MonoRants @The Movies

It's time to punch racism in the face while we laugh with 1974's legendary comedy "Blazing Saddles". It's many things but it ain't PC, but then neither are we. So join us for a rooting tootin old west rant about Mel Brooks smashing racism harder than he smashes the 4th wall, an all round amazing cast, references we did & didn't get, Jim & Barts friendship and...

It's a new year but we're going back to one of our favorite directors with Neil Marshalls second film; The Descent. We kinda forgot how good it was but remember pretty quickly in this rant about the base jumping opportunities in Galway, ignoring the basics of caving safety, which ending is better, Ciara remembering her own caving adventures and Mono thinking he can take on the crawlers. Fi...

Oh what a lovely day! What a lovely day to cover 2015's phenomenal "Mad Max: Fury Road". So Witness us bloodbags, with a rant about a beautiful post-apocalypse, impeccable world building, sea battles on wheels, a War Boy with a future in musical theatre and feeling like Homer not getting to watch the yakuza fight. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send...

Strikes are over and we're done with The Boys/Gen V for another season so it's back to some of our favourite ridiculous films. First up, it's 95's "Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight". So get that damn stove clean and come listen to a rant about, Billy Zanes best role, Braykers bad choices, a very vague interdimensional key, soiled doves being a thing (Ciara called it in...

It's another solo Superman outing this week with the beautifully animated and charmingly different but familiar "All Star Superman". Join us for a rant about the mamy differences between Clark and Superman, Lois's righteous anger, Lex's obliviousness, the timeless feel of this film and Superman's wit, intelligence and Daddy Dom voice.

It's our first DC sequel this week with 2010's follow up to Public Enemies, "Superman/Batman Apocalypse". We get to see DC's Holy Trinity being wholly dickish in a rant about conversations that SHOULD have happened, suburban invasions, Barda banging Bats, a bonus final fight and being split over Darkseid (casting and pronunciation!)

Batman is back again for a solo movie, but that won't stop him from bringing some of the Bat Family along in 2010's "Batman: Under the Red Hood". It's a film both of us can't praise highly enough in this rant about wild comic backstories, meaningful flashbacks, great casting, greater acting & the greatest Joker combining to create THE best Batman scene ever on film......

This week it's our first look at a Justice League film and we get not one, but two whole Justice Leagues in 2010's "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths". So get ready to destroy every Earth in this rant about more incredible scores, agreeing with Owlman, Mafioso Superman, horny Superwoman, The Batman Who Goads, constantly getting J'onn J'onzz name wrong and lamenting the...

We're looking at the World's Finest this week with our favourite super-bestfriends. That's right, it's time for "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" and a rant about a jam packed hour of animation full of awesome credits, batman running interference, Alfred's laundry priorities, Pathé news voice, getting ripped of by Marvel's biggest movie and a distinct lack of prop...

Another week, another Justice League member and this time it's Hal Jordan's turn in 2009's "Green Lantern: First Flight". We both know very little about the Green Lantern Corps but that didn't stop us from ranting about the obviously bad guy, mercifully quick origins, aliens that actually look alien, immediately attacking new recruits, sprinklings of serious darkness and...

We're rounding off our first three DC movies with the last (but by no means least) of DC's Trinity in 2009's Wonder Woman. It's time to get our mythology nerd on in this rant about giant opening battles, a Greek God who speaks Latin, great origins, poor geography, satisfying conclusions and the great Persephone switcheroo. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Bo...

We're on to our second episode of DC animated movies with the third film in the series (we have our reasons) and it's Batman: Gotham Knight. It's not entirely our bag (of guns) but we still found plenty to enjoy and rant about like... the intricacies of an underground pneumatic coffin system, K-pop Bruce, an Indian Murderface and properly getting inside an early Batman's damaged mi...

It's time to actually talk 2007's Superman: Doomsday. It's a short one this week as we had already covered a bit in the last episode but we still manage to rant... braggy Superman & creepy Lex, a really smooth narrative, a unique grief shared by Lois, Martha AND Lex, a very niche Kevin Smith reference, modesty glass, having a lot of charm and looking forward to what's to come....

