Commentary Club

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 85 - Beauty and the Beast

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 04:30:00 +0000

In this episode of The League of Gentlemen a new beauty parlour has in Royston Vasey and is going down a storm... However the services offered aren't all what they seem...

COMMENTARY CLUB 131 - Black Dynamite

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0000

"Your knowledge of scientific biological transmogrification is only outmatched by your zest for kung-fu treachery!"

In a somewhat unscheduled episode born of tech troubles and the whims of the streaming gods, we end up revisiting modern day cult classic Black Dynamite, the action comedy that pays homage to blaxploitation film and martial arts films from the 1970s. Can you dig it?

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 84 - The Medusa Touch

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode of The League of Gentlemen we dropping in at the Hotel Windermere where aging swingers Alvin and Sunny are hosting a special gathering... which ends badly to say the least!

COMMENTARY CLUB 130 - Jurassic Park

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0000

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should"

In tribute to the late great Sam Neill, we revisit the original Jurassic Park, the first dinosaur theme park with live exhibits and watch it all go wrong... There were raptors all up in the kitchen Phil... In the goddamn kitchen!

COMMENTARY CLUB 129 - Triassic World

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000

"She's been present at the birth of every Gojirasaurus in this facility!"

In this show we sample a film from the infamous Asylum, the home of the mock-buster! And tonight's movie is the suspiciously titled Triassic World (2018) - a tale of genetically engineered dinosaurs on the loose funnily enough...

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 83 - Turn Again Geoff Tipps

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:14:58 +0000

"Don't look at me. I'll turn into stone!" Medusa sat there or somethin'"

In this episode we follow the fortunes of the hapless but volatile Geoff, who leaves the safety(?) of Royston Vasey to seek his fortune in London as a stand-up comedian...

COMMENTARY CLUB 128 - Metal Lords

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000

"She doesn't fit in either. Why can't we all not fit in together?"

For our cult movie this time, we have a dramatic comedy - a tale of misfits, music, and coming of age - Metal Lords (2022) ! Let's rawwwwwkkkk!!!

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 82 - The One Armed Man is King

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000

We return to Royston Vasey where the boys from the League are very much channelling their love of Amicus movies to deliver an exceedingly dark tale concerning the less than affable Lance who runs the Joke Shop...

COMMENTARY CLUB 127 - The Hound of the Baskervilles

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000

"There is more evil around us here than I have ever encountered before"

For our classic film, we are revisiting the 1959 version of The Hound of the Baskervilles, made by Hammer Films in full-on gothic horror mode, starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes and André Morell as Watson. Co-starring Christopher Lee, Marla Landi, and John Le Mesurier.

COMMENTARY CLUB 126 - Shiver Me Timbers

Fri, 22 May 2026 04:30:00 +0000

In this episode, we take a look a low budget comedy horror film that turns Popeye into a murderous mutant maniac! It's enough to put you off your spinach!

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 81 - League of Gentlemen Series 3 Begins

Fri, 15 May 2026 04:30:00 +0000

In this episode we crack open the third series of the League of Gentlemen, and revisit old characters in a new in-depth format! In this opening episode we have the ballad of Pauline and Mickey...

COMMENTARY CLUB 125 - REC

Fri, 08 May 2026 04:30:00 +0000

"I don't care what they say, we have to tape this!"

In this episode, we experience the horrors of REC, the 2007 found footage shocker from Spain that terrified the world.

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 80 - Royston Vasey And the Monster From Hell

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode we reach the apocalyptic grand finale of the second series of the League of Gentlemen! Royston Vasey will never be the same again!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Easter Special 2026 - Night of the Lepus

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000

For our Easter special this year, we watch infamous bad movie Night of the Lepus (1972), in which a surprisingly good cast - Stuart Whitman, Rory Calhoun, Janet Leigh and DeForest Kelley - are terrorised by a plague of less than convincing giant mutant rabbits!

COMMENTARY CLUB 124 - Scream

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:30:00 +0000

In this show we travel back to 1996 and revisit the original Scream, Wes Craven's ground-breaking meta-horror movie starring Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Rose MacGowan and Matthew Lillard!

COMMENTARY CLUB 123 - The Kissing Booth

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:30:00 +0000

In this podcast, we take a look at a notoriously bad modern movie - the teen rom com The Kissing Booth (2018) starring Joey King, Jacob Elordi, and Joel Courtney - and discover if it really deserves a place on the Worst Movies lists...

COMMENTARY CLUB - Valentines Special 2026 - Groundhog Day

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Welcome to our annual Valentine's Day Special, and this year for a change it's not a wildly inappropriate movie but a bona fide classic - Groundhog Day (1993) starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Scooter the groundhog as seer of seers, prognosticator of all prognosticators, Punxsutawney Phil!

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 79 - Anarchy in Royston Vasey

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 05:30:00 +0000

We reach the penultimate episode in our rewatch of the second series of the League of Gentlemen, in which the town is riddled with a mystery plague and the Creme Brulee reunion does not go as planned...

COMMENTARY CLUB 122 - Gorgo

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:30:00 +0000

It's cult film time again and so we are watching a movie from the dawn of the Swinging Sixties starring Britain's answer to Godzilla! London's landmarks beware for here comes the marvellous monster mayhem of Gorgo (1961) !

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 78 - Death in Royston Vasey

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 05:30:00 +0000

We continue our rewatch of the second series of the League of Gentlemen, with the fourth episode of the second series - Death in Royston Vasey.

COMMENTARY CLUB CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2025 - Rare Exports

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:30:00 +0000

For our Christmas special this year we are watching a fantasy comedy horror adventure from Finland, Rare Exports (2010) a tale uncovering a dark folkloric side to Santa!

COMMENTARY CLUB 121 - The Naked Gun

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:30:00 +0000

In this show we revisit classic 1980s comedy The Naked Gun, the spin-off movie from the cult comedy TV show Police Squad! starring Leslie Nielson and Priscilla Barnes!

COMMENTARY CLUB 120 - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:30:00 +0000

For our first show for December, we are watching a Christmas movie which happens to be one of the greatest bad movies ever made, the frankly bewildering Santa Claus Conquers the Martians from 1964!

COMMENTARY CLUB 119 - The Matrix

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:30:00 +0000

In this show we swallow the red pill and take a trip back to 1999 and revisit the original Matrix starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Lawrence Fishburne, Hugo Weaver, and loads of 1s and 0s!

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 77 - A Plague on Royston Vasey

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:10:58 +0000

We continue our rewatch of the second series of the League of Gentlemen, with Episode 3 - A Plague on Royston Vasey featuring mystery nosebleeds, a showdown between Pauline and Ross and a very unusual card game...

COMMENTARY CLUB 118 - It! The Terror From Beyond Space

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 05:30:00 +0000

In this show we are watching one of the great classics of 1950s science fiction, interstellar monster movie It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958), the movie that later was a direct inspiration for Alien (1979)!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Halloween Special 2025 - The Amityville Horror

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 04:30:00 +0000

It's time for our Halloween special and we are visiting one of cinema's most famous haunted houses with a rewatch of The Amityville Horror (1979) starring Margot Kidder, James Brolin and Rod Steiger.

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 76 - Lust for Royston Vasey

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 04:30:00 +0000

We continue our rewatch of the second series of the League of Gentlemen, with Episode 2 - Lust for Royston Vasey featuring a school trip with Herr Lipp and multiple mysterious nosebleeds...

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 76 - Lust for Royston Vasey

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 04:30:00 +0000

We continue our rewatch of the second series of the League of Gentlemen, with Episode 2 - Lust for Royston Vasey featuring a school trip with Herr Lipp and multiple mysterious nosebleeds...

COMMENTARY CLUB 117 - Death Ship

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 04:30:00 +0000

In this episode, we set sail for a crap movie, and wind up aboard Death Ship (1980), an odd mix of ghosts and maritime mayhem!

COMMENTARY CLUB 116 - Return of the Living Dead

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 04:30:00 +0000

For our cult film selection we revisit, or should that be reanimate, seminal 1980s comedy horror Return of the Living Dead, directed and scripted by Dan O'Bannon!

COMMENTARY CLUB 115 - The Love Bug

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 04:30:00 +0000

We are back, and a covering a classic movie movie about a mad car that drives itself and misbehaves! No, not Christine! Herbie, in his first movie, The Love Bug (1969)

COMMENTARY CLUB 114 - The Satanic Rites of Dracula

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Another release of a previously for Patreons only episode - a commentary for Hammer's The Satanic Rites of Dracula, which sees the final battle between Van Helsing and the Count! Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Freddie Jones and Joanna Lumley!

