Some movies don‘t deserve what the box office and critics did to them. But then again, some of them really do. James and Huw dig up forgotten movies and walk them around one more time.
Episodes

Jul 31, 2026
Jul 31, 2026
1hr 25 min
A face... a fleet... a war... a man... a podcast.
Once again, Sir Christopher Nolan has produced a film of such spectacle and acclaim that it has compelled our hosts - the Scylla of insight and the Charybdis of low humour - to share their thoughts about it.

Jul 10, 2026
Jul 10, 2026
1hr 2 min
It's 1953 and Dr. Seuss writes the tale of a young lad who dreams about escaping the fortress of his tyrannical piano teacher, Dr. Terwilliker.
This 'debaculous fiasco' crashed at the box office, gained a cult following, and gave our hosts something to chew over.

Jun 19, 2026
Jun 19, 2026
1hr 4 min
It's 1990 and this tale of New York mobsters has a full cast of Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, Ed Harris, John Turturro, and John C. Reilly.
As long as no other studio simultaneously releases a stone-cold classic gangster movie about good fellas, the box office should do well.

May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
58 min
It's 1985 and Matthew Robbins has taken a break from dragons to direct this teen rebellion movie with Helen Slater, Christian Slater and Helen Slater's pixie cut.
This being the 1980s, a chase scene in a shopping mall with Billy Idol on the soundtrack is mandatory.

Apr 24, 2026
Apr 24, 2026
1hr 15 sec
Kirk Jones' debut film is a sentimental dark comedy of two elderly scamps, played by Ian Bannen and David Kelly, who try to squeeze a few more days of life from deceased fishermen Ned Devine, so they can claim his lottery winnings.
Settle in, and enjoy the fruity soaps.

Apr 3, 2026
Apr 3, 2026
1hr 18 min
Two unlikely oddballs are thrown together under increasingly stressful circumstances. But enough about us - we review Ryan Gosling's new science fiction buddy movie!

Mar 13, 2026
Mar 13, 2026
1hr 26 sec
This 1999 David Lynch film has Richard Farnsworth as Alvin Straight, telling the true story of his epic journey on the back of a lawnmower.
Not what we would have expected from a David Lynch movie, and certainly gives new meaning to the phrase, 'drive safely, deer'.

Feb 6, 2026
Feb 6, 2026
58 min
It's 1988 and Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham star in a movie that gives us one of the biggest tonal shifts on screen.
Join us to discuss final requests, the coolest pigeon ever, and how many times we can say 'helicopter pilot' in one sentence.

Jan 23, 2026
Jan 23, 2026
1hr 2 min
It's 1990, and Stephen Frears directs this neo-noir thriller with Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening and John Cusack.
And if you must drink a glass of water during your listen, please consider using a plastic sippy-cup.

Jan 2, 2026
Jan 2, 2026
1hr 12 min
It's everyone's favourite episode, where James crunches the numbers without mercy. There's some thrills and shocks in the data that has been dredged from the films of this past season.
Enjoy!
