Screen Verdict

In a psychoanalytic Screen Verdict, Matt and Jonathan review the new David Cronenberg film 'A Dangerous Method'. They discuss their thoughts on the famous characters of Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud and Sabrina Spielrein and how they were portrayed by Michael Fassbender, Viggo Mortensen and Keira Knightley.

Matt and Jonathan also try an experiment with word association. They each read out 10 words and the other has to say the first word that comes to mind. They then attempt to diagnose each other with some surprising results.

They also introduce a new segment called 'What (blank) taught us' and share what we learnt from watching the film. Lastly they offer a Screen Verdict rating and provide a reminder for our Walking Dead comic books competition prize on Facebook.

Screen Verdict goes back in time this week with a review of the '21 Jump Street' reboot. Matt and Jonathan discuss Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum's adventures back at high school, as well as what they were like in high school and how cool they think they'd be now.

Topics also include Jonathan comparing Christian girls to strippers and Matt naming his MVP of the film. They conclude with a Screen Verdict rating for the film as well as a reminder of our competition to win a set of The Walking Dead comics.

In this week's Screen Verdict podcast Matt and Jonathan review the FX animated series Archer. Despite Matt being a little preoccupied by some hot cross buns they manage to discuss the premise, the characters and the style of the show. Topics also include how Matt and Jonathan think they'd fare as secret agents and a screw, marry, kill game with three of the show's characters.

The podcast concludes with a Screen Verdict rating on the show as well some info on our Walking Dead competition and the Community controversy involving Chevy Chase.

This week Screen Verdict welcomes back Jess Jones as our expert guest on our Hunger Games podcast. For a Screen Verdict first the podcast is recorded on location in the library, the home of copies of the The Hunger Games and Jess's employment.

Topics discussed on the podcast include the premise of the film, what on earth the lead character's name is and other characters including Stanley Tucci's hair. We talk about what we thought of the games and how we think we'd fare as contestants. We also decide whether we like the Hunger Games as a reality show and Matt lists his endless problems with it.

Lastly we provide our Screen Verdict ratings for the film and provide a reminder of your chance to win a collection of The Walking Dead comics.

Once again a podcast in two parts:

0-26 minutes are spoiler free. In this section we discuss the premise of the show The Walking Dead as well as some of the main characters. Matt and I assess how useful each of us would be in a zombie apocalypse and what our plans for survival would be. Matt also decides to keep me away from his future wife. As well as providing our verdict on the show we offer a competition to WIN A COLLECTION OF THE WALKING DEAD COMICS.

26-55 minutes contain SPOILERS as we talk about the various plot developments throughout the show. We review both seasons one and two and also discuss some of our hopes and expectations for season three.

This week Matt and Jonathan return to their ranking roots with a discussion of the greatest sitcom characters of the past twenty years. See which characters from your favourite shows made the list. Some of the debates on the podcast include, who was the better Office boss: David Brent or Michael Scott? Who did a better job of playing Larry David: Larry David or George Costanza? Which MILF should make it highest up the list? In the end we settle on a rank and declare someone to be the best sitcom character of the past twenty years. Let us know your opinions on the positions and who else you think could have been included.

This week Jonathan and Matt delve into the hand-held super power hit 'Chronicle'. They discuss what they would do if they had the super powers leading to a intense debate on the merits of flying. Also adressed is whether it's too scary to take young kids to. Then they give their verdict for the film.

In the Housekeeping segment, Matt and Jonathan give their feedback on the Oscars (including the results of their Oscar Moneyball competition) and they might try to break up a relationship.

A podcast in two parts:

Part One (0-26 minutes) is spoiler free. In this part Matt and Jonathan discuss the premise of the show and what they think of the lead characters, Carrie and Brody. They also talk about sexy sex, what length hair Matt prefers on girls and whether Jonathan enjoyed the jazz music in the show. Lastly they finish with their Screen Verdict rating for the season out of 10.

Part Two (26-50 minutes) contains SPOILERS. Topics in this part include the key plot developments of the season and the potential for season two. Matt and Jonathan also provide some sex advice and find themselves in hot water while discussing the minefields of terrorism and underage girls. The podcast concludes with a shout out to our international listeners and Matt shares some interesting feedback on his Descendants spoof video.

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For the first time Screen Verdict returns to one of their favourite shows as Matt and Jonathan compare their thoughts and opinions on 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Season 7 to their hopes and expectations in their preview podcast.

They take a look at the adventures of Fat Mac, Frank's obsession with hookers, Charlie's foray into boiled denim, Dennis' narcissism and Dee scamming the government. Matt and Jonathan also pick their favourite and least favourite episodes of the season and provide their Screen Verdict rating.

Lastly in everyone's favourite segment, Housekeeping, Screen Verdict reignite their rivalry with the Dad's Army podcast and Matt discusses whether certain actions of his this week are socially unacceptable.

In this week's Screen Verdict episode Matt and Jonathan are joined by special guest Tom O'Neil from goldderby.com who literally wrote the book on the Oscars.

They discuss the Academy Award nominees for Lead Actor and Actress as well as Best Picture and Best Director. For each they share their thoughts on who was snubbed, who is their favourite and who is most likely to win on the day.

Tom shares his criteria for a good sappy movie, Jonathan attempts to explain the inexplicable in The Tree of Life and Matt argues why George Clooney does more than play George Clooney.

They also take sides on industry disputes including potential hosts Eddie Murphy and Billy Crystal along with the feud between Daniel Radcliffe and Martin Scorcese.

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