COMMENTARY CLUB 113 - Dracula AD 1972

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 04:30:00 +0000

This week we have another release of a previously only for Patreons episode - a commentary for Hammer classic in which the Count is undead and well and undying in Swinging London - Dracula AD 1972! Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham and Caroline Munroe

COMMENTARY CLUB 112 - Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 04:30:00 +0000

This week we have a special release of a previously only for Patreons episode - a commentary for the classic magic fantasy from Disney, Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), featuring witchcraft vs nazis - what more do you want?

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 75 - Destination Royston Vasey

Sat, 31 May 2025 04:30:00 +0000

We begin a rewatch of the second series of the League of Gentlemen, starting with Episode 1 - Destination: Royston Vasey - where we will meet new characters, fresh horrors, and a new dark saga begins...

COMMENTARY CLUB 111 - Time Guardian

Sat, 10 May 2025 04:30:00 +0000

This week we look at the little seen 1987 sci-fi flop Time Guardian, which features Carrie Fisher and Dean Stockwell doing their level best to minimise their involvement in this dreck.

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 74 - Escape from Royston Vasey

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 04:30:00 +0000

We watch the episode 6 of the first series of the League of Gentlemen - Escape From Royston Vase - the thrilling grand finale of the New Road saga!

COMMENTARY CLUB 110 - The Thing

Sat, 12 Apr 2025 04:30:00 +0000

This week we revisit The Thing - the 1982 John Carpenter remake that initially flopped badly at the box office, but has since been reappreciated as a masterful exercise in suspense, paranoia and alien body horror!

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 73 - Love Comes To Royston Vasey

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:30:00 +0000

We return to the League of Gentlemen with Series 1 episode 5 - Love Comes To Royston Vasey, which sounds delightful but completely isn't! But it does feature classic appearances from failed rock star Les McQueen and Mick the cave tour guide...

COMMENTARY CLUB - St Patricks Day Special 2025 - Leprechaun 4 In Space

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:07:46 +0000

To celebrate that special day of the year when everyone pretends to Irish and drinks too much, we are watching in famous cult classic Leprechaun 4: In Space starring the legendary Warwick Davis and Guy Siner from British sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!

COMMENTARY CLUB 109 - Total Recall

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:30:00 +0000

This week we revisit a classic from 1990, the mind-bending sci-fi action epic Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone, directed by Paul Verhoeven, and with special make-up effects from the legendary Rob Bottin.

Commentary Club Minisode 72 - The Beast of Royston Vasey

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 05:30:00 +0000

We return to our rewatch of the League of Gentlemen with Series 1 episode 4 - The Beast of Royston Vasey! Featuring a curious autopsy, a visit to Luigi's restaurant, and the first appearance of incompetent theatre group Legz Akimbo...

COMMENTARY CLUB 108 - Tourist Trap

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:30:00 +0000

This week it is a (possibly) crap movie, obscure slasher Tourist Trap (1979) starring Chuck Connors, Tanya Roberts, and a load of dummies... No, literally, a load of dummies!

COMMENTARY CLUB Valentines Special 2025 - My Bloody Valentine

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:30:00 +0000

For our traditionally highly inappropriate Valentine's Day special, we are watching the 2009 remake of My Bloody Valentine starring Jenson Ackles and Jaime King, numerous pickaxes, and roughly sixty gallons of blood...

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 71 - Nightmare in Royston Vasey

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 05:30:00 +0000

We return to our rewatch of the League of Gentlemen with Series 1 episode 3 - Nightmare in Royston Vasey! Featuring the death by compressed air, an egregious interview role play, and something nasty, but certainly local, dug up on the site of New Road...

COMMENTARY CLUB 107 - Dark Star

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:30:00 +0000

We return with one of the all-time great cult movies - Dark Star (1974). Written by Dan O'Bannon and the first movie directed by John Carpenter, this student film became a cult film and huge influence on science fiction

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 70 - Leave Us Not Little, Nor Yet Dark

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:30:13 +0000

We watch the sixth episode of The Box of Delights - Leave Us Not Little, Nor Yet Dark, which sees the final struggle for the Box between Kay Harker and Abner Brown

COMMENTARY CLUB Christmas Special 2024 - The Bishop's Wife

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:30:00 +0000

For our Christmas special this year we are going back to 1947 to revisit The Bishop's Wife, a charming celestial comedy set at Yuletide starring Cary Grant, David Niven and Loretta Young.

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 69 - Beware of Yesterday

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:30:00 +0000

"You want the past? Oh I'll send you back... Back, back where you will never be found!"

We watch the fifth episode of The Box of Delights - Beware of Yesterday, in which Kay takes a perilous journey into the past.

COMMENTARY CLUB 106 - Die Hard

Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:01:18 +0000

For our classic film selection for this December, we revisit a seasonal favourite, the original Die Hard(1988) the film that made Bruce Willis a mega star and maybe the best action movie ever made!

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 68 - The Spider in the Web

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 05:00:00 +0000

"It's the old Punch and Judy man! But he must be five hundred... seven hundred years old!"

We watch the fourth episode of The Box of Delights - The Spider in the Web, more scrobbling sends Kay to search for Abner's headquarters

COMMENTARY CLUB 105 - A Very British Christmas

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 05:30:00 +0000

In this show, for our crap film selection, we attempt to get festive with the alleged rom com A Very British Christmas (2019) which at least was filmed in the beautiful Yorkshire town of Knaresborough!

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 67- In Darkest Cellars Underneath

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:30:00 +0000

"They know I can look after myself. I've generally got a pistol or two on me and I'm a dead shot with both hands."

We watch the third episode of The Box of Delights - In Darkest Cellars Underneath, in which Abner escalates his search for the box...

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 66 - 2 Where Shall the Nighted Showman Go

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

"Getting up before it's light - on the first day of the holidays? I think it's the purple pim!"

We watch the second episode of The Box of Delights - Where Shall the 'Nighted Showman Go and what's we are now watching the just released remastered Blu-ray version!

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 65 - 1 When The Wolves Were Running

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:30:00 +0000

To mark the 40th anniversary of the BBC's The Box of Delights, an adaptation of the classic novel by John Masefield, we are rewatching the classic TV series one episode at at time, week by week just like back in 1984. In this episode we see how young Kay Harker encounters the mysterious Cole Hawlins, and some sinister folks who are very interested in his old magic...

COMMENTARY CLUB 104 - In Bruges

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 05:30:00 +0000

In this show, we revisit a modern cult favourite, the dark comedy In Bruges (2008) starring Colin O'Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes.

COMMENTARY CLUB Halloween Special 2024 - Hocus Pocus

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

For our traditional Hallowe'en special, we watch a modern Hallowe'en favourite - Hocus Pocus (1993) starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as three Salem witches from 1693 resurrected to wreak havoc in the modern age!

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 64 - The Road to Royston Vasey

Sat, 26 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Like the addicted customers of Mr Hilary Briss, the butcher, we are back for more, as we watch the second episode of The League of Gentlemen TV series, The Road to Royston Vasey...

COMMENTARY CLUB 103 - The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 04:30:00 +0000

"It shakes me! It quakes me! It makes me feel goose-pimply all over!"

In this show we revisit a true classic - The Seven Year Itch (1955) a romantic comedy from director Billy Wilder, starring the legendary Marilyn Monroe!

COMMENTARY CLUB 103 - The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 04:30:00 +0000

"It shakes me! It quakes me! It makes me feel goose-pimply all over!"

In this show we revisit a true classic - The Seven Year Itch (1955) a romantic comedy from director Billy Wilder, starring the legendary Marilyn Monroe!

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 63 - Welcome to Royston Vasey

Sat, 12 Oct 2024 04:30:00 +0000

"We didn't burn him!"

We begin an epic rewatch of the classic comedy series, The League of Gentlemen, beginning with the very first episode - Welcome to Royston Vasey...

COMMENTARY CLUB 102 - The Toxic Avenger

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 04:30:00 +0000

In this episode we look at one of the all classic so bad its good movies from the 1980s - The Toxic Avenger (1984) from the legendary Troma Films!

COMMENTARY CLUB 101 - The Purge

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 04:30:00 +0000

For our cult film selection we watch The Purge (2013) the low budget action horror flick, starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey, that spawned a brand new franchise

COMMENTARY CLUB 100 - Planet of the Apes

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 04:30:00 +0000

For our hundredth episode we revisit one of the greatest science fiction films of all time - the original Planet of the Apes (1969) starring Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter and Roddy McDowell.

