MonoRants @The Movies

We're changing things up a little this week with a spoiler/non-spoiler rant about 1998's cop thriller with a twist "Fallen".  If you haven't seen the film we try to sell you on it in the first half, but if you have you can listen in full to this rant about the overall size of turkeys, Gropey Ole Lou, the limitless internet of 1998, the endlessly sexy Denzel, Mono nailing the summary and waffl...

We're short and sweet this week as we look back at late 90's museum monster movie "The Relic". Part X-Files episode, part Jurassic Park wannabe but with that sweet sci-fi/mythology mix that we can't get enough of here at MonoRants. Find out just why we love it in this rant about slowly becoming a Brian Steele Podcast, annoying 90's kids, awesome professors & useless degrees, a 99% monster that...

We're off on a very poorly timed trip to Egypt with 2014's 'The Pyramid". Even we thought this was a piece of crap on the first watch, but circumstances led us to a much more enjoyable rewatch. Find out why in this rant about sending nudes to NASA, moving your face mask to hear better, good use of dark and one very poor attempt at relevance. Find us on Twitter @rantsmono or send your own rants to...

Mono has the unenviable task of reining in two co-hosts this week as we complete the set and are joined by John from 100 Things We Learned From Film Podcast. We're talking vampires, vampires and more vampires (werewolves too) in one of our favourite vampire films with 2003's "Underworld". So squeeze into your latex catsuit and join us for a rant about that soundtrack (obviously), weedy Wentworth,...

It may be October, but we're talking mutants in space with 2009's sci-fi horror gem "Pandorum". We're at odds with the critics once again, as we do our best to point out that it's a damn good flick in this rant about gooey hyper-sleep, the space crazies, severed feet, striking the right balance of sci-fi & horror, Mono's choice between two horrible deaths and a bunch of Futurama references for...

It's not Halloween yet, but we're getting our fright on here at MonoRants anyway. This week we're talking one of our favourite Peter Jackson films and it ain't Braindead; it's 1996's comedy horror "The Frighteners". We both feel this film (mostly) holds up really well after 26 years, so clean up that ectoplasm and get ready for a rant about Frank's shitty driving, an even shittier cover song, memo...

Things are slightly different on MonoRants this week as only one of us has seen the serial killer drug trip of a film that is 2000's The Cell. Ciara is fairly clear on why she loves it, but find out what Mono thinks about seeing his first Jennifer Lopez film in this rant about stunning visuals, some pointless guys from the FBI, Assassin's Creed Serial Killer Edition, Vincent D'Onofrio's 'elevated'...

We pretend we know about real movies this week as we talk The Coen Brother's 2000 classic "O Brother, Where Art Thou?". Maybe not what you'd expect given our usual predilection for Sci-Fi, monsters & violence but we love this movie so much here at MonoRants, we wanna R-U-N-N-O-F-T with it. Find out why in our latest rant about ridiculously charming characters, the original soul selling guitar...

It's time for another Paul WS Anderson movie here at MonoRants and we're talking about the much maligned Alien Vs Predator. Don't let what we have to say fool you, we really do love this film... really! Though that might not be immediately obvious in this rant about hating on Prometheus, ninja helicopters, sliced Salmon, Tommy Flanagan's hair, inexplicably missing experts, Mono going on one about...

We love us some Vampires here at MonoRants and, after the heat recently, we love snow too. So we combined our our two loves into one rant with 2007's excellent "30 Days of Night" (see Ciara, I told you I'd let listeners know). It's Josh Hartnett's second appearance in a MonoRants movie and this time he's here to show us he can do a lot if you actually give him a character. So wrap up warm, mind yo...

It's about time we got back to Non-Spoiler rants, so we did, with 2001's fantastic French genre masher of a movie; Brotherhood of the Wolf. It's Christophe Gans' second film to get the ranty treatment and he brings with him one of MonoRants favourite asses (and the actor attached to it). We found it a bit hard to stay on track even for us this week, but you'll figure that out pretty quickly in thi...

Now that we're done with The Boys (for now at least) and getting back to movies, we've decided to shake things up a bit and cover... Watchmen. Yeah we know we know, but we were bound to do it eventually! So jump into a familiar yet different episode about deconstructionist superhero tales as we rant sexy AF 19th Century psychologists, a laughably far off Doomsday Clock, a mechanical owl that poops...

