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Two cynical Brits review the latest Film and TV releases and discuss all things inbetween. Loud rude and brutally honest. No in-podcast ads, no affiliate links, CINEMENTALIST is funded purely by donations and Premium Subscribers. Two Podcasts a week, one free with the big release reviews and one premium where we get all esoteric and review everything else, recommend and review the classics, and discuss all our favourite and least favourite picks and much more besides. Follow us @CINEMENTALCAST on Twitter and check out our Patreon if you'd like to support us at https://www.patreon.com/CINEMENTALIST. THANKS AND KISSES

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A BUMPER CROP OF FUN. This week, after some movie chimp news, Liam takes things away with a look at the latest offering from Alex Garland, Men, before going all low-brow with a review of Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins. God help us all. Andy meanwhile has been watching all of Stranger Things. No spoiler review inside! 80's trivia for dessert. Sweet.

FEATURING

  • CHIMPS AND ALAN CUMMINGS

  • A WORLD WHERE MEN ARE ALL THE SAME. BASTARDS.

  • VINNIE JONES AND THE MISSING ACCENT

  • ANDY USES THE SAME PHRASE TWICE: BAD ANDY, BAD.

  • FARTING FISH AND LIAMS CHILDHOOD PIE

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SPIFFING. This week, a little earlier than usual due to some family commitments, CINEMENTALIST review three films! A whole three? And Early? You lucky devils you! Liam sets us off with a peek at the multiverse in Everything Everywhere all at Once, before an attack of a very different clone in a review of Dual. Andy meanwhile has decided there's no good TV this week, so it's time to get all British spy thriller with a take on 2001s Operation Mincemeat. Jolly good show old chap, and all of that. BULLY.

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  • A BAD INTRO, WITH ADDED DEATH!

  • A MAN OPENS AN UMBRELLA IN AN ELEVATOR

  • A FILM WASTES ITS OPPORTUNITIES, IRRITATES PODCAST HOST

  • A TALE OF BRITISH DERRING-DO, WHAT WHAT

  • WW2 SPY TRIVIA: AN ENDLESS MINE OF WONDER

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DING DONG. Its CINEMENTALIST here, back with another dose of Film and TV review to massage your eardrums on a dreary Tuesday. That was a nice intro wasn't it? Lovely. This week, Liam kicks us off with a look at the latest Stephen King adaption, Firestarter, with predictable results, before getting all dark humour with a review of On the Count of Three. TV of the week? Why, its Pieces of Her of course! The full Andy verdict inside.

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  • WE DEBATE RECORDING OUR LOCAL PUB

  • FIRESTARTER: WHY NOT MAKE IT GOOD INSTEAD?

  • A DARK COMEDY TICKLES LIAM

  • BAD CHARACTERS PLAYED BY GOOD ACTORS: ALWAYS BLOODY DIFFICULT

  • SOME TRIVIA BECAUSE WE DO THAT

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A podcast you say? Films and TV you say? With two cheeky Brits? Well sign me up! This week, Liam kicks off our reviews section with some lovely nuns in a look at Paul Verhoeven's Benedetta, before giving Michael Bay a good kicking in a review of Ambulance. Or does he? MYSTERIES ABOUND. Andy meanwhile has been kicking around good old LANDAN with a review of Apple TVs Slow Horses. ACCENTS INCOMING.

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  • PAUL VERHOEVEN MAKES A DIRTY MOVIE

  • MICHAEL BAY FILMS SOME EXPLOSIONS

  • GARY OLDMAN IS VERY GOOD

  • OTHER REVEALS THAT MAY NOT SURPRISE YOU

  • MI5 TRIVIA OR: HOW WE GOT SCRUBBED FROM THE INTERNET

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BACK AGAIN OH MY GOODNESS WE MISSED YOU. Yes, CINEMENTALIST returns with your two favourite foul-mouthed British media reviewers going head to head on...all sorts of stuff! This week, Liam kicks us off with two huge reviews, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and The Northmen, with some surprising results. Andy meanwhile, fresh back from his holidays, decides its time to listen to some tapes. Marily Monroe: The Unheard Tapes and Conversations with a Killer: John Wayne Gacy reviewed inside. BOY OH BOY WHAT CONTENT.

FEATURING

  • A NEWS SECTION THAT NEARLY WASNT

  • NIC CAGE GETS ALL METAVERSE

  • A VIKING WITH PACING ISSUES: HOW EMBARRASSING

  • TWO VERY DIFFERENT DOCS BOUND UP IN TAPE

  • MONROE TRIVIA: REALLY FUCKING CREEPY EDITION

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OLA! This week, before Andy heads out for the great beyond, we settle some unfinished business. Liam kicks us off with a review of The Outfit, before going all zombie but not with a look at The Sadness. Andy meanwhile has been plunging his head into the toilet of dispair that is Jimmy Saville: A British Horror Story, before serving up a nice palate cleanser with a review of Return to Space. A PODCAST OF CONTRASTS.

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  • IT WOULDN'T BE CHICAGO WITHOUT AL CAPONE

  • GORE VIOLENCE AND HORROR: LIAM IS A HAPPY BUNNY

  • THE WORLDS WORST HUMAN BEING: A DOCUMENTARY

  • ELON MUSK AND THE CONFLICTED FEELINGS

  • MUSKY TRIVIA ABOUT THE MUSK

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THE ANGRY PODCAST FEAT. UTRED SON OF UTRED. This week, after some film news that displeases us both, Liam kicks in to a review of Morbius. Oh boy oh boy. Prepare yourselves. Oh and Honey Boy, in which Shia Lebeefy gets all personal. TV of the week? The Last Kingdom: The Last Season, and Bridgerton Season 2. YES.

FEATURING

  • THE NEWS IN WHICH WE HATE THE NEWS

  • DOES JARED LETO REDEEM HIMSELF? NO.

  • HONEY HONEY, WHY DO I LOVE YOU SO

  • UTRED SON OF UTRED, AN ARSELING TILL THE END

  • A SENSE OF DEJA VU...

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THE RETURN OF THE LIAM. He's back! Yes, your favourite British arseholes return with yet more news, reviews and, y'know, British. This week, Liam kicks us off with a look at THE BATMAN (it looks better in all-caps doesnt it?) before making some adult movies in the woods with a review of X. Speaking of porn, Andy has been digging into the deep and dirty with a look at Pam and Tommy. Gosh its all very sexy this week isnt it? Super.

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  • DONT ASK ABOUT LIAMS HOLIDAY

  • THE BATMAN IS A BATMAN FILM ABOUT BATMAN BEING BATMAN

  • A DODGY TEXAS ACCENT AND SOME SUPRISING HEART

  • ANDY GOES LOOKING FOR DIRT AND COMES UP WITH GOLD

  • BATMAN TRIVIA OR: BEATING ROBIN TO DEATH WITH A CROWBAR

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FRESH MEAT. This week, after our usual discussion of the latest film news (in which Liam forgets about the existence of Saving Private Ryan, and Andy gets his hopes up for yet another Alien film that's going to be rubbish), we kick things off with reviews of Fresh and Cyrano.  TV of the week? Why it's those cheeky chappies the Vikings of course, except this time they're in Valhalla. Wait that's not right. It's one of those Sword-em-ups anyway. CANNIBAL TRIVIA TO FINISH OOOOH.

