talkabout: A Film Podcast

Send us Fan Mail There has even an awakening...have you felt it? It's the awakening of Star Wars fans all over the world as this week is Star Wars week so what better thing for Ellis & Gwilym to talkabout in this weeks episode than the trilogy of trilogies.  Finally, after months of Zoom calls and Discord chats we have been reunited, and we've recorded this episode 6 feet apart inste...

Send us Fan Mail Are we stuck in a time loop? Maybe, I'm sure we've heard these wrapped episodes before! The only difference being that this time Ellis & Gwilym are here to talkabout April.  We have picked the three biggest films of April and are dissecting them palm by palm in a spoilerific way. There's a lot of love for J.K.Simmons and at one point, Mickey Mouse and friends tu...

Send us Fan Mail Another Bonus episode...we're just giving them away now! This one is about the newest Marvel Disney+ show 'The Falcon & The Winter Soldier'.  We talkabout the highs and the lows of the series, whilst also looking back on our earlier predictions of the show (we got a surprising amount right). We then delve into some predictions for what is to come in the next MCU...

Send us Fan Mail "Where we're going we don't need roads!" because we're going to episode 34 where Ellis & Gwilym talkabout MOVIE INVENTIONS.  If there is a road in this episode its  the road to tangents, because we have a good all natter with the creators of Graphibro: Henry and John Williams. As product designers they're opinions on the quality of movie products...

Send us Fan Mail In this very special episode Ellis & Gwilym talkabout the new film 'Black Bear' with the movie's director: Lawrence Michael Levine.  Within the episode they have an exclusive interview with the director talking about ambiguity, his narrative choices and what it was like to shoot on location. Then a spoiler-free mini review, stating the reasons why the film was s...

Send us Fan Mail "Oh...My...God" this week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout FRIENDS. The hit TV show has entertained many generations for the past three decades, so we invited Friends lover Becci Houlston onto the pod to chat all things chick, duck and extra large coffee cups. The three of us chat through the best characters, episodes, seasons, cameos and we speculate what may come from the...

Send us Fan Mail This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout Tim Burton's 2005 adaptation of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. In our new concept called 'On the Shelf', we decide if a beloved family film is just as beloved as we thought by ripping the thing to shreds; picking it apart piece by piece. There's talk of literal chocolate labradors, concerns over Oompa Loompas' fin...

Send us Fan Mail This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout MARCH and all its releases. We have very split opinions on the three main films we discuss and it leads to our first ever proper fallout. To avoid spoilers on those three films, skip ahead using the time stamps below: Cherry | 25:15 - 32:55 Raya & The Last Dragon | 37:45 - 45:15 Zack Snyder's Justice League | 50:20 - 1:06:10 Plus, as...

Send us Fan Mail This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout the BEST BRITISH BANDS. In a tournament/March Madness style bracket we work out who is the number one British Band of all time. And they are not alone, they are joined by two members of the band Apollo (in addition to Ellis): the guitarist Oli Law, and drummer Joe Durham. The four lads talk about Queen, The Who, Royal Blood, McFly, Led Zeppel...

Send us Fan Mail This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout the films of CHRISTOPHER NOLAN in our first (and last) inverted episode. From 'Memento' to 'Tenet' we discuss the ten films that have messed with people's minds and left audiences unravelling his non-linear, confusing or (literally) backwards storytelling. In discussion, is a Top 10 list compiled of individual lists s...

Send us Fan Mail This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout...well, Ellis. In the most chilled episode EVER, the concept is a familiar one that we've totally not ripped off: Ellis is stuck on a desert island and is given a small selection of items of entertainment to be stranded with. The categories up for discussion are: film, TV show, book, song, album, object, famous person and game. So what d...

Send us Fan Mail We've recorded a bonus episode to talk all about the Disney+ show 'Wandavision'. The finale dropped this past Friday so we make predictions about what's next for all the characters involved, and we get hyped for what the future of the MCU will bring. You could say that we Wanda what Marvel's Vision is...sorry about that!  If this is your first time on a ta...

Send us Fan Mail This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout FEBRUARY and all its releases. We go in depth on three films that when intertwined could have alternate titles: Malcolm & Marie, Greenland and I Care a Lot (Clarke & Marie, Meanland and I Swear a Lot). But don't worry about spoilers, we've added time stamps below so that you can skip over the bits you'd rather not hear....

