talkabout: A Film Podcast

Send us Fan Mail "Oh, don't do this to me. I'm already seeing double." This week on talkabout we debunk and review another family classic. This time it's the bizarre, zany, 1990's Disney film: 'The Parent Trap'. We answer questions like: Does everything need to be labelled? Why don't they see sooner that their twins? Why is the Mum the MVP in the whole...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is brought to you by jet skis, night vision cameras & a scarab. This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout all of the major releases of August 2023, with reviews of Meg 2: The Trench, Haunted Mansion, Kandahar, The Monkey King, Blue Beetle and more! We play tribute to some greats in the world of TV and Film and talk through the latest batch of excellent trailer. Plus,...

Send us Fan Mail "Near...far...wherever you are!" This week we talkabout the best Oscar Winning Original Songs released between 1990 and the present day. From Titanic to 8 Mile; Aladdin to Frozen; James Bond to Lord of the Rings; there's been a whole host of films that have provided excellent original songs alongside them. We use a tournament bracket to decide which Oscar Winning Or...

Send us Fan Mail This week, in our tenth genre concept episode, we are discussing...Crime Films. We make an offer you can't refuse, tell you our life story and get involved in some underground shenanigans as we enter a discussion about the crime genre; deciding what makes a crime film a crime film, which directors of the genre we'd have on our Mt Rushmore and 5 steps to surviving a crime...

Send us Fan Mail WE MADE IT TO EPISODE 150!  This bumper edition of the podcast is the biggest list 'em up yet, ranking the best of the best in the world of franchises using lists given by you the listeners.  From Ripley to Rey, Batman to Balboa...we talk through all of these incredible film series' and discuss the list at length. Thank you all so much for your continued support of our p...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is brought to you by flat feet, porkpie hats & Fiat 500's. This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout all of the major releases of July 2023, with reviews of Barbie, The Bear Season 2, Oppenheimer, Secret Invasion, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, The Witcher Season 3, They Cloned Tyrone, Elemental and more! We have a long old chat about the strikes...

Send us Fan Mail "A BULLET?" This week on talkabout we debunk and review another family classic. This time it's the joyfully British, expertly crafted: 'Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit'. Inspired by classic horror films and small village mysteries, it's another difficult film to rip apart as it's so darn good! But we do answer those burning que...

Send us Fan Mail This week one of us missing! In a talkabout first, Gwilym was unable to make this week's episode as he's performing in Cambridge. So at the last minute a second Ellis stepped up to the plate and joined us to discuss the cast of 'Oppenheimer'.  We talkabout Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr, Florence Pugh and Matt Damon and decide their best performa...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are taking the podcast to new heights...or new lows depending on how you look at it. With five sauces lined up and basted over some dry veggie pieces, we engaged in a Q & A whilst eating a row of sauces that increase in heat.  This episode goes to disgraceful places we're not proud of. Some disgusting noises are spluttered and many expletives are uttered, and...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is brought to you by Spider-Dinosaurs, tinned tomatoes and de-ageing technology. This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout all of the major releases of June 2023, with reviews of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Flash, Asteroid City, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Extraction 2, The Covenant, Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny and more! There's some e...

Send us Fan Mail This week, in our ninth genre concept episode, we are discussing...Science Fiction. We jump into hyperspace and enter a discussion about our favourite and least favourite things about the Sci-Fi genre; deciding what makes a Sci-Fi film a Sci-Fi film, which directors of the genre we'd have on our Mt Rushmore and 5 steps to surviving a Science Fiction movie. Star Wars, Star Tre...

Send us Fan Mail "What the cuss!" This week on talkabout we debunk and review another family classic. This time it's the beautifully intricate, Wes Anderson directed, Roald Dahl tale: 'Fantastic Mr Fox'. We struggle to rip this film apart but do our best by asking questions like: do beagles really like blueberries? Are the foxes actually really close to the end of their li...

Send us Fan Mail "What about second breakfast?" This week we talkabout the best duos of TV & Film. From Pippin & Merry to Shaggy & Scooby; Han & Chewie to Rick & Morty; Nick & Fletcher to Wallace & Gromit. We use a tournament bracket to decide which duo is the best on screen.  We also do another blind ranking, this week using actors who played in this year&apo...

