Super Bailey Bros in Movie Land

Yes, it’s really us, it’s really a new episode after a year and half! Phil & Laurie saw the final episode of the sequel trilogy with JJ Abrams returning to the helm. Does it do enough to fix what Rian Johnson shattered? Find out and join in! Send your thoughts to superbaileybros@gmail.com or tweet us … Continue reading Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker (Spoilers) →

Phil & Laurie quickly catch up about the 2 hot releases dominating the box office. Did Laurie continue his walk-out streak for Deadpool 2? How was Alden Ehrenreich’s Han Solo? Was bringing Ron Howard in the right move? Stick with us, the podcast will be properly back in business before you know it! Send your … Continue reading Deadpool 2 & Solo: A Star Wars Story →

Phil & Laurie get into the nitty gritty of Avengers: Infinity War & where it leaves the franchise. It’s choc-full of spoilers so don’t say we didn’t warn you – this way be monsters me hearty! Send your spoilery thoughts in to superbaileybros@gmail.com and @superbaileybros and we’ll recap them in another episode down the line.

Laurie & Phil both foolishly attended midnight screenings of the latest Avengers film; did it keep them awake or send them to sleep? /unoriginaljoke – Laurie also saw Beast from British director Michael Pearce, and also got to speak with him about his debut feature. There’s a quick-fire review roundup covering The Guernsey Literary & … Continue reading Avengers: Infinity War (no spoilers), Beast, Bright & Annihilation →

Back in business! Phil stepped into Wes Anderson’s stop-motion wonderland for Isle of Dogs, while Laurie managed to catch upbeat teen high school drama Love, Simon & Steven Spielberg’s VFX-fest Ready Player One. Phil provides Laurie another challenge in quiz form as he tries to identify famous movie screams, and also ‘reacts’ to the new … Continue reading Love, Simon, Isle of Dogs, Ready Player One, Movie Screams Quiz & Solo Trailer Reaction →

Tomb Raider, Pacific Rim: Uprising, A Wrinkle in Time, Unsane, You Were Never Really Here, Gringo, The Square, Mary Magdalene, Wonder Wheel & The Third Murder all reviewed by Laurie in this week’s catch-up special! We’re getting the Super Bailey Bros up-to-date this week. Send your thoughts on any of the 10 films in this … Continue reading New Movie Marathon! 10-Film Catchup Special →

Laurie & Phil have both seen Lady Bird – hear whether Greta Gerwig’s debut is as sensational as the Oscar noms suggest. Laurie also catches us up with Margot Robbie & Oscar-winning Allison Janney in I, Tonya, while WWBW covers Duncan Jones’ divisive Netflix film Mute & Anthony Hopkins vs Ryan Gosling in Fracture. We … Continue reading Lady Bird, I, Tonya, Mute, Fracture & Oscars Roundup →

Black Panther is making a splash in newspaper columns & box offices around the world – can it live up to the hype? Staying on the high-expectations train, we also dissect Guillermo del Toro’s massively awards-nominated The Shape of Water. Should it take home all 13 of the Oscars it’s tipped for? Back in WWBW … Continue reading Black Panther, The Shape of Water, Logan Lucky & Definitely, Maybe →

Phil returns to talk Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, featuring Daniel Day-Lewis’ potential last film role, and also gives his opinion on Alexander Payne’s Downsizing. What We’ve Been Watching makes a smashing comeback with Nancy Myers’ The Intern and Michael Keaton in The Founder, while Phil diverts Laurie & the listeners with his own personal … Continue reading Phantom Thread, The Founder, The Intern & Your Film Academy →

Three non-Oscar films this week to mix it up! Laurie saw Matt Damon in Alexander Payne’s Downsizing, Eddie Redmayne in Nick Park’s latest stop-motion feature Early Man, and Chris Hemsworth attempting to sound American in Nicolai Fuglsig’s directorial debut 12 Strong. No Phil this week, it’s a sort-of-pilot for a change-up in format – tell … Continue reading Downsizing, Early Man & 12 Strong →

