The High Ground

In yet again another memorial episode (please don't keep giving us these or we will run out of amazing people!), we look at the life and work of one Dame Diana Rigg. Bond girl, Avengers (not MCU!) extraordinaire, and the Queen of Thorns in the flesh, we remember one of the most vibrant and memorable actresses. Spoilers for various films.

We finally do what we said we were going to do from the start: a STAR WARS audio commentary! With THE PHANTOM MENACE often seen as the most polarising of the saga, we give our thoughts and memories and observations on the matter, and see if this really is as bad as everyone makes out. We still hate midi-chlorians though! Just saying.

We ask that you either own the film on home video media or have a paid means of watching it. STAR WARS: EPISODE I-THE PHANTOM MENACE, along with all the films in the saga, is available on Disney + to stream. Synch audio with the very beginning of the 20th Century Fox logo. Don't worry too much as we will tell you when to press play as soon as the podcast begins.

Spoilers for various films.

In today's special memorial episode, we remember the gone-too-soon talent behind one of the most interesting and exciting Marvel superheroes to date. We remember his great performance in the MCU and ponder other roles he has taken in the past. Taken too soon; Wakanda forever!

For our sophomore audio commentary effort, we tackle the BEST (that's right, it's still the best!) and first big-screen adventure of the Caped Crusader, played by the worshipful Michael Keaton. Tune into Tim Burton's 1989 masterpiece and listen to us talk over it. What more could you want?

We ask that you either own the film on home video media or have a paid means of watching it. BATMAN is available on NOW TV to stream. Synch audio with the very beginning of the Warner Bros logo. Don't worry too much as we will tell you when to press play as soon as the podcast begins.

In today's episode we revisit the age-old question philosophers, scientists and religious leaders have been tackling for the last couple of millennia: is the MCU the better cinematic universe or the DCEU? We consider which one has constructed the better universe, as well as individual films, and the overall future of either universe in our verdicts. This includes our rather innovative idea of Warner Bros just being bought by Disney so they can control it all! Just spitballing, don't judge us! Spoilers for various films.

In today's instalment, we look at the two 'under the radar' Superman flicks from the last couple of decades: Bryan Singer's take on the Man of Tomorrow-and continuation of Richard Donner's SUPERMAN duology-from 2006, and Zack Snyder's 2013 big-budget DCEU-opener MAN OF STEEL. Which version of Supes is the best? Which film is better, or are they both decent instalments? This is a job for the High Ground! Spoilers for various films.

In this minisode we look at who our favourite DC poster-boy is: the caped crusader or the man of steel. Spoilers for various films.

Well, we've been promising it for so long now and here it is finally: our first audio commentary! Join us on our first foray into full-length movie audio ramblings as we watch the last good film from Mr Steven Seagal. Exploding trains, pepper spray breath-freshening bad guys, typical 90s perceptions of techno-terrorism, and orgasms (!?) await you in this pretty good sequel to the 1992 classic, UNDER SIEGE. Synchronise viewing and listening with the opening Warner Bros logo. UNDER SIEGE 2 is available and included with Amazon Prime at the moment. We ask that you either own or view the film from a legitimate source. 

In our sixth instalment of Franchise Wars we look at the two end-of-saga X-Men films: one the end of the beloved original trilogy, the other the end of the Fox run of X-Men films, period. We look at the pros and cons of each and decide which is the better of the two. Just to prove our podcasts are one-take adventures, we get a phone call mid-way through. Who could it be? Spoilers for various films.

As Steve gets further into the catalogue of the masterful John Carpenter, we sit down and briefly review his lesser-acclaimed 1995 adaptation of John Wyndham's famed the-aliens-look-like-us novel, THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS. Also sadly the last film starring Christopher Reeve before his accident. And also the last film you'll see Kirstie Alley looking at least relatively normal. Spoilers.