The Honeymoon Period

Right then, it’s time to get into the festive spirit with our first Christmas Date Night! Enjoy our review of Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding's rom-com Last Christmas (2019), but also come for the chat about our favourite xmas movies, our attempts to list every George Michael song, and a humdinger of an argument about 20 mins in… Ho Ho Ho.    Follow us: Twitter - Instagram - Facebook Leave us a re...

In this week’s show, we try to answer the important questions, like “is Mark is still obsessed with Championship Manager 2001/02?” and “how *do* you pronounce the name, Lana?”. We’ve also had another trip to hospital (everything’s fine) and a visit to the Covid test centre (everything’s fine) so be prepared for a slightly random and tired pod. We’ve not had much sleep… In TV, we praise the BBC’s M...

Mark and Elaine watch Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar winning black comedy thriller. Follow us: Twitter - Instagram - Facebook Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

Mark needs to talk to Elaine about something that is taking over his life, and in true Jeremy Kyle style, he’s doing it in front of an audience.   In TV we look at the first three episodes of season 2 of The Mandalorian (7:55).  Then Elaine gives us her quick thoughts on Season 4 of The Crown (16:40) and Nordic Noir drama DNA (34:51).  Check the time stamps to see if Elaine’s definition of ‘quick’...

Saved By The Bell is back and Mark cannot contain himself! We take an unexpected dive into Mad Mikkelsen’s career during our Fantastic Beasts 3 chat. We are loving CNN’s coverage of the US election. Jurassic World: Dominion has wrapped, so we take the opportunity to look back (in a rather haphazard way!) at the franchise. And, finally, even though we said we wouldn’t talk about cinema delays anymo...

We recorded this podcast on the eve of the American election. Will we know who the President of the USA is by the time this episode goes out?! In this week’s show, we return briefly to HBO’s Lovecraft Country (5:15) and take a peek at Ep 1 of Sky Atlantic’s new murder mystery The Undoing (13:11). We’ve also watched Borat Subsequent Moviefilm on Amazon Prime (21:22) and Ben Wheatley’s Rebecca on Ne...

Spooky scary – part 2! It’s the second of our two Halloween specials. This time, Elaine's picked Joel Schumacher’s teen vampire flick The Lost Boys (1987). Featuring references to Busted, Blossom, and Caesar haircuts. They’re only noodles, Mark.   Follow us: Twitter - Instagram - Facebook Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

Spooky scary - Part 1! It’s the first of our two Halloween specials.  This time, it's Mark’s turn to have some skele-fun. He’s picked John Carpenter’s science-fiction action horror They Live (1988). Get ready for alien lifeforms, “Red the Bum” from Back to the Future, and wrestling. Lots of wrestling. Find out how many pumpkins Elaine gives this cult classic.  Will it be a graveyard smash?!   Foll...

Strictly’s back! Discover Mark’s favourite dancer and try to understand (if you can) why he looks up spoilers every week (6:22). Mark reviews season 2 of The Boys (18:30). And we’ve watched some films: psychological thriller Saint Maud (24:28), Oscar-friendly biopic Judy (30:32), and true-life crime drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 (43:03).   Follow us: Twitter - Instagram - Facebook Leave us a re...

In this week’s show, Soul’s gone to Disney Plus, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Top Gun: Maverick aren’t going anywhere for a while, The Batman is filming in Liverpool, Mark’s annoyed he can’t see Fargo on telly, and we don’t know anything about Coming 2 America. Features references to Brookside and lots of sighing. Follow us: Twitter - Instagram - Facebook Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts  

We’ve had our first major podcasting fail and lost the Date Night episode that *should* have come out this weekend. However… to cheer ourselves up, we decided to record another! Take a trip to Padua as we tackle Mark’s favourite film of the 90s (and Top 5 film of all time, no less!). Follow us: Twitter - Instagram - Facebook Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

This week, we muse over the first part of Jude Law drama The Third Day (2:41). Mark has binged the box-set of BBC Three’s Ladhood (13:00) and thinks you should too (but act quickly!).  And Elaine realises just how far reality TV has come in BBC One’s Little Mix The Search (18:02).  Meanwhile, Mark’s been waiting months to see UK film Rocks (28:25) and now can’t wait to tell everyone how much he lo...

