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2 Small Cokes and a Large Popcorn!

Rob Barnes and Sarah Paul

Join Rob and Sarah for some lighthearted chat, movie reviews and trivia on the films they love. As movie fanatics, they each pick one of their favourite flicks each week for the audience to watch. All films selected are available on all popular streaming services, or on the old fashioned tele-box so everyone can see it. They included all time favourites to a new releases. Rob and Sarah talk about why the movies are special to them, their favourite scenes, characters, quotes, the soundtrack and they

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50:27

'Life of Chuck' (2025) and 'Little Miss Sunshine' (2006)

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2025/10/29

We're back after an extended summer break (yes, we know it's now October) to talk over the season's blockbusters, and we review the latest Stephen King screen adaptations - the life-affirming, genre-bending 'Life of Chuck', starring Tom Hiddleston. And for the oldie it's an all-star cast taking a roadtrip to a beauty pageant in the quirky dramedy, 'Little Miss Sunshine'. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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42:08

'Jurassic World Rebirth' (2025) and 'One Flew Over...

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2025/08/06

One simple expedition to collect 3 x dinosaur DNA and one easier way to carry out a jail sentence - that goes horribly wrong! We watch and review in this podcast, new movie Jurassic World Rebirth with Scarlett Johansson leading the troops, and 1975's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest with a young Jack Nicholson, Christopher Lloyd and Danny DeVito. Impressive acting all round! Plus a Jurassic World/Park quiz! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:32

'28 Years Later' (2025) and 'The Lake House' (2006)

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2025/07/13

We review '28 Years Later' as Danny Boyle returns to the helm wof the beloved Brit zombie franchise and the first of a new trilogy, and for the oldie we switch back and forth in time with Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reaves's romantic drama The Lake House. Oh and spoiler alert: Sarah pulls off the perfect score in the quiz! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:06

'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' (2025)...

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2025/06/22

This week, we review high-octane action Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning and romantic comedy, fantasy Stardust.Tom Cruise does it again, for the final time as international spy Ethan Hunt with his hand-in-mouth, death defying stunts. Does he manage to save the world with his masterful team and get the girl? Stardust, beautifully and cleverly written by Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn (director), boasts an all-star cast headed by Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro,

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47:57

'Thunderbolts*' (2025) and 'Tombstone' (1993)

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2025/05/27

'There's a guns a slinging!' this week as we review Florence Pugh and David Harbour's second reuniting in 'Thunderbolts*'- a first deeply psychological and empathetic Marvel movie which critics are loving; plus Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer reenact the bloody shoot 'em up at the O.K. Corral in 'Tombstone'.Don't miss the Kilmer quiz in tribute to the great actor. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:05

'Flow' (2024) and 'The Wedding Singer' (1998)

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2025/05/10

Everyone needs a friend or a someone to love! This week, we review 2025 Oscar winning 'Flow', a 5+ year project; with beautiful animation; a lonesome cat, who makes friends with other animals to survive a flash flooded utopia. Plus, we go back to the 80's in the first of 3 Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore romcoms in tuneful 'The Wedding Singer'. We also have a Sandler quiz! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:29

'Mickey 17' (2025) and 'Vanilla Sky' (2001)

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2025/04/20

Sci-Fi double trouble this week as we review Oscar winning director Bong Jong Ho's latest futuristic, twisted hero movie Mickey17, starring many Robert Pattersons! Plus Oscar winningCameron Crow tells the story of a self-indulgent, womanising and psychologically traumatised media mogul played by Tom Cruise, with shocking revelation of a cutting-edge twist! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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45:08

'The Gorge' (2025) and 'Romancing the Stone' (1984)

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2025/03/31

Rob andSarahreview some home-cinema, date night movies in this podcast - including Apple TV+'s The Gorge with new action heroes Miles Teller and Queen's Gambit Anya Taylor-Joy; plus we go back to the 80s with Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in rom-com treasure hunting caper 'Romancing the Stone' now streaming on Disney+. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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46:44

'Flight Risk' (2025) and 'True Romance' (1993)

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2025/02/13

Just in time for Valentine's Day, we review movie 'True Romance' written by Quentin Tarantino starring lovable Christian Slater and the cute Patricia Arquette. Then we change the movie genre, and take a look at Mark Wahlbergplaying a psychopath in his latest film 'Flight Path'. Plus a Tarantino quiz!! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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44:17

