Marathon Me: A Movie Marathon Podcast

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN FRANCHISE MARATHON Following a brief podcast hiatus, Kane and Rhys are back with a vengeance, and a bad case of scurvy. Join the two as they begin marathoning the entire Pirates of the Caribbean franchise; Kane as an expert, and Rhys having never seen one before. The first entry of the franchise triggers a boom for the pirate sub-genre of film, and the boys talk about what...

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID FRANCHISE MARATHON For a little over a month, Rhys and Kane have been watching these kids coming-of-age films, over-analysing, meanfully judging, and just overall taking the piss. But now the series comes to an end as the two RANK the series, as well and talk about some other miscellaneous details surrounding the series. We bed a heartfelt farewell to all of our friends, such...

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID FRANCHISE MARATHON Today, a DOUBLE FEATURE. The first 'film' that Kane and Rhys talk about this week is 'The Long Haul', after watching it for the third time in total... Is this a review? or is this self-torture? With a whole new cast, new canon, and new... level of quality; this film proves to be something new for the podcast, where the boys bring themselv...

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID FRANCHISE MARATHON On this episode of the podcast, Kane and Rhys accompany Greg Heffley as he... enters his teens. That's right - voice cracks, maturing bodies and masculinity issues galore. Apart from Rowley's mysterious new mum, the movie proves to be a pretty standard fare Wimpy Kid film, where maturity seeps through to the surface for our main characters, and Gre...

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID FRANCHISE MARATHON Time for the second entry in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid marathon, where this one is about BROTHERHOOD... brother. And how fitting to amp up the male energy this week and include another man in on the podcast.  Introducing our first guest on Marathon Me, we have friend of the show, Kyle Di Pastena on the pod to talk about Rodrick Rules! What better way to talk...

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID FRANCHISE MARATHON They've done the iconic slasher franchise, Scream. They've witnessed every single film directed by auteur, Wes Anderson. But now... They tackle the family-friendly pre-teen coming-of-age series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid. With now five films that come under the Diary of a Wimpy Kid IP, the boys take a dive back into childhood and review the series that...

WES ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHON * MINOR SPOILER WARNING *: Rhys and Kane discuss plot points and story beats of the French Dispatch in this episode - but as to not alienate viewers, the first portion of the episode is completely spoiler free! (time-stamps listed below) Even in the spoiler segment of the show, all that is really revealed, is a more specific dive into each anthological story from...

WES ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHON WOW! *Owen Wilson voice* Rhys and Kane made it through their second marathon, and boy was it a doozy. Nine movies through, and the boys go through their thoughts of the entire filmography, from spoilt teenagers, to father issues, to more father issues. This time, the individual lists from both guys DOESN'T line up perfectly (thank god), so there's actual...

WES ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHON " omg, look, it's Isle of the Doggos. UWU" I feel so gross having typed this... Wes Anderson's second animated film, and Rhys and Kane's FINAL film before the ranking! (sorry purists, at the time of initial recording, the French Dispatch's release was as unknown as the existence of Big Foot). This movie is nothing short of cute and cr...

SCREAM FRANCHISE MARATHON *SPOILER WARNING*: As to avoid ruining the film for certain viewers, this podcast episode will have a clear spoiler-free and spoiler-filled portion, with time stamps highlighted below for listeners. Anything shown in the trailer for the film, we deemed as spoiler-free content; eg. certain character and actor appearances. Plot and story details are avoided in the spoiler-f...

WES ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHON The Grand Budapest Hotel is an absolute epic of a film. Undeniable. Even though Rhys is not a fan of Jeff Goldblum, a great time is had. Kane and Rhys find it hard not to love this film. From the performances, to the larger than life sets that makes one question what reality is at all? Willem Defoe in this film is something that the boys just can't get over....

WES ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHON Kane was only a scout for a few years, and Rhys has no idea how to tie a knot, so both boys can attempt to re-live a childhood full of tent-building, dangerous tree house, and childhood marriages, that they never experienced in the first place.  Moonrise Kingdom places Rhys and Kane back to a place of child-like wonder and magic, where nothing had any consequences...