Send us Fan Mail This week on talkabout we're getting ready for our 150th episode by discussing the best movie franchises.  In episode 150 we'll be asking YOU to send in your Top Ten Movie Franchises, and in this episode we compile a shortlist for you to choose from.  It's a barrel of laughs this episode with another blind ranking, Surfs Up making a comeback and an unexpected Rocky...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is brought to you by baby raccoons, scuttle butts & FAMILY!  This Week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout all of the major releases of May 2023, with reviews of Guardians 3, Ted Lasso, The Little Mermaid, Barry, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Fast X, Star Wars Visions and more!  Lots of casting news to be spoken about plus a deep dive into the quotes of the Fast X red c...

Send us Fan Mail This week in our eighth genre concept episode, we are discussing...the war film. We exit the trenches and enter a discussion about our favourite and least favourite things about the genre; deciding what makes a war film a war film, which directors of the genre we'd have on our Mt Rushmore and 5 steps to surviving a War movie. Saving Private Ryan, Troy, Jojo Rabbit, Full Metal...

Send us Fan Mail "El Podcast del Fauno." This week we talkabout fish men, ghost sightings, labyrinths and wartime allegories as we rank the Top Ten films directed by Guillermo del Toro. With Pinocchio releasing to critical acclaim just before Christmas and then going on to receive the best animated feature at the Oscars, it seemed as good a time as any to discuss the director.  Is he an...

Send us Fan Mail This week we celebrate 50 years of a coming-of-age classic. 'American Graffiti (1973) was directed by George Lucas and we talkabout all the ups and downs of the underrated film.  Morbid epilogues, murder sub plots, favourite characters, soundtrack rights wars...there's loads of interesting things to discuss with this film, and we include it all. Plus, as you could expect...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is brought to you by cheese graters, Peaches & a pair of Nick's. This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout all of the major releases of April 2023, with reviews of Evil Dead Rise, Air, Ghosted, Suzume, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Renfield, The Pope's Exorcist, The Mandalorian, Beef, Peter Pan & Wendy and much more!  Cinemacon brought us loads of new ne...

Send us Fan Mail "Sarcasm, strike the cage...." This week on talkabout we debunk and review another family classic. This time it's the strangely animated take on Little Red Riding Hood: 'Hoodwinked'. We go deep into asking questions like: How many hummingbirds does it take to lift a bike? Is Granny secretly Heisenberg? And what is with that Schnitzel song?  Ellis & Gwi...

Send us Fan Mail This week on talkabout we discuss comfort movies. Those films that we put on when we're ill, or cosied up on a Sunday afternoon that always hit the spot. Fantastic Mr Fox, Harry Potter, Pixar, When Harry met Sally and more are all discussed; as well as some strange choices in the form of Free Solo and Coraline... We decide which actors are the most comforting and we talkabout...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is brought to you by long lost brothers, the Arc de Triomphe and Jarnathan. This week Ellis & Gwilym talkabout all of the major releases of March 2023, with reviews of Shrinking, John Wick: Chapter 4, Rye Lane, Creed III, The Last of Us, Scream VI, 65 and much more! The Spider-Verse trailer gets us excited in the news section and Gwilym is furious at the idea of a...

Send us Fan Mail "Welcome to the podcast FAMILY." This week we talkabout BBQ's, bald men, Nos, Coronas and of course FAMILY, as we rank the Top Ten Fast & Furious films. With the release of Fast X quickly approaching, what better time to gather the talkabout FAMILY and discuss all of these overly long and overly boisterous films.  We discuss FAMILY, choose which actor we'd...

Send us Fan Mail This week in our seventh genre concept episode, we are discussing...the fantasy film. We fly into a discussion about our favourite and least favourite things about the genre; deciding what makes a Fantasy a Fantasy, which directors of the genre we'd have on our Mt Rushmore and 5 steps to surviving a Fantasy movie.  Disney, Guillermo del Toro, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter,...

Send us Fan Mail "Who's your friend who likes to play? Bing Bong Bing Bong!" This week on talkabout we debunk and review another family classic. This time it's our most recent pick yet: 'Inside Out'. We go deep on this one asking questions like: What happens if the host body dies? How come the emotions have a third-person view? And do the emotions have smaller emotion...