Carruthers, Leggetter & Whoever

Taken under the wing of Mel Brooks producing company, Lynch too to making his first biopic, following the life of John Merrick in “The Elephant Man”. This is one of Jay’s Lynchian blindspots and it’s one of Tom’s favourites, so join our two Lynch-heads as they get into what may very well be Lynch’s most touching film, and certainly yet another masterpiece. Do us a favour and like and subscribe, as...

A new venture starts again at the show with Tom welcoming back Jay Reef to talk about one of their favourite directors, David Lynch, by looking at (almost) their entire film catalogue one by one. They start with Lynch’s first foray into film, his black and white bizarre and beautiful masterpiece “Eraserhead”. A film so dark and so disturbing that one can miss the immense humour and humanity in it....

For a hot off the presses Bonus episode the boys welcome back Harry Reeves to discuss the latest series of their favourite show; “Inside No.9”. They rank and discuss every episode and their favourite parts of each, before seeing if their favourite episodes from this season can crack the ultimate top ten that they have created previously. Exciting stuff, enjoy! Do us a favour and like and subscribe...

For our next choice in Katrina Unitt’s three pick series is our first foray into the world of Studio Ghibli, with “Howl’s Moving Castle”. It’s a film that Katrina deeply loves and that Tom has never seen, let’s see what comes of this combination. It’s a whole world of incredible animation that we’ve never touched on and it’s one hell of a start.  Do us a favour and like and subscribe, aswell...

For another of Katrina’s third picks we take a trip into the world of a very popular modern family classic with “Stardust”, beloved almost universally, Joe Mobbs had to join us to discuss a film that is too one of his favourites. An all star cast featuring two of Tom all time favourite performers sets this up to be a great episode and a fun time to be had by all. Do us a favour and like and subscr...

Katrina Unitt, previous guest has picked 3 brilliant films for the first entry into our “3 picks” series, where we invite back previous guests to discuss three of their favourite films. Katrina has picked a film so beloved that Becky Muggeridge, another of our favourite guests couldn’t help but tag along too. The film is the modern rom-com subversive “Easy A”, with a star making role for Emma Ston...

Tom and Will now touch on one of their joint favourite films ever made, “Groundhog Day”, a truly life-affirming masterpiece with one of Bill Murray’s finest performances and a true comedic drama work of art. It really just is one of the best films ever made. It really just is one of the best films ever made. It really... I don’t think I need to continue that joke anymore. ... It really just is one...

Tom and Will discuss Tom’s favourite of all of the films discussed this fortnight directed by Wes Anderson, “Rushmore”. Never was a character more ideally channelled for Tom’s complete aesthetic and life. But beside that completely narcissistic intro, the film is an absolute riot and as the guys discuss, may just be Anderson’s best film, aswell as possibly being the best film of its star Bill Murr...

Tom and Will move onto the penultimate film in their Wes Anderson fortnight of reviews, with the wonderful teen romance “Moonrise Kingdom”, a film that really does just hold up so astoundingly well and may mark the major pivot point for Anderson in his career. Do us a favour and like and subscribe, aswell as following us on all of our other platforms. FOLLOW US! Facebook: Carruthers, Leggetter &am...

It’s time for Tom to fourth wheel as Will brings along previous special guest Nathan Sloane, and new guest Harry Reeves, for a look at one of Anderson’s more recent films. The delightful masterpiece “The Grand Budapest Hotel”. This decade sprawling ensemble piece is always a treat to return to and so our four intrepid men do just that, enjoy, as they return to Budapest. Do us a favour and like and...

Our wonderful Wes Anderson fortnight continues with one of Anderson’s earliest major successes, “The Royal Tenenbaums”, this quirky family saga has been critically lauded and beloved by many for years and now it’s time for Tom and Will to return to it. Do us a favour and like and subscribe, aswell as following us on all of our other platforms. FOLLOW US! Facebook: Carruthers, Leggetter & Whoev...

We kick off another fortnight of incredible films from a selected filmmaker; this time we look at six of our favourites from Wes Anderson – to start off this celebration we look at Will’s favourite, “Fantastic Mr Fox”, and are joined by Rhian Holmes. The film is an absolute delight and marks our second animated feature, this time in the world of stop-motion. What makes this fantastic film so speci...

