The Project Project

Send us a textThe end of the end is here. In the final episode of The Project Project we discuss the best Project Reports & the best Project films we've watched over the last 150 episodes. We also discuss discuss our favourite film series we've covered on all 100 episodes of The Silver Screen Project,And if that wasn't enough we also finish the Project Project quiz & find out who won the last ever Project Project Prizefight!Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Send us a textAfter a 3 month delay The Crow is finally here! Bill Skarsgård slips into the iconic trench coat & makeup as he attempts to avenge a woman he's seemingly known for a little over a week.Does this in any way match up to the pure vibes of the 1994 film? Why did they spend so long on all that non-Crow stuff? Will they ever make another adaptation of Da Crow again? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Send us a textThe beginning of the end is here. In the first part of The End of The Project Project we discuss the best of Project News & The Best of Project TV Shows we've covered in the last 148 episodes. We also quiz each other on the last 50 episodes & run through the first round of the last ever Project Project Prizefight. Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Send us a textIn our final Zeta Project episode we watched the season 2 finale "The Wrong Morph" & discuss the show's cancellation. We also watched an episode of Batman Beyond featuring Zeta & Ro, and find out some interested information about where it fits into the timeline!Sam has also been to the cinema to see a Irish Comedy-Drama musical biopic Kneecap, as well as checking out the overlooked heart-warming/wrenching Pixar film Soul. Meanwhile Lewis has been watching a couple of Sci-fi classics with Predator & Upgrade, as well as checking out the not-so-classic 12th season of Futurama.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Send us a Text Message.After 7 years hiding away those pesky Xenomorphs are back on the big screen to terrorise a whole new set of unsuspecting spacefarers. Does Fede Alvarez manage to reach the heights of Alien & Aliens? Does he bring in the gore & body horror he nailed in 2013's Evil Dead? & does the fan service detract from the rest of the movie? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Send us a Text Message.In our penultimate Zeta episode we return to the future of the DC Animated Universe to witness the resolution of some big plot lines, and also a weird storyline about a future Amish community.Meanwhile we've both watched the last 2 episode of the second season of HBO's House of the Dragon. Was it a underwhelming or a disappointment? How about both?Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Send us a Text Message.As Alien: Romulus looms over the horizon, we look back to the most recent entry in the long-running franchise - Alien: Covenant. Is this film as disappointing on a rewatch as it was 7 years ago? Do we really need to know how the Xenomorphs got made? And is 2 Michael Fassbenders better than one? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Send us a Text Message.As we approach our review of Alien: Romulus we circle back to the earliest canonical entry in the franchise - Prometheus. Is Ridley Scott's return to the series worth the 33 year wait? Do the characters in this film have more than one brain cell between them? & did we actually need to know how the Xenos were created? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Send us a Text Message.For the last detour stop on our very scenic journey towards Alien: Romulus, we arrive at the sequel to AVP - Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem.Was the director of photography trying to a win a bet whilst making this? Is this somehow the most disappointing entry in this franchise? Will they ever make another one of these? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Send us a Text Message.As we travel onwards towards Alien: Romulus we take a slight detour, this time to get another species involved in the action with 2004's Alien vs. Predator. Was it a strange choice to make such a bloodless Alien film? Why are the Predators so crap in this? & does the nostalgia factor affect our judgement?Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Send us a Text Message.This week we finally got round to watching an episode of every millennial's favourite sitcom - The (US) Office! Is this the quintessential mockumentary sitcom? Is the original version better? And does this episode do the series justice? Tune in to find out.Sam's also been watching the sexiest Love Island knock-off there is, with Netflix's Too Hot Too Handle. Meanwhile Lewis has been watching Olivia Coleman in a film for old ladies called Wicked Little Letters.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Send us a Text Message.As we arrive at 1997's Alien: Resurrection we also reach the end of the Sigourney Weaver era of Alien films. How does a film with such a stacked cast end up like this? Why did Sigourney Weaver agree to come back? & does this get either of us hyped for Alien: Romulus? Tune in to find out!Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Send us a Text Message.In preparation for the release of the new Aliens film Alien: Romulus, we looked back to the third entry in the Alien franchise: Alien 3 (aka Alien Cubed). Have we already reached the worst this series has to offer? Why do some of those Xenomorphs look so bad? And does David Fincher really hate this film? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

7 years after the release of Ridley Scott's science-fiction horror masterpiece, James Cameron delivers the second entry with what can only be described as the best-titled sequel of all time - Aliens.Is this film somehow more iconic than the first? How does the pacing work by modern standards? & does this film get us more or less hyped for 2024's Alien: Romulus? Tune in to find outContact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

