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Mark is joined by actor Simon Pegg, who talks about his role in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, and reflects on his career from Spaced and the Cornetto Trilogy all the way to Hollywood.This episode of Kermode On Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 9 June 2025, and was the second half of that date's Mark Kermode Live in 3D show.Thanks for listening!Films and shows mentioned in this episode:Mission: ImpossibleSpacedHot FuzzShaun of the DeadThe World's endMeantimeSyd & NancyCity of the Living DeadDawn of the DeadStar TrekSpacedStar WarsGuest House ParadisoThe Young OnesDoctor WhoPeople mentioned in this episode:Eddie HamiltonTom CruiseMike LeighGary OldmanNick FrostLucio FulciEdgar WrightRich FulcherJessica HynesLeonard NimoyPeter MayhewJoonas Viljami SuotamoRick MayallAde EdmondsonThe opening title sequence of Kermode on Film features quotes from:Mary Poppins – Julie AndrewsNope – Keke PalmerWithnail & I – Richard E. GrantThe Exorcist – Ellen Burstyn and Linda BlairWe love these films. We urge you to seek them out and watch them—again and again. They are masterpieces.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.Cover photo by Julie Edwards© Copyright HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Send us a textA fading podcast struggles to gain new listeners but when a sinister, grinning figure emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the hosts of their burdens, they must put generations of trauma behind them for a chance at survival. On Episode 672 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Clown in a Cornfield from director Eli Craig! We also discuss the less than stellar results from revisiting franchise films years later, the power of cleaning products, and how different generations perceive each other. So grab your favorite scented soap, wear your creepy clown mask, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Friday the 13th, Jaws, Stephen Spielberg, Rosemary's Baby, Bird With the Crystal Plumage, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Clash of the Titans, Predator, The Witches of Eastwick, Witchcraft 8: Salem's Ghost, Battle Royale, Doghouse, Demonic, Kendra Wilkinson, Jason Mewes, Scream 3, Feast, Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth, Sawtooth, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, Scream Blacula Scream, American International Pictures, Amityville Horror, The Visitor, Q, The Abominable Dr Phibes, Spaceballs 2, Shingles, nostalgia factor, Coming 2 America, Monica Bellucci, Beetlejuice 2, Bill and Ted Face the Music, Kristen Schaal, William Sadler, “The Anthony's”, Tony Shalhoub, Samara Weaving, Sarah Michelle Gellar, kids smoking, soapscription, the smell of powerglide, Tim Curry, Clown in a Cornfield, Eli Craig, Hot Fuzz, “it's always nice to see pain and suffering”, generational horror, Urban Legend, The Faculty, viral videos, Fred Savage, The Wonder Years, how different generations were raised, Roman Anthony, Wes Craven, Scream, RIP Joe Vaz, RIP Brian Wilson, Best Wishes To All, Yuta Shimotsu, power to the pilot, scurred of the scourge, and the smoky scent of secondhand smoke.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show
Angela and Nick welcome an actor who definitely knows his way around a kitchen. Nick Frost is an actor, comedian and screenwriter and the first (and possibly only) participant in a Dish chop-off! Frost joins us after the release of his new film, How To Train Your Dragon, a live action remake of the hugely popular animated film series, based on Cressida Cowell's books. The movie sees him star as the popular blacksmith Gobber alongside Gerard Butler, Mason Thames and Nico Parker. You will know Nick Frost from a range of TV and film roles, including the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End) alongside his good pal and long-time collaborator Simon Pegg. Frost also appeared with Pegg in the cult TV comedy Spaced. Other TV and film credits include Attack the Block, Paul, Truth Seekers, Green Wing, The Adventures of Tintin and Fighting With My Family, alongside costar Florence Pugh. Nick loves life in a kitchen, having worked as a chef before getting into acting. His passion for food is beautifully detailed in his memoir/recipe book, A Slice Of Fried Gold, which is now available in paperback. Having met Angela once before, Frost finally gets to have a full conversation with her (and Nick) over a delicious meal of spicy barbecued lamb with minty tomato & watermelon relish, with Angela marinating the meat overnight for extra flavour. Nick opts for a Fanta, but for wine-lovers our Waitrose experts recommend a glass of PepperBox Shiraz. At our request, Nick brought his favourite kitchen knife to the record for a demonstration of his chopping skills alongside Angela. Our hosts dig into Nick's passion for great tasting food (and clean surfaces), and get the lowdown on the world's best pizza, discovered by Nick in Belfast. You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish We can't all have a Michelin star chef in the kitchen, but you can ask Angela for help. Send your dilemmas to dish@waitrose.co.uk and she'll try to answer them in a future episode.Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions.
THE CORNETTO TRILOGY COMES TO A CLOSE!! The World's End Full Reaction Watch Along: / thereelrejects Visit https://www.liquidiv.com & use Promo Code: REJECTS to get 20% off your first order. With Tom Cruise starring opposite Simon Pegg in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Greg & Aaron CONTINUE their Conetto Trilogy Marathon with The World's End Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Analysis, & Spoiler Review!! Join Greg Alba & Aaron Alexander as they return to director Edgar Wright's madcap sci-fi pub crawl The World's End (2013). Five childhood friends—self-described legend Gary King (Simon Pegg, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), steadfast Andy Knightley (Nick Frost, Shaun of the Dead), meticulous Oliver Chamberlain (Martin Freeman, The Hobbit, Sherlock), quick-witted Peter Page (Paddy Considine, Dead Man's Shoes), and ever-nervous Steven Prince (Eddie Marsan, Ray Donovan, Happy-Go-Lucky)—reunite in their hometown of Newton Haven to finish “The Golden Mile” pub crawl they failed to complete two decades earlier. What starts as nostalgic pints through the town's legendary watering holes—The First Post, The Famous Cock, The Trusty Servant—soon turns surreal when Gary realizes every local is a shapeshifting alien “Blank” intent on assimilation. Highlights include the kinetic “Hole in the Wall” bar brawl, the raucous “Planet Music” face-off in the town hall, and Gary's desperate, final stand atop The World's End pub—blasting Metallica and descending into glorious chaos. Along the way, Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Pride & Prejudice) appears as Gary's ex Sam Chamberlain, and Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean, Love Actually) pops up as the eccentric curator Basil, each adding sharp wit to the end-of-the-world stakes. Don't miss our deep dive into the film's blend of friendship drama, genre-bending action, and Edgar Wright's signature visual flair—plus our take on why The World's End remains one of the most quoted, memed, and highly-searched cult comedies of the 2010s! Follow Aaron On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealaaronalexander/?hl=en Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad: Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM: FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
THE GREATER GOOD!! Go to http://thrivemarket.com/ReelRejects to receive 30% off your first order AND a FREE gift when you join Thrive Market today! Hot Fuzz Full Reaction Watch Along: / thereelrejects With Simon Pegg returning to theatres in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Greg & Aaron continue their CORNETTO TRILOGY Binge with a Hot Fuzz Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Analysis, & Spoiler Review!! Join Greg Alba & Aaron Alexander as they swap London's rainy streets for the seemingly sleepy village of Sandford in Edgar Wright's 2007 action-comedy Hot Fuzz. When top London policeman Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg, Shaun of the Dead, The World's End) is transferred to the idyllic West Country, he's paired with bumbling local cop Danny Butterman (Nick Frost, Paul, Attack the Block). But Sandford's picture-postcard charm hides a dark secret—and Angel's meticulous policing uncovers a string of “accidents” that may actually be murders disguised to maintain the village's Perfect Parish Award. Rounding out the stellar cast are Jim Broadbent as the genial but suspicious Inspector Frank Butterman (Iris, Moulin Rouge!), Timothy Dalton chomping scenery as elitist Simon Skinner (James Bond in The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill), and Olivia Colman bringing comic flair as pub manager Dorothy “The Heat” Lintott (The Favourite, Broadchurch). Rafe Spall stands out as self-important councilman Michael “Lurch” Armstrong (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), while Paddy Considine impresses as paranoid farmer Charlie Wainwright (The Bourne Ultimatum, The Outsider). Greg & A-A-Ron break down every memorable moment—from the frantic supermarket aisle shootout and the legendary “gravy train” pub brawl, to the adrenaline-pumping car chase through Sandford's narrow lanes and the explosive finale in the village church. Don't miss their take on the film's razor-sharp editing, signature Wright-Jedward humor, and the way Hot Fuzz brilliantly subverts buddy-cop tropes while delivering some of the most highly searched-for action-comedy sequences of the 2000s! Follow Aaron On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealaaronalexander/?hl=en Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad: Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM: FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Irgendwo zwischen Hot Fuzz, Thanksgiving und jedem beliebigen Maskenmörder-Slasher-Film, pendelt Clown in a Cornfield unentschlossen hin und her. Das ist dann immer noch besser, als viele halbherzige Trash-Mörderfilme der üblichen Sorte, aber kann Daniel im Endeffekt trotzdem nur so halb überzeugen.
