Rage Whale

Today's Bonus episode is a Spoiler Special discussing the new Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder & Ray Nicholson action packed, gory comedy. Kevin invites regular guest Gareth to join to discuss in detail. We both had a better time with the movie than expected. We also discuss Gareths upcoming Download Festival trip and our Rage Whale photoshoot day in London on April 25th.

Welcome to our first 'Deep Dive' episode where we pick an actor, director, genre, year etc to discuss in detail. Today we discuss the charismatic Colin Farrell. It's an interesting chat as he has a varied personal life from charity to rehab and a range of movies where you can see his growth through the years. Even in his early career he worked with high calibre actors and directors and we all agree where his strengths are which we want to see more of. We also let you know about what new movies he has started production on.

Our regular guest turns the tables on us and asks us questions she has devised herself. Kate delves into our early days, how we met, some deep questions and some fun questions. We were not made aware of any questions before hand and I think this yields an honest and interesting response from us all. We hope you enjoy this episode which is a bit different from our usual focus but with all the fun and charisma Kate brings to the Pod as usual.

The nation is talking about this new Netflix series written by Stephen Graham & Jack Thorne. A story of a 13 year old boy being arrested and accused of murdering a girl in his class. This realistic, gritty, intense and powerful story is perfectly acted with believable vulnerability and emotion and the 1 shot per episode really adds to the technicality of the crew and makes the audience live in the moment, experiencing everything in real time. We cover themes of social media, bullying, toxic masculinity, male rage, lack of respect for women and the picking up on the behaviour of male role models because of how impressionable children can be to the wrong influences. Many are dealing this one of the most perfect TV series of all time and we have to agree and its a huge talking point and inspires debates about parenting, family, schools, governments, the legal system, mental health and the hidden world of what children look at on their phones.

Kev & Drew have freshly seen this new Bong Joon Ho Sci-Fi action comedy starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette & Mark Ruffalo. We both thoroughly enjoyed it and discussed the deep topics that arise here from Politics, Religion and Race to Animal Cruelty and Ethics. This has an incredible cast with impressive acting from all in this ensemble cast.

Please see the film before listening to this episode.

A double feature today discussing these 2 films. More to discuss than originally expected and we could've talked longer on both but we hope you enjoy the fun debates we have here. A wild horror movie from the mind of Stephen King and the adaptation and directing from Osgood Perkins (Long Legs) and another Marvel film, or is it more than just another Marvel film?

Our regular guest from New Jersey joins us after watching the Oscars live. Drew stayed up till the middle of the night to watch it from the UK. We talk through our predictions from Ep 90 to see who got the most right and use that opportunity talk through the individual awards. We then discuss the rest of the show from the comedy bits to the surprises.

We discuss getting close to our 100th episode, if we should do something different, suggestions welcome. Also that we are finally meeting up in April for a day in London with previous guest Daniel Pitts (Ep 91) who is taking our photos. Then we get onto the subjects of the James Bond and Amazon controversies followed by movie news and new trailers we have seen recently; from Gremlins 3, Goonies 2, I Am Legend 2 & Hancock 2 to trailers for Bring Her Back, a new Pedro Pascal 80s style comedy, drama and Friendship; a dark comedy with Paul Rudd. All that among the usual laughs and debates.

Today's guest is a friend of Drews, they go back to 2008 when they met as fellow Ushers at the theatre during the Wicked Musical run in London and talk about how he got his auditions, his agent and the progression of his career. He his it strong early on by being offered the part of Billy Kitchen in the critically acclaimed Peaky Blinders the he acts alongside Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy, what an incredible start., He goes from strength to strength with Dune: Part One, The Witcher, Vikings, The Acolyte and the highly anticipated Mission Impossible 8 The Final Reckoning. We also discuss his passion for being a positive person in the industry by being an ambassador for CALM the charity which is dedicated to helping people who are struggling or in crisis. We end by discussing Tom Cruise and the famous coconut cake Paul received from him that many celebrities on The Graham Norton Show have mentioned. This is a fun conversation; really thoughtful, interesting and we were all gripped by what Paul had to say about navigating the movie industry and his experiences working with some of the greats.

We start as usual with discussing the Zeitgeist of 2013, the year this incredible movie was released and a movie related poem from 'Tales Of The Nook' (Drew). We delve into the movie in detail: Discussing the actors, the plot, the director as well as the dark themes involved with this movie. We talk about the actors that were originally asked to play these roles, some behind the scenes information and interesting facts and errors in the story.