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  • ANDY THINKS IT MIGHT BE A GOOD ALIEN FILM, SO ITS GOING TO BE CRAP

  • THE FORBIDDEN MEAT

  • A SUPRISE MUSICAL RUINS EVERYTHING

  • SOME VIKINGS WAIT FOR A BUS

  • A LOVELY CINEMENTALIST CAMPFIRE TALE: ITS ABOUT CANNIBALS!

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ITS THE MISERABLE BASTARD PODCAST. Yes this week, after a look at the latest film announcements and news, Liam kicks us off with a look at No Sudden Move, before going all witchy with a look at Hellbender. Andy meanwhile has been watching the latest Netflix smash hit, Inventing Anna. He has opinions. Oh so many of them. Benecio Del Toro trivia to finish, because we finally had an excuse to. Yes.

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  • A RAMBLING NEWS SECTION WE KNOW YOU LOVE THOSE

  • A MISSING DOCUMENT AND AN ALL STAR CAST

  • SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION: FUN

  • A WOMAN MANAGES TO CON A TV SHOW: ANDY SAYS SPEARED A LOT

  • DEL TORO AND THE WEIGHT OF TOMMY LEE JONES

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OH YES ITS US. This week, Liam takes great lengths to explain the meaning of Licorice Pizza, before taking on a Netflix film (here we go again) requel, sequel.....thing with a look at Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Yes its new. No we don't know why either. Meanwhile Andy has been brushing up on his Finnish and failing miserably with a review of Bordertown, in which a genius detective is all detectivey and clever. Heartwarming Finn trivia to finish, with an unexpected diversion.....

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  • WE MENTIONED IT ONCE, BUT WE THINK WE GOT AWAY WITH IT

  • VINYL WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME AGAIN

  • LEATHERFACE LOOKS ILL

  • A PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME

  • AN UNEXPECTED DISCUSSION OF BATHROOM HABITS

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100 EPISODES! Yes, we've been around far longer than you expected. No we are not stopping. THE CINEMENTALIST TRAIN CONTINUES. This week, Liam dusts off his old fedora and heads for the cinema for a look at Uncharted, before getting all dark and interesting (us? Never!) with a review of Catch the Fair One. Andy meanwhile has been in space with an old friend....two of them actually, with a review of The Book of Boba Fett. WE'RE HERE, WE REVIEW STUFF, GET USED TO IT. Please.

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  • 100 EPISODES AND A WOKE DRAGON

  • TOM HOLLAND JUMPS AROUND A LOT FOR REASONS

  • A BOXER THAT CAN ACT, AND OTHER SUCH SURPRISES

  • THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT OR: A SHOW HIDDEN WITHIN ANOTHER SHOW

  • LIAM REVEALS HIS FAVOURITE CURSE WORD. YES ITS THAT ONE. BRACE YOURSELVES.

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OH BOY OH BOY ITS US. This week, after we thoroughly annoy both Joe Rogan and Bruce Willis (yes we are in mortal danger thanks for asking), Liam kicks us off with a review of silly men doing silly things in Jackass Forever, before getting all intriguing with a look at KIMI. Andy reveals he's been doing the documentary dance again, with rundowns on The Tinder Swindler and Real Detective. Feature packed? YOU BLOODY BET.

FEATURING

  • CINEMENTALIST ANNOYS TWO TOUGH GUYS: COME AT ME BRO

  • JACKASS FOREVER: SCARY SILLY

  • ALEXA, MAKE ME A MOVIE. NO NOT MICKEY ROONEY YOU PIECE OF SH

  • THE PERILS OF DATING A MAN WITH A PRIVATE JET

  • GENERAL JACKASSERY AND A LAST MINUTE REVELATION

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Hello, we are CINEMENTALIST and we are having a week! After some news, in which we decide the news is boring, Liam kicks us off with a review of Memoria, before going all action hero/bin-man with a look at Clean. Meanwhile, Andy has been watching The Woman who sits in The Window with her head up her....you know the one. HE HAS THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS LETS FIND OUT WHAT THOSE ARE.

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  • LIAM HATES THE NEWS

  • A LOUD BANG IN COLUMBIA: NOT AS FUN AS IT SOUNDS

  • ADRIAN BRODY WRITES THE THEME TUNE, SINGS THE THEME TUNE

  • A PARODY STRUGGLES TO DECIDE IF ITS A PARODY

  • UNEXPLAINED NOISES OR: ALTERNATIVE TITLES FOR THIS PODCAST

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A BIG ONE. This week, after an intro that a certain pretentious bell-end will not enjoy, we take on some of the biggest hitters available for your viewing pleasure! Liam breaks out the popcorn with reviews of The Matrix: Resurrections and Nightmare Alley, before Andy straps on his Korean space-suit and takes a lovely trip to the moon in a review of The Silent Sea. ARE YOU EXCITED I'M EXCITED.

FEATURING

  • JARED LETO WONT LISTEN TO THIS: PROBABLY FOR THE BEST

  • A REBOOT BLOWS OUR MINDS: ALSO BLOWS IN GENERAL

  • THE AMAZING ELECTRIC WOMAN

  • KOREAN SPACE HORROR - UPSIDE DOWN SPACESHIPS

  • THE MOON IS SHRINKING -  TRULY THE END TIMES

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BRACE YOURSELF, ITS US AGAIN. This week, after Liam expresses displeasure at his new title and we deliver your usual dose of film news, we kick things off with reviews of two cinematic big-hitters, Scream and The Tragedy of Macbeth. Andy meanwhile takes on the latest Netflix hit, Stay Close, and finds that its weird. I mean, really, really weird. Fun!

FEATURING

  • LAST MINUTE TITLE CHANGES: CINEMENTALIST DISAPPROVES

  • META STABBY STABBY IS OK, AUDIENCE SHOCKED

  • A BIT OF CULTURE FOR ONCE

  • GRIMY POLICE THRILLER MEETS NEON FEVER DREAM - WHAT

  • SHAKESPEARE TRIVIA BECAUSE WE'RE HIGHBROW NOW

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GUESS WHO GOT THE ALL CLEAR. Yes, we are back, feeling positive, testing negative, and fighting fit....sort of. This week, Liam has an awkward conversation in a review of Mass, and recieves a lovely surprise in the form of Last Looks. Andy meanwhile has been watching regular old telly while slowly dying on his sofa, but The Tourist was on, so I guess he's reviewing that. AUSTRALIA TRIVIA TO FINISH I TELL YOU WHAT.

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  • WE'RE BACK, AND SLIGHTLY FUCKED

  • A FILM ABOUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: A CHEERY SUBJECT

  • MEL GIBSON DOES A BRITISH ACCENT, AND I NEED TO SEE THIS FILM

  • TWO PLANKS OF WOOD SPOIL OTHERWISE GOOD SHOW

  • G'DAY MATE, AND OTHER WAYS TO MAKE AUSTRALIANS HATE YOU

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Hello! Yes, we are still alive, and yes, we are recovering nicely, although still testing positive which is wonderful WHEN DOES IT BLOODY END. In the meantime, why not enjoy an episode recorded before the super-flu invaded our systems. A simpler time, when Liam reviewed Rose Plays Julie and The Ghoul, and Andys biggest concern was whether the second season of The Witcher was any good. MEMORIES.