In this week's episode, I take a look at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Winter and Spring 2025. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebook versions of my anthologies at my Payhip store: JUNE25 The coupon code is valid through June 17, 2025. So if you need a new ebook this summer, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 252 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is May 23rd, 2025, and today we are looking at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Winter and Spring 2025. We missed doing an episode last week for the simple reason that the day before I wanted to record, we had a bad thunderstorm that knocked down large portions of my fence, so my recording time was instead spent on emergency fence repair. However, the situation is under control, so hopefully we'll be back to weekly episodes for the immediate future. And now before we get to our main topics, let's have Coupon of the Week and then a progress update on my current writing projects. So first up, Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebook version of all my short story anthologies at my Payhip store and that is JUNE25. As always, the coupon code and links will be available in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through June the 17th, 2025, so if you need a new ebook for this summer, we have got you covered. And now an update on my current writing projects. Ghost in the Corruption is finished. It is publishing right now. In fact, I paused the publishing process to record this and so by the time this episode goes live, hopefully Ghost in the Corruption should be available at all ebook stores. My next main project now that Ghost in the Corruption is done will be Shield of Power and as of this recording I am 15,000 words into it. My secondary projects will be Stealth and Spells Online: Final Quest and I'm 97,000 words into that, so hopefully that will come out very shortly after Shield of Power and I'll also be starting Ghost in the Siege, the final book in the Ghost Armor series as another secondary project and I'm currently zero words into that. So that is where I'm at with my current writing projects. In audiobook news, Ghost in the Assembly (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy) is now out and should be available at all the usual audiobook stores so you can listen to that if you are traveling for the summer. Recording of Shield of Battle (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) is underway soon. I believe he's starting it this week, so hopefully we will have another audiobook in the Shield War series for you before too much longer. So that's where I'm at with my current writing projects. 00:02:17 Main Topic: Winter/Spring 2025 Movie Roundup And now let's move on, without any further ado, to our main topic. Summer is almost upon us, which means it's time for my Winter/Spring 2025 Movie Roundup. As usual, the movies and streaming shows are listed in order for my least favorite to my most favorite. The grades are based upon my own thoughts and opinions and are therefore wholly subjective. With all of that said, let's get to the movies and our first entry is MacGruber, which came out in 2010 and in all honesty, this might be objectively the worst movie I have ever seen. The Saturday Night Live MacGruber sketches are a parody of the old MacGyver action show from the ‘80s. And so the movie is essentially the sketch stretched out to make a parody of an ‘80s action movie. It is aggressively dumb and crude. Its only redeeming feature is that the movie knows it's quite stupid and so leans into the stupidity hard. I'll say this in its favor, MacGruber has no pretensions that is a good movie and does not take itself seriously and then runs away hard with that fact. For that he gets a plus, but nothing else. Overall grade: F+ Next up is Down Periscope, which came out in 1996. Now the fundamental question of any movie is the one Russell Crowe shouted at the audience in Gladiator: “Are you not entertained?” Sadly, I was not entertained with Down Periscope. This wanted to be a parody of Cold War era submarine thrillers like The Hunt for Red October, I say wanted because it didn't really succeed. Kelsey Grammer plays Lieutenant Commander Thomas Dodge, an unorthodox US Navy officer who wants command of his own nuclear sub, but he's alienated a few admirals, which is not traditionally a path to career advancement in the military. Dodge gets his chance in a Navy wargame where he has to command a diesel sub against nuclear subs. Sometimes parodies are so good that they become an example of the thing they are parodying (Hot Fuzz and Star Trek: Lower Decks are excellent examples of this phenomenon). The trouble is that the movie takes itself too seriously and just isn't all that funny. A few funny bits, true, but not enough of them. In the end, this was dumb funny but didn't resonate with me the way other dumb funny movies like Dodgeball and Tropic Thunder did. Overall grade: D Next up is Deadpool and Wolverine, which came out in 2024. Unlike Down Periscope, I was entertained with this movie, though both movies reside on the dumb funny spectrum. Deadpool and Wolverine is basically one long meta in-joke/love letter for the last 30 years of superhero movies. If you've seen enough of those movies, you'll find those movies funny, if occasionally rather tasteless. If you haven't seen enough of those movies, Deadpool and Wolverine will just be incomprehensible. The plot is that Wade Wilson AKA Deadpool gets pulled into some Marvel style multiverse nonsense. To save his universe from destruction, he needs to recruit a Wolverine since in his universe, Wolverine died heroically. In the process, Deadpool stumbles across the worst Wolverine in the multiverse. Together they have to overcome their mutual dislike and attempt to save Deadpool's universe from destruction at the hands of a rogue branch of the Time Variance Authority. This means the movie can bring in a lot of cameos from past Marvel films. Hugh Jackman's performance really carries the movie on its back. Like I said, this movie is essentially one very long Marvel in-joke. I thought it was funny. I definitely think it can't stand on its own without having seen a sufficient number of the other Marvel movies. Overall grade: C Our next movie is the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which came out in 2024. This is very loosely (with an emphasis on “very”) based on Operation Postmaster during World War II, when British Special Forces seized some Italian ships that had been supplying parts for German U-boats. It was entertaining to watch but it couldn't quite make up its mind tonally if it was a war thriller or a heist movie about Western desperados recruited into a crew. It kind of tried to do both at the same time, which killed the momentum. Like, the first parts of the movie where the protagonists take out a Nazi patrol boat and then free a prisoner from a base were good thriller stuff, but then the plot fused with the heist stuff and really slowed down through the middle forty percent or so. It was also oddly stylized with a lot of spaghetti western-style music that seemed out of place and some stuff just didn't make sense, like at the end after pulling off the mission, the protagonists were all arrested. That just seems bizarre since if anything, Winston Churchill and a lot of the British wartime leadership were enthusiastic about special operations and probably had too much confidence in the effectiveness of covert operations. So I did enjoy watching this, but I can see why it didn't make a lot of money at the box office. Overall Grade: C Next up is The Gorge, which came out in 2025. This was a peculiar mix of science fiction, romance, and horror. For the romance part, perhaps shooting zombies together is a good idea for a first date. Before I dig into the movie, a brief rant. In one scene, a character is using a chainsaw with no protective gear whatsoever and she's not fighting zombies or anything in a situation where she has to pick up a chainsaw without preparing first. She's trimming branches to pass time. If you're using a chainsaw, at a minimum you want protective eyewear and headphones. Ideally you'd want chainsaw pants as well to reduce the chance of serious injury if you slip and swing the saw into your leg. Since I became a homeowner, I've used a chainsaw a number of times and believe me, you definitely want good eye and ear protection. This has been your public safety announcement for this movie review. Anyway, loner former sniper Levi is approached by a high ranking intelligence officer giving him a mysterious job. He needs to guard a tower overlooking a mysterious mist-filled gorge for one year. On the other side of the gorge is another tower, guarded by an elite Lithuanian sniper named Drasa. Like Levi, Drasa has a fair bit of emotional damage and they're officially forbidden to communicate. However, they're both lonely and they soon start communicating over the gorge using telescopes and whiteboard messages. Eventually Levi gets emotionally close enough to Drasa to rig a zipline to cross the gorge and speak with her in person. Unfortunately, it turns out the gorge is full of twisted creatures that storm out and attack and the job of the two snipers is to keep them contained. If Levi and Drasa want to save their lives, they'll need to unravel the dark secret within the gorge. This movie was interesting and I enjoyed watching it, but it falls apart if you think about it too much (or at all). Like the chainsaw thing I ranted about above. The entire movie runs on that sort of logic. That said, I appreciate how the filmmakers were trying something new instead of something like Deadpool and Wolverine. Additionally, this was an Apple+ movie and it's interesting how Apple's approach to streaming is to just make a whole bunch of random stuff that's totally distinct, from Ted Lasso to Mythic Quest to Severance to The Gorge. It's like, “we have more money than most countries, so we're going to make Ted Lasso because we feel like it.” Then again, Apple+ is apparently losing a billion dollars every year, so maybe they'll eventually change their minds about that approach. Overall Grade: B- Next up is Click, which came out in 2006. Cross It's a Wonderful Life with A Christmas Carol and the comedic style of Adam Sandler and you end up with Click. Basically Sandler plays Michael Newman, a workaholic architect with a demanding boss and increasingly strained relationship with his wife and children due to his workload. In a fit of exasperation with his situation, he goes to Bed Bath and Beyond, where he encounters an eccentric employee named Morty (played entertainingly by Christopher Walken). Morty gives him a remote control that lets him fast forward through time, which Michael