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The Honeymoon Period

thehoneymoonperiod

Elaine and Mark met at a movie club and got married in a brewery. Mark loves spreadsheets. Elaine can’t pronounce asterisk. We watch a lot of film and TV.

tv & film

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50:15

DATE NIGHT: tick, tick...BOOM! (2021)

The Honeymoon Period ·

2022/03/13

It's Elaine's pick for Date Night. And there's really only one question to ask. Can we shoe-horn a reference to 90s sitcom The Upper Hand into our review of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical drama? Yes, yes we can... Enjoy! You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and leave us a star rating on Spotify.

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46:35

The Batman (2022) Spoiler Chat

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2022/03/06

Der-ner der-ner der-ner der-ner BATMAN! We start with our general thoughts, then at 15:25 head straight into Arkham Asylum with full spoilers. We cover the style, the content, the cast and... yes... the length. Enjoy! You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and leave us a star rating on Spotify.

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01:04:48

“I’ve got the best Wordle opening word”: Ted Lasso,...

The Honeymoon Period ·

2022/02/17

Mark is feeling overwhelmed with the amount of good telly he needs to catch up with. So we did the only obvious thing, and recorded a podcast to remind him how much he hasn’t seen. He was happy, however, to wax lyrical (again) about Ted Lasso (4:45). And we’ve watched the first two episodes of mystery-horror Yellowjackets (13:11). Finally, for TV, we reflect on Series 1 of The Book of Boba Fett (22:13). We do touch on major spoilers, so please skip over our review if you haven’t seen this show

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46:21

Date Night: Hot Rod (2007)

The Honeymoon Period ·

2022/02/02

All great men have moustaches, and all great Date Nights feature a film requested by our magnificent pod-chum Mr Rob Daniel from The Movie Robcast. Spoilers from pretty much straight after the trailer plays, so if you don’t want to know anything about Hot Rod best to leave us there, watch the film, and then come back… Enjoy! You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and leave us a star rating on Spotify.

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59:11

Scream (2022) Spoiler Chat

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2022/01/23

To butcher a phrase used by fairground ride operators up and down the country (as well as Geri Halliwell), Scream if you wanna go FIVEster. We've been to see Scream, the confusingly-titled fifth film in the Scream franchise. In this podcast we discuss our history with the franchise, then we deep dive into our review of this most meta of meta films out at the moment. Would you like to play a game? You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We’d love it if you could leave us a

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01:11:01

Our 100th episode! Around the World in 80 Days,...

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2022/01/20

Happy 100th episode to us. To celebrate this major milestone, we’re catching up with some of the TV shows and movies we’ve watched over the last few weeks. In TV, we reflect on ITV true-crime drama Four Lives (7:46), get bowled over by Sky Documentary's The Man Who Bought Cricket (18:14), put the lotion in the basket for Alibi’s Silence of the Lambs spin off Clarice (25:28), sing the Willy Fog theme tune (obvs) in our review of the Beeb’s Around the World in 80 Days (33:26), and share our

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01:23:29

Our Top 10 TV Shows of 2021

The Honeymoon Period ·

2022/01/10

We return once more for our round up of 2021. This time we're tackling TV. There's comedy, drama, sci-fi, satire, and - of course - police procedurals! You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or a star rating on Spotify.

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54:23

Our Top 10 films of 2021

The Honeymoon Period ·

2022/01/02

As we wave goodbye to 2021, we jump on the podcast to discuss our Top 10 favourite films of the year. Mark has taken this task INCREDIBLY SERIOUSLY. Elaine has not. What controversies lie within Mark's extensively researched and meticulously deliberated list? And will Elaine's laptop - containing her hastily cobbled together rankings - have enough battery to make it to the end of the episode...? You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We’d love it if you could leave us a review on

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44:02

The Matrix Resurrections Spoiler Chat

The Honeymoon Period ·

2021/12/31

Finally! After our Matrix re-watch (see earlier episodes), we eventually managed to see the fourth Matrix film. Was it worth the wait? You have to let it all go… fear, doubt, and disbelief… Spoilers at 10:00. You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and leave us a star rating on Spotify

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33:23

Spiderman: No Way Home Spoiler Chat

The Honeymoon Period ·

2021/12/31

Our review of that little seen indie film Spiderman: No Way Home. Spoilers from 8:45. Enjoy! You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or leave us a star rating on Spotify

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32:46

Down The Rabbit Hole: A Matrix Re-watch (The Matrix...

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2021/12/24

We complete our Matrix re-watch with The Matrix Revolutions. We get off to a fairly grumpy start (!) but end up having lots to say about cast changes, our indifference to the fate of Zion, and our thoughts on the ending and its implications for The Matrix Resurrections (which we haven’t seen yet, so don’t worry no spoilers here). Thanks for joining us on our re-watch. And Merry Matrix-mas! You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple

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31:19

Down The Rabbit Hole: A Matrix Re-watch (The Matrix...

