This week, Jordan and I (Sam) press record on HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, begin automatic transmission for TWISTED METAL - SEASON 2 as we nevertheless stay INSIDE, woe with the flow from WEDNESDAY - SEASONS 1 & 2 until THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB for some senior scrutiny, give our Officeial read on THE PAPER, have a merry go-round with NOBODY 2, sketch out the main points on MITCHELL AND WEBB ARE NOT HELPING, treat THE NAKED GUN Frankly, deer, do we give a damn about BAMBI: THE RECKONING? and start spreading the news about DEXTER: RESURRECTION.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) charge with great Hastings through KING & CONQUEROR, throw a hook at I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, turn up the Heat on THE BAD GUYS 2, get taken HOSTAGE by FIXED (to make a LONG STORY SHORT), mask up for EDDINGTON, commemorate THE LIFE OF CHUCK, follow a winding route down HALLOW ROAD (unlike the formula of F1) and penetrate the Bamboo Curtain to CC...P whether NE ZHA 2 bangs our gong.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) make contact with RESIDENT ALIEN, break (down) the CODE OF SILENCE, flirt with MATERIALISTS, smurf the smurfing SMURFS, hold space for ELIO, decide if there’s fire where there’s SMOKE, pick up THE PICKUP... TOGETHER... unleash natural fistory on JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH, give THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS a retro grade and come straight outta Ponty to pour whine over the Ice of WAR OF THE WORLDS.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) contemplate the UNFORGIVABLE as we get chummy for DANGEROUS ANIMALS, thread our way through SEW TORN, stand our SOVEREIGN ground, get TOO MUCH of too little, go extramentional with RICK AND MORTY - SEASON 8, stay curious about the vicissitudes of FRIENDSHIP, instruct you on HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, foster an opinion on BRING HER BACK, chase virality with 28 YEARS LATER and exchange Gunnfire with Snyde untermenschen for SUPERMAN.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) tune up our autos for DUSTER, auto up our tunes for KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, bullsh*t our way through POKER FACE - SEASON 2, weather TORNADO, triumph over SQUID GAME - SEASON 3, wax on about KARATE KID: LEGENDS, get cookin’ in THE BEAR - SEASON 4, sustain our special relationship as HEADS OF STATE and examine the IRONHEART of Disney with a new vengeance the force of THUNDERBOLTS*. *And lightning, very, very frightening.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) go Hindi indie with SISTER MIDNIGHT, coast through THE SURFER, attempt to escape the CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD’s maize, exorcise THE RITUAL, consider the cheerful symmetry of THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, ask LILO & STITCH howzit, prey upon PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS, approach Wick’s end with BALLERINA, suggest The Weeknd getaway as we plead HURRY UP TOMORROW, juke it out with SINNERS and consign THE PEOPLE’S JOKER to The Podcast’s Arkham.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) dig deep into DEPT. Q, 'ave a butcher's at MOBLAND, find the FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH (wanting), assess the Labour of CLARKSON'S FARM - SEASON 4, gently folk about with THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND, activate Cruise control for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING, go lofty for THE REHEARSAL - SEASON 2 and diagnose the continuum of what is at once DOCTOR WHO - SEASON 2, 15 and 41.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) 🗣💬🗨️ LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS - SEASON 4, consider the Pride of OVERCOMPENSATING, give voice to BAD THOUGHTS, distract ourselves from the inevitable with FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES, survive UNTIL DAWN, develop a take on THE STUDIO, regard the recipe of NONNAS with a sprinkling of GOVERNMENT CHEESE and juggle the hot... cold potato that is THE LAST OF US - SEASON 2 (it’s not a tuber!).