then uses to skip the boring and tedious parts of his life, but he overuses the remote and goes too far into the future and sees the disastrous results of his current life choices. Definitely a story used in A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life but effectively told and I was entertained (rather on the crude side, though). Overall Grade: B- Next up is Mr. Deeds, which came out in 2002. This was actually one of Adam Sandler's better movies, in my opinion. It was a remake of the ‘30s movie Mr. Deeds Goes To Town. In this new version, Sandler plays Longfellow Deeds, a popular pizzeria owner in a small New Hampshire town. Unbeknownst to Deeds, his uncle is the owner of a major media mega corporation and when he dies, Deeds is his legal heir. When the company's CEO and chief lawyer arrive at the pizzeria to inform him of this fact, Deeds goes to New York and soon finds himself involved in the CEO's sinister machinations. Yet he happens to rescue an attractive woman from a mugger, but there is more to her than meets the eye. The movie was funny and not as crude, well, not quite as crude as some of Sandler's other stuff. It had good story structure and several great lines, my favorite of which was “he was weak and cowardly and wore far too much cologne.” Sandler's movies, in a strange way, are often very medieval. Like various medieval fables had a savvy peasant outwitting pompous lords, greedy merchants, and corrupt clergymen. The best Adam Sandler protagonist tends to be a good natured everyman who defeats the modern equivalent of medieval authority figures- evil CEOs, arrogant star athletes, sinister bureaucrats and so forth. Overall Grade: B Next up is House of David, which came out in 2025 and this is basically the story of King David from the Bible told in the format of an epic fantasy TV series. Like if someone wanted to do an epic fantasy series about Conan the Barbarian, it could follow the same stylistic format as this show. And of course Conan and David followed a similar path from adventurer to king. Anyway, if one were to pick a part of the Bible from which to make a movie or TV series, the story of David would be an excellent choice because David's life was so dramatic that it would hardly require any embellishments in the adaptation. The story is in the Books of First and Second Samuel. King Saul is ruling over the Israelites around 1000 BC or so, but has grown arrogant. Consequently, God instructs the prophet Samuel to inform Saul that the kingdom will be taken away from him and given to another. God then dispatches Samuel to anoint David as the new king of Israel. David is a humble shepherd but then enters Saul's service and undertakes feats of daring, starting with defeating the giant Goliath and leading Saul's troops to victory and battle against Israel's numerous enemies. (The Iron Age Middle East was even less peaceful than it is now.) Eventually, Saul's paranoia and madness gets the best of him and he turns on David, who flees into exile. After Saul and his sons are killed in battle with the Philistines. David returns and becomes the acknowledged king after a short civil war with Saul's surviving sons and followers. If Saul's fatal flaw was his arrogance of pride, David's seems to have been women. While the story of David and Bathsheba is well known, David nonetheless had eight wives (most of them at the same time) and an unknown but undoubtedly large number of concubines. Naturally David's children from his various wives and concubines did not get along and David was almost deposed due to the conflicts between his children. Unlike Saul and later David's son Solomon, David was willing to repent when a prophet of God informed him of wrongdoing and to be fair to David, monogamy was generally not practiced among Early Iron Age Middle Eastern monarchies and dynastic struggles between brothers from different mothers to seize their father's kingdoms were quite common, but enough historical digression. Back to the show, which covered David's life up to the death of Goliath. I thought it was quite well done. Good performances, good cinematography, excellent battles, good set design and costuming, and a strong soundtrack. All the actors were good, but I really think the standout performances were Stephen Lang as Samuel, Ali Sulaman is King Saul, Ayelet Zurer as Saul's wife Queen Ahinoam, and Davood Ghadami as David's jerkish (but exasperated and well-intentioned) eldest brother Eliab. Martyn Ford just looks extremely formidable as Goliath. You definitely believe no one in their right mind want to fight this guy. Making fiction of any kind based on sacred religious texts is often tricky because no matter what you do, someone's going to get mad at you. The show has an extensive disclaimer at the beginning of each episode saying that it is fiction inspired by the Bible. That said, House of David doesn't really alter or deviate from the Biblical account, though it expands upon some things for the sake of storytelling. Queen Ahinoam is only mentioned once in the Bible as the wife of Saul, but she has an expanded role in the show and is shown as the one who essentially introduces Saul to the Witch of Endor. Goliath also gets backstory as one of the “Anakim,” a race of giants that lived in Canaan in ancient times, which is something that is only mentioned in passing in the Old Testament. Overall, I enjoyed the show and I hope it gets a second season. What's interesting, from a larger perspective, is to see how the wheel of history keeps turning. In the 1950s and the 1960s, Biblical epics were a major film genre. The 10 Commandments and Ben Hur with Charlton Heston are probably the ones best remembered today. Eventually, the genre just sort of ran out of gas, much the way superhero movies were in vogue for about 20 years and began running out of steam around 2023 or so. Like, I enjoyed Thunderbolts (which we're going to talk about in a little bit), but it's not going to make a billion dollars the way Marvel stuff often did in the 2010s. The wheel just keeps turning and perhaps has come back around to the popularity of Biblical epics once more. Overall Grade: A Next up is Chef, which came out in 2014. I actually saw this back in 2021, but I watched it again recently to refresh my memory and here are my thoughts. I quite liked it. It's about a chef named Carl Casper, who's increasingly unhappy with his work after he gets fired over a Twitter war with a writer who criticized his cooking. Carl is out of options and so he starts a food truck and has to both rediscover his love of cooking and reconnect with his ex-wife and 10-year-old son. In Storytelling: How to Write a Novel (my book about writing), I talked about different kinds of conflict. Carl's conflict is an excellent example of an entirely internal conflict. The critic is an external enemy, but he's basically the inciting incident. Carl's real enemy is his own internal conflict about art versus commerce and a strained relationship with his son. I recommend the movie. It was rated R for bad language, but there's no nudity or explicit sexual content and honestly, if you've ever worked in a restaurant kitchen or a warehouse, you've heard much worse in terms of language. The movie also has an extremely valuable lesson: stay off social media when you're angry. Overall Grade: A Next up is Thunderbolts, which came out in 2025 and I thought this was pretty good, both very dark and yet with quite a lot of humor to balance the darkness. Former assassin Yelena Belova has been working as a mercenary for the sinister director of the CIA, Valentina de Fontaine (now there's a villain name if there ever was one). Yelena has grown disillusioned with her life and career and is suffering from increasing depression since she never really dealt with the death of her sister. Valentina promises her one last job, only for Yelena to realize that Valentina decided to dispose of all her freelance contractors at once, which includes US Agent and Ghost (previously seen in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Antman and the Wasp). In the process of escaping Valentina's trap, Yelena stumbles across a mysterious man who identifies himself as Bob, who has no memory of how he got there, but shows increasingly unusual abilities. Yelena wants to deal with Valentina's betrayal, but it turns out one of Valentina's science projects has gotten out of control and is threatening the world. The movie was well constructed enough that it didn't rely too heavily on previous Marvel continuity. It was there, but you probably wouldn't be lost without it. It almost feels like Marvel looked at the stuff they did the last couple of years and said, okay, a lot of this didn't work, but makes great raw material for new things. It helped that the central conflict was in the end, very human and about the characters, not stopping a generic villain from getting a generic doomsday device. Overall Grade: A Next up is The Hound of the Baskervilles, which came out in 1988. This is a movie length episode of The Return of Sherlock Holmes television series, which had Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes and Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Watson. The plot deals with Sir Henry Baskerville, the American heir to an English manor set in the Windswept moors of Dartmoor. Apparently there's an ancestral curse laid over the Baskerville estate that manifests in the form of a spectral hound. Local rumors hold that the previous holder of the manor, Sir Charles Baskerville, was killed by the ghostly hound and many of the local people fear it. The local physician, Dr. Mortimer, is so worried about the hound that he comes to Sherlock Holmes for help. Holmes, of course, is skeptical of any supernatural explanation and soon becomes worried that an extremely subtle and sinister murderer is stalking Sir Henry. Jeremy Brett's version of Holmes is, in my opinion, the best portrayal of the character and Edward Hardwicke's version of Watson is a calm, reliable man of action who sensibly takes a very large revolver with him when going into danger. Definitely worth watching, Overall grade: A Next up is Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which came out in 2024. The 2020s have been a downer of a decade in many ways, but on the plus side, between Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedgehog, people have finally figured out how to make good video game movies, so we've got that going for us. Sonic 3 was an excellent kids movie, as were the first two in the trilogy. In this one Sonic is living with Knuckles and Tails under the care of their human friends Tom and Maddy, but then a dark secret emerges. The government has been keeping a Superpowered hedgehog named Shadow in stasis and Shadow has broken out. It's up to Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails