This Was Our Podcast

We're back! A little later than planned, but here we are... Producer Ben's all time favourite, the original 1984 Dune. It's weird. It's ridiculous. And we love it! We're also talking about changes to the schedule, so be sure to listen in and find out what the future holds.

Viewing and a chat about one of Jables' favourite comedy horrors. Groovy! On our summer holidays after this, see you again in August!

A divided trio heads into the zombie dystopia: one excited, one indifferent, and one actively uninterested. Can it win us over? We're also finishing up on Department Q and looking forward to next week's Retro Reels.

Streaming this week, so we get to catch up on what we missed at the cinema recently - in this case, a blues and folk vampire adventure. We're also talking about Department Q on Netflix and 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki.

A slow and wordy follow up to 2023's Dead Reckoning, the (alleged) final instalment of the franchise leaves us bored and disappointed. At least Jables loves series 2 of Andor enough to go on and on (and on) about it.

A little late to the party but we're hanging out with the Thunderbolts* this week, which is...err...fine. Our Kid also catches us up on her recent Regency Revival, whilst Jables starts in on series 2 of Andor.

It may be third time we've talked about Hellraiser, but there are still plenty of fresh thoughts to note as we catch it on the big screen for the first time.

It's Purge Week in King's Lynn (also known as the school holidays), so we're staying in to watch something that's been on our watchlist for a while. Also Our Kid is catching up on The Outrun and Producer Ben is taking us back to the 90s with Event Horizon.

A game of Statham Bingo ensues this week to ensure A Working Man hits all the right beats (it does!). We're also talking about Alan Moore's The Show and looking forward to Retro Reels Hellraiser.

A slow burn spy thriller that's not quite as action packed as the trailer suggests, but may be the better for it. Plus Producer Ben finally gets his hands on Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Just No Jables this week as we get a dose of 80s feelgood fantasy.

Despite being a bit too long and a bit too bloated, we quite enjoyed this week's offering. We're also talking about Series 3 of Reacher (so far), British indie-horror Stop Motion and revisiting last year's Civil War.

We're streaming again this week and Jables finally learns how it all got so quiet. We're also taking about the Oscars 2025 and, if you're a Jerry Maguire fan, Our Kid would like to know why.

Can comedy and horror co-exist in a smart indie film that says something about the nature of life and death, or will it always just be schlock? We can't quite agree this week. We've also finally got round to watching Conclave but Jables wishes he'd missed out on You're Cordially Invited.

A likeable cast can't save this messy multi-sequel, but at least Producer Ben was spared. We're also talking about Elevation and Your Monster on Amazon Prime and Jables finally gets round to watching Gladiator 2.

There's a slight retro-ness to this week as we review what we missed in the recent past with Twisters, Venom: The Last Dance and finishing the latest season of Strike. But we do have one eye to the future with trailers for the new Fantastic Four: First Steps and Thunderbolts*.

A slow burn ghost story that's probably not for everyone, this week's choice is a good counterpoint to last week's Retro Reels. We're also comparing music biopics with Better Man and Back to Black.

We're back in the light for another 80s classic, probably the first horror film we ever saw - though it's much funnier and more heartfelt than we remember.

An enjoyable throwback to last year that makes up in visuals what it lacks in narrative subtlety. Also enjoying our latest DVD purchases and reviewing the new series of From.

We're back, and so is the classic vampire flick! We're also looking back over our festive wish lists to review our Christmas viewing and Producer Ben is going old-school British drama with Smiley's People.

It's that time of year again when we grab a Radio Times and talk about what we'll be watching over the festive break. Enjoy and see you next in 2025!

Another short episode this week as we're Just No Jables, so Our Kid and Producer Ben review the programme of the 2024 King's Lynn Film Festival and talk about some of the films they watched.

A short episode this week to talk about what we've been watching, including Ready or Not on Netflix. Also looking forward to the King's Lynn Film Festival, info via https://www.klfilmfestival.uk/

A likeable oddity this week, not quite as funny or coherent as we would have liked but still a decent night in. Were also talking about Paddington in Peru and Last Night in Soho, as well as reflecting on Late Night with the Devil. Again.

A theological game of cat and mouse divides the team and leads Jables to a couple of rants. Which is worse - talking in the cinema or misplaying classic songs?