'A Real Pain' (2024) & 'Hacksaw Ridge' (2016)

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2025/02/02

With the Oscar nominations just recently announced, we review 'A Real Pain', directed by Jesse Eisenberg and with Kieran Culkin tipped to pick up an award next month; and former Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield plays an amazing true hero in Mel Gibson's depiction of WWII's 'Hacksaw Ridge'. Both powerful movies oozing with grit and charm. Plus we have a Kieran Culkin quiz!! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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42:45

'We Live in Time' (2024) & 'Police Academy' (1984)

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2025/01/05

Happy New Year Listeners! We kick off 2025 with some education (of a different kind)and some romance. We go back to 1984 to see the hilarious antics of Mahoney, Hightower, Tackleberry and Hooks as we review 'Police Academy'. Plus, we discuss Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh's latest, deeply moving, romantic movie 'We live in time'. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:57

'Moana 2' (2024) & 'The Usual Suspects' (1995)

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2024/12/23

Our final episode of 2024 sees us review the long awaited sequel, 'Moana 2', and a classic thriller from the nineties with one the greatest movie twists of all time - 'The Usual Suspects'. Thanks for listening in 2024 and for all your continued support, it means a lot to us. Here's wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you in 2025! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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41:23

'Red One' (2024) and 'Casino Royale' (2006)

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2024/12/03

We review high octane action movies this time with Daniel Craig's debut Bond film 'Casino Royale' and Chris Evans, Dwayne Johnson and Lucy Liu save Christmas and protect Santa played by a pumped J.K Simmons in 'Red One'. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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37:50

'Wild Robot' (2024) and 'Minority Report' (2002)

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2024/11/22

We step into the future, as we review the beautiful animation 'The Wild Robot' with voices fromLupita Nyong'o and Pedro Pascal, and Tom Cruise is a pre-crime agent in sci-fi thriller 'Minority Report'.'The best way to see the future is to create it' a quote from Abraham Lincoln, something directors and writers Steven Spielberg and Chris Sandersare very good at! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:40

'Wolfs' (2024) and 'Roxanne' (1987)

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2024/11/03

Up for review this time is George Clooney and Brad Pitt's gangster clean-up 'Wolfs' and Steve Martin's fireman's lift on Cyrano de Bergerac's romance in 'Roxanne'. Plus we have a Brad Pitt quiz!! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:55

Summer Movie Round Up & 'Great Escape' (1963)

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2024/10/05

Our summer round up includes reviews of 'Alien Romulus', 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice', 'The Trap', 'Borderlands' and more....plus we tunnel back in time for our classic oldie 'The Great Escape', starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson, James Coburn and Richard Attenborough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:53

'Deadpool & Wolverine' (2024) and 'Maverick' (1994)

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2024/08/21

Episode 101 - we go back to the Wild West poker days with Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster in a bluffing and twisting plot in our oldie movie review choice 'Maverick' plus we have another new multiverse Marvel this time with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in the slightly lovable and unhinged Deadpool and Wolverine. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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52:16

'A Quiet Place: Day One' (2024) and 'Mr. Holland's...

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2024/08/08

Time to celebrate - it's our 100th episode!!! 🎉 🥳Wow, it's been over four years since we started to the podcast in which time we've reviewed over 200 movies, and we've loved every minute! To mark the milestone we both don our customary DIY fancy dress outfits for such occasions, which you can see for yourself on our Facebook account. We look back over all our movies we've watched together and pick our top three, plus we review the newbie 'A Quiet Place: Day One' starring Lupita Nyong'o,and the

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37:30

'Jim Henson: Ideas Man'(2024) and '1917' (2019)

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2024/07/13

It's episode 99, one more till our 100th birthday! This week we review our first documentary of the show, 'Jim Henson: Ideas Man', exploring the man behind the puppetry magic of Sesame Street, The Muppets, Dark Crystal and more, and for the oldie we discuss Sam Mendes very personal and immersive war movie 1917. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:37

'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' (2024) & Goodfellas (1990)

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2024/06/24

Two very different gangster movies Rob and Sarah review this time with Martin Scorsese mafia depiction in 'Goodfellas' and George Miller’s heroic prequel ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ - expect high scores and plenty of thew usual waffle. Take a listen and enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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