The LAMBcast

Two Lambs with second sight look forward and prognosticate about the upcoming film year. Based on hope, history and not much else, Jeanette Ward Joins Richard for an intimate discussion of the movies we both look forward to and dread. Will Avatar 2 actually show up in December, is The Batman going to be great, how much will Morbius suck?  Take the plunge into the future with us, we have lots to speculate on.

The popularity of this series is growing, we had a lot of requests to join so the guest list was expanded so you can expect a lot of Pineapple Kiosk because there was a great deal of overlap. Even with that overlap we had nearly two dozen movies to talk about. So get in your "Wayback" machines and join us for a lively trip to the decade of the 90s, where we landed right in the middle. 

Emily Blunt is our actor of the month in the LAMB's Acting School 101 feature. Alongside the monthly blogathon held on the LAMB site, there will also be a monthly podcast episode devoted to the actor and their roles, and wouldn’t you know it but that’s this very show. Rob was joined by Katy Rochelle of Oh So Geeky! to discuss all things Emily Blunt , but mainly the five performances of hers that they like the most. If you have any reviews, podcasts or features written or published about Emily Blunt or any film or TV show she has appeared in, send them to Rob at [email protected] by 25nd February.

Last month we had a couple of Lambpardy newcomers and someone who hadn't been on for a long time, but this month the 2022 tournament continues with an all-star line-up and a real nail-biter of a finish!

This month the contestants are:
Amanda Kirkham - Hollywood Consumer, Catching Up TV Podcast
Richard Kirkham - The Lambcast, Kirkham A Movie A Day, The Strother Martin Film Project, Catching Up TV Podcast
James Wilson - Blogging by Cinema-Light

Host:
Jay Cluitt - Life vs Film, Deep Blue Sea: The Podcast

Questions submitted by:
David Brook - Blueprint: Review
Rob - MovieRob
Howard Casner - Pop Art
Marc Armstead - French Toast Sunday

An incredible cast gets discussed by an incredible cast. This week, the MOTM show, a Birthday gift for Richard and a new film for three of the guests. It's a Western, but not in a style you are likely to have seen before. The Quick and the Dead features a bucket load of character actors and everybody pretty much gets a death scene. Our show cast indulges in Hackman Love, Silvestri Admiration, and wanting a Leone sized version of a Sam Rami film. We also have some thoughts on the Oscar show, and a game that will make you look around for the meatballs. 

Forget the T.S. Eliot poem that suggests the world ends with a whimper, Roland Emmerich insists that it ends with a "BANG!" and he has made more than a half dozen movies to prove it. This week on the Lambcast, the guests review the newest of his disaster films "Moonfall". We also lookback at a long string of Emmerich films, most of which are variations on some kind of disaster. What can you expect from the show?, death, destruction, tidal waves, and plot twists that are batphooey insane. 

So we tried something a little different on the show this week. It's a small group, just talking without much of an agenda. We discuss January Film releases which are usually a travesty, and we found plenty of those, but we also uncovered a few nuggets of gold amongst all the garbage. Todd, Tyler and Richard have a great time wandering down memory lane and throwing rocks at the same time. Come have a listen and see if January will still leave you down, you might be surprised. 

It's been nearly a year since we had a Draft show and since January is a slow period in the cinemas, it seemed a good time for some alternative programming. The last actor draft we did was an update on Tom Hanks, but this time we are looking at the other side of the aisle, an acclaimed performer who has a resume to make the argument that she is the G.O.A.T. Meryl Streep. With an astounding 21 Academy Award Nominations, it is easy to say she is widely respected and talented, so what did our group of guests think and what are their favorites. Come listen and then look for the poll on the Lambsite to vote for the Draft Team that you think is the strongest. (By the way, it's Richard's).

It's Lambpardy time again, with the start of a whole new tournament! 

Three new Lambpardy players - one's played before, one's been on the Lambcast before and the third is new to all listeners (unless you listen to his show) - are here for the first show of the first round of a whole new Lambpardy tournament! Two thirds of the First Time Watchers podcast take on each other and one-third of the Simplistic Reviews guys in a battle that's friend-against-friend-against-friend, but will they remain that way by the end of the show? Listen to find out!

This month the contestants are:
Tim Costa - First Time Watchers
Walter Vinci - First Time Watchers
Matthew Stewart - Simplistic Reviews

Host:
Jay Cluitt - Life vs Film, Deep Blue Sea: The Podcast

Questions submitted by:
Rob - MovieRob
Howard Casner - Pop Art
Marc Armstead - French Toast Sunday

Jim Carrey is our actor of the month in the LAMB's Acting School 101 feature. Alongside the monthly blogathon held on the LAMB site, there will also be a monthly podcast episode devoted to the actor and their roles, and wouldn’t you know it but that’s this very show. Rob was joined by David Brook of Blueprint Review to discuss all things  Jim Carrey, but mainly the five performances of his that they like the most. If you have any reviews, podcasts or features written or published about Jim Carrey or any film or TV show he has appeared in, send them to Rob at [email protected] by 22nd January.