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  • PRE-FLU BANTER REMEMBER THAT

  • REFERENCES TO WHAT A LOVELY NEW YEAR IT WAS GOING TO BE

  • TWO HEAVY FILMS FROM LIAM ISNT THAT NICE

  • ANDY GOES ALL SWORDS AND SORCERY REMEMBER THAT

  • HEALTH: TURNS OUT ITS UNDERATED

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MERRY FOOKIN XMAS. Welcome to Schrodingers Christmas Episode, in which we both discuss quite a lot of the holiday season and also review media that has absolutely nothing to do with it, because we're CINEMENTALIST and we do stuff like that. Fun! This week, Liam gets his teeth into House of Gucci, before going all horror with a look at The Dark and the Wicked, in which there are no jingle bells indeed. Andy meanwhile has been busying himself with some docu-entertainment, with reviews of Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier, Tiger King 2 and Tiger King: The Doc Antle story. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire....

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  • A CHRISTMAS EPISODE, AND YET, NOT

  • ITALIAN ACCENTS GONE WILD

  • THE SCARY AND THE SCARIER

  • A GERMAN DETECTIVE AND SOME TIGER NUTS

  • XMAS TRIVIA: AND NOW I'VE RUINED THE SURPRISE

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OH LOOK ITS CINEMENTALIST. This week, after an apology for illness, we crack on with all the latest film news and reviews! FIrst up, Liam has a lovely plate of Lamb to share with you all, before a look at Bendydick Cumberwangs latest, The Power of the Dog. Andy meanwhile has been mostly deaf for the past week, so eschews his usual TV spot for a look at a little documentary called Voyeur. Close your curtains. He's out there.

FEATURING

  • AN APOLOGY WE LOVE THOSE

  • THE BODY OF A GIRL, THE HEAD OF A SHEEP. YES.

  • BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH APPEARS OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE

  • PEEKING THROUGH WINDOWS: STILL BETTER THAN BEING AN ARSE

  • CUMBERTRIVIA. FOR THE CUMBERFANS.

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Oh look its us! PRESS THE BUTTON YOU FOOLS. This week, Liam braves the horrors of discount retail with a review of Black Friday, before getting all nostalgic with a look at a new update to a modern classic, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Andy meanwhile has been making good use of Liams holiday time by catching up with Succession. Yes, its a big one folks. Many opinions inside...

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  • FILMS THAT TEST THE HUMAN BLADDER: DISCUSS

  • A SHOPPING SPREE AND A KILLING SPREE: NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE

  • 'BUSTIN MAKES US FEEL GOOD

  • TURNS OUT OLD SHAKEY MAY HAVE LEARNT SOME NEW TRICKS

  • BILLIONAIRE TRIVIA: DEPRESS YOURSELF EDITION

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Aaaaaannd we're back! Yes, Liam has returned from his holidays, just in time for a bumper edition of our beloved podcast where we review some very big hitters indeed. First up, Liam sinks his teeth into Ridley Scotts latest with a look at The Last Duel, before going all indie with a review of Bull. Andy decides it is indeed time to die, with a review of....No Time to Die. Yes, he went there. Yes he has some opinions. Yes they are in here. Enjoy!

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  • LIAMS BEEN MAKING EVERYBODY NERVOUS

  • A DISAPPOINTING OPENING WEEKEND DOES NOT A DISAPPOINTING FILM MAKE

  • A NASTY MAN AND A VERY BIG TWIST

  • JAMES BOND IN HIS BONDIEST BOND FILM GOES BOND

  • A TALE OF TWO TOPLESS LADIES AND AN UMBRELLA. YES.

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ITS HALLLOOWWEEEEEN. Or it was. Ahem. Yes, due to our "unique" production schedule, we are in fact releasing a sort-of-Halloween themed episode on the 2nd of November. It's that sort of beautiful incompetence that pays the bills, we tell ya! Anyway, Liam reviews Halloween Kills, because he had to, before taking a look at a lady who very much loves her car. Quite literally. Andy decides that comedy murder mysteries must fit the bill and takes on Only Murders in the Building, before we crack on with some classic CINEMENTALIST horror movie trivia! Oh yes we did.

FEATURING

  • WE DISCUSS THAT THING THAT HAPPENED

  • LIAM TAKES ON THE FAMOUS STABBY MAN

  • A WOMAN TAKES PLEASURE FROM A MACHINE

  • THERE HAS BEEN A MURDER, APPARENTLY

  • A FILM STAR IS PAYED IN FRUIT BASKETS: NOW WE'RE TALKING!

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Do you like films? MY GOD ITS FULL OF THEM. This week, Liam goes right for the biggest fish in the lake with a long awaited review of what is quite possibly the biggest movie of the year: Dune, finally reviewed inside. Also Copshop, because despite Andys protestations he hasn't seen any Frank Grillo yet and he bloody well should. Speaking of Andy, he takes a break from his regular TV of the week segment for a big movie release instead, and yes, it is indeed The Suicide Squad. FIND OUT WHAT WE THINK ITS FULL OF OPINIONS ALL THIS.

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  • THROWING SHADE AT JOHN WICK

  • DUNEY DUNEY DUNE DUNE: THE CINEMENTALIST VERDICT

  • FRANK GRILLO GETS HIMSELF IN TROUBLE AGAIN

  • ANDY CALLS RICK FLAG RIK FLAIR ONCE AND DOESN'T NOTICE DAMMIT

  • DUNE TRIVIA: SAND BASED FACTS

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Very much like Sesame Street, we have decided on a word of the week, and this week kids, its THPOOKY! Liam kicks us off with a review of Coming Home in the Dark, before going all creepy with a take on Night House. Andy decides its time to visit a show people have been recommending him for years with a review of Dark, because occasionally he caves to peer pressure (see what I did there) and also its supposed to be good. FIND OUT INSIDE ALSO GERMAN TRIVIA BECAUSE WE CAN.

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  • A VERY QUICK FILM NEWS BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA TAKE A WHILE

  • A COUPLE TRAVEL THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE I HOPE EVERYTHING TURNS OUT OK

  • SPOOKY GOINGS ON AND THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE FRIGHT

  • ANDY ASSAULTS THE MOST DIFFICULT PLOT SET-UP OF HIS LIFE

  • WE TALK ABOUT BEER AND SAUSAGES: SORRY GERMANY

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WINTER IS COMING. This week, after a chat about subtitles and a debate about the usefulness of a French news website, Liam prepares himself for a dive back into the shady world of The Sopranos in a look at The Many Saints of Newark, before preparing himself for absolute madness with a look at Introspectum Motel. No I hadn't heard of it either. Andy meanwhile has been putting on his deerstalker hat and polishing his crime-solving spectacles in a review of The Chestnut Man. Don't you feel all warm and fuzzy? No? Fine. Be like that then. Wait come back we need you.

