Review It Yourself

Taking a detour from their review of Unbreakable (2000), Sean and Mark discuss the return of Doctor Who under the control of RTD. They talk the different accents since Doctor Who returned in 2005 and their hopes that the show can reach the highest heights once again. Sean completely messes up the Geography- incorrectly stating where Jodie Whittaker was from (She is from a part of Huddersfield) whi...

Struggling to think of a way to start this week's episode, Sean reads out the British Board of Classification's rating of the film and the air turns blue.  He manages to somehow compare this film to Chicken Run and talks about the film's beautiful message.   A film with heart, great acting and laugh-out-loud moments, this is well worth going to see!  Thanks for listening! This...

Sean reviews the best film he's seen at the cinema in a long, long time.  Stephen Graham stars in this one-shot British drama film set in the tense atmosphere of a high-end London restaurant on the last Friday before Christmas.  Go and watch this film!  Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After reviewing Die Hard last year, Ryan kindly returns to collaborate with Sean-who immediately forgets his guest's name (Sorry mate).  They discuss: -Evil old women in 90's action films -The films outrageous F-word count, and the really gratuitous deaths in the film.  -Ryan is not impressed by the bromance between Powell and McClane, before getting technical as he isn't happy about t...

Sean reviews A Quiet Place and gives a brief (for him) overview of the plot of the film.  He also talks about some of his favourite scenes from the film.  Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean talks about seeing the National Theatre Live screening of Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt.  The story unfolds across four generations of the Austrian-Jewish Merz family from 1899, 1900, 1924, and 1955.   A fantastic play with stand-out performances from Aidan McArdle and Sebastian Armesto, there is great tension and foreboding, alongside dark humour.   Thanks for listenin...

After being recommended this film, Sean reviews it- quickly and succinctly for once!  Apologies for the "Thank You" fest at the end.   Thank You for listening and for 500 views! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean is joined by his best mate Ross to discuss Thunderball (1965), Sean Connery’s fourth outing as James Bond. If this was a Friends episode, it would be known as “The One with the Mink glove”.  Sean tries and fails to discuss (again!) his disappointment in the last few Bond films, particularly No Time To Die. Ross and Sean wonder if there are Thunderball deleted scenes somewhere and discuss...

Sean finally watches Con Air.  Sean, with guest Leah from the 'I Could Get Into This' podcast dive into the gloriously ridiculous world of Con Air.  They also discuss the magic of the cinema experience and share funny stories of that shared experience, which includes squeamish scenes and crying in the cinema.  Stick around for the last 30 minutes in which Leah and Sean give each oth...

Sean and LA discuss ‘Titanic Untold Stories’, the 1998 documentary from the Discovery Channel.  They research the story of the Lindells, a newly-married couple from Sweden who tragically lost their lives on Titanic. Sean and LA then talk cultural touchstones, the differences in how each historian approaches history and explore the origins of the debate regarding salvaging objects from the Tit...

Sean is joined by Joe from Hallmark of Greatness to review the 2003 television film 'Killer Flood: The Day The Dam Broke'. They desperately try to understand the logic behind a film which wants us to believe C4 was let behind when the dam was first built (5 years ago).  Joe and Sean are further confused over a characters age. Surprisingly, Matthew Ewald (who played Garth) was 20 years old whe...

Sean does a review by himself for the first time in a while and reviews Contagion (2011). He's really impressed with the way the film has been done and really enjoys it.   -I don't think I will ever top this introduction, no matter how many episodes I do.   Massive thanks go to Brett from 'I could into this' podcast.   Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

A 'Chat with the Author' episode. The first in a side-series. The mysterious end of The Bronze Age provides the setting to Muhammad El-Dharrat’s soon-to-be-released online debut historical fiction novel ‘The End of the Old World Powers: The Sea People’.  Muhammad talks to Sean about where his passion for this period in history, when great powers fell and the historical record all but disappeared,...

Is it cheating to edit two older episodes together into one bumper episode and re-release it? Ah well, here goes... In this review of George A. Romero's classic film Dawn of the Dead, Sean discusses practical and CGI effects as some stand the test of time whilst others "age like milk".  He also considers the underlying social commentary and the surprising emotional depth of the film.  Th...

Sean is joined by Brett from the ‘I Could Get Into That’ podcast.  Turning up without Leah, Brett then savages one of Sean’s favourite cult films: An American Werewolf in London (1981). Not enough mauling…  A slightly different format on this episode as Brett brings the questions he has after watching the film for the first time. Sean desperately attempts to defend the film.  -Brett...

"Michael Bay doing Michael Bay things"-Sean hosts a stunningly illuminating review of The Rock (1996) with Ben from FilmFloggers, Sopranos Redefined and 'Push Pull Health' Sean and Ben try and fail in their attempt to not talk about CGI versus practical effects. They also discuss the various Bay-isms evident throughout the film including crude stereotypes, spoon-feeding the audience and beautifull...

Josh from the 'Talking SMAC' (Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics) Podcast joins Sean to discuss one of Josh's Dads favourite films, The Fugitive (1993).  Poor Josh gets quizzed about American Geography by Sean, before they discover a shared love of the show Scrubs. They also talk US and English accents.   If you like American Geography and Scrubs then this is the episode fo...

Sean finds out how difficult it is to say, “toothpaste caps”, tries not to cough and to keep his voice from breaking too much in this New Year review.  Sean talks practical versus computer effects and even finds time to talk about which film he would never watch again.  Thanks for listening! Apologies for the state of my voice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean very breathily reviews Frequency, partly due to a cold (just a cold) and poor microphone placement.  This film is an absolute hidden gem, starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel about a father and son who communicate across time.  If this is too boring and coherent then try my previous episode, in which my sister made a joke of a review but a hell of an entertaining podcast, when she...

Starring Gene Wilder and “other people”, Sean reviews this classic family film.  Starting the podcast with a cautionary tale, before deriding the fact that American newspaper delivery people can just throw the papers, this is a podcast that you never quite know what will come next.   -Fact: Roy Kinnear steals the film.  -Americans: Do you often get your newspapers nicked? ...

Sean reviews Gus Van Sant's 2003 film, Elephant.  A film shot with real teenagers with mostly improvised scenes, the film depicts a normal day... until it wasn't. Two classmates have planned a shooting.   Discussing the film in depth, Sean talks about the way the film is shot, praises the build-up to the shooting and the red herrings regarding the shooter's motives.   Than...

Sean reviews Spiderman No Way Home.  It is genuinely everything fans wanted and more!  Do not listen to this if you are trying to avoid spoilers .  Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The best sequel since T2? Sean think so...  Sean reviews Paranormal Activity 2 and wonders how they managed to make pots and pans scary. -Did they use a CGI dog?  -How hot was the hot tub?  Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a quick-fire review, Sean discusses the film The War Below.  The film focuses upon miners during World War One who risked their lives to try and break the stalemate of trench warfare by tunnelling under German lines.   Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sliding Doors follows two different time-lines in Helen's life.  Sean helpfully names these 'scum-bag' and 'missed train' time-lines to try and make it understandable for the listener.  Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.