Views from the Recliner

This episode was originally published on another podcast platform on April 22, 2025. Which is why it has a different introduction and titles in the opening and closing monologues. But I have brought back this episode on this new platform and in its own podcast because of what I will be producing here on this podcast in the future.

On today's next edition of Josh & Bill Talk Crap, we take on the Jurassic Park movie franchise, by watching all three movies from the original Jurassic Park trilogy and the following Jurassic World trilogy.

We discuss each of the films, talking about plot points, characters, dinosaurs, destinations and correct pronunciation of certain words and place names. We talk about acting performances and the stories of each movie, and in all of these cases, the good, the bad and the ugly.

We also look forward to the new Jurassic film coming to theatres near you soon, one which we had no idea existed when we started this project. At the end we rank all of these films from worst to best, with a surprising result.

So please join me (and Josh) in our relaxing comfort as we head into another episode of "Views from the Recliner".

This episode was originally published on another podcast platform on March 5, 2025. Which is why it has a different introduction and titles in the opening and closing monologues. But I have brought back this episode on this new platform and in its own podcast because of what I will be producing here on this podcast in the future.

On today's episode we look back on the legacy of Gene Hackman, one of the greatest actors of all time, who passed away in recent weeks.

I will be offering you my thoughts and memories of the movies of Gene Hackman, when I first saw them and my thoughts not only on the films themselves, but on Hackman's performances in those roles, and why he was so important in making the films what they were.

So if listening to me waffle on about one of my favourite actors and the films I love him being in is of any interest to you, then press play and let's get moving.

So please join me in my relaxing comfort as we head into another episode of "Views from the Recliner".

This episode was originally published on another podcast platform on February 19, 2025. Which is why it has a different introduction and titles in the opening and closing monologues. But I have brought back this episode on this new platform and in its own podcast because of what I will be producing here on this podcast in the future.

On today's enthralling episode of Josh & Bill Talk Crap, we dive into the horror film genre. From the perspective of Josh and his first horror films as the age of 10, to Bill and his first horror films in high school, we take a look back on the first horror films we saw, and the different ways we found them in our own generation.

From here we take a look at the different varieties of horror film - the original classics that still define the genre, the A rated films that are still great horror classics, and the B grade classics that are so bad they are good, and then the just horrible tinny ideas that still somehow get made.

Then we offer the films that have scared us the most, and the ones that we keep going back to time and again.

So please join me (and Josh) in our relaxing comfort as we head into another episode of "Views from the Recliner".

This episode was originally published on another podcast platform on November 19, 2024. Which is why it has a different introduction and titles in the opening and closing monologues. But I have brought back this episode on this new platform and in its own podcast because of what I will be producing here on this podcast in the future.

On today's episode your host will compare the way that Hollywood writers create movies in the modern day, and in particular in the action genre. And to do so we will use three particular films as an example of this and discuss the plot lines of these movies and the characters of those films, and how the similarities between all three of them are actually quite obvious and yet don't really detract from the final output – that being, three terrific action films.

So please join me in my relaxing comfort as we head into another episode of "Views from the Recliner".

This episode was originally published on another podcast platform on August 15, 2024. Which is why it has a different introduction and titles in the opening and closing monologues. But I have brought back this episode on this new platform and in its own podcast because of what I will be producing here on this podcast in the future.

It isn't often that a sequel is made and released some 28 years after the original first came to light, especially of a film that was hugely successful but also acted as a closed story from start to finish. However, that has come to pass, with the recent release of "Twisters" at the cinema, described as a stand-alone sequel to the 1996 film "Twister". On today’s episode, I’m going to go back in time once again, and relive with you my memories of that original film and how much I loved it at the time, and since. Then I will try and do the impossible, by giving you a review of the new film without giving away any spoilers, and talk about whether or not I believe it is a sequel or its own entity as a film.

So please join me in my relaxing comfort as we head into another episode of "Views from the Recliner".

This episode was originally published on another podcast platform on August 8, 2024. Which is why it has a different introduction and titles in the opening and closing monologues. But I have brought back this episode on this new platform and in its own podcast because of what I will be producing here on this podcast in the future.

Netflix has just dropped (2 years ago) the fourth Beverly Hills Cop subtitled Axel F, once again starring Eddie Murphy, some 30 years after the previous instalment in the series had been released. And the fact it took that long to come up with a script and the funding and the cast should possibly suggest whether or not there was a need or desire for it to come out. So, now that it has been released, is it worth the wait?

On today’s episode, I’m going to go back in time and revisit all three previous movies. I’m going to watch them again and share my thoughts, from when I originally saw them and then from now. And I’ll watch the newest release, and give you my thoughts on that as well, and discuss whether or not it all fits together and, more importantly, is still entertaining enough to enjoy.

So please join me in my relaxing comfort as we head into another episode of "Views from the Recliner".

This episode was originally published on another podcast platform on July 3, 2024. Which is why it is all about Mel Brooks turning 98 years of age, even though he has now just turned 100 years of age. But I have brought back this episode on this new platform and in its own podcast because of what I will be producing here on this podcast in the future.

Mel Brooks, the creator of some of the best comedic films and shows of the 20th century, turned 98 years of age this week (when this episode was produced). And what better way to celebrate that than to look back on his career and some of the most iconic moments that he has been involved in. Some of them you will all know, such as “Blazing Saddles” and “Spaceballs”, but what about those other great movies he has been involved in, as a writer or a producer or an actor… or all of those roles?

On today’s episode I am going to talk about my favourites that Mel Brooks has gifted us over the years, and why I love them so much.

That's the first (republished) episode of this new podcast "Views from the Recliner".

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