The Movie Robcast

Episode 27 of The Electric Shadows Podcast sees Robs Daniel & Wallis explore Christopher Nolan's extraordinary Dunkirk. What makes it the best film of the year (for one of the Robs at least), why the movie's different timelines work so well, why R&R recommend seeing it in IMAX, and a whole lot more. Before our intrepid podcasters reach the dangerous beaches of Dunkirk, they provide a quick round-u...

Episode 26 of The Electric Shadows Podcast is a chat of two halves. First up, Robs Daniel & Wallis discuss Spider-Man: Homecoming, everyone's favourite webslinger's first full feature in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Overall, we're impressed, though there are a couple of sticky moments with the film, and we're not just talking about Spidey's web... Next up, our intrepid ramblers in movies discuss...

Six months in the making (partially due to the epic length, partially due to Rob D’s inability to get his act together and edit it), episode 25 of The Electric Shadows Podcast is a special looking at Oliver Stone’s 1991 classic, JFK. Over an epic running time almost matching the duration of the film itself, Rob Daniel, Rob Wallis and special guest Ian Bird dissect the merits and legacy of Stone’s...

In ep 24 Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis take a flying visit to the Caribbean before taking on Tom Cruise's The Mummy. The best thing they have to say is that it doesn't endorse Donald Trump's immigrant ban. Wonder Woman is the film of the podcast - and makes The Mummy look even worse by comparison. Rob Wallis gives his verdict on Transformers: The Last Knight... will this transform his low opinions of th...

In Episode 23 of The Electric Shadows Podcast, the generation gap rears its head. Rob Wallis quite likes Alien: Covenant and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2. Rob Daniel pines for the good old days of Alien movies and reveals he spent most of Guardians playing Shag, Marry, Kill with the movie's characters. R&R also discuss audience members who cannot control themselves over Baby Groot, and somehow ge...

Episode 22 of The Electric Shadows Podcast sees Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis revving their engines as they ironically mosey through a discussion of Fast & Furious 8, and the surprisingly robust franchise as a whole. Warren Beatty's Rules Don't Apply and an ambivalent reaction to the Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer also feature. The key's in the ignition, we've got a full canister of NOS... wanna take...

In episode 21 of The Electric Shadows Podcast, Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis discuss the 2017 live action Ghost in the Shell. The two discussed what they liked, issues they had with the film, plus the whitewashing controversy over casting Scarlett Johansson as a leading character in Japanese comics and animation. Will our intrepid podcasters disagree for perhaps the first time in 21 episodes?!

The Electric Shadows Podcast reaches episode 20! In this landmark episode, Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis talk Kong: Skull Island - but do they go ape for it? R&R also go off track into some trademark tangent undergrowth, and find time to tackle Paul Verhoeven's controversial Elle, plus Trespass Against Us and The Love Witch. A bumper ep to mark us hitting 20!

Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis get all X-cited about Logan, Hugh Jackman's swansong to the X-Men franchise. And spoiler alert, this Wolverine can really cut it! Listen to why it's so fantastic here... Rob & Rob also pour a tidal wave of indifference on the new Pirates of the Caribbean trailer and Rob D explains why Ghost in the Shell could be amazing.

Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis pay tribute to the Hollywood legend who was the sorely missed Bill Paxton. They also turn a critical eye toward Gore Verbinski's A Cure for Wellness, lock n' load with John Wick Chapter 2 and get stuck into tasty McDonald's flavoured biopic The Founder.

Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis talk Oscars 2017. The one that proved the Oscars could move along at a great clip, be funny, Jimmy Kimmel proved himself a great host, there was a ill-conceived moment when the event turned into a Celebrity Zoo... and then the wrong film was declared Best Picture. What an event, and the two Robs try to make sense of it.

Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis look through films that have kicked off 2017: T2 Trainspotting, Assassin's Creed, Jackie, Moonlight, Hacksaw Ridge and Silence. And Rogue One! And there's some La La Land talk. Phew, it's a packed episode, enjoy!

In episode 15 of The Electric Shadows Podcast, Rob Daniel & Wallis do a late night review of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, having just seen the movie. Slightly tired, the two embark on a magical odyssey that covers interspecies coupling and comparing King Kong to Sonny Corelone. Ah, the magic of the movies...

Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis discuss the off-the-wall The Accountant and the by-the-numbers Doctor Strange, how cookie-cutter Marvel has become, how ordinary Jack Reacher was, and how the audience they saw The Accountant with really brought something special to the experience...

Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis run through highlights of the 2016 BFI London Film Festival, including discussion of A Monster Calls, Manchester By The Sea, La La Land, Una, Elle and Free Fire. Rob D, heavy with cold, also attempts to break the sound barrier when blowing his nose. If you like this, please subscribe to us on iTunes.

Episode 12 of The Electric Shadows Podcast is a round-up extravaganza. Rob D recounts the highlights of FrightFest 2016, Rob W talks The Purge: Election Year, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and more. And both Robs get all excited looking at the programme for this year's London Film Festival.

Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis take on the Suicide Squad, wonder if DC movies have a future, fight their disappointment, discover they've spent around 15 hours talking about DC movies this year and Rob D wonders why films now can't be like Crocodile Dundee II.

Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis discuss why the original Bourne Trilogy still rocks, why Legacy is best forgotten and crucially, why Jason Bourne is just not up to snuff in this epic podcast chat.

Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis are joined by occasional Electric Shadows contributor Angela Postins for an epic discussion about all things Ghostbusters. Trying to keep to the 2016 reboot, they frequently fail and talk the original, that sequel, the cartoons and video games and the 80s in general. Podcasting makes us feel good!

Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis get lit up by Nicolas Wingding Refn's psychosexual The Neon Demon and endure the three hour cut of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice so you don't have to...

Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis take stock of 2016 so far, and from Creed to The Witch, from The Big Short to Room, from Spotlight to The Neon Demon, think we're already enjoying a bumper year for film. Check out Rob Daniel's work at www.electric-shadows.com and Rob Wallis' at http://ofallthefilmblogs.blogspot.co.uk/

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Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis talk all things Captain America - Civil War. One Rob thought it was good, the other thought it was great. But, which Rob is which?! They also riff on uncanny similarities between Civil War and Batman v Superman and look at what else is coming in the latest phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Find more of Rob Daniel's musings at www.electric-shadows.com and Rob Wallis' a...

Rob Daniel & Rob Wallis embark on a leisurely journey through The Force Awakens Blu-Ray, making time to discuss how triumphantly Star Wars has returned, those pesky prequels and the promise of Rogue One.

Rob Daniel and Rob Wallis have a group therapy session trying to come to terms with the crushing disappointment that is Batman v Superman. But, in a funny way...