to save the day. Meanwhile, Dr. Robotnik is in a funk after his defeat at Sonic's hands in the last movie, but then his long lost grandfather, Gerald Robotnik returns seeking the younger Dr. Robotnik's help in his own sinister plans. Keanu Reeves was great as Shadow (think John Wick if he was a superpowered space hedgehog in a kid's movie). Jim Carrey famously said he would retire from acting unless a golden script came along and apparently that golden script was playing Dr. Ivo Robotnik and his evil grandfather Gerald. To be fair, both the Robotniks were hilarious. It is amusing that Sonic only exists because in the 1990s, Sega wanted a flagship video game character that won't get them sued by either Nintendo or Disney. It is also amusing that the overall message of the Sonic movies seems to be not to trust the government. Overall Grade: A Next up is Paddington in Peru, which came out in 2024. This is also an excellent kids' movie. In this installment, Paddington has settled into London with the Brown family and officially become a UK citizen. However, he receives a letter from Peru that his Aunt Lucy has mysteriously disappeared into the jungle. Distraught, Paddington and the Browns set off for Peru at once. Adventures ensue involving mysterious lost treasure, a crazy boat captain, and an order of singing nuns who might not quite be what they appear. Anyway, it's a good kids' movie. I think Paddington 2 was only slightly better because Hugh Grant as the chief villain, crazy actor Phoenix Buchanan, was one of those lightning in the bottle things like Heath Ledger as the Joker in the Dark Knight. Overall Grade: A Now for the two best things I saw in Winter/Spring 2025. The first of them is Andor Season Two, which came out in 2025. Star Wars kind of has an age range the way Marvel stuff does now. What do I mean by that? In the Marvel comics and some of the TV series like Jessica Jones, they get into some really dark and heavy stuff, very mature themes. The MCU movies can have some darkness to them, but not as much because they're aiming at sort of escapist adventures for the general audience. Then there are kid shows like Spidey and Friends that a relative of mine just loved when he was three. You wouldn't at all feel comfortable showing a 3-year-old Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but Spidey and Friends is just fine. Star Wars now kind of has that age range to its stuff and there's nothing wrong with that. Sometimes you want to see a dark meditation upon human nature. Sometimes you need something kid friendly to occupy the kids you're babysitting and sometimes you just want to relax and watch Mando and Baby Yoda mow down some space pirates or something. All that said, Andor Season Two is some of the darkest and the best stuff that Star Wars has ever done. It successfully shifts genres from Escapist Pulp Space Fantasy to a gritty Political/Espionage Thriller. We in the audience know that the emperor is a Sith Lord who can use Evil Space Magic and wants to make himself immortal, but that fact is totally irrelevant to the characters. Even though some of the characters are high ranking in their respective organizations, this is essentially a “ground's eye” view of the Rebellion and life under the Empire. In some ways, this is like Star Wars' version of Wolf Hall (which we're going to talk about shortly), in that we know how it ends already, but the dramatic tension comes from the harrowing emotional journey the characters undertake on the way to their inevitable destinations. Cassian Andor is now working for the nascent Rebellion under the direction of ruthless spymaster Luthen Rael. Mon Mothma is in the Imperial Senate, covertly funneling money to the Rebellion and realizing just how much the Rebellion will require of her before the end. Syril Karn, the ineffective corporate cop from Season One, has fallen in love with the ruthless secret police supervisor Dedra Meero, but he's unaware that Director Krennic has ordered Meero to manufacture a false flag incident on the planet Gorman so the planet can be strip-mined for resources to build the Death Star and Dedra has decided to use Syril to help accomplish it. All the actors do amazing jobs with their roles. Seriously, this series as actors really should get at least one Emmy. Speaking of Director Krennic, Ben Mendelson returns as Orson Krennic, who is one of my favorite least favorite characters, if you get my drift. Krennic is the oily, treacherous middle manager we've all had to deal with or work for at some point in our lives, and Mendelson plays him excellently. He's a great villain, the sort who is ruthless to his underlings and thinks he can manipulate his superiors right up until Darth Vader starts telekinetically choking him. By contrast, the villain Major Partagaz (played by Anton Lesser) is the middle manager we wish we all had - stern but entirely fair, reasonable, and prizes efficiency and good work while despising office drama. Unfortunately, he works for the Empire's secret police, so all those good qualities are in the service of evil and therefore come to naught. Finally, Episode Eight is one of the most astonishing episodes of TV I've ever seen. It successfully captures the horror of an episode of mass violence and simultaneously has several character arcs reach their tumultuous climax and manages to be shockingly graphic without showing in a lot of actual blood. Andor was originally supposed to be five seasons, but then Peak Streaming collapsed, and so the remaining four seasons were compressed down to one. I think that was actually to the show's benefit because it generates some amazing tension and there's not a wasted moment. Overall Grade: A+ Now for the second of my two favorite things I saw, and that would be Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, which came out in 2024, but I actually saw it in 2025. This is a dramatization of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall novels about the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, who is King Henry VIII's chief lieutenant during the key years of the English Reformation. The first series came out in 2015, but the nine year gap between this and between the second series and the first series actually works quite well since Thomas Cromwell looks like he ages nine years in a single year (which may be what actually happened given how stressful working for someone like Henry VIII must have been). Anyway, in The Mirror and the Light, Cromwell has successfully arranged the downfall and execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry's previous queen. Though Cromwell is haunted by his actions, Henry still needs a queen to give him a male heir, so he marries Jane Seymour. Cromwell must navigate the deadly politics of the Tudor Court while trying to push his Protestant views of religion, serve his capricious master Henry, fend off rivals for the King's favor, and keep his own head attached to his shoulders in the process. Since Cromwell's mental state is deteriorating due to guilt over Anne's death and the downfall of his former master Cardinal Wolsey and Henry's a fickle and dangerous master at the best of times, this is an enterprise that is doomed to fail. Of course, if you're at all familiar with the history of Henry's reign and the English reformation, you know that Cromwell's story does not have a happy ending. Rather, Wolf Hall is a tragedy about a talented man who didn't walk away from his power until it was too late and he was trapped. Anyway, in my opinion, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light was just excellent. All the performances were superb. Mark Rylance is great as Cromwell and has some excellent “WTF/I'm SO screwed” expressions as Cromwell's situation grows worse and worse. Bernard Hill played the Duke of Norfolk in the first series, but sadly died before Series Two, so Timothy Spall steps in and he does an excellent job of channeling Hill's portrayal of the Duke as an ambitious, crude-humored thug. Damien Lewis is amazing as Henry VIII and his performance captures Henry's mixture of charisma, extreme vindictiveness, and astonishing self-absorption. The real Henry was known for being extremely charming even to the end of his life, but the charm was mixed with a volcanic temper that worsened as Henry aged and may have been exacerbated by a severe head injury. Lewis's performance can shift from that charm to the deadly fury in a heartbeat. The show rather cleverly portrays Henry's growing obesity and deteriorating health by having Lewis wear a lot of big puffy coats and limp with an impressively regal walking stick. Overall, I would say this and Andor were the best thing I saw in Winter/Spring 2025. I wouldn't say that Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is an accurate historical reputation. In real life, Cromwell was rather more thuggish and grasping (though far more competent than his rivals and his master) and of necessity the plot simplifies historical events, but it's just a superb historical drama. Overall Grade: A+ As a final note, I should say that of all the 2024 and 2025 movies mentioned here, the only one that actually saw in the theater was Thunderbolts, and I hadn't actually planned to see it in theaters, but a family member unexpectedly bought tickets for it, so I went along. Which I suppose is the movie industry's biggest problem right now. The home viewing experience is often vastly superior to going to the theater. The theater has the big screen and snacks, but at home you can have a pretty nice setup and you can pause whatever you want, go to the bathroom, and you can get snacks for much more cheaply. That's just much more comfortable than the movie theater. Additionally, going to the theater has the same serious problem as booking a flight in that you're an enclosed space with complete strangers for several hours, which means you're potentially in a trust fall with idiots. All it takes is one person behaving badly or trying to bring their fake service dog to ruin or even cancel a flight, and the theater experience has much of the same problem, especially since the standards for acceptable public behavior have dropped so much from a combination of widespread smartphone adoption and COVID. The difference between the movie industry and the airline industry is that if you absolutely have to get from New York to Los Angeles in a single day, you have no choice but to book a flight and hope for the best. But if you want to see a movie and are willing to exercise some patience, you just have to wait a few months for it to turn up on streaming. I'm not sure how the movie industry can battle that, but sadly, it is much easier to identify problems than to solve them. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe, stay healthy, and see you all next week.
