Elaine and Mark met at a movie club and got married in a brewery. Mark loves spreadsheets. Elaine can’t pronounce asterisk. We watch a lot of film and TV.
Episodes
Saturday Jan 16, 2021
Saturday Jan 16, 2021
Finally, after what seems like a 1,984 year wait, the latest instalment of the DC Extended Universe has arrived in our little part of the world.
Reviews have been 'mixed' so far, to say the least so which side of the debate do we fall on?
What did Elaine make of the eighties setting?
And what does Mark like to do when at an airport heading home from a holiday?
All this and more.
PLEASE NOTE...
Whilst we normally cover spoiler-free thoughts as part of our review, we got a little excited and went straight into what could be considered important plot points straight away in this episode, so be warned!
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
2020 may be behind us, but with most of the country in Tier 4 lockdown, Mark and Elaine have nothing better to do than judge each other whilst going through their favourite TV shows of the year.
We share our thoughts on the best TV of 2020 covering International heavyweights The Mandalorian, Better Call Saul and The Boys, plus the best of British TV in There She Goes, Save Me Too and, of course, the seemingly unstoppable Normal People.
Thanks for listening, and for more in-depth reviews of each show, check out our episodes from the past year...
Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
2020 is nearly over (yay!), so we're taking the opportunity to rank, discuss, and in some cases, disagree on our favourite movies of the year.
Which film did Mark think can only be described with the use of the F-word?
Has Elaine even seen 10 films this year?
Will we finish the podcast in time to catch the end of the darts?
Answers to these questions, and many more, lie within.
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
It's our annual Scrooged re-watch. Just don't call Marl "Lumpy"!
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Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
After Work Drinks: HBO Max, Disney + Investor Day 2020, and Hayden Christensen’s back catalogue
It’s our 50th episode! And it’s a streaming special. Warner Bros are bringing all their 2021 releases to HBO Max. And when The Disney Company webcast its Investor Day 2020, we were all a little shocked at the number of new Marvel and Star Wars announcements. Mark shares his thoughts on the winner and losers and Elaine gets bored by all the shows she doesn't care about.
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Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Right then, it’s time to get into the festive spirit with our first Christmas Date Night!
Enjoy our review of Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding's rom-com Last Christmas (2019), but also come for the chat about our favourite xmas movies, our attempts to list every George Michael song, and a humdinger of an argument about 20 mins in…
Ho Ho Ho.
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Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
In this week’s show, we try to answer the important questions, like “is Mark is still obsessed with Championship Manager 2001/02?” and “how *do* you pronounce the name, Lana?”. We’ve also had another trip to hospital (everything’s fine) and a visit to the Covid test centre (everything’s fine) so be prepared for a slightly random and tired pod. We’ve not had much sleep…
In TV, we praise the BBC’s Masterchef: The Professionals (7:20) and Elaine’s been watching The Vow (16:37) a Sky documentary into the cult NXIVM. In film, Mark reviews psychological thriller The Lighthouse (31:25) and we both sampled the delights of Armando Iannucci’s retelling of the Dickens classic The Personal History of David Copperfield (40:00).
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Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Mark needs to talk to Elaine about something that is taking over his life, and in true Jeremy Kyle style, he’s doing it in front of an audience.
In TV we look at the first three episodes of season 2 of The Mandalorian (7:55). Then Elaine gives us her quick thoughts on Season 4 of The Crown (16:40) and Nordic Noir drama DNA (34:51). Check the time stamps to see if Elaine’s definition of ‘quick’ matches yours. Finally Mark has mostly been watching films this week, so gives his thoughts on Universal’s non Dark Universe version of The Invisible Man (41:20), Queen & Slim (44:25), and has his heart warmed by Irish drama Ordinary Love (49:10).
(And if you’re looking for an explanation on the outro music, check out our Date Fright review of The Lost Boys…)