So many films to chat about! Phil saw The Post, Coco, 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri and even Darkest Hour to boot – while Laurie saw all o’ thems plus The Commuter and A Woman’s Life. A veritable cinematic bonanza of reviews and chuckles this week, plus some news about a format change going forwards! … Continue reading Coco, The Post, 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Darkest Hour, The Commuter & A Woman’s Life →

Laurie met Director Jon Spira in glamorous central London to talk about The Last Jedi and his critically acclaimed documentary following the strange life experiences of extras from the original Star Wars trilogy, Elstree 1976. We covered a huge range of topics and got into the nitty gritty of the film industry itself, from Jon’s … Continue reading with Jon Spira: Elstree 1976 & The Last Jedi →

Dissecting the varying views of our listeners regarding Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Over a month after its huge release, do things look any better, or have our opening night reactions proved justified? Hear your thoughts and those of other listeners, and a few extra bits and bobs of our own. Thanks for listening and … Continue reading The Last Jedi: Your Emails & Post Mortem →

Loads of films this week! Laurie saw Christian Bale in Hostiles, Christopher Plummer in Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World and Ben Stiller in Brad’s Status, while Phil caught Jessica Chastain in Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut Molly’s Game, and Jack Black in Richard Linklater’s odd film Bernie. Phew! We’ve also got a thought … Continue reading Hostiles, Molly’s Game, All the Money in the World, Brad’s Status, Bernie & Slow Zooms in Film →

Season 3 is here! We dive right into Jumanji’s reboot with Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart & Jack Black, Pitch Perfect 3 with Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson, and Stronger with Jake Gyllenhaal. We also take a look at Nancy Myers’ It’s Complicated with Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin, and Japanese anime sensation Your … Continue reading Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Pitch Perfect 3, Stronger, It’s Complicated, Your Name & Is Mary Poppins Fun? →

Coming slightly too late for the holidays, it’s our Holiday Special! Featuring our Top 5 (plus one or two extra) Films of 2017, Phil’s End of Year Quiz for Laurie that you can play along with too, and your emails and tweets along for the ride at the end of the show. We’ll resume normal … Continue reading Top 5(ish) Films of 2017 & Phil’s End of Year Quiz →

Is it the best that A Galaxy Far Far Away has to offer, as every critic seems to think? Find out how Phil & Laurie felt after attending a midnight screening. Send your own thoughts and arguments in to superbaileybros@gmail.com and @superbaileybros, we’ll build up a big bundle for an email & discussion special!

What a show this week! Laurie interviewed Oscar nominee Daniel Rezende about his directorial debut, Bingo: The King of the Mornings, and its selection by Brazil to compete as their entry for Best Foreign Film at this year’s Academy Awards. He also caught up with James & Dave Franco in The Disaster Artist, where they … Continue reading 100th Show! Interview with Bingo: King of the Morning Director, The Disaster Artist, Blade of the Immortal and Anniversary Best Bits →

Do Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson make a good on-screen husband and wife? Or has Sofology forever dented his acting chops? Laurie saw their new weepy film Wonder, also with Jacob Tremblay, and managed to catch Dan Stevens in the Charles Dickens almost-biopic The Man Who Invented Christmas for good measure. Phil speaks up for … Continue reading Wonder, The Man Who Invented Christmas, The Mask of Zorro & Nativity! →

Oscar-winner Emma Stone tackles Billie-Jean King, facing off against Steve Carell’s Bobby Riggs in Battle of the Sexes – but who gets KO’d? Laurie also saw George Clooney’s Suburbicon with Matt Damon, co-written with the Coen Brothers, and Daddy’s Home 2 with Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and… Mel Gibson?? Phil takes us through a tour … Continue reading Battle of the Sexes, Suburbicon, Daddy’s Home 2 & Disney Songs →

Should you believe the anti-hype? Phil & Laurie disagree about whether Zack Snyder & Joss Whedon’s team of DC heroes hits the mark – who do you think has got it right? Hear a spoilery breakdown of what works and doesn’t work in the Justice League, with Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Henry Cavill’s moustache … Continue reading Justice League (with Spoilers) →