As the release of Alien: Romulus creeps towards us like a Xenomorph in an air vent, we look back to the first of many Alien entries - Ridley Scott's 1979 classic Alien.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we jump back into the world of Batman Beyond for our antepenultimate episode of The Zeta Project. Join us as we discuss the seemingly increased animation budget, the fun action sequences & our predictions for the last few episodes!We've also both watched the entirety of the new Star Wars show The Acolyte, and it's actually quite good! We also have a nice chat about the last few episodes of HBO's House of the Dragon, which is also pretty good.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Deadpool & Wolverine is here, and so is the end of the Fox-Marvel universe! Join us as we discuss the fun buddy-cop vibe, the surprising cameos & the lacklustre plot.Does this movie wave a heartfelt goodbye to a past era of superhero movies? Does it have a satisfying ending? & has the lack of recent Marvel entries skewed our opinions? Tune in to find outContact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

In the lead-up to Deadpool & Wolverine we've been watching all the Deadpool films, and now we're on the sequel to Deadpool - the aptly named Deadpool 2.Have they found the perfect balance for Deadpool's offbeat humour? Are there too many characters in this one? Is this actually better than the first one? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

As the release of Deadpool & Wolverine fast approaches, we look back to Ryan Reynolds first (proper) go as the merc with the mouth - 2016's Deadpool.Has Deadpool's edgelord humour aged like sour milk? Do the action sequences stand up 8 years later? & is this film actually pretty good? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we entered the spooky world of Supernatural to discuss the only episode relevant to our podcast, Season 10's The Werther Project. Join us as we try to make sense of what's going on with very little prior knowledge of the series.To keep the spook going we've also both watched Nicholas Cage be a weird freak in new horror Longlegs. Sam has also been playing the 2021 game Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, whilst Lewis has been to see Pixar's latest Inside Out 2.00:00 Intro & Catchup03:30 Project News (Attenborough Gets Deep & Nova on telly)11:21 Supernatural (2005) "The Werther Project"43:00 Personal Projects (Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Inside Out 2 & Longlegs)Thanks to Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio for the synths.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Let's twist again, like we did last episode! We're back in the world of sexy storm-chasers with the aptly-named Twister sequel: Twisters!Does this legacy sequel live up to the soaring heights of the 90s classic? Do Glen Powell & Daisy Edgar-Jones have the chemistry to match Bill Paxton & Helen Hunt? & is there a farm animal gag to rival the cow moment? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

As we hunker down in preparation for 2024's incoming Twisters, we look back to 1996 to see where all that twisting began with Jan de Bont's Twister. But did this classic disaster movie blow us away, or is all the hype just a load of hot air? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we finish off one of our favourite ongoing series with the fourth episode of Attenborough's Passion Projects. In this passionate episode David Attenborough takes us through the life of one of his heroes, Charles Darwin.Meanwhile Sam has been working his way through every live action X-Men film, reaching both highs & lows with X-Men: The Last Stand & X-Men: First Class. And he's also been watching Sydney Sweeney & Glen Powell in the record-breaking Shakespeare adaptation Anyone But You.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we're back in the weird & whacky world of Netflix's Top Secret UFO Projects Declassified. This Ancient Aliens analog collects talking heads from across the world of coverups & conspiracies to tell us the truth about recovered alien technology and the secret arms race between nations! Exciting stuff!Meanwhile Sam has been catching up on biographical films from the last few years with Daniel Radcliffe-starring Weird Al biopic Weird & Glenn Howerton-starring Smartphone-pioneer drama Blackberry. Lewis has been catching up on heart-warming/ heart-wrenching time-travel Rom-Com About Time.We've also both watched the 2nd and 3rd episodes of HBO's House of the Dragon, discussing all the political intrigue and shocking events.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we're back in the world of Batman Beyond for another 2 episodes of The Zeta Project. Join us as we discuss Twisters, submarines & bad fathers!Sam's also been watching the new Netflix Jurassic Park series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory & the first 2 X-Men films. Meanwhile Lewis has been watching the Euros, as well as Waco: An American Apocalypse.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we begrudgingly return to the world of White Rabbit Project to find out which piece of 2016 technology Kari, Tory & Grant think is most annoying. Join us as we discuss beeps, drones & data harvesting!Meanwhile we've both watched the last 2 episodes of Doctor Who, the first new episode of House of the Dragon. Lewis has also been to see what some are calling the greatest show on earth - Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we're hanging out with our favourite infiltration bot in the Batman Beyond spinoff The Zeta Project. These 2 thrilling episodes feature flashbacks, mistaken identities & knock-off X-Men!Meanwhile we've also both watched 2 episodes of Doctor Who: "Dot & Bubble" and "Rogue" - both with very different opinions. And we've also watched the first 2 episodes of new Star Wars series The Acolyte!Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