WES ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHON Wes Anderson's first foray in the realm of feature animated films; but more importantly, Kane and Rhys' first episode where they saw the movie in a THEATRE. (Shoutout to the Astor Theatre in Melbourne) The boys share their Fantastic Mr Fox experience how one SHOULD consume this film - around film-buff-parents, ciders in hand, in front of a crazy big cine...

WES ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHON Trains, crane(shot)s, and automobiles. What do you get when you place Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman and Adrian Brodie in a train together, travelling through India? You get this film. Originally Rhys' least favourite of Wes Anderson's filmography, the boys go into this watch with open minds and open hearts; and what they find... is discussed in this pod...

WES ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHON Turns out that Rhys and Kane really like fish, fish documentaries, and fish-documentary-affiliated productions. Wes Anderson's first film to place Bill Murray in the limelight, and a masterpiece of a film is born from this choice. Rhys and Kane decide that they will definitely cosplay as Steve and Ned one day for either a convention or a party, and one of the...

WES ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHON Finally, a Royal Tenenbaums podcast that begins with almost 15 minutes of Red Dead Redemption 2 discussion! We have made it to some real Wes Anderson vibes now. With a crazy high budget, Anderson comes out with a film almost sickly sweet with style. The characters - amazing. The soundtrack - amazing. The visuals - amazing. But is the film REALLY that good? Let&apo...

WES ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHON Spoilers for the episode, but we love Rushmore, and there's nothing you can say otherwise to change our minds! Beginning to a feel a little bit more like Wes Anderson, Rushmore follows Max Fischer (played by Jason Schwartzman) as he struggles to balance his physical adolescence with his believed adulthood. Rhys and Kane discuss how they believe there was a bi...

WES ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHON The first step in Rhys and Kane's shared love affair with the Wilson brothers. To start off the Wes Anderson marathon, Rhys and Kane begin with Anderson's feature directorial debut, Bottle Rocket. Mixed feelings are had about this film, as Rhys attempts to justify that it's pretty damn good. But, it can be wholly agreed upon that this is a FEAT for...

SCREAM FRANCHISE MARATHON Our first franchise overview episode! Come and listen to Rhys and Kane summarise their opinions on the franchise as a whole (as of so far). The two share their personal highs and lows throughout the series, and discuss certain Scream related topics that don't fall into any of the other episodes, such as the Netflix series, video game appearances, and touch a little b...

SCREAM FRANCHISE MARATHON. It's been 10 years, and it looks that teenagers have only gotten worse. In the light of Kevin Hart curing depression, Kane and Rhys talk about this initial Scream reboot, bringing the slasher into the age of tEchNoLogY. A lot of strong characters and interesting narrative twists make the experience pretty great for these two; if only the crew hadn't covered eac...

SCREAM FRANCHISE MARATHON Welcome to the Dewey and Gale domestic issue movie. What we've all been waiting for. Kane and Rhys explore the capstone of Scream's once 'trilogy'. With a bit more hollywood in this one, and some supporting characters that you go "oh, they were in a Scream movie!", the boys honestly don't hang too much dirt on this installment in the ser...

SCREAM FRANCHISE MARATHON Now THIS is what I call a cinema experience. Rhys and Kane watch the second entry in the Scream franchise, but find themselves deeply fascinated by the excitement of the movie-going audience when watching the first Stab movie. This fascination leads to an in-depth discussion of their favourite, but mainly least-favourite, cinema experiences. 

SCREAM FRANCHISE MARATHON You are now sentenced to death for being in possession of a cellular telephone. In the first full episode of Marathon Me, the boys begin their ' Scream'   franchise marathon with, you guessed it... Scream (1996). The entire film is discussed in depth and reviewed; the boys struggling to distinguish this film from the Wayans brother's 2000 film ' Scary...

Welcome... to Marathon Me.  Rhys and Kane introduce the series, themselves and their shared passion for cinema in this brief pilot episode. After years of marathoning movies together and even more years being friends, the boys decide to start a podcast that gives them an excuse to watch movies and talk to no end about them.