Milestone Movies

Send us Fan Mail This Ain't No Chick Flick! But it is one of Aardman's finest animations, and a particular favourite of my family; which is why, for the first time ever I have two very special guests on the pod- my own daughters and Chicken Run Super Fans Rose & Adele! It's nearly Xmas, so what better time to put on a great family movie and enjoy each other's company! (This...

Send us Fan Mail An under-appreciated family classic this week, as I attempt to persuade you that Brad Bird's "The Iron Giant" is one of the very finest animated movies EVER made! (Because it is.)

Send us Fan Mail Possibly my favourite comedy movie of all time, tonight I'm taking you back to 1998's "BASEketball", in which the director of Naked Gun and the stars of South Park combine for a hilarious take on the tropes of Sports movies and create comedy gold!

Send us Fan Mail Another cracking film this week, as we look at the fantastic "hitman goes back to his old hometown to attend his High School reunion and face the girl he left behind" movie Grosse Pointe Blank. This unlikely premise was the recipe for an absolutely beautiful story, so well made and perfectly pitched! Check it out!

Send us Fan Mail Resistance Is Futile! The eighth Trek movie is my own personal favourite, so join me as i go into great detail and nerd out once again over this Sci_fi classic and franchise high point.

Send us Fan Mail "Do you want me to talk?"... Well, yeah, thats kinda how PodCasts work, Mr Bond.. This is the James Bond episode, the one where I celebrate 1995's superlative entry, Goldeneye, which may be the 17th film in a 25 film series, but for my money, is easily the best! Also taking in the franchise as a whole, as well as the regular review of other notable releases for the...

Send us Fan Mail Do you feel the need; the need for SPEED? Well i do, so please join me for the sleeper hit of 1994, and Keanu's emergence as a true action icon, as i discuss what i think is a classic of the genre. Remember you can message the show directly through the button on the link to the show, and join in the discussion as we continue our journey through 50 awesome movie years!

Send us Fan Mail A podcast 65 million (and 32) years in the making; Welcome... to Jurassic Park! Still unbelievably breathtaking today, Spielberg's original is the perfect blend of story, pace, effects and characters, all with our built-in fascination about dinosaurs, this movie can do no wrong! Join me to reminisce about all the Jurassic movies so far, as well as some other choice classics f...

Send us Fan Mail YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!! What a line, what a performance, what a movie! It's 1992, and this week we look back at Rob Reiner's film of Aaron Sorkin's play 'A Few Good Men' Never has a military courtroom drama been so compelling, with whip-smart dialogue, and some amazing actors delivering the performances of their lives.

Send us Fan Mail He said he'd be back, and i said i would discuss this franchise when we got to 1991, as we revisit, very possibly, the greatest sequel ever made; 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'!  Taking a look at the entire franchise, join me for a delve into one of the finest sci-fi series in movie history, in this week's Milestone Movies!

Send us Fan Mail Burrowing into our collective movie brains like a Graboid, comes 1990's comedy monster mash TREMORS! Join me as i dissect this brilliant movie which was criminally overlooked upon it's first release, only to take hold on home entertainment and would go on to spawn 6 sequels and nearly 2 TV spin-offs to date! (i'll explain the 'nearly 2' bit, dont worry!) I...

Send us Fan Mail Dudes! Join me for a most triumphant journey through time with the most non-non-non bogus teenagers to ever embark on a bodacious quest through history; it's BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE!! Station!

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the party, Pal!  This week it's DIE HARD! You know the score, an absolute action classic from start to finish, join me as i revisit the original, delve a little into the sequels, and even the ups-and-downs of Bruce's career. So, strip down to your vest, run barefoot across some broken glass, and crawl around in a god-damn tin can, with this week's Milesto...

Send us Fan Mail The Magic Begins! The ultimate buddy-cop action spectacular blasted onto our screens in 1987 and blew away everything that came before it! Kicking off a whole series of non-stop explosive perfection was the brilliance that is Lethal Weapon!! Join me as I revisit this (and the whole franchise really, I do get a little sidetracked again on this one!), as well as a rundown of an alto...

Send us Fan Mail An a-MAZE-ing (sorry!) film for you this week, as i revisit the slice of cinematic fantasy perfection that is LABYRINTH! Jim Henson's puppet tour-de-force is absolutely timeless, and is a particular favourite of mine, so pop on the episode, "come inside, meet the wife- have a cuppa tea" and enjoy!

Send us Fan Mail Great Scott! This is heavy! And it's also THE GREATEST FILM EVER MADE! My personal ultimate favourite movie of all time, I could not love this one more! Hop in the Delorean and lets head Back to 1985, cos it doesn't get any better than this! Enjoy!

Send us Fan Mail "Listen! You smell something?" Now we are at a real Milestone in my movie history, as we reach 1984, and my very first trip to the cinema for what is still one of my all-time favourites; Ghostbusters! Join me as i remember that most formative of movie-going experiences, and how its shaped my life to this day...  

Send us Fan Mail "Looking good, Billy-Ray", "Feeling good, Louis!"  Revisit an all-star comedy classic this week, as we take a quick look back at 1983's brilliant Trading Places in an episode that's more dependable than Frozen Orange Juice Futures!

Send us Fan Mail Another Stallone action classic for this episode, let me take you back to the origins of Vietnam Vet John J Rambo; the original one-man army. Feel free to pop your old school tie round your head and run around the garden shouting "Don't push me!!" like we all did when we were kids. 

Send us Fan Mail It's not the years, Honey- it's the mileage! The seventh episode discusses the debut of a timeless action hero; Indiana Jones and the 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' from 1981! Don your Fedora, crack your whip, and settle down as we revisit one of the finest adventure stories ever made...

Send us Fan Mail Surely this can't be Episode 6 already? Well, it is, and don't call me Shirley. Classic comedy this week from Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker, with the original spoof perfection of 1980's Airplane! Join me as i discuss this hugely influential daftness, as well as hero-worshipping one of the all-time greats Leslie Nielsen!

Send us Fan Mail Not every film from my childhood was a gritty action movie or a grown-up horror flick; for our discussion today is the original, and still the best of Jim Henson's classic Muppet movies! Still an unbeaten celebration of clever, innovative film-making with a heck of a big heart, i absolutely love this movie, and i make no apologies for voting it as my film of the year 1979! Pl...

Send us Fan Mail Possibly a bit more of an unexpected choice this week; the Burt Reynolds action classic 'Hooper'! Enjoy! 

Send us Fan Mail For our '77 episode, we tackle the birth of one of the most influential series in film history, responsible for inspiring countless filmmakers, and still going stronger than ever today; Star Wars! Is it a work of genius, or just the kids film that got lucky? This and other important questions will likely not be answered in the next half hour..  

Send us Fan Mail It's Episode 2 already, and up for discussion this time is the ultimate rags-to-riches sports drama- 1976's "Rocky"!  So lace up those boxing gloves, pop in your gumshield, and lets beat some meat!