In this week’s show, we continue to lament further delays to a number of films, including the news that No Time To Die has moved to Easter 2021. Elaine is not a fan of The Witches remake. Mark questions Elaine’s definition of a “cult classic”. And we are both excited about the WandaVision trailer.   Follow us: Twitter - Instagram - Facebook Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

It’s Judgment Day as we check out the latest film in the Terminator franchise. Expect timey-winey confusion, surprising references to long forgotten X-Factor contestants and overly-excessive analysis of James Cameron’s marriages. Oh, and arguing. Follow us: Twitter - Instagram - Facebook Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

This week, we celebrate the return of devilishly difficult quiz show Only Connect (2:06) and treasured amateur baking competition The Great British Bake Off (9:12). After it swept the board at the Emmys, Mark’s been testing out Schitt’s Creek (18:48). And Mark also found himself charmed by the new sleuth on the block, Netflix’s Enola Holmes (24:14). Keep an ear open for the part where Elaine gets...

We’re subject to local restrictions in the North East of England, so Elaine’s been to buy cake… This week, Elaine’s being ‘enjoying’ ITV’s serial killer drama Des (4:15), we’re intrigued by experimental Sky Atlantic/HBO mini-series The Third Day (14:45), and Elaine is way too invested in the will-they-won’t-they romance in BBC’s Strike (24:26). We’ve also been back to the cinema. This time, we saw...

In this week’s show, we discuss Tenet’s box office takings and lament the delays to Wonder Woman 1984 and (possibly) Black Widow. Elaine is confused about Dune. Mark is excited about Willy Fog. We have things to say about the recently announced Madonna biopic. And Mark gets a shock during our chat about Scream 5.   Follow us: Twitter - Instagram - Facebook Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

Elaine’s totally bodacious pick this week is the original Point Break! Come ride the waves and get radical (we'll stop now...) with Johnny Utah and Bodhi. Enjoy! Oh, here’s the link to the Thomas F. Wilson’s Biff’s Question song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwY5o2fsG7Y&ab_channel=TomWilson   Follow us: Twitter - Instagram - Facebook Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

So sorry the pod is late, we’ve had an eventful few days!   This week, we have a difference of opinion over episodes 3 & 4 of Lovecraft Country (4:45), Mark’s happy to see the return of Amazon Prime’s The Boys (10:40), and Elaine declares her love for Gregg Wallace’s buttery biscuit base in her review of BBC1’s Eat Well For Less? (16:10). And Mark’s been back to the cinema to see The New Mutants (...

Cheers! In this week’s show, Mark teaches Elaine about piracy in our continuing discussions about Mulan on Disney + (2:00), Elaine gets over-excited about The Batman trailer (9:30), Mark is intrigued by The Suicide Squad trailer (20:41), Mark really doesn't want French & Saunders to be in Death on the Nile (20:41), and we are a bit ‘meh’ about No Time To Die (24:44).   Follow us: Twitter - Instagr...

In the first of our stand-alone Date Night episodes, we watched Charade! Find out why Charade is available for free on YouTube, how large the age difference between Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn really was, and just how specialist French markets can get! Follow us: Twitter - Instagram - Facebook Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

We’ve been to the pictures for the first time together in 2 years! We chat about our socially-distanced trip to the cinema (if you want to know more – check out our Tenet Spoiler Special, but only if you’ve seen Tenet!!). And we look ahead to some of the new films coming out over the next few months. What will tempt you to head back to the flicks? We also return to Lovecraft Country (30:34) for a...

We’ve been to see Tenet!  Join us as we attempt to unravel Mr Nolan’s latest mind-bending extravaganza. And – as the title suggests – this episode contains multiple spoilers right from the start. So, please go no further if you haven’t seen the film!   

This week, Mark’s feeling the pressure to be funny and informative... We review the first episode of Lovecraft County (8:02) - the HBO and Sky Atlantic thrill-ride everyone’s talking about. A warning here: we think it’s best to know as little as possible about Lovecraft Country, so if you haven’t seen it skip along to our next review and come back later. We’ve also finished series 2 of Race Across...

Important news! We’re making some changes to the podcast. Join us as we launch the inaugural episode of our new show After Work Drinks to find out what we’re up to.  In today's show, we make our announcement and then get down to business discussing the latest TV and film news. We chew over Disney’s decision to put the live-action remake of Mulan on Disney + (for a premium fee!). And we get excited...