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  • IDRIS ELBA AND JAY-Z MAKE A WESTERN

  • A BELOVED CLASSIC RECEIVES A PREQUEL - YOU KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING

  • WHAT THE HELL IS THIS SAYS LIAM - BECAUSE I LIKE IT

  • THERE HAS BEEN A MURDER: AND SOME CHESTNUTS

  • MOB TRIVIA - THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE PROBABLY

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Why look, its two grumpy Englishmen! Shall we hear what they have to say children? Are you sitting comfortably? This week, after a weirdly Christmassy intro that makes no sense whatsoever, Liam tackles two Netlfix finds in the form of Surge and Intrusion. Andy finally gets the chance to review something hes been waiting patiently for, as yes, Reservation Dogs has finally concluded! Verdict inside. Native American trivia? Are we mad? Yes. Yes we are.

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  • LIAM MAKES A FESTIVE ADMISSION

  • A MAN LOSES HIS SHIT, IN A FILM THIS TIME

  • HOME INVASION IN CINEMA: WE APPROVE, SORT OF

  • A NATIVE AMERICAN MASTERPIECE: MAN FALLS OFF HORSE

  • WE LEARN THE ORIGINS OF SOME WORDS OH BOY

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Hello you! This week, after Andy explains that his spine has ceased to function and he is therefore a mere shell of a man, we crash into a catastrophic bout of film news. Slow week? You betcha! However, we aim to redeem ourselves with some excellent reviews. Liam gets stuck in to the Card Counter, before going all smashy bangy with a look at Bartkowiak. Andy steels himself, downs some painkillers and gets going on a truly epic explanation of the latest Netflix darling, Squid Game. Are you sitting comfortably? YOU'D BETTER BE.

FEATURING

  • ALL THE NEWS THAT ISNT HAPPENING

  • A BIG GAMBLE PAYS OFF

  • POLISH ACTION THRILLER? THE VERDICT MAY SURPRISE YOU

  • SQUID GAME: ANDY BEGINS A COLOSSAL EXPLANATION

  • KOREAN TRIVIA: DO NOT GET ACCUSED OF A CRIME IN KOREA

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DO YOU WANT A PODCAST? WELL GUESS WHAT. This week, after we have a big old discussion about the latest Film and TV news, Liam gets us going with a review of James Wans latest, Malignant, before visiting our old buddy Nic Cage for a look at Prisoners of the Ghostland. Andy meanwhile decides its high time he visited the Netflix top ten list once again for a review of the latest phenomenon, Clickbait. Trivia you ask? Well its bloody Nic Cage isnt it. The man is a font of madness.

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  • ANDY LAUNCHES AN ASSAULT ON CHRIS PRATT

  • LIAM HOPES FOR HORROR AND INSTEAD FINDS THE SILLY

  • NIC CAGE PRETENDS HE'S A SAMURAI

  • A HUGE RANT DISGUISED AS A REVIEW: GUESS WHICH ONE

  • A MAN DOES DRUGS WITH HIS CAT: THE RELENTLESS MYSTIQUE OF MR CAGE

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DING DONG. Its CINEMENTALIST here, standing on your digital doorstep and clawing at your virtual front door to be let in. This week, after some Matrix trailer chat, Liam treads nervously into the abyss that is a remake of one of his all time favourites, Candyman, before doing a Netflix deep dive and coming up trumps with Red Dot. Andy meanwhile is off for some fun in the sun with a review of HBOs latest hit series, White Lotus. What could possibly go wrong?

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  • KEANU REEVES COULD DO WITH A HAIRCUT, SAYS LONG HAIRED PODCAST HOST

  • THE CANDYMAN STRIKES TWICE: WHERE ARE MY SWEETS

  • CAMPING IN SWEDEN: A TERRIFYING ORDEAL APPARENTLY

  • ANDY TIES HIMSELF IN PLOT TWISTS BUT COMES OUT SWINGING

  • HAWAII - SPAM LOVERS REUNITED

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BONJOURNO. This week, after we decide its time to stop talking about Mission Impossible for a variety of reasons, Liam gets going on a review of Ted Bundys latest.....I mean the latest film about Ted Bundy, No Man of God. Then, Hugh Jackman goes INSIDE HIS OWN ARSE I mean mind in Reminiscence. Meanwhile, Andy would normally do some TV of the week but instead has found a film he must talk about: The Tomorrow War. Indulge him, wont you?

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  • ROYALS GET JOBS: NATION SHOCKED

  • ELIJAH WOOD DOES SOME ELIJAH WOOD

  • HUGH JACKMAN THINKS HES DECKARD: HE ISNT

  • A FILM THAT HAS LEFT ME STUNNED: THE FUNNIEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR

  • MEMOOORRIIIIIEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS

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LOOK ITS US AGAIN HOORAY. This week, after yet another Tom Cruise update, Liam decides we are having an Irish week with a review of The Boys from County Hell, before confronting a green knight in the film, err, The Green Knight. Andy meanwhile has been freezing off his proverbials in deepest darkest Canada with a review of Bad Blood. So that should be fun! Canadian trivia for dessert, you lucky media gluttons you. KEEP YOUR FORK.

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  • TOM CRUISE BLOWS UP MORE OF THE UK: NOBODY CARES

  • SOME IRISH LADS HAVE SOME IRISH FUN

  • LIAM LANDS ON SOME PRONUNCIATION AND STICKS WITH IT

  • BAD BLOOD: ANDY HAS SOME OPINIONS

  • CANADA HAS LESS GRAVITY. YES YOU READ THAT RIGHT.

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Oh look its us again! This week, after a bunch of Film and TV news because we have a format goddammit and we're sticking to it, Liam kicks us off with a review of Don't Breathe 2 followed by a look at the latest Netflix hit, Beckett. Andy meanwhile has fallen in love with a big burly man and he's proud of it, so check out his review of Hit and Run for all the juicy details. Yes.

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  • A DISCUSSION OF FILM STARS SALARIES - JEALOUSY EDITION

  • A NASTY MAN IS REVEALED TO BE QUITE ALRIGHT REALLY

  • A SURPRISING REVELATION

  • A NEW PIECE OF MEDIA THAT ISNT TRYING TO BE JOHN WICK THANK GOD

  • SPECIAL FORCES TRIVIA OR ANDY SCRUBS HIS INTERNET HISTORY

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And we're back in the room! This week, after our usual dose of film news, we decide to screw with the format entirely as Liam kicks us off with a TV of the week, La Mante, before donning his saucepan helmet and defending himself from The Forever Purge. Andy meanwhile hasn't had time to watch much telly, so removes himself from his usual position and reviews Jungle Cruise instead. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WE'RE SCARED. Normal service will resume shortly. Promise.

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  • KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON CASTS EVERY AMERICAN ACTOR EVER

  • AN UNUSUAL MOTHER SON RELATIONSHIP

  • CANT WE ALL JUST GET ALONG? THE PURGE THINKS SO BLESS

  • THE ROCK GOES UP THE RIVER - JACK WHITEHALL FALLS ON HIS ARSE

  • MAGIC KINGDOM TRIVIA - POOH FOR PRESIDENT EDITION

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A day late, but never a dollar short! Yes, after a laptop explosion, a new episode of your favourite Film and TV review podcast, right? Please say yes. This week, Liam kicks us off with reviews of Old and, my God, the latest Fast and Furious entry, F9 (no one was more suprised than me). TV of the week? I'm so glad you asked! Andy puts on his lab coat and  goes deep into the minds of serial killers with a look at, err, Mindhunter. Stunts and stunt perfomer trivia to finish! WE'RE BACK BABY.

