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In our first in-person record for nearly 2 years, we are joined by His Film Her Movie's Jordan McGrath along with comic book correspondent Noel Mellor to talk The Suicide Squad and celebrated indie flick Zola.
What is it about the Marvel Cinematic Universe that keeps us coming back for more? Is it the big, explosive action, special effects and larger than life costumes, or is it something much simpler? In this special, feature length essay podcast, Noel Mellor looks at the history of the MCU and how Marvel found its formula by focusing on character as a way to engage audiences and enhance the blockbuster experience. Using illustrative clips from the series, it inspects the concerns and motivations of these characters, what makes them do what they do, and how this makes them so much more compelling for audiences. ©Noel Mellor/Pod Syndicate. All copyright content used in accordance with fair use, for the purposes of historical document, research and education.
His Film Her Movie's Jordan McGrath and Film Rant's Noel Mellor join us for a meaty discussion around Wonder Woman 1984 and we also take a look at Chadwick Boseman's final role Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. It's a jam packed Basterds and we hope you enjoy!
Back before Pod Syndicate, Beyond the Neon and Adventures in VHS, Noel Mellor was the host of a show called Film Rant... a show that ran for a couple of years and culminated in the #FilmRant365 project. For this, Noel embarked on a plan to watch 365 films he'd never seen before over the course of a year, posting individual tweet reviews after every movie. It was a fantastic opportunity to watch unseen classics and cult movies, as well as new and nearly new features, documentaries, animated flicks and much, much more. A half-finished 'awards podcast', in which Noel talked about the best and worst films of the 365 project, was recently discovered on an old hard drive and so here it is, reassembled for your pleasure. Obviously there will be some dated references, URLs, email addresses etc mentioned in the show so ignore those, as well as a missing section that we don't thing was ever recorded, but hopefully this'll give you an hour or so worth of high quality entertainment!
On this week's show, Noel Mellor joins us for the first time in forever to check out nostalgia fest Bill & Ted Face The Music and the long-delayed The New Mutants.
Time to dance down some stairs and put on a happy face with an extensive look at Joker, some trailer discussion and that's about it! Just wind up Noel Mellor and watch him go...
On this week's show unfortunately Becky is otherwise detained but we are pleased to be joined by Noel Mellor as we take a look at Spider-Man: Far From Home and the US Box-Office flop/UK Netflix hit Shaft.
Oh yes its the big one and for this auspicious occasion we have SO MANY GUESTS. Noel Mellor, Jordan McGrath, Andrew Jones and Bradley Porter join us to discuss Avengers Endgame and also talk about some Basterds best moments along with trailers. Its a fun one.
On this week's show, Noel Mellor joins us once again to discuss the troll defeating Captain Marvel and there's batshithousery a go-go with Serenity!
On this week's show we are very pleased to be joined by Noel Mellor and Jordan McGrath to take a look at James Cameron's pet project Alita: Battle Angel and Steven Soderbergh's first Netflix film High Flying Bird. Note: This episode was recorded before the Academy changed their minds. Again.
Noel Mellor joins us for a bumper show looking at 3 of the heavy Christmas hitters with Aquaman, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse AND Bumblebee. We also discuss the new Hellboy trailer, how much Marc hates Carol and we talk through our favourite Christmas songs.
On this week's show, Noel Mellor join us for a weekend of randomness in Manchester centred on our review of the new take on Halloween but also featuring debating Queen and discussing our relief that John Carpenter put on a terrific show in Manchester last weekend.
On this week's show, Noel Mellor joins us to discuss comic book anti-hero hit Venom and sans Noel, we have a crack at Jeffrey Wright mumble-athon Hold The Dark, the latest from DAAM favourite Jeremy Saulnier.
On this week's show, strap in and GET TO THE POD-ER... Sorry... Sweaty men fan Noel Mellor joins us to discuss the ups and downs that are the Predator films. Also, trailers, Twitter questions and quoting.
On this week's show, comic book correspondent Noel Mellor joins us to discuss Ant-Man & The Wasp #howdoestheplumbingwork?
