clips together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH! Merry ChristSMERSH! It’s Christmas Day! And what better time to crack open the Quality Street, pour a glass of Baileys, and tune into ITV SMERSH as we book a first LAUGH flight to Costa Plonka and sun ourselves while an in-tents revolution breaks out, climaxing in a great big Union Jack-off! Yes, it’s ARE YOU BEING SERVED? THE MOVIE! Joining me to say no Sachs please we’re British, is Paul Litchfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH! Welcome to another ChristSMERSH special! Happy Christmas Eve to you all! Today we’ll be going back to the past to tell the inspirational tale of a stuck tongue, a rifle, and a simple man who really wants a leg lamp in his window - no it’s not the Ed Gein biopic, it’s A Christmas Story. Joining me to get a C+ in double dog dares is Kate McCabe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Welcome to the final part of our Lord of the Rings specials. It’s Christmas! So where better to celebrate than Middle Earth! We’ll be looking things up on the web, putting on the Eagles, while also looking for rings down at the riverbank and coming home to a warm Shire. Yes, it’s Return of the King. And joining me to bow to no one are Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Welcome to a Christsmersh Special! This week we’ll be bringing back Christmas traditions that have long left us. We’ll be getting a bird down, spending quality time with friends both old and new, feeling depressed, and watching on as an Australian drinks too much and has a big fight on the lawn. Yes, it’s Lethal Weapon. Joining me to agree that I am indeed too old for this shit, is David Hoare with an H Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Ding Dong Merrily on High! Welcome to a ChristSMERSH Special! Today we’ll be listening to Christmas lectures and trying to raise our spirits in the cemetery, and much like every Christmas there will be a bit of horrible self reflection, some heartless poetry, a couple of blind alleys, and a big screaming stiff! Yes, it’s Tales from the Crypt And joining me to look for the Claus in her contract, is a very festive Anna Savory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
