Review It Yourself

Sean checks himself into 'The Podcast Clinic' (for podcasters with problems) and discusses his issues with the Doctor! The Doctor is less than sympathetic and another podcast patient with an obsession with bad reviews keeps interrupting Sean's sessions.  Introducing Ben (FilmFloggers) as the Doctor. Including fantastic cameos from: Bill (Bill Reads Bad Reviews), Sarah (Weird Horizon), Luke (N...

Kiel from AVWORLDUK takes a break from talking about audio visual solutions and joins Sean to defend Meet Joe Black (1998).-What is it with Americans and peanut butter?-What did you think of Brad Pitt's Jamaican accent?-Kiel and Sean get lost in VHS tape and polyphonic ringtone nostalgia. Sean and Kiel then talk about superhero films and the associated TV series and debate production quality-versu...

Sarah returns (tea-less this time) to discuss an unusual signal picked up by a telescope in China and how this was spread as potentially a signal from alien life. Before being swiftly deleted, after it began to spread on Social Media in China.   The episode is derailed almost immediately with class warfare regarding tea.  -Is there anything worse than a way-too-milky tea? -Can Americans...

John from The Pint: A Pop Culture Podcast joins Sean to defend Aliens3, the much maligned sequel to Alien and Aliens.  Sean can't stop bringing up the Terminator films. Disowned and hated by the film's director, how can John defend it? Listen in to find out. Thanks for listening!   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean is joined by Duncan from GDT to take the deepest of deep dives into the film Coherence (2013). One of Duncan's favourite films. Sean answers the question of why he is so sick of superhero films: Films like this. -How exciting can a film revolving around a dinner party really be? Oh you have no idea! -What do the 14 cuts to black mean? -Duncan and Sean throw around some sequel ideas. Stick aro...

Sean is joined by Jim from Film Rage to discuss Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge, a biopic about Desmond Doss, one of the most extraordinary men ever to go to war.  With fantastic performances from Andrew Garfield, Luke Bracey, Vince Vaughn and an almost film-stealing turn from Hugo Weaving as Doss's shell-shocked father, this is one not to miss. A refreshing war film which doesn't show America as...

An incredibly excited Luke from the Nerdstalgic podcast joins Sean to talk Signs (for a bit). After a tangent about the current state of James Bond, Sean and Luke launch into M. Night Shyamalan's film, about 20 minutes in.  -Has Sean found a kindred spirit in Luke? Someone who waffles as much as him. You be the judge.  -From Doctor Who to the meaning of life, this episode has something f...

Sean drops all pretence for a lovely chat with Sarah from Weird Horizon podcast. From being a solo independent podcast, to UFO cults. Sarah and Sean discuss dating an alien to regional accents in Marks & Spencers, this episode shows just how it will go if there's no film to loosely hang an episode around. -Sean channels his inner Enrique Iglesias. -Is there a lack of feedback from listeners in...

London Has Fallen... but fear not Bill is here and he's bringing burgers! Bill from 'Bill Reads Bad Reviews' returns to rip London Has Fallen (2016) to shreds. How is this film from 2016? Should Sean write a film about Texas? Sean's Northern Accent + Bill's Texan Ears causes problems when Sean tries to recommend a film to Bill. Bill could not put up with all the one-liners in the film. Fun Trivia:...

The podcast starts without the host, and goes downhill once he arrives. Sean doesn't know where the line is anymore when talking to the Wait, What!? Trio and causes chaos when he comments on Dave's hairstyle. The boys bring their tipple of choice this time. Liam causes more chaos by turning down the television. Mitch actually talks! From 1990's children's television shows, a Christmas World Cup, t...

Sean is joined by Grimm and Zolgar from Two Idiots and a Dog podcast. After hooking Sean up with their Scout Cookie dealer, they discuss Jaws (1975). Sean loves Hooper’s wit throughout the film and the surprising class-dynamic in this film.  Did the dog survive?  Was Brody an alcoholic?  Do modern films treat audiences like idiots?  Grimm and Zolgar discuss the film in respect...

Sean is joined by Arron Flanagan from 'Time To Talk Titanic' podcast and YouTube Channel, to discuss the casting of the 14th Doctor, before delving into the first episode of Russell T. Davies first Doctor Who (2005) series: 'Rose'.   A fantastic reboot of Doctor Who, with an interesting mystery and brilliant performances, particularly from Christopher Eccleston's jaded, dark, damaged Nin...