As the 2024 remake approaches, we've donned our long leather coats and white makeup to fly straight back to 1994 to check out the original.Join us as we travel into the dark world of The Crow and explore the lasting legacy of this gothic cult classic, answering such questions as: Is this super cool or really lame? Did either of us read the original comic book? And is this film based in Gotham City?Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we travel back to the swinging sixties for another episode of The Man From U.N.C.L.E! This time round the episode features femme fatales, mole men & a very deep hole!Meanwhile Sam has been watching Joe Barton's BAFTA-winning crime drama Giri/Haji, while Lewis has been watching ITV's Traitors knock-off The Fortune Hotel.00:00 Intro & catchup04:35 Project News (Spielberg Says He Will Do a Film & Mescal's Director's Gonna Die)15:52 The Man From U.N.C.L.E (1964) “The Project Deephole Affair”43:24 Personal Projects (Giri/Haji & The Fortune Hotel)Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

We flew right past the Thunderdome, blistered straight down the Fury Road, and now we're here to meet our ol' pal Furiosa once again.Does Anya Taylor Joy match up to the fury of Charlize Theron? Does George Miller still got it? And did this story really need to be told? Tune into find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we looked back to the good old days before digital technology ruined everything with An Impossible Project. The 2020 documentary follows Florian ‘Doc' Kaps, an analog enthusiast who purchases the last Polaroid factory in the attempt to bring back the old.Meanwhile we've both been to see 28 Days Later on the big screen, as well as the 4th episode of Doctor Who's latest season on the small screen. Lewis has also been up to all sort of Pop Punk shenanigans at Slam Dunk Festival. 00:00 Intro & Catchup07:08 Project News (Trump's  Got Plans & Fleabag's Raiding Tombs)18:05 An Impossible Project (2020)51:41 Personal Projects (28 Days Later, Doctor Who "73 Yards & Slam Dunk Festival)Thanks to Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio for the synths.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

As George Miller's furious new entry in the Mad Max saga barrels towards us, we've handbrake-turned back towards 2015 to first face down Mad Max: Fury Road.Is this film as good as everyone remembers? Is the fact that it's basically one long car chase really an issue? And is it possible for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga to live up to this epic instalment? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Many generations after Caesar led the Apes to safety we find ourselves in the fresh new world of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. How has this world evolved in those hundreds of years? Will any of the Ape actors match up to Andy Serkis' iconic performances? And what does the future of this franchise look like? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

In the lead up to Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes we've seen the Caesar's Rise, his Dawn and now he leads his fellow Apes to War in the climax of the trilogy.Is Woody Harrelson wasted as the villain of this entry? Is Bad Ape the best character in this trilogy? And is this a fitting end to Caesar's saga? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we travelled back the 1970s to watch an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man. In this episode the smooth-talking cyborg Steve Austin rekindles an old love, flies an exploding plane & drops a net on the bad guys. We've also both watched Prime's Fallout series and the first 3 episodes of the new Disney-era Doctor Who. Sam has been to the cinema to see Rose Glass's new thriller Love Lies Bleeding. Meanwhile Lewis has been watching Netflix's Greek mythology anime Blood of Zeus.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

As the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes fast approaches, we look back to 2014 to see the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Are the titles of this trilogy confusing? Did we think Joel Edgerton was in this film? And is this Andy Serkis' best CGI role? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Those damn dirty apes are back, and this time they've brought a whole bloody kingdom with them! In preparation for the arrival of The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, we've looked all the way back to 2011 to where it all began - The Rise of the Planet of the Apes.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we travelled back to 2003 once again, this time to visit our best blue friend Sonic the Hedgehog. In this episode of the 00's anime Sonic reels from the exciting events of the previous episode and Dr Eggman figures out the easiest password ever.Meanwhile we've both finished FX's historical drama Shogun, so we have a bit of a talk about all that. Did the finale live up to the hype? Was Toranaga really on top of it the whole time? And will they ever do another season?   Thanks to Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio for the synths.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

After 4 months without a trace of any Rebellious Moons, Zack Snyder's latest offering has been deposited into our Netflix boxes. But did he bother to correct any of the innumerable flaws from the last outing? How much of Star Wars did he use this time? And do we actually care about any of this? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week explore the dingy illegal nightclubs of 90's New York with the low-budget horror The Vampire Project. Join us as we discuss the incredibly confusing plot, the overly-conspicuous hats & whether this short film may have inspired one of the biggest found-footage horrors of all time.Meanwhile Sam has been to see Alex Garland's anti-war film Civil War, whilst Lewis has watched Peter Jackson's 2005 epic King Kong. We've also both watched a bit of Amazon Prime's Fallout series.00:00 Intro & Catchup06:25 Project News (Tarantino's Tenth & Bear Grylls Flops)20:33 The Vampire Project (1995)54:00 Personal Projects (Civil War, Fallout & Peter Jackon's King Kong)Thanks to Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio for the synths.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