COMMENTARY CLUB 099 - Raiders of the Lost Ark

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 04:30:00 +0000

For our classic film selection we go back the 1980s for the legendary collaboration between George Lucas and Steven Spielberg - the very first Indiana Jones adventure - Raiders of the Lost Ark!

COMMENTARY CLUB 098 - Titanic II

Sat, 10 Aug 2024 04:30:00 +0000

Did you know there was a Titanic II? In this podcast we wish we didn't, as we tackle this dubious 2010 mockbuster pretend sequel from The Asylum!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 062 - Top of the Pops Showdown 3

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:30:00 +0000

After recording our Rollerball episode we thought it would be a good idea to sample some vintage Top of the Pops, and hence we pit June 1977 against July 1978!

COMMENTARY CLUB 097 - Rollerball

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:30:00 +0000

This week we are are revisiting a slice of 1970s scifi in the shape of cult classic Rollerball (1975)

COMMENTARY CLUB 096 - The Empire Strikes Back

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 04:30:00 +0000

We are back into classic film territory and we are looking at one of the greatest sequels of all-time - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)!

COMMENTARY CLUB 095 - The Terror

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 04:30:00 +0000

In another special show, we revisit another movie from the late great Roger Corman - The Terror (1963) a gothic fever dream which stars Boris Karloff and a very young Jack Nicholson!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 061 - Top of the Pops 80s Showdown 2

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 04:30:00 +0000

After recording the Zombie Creeping Flesh episode, it seemed like a good idea to keep on drinking and watch a Top of the Pops from November 1980 the same week as the film's release. And we had such a good time, we sampled another episode from 1981 for good measure!

COMMENTARY CLUB 094 - Not of This Earth

Thu, 23 May 2024 04:30:00 +0000

In a special show, we revisit an early classic from the late great Roger Corman - Not of the Earth (1957)

COMMENTARY CLUB 093 - Zombie Creeping Flesh

Sat, 11 May 2024 10:13:52 +0000

It's crap movie time and we are looking at a legendarily shoddy movie - a 1980s Italian Dawn of the Dead knock-off which you may know as Zombie Creeping Flesh AKA Virus AKA Zombie 3 AKA Hell of the Living Dead AKA Night of the Zombies AKA That Bloody Terrible Film

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 060 - Top of the Pops Showdown

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 08:00:21 +0000

We thought we'd revisit a Top of the Pops from 1988 the week Big was released... and it didn't go so good. So we also had a look at an earlier episode from 1985 to right the balance!

COMMENTARY CLUB 091 - Big

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:08:34 +0000

For our classic movie selection, we are watching classic 1980s comedy Big starring Tom Hanks

COMMENTARY CLUB EASTER SPECIAL 2024 - Inseminoid

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 04:30:00 +0000

We celebrate Easter this year with an 1980s British scifi horror about eggs and rebirth... sort of... Yes, we are doing Norman J Warren's infamous alien shocker - Inseminoid (1981)

COMMENTARY CLUB ST PATRICKS DAY SPECIAL 2024 - Apocalypse Clown

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 04:30:00 +0000

We celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a new Irish scifi comedy - Apocalypse Clown! When a mysterious cosmic event destroys all electronics and the world plunges into chaos, will a bunch of failed clowns be our saviours?

COMMENTARY CLUB 090 - The Bubble

Sat, 02 Mar 2024 05:30:00 +0000

For our crap movie selection, we are watching an all-star cast go to hell in a hand-basket in Judd Apatow's pandemic misfire The Bubble (2022)

COMMENTARY CLUB - Valentines Special 2024 - The Trip

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 05:30:00 +0000

For our traditional wildly inappropriate movie for Valentine's Day this year, we picked a romantic comedy... from Tommy Wirkola, director of the Dead Snow films! The Trip (2021) has Noomi Rapace and Aksel Hennie as a couple off for a romantic break where they plan to kill each other!

COMMENTARY CLUB 089 - Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 05:30:00 +0000

For our cult movie selection, we are sticking with kaiju movies, and revisiting Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995), the first movie in of the Heisei series for Godzilla's great rival monster!

Commentary Club 088 - King Kong

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 05:30:00 +0000

First show of a new year and we are looking at an all-time classic - the original King Kong from 1933!

COMMENTARY CLUB - New Years Eve Special 2023

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 11:54:11 +0000

For our New Year's podcast, we thought we'd watch an old Top of the Pops end of year special from the 1980s! And we had such fun - and we so *ahem* merry - we did another one from 1970s too! Best enjoyed after a wobble of bine or two...

COMMENTARY CLUB CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - White Christmas

Sat, 23 Dec 2023 05:30:00 +0000

For this year's Christmas special, we are going for a old fashioned classic - White Christmas (1954) starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen.

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 059 - The League of Gentlemen Christmas Special

Sat, 16 Dec 2023 05:30:00 +0000

In this festive minisode, we take a trip to the benighted town of Royston Vasey for the League of Gentlemen Christmas Special from 2000

COMMENTARY CLUB 087 - Klaus

Sat, 09 Dec 2023 05:30:00 +0000

For our classic movie for December we have gone for new festive favourite Klaus, a 2019 animated feature giving us a truly magical alternative take on the origins of Santa Claus.

COMMENTARY CLUB 086 - Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:30:00 +0000

For our crap film choice, as it is December, we are revisiting infamous Santa slasher Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2! Why not Part 1? Well, because this film is so cheap half of it is Part I repackaged!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 058 - The Young Ones - Summer Holiday

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 05:30:00 +0000

"We're Young Ones. Bachelor boys! Crazy, mad, wild-eyed, big-bottomed anarchists!"

In this episode, we reach the final ever episode of The Young Ones - term has finished, their courses ended, what will the boys do now...

COMMENTARY CLUB 085 - Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Sat, 18 Nov 2023 05:30:00 +0000

This time we are doing one of the kings of cult movies - George A Romero's zombie masterpiece - Dawn of the Dead! And what's more, we are looking at the longest version - the Cannes Cut - for full fat zombie apocalypse action!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 057 - The Young Ones - Sick

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 05:30:00 +0000

"It's funny, but being ill makes me lose my usual tolerant and easy-going approach to communal living!"

In this episode, the boys are all ill, but there's worse to come, including riots and a visit from Neil's parents - The Good Life it ain't!

COMMENTARY CLUB HALLOWEEN SPECIAL - Sinister

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:59:56 +0000

For our traditional Hallowe'en special, we come face to face with the boogieman as we revisit a modern classic - Sinister (2012)

COMMENTARY CLUB 084 - The Omen

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:30:25 +0000

For our classic film we have gone for one of the great 1970s horror blockbusters - The Omen (1976) starring Gregory Peck, David Warner, Lee Remick, Billie Whitelaw and Patrick Troughton!

COMMENTARY CLUB 083 - Super Mario Bros.

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 10:16:40 +0000

For our crap film this time we have a movie regarded as one of the worst of all time - the disastrous Super Mario Bros. from 1993 starring Bob Hoskins, Dennis Hopper and John Leguizamo. It's going to be a bumpy ride...

COMMENTARY CLUB 082 - The Legend of Seven Golden Vampires

Sat, 07 Oct 2023 04:30:00 +0000

It's cult film time again, and appropriately for October we have a Hammer horror starring Peter Cushing! But it's a Dracula movie with a twist, for this is the fabled horror-martial arts smash-up Hammer did with the legendary Shaw Brothers - The Legend of Seven Golden Vampires!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 056 - The Young Ones - Time

Sat, 23 Sep 2023 04:30:00 +0000

In this episode, the boys battle the aftermath of the party, discover a mystery girl in the house, and accidentally travel in time! Guest starring Jennifer Saunders!

COMMENTARY CLUB 081 - The Muppet Movie

Sat, 02 Sep 2023 04:30:00 +0000

For our classic film selection this time, it was Teresa's pick which will bring us such cinematic firsts as a frog riding a bicycle! Yes it's The Muppet Movie (1979), the first big screen outing for everyone's fuzzy friends!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 055 - The Young Ones - Nasty

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 04:30:00 +0000

In this episode, the boys hire a home video recorder and are eager to sample the ghoulish world of video nasties!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 055 - The Young Ones - Nasty

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 04:30:00 +0000

In this episode, the boys hire a home video recorder and are eager to sample the ghoulish world of video nasties!