In a very special episode, we are talking another hilarious Irish comedy with 2011's The Guard. Fittingly, we have an international liaison and our first guest host (after everyone else was done with him); the ever loveable Planty from the excellent '100 Things We Learned From Film' podcast. He doesn't manage to keep us on track any more than we normally are as we talk more about Irish culture tha...

Well, we lost the run of ourselves this week folks, which means you get an extra special extended episode (read: Mono got lazy editing). This week, in a rant to end all rants, we're talking about our possible favourite comic book movie 'Constantine'. We really think this one still holds up in 2022 as a punchy and visually stunning alt superhero movie, with one of the best bastards ever. Cast yours...

We promised you more substance this week, and said substance is a bunch of schoolkids brutally murdering one another. This week we're ranting Japanese cult classic 'Battle Royale'. 22 years on and we are still discovering new things about this film. Find out what we learned in this rant where Mono defends The Hunger Games and then nearly Doxxes himself, while Ciara gets jealous of anime hair and c...

This week we want to share something very special with you all. We want to share our pain and trauma over having watched Mutant Chronicles. With a great cast, the writer of one of our favourite films and based on a RPG with rich and deep lore, its a bit sucky. But like a lame old dog with one eye and mange, we still kinda love it despite its many, many flaws. Don't expect us to make much sense in...

After a portal to the past opened up and spat out our DVD, we can finally rant 2008's apocalyptic disaster movie Doomsday. Another Neil Marshall film, another fast paced riot (albeit with a sudden trip to the dark ages that we bloody love). Full of some of our favourite actors and villains, it's pretty obvious why we love this film in this rant about the inevitable Covid and Brexit comparisons, En...

We're back to good old fashioned action this week with 2004's District 13. Mostly known for introducing Parkour to the world, this punchy action film has a lot more to offer than a gimmick. Despite its short runtime and probably because it reminds Mono of his Glory Days, this is an all time favourite here at MonoRants. So Jump/Flip/Vault into a rant about incredible chase sequences, crappy America...

Hey, we never said we'd cover good films! Just the ones we love. Despite our better judgement, we love 2005's DOOM and we needed something silly after last week. Filled with bad acting, ridiculous action and a nonsense plot, we just can't understand why we adore this hot mess. Try and figure out with us in this full spoiler rant about characterless characters, monster suit guys doing the heavy lif...

We're back in space this week for a straight Sci-Fi from Jack of all trades director Danny Boyle, with 2007's Sunshine. 15 years since it's release, Mono & Ciara feel this film doesn't get anywhere near enough love. So why not listen to two massively ill equipped Arts graduates discuss theoretical physics like they have a clue in a rant about realistic spaceships, getting high on the sun, assh...

In a shocking twist, Monorants and the critics agree on something this week with 2011's Cuban zombie offering "Juan of The Dead". Much more than just a 'Shaun' knock off; we might just prefer it. Find out why in this mostly non spoiler rant about the lesser spotted zombie killing weapons, stereotyping nations, trolling your friends in your last days, Mono's intricate notes and well researched hist...

We're digging through ditches this week on MonoRants with Rob Zombie's "Lords of Salem". This groovy satanic witch film has a lot going for it, but it's not without faults. So get your broom out (there's no brooms in this film) for a rant about the general lack of witch movies, shitting on black metal, Mono being in favour of expectorating on newborns, Ciara defending satanic witches, and repeated...

We're back for Paddy's Week with 2019's hilarious Irish offering "Extra Ordinary". Despite Mono's best efforts, this quintessentially Irish Rom-Com charmed it's way into his cold dead heart and onto the podcast. We were so excited to talk about this film we found it hard to stay on track; but ramble with us for a semi-spoilery rant about Nokia 3210's, Mono dying on a hill with Chris DeBurgh, Ciara...

It's an All-Time MonoRants @The Movies favourite this week with 2002's Dog Soldiers. Celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year, and one of the greatest Werewolf flicks out there, this is the film that started a life long love of Sean Pertwee & Kevin McKidd for both Mono & Ciara. Join us for a rant about the best throwaway dialogue, double views, not recognising one of our own, and bullyin...

We're sticking with the 90's this week with 1995's Crying Freeman. An early Mark Dacascos role, and one of the first live action manga adaptions; this is another favourite here at MonoRants @The Movies. Settle in for a rant about a film packed with action, Stargate actors, THE coolest assassination scene, ballet jumps, desecrating ancient monuments and the smoothest mover in all of Vancouver. Find...