The Black Dog Podcast

This week Jim catches up with Peacemaker, Elton goes into a random forest looking for UFOs, Darren wants some cash for his Elden Ring (and some Lego) while Lee once again becomes dad taxi for drunkards and manages to hang himself off a ceiling light by his ring... Then after some feedback its off to the high seas, with an extra ration of grog for all as we set sail with (Kurt) Russell Crowe in Mas...

This week Elton returns with tales of palpatations, tonsils, painting supplies and #10KGetaway, Jim chills out with Vic and Bob, Darren experiences War of the Worlds first hand and Lee gets mistaken for an Uber and does battle with a boiler.  Then its straight on to this weeks review, the sequel to the book and a separate sequel to a film adaptation that deviates from that book while also being a...

This week Jim engages in advanced tech support and he and Darren swap minecraft stories. Darren, becomes the a parking warden version of the Dark Knight and Lee realises old things don't appeal to them dang young'uns! Then without much ado its off on "De plane! De PLANE!" to Fantasy Island... Oh lordy  

This week Jim has his own brand of neighbourhood watch, Darren and Lee shout at digital library clouds and Lee stands watch over a fox resulting in a "unique" tableau... Then its on to reviewing this weeks film; Noomi Rapace and The Martians Aksel Hennie go for a couples retreat with a darkly comedic difference in the pitch black comedy thriller; I Onde Dager aka The Trip (2021) 

This weeks (delayed because of a Hard Disk crash) episode lots of stuff gets discussed but because of hardware failure I've lost my notes.. I'm sure it was quite funny.  Oh and we review Guns Akimbo... 

How do you go from nervous dogs, sinus trouble, xbox controller repair, cat cafés and blinding yourself with light brighter than the heart of a neutron star, to Portland Bill, the legend of Prometheus, the idea of Limbo realms, Lovecraft, one eyed seagulls, w*nking sheds, drinking Kerosene and the sexual subtext of mermaid imagery? Well, if ye be stout of heart, ye may discover the truth as we spi...

Welcome back and happy new year. Its time for the Black Dog Podcast to reinvade your podcatcher of choice. This week we recount some key moments in the missing months such as Jim getting a new turntable and avoiding a red end. Elton seeing Darren in real life and managing to sell him a coffee machine. Darren going full advertising ho with said coffee machine and Lee getting Covid, dealing with fam...

In a longer than usual episode, Jim realises he's cursed to break something, Elton is the same and both see scifi movie of the moment Dune. Darren goes to a Halloween party and also watches Last night in soho. While Lee returns from his Sherwood forest holiday traumatised by Bryan Adams music, getting locked out of a swimming change cubicle and a supernaturally accurate archer daughter. Then after...

In a slightly delayed episode everyone is rather tired. Jim is tired of a bodged heating job, Elton watches a true crime documentary and becomes tired of happiness, Darren is tired of trying to buy a new bed to replace his endlessly deflating one and Lee is just tired... Though has a bit of time to moan about it and talk about What We Do In The Shadows.  Then for the first time in five years we co...

In a special episode Lee and Darren are joined by Andy Poulastides to review Denis Villeneuve's latest Sci Fi Epic (with a capital E) Dune.  Warning: Contains spoilers and also gratuitous impersonations of Jason Momoa saying "Mah Man!"  Trigger warning: There is mention of Sting's winged underpants.

This week, Elton goes axe throwing, Jim eats a big fish, Darren has bedroom deflation issues and Lee just wants to live forever painting happy little accidents with his long distant "art uncle" Bob Ross.  Then after some extensive feedback for Brightburn, its on to this weeks film the "cult movie in the making" horror movie The Empty Man currently available on Starz via Disney+

This week Jim has lock troubles and gets cited in a book. Darren, goes to see an actual physical doctor via a byzantine hunger games application process, while Lee does some gardening, ruins a lawnmower, repairs a door, trips a fuse switch and steps in a dead fox.... And gives a spoiler free appraisal of the new Bond film No Time To Die. Then after some feedback, its on to this weeks movie which c...

This week, Jim watches Horrible Histories, Elton dives back in to the Walking Dead and the current water cooler show of the moment "Squid Game", Darren samples some Gunpowder Milkshake and Lee goes to Bournemouth, deals with petrol issues and some uninvited guests in a hotel.  And speaking of uninvited guests, that leads to this weeks film, the first of our Indeterminate Weeks of Horror. The low b...

