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Hey… are Hugh talkin’ to me? Zoe gets her first taste of the mafia in the Godfather of Grant films, Mickey Blue Eyes. A confusing and often headache-inducing mash-up of romcom cliches and mob movie tropes, Kelly Malkin’s 1999 romp goes here, there and everywhere before sleeping with da fishes. Will we understand all the plot twists? Would this movie have done better if it was released in the Italian Meme Era? Does Zoe know what gabagool is? Find out in this short and frankly lazy episode!

The minute you stop trying to find it, it will find Hugh. Six stories, all alike in dignity, on fair Earth, where we lay our scene... if you thought Robin and Zoe were the right people to discuss this movie that top critics couldn't get their heads around then you were right, baby! Come for the confusion over actors, prosthetics, accents, and plotlines, stay for the SHOCKING TWIST at the end of the episode. You want the true true?

Hugh have no messages. None. Not even from your mother. The Edge of Reason is a masterclass in going from hero to zero in three simple steps. Step one: have no discernible plot or character goals. Step two: turn the cringe comedy up to the max. Step three: turn all the characters into caricatures. Just add some racism and job done!

It is a truth Hughniversally acknowledged that when one person on the pod is doing okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces. This week we're watching 2001's Vonnegutesque classic: Bridget Jones's Diary. You might not have thought you'd get references to Michael Scott or Lil Nas X in this episode about a movie that rips off Jane Austen, but here we are. Zoe thinks it's top notch social commentary to be returned to again and again. Robin thinks it sucks. And now, back to the stHughdio!

Imprompthugh! Haha they set us up for that one. This particular slice of old-school Grant sees him cast as the world-fearing Frederic Chopin: good at piano, yes, but proficient at being desired. Who’s lusting after him with parasocial tenacity? It’s George Sands, of course, a writer from romantic times who was famous in a “let’s do a biopic about her!” way. Things we discus this episode: bad accents, the writers’ strike, and Zoe’s vendetta against below-par Netflix sitcoms. Plus: it’s her birthday! Happy birthday to the greatest podcaster of them all.

Chugh chugh! All aboard! On the night train to Venice anything can happen. Milfs can lose their daughters. Nazis can turn into dogs. Cameras can zoom slowly. One room can have eight chandeliers. There is only one question: what if one day you woke up and realised it was all a dream?

Mr Writer… why don’t Hugh tell it like it really is? Marc Lawrence really thinks highly enough of himself to make a self-insert movie about a ‘one-hit wonder’ movie writer in search of their comeback screenplay. It’s Hugh Grant, baby, Lawrence’s favourite son, who does the dirty work, mirthlessly chuckling his way through a movie of MRA philosophies, age-inappropriate dates, and J K Simmons. If you ask me they should have called it the Write Off! Haha. Folks,

Warning: contains adult themes, sexhughally explicit content and nhughdity. We're on a good movies roll as we take a gander at nicely shot horn fest Sirens. Stepping into Hugh's soft-softcore back catalogue reveals new depths in his awkward bumblings, while also revealing lots and lots of tits. Surprisingly, we loved this movie. Team horny wins!

The readers at Horse and Hughnd will be delighted! This week we’re very much watching good movies with the arrival of Notting Hill. This is where the Hugh Grant thesaurus was written, from where words like ‘whoopsiedaisies’ and ‘nibble’ entered our collective lexicon. Join us as we watch Hugh try and find love in the literal worst place - the arms of a famous person - while also doing journalistic espionage and the very occasional spot of dayjob work. Stick around for the undefeated cast of supporting characters, including the Wire’s Lester Freeman, The O.C.’s Mischa Barton and a Welsh guy that Robin, with his West Country heritage, thought was from the West Country. Cancelled!

This is a film by Woody Allen. We don't recommend you watch it or listen to the episode tbh