This week Mike swans back into the studio to discuss his first cinema outing with his 3-year-old daughter to see Aladdin. Did we like it as adults or did Jafar scare little Wynnie into never wanting to go to the cinema again? And how has Will S

ROCKETMAN Review

May 29th, 2019 13m 40s

This week I review the brilliant new Elton John music bio/fantasy musical starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden and directed by Dexter Fletcher. Comparisons have of course been made to Bohemian Rhapsody so I answer the big question

BOOKSMART Review

May 29th, 2019 19m 19s

This week I talk Booksmart. The new female directed, female written and female-led high school comedy the critics are going crazy for that is breaking down the traditions of the genre! Did you know Beanie Feldstein is Jonah Hill's sister or tha

GAME OF THRONES Season 8 Episode 6 "The Iron Throne" Spoiler Review

May 20th, 2019 53m 45s

This week we wave goodbye to Westeros after 73 episodes and 8 seasons. The final season has come with a lot of backlash from the fans and we discuss if the finale episode was a fitting swan song to one of the greatest TV shows around. Who did e

JOHN WICK CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM REVIEW

May 19th, 2019 19m 18s

This week I talk all things John Wick 3 - Parabellum. The action franchise has put Keanu Reeves once again at the top of movie totum pole. But has this sequel gone the way of Taken and The Matrix into garbage or is this still a movie writing ch

POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU, LONG SHOT, DEAD TO ME (NETFLIX) & EIGHTH GRADE REVIEWS

May 15th, 2019 41m 1s

This week I am solo reviewing a haul of movies and a binge-worthy Netflix show so I have all your viewing needs covered. Pokemon Detective Pikachu - the Ryan Reynolds kids film, yup you read that right. It's funny, I tell you why. Long Shot -

GAME OF THRONES Season 8 Episode 5 "The Bells" Spoiler Special

May 13th, 2019 1h 11m

This week I am joined once again by Andy from @englandrugbypod as Mike enjoys his extended vacation, as we discuss all things GOT in this the penultimate episode nooooo! Things look to be going from bad to worse with last week's ep scoring even

GAME OF THRONES Season 8 Episode 4 The Last of the Starks Spoiler Special

May 6th, 2019 1h 19m

This week I am joined by Andy from @englandrugbypod for the second week running to discuss all things GOT whilst Mike is off on holiday! After last week's GOT ep received its 2nd lowest score of all the seasons on Rotten Tomatoes did this one m

GAME OF THRONES Season 8 Episode 3 The Long Night Spoilers

Apr 29th, 2019 56m 50s

This week Mike & I are joined by our first guest of the series, Andy from @englandrugbypod swapping rugger bants for GOT fan theories. We cover all the talking points, biggest moments, deaths, theories and WTF scenes. This was a mega-extended e

AVENGERS ENDGAME SPOILER SPECIAL

Apr 28th, 2019 1h 9m

This week Mike and I have an hour-long special for you talking all things AVENGERS ENDGAME. This 3-hour epic that is the end of 22 movies in the MCU has so many talking points and needs a full spoiler ridden special. WARNING DO NOT LISTEN IF Y

GAME OF THRONES Season 8 Ep 2 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms SPOILER TALK

Apr 23rd, 2019 52m 15s

This week Matt & Mike breakdown all the biggest talking points from GAME OF THRONES "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" Season 8 Episode 2. Warning: Spoilers Are Coming! Plus we discuss the bizarrely named movie, The Man Who Killed Hitler and then

GAME OF THRONES Season 8 Ep 1 Winterfell Spoilers

Apr 16th, 2019 46m 9s

This week Matt & Mike move from film to TV for the Season 8 opener of GAME OF THRONES. All the talking points & big moments. Warning: Spoilers Are Coming! Plus we discuss Jonah Hill's directorial debut MID90s and the STAR WARS IX trailer and Th

Shazam! & Dumbo

Apr 10th, 2019 33m 21s

This week Matt & Mike kick of Season 2 with two kids cinema films, the live-action Disney remake of Dumbo & DC's latest super hero offering the comedic Shazam! Did you know this beloved elephant may not turn a profit for Disney this time aroun

Jordan Peele's "Us" & Swingers

Apr 3rd, 2019 32m 25s

This week Matt & Mike go into the world of horror with Jordan Peele's hotly anticipated horror follow up to "Get Out". This will leave you scared silly! The Number 1 Comedy of All Time is crowned... Taking you back to vintage 1996 with real-li

Triple Frontier (Netflix) & Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Mar 27th, 2019 38m 13s

This week Matt & Mike tackle the latest big-budget Netflix offering Triple Frontier with the A list clast of Oscar Isaacs, Ben Affleck and Charlie Hunnam. In at No.2 of our Top 10 Comedies of All Time, it is Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) John

Captain Marvel *Spoiler Free* & Clerks

Mar 13th, 2019 44m 59s

Captain Marvel *Spoiler Free* & ClerksMatt & Mike discuss the first female lead Marvel Superhero movie, Captain Marvel that has been breaking records left right and centre. Is it worth the hype? Have the haters been silenced? On our Top 10 Come

On the Basis of Sex & Old School

Mar 6th, 2019 42m 6s

This week on the pod we discuss the new Ruth Bader Ginsberg bio flick On The Basis of Sex for our cinema review. And on our Top 10 Comedies of All Time, it is the Todd Phillips 2006 frat house comedy Old School. The start of the global househol

#6 A Private War & Happy Gilmore

Feb 27th, 2019 34m 40s

Matt & Mike look at the true story bio of Marie Colvin - A Private War. With a world-class performance by Rosamund Pike and a hard-hitting assault on the senses for this war-torn landscape pic. On our Top 10 Comedies list, we look at Adam S

Oscars 2019 Special

Feb 26th, 2019 26m 16s

Matt & Mike wrap up Sunday's the 91st Oscars covering off all the night's talking points and delving deeper on what this means for the coming year in film. From Olivia Colman's acceptance speech, Spike Lee's protest & diversity ruling for all t

#5 The Lego Movie 2 & Ghostbusters

Feb 20th, 2019 35m 23s

This week Matt & Mike talk animated blockbuster movie sequel, The Lego Movie 2 with Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Banks back for more bizarre brick-tastic adventures! Can is it as good as the original that shocked the globe with its mega-smash hit

#4 Green Book & Juno Reviews

Feb 6th, 2019 43m 37s

This week Matt & Mike talk about the Oscar contender true story Green Book & take a closer look at 20117 comedy Juno. Green Book (2019) Peter Farrelly - Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali Can the guy behind Dumb and Dumber really have made a heart

#3 Vice and Superbad Reviews

Jan 30th, 2019 37m 18s

This week Matt and Mike discuss new Adam McKay oscar hopeful Vice starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney. Does Dick Cheney really talk like Batman? Mike takes us in depth on one of our Top 10 Comedies of All Time - Superbad that spawned the c

#2 Glass & Anchorman Reviews

Jan 23rd, 2019 36m 11s

We cover off spoiler-free reviews of the cinema movies Glass - M. Night Shyamalan (Bruce Willis, Sam L Jackson, James McAvoy) Beautiful Boy - Van Groeningen (Steve Carell, Timothee Chamalet) And for our Old Movie, it is from our Top 10 come