What's So Great About...

In Netflix latest shameless quest for Oscar nominations, we review Mank! Shot in black and white, about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and his development of the screenplay for Citizen Kane (So you KNOW the Academy would be creamin' their jeans). Directed by the great David Fincher based on a screenplay by his late father Jack Fincher.

Well, this one was a doozy...

Guess who's turn it was to pick this week's movie? 

This is a classic example of the kind of random horror you'd find on the shelf of an xtra-vision in the 90s. It's about an immigrant in search of the American dream who, after being forced to take a room in a boarding house, finds herself in a nightmare she can't escape. 

We chat about what we liked, what we didn't, the ludicrous ending, and horror in general. We also chat about the state of the world, Terry gives his thoughts on the changes at Man United, and definitely does NOT work for now tv. Enjoy!

Skip to 30 mins for the review

We're back discussing the newest Spike Lee joint!! As part of Netflix's big Oscar push, clocking in at a whopping 2 hours 40 minutes!! I know right? We actually dare I say have a great chat about this one. 

We talk about the phenominal performances of Delroy Lindo (insane he wasn't nominated for best actor), and of course the late great Chadwick Boseman. We chat about the backdrop, the history, and appreciate all the Marvin Gaye throughout the movie!

This movie is FUCKING long, but definitely worth a watch if you can get past it (and yes this is Andy typing this). 

Skip to 29.18 for the review (SPOILERS). Enjoy!!

We're back baby with a new series of Whats So Great About, this time we're asking whats so great about Netflix, first on the cards is ..... In the Tall Grass!

This is an Andy pick, as it looked like a good interesting "mess with your mind" type horrors, based on a Stephen King novella, about a bunch of people stuck in tall grass, they want to escape but reality and time keep changing!! Or something like that. 

We chat about the budget, bit of backstory, and then dive into the madness! SPOILERS GALORE.

We also catch up after two weeks off, Terry's been sick as a dawg and Andy finally passes his driving test :)

Skip to 28:53 for the review.

What a topsy-turvey season its been, but folks, we did it! In this one we look back at our highlights (and lowlights) of the season. We break down our top 5 episodes, our bottom 5 episodes, best one off character, best song, best guest, best secondary character, and our MVP of the season. 

We hope you've enjoyed this season, and we hope you'll join us on our next podcasting adventure, or Phase 2 if you prefer.... We're very excited anyway! If you want to stay with us, you dont have to do anything. Our new show will appear on this feed in about 2 weeks. If you're only here for the Simpsons content and this is where you get off, we hope you enjoyed it!

Speaking of, skip to 27.25 for the Simpsons stuff in this one.

Thanks folks, catch you in 2 weeks!

Our last Simpsons episodic review!! And who better to see us out before our recap episode than Terry's boy Willem Dafoe himself. We chat about what we thought of this very cinematic episode, and about Dafoe's performance as the Commandant. We also chat about the new Dave Chapelle special, Terry's beloved Man United, and Andy finally meets the person whos been parking in his spot. Enjoy!

Skip to 30 mins for the Simpsons stuff!

SPIN OFF! Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul? In this episode we break down 3 segments, Chief Wiggum P.A., The Lovematic Grampa and The Simpsons Smile Time Variety Hour! We also have a long-ass pre-amble this week as we discuss merch, beer tasting, terry puts his takeaway on blast, we chat gaming, Squid Game and more!

Skip to 44.33 for Simpsons chatz

We couldn't record a new episode this week, but FEAR NOT! We've snuck into the patreon vaults and pulled out this beauty from a few week's back. Its another good ol top 5, as we run down our top 5 performances in movies ever! Now it is a subjective list, meaning you KNOW Will Smith and Leo Di Caprio features, but a few curveballs thrown in for good measure. And clips, lots of clips! Enjoy!

If you like this one we have about a dozen other Top 5's as well as a bunch of other great stuff (if we do say so ourselves) over on patreon.com/putitinh

Another memorable episode as we are introduced to the wonderful Frank Grimes! Voiced by Hank Azaria we talk about how this is possibly his best performance yet. We chat about this angle, we discuss Bart buying a factory, and break down our favourite moments. We also chat about Squid Game, we talk about our "lads night away" over the weekend, and Andy tells all about someone who keeps parking in his spot. Enjoy!

Skip to 28 mins for the Simpsons stuff!

In this episode YEAH SHUT UP I'M TYPING IT. In this episode we talk about Marge as the Listen Lady, and Homer as Mr Sparkle. This episode ranked high on many of the staff's all time favourites!  Do we agree? Do we FFFF.... 

We discuss what we thought about this (dare we say) slightly odd episode, Terry talks about his wedding anniversary, and Andy doesn't like talking to people... Enjoy! 

Tune in after the end to hear some behind the scenes stuff as we're setting up. Skip to 30.30 for Simpsons chat