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Two more movie nerds choose a different film each week to discuss, review and decide if it deserves a place on their DVD shelf. With bits, anecdotes, facts and tangents, new episodes release weekly!
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Send us Fan Mail With our podcast now becoming a monthly format, there is so much to talkabout. Today we dive in to a discussion about 'Project Hail Mary', and pair it with some trailer chat talking about the new 'Dune' and 'Spider-Man' trailers that have recently dropped. We give our thoughts on 'Ready or Not: Here I Come', 'How to Make a Killing', 'Hoppers' & More! Plus we're raving about the first three episodes of 'Saturday Night Live UK'. We talk Pixar & Invincible & Arnie &a...
Send us Fan Mail It's another wrapped episode packed full of fun reviews, thoughts, news stories and film-related shenanigans. We talkabout 'GOAT', 'Crime 101', 'Shelter', 'Primate', 'The Muppet Show', 'Bridgerton', 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms', 'Scream 7', 'Wasteman' and more. Plus we discuss some of the newest trailers, including the new 'Backrooms' movie, and we pay tribute to Robert Duvall and Catherine O'Hara. Yes, we're aware that this episode is a couple of weeks late, but li...
Send us Fan Mail We've come back from the future to tell you that this episode is a must listen, as we talkabout the new movie: 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die'. We discuss the cast, the chapters, the opening diner scene, the best films starring Taskmaster contestants, the links to AI and for the first time in a long time, we fall out so much that we have to cut to elevator music. Listen now to find out what went down! I get the good luck and the don't die part in relation to this movie (and ...
Send us Fan Mail We've taken shelter from the wily, windy moors to record an episode discussing Emerald Fennell's new film '"Wuthering Heights"'. We talkabout the loose adaptation, discussing character decisions and plot points that perhaps don't make too much sense, plus in honour of the two lead stars of the film we create a Top 5 list of Australian actors. We didn't expect to have a lot to say about this film, alas we do. Whether you agree or disagree, we hope you enjoy the episode. Is any...
Send us Fan Mail We're trapped on an island with nothing but a couple of podcast mics and some opinions about Sam Raimi's latest movie: 'Send Help'. This week we talkabout Sam Raimi's filmography, deciding our Top 5, we discuss the incredible performances from both Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien and we speculate how long we'd last if we were stuck on an island in the aftermath of a plane crash. As Linda and Bradley find themselves a long way from the office, how will their dynamic shift to ...
Send us Fan Mail These things are definitely on this week and ready for us to talkabout new Bradley Cooper directed movie: 'Is This Thing On?' We discuss the electric chemistry and individual performances from Will Arnett and Laura Dern, decide how funny the stand up of the film actually is, and create a top 5 of movies from the last six years that have been directed by actors. As Alex Novak stumbles into an open mic comedy night, will it be enough to revitalise his passion for life, and perh...
Send us Fan Mail It's our first wrapped episode of the year and wow has January been a busy one. In today's episode we talkabout 100 Meters, His & Hers, I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, Mercy, Rental Family, Seven Dials, Skyscraper Live, Song Sung Blue, Stranger Things Finale, The Rip and WWE: Unreal. Plus we dive into the biggest movie news stories of the month, detailing how excited or apprehensive we are for 'Avengers: Doomsday', discussing the trailer for the upcoming He-Man movie and ...
Send us Fan Mail Even in a zombie (infected) apocalypse there's time to sit down and reflect, and '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' does just that. Hot on the heels of its successful predecessor, Nia DaCosta's newest venture into the 28 universe has music moments and gore galore, and we talkabout it all in this episode. We discuss Ralph Fiennes best performances, and decide where this film ranks amongst them, and we give our take on the end of the movie, expressing our opinions on what it's a...
Send us Fan Mail It's time to delve deep into the fictional retelling of a real love story, the story of William and Agnes Shakespeare, depicted in Chloe Zhao's new film: 'Hamnet'. We have our Horrible Histories heads on and separate the fact from the fiction, whilst highlighting some amazing pieces of acting and detailing why this is our favourite Chloé Zhao film to date. We create a Top 5 of Golden Globe best Drama winners, as well as discussing our special skills and accents - is Shakespea...
Send us Fan Mail This week we kick off the year with an episode talking about Timothee Chalamet's newest film: 'Marty Supreme'. We talkabout our favourite Chalamet performances, creating a Top 5 list of his films, as well as delving into the films highs, discussing plot moments and ultimately deciding whether it deserves the first spot on our 2026 shelf. Each episode we discuss a new film, and decide if we want it to go on our DVD shelf. The shelf consists of just 10 spots, so if it get...