COMMENTARY CLUB 80 - The Bride and the Beast

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 04:30:00 +0000

In a last minute change to our announced crap movie selection, in a very ramshackle episode, we take a look at some gorilla based nonsense! Yes, it's Ed Wood's non-classic movie The Bride and the Beast from 1958

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 054 - The Young Ones - Cash

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 04:30:00 +0000

In this episode, the boys are skint and what's worse Vyvan is pregnant! Things are so desperate Neil has to become a police man!

COMMENTARY CLUB 079 - Army of Darkness

Sat, 08 Jul 2023 10:13:44 +0000

For our cult movie this time, we have Army of Darkness (1992) the third and final part of the Evil Dead trilogy!

COMMENTARY CLUB 079 - Army of Darkness

Sat, 08 Jul 2023 10:13:38 +0000

For our cult movie this time, we have Army of Darkness (1992) the third and final part of the Evil Dead trilogy!

COMMENTARY CLUB 078 - Stand By Me

Sat, 17 Jun 2023 04:30:00 +0000

For our classic movie we have an iconic coming-of-age tale set long ago one hot summer - Stand By Me (1986). Starring River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell and Kiefer Sutherland, and based the novella The Body by Stephen King.

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 053 - The Young Ones - Bambi

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 04:30:00 +0000

In the first episode of the second series, the boys have to deal with killer socks and an appearance on University Challenge...

COMMENTARY CLUB 077 - Inspector Gadget

Sat, 13 May 2023 04:30:00 +0000

For our crap film choice this time, we endure an frankly appalling live-action travesty of a beloved cartoon - Inspector Gadget starring Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett

COMMENTARY CLUB 076 - Earth Vs. the Spider

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 04:30:00 +0000

For our cult film choice this time, we pay tribute to legendary director Bert I Gordon with a look at this 1958 big bug movie Earth Vs. the Spider!

COMMENTARY CLUB EASTER SPECIAL 2023 - Chicken Run

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 04:30:00 +0000

For our traditional inappropriate Easter special, we went for an egg theme and revisited a classic animated movie from Aardman - Chicken Run (2000)

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 052 - The Young Ones - Flood

Sat, 25 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0000

In the final of the episode of the first series, the boys have to deal with London flooding! And if that wasn't enough their landlord has turned into homicidal axe-wielding maniac and there a door to Narnia in the cellar...

COMMENTARY CLUB 075 - Speed

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 04:30:00 +0000

It's classic movie time again, and we are taking ride a memorable bus trip with Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper in Speed (1994)

COMMENTARY CLUB 074 - Shakma

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 05:30:00 +0000

It's crap movie time again, and we experience notorious bad movie Shakma which sees Roddy McDowell and assorted students being menaced by a killer baboon!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 051 - The Young Ones - Interesting

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:30:00 +0000

In this episode, the boys decided to hold a party which rapidly descends into surreal anarchy and chaos

COMMENTARY CLUB VALENTINES SPECIAL - The House That Dripped Blood

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 05:30:00 +0000

For our traditional inappropriate Valentine's Day special, a classic anthology horror from Amicus - The House That Dripped Blood - a movie that delivers four tales of terror and features an all-star cast - Peter Cushing, Denholm Elliot, Christopher Lee, Ingrid Pitt and Jon Pertwee!

COMMENTARY CLUB 073 - Assault on Precinct 13

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 05:30:00 +0000

It's cult movie time again, and we revisit John Carpenter's seminal breakthrough movie, the gritty crime thriller Assault on Precinct 13

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 050 - The Young Ones - Bomb

Sat, 21 Jan 2023 05:30:00 +0000

In this episode, the boys wake up to discover they can't get into the fridge as there's a nuclear bomb in the way...

COMMENTARY CLUB NEW YEAR SPECIAL 2022 - Terror Train

Sat, 31 Dec 2022 12:08:20 +0000

For our New Year special, we take a ride on Terror Train, a 1980 slasher set on New Year's Eve! It stars Jamie Lee Curtis, featuring magician David Copperfield, and was the directorial debut of Roger Spottiswood!

COMMENTARY CLUB CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2022 - Arthur Christmas

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 09:38:39 +0000

In this just before Christmas special, we revisit a modern festive favourite Arthur Christmas from Aardman Animations, featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighty and Imelda Stanton to name but a few!

COMMENTARY CLUB 072 - The Santa Clause

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:22:17 +0000

It's classic film time again, and this time we are revisiting a modern festive favourite - The Santa Clause (1994) starring Tim Allen!

COMMENTARY CLUB 071 - Twas the Night

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000

It's crap film time again, and this time we are getting festive with 'Twas the Night (2001) starring a young Bryan Cranston!

COMMENTARY CLUB 070 - House on Haunted Hill

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 05:30:00 +0000

It's cult movie time again, and we are going back to 1959 for horror thriller that sees a team up between the great Vincent Price and legendary director William Castle! Join us for a night in House on Haunted Hill!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 049 - The Young Ones - Boring

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 05:30:00 +0000

In this episode, the boys are wrestling the dread forces of boredom while demons, terrorists and ice skating vegetables are ignored...

COMMENTARY CLUB 069 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:36:11 +0000

It's classic film time again, and we revisit the unique blend of comedy, film noir, live action and animation that is Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) , starring Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd and a host of famous cartoons!

COMMENTARY CLUB HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2022 - Sleepy Hollow

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 04:30:00 +0000

This year we've plumped for a film that is both an adaptation of one of the classic Halloween stories and a tribute to classic horror movies! The Headless Horseman rides again in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow (1999)!

COMMENTARY CLUB 068 - The Manster

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 10:19:29 +0000

It's crap film time again, and this time we are going to experience a truly bizarre American sci-fi horror shot in Japan - The Manster AKA The Split (1962)

NOTE - my apologies the first upload had completely the wrong intro - this has now been fixed

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 048 - The Young Ones - Oil

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0000

In this episode, the boys move into a new student house and discover oil in the cellar! Rik Mayall, Ade Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Chris Ryan and Alexei Sayle.

COMMENTARY CLUB 067 - Tron

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 04:30:00 +0000

It's cult film time again, and we are voyaging back to the dawn of the video game era to revisit Disney's visionary virtual adventure Tron!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 047 - The Young Ones - Demolition

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 04:30:00 +0000

In this episode we begin a rewatch of a classic alternative comedy - The Young Ones starring Rik Mayall, Ade Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Chris Ryan and Alexei Sayle.

COMMENTARY CLUB 066 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 04:30:00 +0000

We've a whale of a tale to tell ya friends! Join us as we revisit Disney's lavish live action version of Jules Verne's classic adventure 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea, starring James Mason, Kirk Douglas, Peter Lorre, and a massive angry squid!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 046 - Public Information Frights

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:30:00 +0000

In this episode Jim shows Teresa a selection of PIFs - Public Information Films - from the 1970s and 1980s. So then we have short clips warning the public of the dangers of roads, strangers, escalators, fireworks, and of course dark and lonely water...

The playlist of PIFs discussed

COMMENTARY CLUB 065 - The Haunted Mansion

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:30:00 +0000

It's crap move time again and we venture into the highly dubious cinematic genre of movies based on theme park rides, and for added peril, it's also a late period Eddie Murphy move to boot! Yes, it's Disney's The Haunted Mansion (2003)!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 045 - Apaches

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:30:00 +0000

In this minisode we delve into the terrifying world of UK Public Information Films, beginning with the infamous Apaches from 1977 which attempted to warn children about the dangers of mucking about on farms and traumatised a generation!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 044 - Blackadder Goes Forth - Goodbyeee

Sun, 29 May 2022 04:00:00 +0000

We reach the very last episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, a rightly celebrated final episode of a legendary series!

COMMENTARY CLUB 063 - Willow

Sat, 14 May 2022 04:30:00 +0000

It's classic film time again, and this week we are revisiting Willow from 1988, the fantasy epic from George Lucas and Ron Howard, starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley.

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 043 - Blackadder Goes Forth - General Hospital

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode, George lands up in hospital tended by Nurse Fletcher Brown, played by guest star Miranda Richardson. However there is also allegedly a German spy for Blackadder to winkle out...

COMMENTARY CLUB - Easter Special 2022 - Gamera Vs Jiger

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 04:30:00 +0000

Thanks to a random search involving the word "egg", we've ended up with a kaiju movie from 1970 - giant radioactive turtle Gamera takes on grumpy devil dinosaur Jiger!

