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This week sees the return of our 5th member, Joe, from the wilderness. He's the hulk of our YAC avengers, banished to the waste planet of Sakaar if you will. Keeping on the MCU theme, we discuss the Infinity War trailer in all its gloriousness and discuss theories surrounding the soul stone. We also review recent releases Suburbicon and Battle of the Sexes whilst Joe talks us through Dragon Ball S...

This episode focuses mostly on Netflix shows (unintentionally) as we discuss Marvel's The Punisher and how we rate it compared to the 6 other Marvel Netflix TV offerings. We also review Jim & Andy, the documentary about Jim Carrey looking back on his method performance as Andy Kaufman in the 1998 film Man on the Moon. We also debate the role of able bodied actors playing disabled characters, and w...

On this week's podcast we discuss the most anticipated superhero release on Nov 17 - The Punisher! Oh wait....no....Justice League Obi Glenn and Chris discuss the lows and the lows, and maybe the odd chuckle. Did Glenn need to eat humble pie after slating the trailers for weeks? We also delve into the upside down and give our thoughts on Stranger Things 2 and whether its an improvement on the firs...

This week we actually have some film news! We discuss more of the allegations swarming Hollywood, Disney's mooted acquisition of 20th Century Fox's entertainment arm and also the Lord of the Rings TV show. The big film release was Murder on the Orient Express and we discuss our reactions to it, and whether it was a worthy whodunnit. Glenn saw another weird film in Killing of a Sacred Deer, Chris t...

This week we discuss the biggest, funniest and best superhero film to come out in November (in your face justice league) THOR RAGNAROK and go into spoilery detail about how we think this film will impact the MCU and Infinity War We also rate the latest instalment of the Saw franchise, Jigsaw, and evaluate whether we really needed another one.. Ollie has a TBT in the form of Pay It Forward, Chris a...

This week we discuss the film all 5 of us saw, but only 3 of us turned up to discuss... What Happened to Monday. Obi Glenn and Ollie also figure out which of us are most similar to the characters in the film. Obi gives us a rundown of the CW DC shows, Glenn discusses Happy Death Day and Ollie& Obi review The Mountain Between Us. Also, sleeping fully clothed doesn't make you a serial killer.....doe...

This week we review Breathe, the directorial debut of acclaimed actor Andy Serkis and opening film of the 2017 London Film Festival. We also talk in NON-Spoiler detail about Blade Runner 2049 (Spoilerific discussion to come in a couple of weeks) and we review the first episode of Queen of the South after being recommended it by a listener. We'd love for you to get in touch with us to give us any f...

This week we give our opinion on the second film in the Kingsman franchise, Kingsman: The Golden Circle and whether it was as good as the first. We also discuss American Assassin in spoilerific detail and the shortcomings of it, and also review the Scream Unseen film The Ritual There's also movie news and lots more opinion! Get involved in the conversation by tweeting us @yacpodcast17, subscribe t...

This week two manned it and decided to go thematic! We discuss some of our favourite trilogies but some how managed to forget high school musical... We also discuss Odeon's Screen Unseen Wind River and from the archive is Tommy Wiseau's infamous The o=Room Get involved by tweeting us @yacpodcast17, follow us on Facebook and Instagram at Your Average Critics and subscribe, like and review us on iTu...

This week features three dark and violent films in mother! American Assassin and Stephen King remake IT We discuss the potential meaning of mother! and Chris dissects Netflix mocumentary American Vandal. We also talk Last Chance U, a documentary about American Football College players Get involved in our conversation by tweeting us @yacpodcast17, following us on Facebook and Instagram under Your A...

Apologies for the delay in getting this uploaded! Episode 26 sees us discuss in detail the finale of Game of Thrones series 7. We discuss how our theories never materialized and what we may expect in series 8. Obi and Chris talk us through Marvels new TV show the Inhumans and whether it was worth seeing it on the big screen We also talk Annabelle Creation and Rough Night Do get involved in our con...

In our quarter of a century episode we go into spoilerific detail about episodes 5 and 6 of Game of Thrones series 7. Have any of our theories been correct? Who is the Night King? Find out and get involved! Do you agree with our theories, and do you have any of your own? Tweet us @yacpodcast17, we're on Facebook Instagram iTunes and Soundclound under Your Average Critics

We're back after a couple of weeks break and we have a lot to fit in! We go into spoilerific detail on episodes 2, 3 and 4 of Game of Thrones and talk theories which will inevitably be dispelled come episode 5... We also discuss recent released Detroit and Atomic Blonde spoiler free, and review The Big Sick and Girls Trip Get involved in our conversation by tweeting us @yacpodcast17, we're on Face...

