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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

All Episodes

01:01:16

“Hazard by Richard Marx”: Westworld (S4), Better Call...

The Honeymoon Period ·

2022/07/31

We start the episode with wrestling news! Yes, Mark finally gets to wax lyrical about WWE on the pod. He shares his thoughts on the ‘retirement’ of Vince McMahon, and he also has a big wrestling related reveal… But don’t worry, we do get round to our usual TV and film reviews eventually – and it’s a bumper episode! In TV, Mark reflects on Season 6 of Better Call Saul (12:10), we both revisit Westworld Season 4 (17:51), and Sky SciFi’s new show, horror-drama From causes a stir in The Gregersen

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01:09:48

“We’re not one of those couples!”: Sherwood, Ms...

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2022/07/05

It's Mark's birthday! Well, not today. Well, OK, if you're listening to this some time in the future, then it actually might be. In TV, Mark wants Elaine to sell the Beeb’s crime drama Sherwood (2:22) to him. We discuss the new MCU Disney+ show Ms Marvel (8:55), as well as Westworld's return for season 4 (15:53). It might help to imagine Elaine staring wistfully at a picture of Westworld S1, wondering where it all went wrong.... For films, Mark wonders if Elaine knows what Lightyear (27:54)

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01:03:44

Jurassic World: Dominion Spoiler Chat

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2022/06/17

WELCOME TO…. erm…. Jurassic… well…. Yeah, we don’t know either. In this spoiler-heavy discussion, we cover our relationship with the JP/JW franchise before jumping into our thoughts on the film. Hold on to your butts for the arguments about star ratings at the end. Enjoy! We've spared no expense. You can follow us on: Twitter - Instagram - Letterboxd We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and a star rating on Spotify.

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01:01:08

“Watch out, Dustin’s about”: Stranger Things S4 (Eps...

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2022/06/07

In this episode, we share our thoughts on the first few episodes of Stranger Things Season 4 (3:44) and Star Wars spin-off Obi-Wan Kenobi (17:55). All spoiler-free. Plus a Jeremy Beadle reference for all you 80s fans. Then, for something completely different, we review Alex Garland’s latest film Men (29:49). Starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear, Men provides a commentary on masculinity, trauma, and misogyny with folk-horror vibes aplenty. Needless to say, we needed some time to unpack it! So, we

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55:12

Top Gun: Maverick Spoiler Chat

The Honeymoon Period ·

2022/05/31

Ride into the Danger Zone, choose your wingman, and be ready to play overly competitive sports on sun-drenched beaches. Top Gun is back! Spoilers from 17:38. 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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01:09:58

“He’s no Richard Osman”: The Staircase, Our Father,...

The Honeymoon Period ·

2022/05/26

It’s high time we caught up on some tv and film, and boy do we have a busy podcast for you! Elaine delves into HBO true crime mini-series The Staircase (6:40), Mark discusses Netflix documentary Our Father (18:00), and Elaine eventually finds out why Mark stopped watching Russian Doll Season 2 after just two episodes (23:38). We've tried to avoid spoilers where possible but if you don't want to know anything about these shows best to come back when you've watched 'em. Then in film, there’s only

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31:27

Date Night - Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers

The Honeymoon Period ·

2022/05/24

Mark’s turn to pick the Date Night film. And he’s chosen another Andy Samberg comedy (see our Hot Rod Date Night episode if you’re a fan!). A comedy for 9 year olds, with references to Silence of the Lambs, Terminator 2, and forced plastic surgery… Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip and Dale! 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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59:34

Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Spoiler Chat

The Honeymoon Period ·

2022/05/17

A little late to the party, we finally get round to discussing our thoughts on Steve Strange (not that one) and his multi-versey-timey-wimey movie. Rejoice in Mark’s totally random references (Mer-Man from the He-Man cartoon anyone?) and enjoy Elaine’s defence of the film’s baddie. Be warned: spoilers from 16:37. 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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49:43

“Beep beep beep beep yeah!”: The Eyes of Tammy Faye,...

The Honeymoon Period ·

2022/04/20

Forget the format! We're turning our back on TV for one week only, because we've just seen too many movies (although please let us know if you want a Moon Knight podcast... We're really enjoying it!) We start off talking about films we've seen that have recently hit UK streaming, with Elaine covering The Eyes of Tammy Faye (3:13), Mark dipping briefly into Drive My Car (8:05), and we both exchange thoughts on Spencer (12:29). Then we talk about NEW FILMS. Will Mark be the one person on earth to

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55:51

“A lot of Nile before the Death”: Cat Burglar,...

The Honeymoon Period ·

2022/04/02

Imagine, if you will, a time before Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, and 'The Flash Enters Speed Force' was declared the 'Best Moment in the History of All Time Ever'? Well back in those halcyon days we recorded the first half of a podcast about Peacemaker (9:24) and - the Netflix event that literally no-one is talking about - Charlie Brooker's Cat Burglar (2:27). Then life got in the way, and we had to wait to wait a week for our movie reviews, first of all a pair of British films targeting the 'grey

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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

The Honeymoon Period ·

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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