We're back after a short break deciding how best to podcast in solidarity with the strikers. Turns out, it's talk about cartoons. So we did. Or rather, attempted to talk about one specifically and then took a massive tangent. And here it is, Join us for a rant about the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, why we love them, where to get them, how awesome they all are, and how we'll be...

It's time for another new film for Mono, and some eye candy for the girls this week as we take a look at the surprisingly horny, hallmark skirting 2007 ensemble movie "Ten Inch Hero". It stars a supernatural actor so we brought on a supernatural superfan to help us out this week. Join us and The Green Cooler as we rant sexy sexy Jensen, also sexy sexy Clea, bad bad Brad & Tadd, s...

We finally get around to the long awaited third film in the "films that wrap up too quickly" trilogy this week. Daybreakers and Legion had their slightly rushed day in the sun, and now it's time for 2011's "Priest". So hop on your solar powered jet bike for this rant about throwing stupid stones, a world we love but want more of, Ninja Cowboy Priests, fun Hive Vampires,...

We're back to movies this week and ready to wait 25 years to reanimate dead troops with 1992's "Universal Soldier". It's got everything; action, suspense, explosions, Truck! We hope you're all ears for this rant about fun psycho Dolph, a much darker original cut, minimal effort sci-fi jargon, an ass-off between JCVD and Mark Dacascos, wondering whether the Universal soldi...

We're trying something (barely) different this week and recommending a TV show you may not have seen. We've brought in some help in the form of non-podcaster and old old friend to us both, Tadhg, to cover the BBC's adaption of Mervyn Peake's seminal fantasy of manners novel, Gormenghast. So escape the kitchens for this rant about absurd yet fantastic characters, a seriously impress...

We're sticking close to home this week. In fact, we've only gone next door to Dublin for our third Irish film with 2003's fast talking, bus crashing, Ronnie wearing "Intermission". Put a squirt of brown sauce in your cuppa and settle in for a rant about the Dublin-iest dialogue, the general lack of respect for the police, little b*stard kids, what a ronnie is and other Irish...

We're taking a trip back to the early days of the internet this week. It's message boards, dial-up and rollerblades as we Hack the Planet with 1995's cyberpunk classic "Hackers". So if you wanna be elite, you'd better listen to this rant about holding up remarkably well, giving yourself nicknames, knowing real life Mr The Plague's, Freak & Cereal being just the be...

We take a look at our first sequel this week and it's maybe sorta kinda possibly not so great. But we always try and focus on the good here at MonoRants, and there definitely is some in 2007's "Alien Vs Predator: Requiem". So grab some night vision goggle (they'll be about as much use for podcast listening as they were in the film) and join us for a rant about... unfulfilled...

It's another new film for Mono because this week we're looking at Michael Bay's much maligned but actually pretty damn good Sci-Fi action blockbuster "The Island". It's surprisingly quite subtle (in places) and as deep as you need it to be, but still with plenty of that Michael Bay flair. Watch your proximity and join us as we rant in depth about the evil corporations we...

We want to Play a game this week on MonoRants. But there are rules. Very ill defined rules and equally shady motivation in 2004's escape room gore fest, "Saw". We mostly love it, but we have some issues. Find out what as you hack your way into this rant about excellent foreshadowing, poor choice in victims, which victim has it worst, the limitations of cancer patients in undertaking...

It's time for the greatest, goriest, gunniest superhero film of them all, and to help we've brought a man who likes two things; ultraviolence and tunnocks teacakes. It's 2008's "Punisher War Zone" and Joe from the Hallmark of Greatness podcast. So flip and then explode into this rant of many, many tangents like... bad accents, bugging confessionals, not faffing about with...

It's John Carpenters first turn here on MonoRants and we haven't gone for any of the big ones. Instead we're looking at the gore filled horror-western that is 1998's Vampires. Mono loves it, Ciara thinks it's a different film and both can't get over how badly poor Katrina is treated. So lather up and shave your ass for this rant about the serious mistreatment of women depic...