Shifty Bench Podcasts

We're back, happy 2024! Jimmy and Jen ring in the New Year with a discussion on a childhood fave of the former. Is it a whimsical fantasy fairy tale or the story of a teenage girl's descent into madness? Topics include David Bowie, misremembering lyrics, the baby actor's wellbeing and the age old discussion of digital media vs physical. Join in in two weeks for Jen's birthday pick. Contains strong language. 

It's our final episode of the year and the second festive episode of the month. Jimmy and Jen discuss this beloved classic like two people who aren't fans of the movie. Because, well, you know, they're not... Sorry. Topics include corporal punishment in schools, the different ways to discuss movies and good ol' racism. Jen's audio starts off not great but improves very, very quickly. Contains strong language.   

It's DECEMBER! In the first of two episodes this month, Jimmy and Jen talk about this 1985 oddity. They discuss the usual, as well as the movie's music and Jimmy has a couple of rants. Please note that Jen's audio quality in this episode varies wildly. Contains strong language. 

Join Jimmy and Jen as they discuss Jodie Foster's second movie as a director. Topics include drug addiction, relatives and Television sizes. We'll be back in two weeks with a Christmas movie! Contains strong language. 

 The wheel returns with this infamous bomb but is it really that bad? Discussions/tangents include Funko Pops, bad movies and weird IMDB trivia. Stay tuned at the end for announcements regarding the future of the show. Contains strong language. 

It's our shortest ever episode and Jimmy had to put audio of the original trailer at the end to get it over the 30 minute mark, yay! October ends with this semi-forgotten horror that maybe should be all the way forgotten? Possibly. Jimmy and Jen discuss acting, confusing endings, the movie's score and next week's episode is determined by the wheel!  Contains very strong language. Recorded on Sunday 29th October 2023. 

 We're back, after a week's absence due to Jimmy's damn internet being off for FIVE FULL DAYS!  Spooky month continues with the first adaptation of Stephen King's novel inspired by his actual cat dying in an episode recorded on Jimmy's birthday, October 11th. This episode, Jimmy and Jen discuss cats and death. Contains strong language. 

It's Jimmy's birthday pick and he's running out of movies from 1976 that he watched as a kid! Also, horror because October! Topics include the 70s, remakes and, of course, the Omen "Curse". Contains very strong language and adult themes. Jimmy has a new microphone, so you will hear the bumping of a table and the moving of a chair from his side. He'll adjust it for next time. 

It's Jen's pick and it's oddly similar as the last movie they covered. Kind of. Topics include eyes, boobs and tattoos. The wheel is taking a break until November as October has it's own gimmick. Contains strong language. 

Oh, boy. The time is finally here for Jimmy and Jen to chat about a movie they are both watching for the first time, thanks to "the wheel". Is it a racist piece of crap or a well intentioned oddity? Discussions include Blackface (obviously),racism (obviously) and how the character would fare today. Contains strong language.

Jimmy's latest pick is a romantic comedy from the 90s. That's right, JIMMY'S latest pick. He liked Mike Myers when he was younger, what can we say? Topics include the director of the movie, alternate versions of the script and what happened on each of our hosts' day of birth. Oh and did you know Jimmy is Scottish? For next week, we entrust the wheel to pick us something... Contains VERY strong language. 

Jen's newest pick is this whimsical family movie directed by The Shape. Topics of discussion include kissing relatives on the lips, re-watch podcasts and John Carpenter, briefly. Contains strong language and the theme of suicide.  Next week, from Michael Myers to Mike Myers...

It's the start of a brand new era here at "So, What's the Problem?" as it's time for Jen and Jimmy to watch movies have never seen but have heard they are possibly problematic. Or, in the case of this movie, they just wanted to bitch about Grease. This should be a once a month deal, to try to change things up a little. Next week will be Jen's pick that she has seen but Jimmy has not.

Aaaaaand, we're back to the 80s, the exact same year as Jimmy's last pick. This week, our intrepid hosts talk about the current Entertainment strikes, the music, a plot point that makes no sense to them and spin a wheel to decide what movie they are covering next... a movie neither host has seen... Contains strong language. 

Jen and Jimmy return to Jennifer Love Hewitt romantic comedy territory with this little seen oddity. They chat about the usual as well as Ben Savage, miscast stars, bad filmmaking choices, safe sex and just what the crap is that David Hasselhoff nonsense about? Contains strong language. Re-upload to fix audio problem. 

It's an 80s Stallone movie so you know what that means???? Right-wing politics and lots of violence! And Jimmy still likes it! It's an 80s action movie so you know it's Jimmy's pick. Tune in next week where the movie will be a 90s teen comedy... and still technically Jimmy's pick, masquerading as Jens. Hahahahahahaha. Contains strong language. 

We are back and we are talking about Dick! Jimmy and Jen discuss the cast, historical accuracy, Abba and confusing actors with their characters. Oh and they talk about action movies in this podcast about a period comedy movie. Next episode is an 80s action movie! Contains strong language. 

