Well Good Movies

And ask the question of whether it deserves a place in our Movie Vault... Did we skip something? I guess just like director John Cassavetes we jumped halfway into the action! This week we open the curtain on Opening Night from 1977 to discuss Hollywood in the 70s and continue our discussion of films about fame and fortune. Will Craig be able to take another film about this type of story? Will Dave...

On this week's episode, Craig and David are joined by new WGM team members Stefanos, Dai, and Sarah to discuss the 1950s classic All About Eve... Is it though? We discuss the differences will Hollywood movies such as this one to ones we see now as well as the effect of big star names like Bette Davis. After a string of movies haven't made it into the Movie Vault, will this one make it in? And who...

What does The Neon Demon and GTA V have in common? Not very much, but it gets brought up regardless! This week Dave and Craig are joined by film critic Kelechi Ehenulo to delve into the 2016 horror thriller- The Neon Demon by Nicholas Winding Refn. Will it make it into The Movie Vault? Is Keanu Reeves well-cast here? And why do we need a periodic table for the Endgame? All this is answered and mor...

In a slight detour to our usual run of movies Craig and David start their countdown to 100 main episodes by discussing movies that have long been on our watchlist. First up we invite back Dr Sam Summers, lecturer in film and animation and host on the Disniversity podcast, to discuss the dark and wild animated film that is The Brave Little Toaster. Created in a slight partnership with Disney and in...

The one where Craig quits the podcast? Will Dave get cancelled? Will littering ever end? And can Mary rescue us from the shady world of Las Vegas? Join us as we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of 1995's Showgirls from director Paul Verhoeven! #Showgirls #GuiltyPleasureMovie #Cinema #RatedR #MovieHistory #CultMovie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when two Welsh guys and two Irish guys talk about the troubles of five northern steelworkers from Sheffield in 1997? Joined by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney from The 250, our deep dive today includes - UK cinema in the 90s, The Full Monty's success, and the "most important" films featuring nudity! What will we discuss next? Find out in today's episode! #TheFullMonty #BritishCinema #D...

What do you get when you mix zombie babies, tons of blood, and custard? Braindead from 1992 apparently! Join us as Craig struggles once again with the horror genre, while Dave, Chris, and Johann laugh their way through the madness. From a nail-biting endgame to a Movie Vault speech worthy of BAFTA, you don't want to miss this episode where we talk about one of Peter Jackson's early films... #Brain...

It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights, it's time to meet the Muppets on Well Good Movies tonight! This week Craig and David are joined by writers Mary Muñoz and Charlie Brigden to talk all about The Muppets from 2011! Why are the Muppets so endearing? What led to the creation of the 2011 film? And what makes a man or a muppet? All answered and more in this week's episode! #Jim...

This week we're joined by the new dynamic duo Potter and Klein to return to the genre of buddy cop comedies with 21 Jump Street! What crazy logic led us here? Is it a good comedy? Is the sequel better? We ask all these questions along with our usual challenges in this week's episode! #21jumpstreet #22jumpstreet #jonahhill #jumpstreet #lordandmiller Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

It's Christmas! Wait... It's Christmas? Yup, as revenge for discussing Thunderbirds in our last episode, Liv punished us with a Netflix original Christmas film, prompting a rule change in future recommendations! Don't worry we talk about this cheesy Vanessa Hudgens movie so you don't have to bare it! Joined by TV presenter Luke Davies we discuss the good, bad, and ridiculous moments in The Knight...

In this week's episode Dave, Craig, Dai, and Liv say F.A.B for Thunderbirds (2004) after somehow choosing this movie following Battle Royale! How impactful was the original show? Is this a good adaptation? How typical is this of the noughties? And how much fun did Vanessa Hudgens have making this movie? We ask all these questions along with our usual fun and games in this week's episode! #thunders...

We're back! After a small Easter break, we are back with our train of dark dystopian movies to discuss the legendary Japanese thriller Battle Royale! In this episode, Dave and Craig are joined by film journalist Eammon Jacobs to discuss Hunger Games comparisons and crazy death scenes as well as ask our usual question of whether Battle Royale should make its way into The Movie Vault. Hosted on Acas...

We stay in the world of 80s/90s action heroes but this time with Arnie, discussing the 1987 sci-fi action film- The Running Man! Will it divide Craig and David once more? Will it make it in The Movie Vault? And who will win this week's Endgame? All these questions answered and more in this week's episode with fellow podcaster Johann Chipol! #ArnoldSchwarzenegger #ArnieMovies #80sMovies #TheRunning...

