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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 a text 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 'Strang...
Send us a text 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 E...
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Send us a text 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 on...
Send us a text 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 a text 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 a...
Send us a text 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 l...
Send us a text 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 full ...
Send us a text This week we go tron and tron and tron about a film that looked good but tasted off, it's the latest film in the Tron universe: 'Tron: Ares'. Yes, in a month that's seen reports of Disney turning down both Fincher and Soderbergh Star Wars projects, we've watched the film that the mouse house did decide to green light. It's an episode full of plot hole conversation, Sci-Fi movie draft picks and an unhealthy amount of references to 'Morbius'. Enjoy! Tronsformers is inevitable isn...
Send us a text This week we talkabout everyone's new favourite film: Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another'. But did we enjoy it? Did we think it deserved a place on our shortlist for films of the year? No spoilers here, but we will tell you there's plenty of chat about the performances, cinematography, story, politics and general mastery on show throughout this film. We discuss the political mirroring to today's world, rave about those rolling hills and conduct a draft pick of Leo...
Send us a text This week we talkabout the latest movies, TV Shows and pieces of entertainment news. We give our thoughts on 'The Simpsons Movie 2' announcement, speculate what could be next for Martin Scorsese and pay tribute to the legendary Robert Redford. Plus we give some early thoughts on 'Marvel Zombies' and 'The Paper'. We have full reviews of Spike Lee's new joint 'Highest 2 Lowest', A Coen brother movie 'Honey Don't' and the latest Stephen King adaptation 'The Long Walk'. And unbelie...
Send us a text This week we talkabout a film full of fantasy, doors, awkward conversation and I guess romance...it's 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey'. We discuss just how bold and beautiful this big journey really is, deciding the relevance of lighthouses when Willem Dafoe's not hanging around, and dissecting school theatre performances. We talkabout the leading pair of Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, finding out who is best for the box office and who is best for movies in general. We also con...
Send us a text This week we talkabout a legacy sequel like no other, as Spinal Tap reunite for a follow up to their 80's documentary, with Marty DiBergi back in the directing chair to follow one of England's loudest rock bands as they gear up for a reunion concert. This is 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues'. Does the film follow in the originals footsteps? Do the cameos land? What do we think of the band members and their new careers? Ultimately we decide if the sequel goes to 11, or if it is...
Send us a text This week we talkabout one of the films from the Summer; a horror that took the world by storm: 'Weapons'. As the children from a classroom in America all ran off in the dead of night, we witness a handful of characters and their involvement to the case. We talkabout the film and it's greatest scenes, we analyse the cast, ranking the five top billed stars and conduct a draft pick of 21st century horror. It's the first in a slightly new direction which focuses on newer releases ...
Send us a text This week we talkabout some of the most recent movie releases, with a big chat about a return to form for 'The Naked Gun', a romantic struggle for both 'The Roses' and 'Materialists' and some of the best horror of the year so far with 'Bring Her Back' and 'Weapons'. Plus we give some early thoughts on 'Alien: Earth' and 'The Paper' and dig deep into some recent movie news stories. Stick around after the credits for some results from our recent draft picks too. Frank Drebin Jr h...
Send us a text This week we talkabout an animated film full of rats, frogs, slugs and references galore, it's Aardman's 'Flushed Away'. We quote our way through the episode as we discuss plot details, hilarious character moments and animation style with a film that we've been wanting to discuss since the dawn of our podcast. We conduct a draft pick of rodent and frog films and discuss the all star cast. There's so much packed in to this episode, don't be a Millicent Bystander and make sure to...
Send us a text This episode on talkabout we discuss a family film that one of our listeners deemed 'overlooked'. Starring Matt Damon and ScarJo, we give our thoughts on 'We Bought a Zoo'. What zoo is this actually based on? Why is there any romance subplot? Why didn't that bear eat them all? So many questions that we answer in a neat (shorter than usual) episode. We conduct a draft pick of big cat movies and discuss the cast and some of their previous work. Enjoy! Still waiting for this film'...
Send us a text This week we singabaout the classic musical movie: 'Mamma Mia'. We get our floaty shirts and shorts on and head to the beach for just under an hour of choreographed fun. We create a Mt Rushmore of musical movies, conduct a draft pick of ABBA musical numbers in the film and assess how bad those vocals really are. Enjoy! Does Donna know everyone's name? Is she that integrated in the island that she's on a first name basis with every dancer, barman, sailor there or does she have h...
Send us a text This week we talkabout two of the biggest films in town at the minute. A superhero outing for both Marvel and DC; two films so big that we've given them their own episode: 'Superman' and 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps'. We share her loves and our grievances about the films, talking through in spoilerific detail about casting decisions, world saving characters and villains with eating problems. Plus, we look ahead to the next MCU movie 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' and the rest ...
Send us a text This week we talkabout the latest releases in film and TV...sort of. For one week only Ellis is without Gwilym, and is joined by regular visitor to the pod Gareth Bradwick. Ellis and Gareth discuss the newest addition to the Jurassic franchise, a butting of heads for Cena and Elba in 'Heads of State' and praise a UK indie film 'The Ballad of Wallis Island'. They do give brief thoughts on the two big superhero releases, but they'll be given their own episode very soon. Plus, the...
Send us a text This week we talkabout another cult classic, this time with a trip to toon town as we discuss 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'. We talk character details. admire that animation and debunk toon-related injuries. We also conduct a draft pick of Alan Silvestri scores, put four Zemeckis films on a Mt Rushmore and decide how iconic of a villain Christopher Lloyd is as Judge Doom. Enjoy! Are all toons actors? All of the toons we see are from other films or TV shows and the lore that's estab...
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