It's that other movie from 1985 that stars Michael J Fox! Jimmy and Jen talk about the Teen Wolf animated series, how people of any orientation can be unlikeable as well as ponder just what the message of the movie is. And behind the scenes, Jimmy is pondering just how he'll post the video of next week's movie on Youtube.  Contains strong and discriminatory language. 

We are back and we start off year 4 with this early 90s thriller which is much better than the mid-90s thriller we covered before our break. This is what we call a "bad pick" but we have a good discussion about the movie anyway. Contains strong language and adult topics such as miscarriage and assault. Blame the movie. Should be a lighter show next week!

It's our 100th movie! Jimmy and Jen discuss the joyless mid-90s stalker thriller Fear starring Marky Mark, a movie they talked about all the way back in episode one. They talk about confusing geography, Mark Wahlberg's past, doggy murder and stealth badass characters. Also, discover what show Jen has binge watched in the past week at the time of recording. We are taking a break for a few weeks but will release something for the anniversary soon-ish. Contains strong language and adult themes including assault of various kinds. 

Jimmy and Jen dive back into the action movie world of the former's youth but is a first time viewing for the latter. They discuss pointless characters, bad acting, non-scary villains and Jimmy ponders a plot point that males no sense to him. They also welcome Jean Claude Van Damme to the podcast. As in they are covering one of his movies for the first time, he's not a guest or anything. Contains strong language and our next episode is our 100th movie...

It's our 98th movie, so we're covering a movie from 1998. Jimmy and Jen discuss the twists, Jimmy's thoughts on the unrelated movie The Menu and they disagree on a certain aspect of the movie, Wild Things. Includes very very strong language and talk of sexual assault. 

We're back! This week on "Jen Hates Jimmy", it is Howard the freaking Duck time! Our fearless duo talk about duck nudity, duck anatomy, duck puns and Marvel movies again. It's okay, though, this is based on a Marvel comic, so it's justified, honest! Contains strong language. 

It's new movie spoiler time! Jimmy and Jen discuss the 6th movie in a franchise they both love but did they enjoy this particular entry? They go over what they like, what they didn't like, the cast, plot holes and discuss what they want from a 7th movie. We'll be back to our normal show next week with Howard the Duck (1986). Contains spoilers for the Scream franchise (although, why would you start at 6?) and strong language. 

 Hooo, boy, here we go... Contains strong language. 

One of the comedies from the year that made Jim Carrey a star and one that is very troubling for a number of reasons. Jim Carrey wearing a tutu is oddly not one of them. Beware, do not listen if you love this movie. Or do then email us at contact@shiftybench.co.uk to tell us why we're wrong. Contains talk of Homophobia and Transphobia because that's just the movie we're covering. 

 Jimmy and Jen stay in 1993 this week with an often forgotten thriller co-written by one of Jen's favourite writers. They talk about the movie's actors, its twists, its plot holes and answer the age old question... would you let someone cut your finger off for $1 million? Contains strong language and adult themes. 

 Jimmy and Jen are back and this time round, Jimmy has picked a classic Stallone flick that is great and he won't hear any different! They talk about age gaps in movies, The Razzies, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Buffy, briefly. It's okay, though, this movie has an actor from the show in it. An actor who was in two episodes in the second season but still... Contains strong language. 

 It's Jen's birthyear pick and she has went with the 8th most racist movie ever made according to the Complex site. Is its place on such a list warranted? They talk about that as well as Richard Pryor,  Scott Schwartz's adult career and compare the 90s and the 90s. Contains strong language and racist language used in context of the movie.  

 Welcome to 2023! Jimmy and Jen return with this childhood favourite of the former's that the latter just watched for the first time. They talk about the movie, obviously, the soundtrack, Sly Stallone and Jimmy tells Jen about a project he did at college related to this movie. Kind of. Contains strong language. 

It's Christmas, so you know what that means, right? Sequel time!!! Two years after our podcast of the first movie, just like this movie and the first movie! Also just like our podcast on the first movie, we talk about Donald Trump because, how can we not? Contains strong language. 

December's festive movies continue with this little known family comedy that was once a favourite of both of our hosts. Does it hold up? They talk about that, discuss false advertising and Jimmy defends the song "Baby, it's Cold Outside". Contains strong language. 

 Jimmy's first pick for the festive season is this modern retelling of A Christmas Carol from Richard Donner. Does this childhood favourite hold up for our Scottish host or has he found more things to annoy him this time round? It's Jimmy, so who knows? Also topics include Bill Murray, Kanye West and an update on stuff from last week's episode. Contains strong language. 

It's Christmas! Almost but we're starting early here on the podcast with a full five weeks of festive episodes! First up, this from 1994, when Tim Allen was a huge star, we discuss him as well as Santa in general, Jen learns something gross and Jimmy explains how the podcast views on YouTube are going. Contains strong language. 

Taking a break from Thanksgiving movies this year, Jimmy has decided to be patriotic and wants to celebrate St. Andrew's Day with this Scottish classic. Which Jen is watching for the first time. Was she charmed by this teen romantic comedy or was she baffled by the accents? Or both? Or neither? Contains very strong language. 