THE BEST HORROR COMEDY OF ALL TIME?! Shaun Of The Dead Full Movie Reaction Watch Along: / thereelrejects Download PrizePicks today at https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/RE... & use code REJECTS to get $50 instantly when you play $5! With Mission Impossible Final Reckoning (Benji's Final Adventure) now out, we gear up for The Cornetto Trilogy! Shaun Of The Dead Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Analysis, Spoiler Review!! Greg Alba & Aaron Alexander sit down for their hilarious first time watching Shaun of the Dead — the zombie comedy cult classic from director Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World). We dive into all the funniest and most iconic moments: the pub plan ("Let's go to the Winchester..."), the vinyl record scene, Queen's “Don't Stop Me Now” fight, and the heartbreaking scene with Shaun's mom. From hilarious dialogue to clever editing, this Edgar Wright film is a masterclass in visual comedy and emotional storytelling. Part of the beloved Cornetto Trilogy alongside Hot Fuzz and The World's End, Shaun of the Dead stars Simon Pegg as Shaun (Mission: Impossible, Star Trek), Nick Frost as Ed (Hot Fuzz, Into the Badlands), Kate Ashfield as Liz (Secret Smile, Line of Duty), Lucy Davis as Dianne (The Office UK, Wonder Woman), Dylan Moran as David (Black Books, Run Fatboy Run), Penelope Wilton as Barbara (Downton Abbey, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), and Bill Nighy as Phillip (Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean). Whether it's the zombie apocalypse, the friendships, or the iconic Cornetto cameo—this reaction is packed with laughs and love for one of the funniest horror comedies of all time! Follow Aaron On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealaaronalexander/?hl=enIntense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad: Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM: FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adam Buxton is a British comedian, writer, podcaster, and actor best known for his work in comedy and broadcasting. He gained prominence in the 1990s as one half of the comedy duo Adam and Joe, alongside Joe Cornish. Their cult TV show The Adam and Joe Show on Channel 4 mixed sketches, pop culture parodies, and homemade creativity, becoming a hit with alternative comedy fans.Buxton is also widely respected for The Adam Buxton Podcast, where he conducts warm, thoughtful, and often humorous interviews with a range of guests, from comedians and musicians to writers and filmmakers. His distinctive style blends genuine curiosity with playful absurdity.Outside of his podcasting and TV work, Buxton has appeared in various acting roles and voice work (including Hot Fuzz, The IT Crowd, and Bug). He is known for his love of music (especially David Bowie), tech, and a strong DIY aesthetic in his creative projects.BUY HIS BOOK: https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/i-love-you-byeee-rambles-on-diy-tv-rockstars-kids-and-mums-adam-buxton?variant=54865015898491
This week the boys discuss Teddy Swims, In and Out, Hot Fuzz, My Hero Academia, The Adventures of Tintin, and finally, Andor episodes 4-9. Beware, spoilers are everywhere.
What might be the antidote to fascism?Following past conversations on the inevitable fallibility of attempting to establish idyllic social structures, this week's episode examines how Edgar Wright's 2007 comedy, 'Hot Fuzz' approaches the multifaceted and slippery nature of fascism. We also discuss:The Wicker Man (1973) d. Robin HardyIf (1968) d. Lindsay AndersonContact UsEmail: contact@jimmybernasconi.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/
In this episode, it's time once again for our monthly Roundup segment where we go around the room and discuss the other movies we watched in the month of April! This month included "Sinners" (2025), "Presence" (2025), "We Live in Time" (2024), "Heretic" (2024), "Jojo Rabbit" (2019), "Hot Fuzz" (2007), "Pather Panchali" (1955) and more! We also reveal our Year of the Nineties selections for May. Listen now!
Jason loves Keanu. Steven loves Hot Fuzz. All that and more in this session of Play It Again Man. Episode 98: Point Break
You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review, where this week we lock, stock, and double-tap our way into the gloriously over-the-top world of Hot Fuzz (2007), the second film in Edgar Wright's beloved Cornetto Trilogy. With an outrageous body count and a razor-sharp script, it's a love letter to action movies — by way of twee English village life.Directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg, Hot Fuzz stars Simon Pegg as Nicholas Angel, a no-nonsense London supercop who's so good at his job that he's making everyone else look bad. As a result, he's reassigned to the sleepy village of Sandford, where crime seems suspiciously low — and the residents suspiciously Stepford.Teamed up with the bumbling but big-hearted PC Danny Butterman (Nick Frost), Angel initially struggles with Sandford's slower pace — until a series of grisly “accidents” reveals something darker lurking beneath the surface. Cue a rampage of pensioners, hidden agendas, and a spectacular finale with more gunfire than the M25 at rush hour.This is one we could all agree on: Hot Fuzz is a near-perfect comedy that rewards repeat viewings. It's cleverly constructed, endlessly quotable (“The greater good!”), and absolutely packed with details that make it a joy to dissect. Whether you're a fan of action movies, British humour, or seeing Timothy Dalton with a smug smile and a hedge trimmer, there's something here for you.Hot Fuzz takes the quiet menace of rural England and sets it ablaze with blockbuster spectacle and sharp comedy. It's both homage and original, firing on all cylinders from start to finish. If you like your action with a side of Bakewell tart and local shop for local people energy, this one's a must-watch.
On our 30th trivia episode, we are kicking this year off with a BIG match between two undefeated legends of the league. After winning his way through the tournament, Joe "Hot Fuzz" Farrelly (4-0, 2KO) cashes in his win against #1 Corey Ross for a shot at the belt against the reigning champ Jake Tato (4-0). Both competitors have 4 wins, no defeats. Someone will take their first loss today, and the other will have an impressive 5-0 record to their name. Stay tuned to see what we've got in store for you next month. Thank you for all the support, and we hope you continue spreading the word if you enjoy this podcast. As always, if you would like to see the video version of this podcast, head to "The Dyl Pickle Movie Network" on YouTube! Twitter: @dylan_randazzo @kelseyakilp Instagram: @thedylanrandazzo @kelseyakilpatrick
The Good Guys take a shortcut and discuss the death of skin mags and skinamax, brain freeze, and that's it. The one where The Good Guys watch Hot Fuzz - -The Good Guys: Regan, Rob, and Ryan -Producer: Eric 'e0n' Chung -Engineers: Regan & Eric -Social Media Strategist: E -Background Music and FX courtesy of Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio - -Shortcuts -Narp Wars -Cornetto? - - -Featured background music playlist: Ad Infinitum, Data, Mantra, Symbolic, Vintage, and Arcadia by White Bat Audio -Background music for POP Quiz is Heatwave by White Bat Audio - Theme music is Battle (Boss) by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0 - Additional music is Against the Wall by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0 -
We are dropping a special episode to talk about the only Midsomer Murders spin-off - HOT FUZZ! When London police officer Nicholas Angel is transfered to the quiet town of Sandford, he uncovers a series of murders that only he can solve. We are talking a very weird Midsomer story, the history of those guys who stand in city centers pretending they are statues, and if there is indeed a place in a man's head that explodes when you shoot it. Created, produced, and hosted by Eileen Becker and Eric BuscherSend us email! We love it and crave validation! Write to us at welcometomidsomer@gmail.comLinksWebsite - www.welcometomidsomer.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/welcometomidsomerInstagram - welcometomidsomerThreads - welcometomidsomerWe are now on YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@WelcomeToMidsomerLogo and Podcast art - Smeedrai Theme Music - The Infamous Space
On episode 281 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Josh Parham to review Death of a Unicorn from A24, as well as talk about their favorite comedies of the 2020s as well as their favorite comedies of the last 25 years, the first quarter of the century. Before getting into their thoughts on the latest release, Ryan and Josh discuss the big trailer that dropped last week for Paul Thomas Anderson's film One Battle After Another, starting Leonardo DiCaprio. In the first glimpse of the biggest film of the director's career, there was plenty to love as well as be cautious about in anticipation of the film's release this coming September. After their brief thoughts on the trailer, they transition to Death of a Unicorn, which premiered earlier in the month at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival. Ryan, who reviewed the film at the festival, was mixed on it, and Josh joined him for a mixed reaction of a fascinating concept that never amounted to much in the final product. A disappointing comedy featuring a mostly wasted all-star cast. The conversation moves to talking about their favorite comedies of the 2020s so far, as the website and podcast will start to look at the best films of the decade so far. Films like Hundreds of Beavers, Bottoms, Anora, Benedetta, Barbie, Anora, and more. After discussing those films, they opened up the conversation to the best comedies of the last 25 years, as the team will also be taking a look at the best films of first quarter of the century. Films included in the conversation was Anchorman, A Serious Man, MacGruber, Bridesmaids, Spy, Mean Girls, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Walk Hard, Superbad, Hot Fuzz, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and plenty ore. You can listen to The AwardsWatch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music and more. This podcast runs 1h39m. We will be back in next week for a Oscar retrospective over the 88th Academy Awards, covering the films of 2015. Till then, let's get into it. Music: “Modern Fashion” from AShamaleuvmusic (intro), “B-3” from BoxCat Games Nameless: The Hackers RPG Soundtrack (outro).
