Review It Yourself

It's the QUARTER FINALS! Luke is busy conquering the podern world, meaning Sean reverts to the finest rebound podcaster in the world: Satsu from Chatsunami. Discussion Points: -Sean starts off by jokingly saying he misses Luke, but it gets sad really quick. -The harshness of the judges this year.  -The difference between baking and cooking. Random Questions: -Does Sean have Satsu on 'Podcast...

Sean finally gets into the Halloween Spirit and reviews Dog Soldiers (2002), with Paul from SP Filmviewers. Paul is the artist of Review It Yourself's beautiful logo.  Discussion Points: -The amount of people from the North East in this film. -Sean explains how it's nice to listen to regional accents from closer to home.  -Gurinder Chadha's films.  -The practical effects in the film...

Sean tries to do an enthusiastic introduction and fails miserably. Clayton from 'Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies' joins Sean to defend the much maligned and forgotten horror film from 2008, The Ruins (2008). Clayton shows up Sean by actually knowing the actor and actresses' names. Discussion Points: -Clayton has been defending this film for years and is very happy to deep-dive into the film.&nbsp...

Luke from The Nerdstalgic Podcast returns to help Sean review Custard Week! Discussion Points: -Sean has THREE WORDS for Luke.  -Apologies for the swearing. Random Questions: -Do you miss the days of Bake-Off when there was baking? -Is Custard a main ingredient? -When will we get "Tomato Sauce Week"? -Does Sean really expect Luke or the Listeners to believe that he usually 'holds back'? -How...

Satsu from Chatsunami joins Sean to do the deepest of deep dives into the Great British Bake Off Halloween Week! Why did Sean give Scooby Doo CPR? Listen to the end to find out.  Discussion Points: -Paul and Prue's dynamic. -Sean bravely describes a Haggis to a Scotsman. -Satsu and Sean both found Mexican week an absolute embarrassment. -Sean then deconstructs the idea of s'mores. -Luke was r...

Sarah returns and her and Sean have a catch-up and discuss a potential next instalment of The Mummy (1999) series. Sarah and Sean discuss Brendan Fraser's comments about The Mummy (2017) and whether he would come back to the franchise. They then discuss how to fix The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).  Discussion Points:   -Being English and pretending to be excited when you're no...

Warning: It gets rather sweary. Craig and Chris (eventually) from Whit's The Script? are joined by Sean to discuss Terminator Genisys (2015).  Is the time right for a reappraisal for the much-maligned fifth instalment in the Terminator series? Probably not, but here goes.  Discussion Points: -Craig does a surprisingly good English accent.  -They struggle to understand the withering...

Sean is joined by Shawn from Cheap Seat Reviews to discuss American (not proper) Football. A sport with a ball shaped like "Hey Arnold's" head and limited use of your foot.  Americans-Get ready to laugh. Everyone else-get ready to be confused, but hopefully entertained.  Random Discussion Points: - The differences between US and UK language (standard). -Kalvin tries to help Sean get his...

Sean is joined by Ryan Walker from 'The Walk The Line' podcast to review 'Die Hard 4.0' (2007), also known as Live Free or Die Hard outside of Europe. Ryan was Review It Yourself's first ever guest! You're in for a lot of waffle and going so far down the rabbit hole that you pass Alice! Ryan TAKES OVER the podcast episode around the 80-minute mark and begins to interview Sean about what is next fo...

Luke is back! When it comes to puns, Luke is on a roll. Sean can't cope and slips up with a horrendous accidental double-entendre.  Discussion Points: -Steamed Puddings. -Lemon Meringue Pies. -Mousse. -Sean does another fake advert. -Sean describes Pumpkin Pie for people in the UK. -Luke realises what his and Sean's next co-hosting show should be.  Random Questions: -Why is Luke glad tha...

Bill is hammered and Sean struggles to stave off a sugar coma.  Bill from 'Bill Reads Bad Reviews' returns to review Spectre (2015). Bill turns the tables this week and is so excited to watch Spectre (2015) as part of the #BreakingBill series. Sean reveals a very strange new sponsor: "Mr Hinx"*.  Discussion Points: -Sean finally tries an Arnold Palmer! Shout-out to The Decision Reel guys...

Sean reviews Mexico Week, solo-in under 12 minutes. Sean felt lost in Mexican Week, before losing Luke. Don't worry Luke will return next week.  Random Questions: -Is Janusz close to going out? -How badly does Sean mangle the food names? -Has Sean been watching too much Alan Partridge? -Is a Taco too simple for Bake-Off? -Can you get any better than gravy? Quote of the episode: -"There's a ki...