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  • BRENDAN FRASER 2: THE REVENGE

  • AN M.NIGHT SHYAMALAN FILM, WITH ALL THAT ENTAILS

  • WE ATTEMPT TO GUESS THE PLOT OF F9 AND SUCCEED

  • WE HAVE GAZED INTO THE ABYSS: IT WAS FUN!

  • TRIVIA: WORLDS TOUGHEST WOMAN EDITION

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My God, its full of stars! This week we find ourselves in a super positive mood as we review and dissect a plethora of excellent new content! Liam kicks us off with a review of the latest Nic Cage piece, Pig, before taking a look at Mads Mikkelsens Riders of Justice. Andy meanwhile has been off on his holidays to some lovely French woods for a review of Black Spot, before getting all filthy minded with a peep at Veep. See what I did there? Better than Buzzfeed, innit?

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  • A NEW PREDATOR? ANYONE ELSE NERVOUS?

  • A MAN AND HIS PIG: A LOVE STORY FOR A MODERN AGE

  • TRAINS: NEVER TRUSTED 'EM

  • THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE TREES AND ITS FRENCH

  • SCATHING WIT AND FAR FROM SHIT: THE DELIGHTS OF VEEP

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Hello and welcome to the heatwave podcast! Listen with delight as two sweaty men tell you what they think of media in a hot room while trying desperately not to pass out. Fun! This week, Liam puts on his pilgrim garb and takes a look at the final installment of the Fear Street series, before going for a Sean Bean miniseries hot take on Time. Andy meanwhile reviews the latest Marvel tie in, Loki, before donning his balaclava for a look at Heist. Heisty trivia to finish hooray!

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  • DODGY ACCENTS - CERTAINLY SOMETHING YOU'D NEVER FIND US DOING

  • SEAN BEAN HAS A BAD TIME ON THE INSIDE

  • ANDY STEELS HIMSELF FOR THE MCU BACKLASH

  • COPS AND ROBBERS AND GUNS AND STUFF

  • THE WORST OUTRO WE'VE EVER DONE HELP WE'RE MELTING

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Hola! This week, after some film news about a lady who very much likes her car, Liam continues his run of spooky Netflix releases with a look at Fear Street Part 2: 1978, before strapping on his best holster for a review of Gunpowder Milkshake. Andy meanwhile takes a deep breath and attempts to explain the twisted, the convoluted, the utterly brilliant The Innocent for his slice of TV of the Week. Spanish film trivia to finish, which leads to some interesting runs of pronunciation. Please tell us how badly we did.

FEATURING

  • HONK MY HORN AND TURN ME ON

  • SPOOKY GOINGS ON - A DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT

  • EVERY FILM IS JOHN WICK NOW ISNT THAT NICE

  • A MAN ATTEMPTS TO HAVE AN ORDINARY LIFE: LIFE SAYS NO

  • A HERCULEAN ATTEMPT TO SPEAK SPANISH FLUENTLY BY A NON-SPANISH SPEAKER

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Spooky goings-on, Kelsey Grammer, Kate Winslet and a good old murder docuseries. What more could you possibly want from your friendly neighborhood CINEMENTALISTS? This week, Liam checks out Fear Street Part One:1994, and gets all deep and meaningful with a look at The God Committee. Andy meanwhile travels to Pennysylvania for a date with Kate Winslet in a review of Mare of Easttown, before heading off to lovely old Ireland for a run down on Sophie: A Murder in West Cork. R.L. Stine trivia to finish, oh he's kooky and he's spooky and he......writes a good story? I know, I know. Rubbish.

FEATURING

  • AN OPENING DISCUSSION ON THE EUROS GOD HELP US THIS IS NOT OUR FORTE

  • CANNES FILM FESTIVAL ATTENDEES SPIT IN TUBES: A CINEMENTALIST EXCLUSIVE

  • CREEPY, SPOOKY, AND SURPRISINGLY AVERAGE

  • KELSEY GRAMMER HAS THE WEIGHT OF A FILM ON HIS SHOULDERS

  • KATE WINSLET TRANSFORMS - WE ARE IMPRESSED

  • ANDY SAYS SLINE INSTEAD OF STINE IN THE TRIVIA HOLY HELL I HATE EDITING

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Oh look! Its us again! This week, after the tale of the worlds angriest pet and some film based news, Liam stays vewy vewy quiet for a film review. Hunting wabbits? No, its A Quiet Place Part 2 of course, you silly goose. Also a review of Gaia, which sounds genuinely insane. Andy meanwhile straps himself in for some adult animation (wahey) with a review of Invincible, and some super clearly telegraphed spoilers you can easily skip. You wont miss them coming, we promise. You'll see why.

FEATURING

  • ANDY CHASES THE DRAGON

  • LIAM TRIES TO EXPLAIN A GUARDTOWER ON A RAILWAY LINE

  • A MULTIPLE HEADED FUNGUS BEAST WHAT THE CHRIST

  • OMNI-MAN AND THE TALE OF THE QUESTIONABLE COPYRIGHT

  • USING A TIMER LIVE ON A PODCAST: A HALF-ARSED APPROACH TO SPOILERS

  • 80's AND 90's SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON TRIVIA FOR DESSERT

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The feel-good podcast of the week! Yes, after a dearth of terrible movies, we finally break the curse with a look at some fantastic new cinema: Liam reviews Censor and Siberia inside. Andy meanwhile covers himself in ash and searches out the locals with a look at the creepy and the surreal in a review of Katla. Icelandic trivia to finish!

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  • JERRY SEINFELD THINKS POP TARTS ARE HILARIOUS

  • THE GHOST OF MARY WHITEHOUSE HAUNTS US ALL

  • WILLEM DAFOE GOES FOR A WALK INSIDE HIS OWN MIND JESUS

  • CREEPY ASH PEOPLE: NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS

  • SOME FACTS ABOUT ICELAND BECAUSE WE CAN AND ITS COOL

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Well well well, its you again. Guess its time for another podcast! This week, Liam attempts to find something positive in two wonderful films, Infinite and Untitled Horror Movie, before landing on something from 2018 you should watch instead. Andy meanwhile goes for a lovely holiday to the Isle of Wight for a look at The Beast Must Die, and then goes to Brazil instead for the madness that is Killer Ratings. Marky mark trivia to finish. God help us.

FEATURING

  • A REVELATION ABOUT RUSSEL CROWE

  • MARKY MARK AND THE GLOWING GREEN ORB

  • LIAM HAS A WEEK

  • JARED HARRIS CAN DO NO WRONG

  • AN UNLIKELY TALE FROM THE LAND OF THE BRAZIL NUTS. BRAZIL.

