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Elaine & 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.

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    • TV & Film

Elaine & 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.

    “Great Big Hoo and Toodaloo”: Race Across The World (S4), Fallout, Immaculate, Civil War, Monkey Man

    “Great Big Hoo and Toodaloo”: Race Across The World (S4), Fallout, Immaculate, Civil War, Monkey Man

    Mark’s been to a BBQ, but as the booze flowed and day turned into night, what did he end up singing…? 
    In TV, we return to one of our favourites: Race Across The World (1:28). Back for a fourth series (if you don’t count last year’s celeb version) this time the contestants are racing from Japan to Indonesia. Are we enjoying it as much as its previous incarnations, though? Next, we have a difference of opinion around Amazon Prime’s video-game inspired hit Fallout (10:44). 
    In film, we’re talking nuns, action, and dystopia - the perfect mix! Mark’s been to see Immaculate (20:22) and Civil War (26:29). And we’ve both watched Dev Patel’s Monkey Man (35:49).
    Enjoy! 
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    • 49 min
    “No-one likes an Orange Twirl”: X-Men ‘97, Passenger, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (+ spoiler section)

    “No-one likes an Orange Twirl”: X-Men ‘97, Passenger, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (+ spoiler section)

    Happy Easter! But which reduced price chocolate eggs will Mark be able to find in the supermarket on his annual pilgrimage? 
    This week, in TV we’ve been watching Marvel Animation’s new series X-Men ‘97 (3:26) and ITV comedy-thriller (or is it?!) Passengers (9:32).
    In our film section, hold on to your proton packs and get ready to be slimed - we’re reviewing Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (16:42). There’s much to discuss so if you’ve seen the film you might enjoy our spoiler section at 34:02. If you’ve not caught it yet, avoid this part of the pod and come back at 45:19 where we talk about upcoming films we’re going to catch. And if you stick around, you’ll hear an unexpected end to the pod… 
    Enjoy! 
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    • 49 min
    “Na-na-na-Baron”: Mr & Mrs Smith, Shogun, Madame Web, The Iron Claw, Dune: Part 2

    “Na-na-na-Baron”: Mr & Mrs Smith, Shogun, Madame Web, The Iron Claw, Dune: Part 2

    The episode where Mark compares Elaine to a dog that looks like a pain au chocolat, lists all the Denis Villeneuve films he hates, and starts a podcasting war with The Movie Robcast… 
    In TV, we discuss Mr & Mrs Smith (Amazon Prime) (5:42) and Shogun (Disney +) (13:31). And in film, Mark takes us through the masterpiece that is Madame Web (24:26), Elaine talks wrestling in The Iron Claw (31:55), and we have a najor difference of opinion when it comes to Dune: Part 2 (46:55). 
    Enjoy! 
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    AND, if you like what we do, and fancy buying us a coffee, you can do so here. Thanks so much. 

    • 1 hr 11 min
    Trailer Talk: Deadpool & Wolverine, Planet of the Apes, Wicked, Manhunt, Mary & George, Shardlake

    Trailer Talk: Deadpool & Wolverine, Planet of the Apes, Wicked, Manhunt, Mary & George, Shardlake

    It's going to be a little while until we can come back with a full show, so as an interim treat we thought we'd record our thoughts on some of the recently released film & TV trailers. 
    Film trailers: Deadpool & Wolverine, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and Wicked
    TV trailers: Manhunt (Apple), Mary & George (Sky Atlantic), Shardlake (Disney +)
    And Mark has thoughts on the (just announced) casting of Marvel's upcoming Fantastic Four...
    Enjoy! 
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    • 45 min
    “Anna The Nun and Tesco Mary”:  The Traitors finale, True Detective: Night Country, The Holdovers, All of Us Strangers

    “Anna The Nun and Tesco Mary”:  The Traitors finale, True Detective: Night Country, The Holdovers, All of Us Strangers

    We start the pod with WWE news (obvs!). The WWE is off to Netflix - but recent allegations leave Mark reflecting on whether he can continue watching...
    In TV, we discuss the finale of S2 The Traitors (7:35) and share our views on the first few episodes of HBO’s True Detective: Night Country (19:30). 
    In film, Mark reviews newly Oscar-nominated The Holdovers (29:36). And we’ve both been to see Andrew Haigh’s astonishing All of Us Strangers (37:00). We recommend avoiding as much as you can about both films before you see them, so our reviews are very light on plot and we try to avoid spoilers as much as possible.
    We wanted to discuss the finer points of All of Us Strangers, though, so there’s a small spoiler section at the end of the episode, starting at 48:37. Please leave us at this point if you haven’t seen the film, but save the episode and come back for our thoughts later! 
    Enjoy! 
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    AND, if you like what we do, and fancy buying us a coffee, you can do so here. Thanks so much.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    “Barrow-In-Furness Bus Depot”: Men Up, The Traitors, The Boy and the Heron, Poor Things, Godzilla Minus One

    “Barrow-In-Furness Bus Depot”: Men Up, The Traitors, The Boy and the Heron, Poor Things, Godzilla Minus One

    Welcome to our first episode of 2024! We start the pod with a discussion around New Year’s Resolutions - and a birthday cake muffin…
    In TV, Elaine wants everyone to watch BBC drama Men Up (2:30) which was shown in the In-Between Times and therefore criminally overlooked. We also share our thoughts on appointment telly The Traitors S2 - including some delightful references to Nasty Nick and Anna the Nun for all you Y2K fans (9:44). WARNING: if you’re not up to date on S2 The Traitors, we recommend you skip our review and come back later. We do mention banished and murdered contestants, as well as traitors, by name. 
    In film, Mark reviews The Boy and the Heron (21:36) and Poor Things (28:22). And then we take a trip down memory lane to discuss our relationship with the Godzilla films before reviewing monster hit (do you see what we did there?) Godzilla Minus One (38:00).
    Enjoy! 
    How to support the show 
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    We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or a star rating on Spotify.
    AND, if you like what we do, and fancy buying us a coffee, you can do so here. Thanks so much.

    • 1 hr 2 min

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