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the 6th annual talkabout awards! This week we are revealing the winners of the 'talkabout awards', as voted for by our listeners and followers. We're celebrating everything from film and TV in 2025. We've got kitchen dramas, revolutionary movies, demon hunters and dysfunctional superhero families. We'll be announcing our Best TV Series, Best Film, Screenplay, Cinema Moment and so much more! We create a Mount Rushmore of people who've had great 2025's, discuss the b...
Send us Fan Mail Yippi-Ki-Yay it's Christmas, and for this year's festive special we're heading to Nakatomi Plaza to talk all things Gruber vs McClane as we discuss Christmas Action classic 'Die Hard'. We talk the best films starring the two leads, rank the movie's most iconic quotes and deduct some of Hans' most evil plans. Plus we talk Christmas traditions and get ready for the festive season. Enjoy! Our 2025 awards are coming very very soon - so head to our social media to find out more. I...
Send us Fan Mail This week we suspect foul play, as Benoit Blanc returns for a third 'Knives Out' mystery in 'Wake Up Dead Man'. Another all star cast assembled, Rian Johnson back in the directors chair, and a murder plot so twisted you'll be able to play along at home. We discuss everyone's motives, character details and interactions, as well as having a chat about Blanc's luscious locks and deciding how far we think we could throw Glenn Close...we couldn't trust her as far as we could throw...
Send us Fan Mail This week on talkabout we have a handful of great films to discuss as well as some TV that's taken audiences by storm. We return to Zootopia/tropolis (depending on where you're listening from) for the best Disney film in nearly 10 years; we watch Oscar Isaac create Jacob Elordi as GDT makes his passion project; we give reviews of 'Blue Moon', 'Now you see Me, Now You Don't', 'Friendship', 'Pluribus', 'The Mighty Nein' and of course the first volume of the last season of 'Stra...
Send us Fan Mail This week on talkabout, we spend a clock tick talking about the second act in a two-part movie musical extravaganza: 'Wicked: For Good'. Gwilym is unwell, so this week Ellis tackles the episode solo, going through his co-host's written review and sharing some thoughts of his own. Continuity problems, music moments and a pile of yellow bricks, we unpack the good and the wicked in this sequel. Enjoy! We forgot to mention the moment when Dorothy is in the hatch whilst Glinda and...
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Send us Fan Mail This week we put 30 days on the clock and prepare to run, as we discuss Edgar Wright's adaptation of 'The Running Man'. We discuss the social, economical and political commentaries throughout and get behind Glen Powell as he drives towards a life changing sum of money. We provide our thoughts on that polarising ending, discuss how we'd tackle the world's deadliest game and conduct a draft pick of game show movies. Enjoy! Imagine this but driving. You can step out of your car ...
Send us Fan Mail This week we equip our wrist blades and prepare for combat, as we join Dek and Thia on an adventure in 'Predator: Badlands'. We discuss the latest film in the Alien/Predator franchise, comparing it to the rest with a draft pick, dissecting the world building and getting to the bottom of those difficult Yautja Father-Son relationships. Enjoy! Badlands is right! The planet they visit is literally called 'The Death Planet'. Nothing quite says 'bad' like a planet known for death....
Send us Fan Mail We have a special kind of episode today, as we talkabout movies in a chattier style, taking questions from our listeners and answering them live on the pod with next to no prep. We discuss the best trilogies, and speculate whether or not Dune and Spider-Verse will enter that conversation; we make some suggestions for how to save cinema and we give our Letterboxd Top Four. Plus we play a game, where Gwilym tries to guess the movie scream. We had a lot of fun recording this one...
Send us Fan Mail The episodes have been coming thick and fast recently, and it doesn't stop there. We've got you a brand new wrapped episode talking about some of the recent big releases. Two men you can't confuse 'Roofman' and 'Chainsaw Man' rocked the big screen this month, alongside The Boss Bruce Springsteen and Colin Farrell's Lord Doyle. We also discuss 'Steve', 'Gen V' and 'Mr Scorsese. Plus we have a big discussion about some of the decisions made over at Disney, and pay homage to the...
Send us Fan Mail Happy Halloween one and all and welcome to an episode helping you continue the spooky festivities into November. We've got a double bill episode this week with our discussion about 'The Evil Dead' and 'Evil Dead II'. We talk all things Sam Raimi, with one of us deciding that perhaps we're not his biggest fan, and the other declaring their immense love for him. This episode splits us in half, with a heated discussion towards the end; don't fear though, the podcast is still ful...
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