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
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
This week, we discover Van Morrison is much younger than he looks. Yes, it’s Russ Abbot and Alice Cooper all over again!
Quiet week for telly. Elaine finds the first few episodes of new Sky Atlantic mini-series The Plot Against America (6:37) a struggle – but not for the reasons you might expect. Mark, meanwhile, has finished Michaela Coel’s highly praised drama I May Destroy You (17:05). A warning here: Mark does talk about the series as a whole, so major spoiler alert for key plot points and character moments in this part of the pod.
Our Date Night film is action-thriller Taken (2008) (25:15). And if you’re in need of a drinking game, take a shot every time we say “Big Liam”…
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
This week – in the words of George Michael - let’s go outside! We reflect on our tentative adventures outdoors as our shielding lockdown relaxes.
It’s been a bumper week for television. And we might need a new jingle as we’ve thrown in some films too! We have a difference of opinion after watching the first episode of US mini-series Mrs America (8:30) but both declare our undying love for BBC2’s comedy-drama There She Goes (16:53). Elaine reviews comedian Alex Brooker’s intimate documentary exploring his disability (featuring his amazing mum!) in Disability and Me (27:45). And Mark’s watched two new films: The Old Guard (33:06) on Netflix, and Bloodshot (41:19) at….wait for it…. THE CINEMA!
Our Date Night film – if you make it that far! Sorry, it’s a long pod this week – is Mark’s mum’s favourite supernatural horror Flatliners (1990) (47:00)
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
This week, Elaine despairs at Mark’s lack of knowledge about classic 80s sitcom ‘Allo ‘Allo and we reflect on a rather hairy moment in some local woods on Mark’s recent 40th birthday.
In our Watching Television segment we review the show Disney bought for $75 million. That’s right – we watched Hamilton (5:23)! Find out what we thought of the show everyone’s talking about. We also return to BBC Three’s Glow Up (28:02) to discuss the series as a whole (you can revisit our original thoughts in Episode 10). And Mark reviews 90 minute action-thriller 7500 (35:40) available now on Amazon Prime.
Our Date Night film is The Naked Gun (1988). Enjoy!
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
This week, it’s Mark’s last podcast as a 30-something! We’ve also been making random appearances on other podcasts – thanks to Flixwatcher Podcast (http://flixwatcher.tv/) and Chris A (IJ in the UK) from The IndyCast (https://www.facebook.com/ijintheuk/).
Big week for TV. We review the BBC’s re-working of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads (9:00), Netflix obstacle course Floor is Lava (18:20), BBC3’s reality TV morality tale Make Me Famous (26:09), and Netflix drama Unbelievable (32:03).
Our Date Night film is The Last of the Mohicans (1992) (39:20). As part of our discussion, we touch on the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood. Here’s a link to the article Elaine mentions: https://ew.com/article/1992/10/23/acting-against-racism/
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
This week, slide into our DMs as we try to understand Instagram! We also reflect on the future of the podcast (be prepared, it gets a bit cringeworthy…), the return of football, and whether Mark should go to the cinema.
Reviews include Michaela Coel’s comedy-drama I May Destroy You (14:30), fact-based BBC drama The Salisbury Poisonings (24:45), and the new Spike Lee Netflix film Da 5 Bloods (32:50).
Our Date Night film is High Fidelity (43:25). Safe to say, this movie made Elaine very angry… Enjoy!
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
This week, we chat about quizzes, painting a banister and…. the weather. Yes, we’ve finally run out things to say to each other.
Mark tackles Disney’s adaptation of fantasy novel Artemis Fowl (3:30). Elaine can’t stop thinking about Channel 4 true crime documentary Murder in the Outback (11:45). And Mark’s finished Series 3 of Killing Eve (25:10). Here’s the link to the Den of Geek article he mentions on the pod [Warning! Contains Spoilers!]: https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/killing-eve-season-3-abandoned-its-main-character/
Our Date Night film is The Godfather Part III (29:00). Go on, it’s an offer you can’t refuse.
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
This week, Mark went for a nap so Elaine decided to look behind the dining room wallpaper…
Elaine’s been learning about the McDonalds monopoly scam in Sky Documentaries’ McMillions (3:45) – but did she stay for a happy meal or decide to drive though? (sorry, not sorry). Mark’s not feeling the first few episodes of Netflix’s comedy Space Force (16:25). And find out what happened when Mark asked Elaine to watch “one of the top 3 episodes” of Rick and Morty (23:55).
Date Night: Before Sunrise (1995) (33:35)
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
This week, Mark is amused by one of Elaine’s Top 20 songs of all time…
We’ve finished HBO’s Run (10:35) but have a difference of opinion about the way the series progressed. Mark’s been catching up with new BBC comedy drama The First Team (16:15). And he also decided to try out another Netflix movie, The Lovebirds (22:50).
Date Night: The Three Musketeers (1993) (28:50)
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
This week, it’s family quiz time, and Mark has asked Elaine to call him a special name…
We return to BBC3’s Normal People for Mark’s thoughts on the series as a whole (3:21). Elaine’s getting creative with Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star and The Great British Sewing Bee (9:06). And we’re thrown into the world of fearless black market mercenaries in Netflix’s Extraction (16:50).
Our Date Night film is Inside Out* (2015) (31:45). Get your hankies ready.
As discussed in Episode 6, we've put an asterisk next to any part of the show where we delve into our encounters with loss/grief.
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
This week, we discovered a surprising fact about Alice Cooper.
In a sign that our social skills might be on the decline, we enjoyed shouting at the contestants in ITV’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (4:40). Mark decided to give DEVS a go, even though Elaine said it was rubbish (11:10). And Jerry Seinfeld is back on Netflix with 23 Hours to Kill (14:20).
Our Date Night film is Jaws 3(D!) (1983) (23:45). Safe to say, Mark thought it was a masterpiece...