On this week's show, Noel Mellor joins us once again to discuss the film everyone loves, apart from 2 of the people on this podcast, Ryan Coogler's Black Panther, as well as some trailers and a brief bit of What We Watched. The Black Panther review is long, full of spoilers and in our opinion a damn good conversation.
It's a packed show this week as we bring you FOUR reviews as Noel Mellor joins us once again to talk about Thor: Ragnarok and Netflix's Wheelman and Geostorm and Brawl In Cell Block 99 are also tackled. Oh and the My Little Pony movie too... kinda.
On this week's show we are once again joined by a cough-filled Noel Mellor for a look at the film everyone seems to love to hate lately, Kingsman: The Golden Circle. We also talk trailers, What We Watched and the breathtaking majesty that is the Apple TV 4K.
On this week's show, almost a semi-sequel to Episode 213, Noel Mellor re-joins us to talk about a MARVEL FILM HE ACTUALLY LIKES with a rather long review of Spider-Man: Homecoming. Marc & Ian also discuss It Comes At Night and some beer related tangenting also occurs.
On this week's show, Noel Mellor joins Ian & Marc again as he gives historical context to Transformers: The Last Knight, which is a review which may go on a tad too long... Trailers, the latest Twin Peaks and a healthy pile of What We Watched are also discussed in a show which runs for two hours and genuinely felt like half that to record.
It's a rather packed show this week as Noel Mellor joins us to discuss 3 films with reviews of Netflix entries The Discovery and Before I Wake before a look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
On this week's show we are joined once again by Noel Mellor as we take on probably Marc's most anticipated film of the year, Logan. We also pay tribute to Bill Paxton with a look at his rather underseen One False Move and we also discuss Trailers, What We Watched and what it's like to taste a Nintendo Switch game card. Because Ian's an idiot.
Our new monthly spin-off show continues as Noel Mellor joins Marc & Ian to give each other films and discuss. This month, Marc gives Noel an early Ryan Gosling starrer, with a rare lead role for David Morse, The Slaughter Rule, Noel gives Ian the Gerard Johnson directed low-fi Brit horror Tony: London Serial Killer and Ian gives Marc the Sundance hit which performed like shit at the box office, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.
In the start of a new venture for the show, we are very pleased to welcome Noel Mellor on board as co-host of a spin-off show, Playing It Forward. Each month, one of us buys an iTunes film for one of the others and pray they like it. Under discussion this month is Andrew Davis' The Fugitive, Guillame Canet's Tell No One... and Paul WS Anderson's Pompeii.
On this week's show, Marc & Ian are joined by Noel Mellor once again to discuss the latest Marvel Studios effort Doctor Strange. They all also talk TV in depth for the first time ever on the show (it won't be happening much.. don't get used to it) with a look at Black Mirror Series 3, and Marc & Ian talk Ti West's latest In A Valley of Violence.
On this week's technical hitch laden show, Ian & Marc are joined by Manc depressive Noel Mellor to pick through the rubble of Suicide Squad and see what bright spots can be discovered. Trailers and a bit of What We Watched are also discussed on the show which asks what you'd do to get whacked by Margot Robbie's bat.
On this week's show, Marc & Ian are pleased to be joined once again by Noel Mellor (who also created the odd little thing at the start of the show) with reviews of two controversial numbers, The Neon Demon and Ghostbusters. Marc & Ian also discuss trailers and a good helping of What We Watched on the show that dares to ask the question: Is that your natural hair colour?