As we reluctantly wait for Zack Snyder's next half-hearted offering in Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, we look back to one of Netflix's final (and worst) releases of 2023 - Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire.Join us as we discuss the godawful pacing, the innumerable Star Wars rip-offs and why adding slow motion to a fight scene isn't always such a good idea.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we're revisiting our old pal Zeta in DC's Batman Beyond spin-off series The Zeta Project. These  two thrilling episodes feature a vengeful enemy android, a moustachioed blackmailing villain & strict vagrancy laws, what a ride!Sam has also been watching Oscar-nominated drama Anatomy of a Fall, superhero comedy Extraordinary & sci-fi puzzler 3 Body Problem. He's also been reading the DC x Monsterverse crossover comic Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong. Meanwhile Lewis has been hitting up the silver screen watching Dev Patel's revenge thriller Monkey Man & Alex Garland's latest masterpiece Civil War.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we watched Bunker: Project 12, a low-budget action movie starring Eric Roberts & James Cosmo. The plot meanders through a heist to find a secret Soviet weapons project hidden in a bunker beneath a church in Tenerife, but will our antiheroes find anything worth our time? Tune in to find out.Sam has also given Dune: Part Two a second chance and watched BBC's hit reality The Traitors. Meanwhile Lewis has been catching up on the classic X-Men animated series. Meanwhile we've both watched the 5th episode of FX's Shogun.00:00 Intro & Catchup03:03 Project News (Vampire Weekend Get Imaginary & The Line Gets Smaller)11:36 Bunker: Project 12 (2016)48:10 Personal Projects (Helldivers 2, Dune: Part Two, The Traitors Season 1, X-Men Season 2 & Shogun Episode 5)Thanks to Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio for the synths.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Our two favorite titans are back together once again for their wackiest adventure yet, with a movie that features a holiday to Rome, a dentist appointment, and a weaponized baby. Who would have thought 2014's Godzilla would have led us here?Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we watched an episode of Tim Allen's 2011 sitcom Last Man Standing, a series neither of us has previously had any knowledge of or desire to watch. Has any of that changed after watching this episode? You'll have to tune in to find out.Sam has also watched David Dastmalchian host a spooky talkshow in Late Night With The Devil, as well as catching up with the most brutal superhero cartoon out there with Invincible. Lewis has been catching up on disappointing fourquel Matrix: Resurrections, as well as 2023's video game adaptation The Super Mario Bros. Movie.Meanwhile we've both made a decent dent in FX's Shogun, starring best-named & best-voiced actor Cosmo Jarvis.00:00 Intro & Catchup03:25 Project News (RIP Lazarus Project)08:05 Last Man Standing (2011) "Project Mandy"30:50 Personal Projects (Late Night With The Devil, Invincible, Matrix Resurrections, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Shogun)Thanks to Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio for the synths.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

We've met Godzilla twice, we've been to Kong's house on Skull Island, and now we're bringing our two best pals together for their first meeting. Will these two monstrous fellas get on? For the world's sake, I sure hope so! Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Jack's Back with the fourth entry in the pretty consistent Kung Fu Panda series. With new cast members, returning villains and a smaller story, does this mark the beginning of a new trilogy or the end of the franchise? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Godzilla is back, and this time he's brought a few friends with him. Does this titanic entry into the monsterverse match up to the high standards of the first 2? Are any of the human plots interesting? Does this film get us hyped for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire? Tune in to find out.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

As we continue our journey through the Monsterverse in search of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, we find ourselves washed upon the savage shores of Kong: Skull Island. But how does this 7 year old film fare in the modern climate of 2024? Pretty damn good as it turns out. Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

This week we're back with our pals Grant, Tory & Kari in Mythbusters spin-off White Rabbit Project, a short-lived edutainment series that graced our screens via Netflix on 2016. This episode loosely ties together some G-force related experiments as the team attempt to decide the age-old question: Which of these things will they rate the highest?Sam has also been fighting the enemies of managed democracy in Helldivers 2, watching the inspiration for Super Earth in Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers & watching Millie Bobby Brown fight a big ol' dragon in Damsel. Meanwhile Lewis has been catching up on some classic X-Men animated series & watching the missing Zeta Project episode from last week.00:00 Intro & Catchup02:50 Project News (Margot Robbie Does The Sims)08:15 White Rabbit Project (2016) “May G Force Be With You”42:15 Personal Projects (Helldivers 2, Starship Troopers, X-Men, The Zeta Project & Damsel)Thanks to Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio for the synths.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

As the lumbering footsteps of Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire approach, we look back to the baby steps of the Monsterverse with 2014's Godzilla! Join us as we discuss Gareth Edwards' knack for monstrous scale, the under-use of Bryan Cranston & the updated design of Gojira himself.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod