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Mulan II (2004) kicks off our Unnecessary Sequel Month, and we may have unnecessary sequel'd too close to the sun. For those not in the know, Mulan is Sam's favourite film ever. Which is why this horrific betrayal stings so much. Ever wanted to see your favourite characters turned into poor imitations of themselves? Just watch literally any Disney sequel, but especially this one. Can we fi...

Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005), otherwise known as The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005), is the last film in our Childhood Fever Dream Month II: The Siblings Strike Back. It's been a fun dive into the very early 2000s, but all good things must come to an end. Will we be able to bore Calum to tears yet again? Here's hoping. Watching a 3D film without the 3D effects is going t...

The Water Babies (1978) is up next in our Childhood Fever Dream Month II: The Siblings Strike Back. Alternate subheadings for this episode include; obesity to the rescue and racist tuna. So, you know you are in for a treat today. This is possibly the most fever-dream-like of all the films we have done this month, but a lot of that is probably down to it being a 70s release. Join us next week for S...

Barbie of Swan Lake (2003) is up next in our Childhood Fever Dream Month II: The Siblings Strike Back. Now, if you're a Barbie cinematic verse connoisseur like myself and my siblings (and my mum), you'll know that this is the inferior of the original four Barbie movies. It is, however, the most fever-dream-like one. There will be no wholesome duets about wanting to be a poor person, instea...

Aquamarine (2006) is up next on Childhood Fever Dream Month II: The Siblings Strike Back. 2006 was the year of Mermaids, but Calum somehow missed out on all the fun. No worries though, as we are giving him a taste of it here! He's decided to show his age (72) in this episode, as he's back to clutching those pearls. This is apt because, well, Mermaids. Besides that, we frolic in the sun and...

Welcome to March and a brand-new theme month! This month we've given Sam's sisters the controls, and they've decided we're kicking off with Bratz Babyz (2006). As you can tell from this first pick, Childhood Fever Dream Month II: The Siblings Strike Back is going to be an adventure. If you're a fan of Foley artists, you will love this film! If you don't, and you're unde...

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) wraps up our month of Indiana Jones, as sadly all good things must come to an end. This film isn't the most beloved of the series, but does it deserve all the hate it gets? Spoiler alert; no it doesn't. The 80s aren't coming back, you need to let them go. Move on. If you can manage that, you'll have quite a good time with this. Indiana J...

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) is up next in our Indiana Jones month! We're back chasing another Christian artefact, only this time we have Sean Connery Jones along for the trip. He stans the grail harder than anyone else, so be ready for some criticism on that. We do have a treat for you as this episode is full of fun facts! Are we trying to entertain you, or set up reels? You'...

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) is up next in our Indiana Jones month! You may have already heard us talk about this film on the Film vs Film podcast, where we lost. Watching this again for our podcast has made us realise that we were robbed of a win. You hear us, Martin? We should have won. Justice for the temple of petty, as Harrison Ford is at his peak here in so many ways. Join us...

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) helps us to kick off our month of Indiana Jones. If anyone can think of a better name, please feel free to send it along. This week we are looking for the Ark of the Covenant and it is being guarded by many tiny danger noodles. Luckily, Calum is a fan of them, so we should be just fine to get our extreme face care routine on the go. After all, you can't have acne...

Howl's Moving Castle (2004) is the second and last film of our half-hearted Steampunk month! What a rollercoaster it's been, and thank goodness we have something so positive to end on. Sorry to all the fans of this film, for we never gave it a chance until now. We were wrong and we do perform a ukulele apology in the middle of this episode to stay tuned to hear that. However, if anyone can...

Wild Wild West (1999) is our first official episode of 2024 and it kicks off our Half-hearted Steampunk Month! What a way to begin the year. Is it the most offensive film ever made? Not at all, but it certainly does try. If you have a niche kink for both spiders and steampunk, you're gonna have a fantastic time with this one. If you're a Calum, you're gonna have a less good time. Join...

Happy Anniversary to us! It's been three years of One of us is Board, and we've decided to celebrate by watching two of Britain's most depressing films: Threads (1984) and When The Wind Blows (1986). In this special episode, we decide which of these bleak looks at a nuclear apocalypse makes us want to cry more. That is genuinely the main criterion for this, so buckle in. Please don't fret, however...

Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023) is our final film of our Christmas Inception month and our final episode of 2023. So, was it the best Christmas film ever? Of course not. We know what we're in for when it comes to these 90-minute Netflix Christmas films. However, it did lead to us discovering the true meaning of Christmas, and really, what more can you ask for? Have a great Christmas and a fantas...

A Castle For Christmas (2021) kicks starts our Christmas Inception fortnight. This week, and the next, we will be looking at Christmas Netflix films that are referenced in other Christmas Netflix films. A Castle For Christmas was featured in last year's Christmas film, Falling For Christmas. This one is set in Scotland so you get some bonus rants - don't say we don't treat you well. Jo...

The Outfit (2022) is the final film in our Dylan O'Vember month and, spoiler alert, we've decided to end on a high. For those who aren't long-term stans, you may not know that we have covered this film already. We did a quick episode after attending the UK premiere. So why did we watch it again? Because it's Dylan O'Vember and this is a top-tier film that deserves two episodes....

Flashback (2020), known in an alternative reality as The Education of Fredrick Fitzell (2020), is our third film of Dylan O'Vember! This is a very trippy and confusing film that no one but Dylan O'Brien fans has heard of. So, why did we choose to talk about it? Well, because every Dylan O'Brien film deserves its time in the sun and also because we want our audience to reassure us that...

Deepwater Horizon (2016) is up next in our Dylan O'Vember month! This is a film based on the Deepwater Horizon explosion that happened in 2010, which we admittedly do not know much about. So please don't judge us when we get things wrong (like we usually do). Should this have been a film so soon after the disaster? Maybe not BUT ethics aside, we do get a lovely view of a mud-covered Dylan....

We're watching American Assassin (2017), which only means one thing. Welcome to the best month of the year; dear listener it is officially Dylan O'Vember. We'll be celebrating Sam's favorite, by watching some of his less-known films and being very, very kind about them (Sam and Calum are definitely in agreement about this). Get ready for discussions of bad puns, celebrities, and ra...

It's almost Halloween, and we're watching The Faculty (1998) to conclude our Month of Dread. The Faculty isn't exactly a beloved horror classic, but will we love it anyway? We've had to suffer a bit to get through this month, so will baby Frodo stabbing aliens in the eye with a pen full of caffeine pills save the day? Well, at least this one is in colour and has spoken dialogue. Jo...

Gaslight (1944) is up next on our Month of Dread. So, you know how everyone likes to use the words 'lying' and 'gaslighting' interchangeably now? Well, get ready to see the difference played out for you. This film (or the play) actually originated the term, which is mostly why we ended up watching it. So, why has a 1944 film suddenly become relevant again in 2023? We don't know, we are but humble...

The Amityville Horror (1979) is up next in our month of dread. The month's name has changed many times, but what's a Halloween month without some chaotic whimsy? You'll have to suffer through this episode, much like Calum and Sam have been suffering in real life; beware the snottery sick voice and tired tones of someone attempting a move. Much like the couple in this film actually; onl...

Nosferatu (1922) is the perfect inclusion to our Old School Horror month because you can't get much more old school than 1922! You can't do a Halloween month without watching the original horror template. Okay, so, we did do that for the two years prior but we've fixed it now. What we lack in dialogue, we make up for in plot holes, hamster teeth, genuinely spoopy acting, and creepy fin...

It's October and you know what that means! It's time for the obligatory month of spoopy films! We're returning to the classics this time, starting with Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943). Much of our focus, as it always is with Frankenstein films, turned to the monotonous lives of the villagers. However, this time we were also delighted to find an anti-climatic ending to go alongsi...

Alas, we've now come to the end of Forgotten Disney Month. We conclude by watching the one film on this list that was a financial success, Chicken Little (2005). Despite having a financial impact, it made very little impact on our memories (other than the PS2 game loading screen). Join us as we watch this mean-spirited iteration of what is a very dull story to start with. Can this film be save...