On this week's thrilling installment, we are joined by Chorlton's finest beard wearer Noel Mellor as we get a bit debatey on X-Men: Apocalypse. Trailers are discussed, films are explored, pleasure is had. @dudeandamonkey @dudefozz @filmrant @ianloring dudeandamonkey@gmail.com
On this week's show we are joined by Adventures in VHS author Noel Mellor as we discuss the record breaking Deadpool, talk about some trailers, What We Watched, tackle some Twitter questions. dudeandamonkey@gmail.com @ianloring @dudefozz @dudeandamonkey
A bumper show to close the year as we are joined by Noel Mellor to chat Thor vs Moby Dick, Creed and a whole lotta What We've Been Watching. dudeandamonkey@gmail.com @dudeandamonkey @filmrant @ianloring
On this week's thrilling installment, Noel Mellor joins us once again as we have a look through the flaming wreckage of Fantastic Four and see if there's anything to salvage. We also talk some trailers and some What We Watched including Yaphet Kotto inflating and blowing up. ENJOY @filmrant @dudefozz @ianloring @dudeandamonkey dudeandamonkey@gmail.com
On this week's riveting epic, Ian and Marc are again joined by Noel Mellor as they enter the Ant-Man zone. They also discuss Noel's latest updates with Adventures In VHS, an extended Trailer Talk, What We Watched and some drunkeness. ENJOY @dudefozz @ianloring @filmrant @dudeandamonkey dudeandamonkey@gmail.com
On this week's thrilling installment, Marc & Ian are joined once again by Noel Mellor as the guys take a look at the complete Terminator franchise. Impressions, musical presentations and a drinking Ian combine to make an evocative and unnerving couple of hours.
Joined again by our filmic overlord Noel Mellor we chat Cann Films documnetary Electric Bugaloo: The Wild and Untold Story of Cannon Films. We also chat trailers, some what we've been watching and have many tangents. @dudeandamonkey @dudefozz @ianloring @filmrant www.filmrant.co.uk
Sorry for the lateness of this folks but hey, its nearly 3 hours! Marc and Ian are joined by Noel Mellor to talk some Avengers: Age of Ultron and get to some lovely lovely tangents. Marc and Ian then talk some What We Watched (Noel gets a little in too), before taking a quick look at the next part in our Marathon with Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach. @filmrant @ianloring @dudefozz dudeandamonkey@gmail.com
Technical difficulties mean this is the latest Furious 7 review you will come across this side of a Blu-ray release, but it’s also the fucking best, as again we are joined by the always excellent Noel Mellor. We will also chat some other bits we've all been watching and get our teeth into the second instalment of our Police Academy marathon as the gang take on their first assignment. As always feedback is much welcome, as are itunes reviews! dudeandamonkey@gmail.com @ianloring @dudefozz @dudeandamonkey @FilmRant FilmRant Itunes reviews greatly received
We are back and we bring news, reviews, trailers, marathons and tangents galore. Dude and a Monkey now has a new home and its http://filmrant.co.uk/ where you will find this podcast and other official FilmRant podcasts, as well as writings from both Marc & Ian amongst others. In this show Noel Mellor joins us to discuss the FilmRant Manifesto as well as to chat trailers, Spring and a bumper What We've Been Watching. We also start our new Police Academy Marathon. As always feedback is much welcome, as are itunes reviews! dudeandamonkey@gmail.com @ianloring @dudefozz @dudeandamonkey @FilmRant FilmRant Itunes reviews greatly recieved
This week on a very special DAAM we are on the road at Noel Mellor's stag weekend. We present a bunch of random recordings, in public places so apologies for the sound at times, with Noel Mellor and Ian talking about such topics as Liam Neeson's crowded CV, Spock dying and the hotly hyped It Follows, which Ian gets into an arguement with ex-podcast partner Jordan McGrath later on in the show. Jordan, Ian and Dan Auty also try to talk about walking movies and do rubbish with it. Marc & Ian also do some retro reviews focusing on Blow Out and the cinematic opus that is Prometheus. Long, thick, hopefully satisfying. @dudeandamonkey @filmrant @mondodan @dudefozz @ianloring
Pure Oscarbation joined by Noel Mellor!