No superhero spoilers here! Laurie catches up with Annette Bening and Jamie Bell in true story Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, and also saw Robert Pattinson’s alleged breakout performance in indie film Good Time from Ben & Josh Safdie. Phil, meanwhile, keeps his indie teen streak running with Me and Earl and the Dying … Continue reading Good Time, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl →

The lovable marmalade-guzzling bear is back in Paddington 2, Paul King’s follow-up to the hugely successful 2014 adaptation, bringing the Browns back together and adding Hugh Grant to the mix. Should you care about the bear this time round? Laurie also saw Only the Brave, based on the real lives of the Granite Mountain Hotshots … Continue reading Paddington 2, Only the Brave, Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Trilogy, Paper Towns & The Legend of 1900 →

Kenny B attempts to breathe new life into Agatha Christie’s eccentric Belgian detective as he directs & stars as Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express. Laurie chalked up another sequel no one asked for in A Bad Moms Christmas with Mila Kunis & Susan Sarandon, and WWBW returns with Phil’s views on Natalie Portman … Continue reading Murder on the Orient Express, Bad Moms Christmas, Jackie, Surrogates & Mystic Pizza →

We’re back with 3 blockbusting cinematic adventures! Laurie & Phil both saw Thor’s 3rd solo outing boasting a slightly new direction from the much-buzzed-about Taika Waititi. Laurie saw emotional true story Breathe with Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy, while Phil caught Happy Death Day in time for Halloween. We also chat a little about the … Continue reading Thor: Ragnarok, Breathe, Happy Death Day & The Matrix Remake →

We’re off on hollygols until next week but here are some previews and bonus bits to keep your ears happy! We preview the current big releases, including Dave Franco & Olivia Munn in the LEGO Ninjago Movie, Michael Fassbender & Rebecca Ferguson in The Snowman, and Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin with Jason Isaacs … Continue reading Previews: LEGO Ninjago Movie, The Snowman, Death of Stalin →

Denis Villeneuve’s hugely anticipated sequel is here, and so far the critical consensus looks promising – what did Phil & Laurie make of it? Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Jared Leto and Dave Bautista star in this futuristic sort-of-mystery set 30 years after the events of Ridley Scott’s 1982 seminal sci-fi classic. … Continue reading Blade Runner 2049 →

Are videogame adaptations the next big studio cash cow? We take a look at the state of the videogame film genre, covering box office winners & losers over the last 20 years and trying to figure out why none of them have so far avoided a ‘Rotten’ critical reception. Featuring detailed looks at Milla Jovovich … Continue reading Videogame Movie Special – Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Warcraft, Assassin’s Creed, Max Payne & Super Mario Bros. →

We both saw Kingsman: The Golden Circle, reuniting most of the original cast for Matthew Vaughn’s sequel and hopeful franchise starter; how does it hold up? Phil managed to catch Shia LaBeouf in sports docu-drama Borg McEnroe, and WWBW features Milla Jovovich in Ultraviolet, Josh Hartnett & Lucy Liu in Lucky Number Slevin, and Will … Continue reading Borg McEnroe, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Lucky Number Slevin, Stranger Than Fiction, Ultraviolet & Movie Theme Songs →

Has Netflix scored a hit with sports doping documentary Icarus? Phil tells all, while Laurie catches up with Judi Dench and Ali Fazal in historical drama Victoria & Abdul and Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton in ‘espionage thriller’ American Assassin. Pixar’s Ratatouille also joins the pack for WWBW, with Phil and Laurie on opposite sides … Continue reading Icarus, Victoria & Abdul, American Assassin & Ratatouille →

Phil pulled his socks up and tried not to scream (too much) watching the new take on Stephen King’s horror classic It with Bill Skarsgård, while Laurie watched Jeremy Renner try to out craggy-face Daniel Craig in Taylor Sheridan’s chilly crime drama Wind River. We also dip into the news that J. J. Abrams will return … Continue reading It, Wind River, J. J. Abrams Directing Star Wars IX, Fearless & Eastern Promises →