Will and Tom love many things: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachael McAdams, romance and comedy. But most importantly they both love weddings. One film combines all of these loves, 'Wedding Crashers' is that film. Tom and Will both love it and it fulfils Tom’s weird love and borderline obsession with weddings, despite only ever going to two. The boys try and illuminate their love...

It’s time for Tom to relive some traumatic memories as we embark on of his favourite break-up movies, “(500) Days of Summer”, and to help with this bizarre form of therapy he has created, Will and him have return special guests Becky Muggeridge and Katrina Unitt on, to discuss one of their favourite rom-coms. Let’s see if it’s as emotionally distressing and PTSD inducing a film for everybody else...

We welcome back “Goodfellas” guest Garth Oates to talk about one of his and Tom’s other favourite gangster films, 2001’s “Sexy Beast”, filled with brilliant characters and ingenious sequences and beautiful Spanish settings, aswell as some gritty London realness in the second half. It’s one hell of a film and the boys have a blast discussing it. Do us a favour and like and subscribe, aswell as foll...

We finally come to the end of our run of Peep Show episodes. Will is saddened and Tom is quite happy to be done with it all. The boys touch on their regular subjects, such as why every man and their burnt dog loves the show and whether or not Tom is just being a tool for not liking it. The show is a real bumper one, featuring run downs on the final three seasons, as well as a ranking of the boy’s...

Will and Tom are joined by two special return guests (Becky Muggeridge and Nathan Sloane) for a look at the instant modern classic 'The Truman Show'; a piece so wildly entertaining and thought-provoking that nowadays much of it's incredible satire and predictions seem almost naïve in the face of the current social media landscape. Is it Jim Carrey's best performance? Is this one of the biggest yea...

We take a deep dive into one of the best comedies of the past ten years, with Ben Stiller’s outrageous lambasting of Hollywood politics and figures, 'Tropic Thunder'. Nobody is off-limits here and everybody is bringing their A-game, including Stiller himself, a hilarious Jack Black, as well as one of the finest supporting actor performances of all time, with Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazzarus. We...

It is time! For the big finale, following six games, two weeks, it is time for the ultimate battle of movie wits and knowledge, between previous multiple time guest, Sam Mandi Ghomi, and our very own co-host, William Leggetter. It’s a fun time for everybody, so who is your money on? There’s only one way to find out who wins, and that is to watch. Do us a favour and like and subscribe, aswell as fo...

It’s time for the first annual Carruthers, Leggetter & Whoever quiz! Where previous guests are pitted against each other in the ultimate battle of wits and knowledge in the world of film. This episode we pit previous guest Katrina Unitt and our own co-host Will, against each other for our second game in our second round. Our penultimate episode before our finale next week.     Do us a favour and l...

It’s time for the first annual Carruthers, Leggetter & Whoever quiz! Where previous guests are pitted against each other in the ultimate battle of wits and knowledge in the world of film. This episode is our first in round 2 (semi-finals), and pits Nathan Sloane against Sam Mandi-Ghomi.    Do us a favour and like and subscribe, aswell as following us on all of our other platforms. FOLLOW US! Faceb...

It’s time for the first annual Carruthers, Leggetter & Whoever quiz! Where previous guests are pitted against each other in the ultimate battle of wits and knowledge in the world of film. This episode we give the already eliminated Alice and Katrina a second chance to enter into the semi-finals, in this our final Round 1 game.    Do us a favour and like and subscribe, aswell as following us on all...

It’s time for the first annual Carruthers, Leggetter & Whoever quiz! Where previous guests are pitted against each other in the ultimate battle of wits and knowledge in the world of film. In this episode, we pit previous guests Alice Preece and Nathan Sloane against each other for our third game in our first round.     Do us a favour and like and subscribe, aswell as following us on all of our oth...

It’s time for the first annual Carruthers, Leggetter & Whoever quiz! Where previous guests are pitted against each other in the ultimate battle of wits and knowledge in the world of film. This episode we pit previous guests Sarah Carruthers and our own co-host Will, against each other for our first game in our first round.     Do us a favour and like and subscribe, aswell as following us on all of...

It’s time for the first annual Carruthers, Leggetter & Whoever quiz! Where previous guests are pitted against each other in the ultimate battle of wits and knowledge in the world of film. This episode we pit previous guests Sam Mandi Ghomi and Katrina Unitt against each other for our first game in our first round.     Do us a favour and like and subscribe, aswell as following us on all of our othe...