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Kev & Drew discuss the hot topic this week with the surprising but well deserved success of the new Marvels movie. This is a change in tone for the studio and we feel this has paid off as we can't stop thinking about it. Marvel should be simple and cinematic with lots of CGI, this feels like an indie film with practical effects and dramatic actors with deep character performances that make you...

Kev & Drew do an old school Pod episode talking about what they have watched recently and recommendations. We discuss the stunt performers finally being appreciated at the Oscars before talking about classic moves we watched recently, Netflix documentaries that show the dark side of humanity and mention a little about Black Mirror Season 7 without spoilers.

Where do we start, which level, reality or dreams? Kev and Drew try to get to grips with the notoriously confusing movie from the master of time, ambiguity and existentialism. This movie from 2010 was marked as one of the first times that Blockbusters stopped placating its audience as Nolan went for the cerebral approach trusting the audience would engage and enjoy the respect he gave us offering...

Kate selected the subject of todays Deep Dive, one if the living greats. A prolific and respected man in the movie industry. We try to delve into his personal life with little information before discussing his influences, style and impressive back catalogue. We also discuss his next exciting project.

T2 is back in the cinema which prompts this discussion as it is a classic 90s action movie and the quintessential Schwarzenegger performance. We have all seen it so many times but we were too young to see in the cinema first time round. Kev managed to catch it recently on the big screen which reignites all the 90s childhood memories of watching this when we were too young. We feel this is even bet...

Today's Bonus episode is a Spoiler Special discussing the new Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder & Ray Nicholson action packed, gory comedy. Kevin invites regular guest Gareth to join to discuss in detail. We both had a better time with the movie than expected. We also discuss Gareths upcoming Download Festival trip and our Rage Whale photoshoot day in London on April 25th.

Welcome to our first 'Deep Dive' episode where we pick an actor, director, genre, year etc to discuss in detail. Today we discuss the charismatic Colin Farrell. It's an interesting chat as he has a varied personal life from charity to rehab and a range of movies where you can see his growth through the years. Even in his early career he worked with high calibre actors and directors and we all agre...

Our regular guest turns the tables on us and asks us questions she has devised herself. Kate delves into our early days, how we met, some deep questions and some fun questions. We were not made aware of any questions before hand and I think this yields an honest and interesting response from us all. We hope you enjoy this episode which is a bit different from our usual focus but with all the fun a...

The nation is talking about this new Netflix series written by Stephen Graham & Jack Thorne. A story of a 13 year old boy being arrested and accused of murdering a girl in his class. This realistic, gritty, intense and powerful story is perfectly acted with believable vulnerability and emotion and the 1 shot per episode really adds to the technicality of the crew and makes the audience live in...

Kev & Drew have freshly seen this new Bong Joon Ho Sci-Fi action comedy starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette & Mark Ruffalo. We both thoroughly enjoyed it and discussed the deep topics that arise here from Politics, Religion and Race to Animal Cruelty and Ethics. This has an incredible cast with impressive acting from all in this ensemble cast. Please see the film before l...

A double feature today discussing these 2 films. More to discuss than originally expected and we could've talked longer on both but we hope you enjoy the fun debates we have here. A wild horror movie from the mind of Stephen King and the adaptation and directing from Osgood Perkins (Long Legs) and another Marvel film, or is it more than just another Marvel film?

Our regular guest from New Jersey joins us after watching the Oscars live. Drew stayed up till the middle of the night to watch it from the UK. We talk through our predictions from Ep 90 to see who got the most right and use that opportunity talk through the individual awards. We then discuss the rest of the show from the comedy bits to the surprises.

We discuss getting close to our 100th episode, if we should do something different, suggestions welcome. Also that we are finally meeting up in April for a day in London with previous guest Daniel Pitts (Ep 91) who is taking our photos. Then we get onto the subjects of the James Bond and Amazon controversies followed by movie news and new trailers we have seen recently; from Gremlins 3, Goonies 2,...

Today's guest is a friend of Drews, they go back to 2008 when they met as fellow Ushers at the theatre during the Wicked Musical run in London and talk about how he got his auditions, his agent and the progression of his career. He his it strong early on by being offered the part of Billy Kitchen in the critically acclaimed Peaky Blinders the he acts alongside Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy, what an...

We start as usual with discussing the Zeitgeist of 2013, the year this incredible movie was released and a movie related poem from 'Tales Of The Nook' (Drew). We delve into the movie in detail: Discussing the actors, the plot, the director as well as the dark themes involved with this movie. We talk about the actors that were originally asked to play these roles, some behind the scenes information...

James has met his match as his friend Daniel instantly slams him during the intro. Now we know this will be a fun guest. We laugh through some insane stories and conversations around photography, videography and graphic design before going down the route of fitness, martial arts and his exciting plan for a short film for a charity organisation utilising 80s montages. We discuss the passion Daniel...

We discuss the most talked about movie of 2024 and it's still a hot topic and highly relevant. This movie is a feast for the eyes with the exceptional cinematography, colour pallet, editing style and impressive directing by a Coralie Fargeat, the only female director who is nominated for an Oscar in a category full of men and we all agree deserves to win. The only problem is that horror films don'...

Peter from New Jersey joins us again today to discuss the Oscars nominations. We delve into some detail on the main films up for the awards and who we predict will win compared to who we believe should win. We also discuss the snubs and debate between ourselves on who deserves the recognition. But before that we have some movie news to discus to discuss the new movie Companion which Kev and Peter...

After discussing the zeitgeist of 1999 regarding news, music and movies we delve into the cultural significance and forward thinking of the revolutionary movie which has been parodied many times. We discuss this timeless classic, delving into cinematic techniques and character dynamics including meta moments and philosophical choices with symbolism and deeper meanings. We discuss behind the scenes...

We talk about Kate travelling all the way from Zurich to Chester to visit family and the failed attempt to meet Kev for a beer. We have a couple of strange questions from our regular listeners which take our conversation on a strange path talking about animal bums, funny situations in the cinema and creating our own musical. Kev briefly discusses the new movie Presence without spoilers which bring...

Our deep dive into the David Fincher masterpiece with Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt. This may be the 30th anniversary but this movie still hits hard and is full of atmosphere, drama, comedy and tense moments. It follows the two detectives try to solve a serial killer who is using the seven deadly sins as his motives. So much to talk about here, we had to stop as we could've gone on for a further ho...

Today's episode marks a full year since we started recording Rage Whale. It's Kevs Birthday and he tells us about his weekend in London, gigs, a massage and predictably the cinema. We discuss the Netflix release of Cocaine Bear which we highly recommend and delve into many different drinking games. We bring up Biopics as Kev had just come back from seeing the brilliant Bob Dylan movie 'A Complete...

[Some serious subjects discussed] We had a fun conversation and a laugh with the man that is well known for the opposite: Lewis Saunderson the actor famous for his distressing, raw and emotionally captivating performances on social media with approx 2 Million followers on TikTok and with over 255k Instagram followers. Known as the TikTok Crying Guy, he reimagines emotional movie scenes, creates re...

Kev, James & Drew welcome you to a fun episode where we discuss all the movie news that is current even including a diversion into Grand Theft Auto 6 computer game which has some interesting planned upgrades delaying its release. We discuss Mr Beast Games and Squid Games and play devils advocate debating the enjoyment in watching, mixed with the psychological torment and effects on the real li...

Peter from New Jersey joins Kev and Drew today to do a deep dive into Robert Eggers new classic horror remake of Nosferatu. We cover as much as possible from the filmmaking, atmosphere and soundscape to the actors and their acting prowess.