We're back with another bonus episode and another guest host.

Chris is still out so Dan Stevenson is here to talk aboiut Rock & Roll in movies and his new album There is Beauty in Everything.

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Strap yourself in for the ride of your life!

Chris is still out with illness so we have, comedian and co-host of the Musical Taste Society Podcast, Joseph Goss sitting in to discuss Gone in Sixty Seconds.

We marvel at the low budget chaos of the original and see if Cage can bring his usual flair to the remake.

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After another health related delay we're back, well kind of back.

A guest host, some trailers and some recommendations and all the usual gubbins.

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This is a rededited version of our debut episode from 2016 covering The Dead Pool (1988), and the rest of the Dirty Harry franchise. Think of it like the George Lucas special edition treatment.

Chris and Allen belatedly kick off 2021 trying to create a cinema experience at home.

In this episode we talk

-Nostalgia ain't what it used to be

-Cinema concessions

-In cinema no-nos

-Production company idents

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Wonder Woman 84 is out so we look at Gal Gadot's first solo outing as the heroic Amazonian.

The DC Extended Universe has been, let's say …a mixed bag but where does Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman film stand in the DCEU rankings?

In this episode we talk

-Is Chris Pine the best Chris?

-Gal Gadot and our Chris's privilege

-The kinky origin of Wonder Woman

-The lack of male gaze in this film

-Scottish characters in movies

-Plot sleight of hand

-and a lot of dumb dirty jokes, obviously.

Remind yourself of the film here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Woman_(2017_film)

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Christmas and Christmas adjacent film recommendations.

No one cares about your Die Hard is or isn't a Christmas film chat.

We recommend and have a wee spoiler avoiding chat about the following films

-Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

-Three Days Of The Condor

-Trapped In Paradise

-L.A. Confidential

-The French Connection

-Enemy Of The State

-The Apartment.

-Christmas Evil / You Better Watch Out

-Gremlins

We'll be back in approx a week to celebrate the release of Wonder Woman 84 by talking about 2017's Wonder Woman.

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Wow. 100 episodes of filthy jokes and dumb nonsense. A damning indictment of both the hosts and you, our dear listener.

For our 100th episode

-Special guests (including the ORIGINAL Evil Paddington)

-We look back on the best and worst films we've seen.

-And we discuss the good and bad of Sean Connery.

Thanks to everyone for listening.

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How do you follow up a star-studded hit like Interview With The Vampire? Well you wait until the film rights are about to expire and rush out a film that is, how do we put this? Not good.

Queen Of The Damned is that film.

In this episode.

-Bad vampire accents

- Chris tries to explain the 'plot' of this film.

- Nu-Metal takes a slagging

- Aaliyah has little to do

- The Vampire Lestat comes up with an orginal band name.

- and Allen (who was former road crew for bands), looks at the ...err authentic portrayal of the live music industry in this film.

Remind yourself of the film here (and if you haven't watched it.. we don't recommend you do):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_the_Damned

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Our Halloween special is the first of two episodes on Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles adaptations, we talk 1994's star laden, Interview With The Vampire.

In this episode

-A triangle of 90s hotties: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and Antonio Banderas

-Lil' Kirsten Dunst

-What makes a good vampire?

-Was Christian Slater even listening?

-and we take Sting to task. Even though he has nothing to do with this film.

Remind yourself of the film here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_(film)

And yes, in two weeks time our next episode will indeed be Queen Of The Damned, where the vampire Lestat returns...

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