talkabout: A Film Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talkabout the biggest film in the world right now: 'Dune: Part Two'. Despite the film receiving a mini review in our last monthly episode, we couldn't resist talking spoilers for one of the greatest sequels of all time.  We discuss the cinematography, the performances, the plot choices (those similar and different to the book), as well...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talkabout the highest grossing film of 2015, the most expensive film ever made, the seventh instalment in the Star Wars Skywalker saga: 'The Force Awakens'.  We discuss the force and how it works, talk through all the new characters and their arcs, talk Snoke theories, chat about THAT death scene and have our first visit to Mr Potter, who h...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talkabout some of the big releases of the past month, as well as discussing those big movie news stories that have been doing the rounds.  We gush over Dune: Part Two, share our confusion about Argylle and speculate who the Doctor Doom could be to the MCU's Fantastic Four. We also give reviews of The Iron Claw, Mr & Mrs Smith, All of Us Str...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talkabout the 2015 animated box office smash: 'Minions'. Though we spend most of the episode talking about anything else; from our favourite fruit to Game of Thrones battles, it's not hard to notice that we're less than enthusiastic about our topic of discussion this week.  We do discuss Kevin the Kaiju, ponder over other villaino...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we are joined by ANDY SHARPE to talkabout Edgar Wright's 2017 feature 'Baby Driver'. Full to the brim with car chases, killer tracks and larger than life characters, it's an underrated, under appreciated modern day classic. We discuss the ending of the film in all its ambiguity, tell eachother what our killer track would be and recei...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talkabout the 2006 Pixar feature: 'Cars'. With an immense soundtrack, animation that holds up and an emotional story, it's a classic from the height of Pixar's glory days. We discuss the unexpected amount of arse references, rank the film alongside other Pixar classics and attempt to work out where the Cars in this world come from...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talkabout the 2011 Romantic-Comedy: 'Crazy, Stupid Love'. With a knockout cast of people still relevant over 10 years later, and an almost timeless script it seemed a good way to kick off our new episode style.  We discuss that exceptional garden scene, come up with alternate titles for the film and talkabout the film's highs, lows and...

Send us Fan Mail We've rebooted, and we're back! With a brand new format to our podcast. The art is new, the music is new, the structure is new, but we're afraid to say the hosts are the same.  In this week's episode we talkabout some of the big releases of January, as well as bringing up any pieces of news that caught our eye.  We decide which Care Bear we'd be, discuss t...

Send us Fan Mail We're taking a short break to prepare for some big changes at 'talkabout'. Each episode will now be dedicated to an individual film, taking our loved 'On the Shelf' concept and turning it into a full podcast. We'll still be bringing you our wrapped episodes with current reviews, but they'll sound a bit different too.  Thank you to everybody whose...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the 4th annual talkabout awards!  This week Ellis & Gwilym are reading out the winners to the 2023 talkabout Awards, voted for by listeners and social media followers. We're celebrating all things film and TV that released in the past 12 months and giving awards like Best Film, Best TV Series, Best Beard, Performance of the Year, Cinema Moment and more! We crea...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is brought to you by giraffe-milk macarons, giant lizards and Sir Eat-a-Lot. This week Ellis & Gwilym deliver long overdue reviews of the releases of December. Wonka, Godzilla Minus One, the third season of What If..?, Next Goal Wins, The Boy and The Heron, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Leave the World Behind, Ferrari, Rebel Moon and more.  We discuss the state...

Send us Fan Mail "Come in...and know me better man!" This week we talkabout wet bandits, little buddy diapers and holiday hoobiwhaties as we rank the Top Ten Christmas films (voted for by listeners and social media followers). Anything in the slightest bit Christmassy could have been put forward for this list, and every individual list has been put together to create an overall Top Ten. ...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talkabout the cast of Love Actually, in a Chrismassy episode of our new favourite concept. We discuss the best three roles of a whole heap of the legendary actors who appear in 'Love Actually'. We talkabout Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson & Hugh Grant and decide their best performances. A...