COMMENTARY CLUB 062 - Ice Spiders

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +0000

Beware! It's crap film time again! And this week we are experiencing the low budget terrors of Ice Spiders, a Scifi Channel movie from 2006!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 042 - Blackadder Goes Forth - Private Plane

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 04:00:00 +0000

"Hi, Flashheart here. Yeah, cancel the state funeral, tell the King to stop blubbing."

In this episode the boys join the air force under the command of Lord Flashheart played by the late great Rik Mayall. And if that wasn't enough Ade Edmondson also guest stars as the Red Baron!

COMMENTARY CLUB 061 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 04:30:00 +0000

It's cult film time again, in this podcast we are doing the most culty cult movie of all time - it's time to throw open the switches on the Sonic Oscillator, and step up the Reactor Power Input three more points, as we revisit The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1974)! Sing lips!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 041 - Blackadder Goes Forth - Major Star

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode we find Blackadder in charge of a concert party and having trouble with his leading lady Georgina and a slug balancing act...

COMMENTARY CLUB 060 - Some Like It Hot

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000

In this show we revisit one of the greatest comedies of all time - Some Like It Hot (1959) starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemon and Tony Curtis, directed by Billy Wilder.

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 040 - Blackadder Goes Forth - Corporal Punishment

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:51:03 +0000

Orders for Operation Insanity arrive and Blackadder breaches regulations by eating the messenger. Can the Flanders Pigeon Murderer avoid the firing squad?

COMMENTARY CLUB - St Valentines Special 2022 - Dellamorte Dellamore

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000

For our traditional wildly inappropriate Valentine's Day special, we have a movie whose title translates as "Of Death, Of Love". Yes, it's Italian cult classic Dellamorte Dellamore AKA Cemetery Man, directed by Michele Soavi and starring Rupert Everett

COMMENTARY CLUB 059 - The Ice Road

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000

It's crap film time again, and this week we're joining Liam Neeson on a mission to punch winter itself in the chops! Yes, we are doing The Ice Road (2021).

WARNING - A very very sweary and angry episode ensues....

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 039 - Blackadder Goes Forth - Captain Cook

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000

"Tally-ho pip-pip and Bernard's your uncle!"
We kick off a new run of minisodes by cracking open the fourth and final series of Blackadder! It will all be over by Christmas!

COMMENTARY CLUB 058 - Xtro

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:08:40 +0000

It's cult film time again and it's back to the 1980s for a touching tale of a boy and an alien... But not all aliens are friendly! Yes, we are revisiting at the cult sci-fi horror flick Xtro!

COMMENTARY CLUB - New Years Knees Up

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000

For New Year's Eve, we thought we'd throw a little party! And so we scaled the north face of the drinks cabinet and span some favourite tunes! Warning - does contain some very strong language, but on the upside, there's some kick-ass tunes!

And the playlist for this show is here

COMMENTARY CLUB CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2021 - The Muppet Christmas Carol

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000

For our Christmas special this year, we are revisiting a much loved modern classic, a fuzzy felt incarnation of a famous festive tale by Charles Dickens. Yes, we are doing The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 038 - Star Wars Christmas Special

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000

As Teresa had never seen the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special - dubbed the worst two hours of television ever - we thought it would be a fun idea to watch it as a festive special...

COMMENTARY CLUB 057 - Sint

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000

For our classic movie we are keeping on the theme of bad Santas and revisiting the marvellous Dutch comedy horror Sint (2010) in which an undead Sinterklaas - the Dutch version of St. Nick - terrorises Amsterdam!

COMMENTARY CLUB 056 - Santa's Slay (2005)

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Sadly it's crap film time again, but as it's nearly Christmas we have some seasonal stupidity for you in the shape of Santa's Slay (2005) in which wrestler Bill Goldberg is a demonic St Nick!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 037 - Blackadder3 - Duel and Duality

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000

In this final episode of Blackadder III, our hero is embroiled in a potentially deadly tiff between Prince George and Wellington, played by Stephen Fry at his shoutiest!

COMMENTARY CLUB 055 - Suspiria

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:57:02 +0000

In this podcast, we have one of the greatest cult movies of all time - Dario Argento's 1977 masterpiece Suspiria! A dark fairy tale of murder and witchery from the legendary Italian director and all set to an iconic soundtrack by Goblin!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 036 - Blackadder3 - Amy and Amiability

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:54:04 +0000

In this episode Prince George is skint and so Blackadder tries his hand at being a dandy highwayman. Plus we have guest stars Warren Clarke and the great Miranda Richardson!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 036 - Blackadder3 - Amy and Amiability

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:54:01 +0000

In this episode Prince George is skint and so Blackadder tries his hand at being a dandy highwayman. Plus we have guest stars Warren Clarke and the great Miranda Richardson!

COMMENTARY CLUB HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2021 - The Blair Witch Project

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 04:00:00 +0000

For this year's Hallowe'en special, we venture into the woods and relive classic found footage frightener The Blair Witch Project!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 035 - Curse of the Blair Witch

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 05:49:04 +0000

As an extra spooky treat, and as a lead-in to our Hallowe'en special, we thought we'd take a look back at the faux documentary Curse of The Blair Witch!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 034 - Blackadder3 - Sense and Sensibility

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:34:01 +0000

In this episode, there's more trouble for Prince George and Blackadder the shape of a pair of actors, played by comedy legends Kenneth Connor and Hugh Paddick.

COMMENTARY CLUB 054 - Jaws

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 04:00:00 +0000

It's classic film time again, and in this podcast we go back to 1975 for Steven Spielberg's movie version of a book whose author thought no one would read because it was about a fish... Jaws!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 033 - Blackadder3 - Nob and Nobility

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 04:30:00 +0000

In this minisode Blackadder gets involved in the French Revolution and the dashing Scarlet Pimpernell! With Tim McInnerny returning a non-Percy role and guest stars Nigel Planer and Chris Barrie

COMMENTARY CLUB 100th Episode Special

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 04:00:00 +0000

This will be our one hundredth episode! And to celebrate, we thought we would revisit perhaps the most beloved movie of all time! So it's back to 1977 and the original Star Wars! May the Force be with you!

COMMENTARY CLUB 053 - Killer Sofa (2019)

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0000

In this podcast we delve in the murky depths of streaming services and come up with Killer Sofa, an alleged horror comedy from New Zealand from 2019!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 032 - Blackadder3 - Ink and Incapability

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0000

In this minisode we revisit the phrasmotic meeting between Blackadder and that splendid brainbox Dr Johnson. Warning! Several big papery things tied up with string were harmed during the making of this episode!

COMMENTARY CLUB 052 - Dredd (2012)

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 11:02:23 +0000

It's cult movie time again, and we take a look at the under appreciated Dredd (2012) starring Karl Urban - which was at last a proper movie incarnation of the classic lawman of the future Judge Dredd from legendary comic 2000 AD!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 031 - Blackadder3 - Dish and Dishonesty

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0000

In this minisode we kick off a fresh batch of Blackadders, with the opening episode of the third series Dish and Dishonesty, and meet the new addition to the show, nice but dim Prince George played by Hugh Laurie!

COMMENTARY CLUB 051 - DragonHeart (1996)

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0000

Sean Connery as a dragon? Of course it's a classic! Revisiting the 1996 fantasy movie starring Dennis Quaid, Dina Mayer, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, and Julie Christie!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 030 - TOTP 1996

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 13:49:28 +0000

In this show we sample selection of the (allegedly) biggest hits of 1996, in a special old people at rant clouds minisode. We may have had a few ales...

COMMENTARY CLUB 050 - Night of the Demon (1983)

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000

In this podcast we revisit one of the original video nasties - Night of the Demon from 1983 AKA The One Where Bigfoot Rips Off a Man's..... Well, you'll see! Don't say we didn't warn you!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 029 - Big Hits 1983

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 04:30:00 +0000

Before we plunge into the era of the video nasty next week, we stop off to sample some of the biggest hits from 1983! Warning! May contain a small outbreak of Kajagoogoo and high levels of Jed!

COMMENTARY CLUB 049 - Legend

Sat, 15 May 2021 12:05:52 +0000

It's cult film time again, in this podcast we go back to 1980s to revisit Ridley Scott's Legend, a dark fairy tale starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara and Tim Curry, with creatures conjured up by effects maestro Rob Bottin.

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 028 - Blackadder II - Chains

Fri, 07 May 2021 06:00:00 +0000

In this episode we reach the grand finale of the Blackadder II saga! There's been a spate of kidnappings which prove to be just the first stage of a cunning plan from evil Prince Ludwig the Indestructible played by Hugh Laurie!