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2021/12/19

I'm gonna be iron like a lion in Zion…. Our Matrix re-watch continues with The Matrix Reloaded. Grossing $741.8 million worldwide, The Matrix Reloaded was the eagerly awaited follow up to The Matrix. But how does it fare today? We mull over the plot, visual effects, and character names. We also spend way too much time ruminating on the sex scenes… Enjoy! You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

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01:11:09

“I’m not a big fan of Christmas”: Hawkeye,...

The Honeymoon Period ·

2021/12/16

We're back with a bumper-sized catch up episode, filled with so much TV and film it's like Christmas Day has come early (but not for Elaine). For TV, we've been watching the latest MCU Disney+ TV Show, the Christmas-themed Hawkeye (4:49). We’re also still agog at the ending of Season 3 of Succession (15:14) – we indulge in a quick spoiler-free chat about the season as a whole. For movies, Elaine has seen the much-awaited Kilmer documentary VAL (26:30), and Mark has seen Ridley Scott's 473rd film

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34:15

Down The Rabbit Hole: A Matrix Re-watch (The Matrix,...

The Honeymoon Period ·

2021/12/10

Welcome to the real world…. and the film that introduced us to Morpheus, Neo, and Trinity. We’re returning to The Matrix, 22 years after we first saw it via a cardboard-backed DVD case. But how does it hold up? Will Mark get all the biblical references this time round? And what exactly is a Nebuchadnezzar? Enjoy! You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

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21:55

Down The Rabbit Hole: A Matrix Re-watch (Introduction)

The Honeymoon Period ·

2021/12/05

We’re doing a Matrix re-watch! In the run up to The Matrix Resurrections, we’ll be watching a film from The Matrix franchise (in order, obvs) every week and releasing a Down The Rabbit Hole episode with our thoughts. In this introductory episode, we jump back to 1999, delve into our relationship with the films, and – weirdly – end up singing the theme tune to the Sweet Valley High TV show. How deep does the rabbit hole go? Come with us to find out… You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram -

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01:04:57

Ghostbusters Afterlife Spoiler Chat

The Honeymoon Period ·

2021/11/22

Put down the Twinkie, and move the spores, molds, and fungus to one side - we've been to see Ghostbusters: Afterlife! We talk about our history with the franchise and our spoiler-free thoughts about the film, before peeking behind the portrait of Vigo and going for full-on spoilers. Don't go past 29:00 if you've not seen the film! If you'd like to see a walkthrough of the Ghostbusters 8-bit video game Mark mentions click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXL56R2zyxU And, at the end of the

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01:22:16

“Go on Amazon and order a few lamps”: Squid Game,...

The Honeymoon Period ·

2021/11/08

Surprise Surprise! In this week’s unexpectedly Cilla Black heavy episode, we look at some of the most talked about TV shows and movies out at the moment. In TV, we chat about Netflix’s biggest ever series, Squid Game (03:57), and Elaine has, obviously, been watching the latest BBC whodunnit, Showtrial (11:39). In our film section, we’re doing things slightly differently. Join us as we give our spoiler-free reviews of Eternals (19:04) and Last Night in Soho (32:12). But if you want some

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57:34

“Team Cousin Greg”: Strictly Come Dancing, Escape the...

The Honeymoon Period ·

2021/10/25

We’re back! With a *very* varied collection of TV and films reviews. Listen in wonder as we try to manage really rather extreme tonal shifts… We’re a few weeks into Series 19 (!) of Strictly Come Dancing (01:39). How has it fared this year? And who makes Mark cry when they dance? We celebrate the return of the Roy family (14:56) in our chat about Succession Series 3 (we’ve only seen episode 1 – don’t worry if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s a spoiler-free chat). And sandwiched in the middle of these

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51:48

“Steve Bruce is having a party”: Foundation, Sex...

The Honeymoon Period ·

2021/10/09

We return with a packed show! In TV, we review the first two episodes of Apple TV’s sci-fi epic Foundation (4:41), Mark gets emotional about Series 3 of Netflix’s Sex Education (17:39), we revel in the nostalgia of Sky Max’s Never Mind the Buzzcocks (22:35), and Elaine puts in a good word for the Beeb’s period thriller Ridley Road (28:45). In our film section, Mark really wants you to see Malignant (34:41) but he can’t really talk about it. And Elaine goes on a rant about Arthurian legend in our

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56:40

No Time To Die Spoiler Chat

The Honeymoon Period ·

2021/10/01

We waited, we watched, we… had a difference of opinion…. Bond is back. Spoilers start at 11:20. [We reference our "Top 5 films we're looking forward to for the rest of 2021" episode a few times. You can listen to it here] You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

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