Send us Fan Mail This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout MUSICAL FILMS and they are joined by Musical Theatre students Adam Pugh & Lucas Ward. The four of them got to discussing everything from 'Singin' in the Rain' to 'Cats', the good the bad and the Corden. Gwilym gets hyped over the song 'This is Me', Lucas brings up Russell Crowe's incredible vocals,...

Send us Fan Mail It's the 25th episode of the "funnest and most goosebumpy" podcast! And because of that we've made it a bumper instalment in our longest episode yet. The big discussion is the TOP TEN 90'S FILMS. From Forrest Gump to Mission Impossible every film released between 1990 and 1999 was up for consideration. We are joined again by Gareth Bradwick who's back...

Send us Fan Mail This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout THE BEST AND WORST OF MOVIE CGI. The highs and lows, but mostly lows of CGI use in cinema is an interesting topic to discuss. Not only do we chat about the good and the bad but also we discuss what the increase in CGI use could mean for the future of cinema.  We talk about Marvel way too much, all of our impressions sound exactly the same and...

Send us Fan Mail This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout January and all its releases. They go in depth on the big releases of the month: Wonder Woman 1984 , One Night in Miami and The Dig .  But don't worry about spoilers, we've added the time stamps below so that you can skip over the bits you'd rather not hear.  As well as those big drops, we talkabout other films including  Palme...

Send us Fan Mail "There is some good in this world...and it's worth fighting for."  This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout LORD OF THE RINGS. And they are not alone, they are joined in the virtual pod studio by Middle Earth mega fan, Ellis Potter. He's a regular listener to the pod and fills us with fun Shire-filled facts and favoured quotes. The three of us tackle those questi...

Send us Fan Mail This week Smellis & Gwilbum talkabout ICONIC TV VILLAINS. From Cersei Lannister to Plankton there's a real variety being discussed. Does ' The Office' have a villain? How ripped is Mr Burns? And which  'Doctor Who'  villain terrified Gwilym the most? These are all questions that we have the answers to!  Loads of trailers dropped this week so we just di...

Send us Fan Mail This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout VIDEO GAME MOVIES. The highs, the lows, mainly lows to be honest, but there's the occasional high (if you count 3 stars as high). ' Warcraft' , ' Assassins Creed' and ' Pokemon Detective Pikachu' are amongst the films in discussion here. Yes, notoriously video game movies aren't critically or commercial...

Send us Fan Mail This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout the year that we're glad to see the back of, but excited to discuss. Not to remember the hoarding of toilet roll or depletion of any social etiquette, but to fondly look back on an incredible year for film, music, gaming and television. With most of us stuck inside it's given an opportunity for people to binge to their heart's...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! We're just crackers about Aardman!  This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout AARDMAN films but yet again, they are not alone. A young "man" who is a lover of Wallace & co and had to be involved with a podcast talking about the thicc-ness of Mr Tweedy, it's Ellis' younger brother Joe Barthorpe. The three of them get knees deep in all thing...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Christmas! We've popped an extra present in your stocking this week in the form of a brand new podcast episode. The final episode of 2020... This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout CHRISTMAS FILMS. But they are not alone. There's a whisper from Gwil's mic, laughter can be heard betwixt the boys' words of wisdom, and that is because Mim Roberts, the sister...

Send us Fan Mail This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout CHRISTMAS SONGS. In a tournament style format they decide which Christmas song is the best! Plus, we are so excited to bring you our first interview on the podcast, with Editor-at-Large for 'Empire Magazine' and host of new podcast 'Bah Humbug: A Christmas movie podcast with Helen O'Hara': HELEN O'HARA herself. ...

Send us Fan Mail In a BONUS EPISODE Ellis & Gwilym talkabout DISNEY INVESTOR DAY. From 'Baymax!' to 'The Bad Batch' ;  'Chip & Dale' to Tony Hale ; ' Loki' to Hokey Cokey (no wait that isn't one). There is loads of shizzle to talk through so we decided to jump on a call and dig our teeth into everything in this very special podcast instalment. ...