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talkabout: A Film Podcast

Two more movie nerds choose a different film each week to discuss, review and decide if it deserves a place on their DVD shelf. With bits, anecdotes, facts and tangents, new episodes release weekly!

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83:21

Nosferatu, We Live in Time, Saturday Night, A Real Pain

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2025/02/03

Send us a text This week we talkabout the first month of movies in 2025. We unpack the biggest cinema moments from the past few weeks and give our opinions on: 'Nosferatu', 'We Live in Time', 'A Real Pain', 'Get Away', 'Babygirl', 'Here', 'A Complete Unknown', 'Wolf Man' and 'Saturday Night'. Plus, we get into the first few episodes of "Severance: Season 2' and give eachother a TV recommendation. We pay tribute to David Lynch, discuss the upcoming Ocean's Sequel and frown upon the Oscars. It'...

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64:26

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

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2025/01/26

Send us a textThis week we talkabout an MCU film that held our hand as we trepidatiously wandered into a new era for the popular franchise: 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'. We actually spoke about this in the early days of the podcast, so it's been good to reflect on the film and how it's aged in the four years since its release. We praise Trevor, criticise CGI and look ahead to the next stage in Marvel's slate of releases.We also conduct a draft pick of films in Marvel's 'Multive...

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61:05

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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2025/01/17

Send us a textWelcome to Season 2 of 'talkabout: A Film Podcast'.This is a great place to start if you've never listened to an episode of our podcast before. We take a film each week and decide whether it deserves a place on our DVD shelf; the catch? There's only ten spaces available. This week we talkabout an Oscar-Winning film that has somehow passed us by: 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'. We chat about those immense fight sequences, discuss the romance subplot and share our thoughts ...

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96:31

The talkabout Awards 2024

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2025/01/11

Send us a textWelcome to the 5th annual talkabout awards!This week Ellis & Gwilym are revealing the winners of the 'talkabout' awards as voted for by our listeners and followers. We're celebrating everything from the world of film and TV; from sand worms to dragons; stunt men to wicked witches; Deadpools to Wolverines. We'll be giving awards like 'Best Film', 'Best TV Series', 'Cinema Moment' and more of our classic awards. Plus new awards: 'Best Screenplay' and 'Cinematography'.We create...

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52:17

Home Alone 3

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2024/12/22

Send us a textHo Ho Ho, it's our last episode of the year, and it's all about Ho Ho 'Home Alone 3'. In this episode we debunk and review the terrible threequel, and then reflect on our year, and assess our first completed DVD shelf. It's a fun episode with a lot of reflection, and it's not all for 2024-related content. At the start of the new year we'll be brining a wrapped episode discussing releases in December, and our annual talkabout Awards. Watch this space! Instagram/TikTok -...

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60:08

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

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2024/12/20

Send us a textIn this week's episode we talkabout a Christmas sequel, as we take on the Sticky Bandits in our review of 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'. We chat about the traps (and how likely the villains would be to be killed off by Kevin in the real world), discuss the Pigeon Lady and mention the MVP of the movie.We conduct a draft pick of Christmas heroes and Gwil takes part in a blind ranking of "not Christmas movies". It's an episode full of festive cheer. Enjoy! Imagine if the tr...

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95:49

Wicked, Gladiator II, Paddington in Peru, Moana 2

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2024/12/11

Send us a textThis week we talkabout one of the most jam packed months of cinema in a hot minute, and that's why it's taken so long to release. In this near 100-minute episode, we review 'Gladiator II', 'Wicked', 'Anora', 'Emilia Pérez', 'Paddington in Peru', 'Shrinking: Season 2', 'Arcane: Season 2', 'Red One', 'My Old Ass', 'Moana 2' and more! It really is a mega episode!And that's not all! We discuss Christopher Nolan's newest all star cast, give our verdict on next year's Oscar host and t...

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69:54

The Grand Budapest Hotel

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2024/12/01

Send us a textIn this week's episode we talkabout one of Wes Anderson's most iconic films: 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'. We discuss the regular players, recall the laugh-out-loud moments and marvel at the artistry that this auteur puts into every one of his intricately detailed movies.We conduct a draft pick of actors from the film, play a box office game and laugh our way through an episode full of hotel shootouts, sledge chases and prison breaks. Enjoy!The Second Grand Budapest Hotel will see...

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75:22

American Psycho

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2024/11/23

Send us a textIn this week's episode, we talkabout one of the most controversial mainstream releases of all time: 'American Psycho'. We discuss those uncomfortable music moments, chat about Christian Bale's unbelievably unhinged performance and talk business cards and why you simply don't use Papyrus font.We conduct a draft pick of 2000 movies, talk about Gwilym's trip to the States and we find fake facts, conduct blind rankings and announce next week's episode. There's loads to enjoy...so en...

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61:52

Joker

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2024/11/15

Send us a textIn this week's episode we talkabout the Oscar winning, anti-hero story: 'Joker'. With the release of the sequel just last month, it felt a good time to rewatch and reflect on Todd Phillips' first time out with the Clown prince of Crime. How has it aged in the five years since its release? Does it handle mental health and Arthur's deterioration in a respectful way? Why did they feel the need to show Batman's origin story yet again? There's a lot to discuss, and a lot to unpack. W...