It's time for one of those huge episodes. Well, it's a three parter anyways. 2007 was a damn fine year for horror movies. Unfortunately though, there is no iron clad masterpiece amongst them. Just a ton of really decent films. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 2007? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and a 4+ hour running time split over 3 episodes. This is 2007, A Year In Horror.It's a pretty long journey this one, part 1 of 3 in fact. I am going to give you the time codes below so if you don't want spoilers then, please, avert your eyes.0.00 - Intro14.39 - The Worst 10 Horror Movies from 200724.58 - Also Rans (Part 1)32.37 - 30 Days of Night (w/ Ian Martineau)1.01.11 - The Poughkeepsie Tapes1.06.36 - Sci-Fi Corner1.14.57 - Wrong Turn 21.18.26 - Halloween (w/ Scout Taylor-Compton) You can now support A Year in Horror via the Patreon.Theme Music by Max Newton& Lucy Foster.Email the podcast at ayearinhorror@gmail.comDon't bother following the podcast on Facebook. But feel free to...Follow me on Twitter.Follow me on Instagram.Follow me on Letterboxd.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE NERD KIND!! Paul Full Reaction Watch Along!! https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects With Seth Rogen Starring in & Executive Producing The Studio for Apple TV+, Andrew Gordon & John Humphrey give their Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Analysis, & Spoiler Review for 2011's PAUL!! Visit https://huel.com/rejects to get 15% off your order Start your online business with a $1 per-month trial when you visit https://www.shopify.com/rejects! Join Andrew Gordon and John Humphrey as they dive into the offbeat sci‑fi comedy, Paul. Written by and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (best known for their work in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz), this cult favorite follows two irreverent British friends on a cross-country road trip who unexpectedly encounter Paul—the wise-cracking, otherworldly visitor with a penchant for mischief, voiced by Seth Rogen (celebrated for his roles in Superbad and Pineapple Express). In this zany adventure, Simon Pegg's character brings his signature charm and wit as he navigates bizarre encounters alongside Nick Frost's lovable everyman persona. The film also features standout appearances by Jason Bateman (known for Arrested Development and Ozark), Jo Lo Truglio (from 30 Rock), Bill Hader (famed for Saturday Night Live and Barry), as well as the legendary Sigourney Weaver (the iconic star of Alien) and Blythe Danner (celebrated for her roles in Meet the Parents). Andrew & John break down every hilarious and unforgettable moment—from Paul's jaw-dropping introduction and the wild road trip escapades to the film's clever meta-references and satirical nods to classic sci‑fi tropes. Whether you're a longtime fan or discovering this quirky gem for the first time, join us for an in‑depth reaction and review that captures all the humor and heart of Paul! Follow Andrew Gordon on Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSource Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agor711/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/Agor711 Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad: Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM: FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
British actor and comedian Nick Frost is reportedly in final talks to play Rubeus Hagrid in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series, a decade-long adaptation of J.K. Rowling's bestselling fantasy novels. Frost, known for Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, would step into the iconic role originally portrayed by Robbie Coltrane. While HBO has yet to officially confirm the casting, Frost's cryptic Instagram post and recent social media activity have fueled fan speculation. The high-profile series is being helmed by His Dark Materials writer Francesca Gardiner and Succession director Mark Mylod, and will feature a new cast including John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, and Paapa Essiedu. If confirmed, Frost's casting would bring heartfelt humor and warmth to the beloved Hogwarts character, making him a standout choice for a new generation of fans.Keywords: Nick Frost Hagrid, HBO Harry Potter series, Harry Potter TV show cast, new Hagrid actor, HBO fantasy series, Robbie Coltrane Hagrid, Francesca Gardiner, Mark Mylod Harry Potter, decade-long Harry Potter reboot.
Dan Stover is back, and ready to talk copaganda and masculinity on this, our 200th episode. Geese are inherently anti-fascist.
THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYA buddy cop Home Theater Demo Disc?Once again, this week's show was a BLAST!! On this episode: DJ nearly drowns in his own phlegm (but discovers Hot Fuzz!!), John turns US Sports traitor (but discovers a new found affection for Will Smith) & Steve confuses flashlights and fleshlights…Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences!So much fun!“If you can't laugh while talking Home Theater, you're doing something wrong.”Right?Push Play and hear for yourself.Follow & Say Hi to the Guys on TwitterDJ -
THANK YOU for PUSHING PLAYA buddy cop Home Theater Demo Disc?Once again, this week's show was a BLAST!! On this episode: DJ nearly drowns in his own phlegm (but discovers Hot Fuzz!!), John turns US Sports traitor (but discovers a new found affection for Will Smith) & Steve confuses flashlights and fleshlights…Lets get into ALL our Home Theater Experiences!So much fun!“If you can't laugh while talking Home Theater, you're doing something wrong.”Right?Push Play and hear for yourself.Follow & Say Hi to the Guys on TwitterDJ -
Episode 141: Action Cliches That Are More Than You Can Handle! (Hot Fuzz 2007)Welcome back small town heroes to another judicial Episode of the Not Funny Guys Present's: Off the Reels, the internets #1 podcast on Public libraries with books on small British towns. This is episode 141 of the internets most popular movie podcast and Today we're going to talk about a movie that shows just how much people hate over achievers, a film that proves you can be punished for doing to good a job. Today we're talking about 2007 Cult Film, Hot Fuzz. A Film that shows that community theatre Shakespeare is bad all around the world. We are your favorite Ne'er-do-wells the Not Funny Guys, I am your host Casey “The town cryer”, i'm joined by my two co-host the other members of the Not Funny Guys, Dr. Jon “The town cynic”, & Eric “The town thespian” and together we are the Not Funny Guys. Gentlemen it's that time again, that time when we do the thing that we do oh so well, it's time…TO….BE…..NOT FUNNY!!!!!!#hotfuzz #edgarwright #simonpegg #nickfrostNext Week: The World's End (2013)Follow us, like us, comment, share and MORE!!!Questions?Email us at: NotFunnyGuys.OffTheReels@gmail.comFollow us on TikTok: @notfunnyguys1Follow us on YouTube: @notfunnyguyspodcastFollow us on Instagram: @not_funny_guys_presents Follow us on Twitter: @NotFunnyGuysPodFollow us on BlueSky: @The Not Funny GuysWant to chat?Casey:Twitter @vash_maxwellLetterbox @vashmaxwellBluesky: @caseyfranklinJon:Letterbox: @esoteric_evansInstagram @esoteric_by_designSubstack: estoericbydesign.substack.comEric:Letterbox: @eklyInstagram: @hothoney_comics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today on the show, HOT FUZZ! We're taking about fluffy animals who manage hairdoos without *hair* persay, that's right, these are furries without the fur, critters that look really pettable (but you probably shouldn't). How do you get fuzzy without being mammalian? Joining me today is friend of the show, friend to all animals and host of Just the Zoo of Us, Ellen Weatherford! Footnotes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes Reliable scooper Jeff Sneider claims Marvel Studios is actively looking for an actor to play T'Challa/The Black Panther, replacing the late Chadwick Boseman who passed away in 2020. According to Sneider, the studio's replacement of Boseman is only due to the fact that the MCU is working within the Multiverse currently. In related news, when asked during an interview about a dream role, Wicked star Cynthia Erivo said she would “really want to play Storm,” to “uncover how grand she is,”. Lastly, an OG villain is returning to the MCU, with Faran Tahir coming to the small screen to reprise the character of Raza, the leader of the so-called Ten Rings from 2008's Iron Man. In some confirmed casting news, Rory McCann will replace the late Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll for Ahsoka season two. McCann is best known for playing The Hound in Game of Thrones, but his roster of work also includes Gladiator II, Hot Fuzz, Clash of the Titans, and more. Ahsoka is part of Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau's Mandoverse, and Filoni will return as showrunner for season two. Director Andy Muschietti let it be known why he thinks the 2023 DCEU movie The Flash, flopped. On Radio Tu's “La Baulera del Coso” show, Muschietti said the film didn't appeal to “all four quadrants” of moviegoers. The quadrants he's speaking of are men over 25, men under 25, women over 25, and women under 25. Muschietti also said anecdotally that in conversations with people he found they “just don't care about the Flash as a character…particularly the two female quadrants.” Colman Domingo has been cast in Edgar Wright's The Running Man and will star alongside Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Karl Glusman, Katy O'Brian and Daniel Ezra. The film releases on November 7. Production on many Hollywood television and film projects has been suspended and events such as The Critic's Choice Awards, red carpet premieres, and The Academy Awards nominations have been postponed due to the LA area wildfires. Five-time WWE world champion Seth Rollins has confirmed he is not in upcoming MCU movie Captain America: Brave New World, saying his role was cut following extensive rewrites of the script and subsequent reshoots. Universal Pictures has updated the release date calendar for two animated properties. DreamWorks' Shrek 5 has been pushed back almost 6 months to December 23, 2026 and Minions 3 from Illumination is moving forward almost a year to take Shrek 5's original date of July 1, 2026. Variety reported today that MCU screenwriting veteran Marcus McFeely originally turned the Russo Brothers down about writing for Secret Wars, even though he is the reason the directing duo is returning. However, the next day McFeely called the Russos back and said he was in after coming up with an idea for the film. Warner Brothers is bringing back The Puppy Bowl for its 21st installment this year, but will use the game to bolster its upcoming DCU film Superman. James Gunn will appear during The Puppy Bowl with his dog Ozu, who served as the inspiration for the superdog Krypto in the film. Gunn will introduce a sneak preview of Superman and deliver a “special message” to viewers. According to box office tracking service Quorum, Captain America: Brave New World will likely cross the $100 Million Dollar Mark in it's opening 4 day weekend Ludwig Göransson will compose the score for Christopher Nolan's upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey. Göransson's other film and TV credits include Creed, Black Panther, Atlanta, Tenet, and The Mandalorian. Succession creator Jesse Armstrong has reached an agreement with HBO to produce a feature film. The movie is based on an original idea of Armstrong's and will center on four friends who meet up in the midst of a global financial crisis. Production is currently fast-tracked to start later this year.