  • MARKY MARKY AND HIS TROUBLESOME DEEDS

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The Devil, indeed, made me do it. This week, after some sequel derision and no reference made at all to the fact this is our 69th episode (we're going to pretend we're more sophisticated than that and not that we completely and utterly forgot), Liam takes us on a lovely review of The Conjuring 3, before getting all, like, stoned man with a take on Flashback. Andy meanwhile resumes TV of the week with a review of Ragnarok, followed by a look at Philly DA. He knows Philly is a city not a state. Forgive his alcohol addled brain.

FEATURING

  • SEQUELS? NAAAAAAAAAH.

  • A MAN USES A DUBIOUS LEGAL DEFENCE, LOSES

  • ITS ALL ABOUT, LIKE, TIME DUDE. PASS THAT SHIT.

  • WITH MY MIGHTY HAMMER I SHALL SMITE THEE

  • ANDY SAYS PHILLY IS A STATE, TWICE, DESPITE TRYING VERY HARD NOT TO

  • SOME PHILLY TRIVIA. ABOUT THE CITY. NOT PENNSYLVANIA. FUCK.

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ALWIGHT MATE? ITS THE STATH HERE. LISTEN TO THESE TWO NUMPTIES REVIEW.....ahem. This week, Liam goes hunting for a copycat killer with a familiar style in a review of Spiral: From the Book of Saw, before taking a lovely Sunday drive with our man THE STATH with a look at Guy Ritchies latest, Wrath of Man. Andy meanwhile hasn't had time to do his usual TV this week, so puts on his best dress for a review of Cruella instead. Many accents this week. We know you love them so.

FEATURING

  • ANDY ATTEMPTS TO POWER THROUGH THE VACCINE SWEATS

  • LIAM FALLS OVER LAUGHING AT A FILM HE REALLY SHOULDNT

  • THE STATH DOES SOME STATH THINGS IN A STATH FILM

  • CRUELLA DEVILLE UNSURE WHETHER TO MURDER PUPPIES IN SUBSTITUTE FOR CLEVER WRITING

  • SOME STATH TRIVIA BECAUSE WE LIKE DOING THE ACCENT YES

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HERE WE ARE! This week, the cheery chappies at CINEMENTALIST studios have a lovely dose of film news for you, before Liam reviews Army of the Dead and, God help him, The Woman in the Window. Yes, you can already guess the result. Andy meanwhile packs his bags for a lovely holiday in Miami with a look at Martin Freeman being all scary like in Startup. Did we do some factual Florida trivia to finish out this week? Did we bollocks. FLORIDA MAN trivia of course! FEATURING - BILL GATES AND HIS POTENTIALLY BORING HOBBIES - A LOT OF CHARACTERS KILL A LOT OF ZOMBIES IN A LOT OF FILM - ALFRED HITCHCOCK: CURRENTLY SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE - SOME FRESH YOUNG BUSINESS PEOPLE ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTIES - ANDY COMPARES SOMETHING TO BREAKING BAD AGAIN OH NO WE PROMISE WE WILL MAKE HIM STOP - A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF A JENNA JAMESON SEX DOLL - SOME CLEANING ADVICE FOR SAID DOLL

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Bonjourno CINEMENTALISTS! This week, after our best Bojo impressions, Liam goes on his holidays to South Africa and finds some very disturbing goings-on indeed. Why not watch a 90s classic to cleanse the palate? Those Who Wish Me Dead has you covered. Andy is determined not to mention a certain secret agent and fails miserably in his review of Spy City, before going back a bit to mention the surreal and utterly brilliant Inside No. 9. WOULD YOU LIKE SOME TRIVIA ABOUT THE BERLIN WALL WELL WE HAVE SOME LUCKY YOU.  

FEATURING  

  • ABRUBRUBURURUBRUBRUBRUB THE ECONOMY  

  • WE RUBBISH POTENTIAL NEW RELEASES: CHER EDITION  

  • ANGELINA JOLIE HAS A TROUBLED PAST: LIAM LIKES IT  

  • SPOT THE LAST MINUTE OVERDUB JESUS CHRIST I HATE THESE  

  • THE NAMES BUND. NO RELATION.  

  • A FAMOUS WALL AND THE PLAYBOY MANSION - A SPURIOUS LINK

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Muhahahahaha! This week, after celebrating a recent milestone in our Twitter follower numbers and delivering our usual injection of "film news Andy managed to scrape from the bowels of the internet", Liam kicks us off with a review of Things Heard and Seen before donning his best corked hat and travelling to the wookabanga with a look at The Dry. Andy meanwhile decides its the 90s all over again with a review of Debris, and then goes Satanist hunting with a dissection of the latest Netflix docudarling, Sons of Sam. Oh and we have Satanist trivia, because tempting fate is our style. Yes indeed!  

FEATURING  

  • HAPPY GO LUCKY METALHEADS ARE WE  

  • WE'VE SEEN THIS FILM BEFORE, AND IT USED TO BE GOOD  

  • LIAM ATTEMPTS AN AUSSIE ACCENT: APOLOGIES TO THE AUSTRALIANS  

  • MULDER AND SCULLY REUNITE  

  • CHASING DOWN THE DEVIL: TURNS OUT HES A BIT OF A SNEAKY BUGGER

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Thats a bingo! This week, after some CINEMENTALIST Thundercats chat (yes really), Liam goes to space with a bunch of kiddies in a look at Voyagers (boy that came out wrong), before settling down with a lovely Tom Clancy with a review of Without Remorse. Andy meanwhile puts away his fantasy swords and grabs his notepad and pen to try and remember what the bloody hell happens in Shadow and Bone. Also Sasquatch. Except its not about Sasquatch. Yes.  

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  • THUNDERCATS: HOOOOOOOOOOOO  

  • ITS SPACE JIM, BUT ITS FILLED WITH HORNY TEENAGERS  

  • AN ACTION MOVIE DOES SOME ACTION MOVIE THINGS  

  • GOBBLEDEGOOK: ANDY ATTEMPTS TO SLICE THROUGH THE MURK  

  • THE REAL MONSTER WAS US ALL ALONG  

  • SASQUATCH TRIVIA YOU KNOW WE HAD TO

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Oh boy oh boy, its CINEMENTALIST again! After a rundown of this weeks Film News, Liam compares an actor to an intimate body part in a review of The Virtuoso, before putting on his best threads for an utterly bizarre look at some French absurdism in Deerskin. Andy meanwhile thinks he might have found something truly special, with a review of Giri/Haji. PREPARE YOURSELF FOR EMOTIONS. FEATURING - REVIEW AGGREGATORS - TURNS OUT THEY AREN'T VERY GOOD - ANTHONY HOPKINS: 7 MINUTES WORTH OF ACTING - A MAN WHO FALLS IN LOVE WITH HIS JACKET - ANDY REVEALS MORE ABOUT HIMSELF THAN HE WOULD LIKE - YAKUZA TRIVIA: PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE OUR FINGERS

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THiiiiiiiiiisssss WEEEEEeeeeeek....we kick things off with the current location of Tom Cruise in a new feature, "where is Tom Cruise blowing things up now", before Liam reviews Nobody and The Comeback Trail. Andy delivers on his promise to review 20 bloody episodes of Fox's latest police procedural thriller with a look at Prodigal Son, before tacking on his customary docuseries with a review of This Is A Robbery: The Worlds Biggest Art Heist or some such. Art heist trivia to finish!  