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) mourn the DEATH OF A UNICORN, compose notes for THE FOUR SEASONS, undergo THE ASSESSMENT, issue a fat wah against #1 HAPPY FAMILY USA, prune the climbing Daisy of CLEANER, reveal whether ELSBETH - SEASON 2 gets its men, DROP a review, get real about ANDOR - SEASON 2, engage in WARFARE and board SCREAMBOAT for a slash from Willie.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) stare ponderously into BLACK MIRROR - SEASON 7, cut the tension of CLOUD and DEAD MAIL, assemblé a position on ÉTOILE, ana-log some FREAKY TALES, go Hardy on HAVOC, remain LOCKED in and autoimmobile, remove the blinders for DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN, roll in the blighted sandbox of A MINECRAFT MOVIE and examine the urgent treat of THE PITT.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) plumb the infernal conflict of DEVIL MAY CRY, question the (M)MO of SIDE QUEST, double up on THE ALTO KNIGHTS, debate whether to bail on THE BONDSMAN, litigate MATLOCK, wonder if BLACK BAG belongs in the bin, double up again (and again and again...) on MICKEY 17 and pan PETER PAN'S NEVERLAND NIGHTMARE.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) scorch earth IN THE LOST LANDS, set up camp for MID-CENTURY MODERN, assess the wellness of THE WHITE LOTUS - SEASON 3, report on COMMON SIDE EFFECTS, consider whether DELI BOYS Is(lama)bad, drift through REACHER - SEASON 3, take our one shot incelling ADOLESCENCE, rate the pain of NOVOCAINE, drone on about THE ELECTRIC STATE, snare down THE MONKEY and take a long hard look in the Mirror to ask if we can be fair about SNOW WHITE.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) put the gloves on for DAY OF THE FIGHT, skip to THE END, do a deep-dive on LAST BREATH, investigate THE RESIDENCE, keep rollin' through Y2K, get to the Bikini Bottom of PLANKTON: THE MOVIE, natter amour with HEART EYES, offer perspective on WIN OR LOSE, liquidly FLOW, take a hit out on OLD GUY and work Lumonescently undivided through SEVERANCE - SEASON 2.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) sling a critical web around YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, get in the ring for A THOUSAND BLOWS (be mature, please), Tóth our skills for thankless labour like THE BRUTALIST, leaf through MEMOIR OF A SNAIL, impose male-order on COMPANION and slash mercilessly through PIGLET and MOUSE OF HORRORS.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) emerge from desolation row for A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, preside over PARADISE, manage our franchise with RUNNING POINT, hop in the cruiser to get ON CALL, get forensic about DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN, hover unseen for PRESENCE, get KINDA PREGNANT with disgust and hack our way through ZERO DAY.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) contend with BEAST GAMES, take a holistic approach to APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, chronicle the Renée-sance of BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY, bridge THE GORGE between us, face the HARD TRUTHS of... well, assess the procedure of HIGH POTENTIAL, put THE LAST SHOWGIRL under the spotlight, cover SEPTEMBER 5 with the means at our disposal, consider the pedigree of DOG MAN, recognise that LOVE HURTS (and some films, too) and emcee you through CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) give you the lowdown on ELEVATION as we get BACK IN ACTION, lurch baldly and boldly through FLIGHT RISK, stay HERE for some time(s), analyse the manoeuvres of THE NIGHT AGENT - SEASON 2, mynd OUT THERE gyda Martin Clunes am chops, go "Live from South Wales!" for SATURDAY NIGHT, examine the contours of SILO - SEASON 2, space the final frontier with STAR TREK: SECTION 31, go beast mode on WOLF MAN and cordially invite you to a discussion of YOU'RE CORDIALLY INVITED (where none are welcome).
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) submit a review of BABYGIRL, traffic in BLOOD FOR DUST, retain frigid desolation for THE DAMNED, get Callas about MARIA(?), comment asocially upon the social commentary of NICKEL BOYS, acknowledge that WE LIVE IN TIME to save yours, take a disaster tour through A REAL PAIN, load our Gunns for CREATURE COMMANDOS, exploit our public with JERRY SPRINGER: FIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION, get our teeth into NOSFERATU and roam like a pair of Goons alongside STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW.
An interesting year was 2024. And I refer not to the reinstatement of Trump, nor the advancements of AI, nor the rise of autocracy, nor the fall of Assad, nor Palestine, nor hawk tuah. No, I’m talking about the fundament of being itself that outlasts the ephemera of happening things, the undergird of the fabric of why to bother. I’m talking about film and television.2024 was arguably cinema’s finest hour since the last very fine hour, which was quite a few hours ago. But as well as offering up some of the most outstanding films for years, it dropped too a dud or two. Profound duds or twos. So here, Jordan and I (Sam) reach the apotheosis of our respect and the apogee of our contempt (respectively, we’d be deranged otherwise) as we present you with our 10 favourites and hateourites from last year, film-wise and telly-wise combined.Best and Worst of 2024 comin’ atcha.
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) “Feel” our way through BETTER MAN (where “Angels” fear to tread), allot time and hold space for DOCTOR WHO: JOY TO THE WORLD, check what’s occurrin’ with GAVIN & STACEY: THE FINALE, stop motion to wallow in WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL, go beast mode on KRAVEN THE HUNTER, take a hard stare at the bear PADDINGTON IN PERU, aim for true north in pursuit of RED ONE, test our Bond with QUEER, get all introspective in THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, lament our Koreas going South as we run the conversational gauntlet of SQUID GAME - SEASON 2 and thereupon keep running, running, running to escape the Shadow of SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3.