DID THEY STICK THE LANDING??? Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew "The Real Good Guys" Reaction Watch Along: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects Follow Us On Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/thereelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Follow Us On Socials: / reelrejects https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelreject... Michael Tessler & John Humphrey RETURN for the SEASON FINALE of their inaugural series together, giving their FIRST TIME Reaction, Commentary, Analysis, Easter Eggs, Breakdown, & Full Spoiler Review for Episode 8 ("The Real Good Guys") of the latest Disney+ series from Showrunners Christopher Ford & John Watts (Spider-Man: Homecoming / Far From Home / No way Home, Clown, Cop Car). After the revelation on At Achrann, things take a turn as allegiances shift, the kids make a break for home, and Jod Na Nawood takes a turn toward his dark side... The Skeleton Crew features Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Robert Timothy Smith, & Kyriana Kratter as our surrogate Goonies along with appearances from Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), Kerry Condon (Captain America: Civil War, The Banshees of Inisherin), Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Attack the Block), Tunde Adebimpe (Twisters, TV on the Radio), & MORE! With its Stand By Me, Stranger Things, & Pirates of the Caribbean vibes, can this much-needed shot of swashbuckling, heart, & good will make a place for The Skeleton Crew in the upper echelons of the Star Wars Pantheon??? Follow Michael Tesslerr:https://www.instagram.com/mjtessler/ Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Music Used In Manscaped Ad: Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM: FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In this week's episode of Plot Twist, Tom is joined by one of Britain's most beloved comedy actors, Nick Frost. Best known for his iconic roles in the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End) alongside Simon Pegg, as well as cult favorites like Spaced and Cuban Fury, Nick is back with his latest project: Get Away. This new comedy-horror film, premiering on Sky Cinema on January 10th, sees Nick not only starring alongside Aisling Bea but also stepping into the role of writer. He gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the hilarious inspirations behind this quirky tale set on a fictional Swedish island. Plus, Nick shares some of the unexpected plot twists from his own life — from the serendipitous friendship with Simon that shaped his career, to his transformative years working on an Israeli kibbutz and at a Mexican restaurant in London.Contains spoilers for Get Away! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
TIME TO CATCH UP FOR THE FINALE!! Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew Full Series Reaction Watch Along: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects Follow Us On Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/thereelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Now that Christmas & the New Year have passed, Michael Tessler & John Humphrey RETURN for their inaugural series together, giving their FIRST TIME Reaction, Commentary, Analysis, Easter Eggs, Breakdown, & Full Spoiler Review for Episodes 5, 6, and 7 ("You Have a Lot to Learn About Pirates", "Zero Friends Again", & "We're Gonna Be in So Much Trouble") of the latest Disney+ series from Showrunners Christopher Ford & John Watts (Spider-Man: Homecoming / Far From Home / No way Home, Clown, Cop Car). After the revelation on At Achrann, things take a turn as allegiances shift, the kids make a break for home, and Jod Na Nawood takes a turn toward his dark side... The Skeleton Crew features Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Robert Timothy Smith, & Kyriana Kratter as our surrogate Goonies along with appearances from Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), Kerry Condon (Captain America: Civil War, The Banshees of Inisherin), Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Attack the Block), Tunde Adebimpe (Twisters, TV on the Radio), & MORE! With its Stand By Me, Stranger Things, & Pirates of the Caribbean vibes, can the Skeleton Crew this much-needed shot of swashbuckling, heart, & good will for the Star Wars universe stick the landing in next week's season finale?? Follow Michael Tesslerr:https://www.instagram.com/mjtessler/ Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Music Used In Manscaped Ad: Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM: FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"ONLY FOUR?!" The entire Is This Cinema crew is joining your favourite celebrities and cinephiles to share their unique Letterboxd 4! From childhood favourites, to international coming-of-age films and auteur passion projects, these are the films that shaped them! (7:40).Feel free to share yours with us over on Twitter or Instagram. Subscribe to our Newsletter via - https://popcornfordinnerpod.com/#newsletterHosts: Obiora Ifeacho, Priscilla Budigoma, Jessica Samba and Ayisha BelgoreProduction by: Ebuka NnamaniTheme Music: Mia Sugunasingh
THE DANIELS MAKE THEIR STAR WARS DEBUT!! Download the PrizePicks today & use code REJECTS to $50 instantly when you play $5! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/RE... Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew "“Can't Say I Remember No At Attin" Reaction Watch Along: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects Follow Us On Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/thereelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ We've reached the HALFWAY POINT as Michael Tessler & John Humphrey REUNITE for their inaugural series together, giving their FIRST TIME Reaction, Commentary, Analysis, Easter Eggs, Breakdown, & Full Spoiler Review for Episode 4 the new Disney+ series from Showrunners Christopher Ford & John Watts (Spider-Man: Homecoming / Far From Home / No way Home, Clown, Cop Car) - and DIRECTORS Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert aka Daniels (Swiss Army Man, Everything Everywhere All at Once)!!!. Centered around 4 kids on am epic journey to get back to their home planet, The Skeleton Crew introduces us to a new corner of the Galaxy Far, Far Away with a healthy dose of Amblin Entertainment-style Coming-of-Age themes & aesthetics. The Skeleton Crew features Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Robert Timothy Smith, & Kyriana Kratter as our surrogate Goonies along with appearances from Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), Kerry Condon (Captain America: Civil War, The Banshees of Inisherin), Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Attack the Block), Tunde Adebimpe (Twisters, TV on the Radio), & MORE! With its Stand By Me, Stranger Things, & Pirates of the Caribbean vibes, can the Skeleton Crew bring a much-needed shot of good will & heart to the Star Wars universe?? Follow Michael Tesslerr:https://www.instagram.com/mjtessler/ Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Music Used In Manscaped Ad: Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM: FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
THE PIRATE VIBES INTENSIFY!! Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew Full Series Reaction Watch Along: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects Follow Us On Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/thereelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ With Episodes 1 and 2 down, Michael Tessler & John Humphrey REUNITE for their inaugural series together, giving their FIRST TIME Reaction, Commentary, Analysis, Easter Eggs, Breakdown, & Full Spoiler Review for Episode 3 the new Disney+ series from Showrunners Christopher Ford & John Watts (Spider-Man: Homecoming / Far From Home / No way Home, Clown, Cop Car). Centered around 4 kids on a remote planet, The Skeleton Crew introduces us to a new corner of the Galaxy Far, Far Away with a healthy dose of Amblin Entertainment-style Coming-of-Age themes & aesthetics. The Skeleton Crew features Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Robert Timothy Smith, & Kyriana Kratter as our surrogate Goonies along with appearances from Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), Kerry Condon (Captain America: Civil War, The Banshees of Inisherin), Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Attack the Block), Tunde Adebimpe (Twisters, TV on the Radio), & MORE! With its Stand By Me, Stranger Things, & Pirates of the Caribbean vibes, can the Skeleton Crew bring a much-needed shot of good will & heart to the Star Wars universe?? #TheSkeletonCrew #StarWars #FirstTimeWatching #StarWarsSkeletonCrew #StarWarsTheSkeletonCrew #SkeletonCrewStarWars #JudeLaw #Jedi #TheForce #Pirates #MovieReaction #SeriesReaction #Disney #Lucasfilm #DisneyPlus Follow Michael Tesslerr:https://www.instagram.com/mjtessler/ Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Music Used In Manscaped Ad: Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM: FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hello again friends! Today make sure your head is wobbled on tight cause we're talking about Funko Fusion! This is "We have Lego games at home" but with big heads. A fun little cozy game with some big properties behind it like Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Hot Fuzz, and many many more. So take a seat on the couch, grab a controller, and let's have some co-op fun with today's episode of Game On! Podbean: https://gameonpresentedbyntr.podbean.com/ Email: notokensrequired@hotmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063552160204 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notokensrequired
STAR WARS MEETS GOONIES MEETS PIRATES!! Visit https://huel.com/rejects to get 15% off your order! Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew Full Series Reaction Watch Along: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects Follow Us On Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/thereelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ With the Premiere moved up a day earlier, Michael Tessler & John Humphrey UNITE for their inaugural series together, giving their FIRST TIME Reaction, Commentary, Analysis, Easter Eggs, Breakdown, & Full Spoiler Review for the new Disney+ series set in the High Republic Era from Showrunners Christopher Ford & John Watts (Spider-Man: Homecoming / Far From Home / No way Home, Clown, Cop Car). Centered around 4 kids on a remote planet, The Skeleton Crew introduces us to a new corner of the Galaxy Far, Far Away with a healthy dose of Amblin Entertainment-style Coming-of-Age themes & aesthetics. The Skeleton Crew features Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Robert Timothy Smith, & Kyriana Kratter as our surrogate Goonies along with appearances from Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), Kerry Condon (Captain America: Civil War, The Banshees of Inisherin), Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Attack the Block), Tunde Adebimpe (Twisters, TV on the Radio), & MORE! With its Stand By Me, Stranger Things, & Pirates of the Caribbean vibes, can the Skeleton Crew bring a much-needed shot of good will & heart to the Star Wars universe?? Follow Michael Tesslerr:https://www.instagram.com/mjtessler/ Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Music Used In Manscaped Ad: Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM: FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On another edition of Best Movie Year(s) Ever, I discuss the landmark year of 2007, featuring such greats as Hot Fuzz, Zodiac, Superbad, Eastern Promises, Juno, Michael Clayton, and many more! follow and subscribe to the show on your favorite platform via the link below:https://linktr.ee/martynstrange Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is your hand feeling a bit stiff? Did you peak in high school? Do you have red on you? If so...this is the episode for you! Today, Corey and Adrian talk about a series of movies near and dear to their hearts...the Cornetto Trilogy. Which is a trilogy, directed by the amazing Edgar Wright. Those three movies are, of course, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The Worlds End. How could Adrian possibly rank these three? Which Simon Pegg/ Nick Frost dynamic is Corey's favorite? Do these two know anything about England??? Find out all of that and more, right here!Click here to send us a message! If you would please go follow us on all the socials? We would love you all forever...in a friend way...don't be weird!!!Please go rate and review us anywhere you get your podcastsTwitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/cspodcast21TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cspodcast21?lang=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/cultureshockedpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultureshocked21YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cultureshocked21Website: https://cultureshocked.buzzsprout.com/
