The LAMBcast

Five Lambs bleat about the year that was in films during a pandemic. We manage to find a lot of things to recommend. The list is long but the conversation is interesting. Join us as we say good-bye (or is it good riddance?) to 2020.

Nicholas Cage 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 Darren of Movie Reviews 101 to discuss all things Nicholas Cage, but mainly the five performances of his that they like the most. If you have any reviews, podcasts or features written or published about Nicholas Cage or any film or TV show he has appeared in, send them to Rob at [email protected] by 15th January.

Five intrepid heroes discuss the long postponed DCEU entry. 1984 may have been one of the best movie years ever, but does Wonder Woman 84 deserve to be on the list of those treasured films from that year? Join Howard Casner as he hosts this Comic Book closeout to the 2020 film year disaster.

Todd Liebenow takes over the flock this week as they cruise through the past to discover some Christmas Themed movies from Childhood.

December brings Christmas themed films to the Lambcast Movie of the Month each year. 2020 finishes the way it started with an Aardman Animation film, Arthur Christmas. So don't be the only kid in the whole world who thinks Santa does not care about them. Listen and you will agree, there's always time for a bow.

Santa has slid down the chimney this month with something a little dark. Come and listen to what the Lambcast guests had to say about Mel Gibson as a cantankerous Santa, Walton Goggins as a remorseless hitman and Canada as the land of bureaucratic forms.

Jake Gyllenhaal 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 Manzo of French Toast Sunday to discuss all things Jake Gyllenhaal, but mainly the five performances of his that they like the most. If you have any reviews, podcasts or features written or published about Jake Gyllenhaal or any film or TV show he has appeared in, send them to Rob at [email protected] by 15th December.

Holiday movie season tries to return during Covid and the spearhead is a sequel to 2013's "The Croods". Four Lambs ventured into movie theaters on your behalf to tell you if the movie or the theater are safe for you.

Although there are still lockdowns that are keeping theaters closed, there are still films being offered in their traditional format, at the Cinema. We found enough of the Lamb flock who were able to get out and see the new horror/comedy mashup "Freaky" and we spend some time talking about it.

It's the end of an era on the Lambcast. Jay has hosted since episode 200, but he's now heading off for pastures new, and leaving Richard the keys to the Lambcast paddock. In commemoration, he threw himself a leaving party and invited all your favourite Lambcast guests to join in the fun! This show is the longest in Lambcast history, over 4 hours of mostly film-related nonsense and entertainment, enjoy!

00:00 Introductions
05:59 Dylan holds Jay's exit interview
12:07 Aaron and Jay imagine a live-action Wall-E
17:52 Jeanette and Jay dream up Lego sets
24:22 JD and Jay share their love of Lord of the Rings
31:03 Justin and Jay re-cast Jurassic Park
39:57 Sofia, Getter, Nikhat and Jay draft Cornetto trilogy characters
48:09 Dan and Jay rank the James Bond actors
54:03 Tony and Jay reminisce on their favourite Taskmaster moments
60:05 Rebecca and Jay share their film location stories
65:18 Kai, Heather and Jay do a Milfcast speed-run
75:26 Jason challenges Jay to a round of the Netflix game
82:51 Thomas and Jay celebrate the best films of 2020
89:42 James and Jay list their favourite director cameos
95:36 Lindsay, Jess, Rob, Marc and Nick test Jay on his knowledge of them
118:53 Meg and Jay bemoan accents and praise posters
127:44 Todd and Jay plough through the Police Academy franchise
137:00 Howard quizzes Jay on his Hitchcock
143:00 DJ Jeff Goldblum calls in for a chat
148:34 Zoe scares up Jay's favourite horror movies
154:44 Bubbawheat challenges Jay with a mini game of Lambpardy
164:07 David serenades the cast with a piano game
171:31 Audrey and Jay air their grievances about the 1001 Movies list
179:00 Robert and Jay debut their oft-threatened side project
185:22 Chris and Jay hand out some blank cheques
190:50 Le Anne is curious about Jay's viewing habits
200:11 Lackey and Jay sing the praises of their favourite soundtracks
206:14 Cameron and Jay fight over their favourite sport movies
211:46 Amanda and Jay hypothesise on dinosaur versus magical beast battles
217:57 Matthew sets Jay a cornucopia of Simplistic challenges
225:25 Lisa and Jay babble over literary adaptations
232:18 Doug and Jay try to remember 2020's lesser movies
238:35 Elwood and Jay lament their worst movie experiences
245:01 Nick gets all poetic
250:29 Rob hosts a round of Who Wants to be a Jayzillionaire
264:58 Richard has some notes for Jay
273:57 Jay closes the show with some parting words

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