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  • TOM CRUISE IS ON A TRAIN  

  • BOB ODENKIRK BECOMES JONATHAN WICKINS  

  • ROBERT DENIRO PICKS A GOOD COMEDY SCRIPT: SHOCK AND INDEED HORROR  

  • MICHAEL SHEEN CHANNELS HUGH LAURIE: AND ITS GOOD!  

  • A LONG HAIRED STONER AFTER MY OWN HEART  

  • ART HEISTS: THE ACCEPTABLE FACE OF CRIME

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STOMP STOMP STOMP. This week, after some film news in which we decide things don't happen fast enough dammit, Liam goes for a lovely holiday to Jeju Island with a review of Night in Paradise, before checking himself in to a spooky hospital with a look at The Power. Andy decides TV of the week can take a break, because there's a big honking monster of a film we need to discuss. Yes you guessed it, Godzilla vs Kong reviewed inside. Godzilla and Kong trivia to finish although you saw that coming didn't you you devious little CINEMENTALISTS you. ENJOY.  

FEATURING  

  • POST PRODUCTION SCHEDULES: THE IMPATIENT FILM FANS WORST ENEMY  

  • LIAM RUNS FROM THE KOREAN MOB  

  • LIAM RUNS FROM THE SECOND HALF OF A FILM YES HE'S OK THANKS FOR ASKING  

  • ANDY TAKES A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH  

  • AVOIDING REVIEWER CLICHES: A LESSON IN TACT  

  • STRAPPING AN AC

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Welcome to this edition of the "we're falling apart and we don't like it" podcast! This week, after our usual slice of upcoming film news (positive stuff this time guys we promise!), Liam finds a cowboy movie instead of science fiction with a review of Chaos Walking, before taking a trip to a historic lads night in One Night in Miami. Andy tries to get down with the kids in The Irregulars, before watching a sad man look for tiger clues. Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic reviewed inside. Muhammed Ali trivia to finish, WE ARE THE GREATEST.  

FEATURING  

  • ANCIENT ALIENS THE MOVIE: ALL OUR DREAMS COME TRUE  

  • A FILM THAT WONT STOP TALKING  

  • A HISTORIC EVENT THAT PROBABLY HAPPENED MAYBE NOT THOUGH  

  • ANDY TRIES TO GO EASY, FAILS MISERABLY  

  • THE DOCUMENTARY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN  

  • ALI, ALI, ALI, ALI ETC ETC

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Another week, another podcast from sunny old Ingerland! This week, after our usual dose of film news that fails to get Liam excited, he breaks out his Shudder account and takes a look at two new releases, Violation and Lucky. Andy packs his bags and boards the nearest spaceship to Colorado with a review of Resident Alien, before looking way back when with a take on Another Period. Titans of the Gilded Age trivia to finish. Yes we named our trivia this week what of it.  

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  • ANDY IS DETERMINED TO PRONOUNCE BLOMKAMP AS BLOMKAMPH, NO ONE DARES CORRECT HIM  

  • DARKNESS SURROUNDS US AS LIAM TELLS A SHOCKING TALE  

  • LUCKY? NOT REALLY  

  • AN ALIEN IN A SMALL TOWN GIVES US A SUPRISE  

  • A BAND ANALOGY GOES WRONG LIVE ON MIC  

  • TITILATING TITAN TRIVIA TO TICKLE THE OH NO I'VE RUN OUT OF T'S

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Happy go lucky are we! This week, Liam rebels against the man with a review of Judas and the Black Messiah, then grits his teeth and bears it with a look at The Seventh Day. Turns out he doesn't like it very much. Rant incoming! Andy once again puts on his snow shoes and resists the cold with a look at The Head, before taking an audience suggestion and reviewing The Staircase! You ask, we review! Sometimes. Only sometimes.  

FEATURING  

  • A WHOLE LOAD OF SEQUELS AND REBOOTS INCOMING: ORIGINAL IDEAS AT A PREMIUM  

  • J. EDGAR HOOVER WONT LIKE THIS PODCAST: LISTEN NOW TO FIND OUT WHY  

  • THE FILM THAT MADE LIAM VERY ANGRY  

  • ANOTHER LOVELY TALE OF SNOW AND MURDER  

  • STAY AWAY FROM THE STAIRS  

  • EXORCISM TRIVIA: SUPER DARK EDITION

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This week, after Andy struggles with the concept of time and we have a look at the latest film news, Liam tries not to go to sleep with a review of Come True, and then has a go at redeeming a much maligned new release with a look at Tom Hollands latest, Cherry. Andy decides he would like to be judged by Bryan Cranston with a review of Your Honor, before falling in love with Michael Stuhlbarg instead. HIS EYES ARE DREAMY. Also terrifying.  

FEATURING  

  • LISTENING TO YOUR CO-HOST INSTEAD OF CHECKING AUDIO: AN IMPORTANT TIP  

  • LIAM TAKES A BITE OF THE CHERRY: DELICIOUS  

  • SPLIT NARRATIVES ATTEMPT TO CONFUSE PODCAST HOST: ANDY PREVAILS  

  • COMPARING THINGS TO BREAKING BAD IS NOT A CRITIQUE: DISCUSS  

  • LEGAL TRIVIA OR: HOW TO MURDER YOUR FRIENDS AND GET AWAY WITH IT  

  • A VERY POPULAR DONUT SHOP

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Here we go again hooray you missed us didn't you yes. This week, Liam gets all intoxicated with a review of Crisis, before having a look at Amy Poehlers latest, Moxie. Andy decides its time to go sailing with a review of season one of The Terror, before donning his tinfoil hat with a suprising review of Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers. The truth is out there. Probably. Polar explorer trivia to finish! There's a brass monkey over there crying his eyes out.....  

FEATURING  

  • ANDY SAYS TICKLING BOATS AND STICKS WITH IT  

  • ARMIE HAMMER FAILS TO EAT CAST: FILM IMPROVES AS A RESULT  

  • AMY POEHLER SHOWS SOME MOXIE  

  • ANDY PLAYS IN THE SNOW WITH SOME SAILORS  

  • WE PUT ON OUR TINFOIL HATS AND DISAPPOINTINGLY, THEY FIT  

  • POLAR EXPLORER TRIVIA: THE POO KNIFE

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This week, the CINEMENTALIST crew discuss Andys beard. After that, our usual brand of Film and TV News and Reviews! Liam takes on the Shudder back catalogue with a look at Son, before trekking off to Canada for a slice of Blood Quantum. Andy revives a much loved segment with a review of Discovery Pluseseseses foray into the Netflix Docuseries craze, Unseamly and The Chameleon Killer discussed inside. Also a documentary on Alexander the Great. Also Hinterland. WE DO WHAT WE WANT.  