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It's no secret, that before you record anything, you need to warm up. So that's exactly what the guys do! But we figured...why are we wasting those precious moments? Why aren't we sharing them with all of you? So here it is...man, we are dumb!!!Click here to send us a message! If you would please go follow us on all the socials? We would love you all forever...in a friend way...don't be weird!!!Please go rate and review us anywhere you get your podcastsTwitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/cspodcast21TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cspodcast21?lang=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/cultureshockedpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultureshocked21YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cultureshocked21Website: https://cultureshocked.buzzsprout.com/
Michael and Ian from Lord Of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast join Flixwatcher to review Michael's choice Hot Fuzz. Hot Fuzz (2007) is an action comedy directed by Edgar Wright starring Simon Pegg (who co-wrote the screenplay) and Nick Frost. It also stars the who's who of British TV and film, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Timothy Dalton, Bill Nighy, Edward Woodward, Bill Bailey, Adam Buxton, Olivia Colman and Rafe Spall. Ambitious Police Sargent Nicholas Angel (Pegg) is reassigned from London to the rural town Sandford in Gloucestershire due to his overachieving and making the rest of the force look bad. He has an eventful first evening in the Sandford and arrests a local man for drunk driving who is revealed to be PC Danny Butterman (Frost), his new police partner. Despite appearances a series of tragic accidents bestow a number of the Sandford residents with Angel suspecting foul play. Recommendability scores for Hot Fuzz were very high. Despite having watched Hot Fuzz multiple times before the engagement and repeat viewing scores were also high to give a very impressive 4.51 overall. [supsystic-tables id=376] Episode #362 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode # 362 crew of Michael and Ian from Lord Of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast You can find their website here https://shows.acast.com/lord-of-adders-black Please make sure you give them some love More about Hot Fuzz For more info on Hot Fuzz can visit Hot Fuzz IMDB page here or Hot Fuzz Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) joins us this week for a humble and grounded conversation about the rise in his career from indie movie hits to massive blockbusters, all the while trying to mitigate the ‘black dog' of depression following him. Simon talks about his brotherhood with Nick Frost, how they drop everything to have each others back, and the origins of Three Flavours Cornetto. We also talk about the Tom Cruise effect while filming, going from class clown to actor, and his most valuable acting advice from Jeff Bridges. Thank you to our sponsors: ❤️ Betterhelp: https://betterhelp.com/inside
The guys really aren't sure what to think about this Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost collaboration. Recorded 10/26/2024.
We've got an absolute legend of British comedy in the studio today... it's Nick Frost! Joe gets very star struck, as Nick tells us how he went from being a waiter and factory worker, to starring in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and many more iconic comedy films. It also turns out he is better at scrummaging than Joe as well, and he never got a single free Cornetto after the Cornetto trilogy. Go and watch Nick's new film 'Timestalker' which is out now To follow him on Instagram, click here: https://www.instagram.com/friedgold/ Come and see us live at The Clapham Grand on 3rd December! Tickets here: https://dice.fm/event/533vok-joe-marler-presents-things-people-did-3rd-dec-the-clapham-grand-london-tickets To get in touch with us, email joe@crowdnetwork.co.uk If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewform To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3sAX0xR On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/thingspeopledo To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledo To grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok If you'd like to enquire about commercial partnerships with our podcast, email Ryan Bailey ryanb@crowdnetwork.co.uk Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by two extra special guests - the awesome actor/director ALICE LOWE and fabulous actor NICK FROST!A bit of a formal way of introducing these two wonderful people but they really are two absolute treasures of cinematic and televisual goodness. Alice has been delivering incredible work after incredible work on the big and small screen for years now, and her new film 'Timestalker' is out and about and ready for your attention - you will know Alice from all sorts, including Garth Merenghi's Dark Place, Prevenge and Sightseers among others. She's joined by pal and co-star of Timestalker Nick Frost in this chat, who you also know from years of excellent output including Spaced, Shaun of The Dead and Hot Fuzz to name a few. This is a bubbly, friendly conversation which goes into all sorts, a ton about process and how the whole thing works on and off screen, and all sorts of valuable nuggets of all types. Such a fun one, you'll love it. Peep all links below for much more but for now, enjoy this 5 star episode.PIP'S PATREON PAGE if you're of a supporting natureALICE INSTAGRAMNICK INSTAGRAMALICE IMDBNICK IMDBTIMESTALKERSVALTA / GET AWAYSPEECH DEVELOPMENT WEBSTOREPIP TWITCH • (music stuff)PIP INSTAGRAMPIP TWITTERPIP PATREONPIP IMDBPOD BIBLE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We are delighted to welcome onto the show ALICE LOWE. The incredible actress, writer and director talks to us about her latest feature Timestaker. How she talks to actor, creates a safe environment on set, We talk directing and acting and doing both at the same time. Doing your own stunts. Writing and why film sets should be a joyous experience. Alice has appeared as Dr. Haynes in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. She wrote, directed, and starred in the 2016 film Prevenge and starred in and co-wrote the 2012 film Sightseers. She also starred in TV series Horrible Histories, Hot Fuzz and Greatest Days. Timestalker is in cinemas NOW FUNNY LIFE FILM FESTIVAL LIVE The Filmmakers Podcast chat Sat 19th Oct at The Hen & Chickens Theatre in Islington, London. Link for tickets here filmfreeway.com/FunnyLifeFilmFestival SHORT FILM SHOWCASE Center Frame https://www.centerframe.com/industry-showcase. WATCH our interview with Elizabeth Olsen and Carrie Coon on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-TU39BmwLI&t=167s. PODCAST MERCH Get your very own Tees, Hoodies, onset water bottles, mugs and more MERCH. https://my-store-11604768.creator-spring.com/ COURSES Want to learn how to finish your film? Take our POST PRODUCTION COURSE https://cuttingroom.info/post-production-demystified/ PATREON Big thank you to: Serena Gardner Mark Hammett Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on filmmaking? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides, and feedback on your film projects! SUPPORT THE PODCAST Check out our full episode archive on how to make films at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com CREDITS The Filmmakers Podcast is written, produced and edited by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. Harvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The first episode in Scary Movie Month 2024 that the Ellises are doing together gets into the second leg of Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy. We covered Hot Fuzz a few years ago, but this one that put the Englishman on the map is—-to one of us—-funnier...and is his best film. As always with Wright and Simon Pegg, the flick is jammed with clever references to other movies. And in their zombie rom-com, they found the perfect pace while also finding ways to eek humour out of frightening or disgusting or even stupid situations. Nick Frost plays a horrible friend, but he's a grin-getter. Pegg is the funniest one in the cast though. So, pickle, head to the shop for an ice cream & a Coke, then make amends with your mum, your stepdad and also your girlfriend as you run the 615th edition of Have You Ever Seen under a cold tap. Sparkplug Coffee can't be purchased in jolly ol' England, but Canadians & Americans can get in on this. And they will get a 20% discount by using our "HYES" promo code. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Tell us your thoughts about this movie or any other we've reviewed. Email is good (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com) and so are hellos on Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis...which is also what Bev goes by on Threads). Rate and review us in your podcast app. And look for us on YouTube (@hyesellis). Like the show, subscribe to it and drop in a comment or ten.
Paul and Erin review the Tim Burton legacyquel BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, the grossout Cannes sensation THE SUBSTANCE, the issue-driven actioner REBEL RIDGE and Ken Loach's likely final filim THE OLD OAK, as well as the limited TV series SHOGUN and THE PERFECT COUPLE.
This week we wrap up our buddy cop cask with an action/comedy/horror hybrid coming from the mind of Edgar Wright in the form of Hot Fuzz. Journey with us as we discuss the unique style of the film along with all the zany characters the film populates. Is this a modern action classic or does the humor go way over our heads? Our Flight this week is doing more X-Men fantasy casting and we wrap with a Nightcap discussing our favorite action movie sequels. So pour some rye, grab a Cornetto ice cream, and get ready to do battle with "The Greater Good." Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!