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86:26

Joker: Folie à Deux, The Wild Robot, Venom: The Last...

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2024/11/04

Send us a textThis week we talkabout the spookiest month of the year and review all of the major releases we saw in October. Though most of the horror releases this year happened in September, there's still plenty of anti-heroes to sink our teeth into. We talk the clown court with 'Joker: Folie à Deux', get emotional at the beauty of 'The Wild Robot', and are pleasantly surprised by 'Transformers One'. Plus we review 'Rings of Power', the second season of 'Shrinking and the third of 'The Lege...

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66:29

Terrifier

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2024/10/27

Send us a textIn this week's spooky episode we talkabout the Indie Halloween film that's threequel has recently taken cinemas by storm: 'Terrifier'. We discuss the horrific kills, the iconography of Art the Clown, that uncomfortable diner scene, bad friends, stupid decisions, final survivors and all the other things we've come to expect from a slasher horror film. Speaking of which, we also decide who is the ultimate slasher villain and conduct a draft pick of horror franchise firsts. It's a ...

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59:19

Hocus Pocus

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2024/10/21

Send us a textIn this week's episode we talkabout a beloved Halloween classic: 'Hocus Pocus'. We discuss the witches and their odd habits, celebrate the Halloween costume ideas that this film has brought to the world and express concern over the cat's immortality. Our draft pick this week is based on movie witches & wizards and Ellis tests Gwilym in the 'Find the Fake Fact' segment of the show. Ultimately, we review 'Hocus Pocus' and decide if it deserves a place on our DVD shelf. Enjoy!S...

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72:57

Kubo and the Two Strings

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2024/10/11

Send us a textIn this week's episode we talkabout arguably the most ambitious stop motion animation to date: Studio Laika's 'Kubo and the Two Strings'. We talk about the intricate story details in this stunning animation, as well as discussing character dynamics, origami, voice performances and more. We lead a draft pick of stop motion movies, discuss our favourite animated fight scenes and ultimately decide whether 'Kubo' deserves a place on our DVD shelf. Enjoy!This would be a much longer s...

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86:48

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Substance, Megalopolis

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2024/10/04

Send us a textThis week we talkabout the biggest releases in film and TV from September. Yes, somehow already we're into the last three months of the year, and so it's time to discuss the releases of last month. We talk afterlife with a 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' review, discuss the good and the evil concerning James McAvoy starring 'Speak No Evil', and give our verdict on 'Megalopolis'. Plus there's reviews on 'Never Let Go', 'Wolfs', 'The Substance', 'Rings of Power', 'Mr McMahon' and more.W...

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60:11

The Muppets

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2024/09/27

Send us a textIn this week's episode we talkabout the funniest felt fellas in all of film, as we discuss the 2011 'getting the gang back together' movie: 'The Muppets'. We draft our favourite Muppets, discuss the best songs and hypothesise a world where Muppets and Disney join forces to create some amazing Disney+ crossovers. We also spend a while talking about public bathrooms...we promise we move on, so stick with us. Enjoy!Maybe every film should star at least one Muppet. Imagine 'Lon...

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57:14

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

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2024/09/23

Send us a textIn this week's episode we talkabout the long awaited sequel to Will Ferrell & Adam McKay's newsreader comedy: 'Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'. We discuss our favourite gags and lines, talk through the dated humour that this film is covered in and of course chat about that immense final fight. We conduct a draft pick of Adam McKay films and Gwilym has to name 30 films starring the four leading actors. This episode is jam packed, just like the film in discussion. Enjoy!if ...

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61:52

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

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2024/09/13

Send us a textIn this week's episode we talkabout the first collaboration from Will Ferrell and John C Reilly as they appear in Adam McKay's NASCAR film: 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'. We discuss the silliest moments in the film, the conceptual humour and how it translates from page to screen; we conduct a Will Ferrell draft pick, talkabout all of the film's memorable quotes and reflect on Sacha Baron Cohen's French villain.This film is seriously lacking in Radiator Sprin...

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80:27

200th Episode - Alien: Romulus, Blink Twice, Rings of...

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2024/09/10

Send us a textThis is our 200th episode! We started with below par microphones, some naïve opinions and a hefty watchlist, and now 200 episodes later we've got slightly above par microphones, have rather rogue opinions and a much smaller watchlist. This episode begins with a reminisce over the last 4 years, detailing episodes we regret, discussing the things that have happened since we began and films we've reviewed, all before moving into our monthly wrapped episode where we give our th...

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62:40

The Peanut Butter Falcon

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2024/09/08

In this week's episode we talkabout a feel good film with more memorable moments than a high adrenaline wrestling match: 'The Peanut Butter Falcon'.We discuss the characters and their individual journeys, the seamlessly established tone that this film begins with and the unpredictable ending moments. Plus we conduct another draft pick, choosing our favourite Shia Labeouf and Dakota Johnson films.Imagine a falcon covered in peanut butter...sticky feathers everywhere.Instagram/TikTok - @talkabo...

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