Review It Yourself

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...

“It’s good but it’s not Doctor Who”-Sean and Sarah from Weird Horizon podcast talk about the post-Tennant era of Doctor Who and their hopes that the genius that is RTD can bring the show back to its former glory. They also talk about reviewing their favourite ‘so bad it’s good’ films. Sean unveils his ‘Matt Smith’ film theory. Sarah and Sean then talk about people talking in the cinema. Sean and S...

Sarah returns to talk Men in Black (1997) for about 8 minutes. Regarding the myth of the ‘Men in Black’, they wonder: -Would the Men in Black work now people have door-cams? -What if they knocked at the wrong door? -Would it actually work, or would it spur some people on? -Is The Blob a Christmas film? It is in Sarah’s house. Sean and Sarah then lurch between poetry, Kevlar pants/trousers, Indiana...

Sean stretches the remit of this 'film' podcast almost to breaking point...you could argue past it, to review Yorkshire Pudding Beer. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a complete change for Review It Yourself, Sean quotes other podcasters who responded to the question 'Have you ever considered quitting your podcast?' on social media.  There are serious comments, great quotes and positivity from fellow podcasters. A massive thanks to everyone who responded.  Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean is joined by Bill from 'Bill Reads Bad Reviews' podcast to discuss the apparent infamous 'flop', Waterworld (1995). They stay on track for a while before getting side-tracked chatting about a full English breakfast.  -Sean’s film choice for their next collaboration horrifies Bill! -Does fried spam belong on a full English breakfast? And what is black pudding? -Bill and Sean talk about Sp...

For the 100th recorded episode Sean is joined by Ben and Dan Macholz from the 'Sopranos Redefined' podcast. Ben also does a podcast you may have heard of called 'FilmFloggers' and 'Push Pull Health'.  Dan talks about how he and Ben met and became podcast-entangled. Can Sean and Ben cope with Dan’s chirpiness? Highlights include: -Ben gets misty-eyed over the CGI in Die Another Day (2002). -Da...

Sean is joined by Cassidy Cash from ‘That Shakespeare Life’ podcast to discuss ‘How to behave in Britain’ (1943). Whilst discussing this training film for United States Armed Forces in the Second World War, they navigate pub etiquette in Britain, Shove Ha’penny, and Pounds, Shillings and Pennies.  Although a nostalgic film, there is a section when the narrator of the film discusses the differ...

After seeing the film in the cinema for the second time, Sean can't keep his opinion to himself anymore. To say Sean has mixed emotions about this film would be true, but will he ever watch it again?  Listen in to find out.  You're not going to get many 11 minute episodes on this channel. Enjoy it! Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean waffles his way through the first Season of Lost.  CGI polar bears aside, this series has some of the most impressive practical effects ever seen on television. The series begins with one of the best pilot episodes ever and ends with one of the best series finale episodes ever! Sean discusses the brilliant writing, dynamics and acting throughout the series.  Random Questions: -How m...

Possessed dentures, handkerchiefs, and stapler fights are all discussed in this review of Drag Me To Hell (2009). Sean is joined once again by Sarah from ‘Weird Horizon’ podcast.  Discussion Points: -Sarah introduces Sean to the IMDB’s gives his thoughts on ‘The Batman’, again.  -A tangent about toilets.  -Sean believes that now that Home Alone has been remade, all bets are off.&nbs...