This week Elton builds a doggy step, Jim listens to a very unconventional sleep aid, Darren continues the Rick and Morty love in and Lee... Well... He has an eventful week of balloons, axes, Green Knights and.... well.... perhaps don't listen to his last bit while eating Chinese food.  Then after some feedback its off 1958 as two kids alone in a town consider The Vast of Night.

This week Elton takes his TV for a drive, Jim has a leaky boiler, Darren manages to get a iMac and turn that into a rant about Starbucks and Lee watches Greatest Showman and also reveals where he's going on a business trip later this week and why.  Then there is some feedback for the last few episodes before we quite literally "head" into the review of this weeks film David Cronenbergs SF Horror,...

This week, Jim is addicted to Gem games and the Art of D&D, Darren continues his dive into Rick & Morty , while its Lee's turn to return to Archer as well as taking part in "Masseoke"  Then after a bit of feedback its time to put on your prosthetic arm, ignore the family curse and review this weeks movie Logan Lucky.

This week Jim has a chill out day screwed by phone calls and spoiled milk, Darren has a birthday and a media binge watching Shang Chi, Crawl, Final Girls, Archer and some new thing called Rick & Morty, while Lee also watches Shang Chi, but also enjoys Nobody aka "Midlife crisis John Wick" Then after some feedback for Us and Grand Budapest Hotel, its time to review this weeks movie Bong Joon-Ho's O...

This week Elton awaits infection from "Festival flu", Jim casts an reappraising eye over Disenchanted, while Darren has a mixed bag of a week involving Brownies, beer and "discovering" a dogging location on his way to work HONEST GUV! Meanwhile Lee catches up with Black Widow, Free Guy and stands in a field singing along with Grease on the big screen.  Then after some feedback we move on to check...

Jim gets in to 100 Cricket, Elton makes door hanging videos, Darren watches the Handmaids Tale and Star Trek Lower Decks and Lee takes an eye opening trip around Englands North West.  Then after a dash of feedback its time to go down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass to review Jordan Peeles social satire horror classic "Us"

This week, Jim fends off a bad back, Elton loathes an alpha male's expert use of WD40, Darren builds a wardrobe to Narnia and Lee briefly lives in Schrodingers Covid isolation zone and has a rose tinted meltdown over Robocop 2 Then after some feedback its on to this weeks movie, Stephen Kings The Dead Zone  (warning this podcast may contain very poor impersonations of Christopher Walken)

This week Jim has a sausage stuck between two home made buns and makes his own mayonnaise, Elton watches Clint Eastwood drive a bit.. Then drive a bit more in The Mule and Lee has a birthday, a hot tub, watches Suicide Squad, The Dead Dont Dies and tries to explain why 4K Akira is better than HD Akira to a cynical Elton.  Then after a brief feedback its time to move on to this weeks film... Llamag...

Darren is off this week Seal clubbing in Antarctica, but Lee, Jim and Elton return this week with tales of new home built synths, personal burnout, birthdays, imaginary animals, using a rodent as a temporary fuse, fighting old ladies for hotel food, The Queens Gambit and Werewolves Within. After which its on to this weeks film. The tension driven action thriller and biopic Captain Phillips...

Welcome to this weeks episode where Jim's phone dies, Darren's eyes fail, Lee gets a hotel room with a "squishy" TV remote and Elton has a game for us all to play.  Then after a bit of feedback, lamenting Darren's slide towards the pretentious food dark side, we move in to darker territory, as our unofficial Jake Gyllenhaal season continues and Lee introduces the other guys to Denis Villeneuve's b...

This week the wheels come off pretty rapidly as Jim loses a house renovation team, Elton gives the whole of England a telling off, Darren realises he's turning into the very thing he swore to fight as he enjoys without complaint, bubble tea. While, Lee does absolutely bugger all but does play a Ukrainian version of a Katy Perry song. And everyone has podcast review ennui... After that, its on to t...

This week, Jim recovers from illness and watches a giant flying turtle, Elton builds a table for his TV, Darren goes on a Ghost bus tour and watches Zinc Floyd, while Lee gets a taxi driven by gods power and spoils the whole of The Tomorrow War. Then after some feedback its time for ennui, depression, ego and a search for meaning and relevance accompanied by a discordant soundtrack... Which is han...