We are back and once again we are joined by Mr Noel Mellor to chat Starry Eyes, some what we've been watching and start a new marathon entitled 'De Nir-Nope, Di Capri-No, Scorsese-YO! where we will chat some of Martin Scorsese's less talked about films. We also throw in some trailers, questions and the usual tangents ahoy! As always feedback is much welcome, as are itunes reviews! dudeandamonkey@gmail.com @ianloring @dudefozz @dudeandamonkey Itunes reviews greatly recieved
This we are joined by author of Adventures in VHS book Mr Noel Mellor. Our main review is of The Counjuring spin-off Annabelle. Then we attempt to review Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later and Halloween: Resurrection, but things don't exactly pan out that way. Throw in a bit of what we've been watching catch-up and some trailer chat and you've classic Dude and a Monkey right there! As always feedback is much welcome, as are itunes reviews! dudeandamonkey@gmail.com @ianloring @dudefozz @dudeandamonkey Itunes reviews greatly recieved
On this week's special installment, Marc and Ian take in a few films at this year's Film4 Frightfest with focus pain in particular to Eli Roth's The Green Inferno, for which we are joined by Mondo Movie's Dan Auty and also check out Luc Besson's surprise Summer hit Lucy. Noel Mellor once again joins us for a drunken discussion look at our latest Tupacathon film Above The Rim. @dudefozz @ianloring @mondodan @filmrant @dudeandamonkey dudeandamonkey@gmail.com AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS
On this week's thrilling installment we are pleased to be joined once again by Adventures In VHS's very own Noel Mellor as he gets wood with us as we talk Guardians of the Galaxy, talk a kinda-sorta One Old One New and we start out Tupacathon as we all drink in some Juice. @filmrant @ianloring @dudefozz @dudeandamonkey dudeandamonkey@gmail.com
If this is your first episode, or even your tenth, listen to any other. This one's for those who don't mind putting up with rambling, drunken bollocks, at least in the second half. We are joined by Noel Mellor, Dangerous Jamie and Chris Byrne on a very special show made up of recording sessions when we were all in Manchester this past week to see the mightly Goblin live. The sound quality ain't great but if you want to, you can hear Marc and Ian talk some trailers, a little One Old, One New, get their opinions on the new Amazon Instant Video service which launched in the UK this week as well as a review of Jim Jarmush's Vampires & Vinyl film Only Lovers Left Alive. You have been warned.
In this episode we look at the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs sequel and we are joined by the wonderful Noel Mellor for the final two installments of our A Night Marathon On Elm Street series. In One Old One New we chat Enders Game, The Rock, Prince of Drakness and The Way Way Back. We also chat some trailers, answer some questions and Marc rants about Bryan Singer. Oh and Ian buys the wrong carseat! As always feedback is much welcome, as are itunes reviews! dudeandamonkey@gmail.com @ianloring @dudefozz @dudeandamonkey Itunes reviews greatly recieved
Every good thing deserves a sequel and our VHS Extravaganza episode is no exception. We're back to talking about this former format, NTSC, the theatrical experience, and so much more with Noel Mellor of the Adventures in VHS podcast and upcoming book.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Every good thing deserves a sequel and our VHS Extravaganza episode is no exception. We're back to talking about this former format, NTSC, the theatrical experience, and so much more with Noel Mellor of the Adventures in VHS podcast and upcoming book.
After a week off because somehow they both have lives, Marc & Ian smack you in the face with FOUR reviews as they take a look at the new Evil Dead, Terrence Malick's divisive To The Wonder, Steve Coogan's latest The Look of Love and the boys are joined by their old china Noel Mellor as they encounter The Lords of Salem. All this plus a little trailer discussion makes a rather packed show, ENJOY!! @dudeandamonkey @dudefozz @ianloring dudeandamonkey@gmail.com
Yep, you saw that runtime... Join Marc, Ian and special guest Noel Mellor as they talk through the dresses, the betting and all the other shit at this year's Oscars while also reviewing Universal Soldier - Day of Reckoning while waiting for the show to actually start. It's long, it's rambling and if you switch it off halfway through, no one could blame you. ENJOY! dudeandamonkey@gmail.com @dudeandamonkey @ianloring @dudefozz @filmrant
In episode 10 we are joined by our very first guest, and its a pocasting legend in the form of Noel Mellor, aka: @Filmrant. We are going to talk about Arnie's return to the leading action star in The last Stand, as well as discussing if any films should be sacred, and not be remade. Also in our one old, one new we make a starteling discovery about Marc's film watching habbits. Contact us: dudeandamonkey@gmail.com Twitter: @dudeandamonkey @ianloring @dudefozz Itunes reviews and feedback welcome!