Send us Fan Mail This week, in our twelfth and final genre concept episode, we are discussing...Mystery films. We solve whodunnit, spot the culprits and drop red herrings as we enter a discussion about the mystery genre. We decide what makes a mystery film a mystery film, create a Mt Rushmore of Mystery film directors and give you 5 steps to survive in a mystery movie. Poirot, Blanc, Marple, Decka...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is brought to you by big hats, Flerkens and talking goats. This week Ellis & Gwilym have been back in the cinema on a regular basis, and in this bumper episode they review all of the major releases in November. Bottoms, Loki, Wish, Napoleon, The Marvels, Saltburn, Blue Eyed Samurai, Doctor Who, Dream Scenario and more.  We discuss all of the big casting news in th...

Send us Fan Mail Daleks. Sonic Screwdrivers. Companions. Wibbly Wobbly, Timey Wimey things. It's a Doctor Who special.  This week we talk through the best of Doctor Who in celebration of the 60th anniversary episodes and the return of David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Russell T. Davies. We choose our favourite Doctors, monsters, companions, episodes and discuss which moments from the revival...

Send us Fan Mail "I wasn't worried at all...apart from the parts where I was worried of course." This week on talkabout we debunk and review another family classic, and this time it's a trip to the 100-acre wood with 'The Tigger Movie'. We answer questions like: Why doesn't Piglet buy a jumper? How much does it cost to rent a tree? Would we attend Tigger's p...

Send us Fan Mail Wouldn't it have been creepy if this was episode 237... This week we talkabout, spooky cars, telekineses, ghost cats, dancing clowns and Morgan Freeman's dulcet tones as we rank the Top Ten Films adapted from Stephen King novels. There have been an absolute shedload of King books adapted for the big and small screen so we've picked a collection of the most popular t...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is brought to you by toothpicks and dual lightsabers. This week Ellis & Gwilym haven't seen nearly enough films, so they do a big review discussion of 'Killers of the Flower Moon'. Plus they review 'Ahsoka', 'Once Upon a Studio' and Gwilym gives his thoughts on Loki Season 2 so far.  We pay tribute to Matthew Perry in the News se...

Send us Fan Mail Ooooooooooooh, spooooookyyyyyy! Hello and welcome to a spooky, horror-filled episode of talkabout. This week we are using a tournament bracket to find out which Horror villain would be the hardest to defeat in a fight. We have Dracula's, we have horror cars, we have Chucky's and Werewolves and a man in a hockey mask. But only one will make it to the end, and be crowned a...

Send us Fan Mail "In just a few hours, you'll be sittin' around a campfire with Andy making delicious hot schmoes." This week on talkabout we debunk and review another family classic, as we start a new shelf. This time it's one of the greatest sequels in cinema history, Pixar's 'Toy Story 2'. We answer questions like: Do toys ever die? How do humans never se...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is brought to you by long walks, giant jewellery & unbelievable views. This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout all of the major releases of September 2023, with reviews of Past Lives, Only Murders in the Building, A Haunting in Venice, No One Will Save You, The Creator, Dumb Money, Expend4bles and more! We have a long discussion in the News section about the late g...

Send us Fan Mail This week, in our eleventh genre concept episode, we are discussing...Adventure Films. We find the treasure, swing from vines and trot the globe as we enter a discussion about the adventure genre, and all its ambiguity. We decide what makes an adventure film an adventure film, create a Mt Rushmore of Adventure film directors and give you 5 steps to survive in an adventure movie. ...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talkabout the cast of The Expendables franchise and discuss five legendary actors' best three roles.  We talkabout Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis and decide their best performances. As well as the recent release of 'Expend4bles' and commenting on the actors in general. We're yet to see the new...

Send us Fan Mail talkabout: Into the Podcast-Verse This week we talkabout lego, spider-people, meatballs and cocaine bears as we rank the Top Ten Lord & Miller projects. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have worked on a hilariously individual collection of standout films as producers, writers and directors, and we've ranked all the films that both of them have been involved in using your...