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 Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
We countdown our favourite TV shows of 2023. Enjoy the part where Mark forgets to put one of the biggest shows of the year on his list for the second year running. And play along with the ‘how many Usher songs can you list?’ game…
This episode includes references to: Celebrity Race Across The World, Fleishman Is in Trouble, Succession, Only Murders in the Building, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Best Interests, Sex Education. Colin from Accounts, Ted Lasso, Shetland, There She Goes, Beef, The Bear, Becoming Elizabeth, Starstruck, Poker Face, Happy Valley, The Last of Us, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Sixth Commandment, David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, Beckham.
During the episode, we mention Dawn Glen’s wonderful writing on Colin from Accounts. You can read Dawn’s review here, in The Custard TV’s ‘Best Shows of 2023’ article: https://www.thecustardtv.com/the-best-tv-shows-of-2023-succession-and-happy-valley-end-and-a-disabled-dog-steals-our-hearts/
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Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
In this episode, we rehearse an argument about Elaine and some flatpack furniture, help Richard Osman out by mentioning his new podcast, and once again manage to squeeze in a reference to Tosh Lines from The Bill.
In TV, we review Superfan: The Story of Vladimir (8:17), Part 1 of The Crown S6 (15:06), Loki S2 (28:16), and BBC crime drama Shetland (33:52).
In film, Mark shares his thoughts on indie-comedy Bottoms and MCU latest The Marvels (1:00). And you can listen to Elaine’s spoiler-free review of Saltburn at 49:58.
You can also read Elaine’s review of Shetland on Instagram @elainegwrites
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Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
In this episode, we pay homage to the power of television when going through tough times. Plus, in not unrelated news, Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year.
In TV, Elaine’s been on a documentary extravaganza, with Netflix’s Beckham (12:33), Disney+’s Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story (22:55), and Amazon Prime’s The Greatest Show Never Made (29:34). We also have a brief chat about mind-bending Netflix drama Bodies (36:29), but will be coming back to this when Mark’s had a chance to watch it himself.
In film, biographical drama BlackBerry (40:45) makes Mark reminisce about the time you couldn't send emails on your phone, whilst comedy-horror Totally Killer (48:45) causes controversy with a key plotline. And we finish with our thoughts on Gareth Edwards’ The Creator (54:00).
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Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
In this week’s episode, Elaine laments a certain celebrity’s exit from this year’s Strictly Come Dancing and we discuss a new podcast about a dolphin and his ‘friend’....
In telly, Mark’s been checking out psychological thriller Wilderness (9:30), whilst Elaine’s got mixed feelings on the latest Star Wars offering, Ahsoka (14:25).
In film, Mark has an unexpectedly strong reaction to Dumb Money (21:51), and we disagree about Ken Branagh’s new Poirot outing, A Haunting in Venice (34:20).
For those who are interested, the podcast we mention is called Hooked on Freddie and you can find it here: https://wondery.com/shows/hooked-on-freddie/
And you can listen to The Movie Robcast’s review of A Haunting in Venice here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-190-the-creator-saw-x/id1097546968?i=1000629795990
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Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Mark reports back on his trip to AEW All In - plus a fun afternoon with our podcasting pals Rob D and Rob W from The Movie Robcast. Blame Rob D for Mark’s wrestling round up! Plus a strange tangent into ‘London Pubs We’ve Been To’ and fun facts about Steven Spielberg’s Hook.
You’ll be glad when we get to the TV section. And this week, Mark has been catching up with Season 3 of Starstruck (7:28) whilst Elaine may have finally found a romantic comedy she likes in Sky Atlantic’s The Lovers (11:00).
In film, it’s a Mark-centric segment as he reviews The Blackening (19:47) and - film of the moment - Past Lives (24:23).
Enjoy!
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Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
In this episode, we discuss Mark’s impending trip to All Elite Wrestling All In (yes, we’re talking wrestling again) and somehow manage to segue into a run-down of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing contestants.
In film, Mark takes us on a whirlwind tour of three movies he’s been to see: They Cloned Tyrone (18:30), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (21:45), and Joyride (26:00)
In TV, Elaine waxes lyrical about historical drama Becoming Elizabeth (31:35) and Mark gives his verdict on the latest series of The Bear (44:45)
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Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Elaine has a really bad cold and is losing her voice, so please enjoy her gradual descent into madness throughout this episode.
In TV, Elaine’s been watching BBC true crime drama The Sixth Commandment (3:39) and Mark’s started on Season 2 of The Afterparty (10:52).
In film, Mark reports back on his attempt at a Barbenheimer day out. Then we turn our minds to our review of the two movies themselves, Oppenheimer (14:26) and Barbie (33:30). No spoilers for Oppenheimer, but we do - in a move that tries Elaine’s patience - have a very brief spoiler chat about Barbie at 50:49.
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Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
During this week’s pod, Mark tries to explain two thought experiments to Elaine, with varying results. And Mark mentions wrestling, so if you’re playing The Honeymoon Period drinking game get your glasses ready.
In TV, we start with Elaine sighing before Mark can even get going on his Secret Invasion (3:41) review. Then we move on to talk about Apple TV’s mini-series Hijack (11:00).
In film, Mark’s enchanted by Netflix animated drama Nimona (20:15). And we both try not to self-destruct with Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1. Spoiler free thoughts on MI from 25:37 and full spoilers from 42:22. If you listen to the spoiler section, please be warned that Mark decides to go into a really random side-step where he talks about 80s TV show Interceptor. Apologies in advance.
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