COMMENTARY CLUB 048 - Ghostbusters

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:44:00 +0000

There is no Dana, there is only Zuul! In this podcast we go back to 1984 for classic comedy horror Ghostbusters, starring Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver and Gozer the Traveller!

COMMENTARY CLUB 048 - Ghostbusters

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:43:57 +0000

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 027 - Blackadder II - Beer

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:00:14 +0000

In this episode Blackadder has the twin problems of a drinking contest with Lord Melchett and his Puritan Aunt Whiteadder coming for tea... But on the upside, we learn of Merlin the Happy Pig and there's a lovely song about a goblin!

COMMENTARY CLUB 047 - Patient Zero

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:00:50 +0000

It's crap film time again and we endure Patient Zero, starring Matt Smith, Natalie Dormer and Stanley Tucci. A movie that was shelved for years before leaking out onto home video, and in this podcast we discover why, and attempt to work out what went wrong

COMMENTARY CLUB 046 - The Case of the Bloody Iris

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0000

In this episode we delve into true cult territory with a classic 1970s giallo - The Case of the Bloody Iris, a twisted thriller with a mystery killer stalking the dream team of beautiful Edwige Fenech and super suave George Hilton! And wrapped up inside this commentary there's also a handy beginner's guide to giallo too!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 026 - Blackadder II - Money

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000

In this episode Blackadder is strapped for cash and owes money to the infamous baby eating Bishop of Bath and Wells. And if that wasn't enough, the Queen's in the mood for some practical jokes...

COMMENTARY CLUB 045 - The Old Dark House

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000

This episode we look at the classic Universal movie The Old Dark House. Directed by James Whale this gothic black comedy stars Boris Karloff, Charles Laughton, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Stuart, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, and Raymond Massey.

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 025 - Blackadder II - Potato

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode Blackadder attempts to out-do Sir Walter Really, I mean, Raleigh, with a sea voyage of his own. Unfortunately Captain Redbeard Rum (the legendary Tom Baker in fully barking mad mode) turns out to be both legless and clueless!

COMMENTARY CLUB 044 - Starcrash (corrected version)

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:52:33 +0000

In this episode we look at one of the legendary bad films - Italian Star Wars knock-off Starcrash (1979)! Is it really as bad as folks claim? What was the late great Christopher Plummer doing in there? Is that really an early sighting of the Hoff? At any rate, it does have Caroline Munroe in a space bikini! So join us in a voyage to the haunted stars and Time will flow once more and everything will explode!

NOTE - this a corrected version of this episode!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 024 - Blackadder II - Head

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 03:14:18 +0000

In this episode we find Lord Blackadder being given the job of overseeing the execution of traitors at the Tower of London. However his plans to get *ahem* ahead go awry...

COMMENTARY CLUB - St Valentines Day Special 2021 - My Bloody Valentine

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000

It's Valentine's Day once again, and so in the spirit of St. Skeletor, we proudly present another massively inappropriate movie and revisit that seminal slasher from 1981 My Bloody Valentine

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 023 - Blackadder II - Bells

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:10:26 +0000

In a new mini season of our stay in, stay safe comedy podcasts, we look at the first episode of Blackadder II, in which we catch up with Blackadder, Percy and Baldrick in Tudor times, where merry England is ruled by Queen Elizabeth I (played Miranda Richardson),aided by her stalwart advisor Lord Melchett (Stephen Fry) and long-serving Nursie (Patsy Byrne). In this episode, romance is in the air and we have a guest appearance from the late great Rik Mayall as Lord Flashheart!

COMMENTARY CLUB 043 - Clue

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 05:30:00 +0000

This time round we are looking at cult favourite Clue from 1985 - the first movie based on a board game! Featuring an all-star cast including Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Madeline Kahn, Martin Mull and Leslie Anne Warren.

COMMENTARY CLUB 042 - Jack the Giant Killer

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:30:00 +0000

In this podcast we go back to 1962 for a classic fantasy adventure Jack the Giant Killer! A magical tale based on British folklore starring Kerwin Matthews and Torin Thatcher, directed Nathan Juran, and with creature FX by Jim Danforth.

COMMENTARY CLUB CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2020 - Scrooged

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 01:00:00 +0000

For our Christmas special this year we have a real classic - the celebrated comedy take on A Christmas Carol starring Bill Murray and Karen Allen - Scrooged (1988)!

COMMENTARY CLUB 041 - Unholy Night

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 04:30:00 +0000

In this show we are venturing in the worrying world of low budget Christmas horror, with Canadian anthology Unholy Night (2018) will festive frights ensure or just Yuletide yawns?

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 022 - Blackadders Christmas Carol

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:30:00 +0000

We have a festive visit to Mr Ebenezer Blackadder for Blackadder's Christmas Carol! First aired back on 23rd December 1988, this classic Yuletide comedy special features an all-star cast which includes Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Robbie Coltrane, Miranda Richardson, Miriam Margolyes, and Jim Broadbent!

COMMENTARY CLUB 040 - The Nightmare Before Christmas

Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +0000

'Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems, in a place that perhaps you've seen in your dreams.... Yes, it's cult film time again, in this podcast we go back to 1993 for the cult classic The Nightmare Before Christmas, written by Tim Burton, directed by Henry Selick and featuring music by Danny Elfman!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 021 - The Storyteller - The Greek Myths Part II

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +0000

In this minisode we return to the Jim Henson's The Storyteller to look at the final two episodes from the little known second season. Here we have two classic tales of heroes versus famous monsters - Theseus and the Minotaur and Perseus and the Gorgons!

COMMENTARY CLUB 039 - The African Queen

Sat, 14 Nov 2020 05:30:00 +0000

Join us on an epic adventure across Africa with some Hollywood's brightest stars as we revisit a true classic - The African Queen (1951) starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn and directed by John Huston.

COMENTARY CLUB HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2020 - Halloween (1978)

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 10:55:20 +0000

This year, for the spookiest night of the year, we are revisiting John Carpenter's classic horror movie - Halloween (1978) - the film that brought us the Shape, AKA Michael Myers!

COMMENTARY CLUB 038 - Zombeavers

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 08:14:38 +0000

It's crap film time again, and we have a movie about undead wildlife - Zombeavers (2014)! Yes, a film about zombie beavers... Does hilarity ensue?

COMMENTARY CLUB MINISODES 20 - The Storyteller - The Greek Myths Part I

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 10:20:00 +0000

In this minisode we return to the Jim Henson's The Storyteller to look at two episodes from the little known second season. In this series, Michael Gambon takes on the mantle of the Storyteller to recount tales from Greek myth. And in this episode, we watch the story of Daedalus and Icarus, and the legend of Orpheus.

COMMENTARY CLUB 037 - Westworld

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 10:23:01 +0000

In this episode we take a trip to Delos for the holiday of the future! Yes, we are revisiting Michael Crichton's first tale of a futuristic theme park gone bad Westworld - the seminal science fiction meets Western movie starring Yul Brynner as the unstoppable android Gunslinger!

COMMENTARY CLUB 036 - The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:05:00 +0000

For our classic movie this time we are watching a hugely important film, a massive influence on modern science fiction and the grandfather of Hammer horror - yes, it's The Quatermass Xperiment (AKA The Creeping Unknown in the US) from 1955.

COMMENTARY CLUB 035 - Enter the Dragon

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 10:41:28 +0000

As a tribute to the late great John Saxon we settle to watch one of his most celebrated movies - the martial arts classic Enter the Dragon (1973), in which Mr Saxon, an actual real-life black belt, co-starred with the legendary Bruce Lee!

COMMENTARY CLUB 034 - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 04:30:00 +0000

In this show we take a look at one of the most infamous rubbish films of all time Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978). Is this a terrible movie made by morons or actually an ahead-of-its-time spoof?

COMMENTARY CLUB MINISODES 19 - The Black Adder - The Black Seal

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 04:00:00 +0000

In the next of our stay in, stay safe comedy podcasts, we look at the sixth and final episode of The Black Adder - the tragic tale of the Black Seal! The most cunning plan and the most evil men in England plot to take the crown... Who will survive, and what will be left of them?

COMMENTARY CLUB 033 - What We Do in the Shadows

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 08:02:38 +0000

It's cult movie time again, and this time we are looking at one of the best horror comedies of recent years - What We Do in the Shadows a mockumentary created by Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement exploring the shows world of the undead in present day New Zealand!

