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 Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
We countdown our favourite movies from last year - with some unusual picks from Mark and a last minute change to Elaine’s No 1!
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Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Welcome back! This week, we discuss Mark’s availability to play Santa, some great telly, some questionable Christmas films, and, oh yes, that really unknown film Avatar: The Way of Water.
In TV, Elaine’s very happy to see the return of Tom Burke’s troubled private detective Strike (6:10) whilst Mark is charmed by The Flatshare (15:27).
In film, Mark’s been on a Christmas extravaganza, taking in Violent Night (21:25), Falling for Christmas (25:08), and A Christmas Story Christmas (27:46).
And finally, we discuss James Cameron’s very small movie, Avatar: The Way of Water. Spoiler free thoughts from 32:30 and then full on spoilers from 1:06.
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Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
The episode where Elaine yells the sacred words, “You do not know Allo Allo!” and apologises for going ‘too dark’ with her analysis. Enjoy!
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Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
In TV, Elaine has, of course, been watching two documentaries about sex cults, The Vow (Season 2) and Orgasm, Inc: The Story of OneTaste (5:55). Mark praises US comedy-drama series The Bear (21:00). And we finish with a spoiler free discussion of the latest Star Wars show Andor (27:00).
In our Movies section, Elaine’s been to see Florence Pugh in The Wonder (37:07). Mark’s been to see Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in Black Adam (43:26). We have a difference of opinion on The Banshees of Inisherin (47:00), and finish off with our thoughts on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (59:49).
Thanks for listening everyone - please do get in touch and let us know what you think!
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Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Elaine, once again, doesn't pick Bram Stoker's Dracula for her Halloween movie.
Warning: Spoilers throughout.
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Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
We return for a spooky special. But remember: no ghosts.
Spoilers from 24:35.
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Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
We’re back! After a month away, we return with a jumbo episode of tv and film reviews.
In TV, we’ve enjoyed The Rehearsal (6:55) and Bad Sisters (12:34), but have a difference of opinion when it comes to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power / Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon (20:32). Plus, we discuss our favourite Strictly celebrity dancers from this year's crop (47:30).
In film, Mark has thoughts on two films that might have passed you by: Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (58:33) and After Yang (1:02)
We finish with our review of Olivia Wilde’s much-discussed Don’t Worry Darling. Our spoiler free thoughts start at 1:05 BUT we charge head-long into spoilers from 1:19 so please avoid if you haven’t see the film.
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Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Your sleep deprived podcasters return with our latest telly and movie reviews. In TV, Elaine’s been enjoying true crime mini-series Under the Banner of Heaven (6:07) and we’ve both taken in the first episode of BBC1’s new observational drama Marriage (9:53). In the film section, we cover Bullet Train (21:12), Not Okay (25:32) and Prey (28:37). All spoiler free.
We finish with our review of Jordan Peele’s latest movie, Nope. Our spoiler free thoughts start at 41:18 BUT we do take a deep dive into spoilers from 53:48 so please avoid if you haven’t see the film. Oh, and Mark spoils the ending of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village. Did we mention we were very tired? Nope?
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Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
We start the episode with wrestling news! Yes, Mark finally gets to wax lyrical about WWE on the pod. He shares his thoughts on the ‘retirement’ of Vince McMahon, and he also has a big wrestling related reveal…
But don’t worry, we do get round to our usual TV and film reviews eventually – and it’s a bumper episode! In TV, Mark reflects on Season 6 of Better Call Saul (12:10), we both revisit Westworld Season 4 (17:51), and Sky SciFi’s new show, horror-drama From causes a stir in The Gregersen household…
In film, we cover Thor: Love and Thunder (36:26), Where the Crawdads Sing (43:00), and The Gray Man (50:08). Plus much unpacking of Richard Marx’s seminal song Hazard. Obviously.
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Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
It's Mark's birthday! Well, not today. Well, OK, if you're listening to this some time in the future, then it actually might be.
In TV, Mark wants Elaine to sell the Beeb’s crime drama Sherwood (2:22) to him. We discuss the new MCU Disney+ show Ms Marvel (8:55), as well as Westworld's return for season 4 (15:53). It might help to imagine Elaine staring wistfully at a picture of Westworld S1, wondering where it all went wrong....
For films, Mark wonders if Elaine knows what Lightyear (27:54) actually *is*? He also reviews Netflix’s Hustle (34:00) (which isn't a BBC show about con artists). Finally, we discuss our cinema trip to watch Elvis (39:44). Can they help falling in love with the film? And can anyone actually think of an Elvis song with a negative title to complete these notes? We can't!
Things we mentioned on the pod
See Alison’s amazing culinary creations here: https://www.instagram.com/alicatcakesuk
Listen to Bald Move’s Westworld coverage here: https://baldmove.com/category/westworld/
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