The Honeymoon Period

Date Night: A Quiet Place Part II (2021)

We've been out! To a cinema! Together! To see a brand new film! A Quiet Place Part 2!

In this podcast, we discuss what we remember from the first film, talk about what worked and what didn't in the film, and get waaaaay too excited by some trailers.

NOTE: This podcast contains spoilers for A Quiet Place Part 1 from the beginning, but we clearly say before we go into spoilers for Part 2.

 

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“Thame of Grones”: Mare of Easttown, Starstruck, Inside No. 9, Woman in the Window (2021), Mortal Kombat (2021), Army of the Dead (2021)

After a short break, we're back to talk all things TV and film...

We start by revisiting Mare of Easttown (3:20). Last time we talked about it, Mark wasn’t keen – but has he changed his mind? Mark LOVED BBC3's new comedy Starstruck (12:39) and he thought Elaine would too. Was he right? Inside No. 9 (19:08) is back for its 6^th series. We review the first three episodes.

Then on to films! Elaine reviews Woman in the Window (28:20), Mark’s been to the cinema (yay!) to watch Mortal Kombat (33:27), and we both watched Zack Snyder’s latest zombie movie, Army of the Dead (42:50). PLEASE NOTE that Mark mentions some details that might be considered spoilers for Mortal Kombat from 40:09 – 41:39.

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Date Night: Nomadland (2020)

The Oscar Best Picture winner is here! Nomadland arrived on Disney + and we decided to sit down for a Date Night and see what all the fuss was about.  It might be top of the charts for the Oscars, but where did Nomadland rank in Mark’s algorithm?!

Featuring an argument about background film watching, an unexpected Ross Kemp segway, and alligators, join us as we take in the beautiful vistas of the USA. 

 

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Urgent Exit Required: Line of Duty S6E7 THE FINALE!

And we're done! Season 6 of Line of Duty is over, and we've gone through the episode like a team of forensic officers going through a strongbox hidden underneath a weapons lab.

We cover what worked and what didn't work for us, our thoughts on a potential Season 7, and just why this season has meant so much to so many.

We can't thank you enough for listening. It's been a blast. Sunday nights won't be the same!

 

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Urgent Exit Required: Line of Duty S6E6

It's the penultimate episode of season 6 of Line of Duty, and there's so much to cover!

What does Jo know? Who's pulling the strings behind the OCG? How should we best pay tribute to a fallen villain? How long is Mark's streak on DuoLingo, and which Line of Duty character does Elaine identify with? And: Is there ANYTHING Amanda can't do?

Thanks so much for listening - we genuinely can't believe how many people are tuning in to our late night rambles!

 

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“Where is my car chocolate?”: This Is My House, Too Close, Mare of Easttown, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Promising Young Woman (2021)

This week, we discuss the joys of hiding snacks from your life-partner and lament the loss of 3D sports (who doesn’t want to see Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor the way James Cameron would want you to…). We also find the time to discuss our new favourite reality show This Is My House (02:00). Elaine explains why ITV Drama Too Close (07:00) took a couple of goes. And Mark gets a distinct feeling of deja-vu with Mare of Easttown (12:00). We go through what went wrong and what went right with Godzilla vs. Kong (19:29) and finish up with an in-depth discussion around Promising Young Woman (30:06) including a spoiler section (don’t worry, it’s clearly marked before we go there!). 

 

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Urgent Exit Required: Line of Duty S6E5

Last week we thought this was going to be a low- key, set up kinda episode of Line of Duty, and how right we were....

Join us as we talk about Jed Mercurio's takeaway orders, Elaine's weird celeb crushes, high school romances, and of course, THE BIGGEST CLIFFHANGER IN LINE OF DUTY HISTORY.

You 'definately' don't want to miss this episode.

 

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Urgent Exit Required: Line of Duty S6E4

Episode 4 of Line of Duty was so full of awesome that we've had to record our longest Urgent Exit Required yet!

Whose DNA does Jo's match? We've rewound, paused and tilted our heads, trying to read what was on the paper, and still can't work it out. We turn shamelessly to our friend Neil's theories!

Meanwhile, we still find time to discuss The Bill, The Office, and Elaine even makes room to explain police rankings to Mark.

And, of course, 'Will u show me your trunshon'.

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Date Night: Palm Springs (2020)

Finally, after months of waiting, Palm Springs has finally been released in the UK, via Amazon Prime.

Mark largely spent the nine months since the film's US release Googling when it was going to arrive this side of the Atlantic. Elaine has barely even heard of it. So what better way to spend a Friday night?

Is it better to go into a film knowing absolutely nothing? Where can we get a pizza-shaped lilo? And just WHY is Mark currently watching Riverdale? Answers to this and more inside...

 

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Urgent Exit Required: Line of Duty S6E3

We've watched Episode 3 of Line of Duty almost as closely as Chloe watches a conversation between Steve and Kate, and discuss car windows, databases, and golf carts...  Here's our instant reaction recorded directly after the episode finished! 

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