COMMENTARY CLUB MINISODES 18 - The Black Adder - Witchsmeller Pursuivant

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 04:30:00 +0000

In the fifth of our stay in, stay safe comedy specials, strange omens and dark forces are abroad in the kingdom of The Black Adder, and the dreaded Witchsmeller Pursuivant cometh! Folk horror vibes, bloody milk and dire warnings about the fruit of the carrot tree ensue... Plus watch out for a cameo from Satan himself!

COMMENTARY CLUB 032 - Men in Black

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 08:00:04 +0000

We take a trip back to 1997 for to discover who is protecting the Earth from the scum of the Universe! Yes, it's that classic pairing of Tommy Lee Wallace and Will Smith in Barry Sonnenfeld's smash hit SF comedy Men in Black!

COMMENTARY CLUB MINISODES 17 - The Black Adder - Born to be King

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 04:30:00 +0000

In the fourth of our stay in, stay safe comedy specials, we voyage back in time to watch The Black Adder - Born to be King! It's St. Leonard's Day and cunning plans and woeful variety acts ensue...

COMMENTARY CLUB 031 - Robot Monster (1953)

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 07:08:34 +0000

It's crap film time again, and this time we have gone for one of the worst movies of all-time - Robot Monster from 1953! Shot in four days and in 3D, see an incredible alien invader, the Ro-Man - which looks suspiciously like a gorilla in a space helmet - fart about with a bubble machine while pestering the last surviving humans on earth!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 016 - Some More Goodies

Wed, 27 May 2020 07:40:39 +0000

As we enjoyed it so much last time, we pay tribute again to the late great Tim Brooke-Taylor, with another two of our favourite episodes of classic 1970s comedy series, The Goodies! In this episode we are watching are Kung Fu Capers from Series 7 and Saturday Night Grease from Series 8!

COMMENTARY CLUB 030 - Mars Attacks

Tue, 19 May 2020 04:30:00 +0000

We are back in cult film territory and back to the films of Tim Burton too - this time for his 1990s SF comedy Mars Attacks! Ack! Ack! Ack!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 015 - The Archbishop

Wed, 13 May 2020 09:30:00 +0000

In the third of our stay in, stay safe comedy specials, we voyage back in time to watch The Black Adder - The Archbishop! Has the King finally found a use for his other son... you know, the slimy one?

COMMENTARY CLUB 029 - Beetlejuice

Tue, 05 May 2020 04:05:00 +0000

Once again we are going back to the 1980s for a classic movie! This time is the celebrated horror comedy Beetlejuice, directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder!

COMMENTARY CLUB MINISODES 14 - Some Goodies For You

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:58:09 +0000

As a tribute to the late great Tim Brooke-Taylor, we celebrate his life and works with a rewatch of two of our favourite episodes of classic 1970s comedy series, The Goodies. The episodes we are watching are Lighthouse Keeping Loonies and the awarding winning Kitten Kong!

COMMENTARY CLUB 028 - 2012 (2009)

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:51:57 +0000

It's crap film time again, and we embark on our most gruelling challenge yet - Roland Emmerich's disaster (in every sense of the word)movie 2012 which confusing came out in 2009. Very strong language and pizza recipes ensue...

COMMENTARY CLUB Easter Special - Reanimator

Sun, 12 Apr 2020 22:45:39 +0000

For a little Easter extra surprise, we couldn't resist going back to another movie from the late great Stuart Gordon. And we picked that dream teaming of Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, HP Lovecraft and two dozen gallons of blood - yes, it's the splatastic Reanimator (1985)!

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 13 - The King of Spain's Beard

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 08:52:41 +0000

We return to the world of glorious television for another episode of some vintage Blackadder! In the second ever episode of this classic comedy, the Black Adder finds himself betrothed to be married...

COMMENTARY CLUB 027 - From Beyond

Sat, 04 Apr 2020 07:52:42 +0000

Our cult movie is From Beyond (1986) - a classic adaptation of a story by HP Lovecraft from the late great Stuart Gordon. Starring Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton and Ken Foree, cult 1980s horror doesn't get any better than this!

COMMENTARY CLUB Minisode 12 - The Black Adder

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 06:35:25 +0000

In the first of our staying in comedy shows, we look at the very first episode of The Black Adder - The Foretelling!

COMMENTARY CLUB 026 - The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 04:00:00 +0000

In this show we are revisiting one of the early classics of cinema, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920). Starring Conrad Veidt, this silent German Expressionist masterpiece is a genuine piece of movie history and has just celebrated its one hundredth birthday!

COMMENTARY CLUB ST PATRICK'S DAY SPECIAL - Leprechaun

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 04:01:00 +0000

To celebrate that special day of the year when everyone pretends to Irish and drinks too much, we are watching cult classic Leprechaun starring the legendary Warwick Davis and a pre-Friends Jennifer Aniston!

COMMENTARY CLUB 25 - Friday 13th Part VIII - Jason Takes Manhattan

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:43:32 +0000

It's the dreaded crap movie point of our podcast cycle, and in this episode we are delving into the murky world of 1980s slashers and one of the worst outings for Mr Jason Voorhees esq. Yes, it is the infamous Friday 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, in which the iconic killer visits New York in circumstances that beggar belief!

COMMENTARY CLUB 24 - Brazil

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 09:44:22 +0000

It's cult film time again, and this time we are back to the 1980s for a slice of dystopian sci-fi satire! Yes it's Brazil, the strange retro-future nightmare from the mind of Terry Gilliam

COMMENTARY CLUB - Valentines Day Special - Hellraiser

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:58:37 +0000

It's Valentine's Day and so we thought we'd go for something from the heart... Well, The Hellbound Heart at any rate! Yes, in this massively inappropriate special, we revisit classic British horror movie, Hellraiser, created by the great Clive Barker. Uncle Frank gets a puzzle box, Cenobites ensue...

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 011 - The Heartless Giant

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 20:37:10 +0000

Once again we return to Jim Henson's The Storyteller, this time for the final story from the fireside, the tale of The Heartless Giant

COMMENTARY CLUB 23 - Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 07:03:07 +0000

In this special podcast we pay tribute to the late great Terry Jones with a look back at Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)

COMMENTARY CLUB 22 - Seventh Voyage of Sinbad

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:08:01 +0000

It's classic film time again, and in this show we set sail with one of the greatest heroes of them all! We accompany the legendary Sinbad on a fantastic adventure masterminded by of the true geniuses of cinema, Ray Harryhausen!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 010 - All Four One

Tue, 31 Dec 2019 09:14:38 +0000

Once again we return to The Storyteller for another two tales beside the fire, although in a somewhat *ahem* more festive mood than usual... This time we are revisiting The Three Ravens and Sapsorrow

COMMENTARY CLUB - Christmas Special - The Christmas Chronicles

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 23:00:00 +0000

For our special festive podcast this year, we just couldn't resist Kurt Russell as Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles (2018).

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 009 - Three is the Magic Number

Tue, 17 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000

We return once again to The Storyteller for another two tales beside the fire. This time we are revisiting The Soldier and Death and The True Bride

Commentary Club 21 - Santa Claws

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 23:02:16 +0000

In this podcast we plumb the depths of festive film and look at the cat-astrophic Santa Claws from 2014. Can cute kittens save Christmas or will we end up looking for a brick, a sack and an icy canal?

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 008 - A Second Helping of The Storyteller

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 08:10:38 +0000

We return once again to the best place by the fire and The Storyteller! In this minisode we look at the episodes A Story Short and The Luck Child! Beware of the Griffin!

Commentary Club 20 - John Dies At The End

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Films don't come much more cult that this - John Dies at the End (2012)! A highly surreal SF horror tale based on the book by David Wong, directed by Don Coscarelli, creator of the Phantasm and Beastmaster movies

Commentary Club 19 - The Dark Crystal

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 05:30:00 +0000

It's classic film time again, and we heading back to the 1980s to revisit the fantastic world of The Dark Crystal, a dream collaboration between Jim Henson and Brian Froud.

Commentary Club Minisode 07 - The Storyteller

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:30:00 +0000

In this podcast we head back to 1987 to revisit the first two episodes of the Jim Henson fantasy television series The Storyteller starring the late great John Hurt!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Halloween Special - Creepshow

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 04:30:00 +0000

This Halloween we are going back to 1982 to watch the classic collaboration between George Romero and Stephen King - Creepshow! An anthology horror which pays tribute to the infamous EC horror comics of the 1950s with an all-star cast including Ed Harris, Ted Danson, Leslie Nielsen, EG Marshall, Hal Holbrook, Fritz Weaver, and Adrienne Barbeau!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 006 - Top of the Pops November 1982

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 10:46:46 +0000

To get us in the mood for some 1980s horror, we take a rambling trip back to November 1982 to sample the music in the charts the week Creepshow was released!