Well... you know this ain't Jimmy's pick but he talks to Jen about it anyway. It's a quick one this week as the pair had very limited time so just as well there isn't really much to talk about anyway. So, they have a discussion about Kevin Smith and Jimmy makes a really bad joke... Contains strong language.

It's November, so lets talk about the Halloween franchise! While Jimmy and Jen take a two week break, enjoy this discussion on the final movie in David Gordon Green's trilogy that's also the end of a four movie arc and the latest movie in the Halloween franchise. They also spoil some of the Friday the 13th franchise and one of them decides if they actually like this movie or not, by episode's end. Contains strong language. 

 Well, we couldn't do good movies for all of October, right? Well, we say that but neither host actually hate this silly puntastic 90 minute live action cartoon. They also talk about Jen's dislike of one of the movie's stars, guilty pleasures, the upcoming Wednesday Netflix show and disagree about acting quality in horror movies.  Contains strong language. 

 It's Poltergeist time! This is Jen's pick and while this movie is one of our host's favourite horror movies, the other thinks it's fine. Strap in, folks, there be mild disagreements. They talk about the Poltergeist "curse" (how could they not?), Joss Whedon's Firefly and announce what movie is next... Contains strong language. 

 It's the week of Jimmy's birthday, so he has picked a movie from his year of birth and since it's spooky month, they're talking about Carrie. This is a movie that both hosts love but only one has read the book. They discuss that, the remakes and Jimmy talks about his experience of his very first Comic-Con visit. Contains strong language. 

 It's spooky season and what better way to start it off with the seventh movie in a franchise? Jimmy and Jen talk about Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, what their favourite horror franchise killer is and just what happened to the Dumbo episode that was supposed to drop last week? Contains very strong language. 

 What initially starts as a bad pick, this episode on Death Becomes Her actually turns into a fun discussion of a fun movie. Topics include missing cast members, women, cats, and whether 10 year olds should watch Breaking Bad...We actually don't tangent as much as usual, shockingly.  Next week, we cover the oldest movie yet on the podcast... Contains strong language. 

We're back in the 80s again, with The Monster Squad. Jimmy and Jen discuss the movie, as you'd expect but also the plot holes that come with it. Other topics include the Goonies, the 1990 IT mini-series, Shane Black and Married With Children. This movie actually has a link to that show, kind of. Includes strong language. 

 Jimmy and Jen dive back into the Drew Barrymore well with this dull movie from 1992. They chat about streaming Vs. physical media, the ditched Batgirl and Scoob movies,  Jen's love for cheesy thrillers and Jimmy's love for a particular soft drink that they are not getting sponsored by. Contains strong language. 

It's time to visit one of Jimmy's favourites growing up and a movie Jen just watched for the first time. They discuss all the usual things such as the cast but also boobs. it makes sense in the context of this boob-filled movie. Jimmy also drops hints to future movies he may pick and by "drop hints", I mean "says the names of movies he'll pick in the future". Contains strong language. 

It's romantic drama time here at So, What's the Problem? Jimmy and Jen discuss the usual and the topics of depression and suicide pop up as that is what this dull movie is about. No clip at the start of this one as Jimmy couldn't find a decent conversation from the movie that didn't have copyrighted music behind it. Contains strong language and no show next week as Jimmy was ill and had lost his voice. We'll be back in early August...

 Join Jimmy and Jen as they discuss season 4 of Netflix's Stranger Things. Topics include Stoner culture, Kate Bush, which character we like the least and children swearing. Contains VERY strong language. Like, very very adult language, you have been warned. So, What's the Problem returns next week with Mad Love (1995). 

 Tysto is back for his pick, which is this star filled comedy. The hosts disagree on a couple of things during their discussion on things such as stunts, Jackie Chan, Burt Reynolds, violence between friends and who does Jimmy prefer? Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck? Listen to the end to hear what the next movie is. It's Jen's pick but it's okay, she told Jimmy and said it was okay for him to announce it. Contains strong language. 

Gordon's aliiiive? While Jen is on a break, Jimmy is joined by his friend Tysto of Tysto Commentaries to talk about this weird classic. They talk racial stereotypes, having reactions to movies you have only seen the TV version of and, of course, someone attempts a Brian Blessed impression. Tysto will be back next week with his pick... Contains strong language.

Join Jimmy and Jen as they talk about a movie Jimmy saw for the first time on the day of recording. They discuss the characters, the cast, the book and Jimmy gets a little mean spirited with one of his picks. Just a little bit. Oh and since this movie is called Election, expect things to get a bit political. Again, though, just a little bit. It's Jen's last show for a few weeks but she'll be back in July. Listen to the end to hear what Jimmy's plans for those Jen-less episodes are.

Jimmy and Jen make a long overdue re-visit to the decade the former was born in to discuss Roger Moore's first Bond movie. Jimmy, with zero authority, teaches Jen about Bond and Jen smiles and nods politely. Contains strong language.