The Black Dog Podcast

This week, Jim recovers with some quality codine and John Lithgow being disturbing with a puppet, Darren is threatened by chickens and discusses the MCU movie of the hour Fantastic Four with Lee. There is also the briefest mention of some trailer for blue cat people that are now slightly red, as well as the vital importance of Norman Reedus to various internet services. Then after some brief feedb...

This week Jim has a run of bad luck, Elton makes a couple of fair games that might get him locked up. Darren boldly goes for a Strange New Worlds new season and Lee plays reverse charades. After that and some feedback its on to this weeks film... A film that gives you a quieter take on the end of the world without the need for leather chaps or rage monkeys. The nihilistic 1950s film On The Beach 

The lunatics have taken over the asylum as foolishly Jim and Elton have left Lee and Darren unattended. So without adults in the room, something makes an unexpected comeback, but not before Darren tells us about Brick, the Wrath of Becky (not a sidequel to Wrath of Khan) and Ziam a bloody awful zombie flick. Lee on the other hand has problems with Wes Andersons Phoenican Scheme and gets creeped ou...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! Its two old men talking about yet another superman movie after the last eight. Welcome to a special episode where Lee and Darren share their personal opinions about the latest take on the man of steel the good and bad.  The cast is broken into two parts the first 30 mins is spoiler free general feelings and caveats so we don't get pulled in to any kind of internet...

Welcome back to another tech issue riddled episode. This week, Jim loses a roof, and catches up with the next film from the makers of Talk to Me, called Bring Her Back. Elton goes to the cinema to watch some flappy paddle cars going around in circles with Brad Pitt. Darren becomes Temu Jabba the Hutt, and he and Lee have a "conversation" about the new Jurassic Park. And speaking of Lee, he has som...

We're back baby... But we're also cursed as the episode is repleat with issues, mic drop outs and general zencastr internet shenanigans! But we soldier on to bring you news of Jims medical treatment and his discovery of The Outer Limits. Elton has a car confession and a little rant with Lee about the quality of Glastonbury. Darren, watches Ballerina which feels strangely familiar cough Black Widow...

The green room is back... To moan about how hot things are and talk about peppermint disasters and the terrible truth about mens perfume ingredients that perhaps you'd rather not know the origin of. 

This week Elton sits this episode out because late night working. Jim updates us on his health issues plus a mouldable crash couch, predator target tattoo, and delerium satans love of paper mache globes that are lacking Tonga. Darren on the other hand finishes Last of Us on the PC and gets in on the remaster of Legacy of Kain series causing a lot of realisations that we just can't play old games a...

This week Jim is off with the lurgy but eltons woes with Facebook Marketplace continues with his newly acquired "Pppppffffftttpppllpppppp" guitar pedal. Darren doubles down on zombie action playing Last of Us and Dead Island. While Lee finishes Andor, finally catches up with Thunderbolts* and binge watches the Disney+ show Paradise.  After that we deal with A LOT of Last Voyage of the Demeter feed...

This week Jim gets fancy booze from Willy Wonka, Elton has "fun" with Facebook Market Place users, Darren watches Star Trek TNG and Lee checks out Murderbot and Love, Death & Robots. After that its on to some questions and answers including novel adaptations, Pies and Banana Man before we move on to this weeks film. A masterclass in stretching out the bare minimum source material into a 2 hour fil...

This week, Jim watches a French Dirty Harry (not a euphemism), Elton watches a documentary that he has absolutely, positively no connection to. Darren gets frustrated by Tomb Raider's tank controls and gets stranded in Grove Park on a sunday. While Lee, becomes obsessed with the video game Balatro,  continues his Andor watch and confesses to a weight issue. additionally we have lots of feedback fo...

Welcome to this weeks episode. This week Jim goes fully Bear Grills teaching us how he makes his yoghurt (NOT A EUPHEMISM) and his garlic pesto. Elton gets a phone that is best used with a pencil or as a stress toy. Darren gets a desk in the face and Lee replicates being a World War 2 submarine engineer by trying to replace his car battery.  Then after some feedback its on to this weeks movie. A f...

This week Jim returns to give us a public service announcement regarding The Crow remake, Elton goes anti CG while watching Elvis, Darren watches a range of films and TV shows that involve music, Vampires, hamburgers and fungus zombies, while Lee tries to explain the game Blue Prince before giving up. Then tries to explain The Residence, before giving up... After that we design the perfect horse b...

This week Jim is away, either being helped by the NHS or having cosmetics tested on him, who can say (but rose blush does suit him). So Darren attends a play, Lee gets haunted by an alexa live on the cast and Elton comes up with some novel casting choice for a remake of Casino Royal. Then after some rather random questions and feedback for last weeks film, Enemy, we move on to this weeks film whic...

Elton has no idea what Kraftwerk is. And some music has too many notes in it. 

This week Jim dips into Flesh for Frankenstein, Darren watches Death of a Unicorn while Lee enthuses over his newly night purchased Commodore 64... What follows is some nostalga bait and then some intense peer pressure for Darren as we try to make him spend money on a zx spectrum. After that with Asking for Trouble, we get into the thorny issue of time travelling and killing hitler a question that...

In this weeks epic length episode, Jim tries his hands at DIY, Elton has a bomb drill while simultaniously being Hans Gruber, Darren watches Novocaine and Lee has a child free weekend and so visits a wind turbine museum. Then its on to some more "in depth" questions with Asking for Trouble, including Dr Who, Robocop and bodily injury before moving on to this weeks film.  This week we find the drug...

Can we trace back the fall of society to the removal of Macromedia Flash and the removal of Frog in a Blender

This week Jim wants to go on holiday and relax but ends up at Eden Lake, Elton does battle once more with london transport, Darren goes to a political rally but also finds time to watch the Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man, while Lee does nothing but thanks to Carol discovers the surprising secret identity of The Flash. Add to that feedback and a four person race for some forks and a review of Br...

Balls swell, Bowie's Rubber Ball bounces and we ask does Disney actually make anything themselves?

After a fortnight away we return with Jim and Darren getting in an Electric State, Lee watching Black Bag and Elton needing to have tummy sticks. Then after some feedback for Housebound we move on to this weeks film. A movie that is probably the most prophetic film committed to celluloid. So much so its gone from satire to practically a documentary. The 1976 Sidney Lumet movie Network Media discus...

Once again we fail the unofficial "can we get through an episode without a Robocop quote" Jim celebrates not having intrusive camerawork for a week by playing Far Cry, Elton gets emotional about a famous death this week, Darren suffers frustration at his own DIY being too well built to be destroyed. While Lee, goes full old man shouts at cloud about The Brits aka "Whos that? Whats that song!?" and...

Have you seen Five Stars Starfish? 

This week we get all swapped about before Jim tells us some good news and watches The Companion, Elton buys a car, Darren enjoys a monkey and has a few casting suggestions for James Gunn after watching Reacher while Lee has issues with The Gorge and has even bigger issues with Captain America Brave New World. After all of that its time to review the Netflix original scifi comedy thriller Its Whats...

This week Jim has a radical diet and also gets frustrated at tablet reviews. Yogi Bear lives a tough life on the streets with Boo Boo, Elton gives us a potted history of Pes aka Pro Evo Soccer aka International Super Soccer aka Sensi Soccer (I made that last one up). Darren watches three films, The Gorge, which isn't about the Cheddar valley, Captain America Brave New World and being a romantic so...