The Movie Robcast

Episode 126 of The Movie Robcast previews this year’s BFI London Film Festival. Back in cinemas after a largely digital outing in 2020 for obvious reasons, the festival this year offers its typically vast range of movies (and TV series) from around the globe. Robs Daniel & Wallis discuss their picks from the galas and other strands of the festival. There are big hitters such as the opening fil...

Episode 125 of The Movie Robcast takes a one-inch punch at Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings. How does Marvel’s first Asian focussed feature hold up? How does this twenty-fifth film in the MCU pave the way for what comes next? And, what is next? All this is discussed, plus Rob Wallis allows Rob Daniel to indulge in his passion for classic Hong Kong action cinema, and the sheer awesomeness...

In this bonus episode of The Movie Robcast you can hear our full interview with the filmmakers of Bring Out the Fear, a great new Irish horror film. Anyone who listened to our Frighfest review in episode 124 will have heard an excerpt from this interview. But, we thought it was a shame there wasn’t time to include more so you can listen to the entire conversation here. Richard and Alison for takin...

In this bonus episode of The Movie Robcast you can hear our full interview with the filmmakers of When the Screaming Starts, a great new British horror comedy. Anyone who listened to our Frighfest review in episode 124 will have heard an excerpt from this interview. But, we thought it was a shame there wasn’t time to include more so you can listen to the entire conversation here. Special thanks to...

Episode 124 of The Movie Robcast delves deep into the dark heart of FrightFest 2021. The UK’s biggest horror film festival was back in the cinema this August Bank Holiday weekend, with a gorenucopia of sinister cinematic treats to entertain fans. In this in-depth review of the festival you will hear intros to various movies, plus the opening festival speech from horror authority Mark Kermode. At 2...

Episode 123 of The Movie Robcast is a packed affair. Rob D makes a Jungle Cruise related confession to kick off. At 4:00 Rob D then gives a quick overview of this year’s Arrow Video FrightFest film festival, back in the Cineworld Leicester Square for the first time since 2019. At 5.50, the Robs then move onto their discussion of Censor, Prano Bailey-Bond’s video nasties era horror movie currently...

Episode 122 of The Movie Robcast casts an eye over James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad and the Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt starring Jungle Cruise. Rob D’s eye is a little grumpier than the kind-hearted Rob W, so you’ll have to listen and see which team you’re on. The duo also mentions The Movie Robcast’s brand new sister podcast, Another Time, MacLeod! A minute-by-minute breakdown of the 1986 cult c...

Episode 121 of The Movie Robcast sees our intrepid casters in pod stare into the deadlights of Space Jam: A New Legacy. A movie that seemingly exists only for Warner Brothers to remind everyone that not just Disney have beloved intellectual property. The Robs discuss their thoughts on this Slytherin of a movie, in which no previous Warner work of art is off limits. Not The Matrix. Not Casablanca....

Episode 120 of The Movie Robcast sees Marvel returning to the big screen with Black Widow. Will Scarlett Johansson’s COVID-delayed swansong in her megastar making role be worth the wait? Or is Tenet all over again? The Robs also make room for Loki chat, and Rob Wallis looks ahead to all the Marvel arriving on the big screen and small over the next year. Rob D admits he finds this never-ending stre...

Episode 119 of The Movie Robcast is a packed affair. To begin, Rob Daniel talks with directors John C. Lyons and Dorota Swies about their fantastic fracking horror film, Unearth. John and Dorota discuss how they made one of the year’s best chillers, what is was like working with horror icon Adrienne Barbeau and Marc (Riley from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Blucas, reveal the films that inspired them,...

Episode 118 sees the Robs out and about on a gloriously sunny Sunday afternoon. In the shadow of the Tate Modern they swap thoughts on In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s vibrant musical about life in the South American community of Washington Heights. The summer party atmosphere is the perfect backdrop for the discussion, even when one particularly refreshed gentlemen takes a leak against some b...

Episode 117 of The Movie Robcast looks at two big releases, both of which are currently playing in cinemas! John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place Part II was delayed from the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, arriving over a year later? Worth the wait? Don’t shout at us if say you’ll have to listen to the episode. Cruella looked like Joker for kids from the trailers. So, is Disney’s latest villain origi...

*SPOILER WARNING* - This episode contains spoilers for Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon, Hannibal Rising (2007) and the Hannibal TV series.  After our epic dissection of The Silence of the Lambs and Manhunter in our last episode, The Movie Robcast moves onto The Lecter Variations. Returning are Ian Bird and Sarah Johnson from the previous episode to chew over more Lecter, and, to really blend the metap...