In the final Birthday Party Games episodes, Sean is joined by Mark from the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast.  Grab your ice cream and jelly, your party hat and your party bag. Here we go! They take it in turns to pick a film/movie that disappointed them their Top Five Most Disappointing Films. Stik around for the 'Honourable Mentions'.  Random Questions: -Sean watched Nope in an empty ci...

Ben from FilmFloggers and Sean from Review It Yourself team up to take on a topic that will surely endear them to listeners' and other podcaster's hearts: CGI. The expected 30 minute run time turns out to be wildly ambitious for these waffling pair of c---- (retracted by Sean). Ben and Sean try to understand why CGI has become has prevalent as it has-by taking on some of the worst CGI imag...

To celebrate One Year of the podcast, this mini-series sees some regulars join Sean to play some Birthday Party Games. Grab your ice cream and jelly, your party hat and your party bag. Here we go! This episode sees Luke from 'The Nerdstalgic Podcast' getting quizzed on his knowledge of pies (or pot pies for the US listeners).  A mini-episode with a surprisingly amount of singing in it. Discus...

To celebrate One Year of the podcast, this mini-series sees some regulars join Sean to play some Birthday Party Games. Grab your ice cream and jelly, your party hat and your party bag. Here we go! In this first party game, Brett and Leah from 'I could get into this' podcast join Sean to discuss Rude English words that aren't actually rude. The language gets very industrial...literally.  Discu...

Welcome to the Second Review It Yourself episode. Sean is baffled by American Football. Fear not, Kalvin from 'The Magic Number is 3 (When It Comes To TV) is here! Discussion Points: The First Hour: -American-English words which cause confusion in the United Kingdom. -The actual game time versus the amount of time for the game to be taken. -The similarity between American Football and Podcasting....

Starting with a mini-beer review and a James Bond discussion, Sean welcomes Bill from 'Bill Reads Bad Reviews' back to Review It Yourself.  Bill brings a really eloquent argument for Skyfall (2012), whilst Sean just repeats "it's stupid" over and over again. They bond over a mutual dislike of Spectre (2016).   Discussion Points:    -Bill still hasn't got over his Forrest G...

It's Bread Week! An episode full of laughter as Luke (from The Nerdstalgic Podcast) and Sean try to work out a bizarre Bake-Off episode.  Random Discussion Points: -Sean can't stand Chelsea Buns.  -Luke still loves Carole. -Luke's rage. -Sean gets confused. Random Questions: -IS it possible to have too much cheese? -Did you know what a Pain Au Raisin was? -Is it acceptable to mess up a p...

It's Biscuit Week! SKIP TO 09.30 MINUTES TO AVOID THE SEA-SICK STORY...stayed tuned right to the rousing ending! Discussion Points: -Sean's battle with an electronic door. -Luke's spot-on predictions.  -Biscuits. -Apparently, the biscuits are pronuonced like the French City Nice-sorry Luke. Random Questions: -Is a sea-sickness story acceptable for a baking show review? -Why does Luke have a s...

IN THE NAVY! YOU CAN SAIL THE SEVEN SEAS...Sean is joined by Nick from 'Let's Get Trashed' podcast. Nick is here to defend the under-rated Down Periscope (1996). Nick is faced with questions about when he first saw the film and what he thinks is the reason behind the film's poor-reception.  Discussion Points: -Sean is disgusted this film is only 11% Rotten Tomatoes, further compoun...

Sean continues his solo-MCU review series.  This time it's the fourth (chronologically speaking) film: The Much-Maligned Iron Man 2 (2010). Random Questions: -Are MCU films mindless popcorn fodder? -How many times have you seen Iron Man 2? -Why did they do the cliched scream to the heavens? -Has Sean privatised podcast peace? -What's more boring to watch, F1 or Golf? -Did they miss a trick in...

Sean and Luke ( Nerdstalgic podcast) co-host this Great British Bake-Off review series. They both struggle to avoid side-tracks as they begin to review the premiere episode of series 13 of The Great British Bake-Off.  Not as many food puns as you might expect but give us thyme. Discussion Points : -Sean continually gets the contestants mixed up, whilst Luke talks about Bagpuss. -Luke dabbles...

What a film! What a film! Sean reviews what he believes is the best film in the entire MCU. Discussion Points : -The emotional through-line in the film and the character progression of Tony Stark. -The strong cast and brilliant lead role.  -The surprisingly dark-themes. Random Questions : -Is Tony the Da Vinci of our times? -Does this episode need to be taken out by Pepper Potts like Tony Sta...

Sean is joined by Alexia from Titanic Talkline to review the Titanic documentary Ghosts of the Abyss (2003), which documents James Cameron's 2001 expedition. This was his first journey back to the Titanic wreck since 1995, when he shot footage for his Titanic (1997) motion picture.  This episode is accessible for both those who are familiar with Titanic history and those who may know less abo...