Join the Misters in a chilled out blues setting at FFL Towers as Mr Birch plays his guitar while talking about Sinners. No, we have no idea either. The boys talk Ballerina, Mission Impossible and circle back to Death of a Unicorn. Don't expect them to do that in any kind of order though. Finally the look at the three big films for July and try to predict which one would be the better investment for players. Also Smith ups the difficulty and throws his hat into the One and Done with six months to...
Jun 22, 2025•1 hr 19 min
After the overrun on the last episode (we think recording on a Friday caused the issue) the Misters are determined to keep this on on track and they speed run the upcoming films for June. This goes as well as you expect it to... We're talking F1, training dragons, Vanessa Kirby, Ballerina and coin the term "New Dadcore" and Vanessa Kirby again. All music by the FFL team...
May 30, 2025•39 min
The misters are back and this time they try to keep the podcast on track and no deviate. Mr Birch immediately deviated but c'mon we knew that right. The boys are talking accent this week with Mr Birch taking us on a tour of his homeland to address the worst accents ever, Yes Wild Mountain Thyme is in there.. The also discuss Thunderbolts, Sinners and Legion (our resident AI) trying to take over the world. All music now written by the FFL team with help from Legion and the occasiaonal renaissance...
May 25, 2025•1 hr 3 min
In what we all assumed was an April Fools joke turns out to be real as Mr Birch has been working on the FFL Album. Yeah, really. Listen along as Mr Smith starts to lose his mind. The boys also cover Mickey 17 and trash Kraven T. Hunter, discuss FuffleCon and, of course, biscuits. It's been a weird one. Music by Hidden Citizens and Mr Birch, apparently....
Apr 19, 2025•39 min
Mr Birch unveils a previously hidden talent and Smith wonders if he's losing his mind. Smith reviews Mickey 17 and Birch starts to cover Kraven The Whatever but gets sidetracked almost immediately. So pretty standard Sunday then.
Apr 14, 2025•38 min
Due to an uncaring AI the Misters have their scripts flipped and it's Mr Birch's turn to be responsible for the the timeline. He's less than happy about this. Mr Smith is however is *savagely* enjoying being in charge for once and gets to push all the buttons. No-one say Lord of the Rings... Strap in people!!
Mar 16, 2025•49 min
With the exception of *one* joke about The Bechtel Test pretty much everything said my Mister B is true. Yes ,that includes his Tom Cruise Gap and the bizarre Las Vegas Santa Claus story... The boys wrap up the year looking at the top film of 2024, Mr Smith battles his bad decisions from last night to talk about Red One and Mr Birch invents a movie rating system that may change your life... And, yes they are working on the Vegas movie but need a title. Please contact them on the usual channels. ...
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr 3 min
This month we cover Fruit Flapjack biscuits in an attempt to be more "autumnal". Oh and we also remember this is meant to be a podcast about a film game. We talk about that as well, between biscuits. Mr Birch tries to remain calm talking about Borderlands and they Misters lose their minds when the words "Ana De Armas" and "John Wick" are combined. 2025: It's the future!
Sep 29, 2024•1 hr 26 min
It started well... Mr Smith got all excited about a film reference he immediately recognised and then, well, then it all got a bit weird. Intro music is by, you know who, and the outro music by Hidden Citizens.
Aug 18, 2024•1 hr 10 min
The Misters are back and they are doing a deep dive into the scores so far for the One and Done and the mini league. They also have a look at film still to come for 2024 and give a few tips on where to place your investments. Intro music this week is a cover "In the House in a Heartbeat" by one of our players, Papsamillion but the outro music is as always by the ever excellent Hidden Citizens.
Aug 13, 2024•42 min
The Misters an in an alternate location this week and it's caused some technical issue. Soldiering on the boys discuss the upcoming Blockbuster season (May to July) and discuss whether it's better to go all in with Ryan Reynolds or Ryan Gosling. Mr Birch also looks at movie tropes and Checkov's Gun comes under the spotlight today. And Tivo. So many references to Tito. And yes, there is a real button and no, he did not get to push it. Outro music by Hidden Citizens and there rest, well it went a ...
Apr 20, 2024•49 min
So one more time before it becomes officially official. We need to talk about Bond casting and the boys try to do it without Mr Birch waxing on about Henry Cavill. This goes about as well as you would expect. They cover some of the contenders for the role and give thier own thoughts on who will be slipping into the tuxedo next. And (possibly for the last time) we get to roll out the classic Budget Bond Theme by D.S Squid. It's a work of art. Check out his other work at https://dsquidmusic.bandca...
Mar 19, 2024•53 min
The Misters are under a tight deadline this week so they get faster and faster as we go on. You may need to slow Mr B down a bit. Also, as promised Mr B tries to explain the plot of The Beekeeper but gets totally sidetracked by the *amazing* accents. The main event this week though is a quick look all of the films coning out in 2024. There's actually quite a lot given 2023. There's actually too many to do in one episode but the Misters give it a good try. Music by the ever excellent Two Steps fr...
Feb 03, 2024•1 hr 7 min
The Misters are back, talking Oscars and trying to keep the episode length down. Apologies in advance for the term "Barbieheimer" coming back. They cover the FFL rules for the Oscars and take a look at the contenders and address the Barbie in the room, well the Barbie *not* in the room. Music as always by the Two Steps from Hell and Hidden Citizens.