*SPOILER WARNING* This episode contains numerous spoilers about The Silence of the Lambs and Manhunter. It also references strong language featured in The Silence of the Lambs' dialogue. Episode 115 of The Movie Robcast conducts a full investigation into two classic movies, both of which celebrate anniversaries this year. Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs hits the big 3-0, while Michael Ma...

Episode 114 rounds up the 2021 Oscars. Yep, the time rolls around so quickly, even if this one was delayed by two months. The Robs run through the scaled down affair, the changes made from the normal Oscar ceremonies, what worked, what really didn’t work and all in-between. They talk about the surprises, the disappointments and weird aquatic rumpy-pumpy. So, in many ways, this was a regular Oscars...

Episode 113 of The Movie Robcast sees the Robs in the same physical space for the first time since December! In the shadow of the BFI IMAX at Waterloo they run through multiple movie related topics. First up is Emerald Fennell’s Oscar-nominated and BAFTA winning Promising Young Woman, featuring a first rate performance from Carey Mulligan, also nominated for Hollywood’s most coveted award. This le...

In episode 112, Robs Daniel & Wallis are joined by frequent Robcast contributor Ian Bird to talk all things Justice League, the Snyder Cut. Mr. Bird is rather positive of this 4-hour version of the little-loved 2017 film, Rob D was not a fan, and Rob W is somewhere in the middle, looking for unity. The three also make time for a quick capsule take on the latest Marvel series, The Falcon and th...

In episode 111, the Robs look at two films originally intended for cinema, Eddie Murphy's Coming 2 America and Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon.  Elsewhere, they discuss the finer points of IMdb plot synopses, Rob D talks about his COVID vaccination, and they brace themselves for what they'll be talking about in episode 112... If you like what you hear or have any feedback, why not rate and...

It’s been a minute since our last episode so #110 is a bumper wrap-up of what the Robs have been watching. First, the shocking revelation that Gerard Butler has made a good movie with end-of-days disaster movie Greenland, currently available on Amazon Prime. Next up is Tom Hanks in the Paul Greengrass western News of the World, now on Netflix. The Robs are usually pretty simpatico, but this movie...

In episode 109 Robs Daniel & Wallis review the opening two instalments of WandaVision, the first Marvel series to hit Disney+. Happily, they find plenty to talk about. Not that our intrepid casters in pod are ever stuck for words. Before moving onto the wonders WandaVision has in store, they find room to take a farewell swipe at the Trump administration and discuss how amazing the cast lists w...

In episode 108 the Robs review the much-delayed Wonder Woman 1984. As this ep was recorded on the 23rd December 2020 there are some Christmas references and no mention of the 6th January’s insurrection in the Capitol Building, despite plenty of Trump and America talk. Critical opinion of WW84 has been mixed, to put it kindly, but we found plenty to enjoy in Diana Prince’s second solo outing. One t...

For most, 2020 was the worst year in memory. Light in the darkness however came not from movie projectors, but the glow of TV screens as we were all forced inside for most of the year. While many major films were shunted back to 2021, 2020 was still a quality year for the movies. In this episode the Robs, ably assisted by a roster of special guests including The Honeymoon Period podcast, review th...

Episode 106 of The Movie Robcast sees Robs Daniel & Wallis joined by friend of the podcast and regular contributor Adrian Zak. The three discuss the new David Fincher film, Mank, which tells the story of Herman J. Mankiewicz, co-writer of Citizen Kane. Or the sole writer of Citizen Kane if you believe the tack taken in this new Netflix movie. Rob Wallis also gives his thoughts on The Godfather...

Episode 105 of The Movie Robcast is a case of  “you’re gonna need a bigger boat”. Originally Elaine and Mark Gregersen of The Honeymoon Period podcast were meant to be guest speakers in our Jaws 45th anniversary episode. But it turns out having four guests on, all of whom know their Jaws onions, would put the episode at three hours plus or mean cutting out some Jawsome chat. So, we present El...

Episode 104 of The Movie Robcast takes a deep dive into the wonders of Jaws, quite simply one of the finest films ever made. To mark the movie’s 45th anniversary, Robs Daniel & Wallis are joined by Jaws-ophiles, and friends of the show, Sarah Johnson and Adrian Zak. Together they discuss what makes Steven Spielberg’s game changing movie a masterpiece. In an epic review, our cinematic seafarers...