This week on the show, Dave and Craig are joined by first-time guest- Sarah Williams AKA Popcorn Chat, as well as our good friend, actor and film fan Christopher Maxwell. Together they discuss the 1993 sci-fi action film Demolition Man, and ask whether this ludicrous semi-satire/face-off movie should make its way into The Movie Vault? Is it indicitive of 80/90s action movies? Does the film portray...

On this week's episode, Dave and Craig are joined by writers and journalists Aaron Potter and Paul Klein to discuss the buddy cop comedy- Rush Hour (1998). How well is this franchised remembered? Is the sequel better? And what's happened to Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker? We ask all these questions plus give our thoughts on the movie, along with our usual fun trivia, and games, including this week's...

Dave and Craig are back to start their train of movies for the year with the infamous thriller Seven, from acclaimed director David Fincher. Joined by guests Jake Hart and Ed Mason, we discuss the horror, mystery, and shocks of this famous 1995 movie as well as deep dive into our memories of the film and its production trivia! This week we also play our weirdest Endgame yet- What's in the box?!? W...

Craig and Dave catch up once again to give their annual update on everything that has gone into our vault of movies over the past year. What were some of our highlights? Were they any regrets? And what do we hope to see in 2023? #MoviePodcast #Avatar #Paddington #MovieList #FilmRecommendations #Beetlejuice #28DaysLater #TheShapeOfWater #FilmRanking Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

We're back with our big crazy film challenges to round off 2022! Collecting together six guests from the last 12 months, we pit them against a variety of our very tricky but very fun "Endgames". This year we wanted to make our Special even more special by not only entertaining our listeners and guests but also highlighting an important cause and raising some money in the process!  The Royal S...

This week Craig and David are joined again by our favourite Scottish film reviewer, Mary Muñoz, and a new guest, freelance film critic Chris Connor, who both help us discuss a variety of Christmas shorts. Films include last episode's suggestion Olive, the Other Reindeer, as well as Netflix originals Robin Robin and Angela's Christmas. Join us in this festive episode as we laugh, chat, and bask in...

This episode staff writer for What to Watch, Lucy Buglass, join us along with film blogger Laura Filmer to discuss British zombie/ Christmas flick- Anna and the Apocalypse! We talk all about its songs, characters, and fun moments, as well as dissect some trivia and challenge our guests to a musical themed Endgame! Will it make it into The Movie Vault? And what film will we connect to this one to d...

We're back with some Halloween horror but also some festive joy as we talk all about The Nightmare Before Christmas! The perfect film between Halloween and Christmas. We talk all about its impact on pop culture, its best moments, and those super catchy tunes! Joined by YouTuber and Gamer Laura Leyshon and freelance film critic Nicola Austin, we ask if The Nightmare Before Christmas should be remem...

We're back with another Halloween special to round off our Halloween Horror Month, which has included a variety of spooky-themed movies. This week we're joined by two frequent visitors of the podcast, Lucy Fur and Shelley Taylor, who bring their usual array of chaos and laughs as we discuss this week's film- Beetlejuice! So strap in as we talk about marmite director Tim Burton, the visuals of Beet...

We're back with our Halloween Horror Month for our second film choice- ParaNorman! Joined by animator and filmmaker Nia Alavezos, we talk about the style of films from Laika Studios, as well as discuss stop-motion, American animation, and the highs and lows of ParaNorman... We also ask whether ParaNorman should make its way into our Movie Vault, plus play our ever-challenging endgame as we guess t...

The beginning of our Halloween Horror Month, celebrating all things spooky in movies! This week we discuss the influential Danny Boyle zombie flick- 28 Days Later with horror and cult cinema fan Johann Chipol from The Trash Tapes podcast! Does 28 Days Later still hold up? How influential really was it? And is this really the only film to feature a Budgens? Find out all this along with our usual qu...

We're back after our summer break to carry on our discussion of the Paddington franchise with Paddington 2 from 2017! We're once again joined by filmmaker and lecturer Jamie Milligan who joined us last time, plus we are joined by our resident film brain Stefanos Florakis to talk about this infamously charming film. Is it better than the first? How much can we talk about Hugh Grant? And good a job...