Rich and Jimmy Watch a Film

On this very special episode, we are pleased to be passing the reins over to our dear friends The Opinionated Lushes! They sit down and watch the family classic “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”. This episode is a hilarious listen where the Lushes discuss tons of behind the scenes facts, the characters questionable parenting and try (but fail) to stay on topic. We hope you enjoy our podcast takeover, and...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! We are back from the grave, and to suit this spooky time of year we’re covering a spooky (not really) film! We left the voting of what we cover, up to all you lovely listeners over on Twitter and you blessed us with a wonderful opportunity to rewatch “JASON X” - So thank you! We spend some time catching up after all this time apart, get very silly on too much sugar from halloween...

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS….Here it is, the Season 1 Finale!! We’re heading to a galaxy far, far away and covering the 1977 pop culture behemoth that started it all – Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. We discuss the series’ ongoing legacy, how it changed the world we live in, why the changes made in re-releases perhaps aren’t the best idea and loads of behind-the-scenes facts. It’s one of t...

OH HAI MARK!Get your best tuxedo, grab your spoons and American footballs and join us for a viewing of the 2003 cult sensation, "The Room". We sift through a huge variety of gaffes, production stories and mishaps and just marvel at how something can be so bad, but so, so good! As is the case whenever you watch this film, we come away with more questions than answers but a big dumb grin on our face...

WELCOME….. TO JURASSIC PARK! This week we hope to welcome you, in the same way as John Hammond, to a fantastical land – that of pure, unadulterated nostalgia - as we sit down and dig into the prehistoric, Steven Spielberg masterpiece, that is JURASSIC PARK! There is a hell of a lot covered in this episode, so instead of listing some highlights, we’ll let the episode do the talking. Pick up what it...

WHO YA GUNNA CALL? This week we’re feeling generous and dropping two episodes in the one week! This episode, is a “lost” episode that we recorded when we first started the show and are now releasing as a cheeky mid-week minisode, where we cover “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”. Join us as we sit down and chat about our mutual love for the franchise, the incredible use of practical effects on display, mar...

COME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE!  Episode 7 is here, and this week we’re checking out T2!!! We chat about the mind-blowing special effects and how well the film still looks, Arnie as a bad guy vs Arnie as a good guy, Robert Patrick’s stone-cold performance as well as Edward Furlong's portrayal of an angsty punk and just marvel at how awesome this flick is! Hope you enjoy if you are joining us for...

EPISODE 6(66)!!! This week we sit down, with some delicious BBQ, and watch “The Parapod – A Very British Ghost Hunt”. We chat about our mutual interest in the paranormal and supernatural, the origins of the podcast the film is based on, the fantastic dynamic between Ian and Barry, the two hosts, and the comedy that comes from it as well as some of the backstories to the locations that they visit i...

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SCARY MOVIE? For many people, including us, Scream would definitely be in the conversation if asked that question! So grab your best flannel shirt, lace up those Doc Martins and join us as we go back to 1996 to watch Wes Craven's subversive slasher classic! We discuss the impact of the film on the genres it redefined, try to keep up with all the winks, nods and references and...

AS YOU WISH! In this week’s episode; we sit down to watch the phenomenal 1987 flick “The Princess Bride”. The film is described by many people as their favourite film (and with good reason), so we invited our good friend and Princess Bride mega-fan, Veronica, on the show to make sure we do it justice! We discuss the original book and the quirky history of it’s writing, the fantastic sets, endlessl...

On this week's episode, we sit down and watch the 1986 British cult classic; “Withnail and I”.  The film follows two unemployed actors who share a flat in Camden Town in 1969. Needing a holiday, they obtain the key to a country cottage in the Lake District, but the weekend holiday proves less recuperative than they expected. We discuss possible comparisons to “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”, how...

We did it! EPISODE TWO - will we survive the sophomore curse?! Tune in to find out! On this weeks episode we watch the Sci-Fi/Horror classic that is Ridley Scott's Alien. We introduce a cat named Ernie, eat sausage rolls, discuss the charming aesthetics of Red Dwarf as well as practical effects in general, share some behind the scenes trivia, and try to figure out who Hurt John. Thanks for tuning...

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On the pilot episode of Rich and Jimmy Watch a Film, we sit down and watch the classic 1985 adventure film; "The Goonies".  We eat ribs, drink and chat about things you wouldn't get away with in modern family films, Dominoes Pizza and Star Wars (weirdly) amongst a whole heap of other stuff! There will be more episodes releasing in the future, so if you enjoy this pilot, please subscribe and tell y...