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 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...
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
This week, Mark has serious words with Elaine. Is it the end of the podcast as we know it? (spoiler alert: no).
We’ve finished HBO’s Westworld Season 3 (3:20) and Sky Original’s Save Me Too (16:35). One was a masterpiece. One made Elaine very sad. And, for something completely different, Mark chats about the return of Rick & Morty (22:10). All spoiler free.
Date Night: Iron Man 3 (2013) (28:20)*
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.
Saturday May 09, 2020
Saturday May 09, 2020
Join us as we take a closer look at our most recent Date Night film, Knives Out.
BE WARNED: There be spoilers (massive, massive spoilers!) ahead. We suspect foul play…
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
This week, it’s rum night... And we finally make it on to Google Podcasts!
We’ve finally finished The Mandalorian (4.20). We sing the praises of BBC’s Normal People (13:30) – although Mark’s fuming we’ve not watched more episodes! And Netflix’s Middleditch and Schwartz might change your views on improv…. (21:30). All spoiler free.
Date Night: Knives Out (2019) (25:00). As this is such a recent film, we're going spoiler free for this episode. But don't worry, we're releasing a spoiler special later on this week!
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
This week, Mark has a present for Elaine. And we have a serious chat about how the podcast has manifested itself so far, and, importantly, how we'll address our experience of loss and bereavement in future episodes.
Mark shares his thoughts on Afterlife (16.40)* and Better Call Saul (30:45). And Elaine gives us a brief update on her relationship with Devs (37:15) and Westworld Season 3 (39:25). All spoiler free. As discussed in the podcast, we’ve put an asterisk next to any parts of the show where we delve into our encounters with grief.
Date Night: Cemetery Junction (2010) (43:00)