Six older films to watch or avoid this week in a WWBW special. Laurie tackles Mark Wahlberg’s Shooter (2007), Paul Verhoeven’s original RoboCop (1987) & bizarre Brendan Fraser rocker/slacker comedy Airheads (1994). Phil covers Quentin Taratino’s True Romance (1993), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) with Beyoncé Knowles & indie sci-fi flick Circle (2015). We also … Continue reading True Romance, RoboCop (1987), Circle, Shooter, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Airheads & Colin Trevorrow dropped from Star Wars →

Phil saw Kathryn Bigelow’s latest heavy-hitting drama Detroit, with John Boyega and Will Poulter, and also caught Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey in The Dark Tower, adapting Stephen King’s hugely popular series for the big screen. Laurie saw Bill Nighy and Olivia Cooke prance about in Jane Goldman’s adaptation of Stephen Ackroyd’s novel, The Limehouse … Continue reading Detroit, The Limehouse Golem, The Dark Tower, Road House & Rewatch: Colossal →

Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk is soaking up critical praise and box office receipts, but is all of the acclaim well-deserved? We spent so long talking about it and reading out all your correspondence that we had to make it a stand-alone special episode! Did Harry Styles ruing everything? Listen to find out, and let us know … Continue reading Dunkirk Special →

Steven Soderbergh returns from a 4-year retirement to direct his self-admitted ‘anti-glam’ Ocean’s 11 in Logan Lucky, with Channing Tatum, Adam Driver & Daniel Craig – is it worth a watch? Laurie went to see it, and also caught Tom Cruise trying something a little different in Doug Liman’s based-on-real-events drug story American Made. We … Continue reading Logan Lucky, American Made, Ewan McGregor and Julie & Julia →

Is the pairing of Ryan Reynolds & Samuel L. Jackson buddy comedy lightning-in-a-bottle? Find out what Phil and Laurie thought of The Hitman’s Bodyguard. We also chat about Daniel Craig’s recent confirmation that he will be returning as James Bond, after much tedious speculation that Tom Hiddleston might take up the mantle, which let’s be … Continue reading The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Daniel Craig back as Bond, A Scanner Darkly & Rewatching Paterson, Captain Fantastic & Finding Dory →

Can Charlize Theron convince as an action hero in David Leitch’s cold war spy adaptation? Laurie saw Atomic Blonde and has the answer. Phil took a bullet for us all this week and went along to The Emoji Movie with T.J. Miller, Patrick Stewart and James ‘here I am again!’ Corden – enjoy his inevitable … Continue reading Atomic Blonde, The Emoji Movie, Game of Thrones & Movie Clinic: A Knight’s Tale →

Luc Besson’s record-breaking independent production landed in cinemas earlier this week with Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne – is it good enough to justify its enormous budget? Phil saw Kumail Nanjiani’s real-life romcom The Big Sick & caught up with Andy Serkis and Woody Harrelson in War for the Planet of the Apes. Laurie also … Continue reading Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, The Big Sick, War for the Planet of the Apes & The Beguiled →

Join the hype train! Laurie is flying solo this week and has put his spare time to good use – listen to his plan to persuade Adam Buxton (from Adam & Joe) to join us on the Super Bailey Bros show, and how you can play a part! Phil is back next week, when we’ll … Continue reading A Very Special Guest…? (back next week!) →

Phil & Laurie are still away but briefly preview Christopher Nolan’s new war film Dunkirk, featuring Harry Styles – we still can’t believe that last part. Tell us if you’ve seen it, we want to hear your reactions! Send them to superbaileybros@gmail.com and @superbaileybros and we’ll feature them on our back-to-school show. Thanks for listening!

Laurie & Phil are on holiday  but recorded their thoughts ahead of War for the Planet of the Apes’ release – and chucked in a bonus for good measure. Let us know if you’ve seen it and what your thoughts were – we’ll have a big review roundup on our return in 2-3 weeks! Thanks … Continue reading War for the Planet of the Apes Preview + Bonus →

Spider-man returns in his third incarnation as Tom Holland in Sony & Marvel’s hopeful new partnership – Phil tells us how it looks. Laurie saw kids’ favourite Despicable Me 3 with Steve Carell, while Phil also managed to catch Emma Watson & Tom Hanks’ tech thriller The Circle. WWBW features Disney classic Bedknobs and Broomsticks … Continue reading Spider-man: Homecoming, Despicable Me 3, The Circle, Bedknobs & Broomsticks, Galaxy Quest & Picture Perfect: The Fugitive →