To celebrate the 6 month anniversary of Review It Yourself, Sean does his first watch-along episode of an absolute cracker. Of course he decides to watch Titanic (1997).  What follows is a mix of trivia and a very Northern English way of describing the events in the film, e.g. "Yep, Miss Trudy's gone", "His mates like you're talking so much crap", and "Mind that crane".    Massive t...

My Ex* Liam returns to show Sean The Empire Strikes Back (1980).  What follows is an extravaganza of an episode with a bit of a Star Wars review with lots of swearing. Liam gets jealous of how many other men Sean is talking to.   Random Questions: -Will Sean tell the truth, and admit he loved the film?  -What is a love job?  -Why does Liam hate Kevin Costner?   S...

A 'Chat with the Author' episode: The second in a side-series.  Muhammad El-Dharrat returns to discuss his soon-to-be-released second novel, 'The Ancient Order of the Hashashin', a group of assassins who apparently formed one of the inspirations for the Assassins Creed video-games.  A novel stepped in mystery. Muhammad gives an update on the release dates of his debut, second and third e...

Correction* My ex-podcaster.   Sean reveals his first co-host, Liam. They hosted 'Reluctant Reviews' together before Liam broke up the fledgling partnership and broke Sean's heart. He's never been called Tots since. They provide an update on how much more 'free and loose' Sean is at hosting nowadays, before reviewing the absolute comedy gem, Austin Powers: International Man of Myste...

The Wait…What trio? drag Sean to the bottom of the barrel of the podcasting world. Liam derails the review before Sean has chance to. Mitchell actually talks, a bit. Random Questions: -Why is Dave known as Mr Dependable? -Liam asks what’s wrong with the word Wench? -Have you ever met anyone called Mary? Thanks for listening! Warning: Contains many, many Scrubs quotes. And STRONG language. Hosted o...

Liam returns after his illness with a God complex. Sean is joined by Liam, Mitchell and Dave from aka 'The Wait...What Trio' to discuss the shocking amount of jokes that went over everyone’s heads as kids. Quotes of the episode: -If you’re looking for specific, on-topic, factual film reviews ‘Go somewhere else, you’re not going to get that here’. Don’t tell me Sean can’t sell a product! -‘Let’s ju...

Sean is joined by Mark from The Visually Stunning Movie Podcast to review Looper (2012). They dive into the world of time travel, superhero movies and the Director.   Random Questions: -Have Comic Book Movies saturated the cinema market?   -Have we reached the tipping point which heralds the end of comic book films or are we still teetering?   -Why are Mark and Sean u...

Ten years on since he last watched the film, Sean returns to review Daniel Craig's third outing as 007 in Skyfall.  Despite enjoying parts of the film, Sean still doesn't enjoy it as a whole and he can't figure out why. Listen in to this shorter 'commute to work' episode and see if you can figure out what he thinks. Or maybe he's just moaning. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Taking a break from film reviews, Sean finally tries pancakes with bacon and maple syrup... and struggles to get his head around it.  -Is this meal suitable for a date night? Sean doesn't think so.   Thanks to everyone for listening!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean is joined by Stew from the ‘Stew World Order’ podcast, to review Spielberg’s classic Saving Private Ryan (1998). Stew had never seen the film before (I’ve no idea how either), and loved it. Listen in to find out: -Why did Stew want the veteran to walk quicker? -Is the film a little padded in the middle? -How talented is Janusz Kamiński? -Will Sean ever shut up about The Batman? -Does Jurassic...

Sean is joined by his mate Ross, who cameos for 10 minutes to give his thoughts on Daniel Craig’s second outing as James Bond. -Has this film been swept under the carpet by the Bond franchise? -Is the film “Thrown together and then brushed under the carpet”? -After No Time To Die (2021) where the hell do they go next? *The audio quality is not fantastic on this one. Apologies. There’s football in...

Barely two minutes in when Sean asks Ebony what she thought of the film and she answers “I hated it”, you know you’re in for a great conversation.  Sean and Ebony talk over-hyped films, so-called elevated horror and messed-up horror films. Sean continues to bring up films he likes, which Ebony hates. It makes for a hilarious conversation.  -Both Ebony and Sean separately threaten to leav...

Arron from ‘Time To Talk Titanic’ podcast returns to review the oldest surviving Titanic film, In Night and Ice (released as In Nacht und Eis ). This German silent film was released just months after the disaster. Arron brings a mini-one sentence review of SOS Titanic (1979), whilst Sean compares the film to Star Trek: The Next Generation. They then discuss the accuracy of the sets and the actions...