Jan 28, 2024•35 min
It's important you read the label on any medicine you take. If you don't you could find yourself dealing with unexpected side effect likes a gravelly voice, a dimension slipping turn into alternate realities and losing your mind when presented with an impossible casting choice. That's not really mentioned on the labels but it can happen... Mr Smith gets another chance to put right what once went wrong as he once more is presented with the world altering choices of casting What If while Mr Birch'...
Jan 20, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Well New Year, new game but before we do we have to look back on the biggest earners of 2023 and do a shout out to the top ten player of the FFL from the One and Done game and the 2023 season. We also cover some BIG changes to the way the scores are done this year. Mainly around how we score cameos and animation but we detail the whole thing out for you here. Oh and Legion, our rogue AI seem to have developed a curious attraction to Patrick Dempsey. Yeah we don't know either. Music as always by ...
Jan 07, 2024•54 min
The boys are back and they are a little distracted. After clarifying a few rules for the game for players and explaining that Legion, their benevolent AI is just here to help they get totally sideline by biscuits and unavailable Joel Kinneman films. They manage to hold it together for *just* long enough to cover Wonka and the other film left for us in December before veering off widely again about the French and Eva Green. We'd like to say normal service will be resumed next episode when they co...
Dec 03, 2023•43 min
Bad Film Club is back and Mr Smith is suffering for it. "Blackbird", the Michael Flately vanity project is given a rewatch from hime with the drinking rules. It's still everything we need it to be. Prepare for a deep dive and a shocking reveal of the next Bad Film... The boys also look at the reduced roster of releases for the rest of the year and basically tell you how to win the Holiday Season. Music by Hidden Citizens and Two steps from Hell. And the dubstep news song that inspires a wanderin...
Sep 24, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Mr Smith and Mr Birch are back and they've seen some films. First up we take a look at the current One and Done leaderboards and assess the strategies of the players. Next up they look at Spider-Man, then Birch talks about The Flash which has some issues... Finally, and you may need to take a seat for this, they talk about No Hard Feeling aka Jennifer Lawrence Sex Comedy. It's not good, it's actually quite bad. *And* it breaks the "Half your age plus seven" rule. That's a thing right? Birch didn...
Jun 25, 2023•51 min
Mr Smith decides the fate of our reality with the help of the Watcher (or just Mr Birch with a cloak) by choosing the Bond themes. There are a few Bond themes that might have been and a few that *should* have been. Apologies for all the singing by the way.
Oct 30, 2021•1 hr
We know this is right there on the Front Page but just in case you need it here's the quick explainer on how the FFL works. We recorded this a while back but it should give you an overview of the game if you are new to it all. We were going to re-record this but the planning for the new season got in the way. Any questions though you'll find the team lurking round out Discord page or you can tweet us @TheFFL or mail Mr B at Mr.Birch@fantasyfilmeleague.com
Jan 09, 2020•10 min
Back from their holidays, Mr Smith and Mr Birch cover a whole heap of game news, review Hobbs & Shaw, plus discuss theme parks and film franchises.
Aug 10, 2019
In a longer than normal special episode Mr Smith crashes in the Fortress of Birchitude to help(?) Mr Birch look at the top and bottom investment picks of 2018. We see who you should have spent your money on, you you should have avoided and answer the big question: Was the Star Wars cast worth […]
Jan 07, 2018
Mr Birch returns with his regular (ish) look at who’s making you the most Fuffle this month. It’s all about the sci-fi this week as we look at Blade Runner and Thor before we prepare ourselves for Star Wars. Also with only a few week of 2017 he looks at the best investments to have […]
Nov 19, 2017
Mr Birch is back with his regular look at who’s making you the most Fuffle this month. It’s ludicrous over the top action this week and the Fuffle top 5 is dominated by Kingsman. Can it hold on? Is Blade Runner about to swoop in on a flying car looking a bit moody? Tune in […]
Oct 15, 2017
Mr Birch is back with his regular look at who’s making you the most Fuffle this month. Dunkirk finally relinquishes it’s grip on the Top Ten. Also he looks ahead to October and looks at what films you may want to invest in..
Oct 01, 2017
He’s back with his investment bell and advice on what you should have done 4 weeks ago with your FFL cast. Mr Birch guides you through the top 5 highest scoring stars and looks at a few investment opportunities ahead. It’s like those complicated investment show only it’s on a Sunday morning and even if […]
Sep 17, 2017
Mr Birch has been working away on a mini-podcast to give you more details on the economics of the FFL. So if you are wondering if buying Vin Diesel was a good decision (it was) or if buying all the Star Wars cast right now is a good idea (it’s not) then this is the […]
Sep 10, 2017
Mr Birch and Mr Smith return live with the first episode of season 5. They discuss the new, friendly game site, catching up on scoring, a certain Star Wars film coming out this year, and an Alec Guinness film that’s not Star Wars. Epic trailer music from Two Steps From Hell.
Oct 01, 2016
Mr Birch and Mr Smith quickly pop in to explain what’s going on in a completely not confusing way. Epic trailer music from Two Steps From Hell.
Sep 25, 2016