We have another full house on episode 23. We talk about the season 7 premiere of Game of Thrones and the new Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk. Please like, share, comment and subscribe to the podcast, follow us on twitter @yacpodcast17 and on Facebook/Instagram - Your Average Critics. Enjoy!

This week's main discussion is War for the Planet of the Apes AKA Rise of the Dawn of the War of the Planet of the Apes.....3 where we go into spoilery detail about the final instalment of a seriously strong trilogy. We also discuss Untouchable, and the shade is seriously thrown this week Tweet us @yacpodcast17, Facebook, Instagram, Soundcloud and iTunes at Your Average Critics

This week we delve into the latest instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Spider-Man Homecoming. Find out how it compares to the rest of the MCU and previous Spider-Man iterations. We also review some old school classics, Predator and Point Break! Joe takes us through the surreal anime that is Attack On Titan. We also have a new intro and outro courtesy of Nick Parry at micme.com so big than...

This week we review Tupac Biopic All Eyez on Me and how it franks amongst other hip-hop biopics. Off the back of Transformers 5 we also discuss the worst films we've ever seen - what are the worst films you've ever seen? We also hear how Ollie and Obi's got on at the 3 Shots of Tequila live podcast. Get involved in our conversation, tweet us @yacpodcast17, Facebook, Instagram, Soundcloud and iTune...

This week we discuss Edgar Wright's new film Baby Driver, which we saw as part of Odeon's Screen Unseen series. We also talk extensively about how bad Transformers: the Last Night is and how we will never get those 150 minutes of our lives back... From the archive this week is Bruce Almighty and there is a recap of Rick & Morty, Orange is the New Black and much much more! Follow us on twitter @yac...

This week we focus on Netflix's Original TV series Orange is the New Black and House of Cards, providing a recap on previous series and reviewing - spoiler free - the newest series. We also discuss Riverdale as it's renewed for series 2. From the archive this week is Christopher Nolan's temporal shifting classic Memento and we also give our opinion on the Black Panther trailer. Check us out on Twi...

This week we focus on Netflix's Original TV series Orange is the New Black and House of Cards, providing a recap on previous series and reviewing - spoiler free - the newest series. We also discuss Riverdale as it's renewed for series 2. From the archive this week is Christopher Nolan's temporal shifting classic Memento and we also give our opinion on the Black Panther trailer. Check us out on Twi...

This week we give our opinions on highly anticipated DCEU film Wonder Woman. As usual there are conflicting opinions. Is it the film that DC needed to reinvigorate its franchise or is it another dud? We also discuss Baywatch, the new comedy film based on the hit 90s TV show as well as a host of other detective dramas from the ridiculous(ly funny) Brooklyn 99 to the sublime Wire with Line of Duty,...

This week we cover a whole host of new cinema releases from quirky monster movie Colossal, proper-nawty origins King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and the latest swashbuckling "adventure" Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Salazar's Revenge/ Dead Men Tell No Tales. Joe also brings the nostalgia in the form of Shrek with his From The Archive. He also discusses the less family friendly Shrek is love, Shrek i...

This week we discuss new blockbuster from Ridley Scott - Alien Covenant - and whether it is as good as the much maligned Prometheus along with Jamie Foxx thriller Sleepless and we have a spoiler filled discussion on 13 Reasons Why. This episode does feature very strong language and intense debate on the issues of suicide, described graphically. If you are affected by this in any way please do cons...

This week we review satirical surrealist comedy Mindhorn from the creators of the Mighty Boosh as well as focusing on TV We discuss DC's Arrowverse and the complex timelines they deal with, we also talk about time travel in a wider context We update on Netflix's drama 13 Reasons Why amid the news that it's renewed for a second season. With 13 Reasons Why's harrowing portrayal of suicide, we would...

In this bumper 3 hour podcast Marvel Cinematic Universe special we rank all 15 films from the MCU and discuss each in detail. We also review Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, discuss the Marvel TV series and look ahead to the future of the MCU. We want to know your thoughts! Get in contact and let us know if you agree with our rankings; whose ranking do you agree with most - Obi, Glenn or Chris? A...