COMMENTARY CLUB 018 - Lair of the White Worm

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:00:00 +0000

It's crap film time again, and we are chatting about Ken Russell's frankly bonkers adaptation of Bram Stoker's Lair of the White Worm starring Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Peter Capaldi, and a terrifying strap-on! 1980s horror doesn't get much more mental than this!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 005 - Top of the Pops 1988

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:03:19 +0000

To get us in the mood for a craptastic slice of 1980s horror in the dubious shape of Ken Russell's Lair of the White Worm, we dig up a slice of pop telly from the week of its release!

COMMENTARY CLUB 017 - Duel

Tue, 08 Oct 2019 04:30:00 +0000

It's cult time time again, and we hit to road to look at the early Steven Spielberg classic Duel starring Dennis Weaver and the bloody big truck!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 004 - Totally British Rock n Roll

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 04:30:00 +0000

As we are travelling back to the 1970s for our Duel episode next week, we thought we stop off and sample some vintage 1970s rock!

COMMENTARY CLUB 016 - Back to the Future

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 07:41:55 +0000

In this episode we are back in the 1980s, back in the 1950s, and indeed, Back to the Future! Hop in the Delorean with us and revisit this classic movie from Robert Zemeckis

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 03 - The Five Doctors

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 10:15:12 +0000

In a special episode to celebrate the life and works of Terrence Dicks, who sadly passed away this week, we hop in our TARDIS to revisit the feature length special , The Five Doctors, which originally aired on November 25th 1983 to mark the 20th anniversary of the long running BBC SF show Doctor Who

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 002 - Top of the Pops 1985

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 04:30:00 +0000

In a little bonus episode to get you in the 1980s mood for our next show, we're going back to 1985 to watch an episode of BBC music show Top of the Pops that aired the very week back to the Future was released!

COMMENTARY CLUB 015 - The Ridiculous 6

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 06:30:47 +0000

In this very very sweary episode, we look at our first movie that has 0% on Rotten Tomatoes - The Ridiculous 6. This alleged comedy western was the unholy product of a deal with Adam Sandler, Netflix and presumably Satan and quickly gained a reputation as one of the worst movies ever made... We find out why. WARNING - this podcast contains very strong f****** language from the c****** start!

COMMENTARY CLUB 14 - The Running Man

Fri, 09 Aug 2019 07:36:55 +0000

It's cult film time again, and this time we are back to the 1980s for a slice of Arnie sci-fi action! Yes it's The Running Man, directed by Paul Michael Glaser - Starsky himself - and loosely based on the Richard Bachman novel, which itself was really a Stephen King novel. Bad impersonations and some very bad language ensues...

COMMENTARY CLUB 013 - Shaun of the Dead

Fri, 19 Jul 2019 04:30:00 +0000

It's classic movie time again, and in these podcast we chatting along to one of the all-time great horror comedies Shaun of the Dead! Making his feature debut, director Edgar Wright pits Simon Pegg and Nick Frost against the ravening dead in the world's first zom-rom-com!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 001 - Spaced Art

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 20:09:15 +0000

As a prelude to our Shaun of the Dead episode, we thought it would be fun to revisit the Spaced episode where Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg first encountered zombies!

COMMENTARY CLUB Wedding Special - Dr Terror's House of Horrors

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 04:30:00 +0000

Welcome to a special Commentary Club in which we are indulging ourselves something rotten with a joint favorite film - the classic Dr Terror's House of Horrors, the first anthology horror movie from Amicus! Five tales of terror starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Donald Sutherland, Roy Castle, Alan 'Fluff' Freeman and many many more!

COMMENTARY CLUB 012 - Space Amoeba

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:30:00 +0000

It's crap movie time again, and as Godzilla is on the loose in the cinemas once again, we thought it would be fun to watch an old kaiju movie! Hence we settle down with Space Amoeba from Toho Studios which features not one, but three giant monsters!

COMMENTARY CLUB 011 - The Addams Family

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:37:22 +0000

Der-der-der-dum! Click! Click!
It's cult movie time again, and we're going back to the 1990s. It's Teresa's pick and so we are paying a visit to The Addams Family, the comedy horror directed by Barry Sonnenfeld based on the famous cartoons by Charles Addams and the cult 1960s TV show.

COMMENTARY CLUB 010 - Robocop

Thu, 23 May 2019 06:54:59 +0000

It's classic time again, and for this show Jim picked classic 1980s SF action flick Robocop directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Peter Weller and that bloke who's the dad in That 70s Show!

COMMENTARY CLUB 009 - The Car (1977)

Thu, 02 May 2019 06:20:56 +0000

It's crap movie time again and in this episode Teresa and Jim are watching driving horror flick The Car (1977) which sees James Brolin going toe to toe with a car that just might be the devil!

COMMENTARY CLUB - Easter Special - Monty Python's Life of Brian

Fri, 19 Apr 2019 04:14:09 +0000

Join Teresa and Jim for a special Easter podcast in which we chat about, and indeed all over, classic comedy Monty Python's Life of Brian. It's not the Messiah, it's a very naughty podcast!

COMMENTARY CLUB 008 - Drop Dead Fred

Thu, 04 Apr 2019 04:00:00 +0000

In this episode it's cult movie time once more and Jim has picked Drop Dead Fred, the 1991 comedy starring Rik Mayall and Phoebe Cates. Is it a charming comic fantasy about having an imaginary friend or a psychodrama about nightmares and trauma? We open the wine and find out...

COMMENTARY CLUB 007 - The Mummy

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:30:27 +0000

This time round we are off to Egypt to discover what happened at the end of the 1990s when Universal resurrected one of their old classic monsters! Yes, Imhotep walks again with a little help from Stephen Sommers, and considerable more from the CGI boffins at ILM...

COMMENTARY CLUB ST. SKELETOR'S DAY SPECIAL - Sightseers

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:55:37 +0000

In a special bonus episode Teresa and Jim celebrate St. Skeletor's Day with a suitably anti-romantic movie - Sightseers (2012). Starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram and directed by Ben Wheatley, this British comedy horror tells the moving tale of young couple Chris and Tina who set off with a caravan to explore the scenic sights of the British countryside with several murders along the way!

COMMENTARY CLUB 006 - Howard the Duck

Tue, 05 Feb 2019 21:08:06 +0000

George Lucas making a big screen adaptation of a cult Marvel comics character? What could go wrong? Well, just about everything... as Teresa and Jim discover in this episode!

COMMENTARY CLUB 005 - Tucker & Dale Vs Evil

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 17:31:00 +0000

In the first episode for new year, Teresa and Jim return to tackle a favourite cult movie - the 2010 horror comedy Tucker & Dale Vs Evil

COMMENTARY CLUB - Christmas Special - A Christmas Carol

Tue, 18 Dec 2018 04:30:00 +0000

Welcome to our first Christmas special! In this especially festive episode Teresa and Jim take a look the 1984 version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, starring George C Scott, David Warner, Frank Finlay, Edward Woodward and Angela Pleasance!

Commentary Club 004 - Gremlins

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 05:42:26 +0000

In this episode, for Jim's pick of a classic movie to chat over, we are playing with Gizmo and dodging Stripe in the Joe Dante/Steven Spielberg Christmas creature caper Gremlins!

COMMENTARY CLUB 003 - Sharknado

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 04:30:00 +0000

Teresa and Jim discover what happens when it rains great whites when they tackle the craptastic Sharknado! Several bottles of merlot died in this valiant struggle...

COMMENTARY CLUB 002 - Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 04:59:00 +0000

In space, no one can hear you eat ice cream! Get your kotton kandy ready and join Teresa and Jim for a viewing of the kult kollision of SF, horror and komedy that is Killer Klowns from Outer Space!

COMMENTARY CLUB HALLOWEEN SPECIAL - Ghostwatch

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 22:00:00 +0000

In our first Seasonal Special, Teresa and Jim celebrate Hallowe'en with a viewing of a legendary TV movie. Written by Stephen Volk and screened on Hallowe'en Night 1992, this BBC 1 movie pulled in a huge audience and scared the wits out of the entire nation!

COMMENTARY CLUB 001 - Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 07:39:18 +0000

Bring out your dead! Join Teresa and Jim for the first episode of a brand-new cast Commentary Club. In this show we chatter through the classic comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail!

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COMMENTARY CLUB - Infocast

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:55:39 +0000

Welcome to the Commentary Club! In this infocast, we'll tell you all about this new show!