Edgar Wright returns with a much-hyped genre piece; but how does it drive? / does it get in gear? /  does the pedal hit the metal? (You choose the driving pun there). Laurie also saw Japanese animated feature In This Corner of the World covering Hiroshima in the 1940s, and WWBW is back with James … Continue reading Baby Driver, In This Corner of the World, Avatar, Enemy of the State & Picture Perfect: Lord of the Rings – Moria Staircase →

So much to say! Michael Bay directs the 5th (and last?) robots-in-disguise film, Transformers: The Last Knight, while we also cover Chris Evans in Gifted and Luke Wilson in animated feature Rock Dog. Two big movie news stories make the cut, with Daniel Day-Lewis‘s shock retirement, and Disney cutting ties with acclaimed directing duo Phil … Continue reading Transformers 5, Gifted, Rock Dog, Movie News: Daniel Day-Lewis & Han Solo Directors, The Sweetest Thing, Thor: The Dark World & Older People in Film →

Phil catches up with Tom Cruise in The Mummy, kicking off Universal’s ‘Monsters Universe’ – or whatever they’re trying to call it – while Laurie saw Brian Cox take on Churchill and puzzled through Bruno Dumont’s surreal French satirical comedy Ma Loute. WWBW covers Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man and Saoirse Ronan in The Host, … Continue reading The Mummy, Churchill, Ma Loute, Bicentennial Man, The Host & Symbolism in Film →

Rachel Weisz tackles Daphne du Maurier’s enigmatic heroine in My Cousin Rachel, while BLAME! sees Netflix release a feature-length adaptation of a long-running Japanese manga series. Laurie saw both of these and also covers Children of Men and Gladiator for WWBW, with Phil taking a crack at How to Train Your Dragon and  Sense & Sensibility. He also … Continue reading My Cousin Rachel, BLAME!, Children of Men, Sense & Sensibility, Gladiator, How to Train Your Dragon and Movie Fan Frustration →

Benedict was at Cannes 2017 this year and gives us the highs and lows of his festival experience – plus the big question everyone’s asking: how many beers did he share with Will Smith? Featured films include Visages Villages from Agnes Varda, You Were Never Really Here from Lynne Ramsay, The Killing of a Sacred Deer from … Continue reading Cannes Film Festival Special with Benedict Seal! →

Gal Gadot storms into cinemas as Wonder Woman this weekend, has the DCEU finally scored a hit with Patty Jenkins directing? Laurie tells all and also covers Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new family drama After the Storm, plus Brad Pitt’s new political satire War Machine on Netflix originals. Phil caught Johnny Depp and Brenton Thwaites in Pirates of … Continue reading Wonder Woman, War Machine, Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge & After the Storm →

Laurie caught the Baywatch reboot with Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron – is it finally time for Zac to head back into our good books? He also saw Studio Ghibli co-production The Red Turtle from animation director Michael Dudok de Wit, and was lucky to catch a Q&A with the man himself too. Phil saw Amy … Continue reading Baywatch, The Red Turtle, Snatched, Eye Acting, Pain & Gain and Terminator 2: Judgment Day →

It’s a bumper film week! Laurie’s seen Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword with Charlie Hunnam & Jude Law, Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal with Anne Hathaway & Jason Sudeikis, and Woody Harrelson’s live film project Lost in London. Phil caught John Madden’s Miss Sloane with Jessica Chastain, and WWBW returns with Juno and Predestination. We … Continue reading King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Miss Sloane, Colossal, Lost in London, Juno & Predestination →

Prometheus disappointed many Alien fans, has Ridley Scott got it right for prequel-sequel Alien: Covenant? Michael Fassbender is joined by Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup and Danny McBride. We’ve also got Benedict’s interview with Alex Taylor, director of upcoming small British film Spaceship, and Laurie & Phil’s take on the unusual production. WWBW features Steven Soderbergh’s Side Effects … Continue reading Alien: Covenant, Spaceship + Director Interview, Side Effects, After Earth & Movies in Movies →