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  • LIAMS LOOKING FOR LOVE  

  • ANDYS LOOKING FOR THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH  

  • A CREEPY CULT IS COMING FOR YOUR SON OH NO  

  • ZOMBIES VS NATIVE CANADIANS? YES PLEASE  

  • ANDY SAYS PACING A LOT, ALSO OTHER THINGS  

  • ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FIGURES IN HISTORY, CONDENSED INTO FUCK ALL

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Welcome, dear CINEMENTALISTS, to another weekly episode of the podcast, now featuring SUPER DUPER NEW MICROPHONES and audio interfaces and oh god the studio now looks like the Alien Queen on a bad hair day. This week, after our usual dose of film news, Liam reviews I Care A Lot, before going deep dark and interesting with a look at County Lines. Meanwhile, Andy takes a trip to Israel with Sacha Baron Cohen in a review of The Spy, and then proceeds to tangle himself in knots with a review of the new Netflix darling, Behind Her Eyes. Spy and Espionage trivia at the end you say? YES PLEASE  

FEATURING  

  • LISTEN TO OUR SHINY NEW VOICES SEE WE DIDNT SOUND LIKE CRAP ALL THIS TIME  

  • BLADE: NOW SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN  

  • WRITTEN SOMETHING DARK? WHY NOT FINISH IT WITH A CHARLIES ANGELS SEQUENCE  

  • SPYS GO ALL SPY LIKE IN A SPY SERIES ABOUT SPYING  

  • HOW DO YOU REVIEW A SHOW THATS ALL ABOUT THE TWIST? ANDY MAKES AN ATTEMPT

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This week, after some Martin Scorcese chat, Liam takes on a self made man in a review of Sator, before taking a wild ride to a theme park with good old Nic Cage for a look at Willys OR IS IT WALLYS Wonderland. Andy straps on his sword and shield and buggers off to the Crusades with a review of Knightfall, before catching the first boat to Iceland with a look at The Valhalla Murders. OOOOH ITS CHILLY  

FEATURING  

  • OLD MAN SHAKES FIST AT CLOUD: WE TAKE SIDES  

  • DO IT YOURSELF DOESNT ALWAYS EQUAL AWESOME: ASK US HOW WE KNOW  

  • NIC CAGE: BACK ON FORM  

  • THE KNIGHTS WHO SAY NI  

  • ITS COLD AND CHILLY AND WE LIKE IT  

  • THEME PARK TRIVIA BECAUSE ANDY DIDNT READ THE PLOT DESCRIPTION AGAIN

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It must be Tuesday, because here comes another weekly episode of the CINEMENTALIST Podcast! This week, Liam puts on his space helmet and prepares for trouble with a review of Space Sweepers, before landing in the wicky wicky wild wild west for a look at 2017s Hostiles. Not a Big Willy in sight. Andy meanwhile revs up his time machine and quantum leaps his way to the 1890s for a look at The Alienist. Also, Britney Spears has gone missing and its up to The New York Times to save her in, err, Framing Britney Spears. Psychological trivia to finish: HOW VAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP VITH YOUR MUTTER?  

FEATURING  

  • ANDY HAS A TOOTHACHE AND HES NOT VERY HAPPY  

  • LIAM FINALLY FINDS A KOREAN FILM HE DOESN'T LIKE  

  • A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE DEPICTION OF NATIVE AMERICANS? IMPOSSIBLE  

  • TEDDY ROOSEVELT DROPS IN TO SAY HI  

  • A LEGALLY DUBIOUS DISCUSSION OF VPNS

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Hello hello, and now I have that rubbish U2 song in my head. This week: Liam goes all cops and murderers in a review of The Little Things, and takes an insightful look into some deep and meaningful issues with a piece on Justin Timberlakes latest, Palmer. MEANWHILE Andy does another one of his notorious Netflix deep dives and comes up with a shiny gold watch in the form of Godless, before getting all current and zeitgeisty with a review of the latest season of The Expanse. Delicately handled and well telegraphed spoilers between 52:15 and 57:27 if you are averse to that sort of thing. Wild West trivia to finish YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH FEATURING - ALL THE LATEST FILM NEWS: SLIGHTLY LESS THAN FUCK ALL EDITION - DENZEL IS A POLICEMAN, JARED LETO CHANNELS MILTON. OSCAR WORTHY STUFF. - JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IS AN EX-CON AND YES WE WERE SUPRISED TOO - WICKY WICKY WILD WILD WEST - THE EXPANSE EXPERIENCES A ROCKY LANDING - A ROOTIN TOOTIN TRIVIA TREAT: NOT TOO MUCH THOUGH YOU WILL GET FAT

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You glorious listeners you! Our numbers are going up and we couldnt be more grateful, so in a typical expression of CINEMENTALIST love we double down on our trademark style of punchy, growly and full featured reviews! Liam gets freaky with a review of Psycho Goreman, than delves into the world of animation with a look at Wolfwalkers. Andy has fun with accents in a review of Frontier, and pleases our French contingent with an apparaisal of Lupin! Animation trivia for dessert IM FULL ARE YOU FULL.  

FEATURING  

  • A DEBATE ABOUT A BIG LIZARD FIGHTING A BIG MONKEY  

  • ANNOYING CHILDREN SPOIL OTHERWISE GOOD MOVIE  

  • LIAM GOES ALL GOOEY OVER A WOLF  

  • ANDY ATTEMPTS TO OUT ACCENT THE BAD ACCENT SHOW  

  • A STYLISH FRENCH TV THRILLER? YES PLEASE  

  • ANIMATION TRIVIA WHY DO THEY ALL HAVE FOUR FINGERS YOU WILL FIND OUT INSIDE SUPERB

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Another Weekly Free Podcast (tm) from the CINEMENTALIST crew? Film and TV Reviews you say? GOOD GOLLY GOSH I MUST SUBSCRIBE. This week, after another dose of January film news, Liam takes a look at a pertinent piece with a review of Locked Down, before getting all cosy with the latest Tom Hanks vehicle, News of the World. Andy scours Netflix for something decent to review and comes up trumps with The Frankenstein Chronicles and a look at the truly beastly Nightstalker. Mary Shelley trivia for dessert. Gosh I'm full.  

FEATURING  

  • WILLY WONKA DOES NOT NEED A PREQUEL: DISCUSS  

  • HOW MANY THEMES DOES YOUR FILM NEED? LOCKED DOWN TRIES THEM ALL  

  • TOM HANKS IS TOM HANKS IN A TOM HANKS FILM STARRING TOM HANKS  

  • ANDY SAYS 18th CENTURY A LOT WHEN HE MEANS 17th GODDAMMIT HERE WE GO AGAIN  

  • THE GENESIS OF EVERY 80s COP MOVIE TROPE: EXPLAINED!

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Hello hello, whats all this then? Another free episode of the CINEMENTALIST Podcast? YES INDEED. This week, Liam reviews Fatale with some suprising results, and does a nice spot of time travelling with a look at Synchronic. Meanwhile, Andy puts on his best powder wig and dinner jacket with a review of Bridgerton, before winding himself up with a dissection/evisceration of the last episode of Star Trek Discovery: Season 3. Prepare yourself dear audience, this is a good one....  

FEATURING  

  • A SLOW NEWS WEEK? NO MATTER WE CAN WING IT  

  • FATALE: A RESURRECTION OF SO BAD ITS GOOD  

  • ANTHONY MACKIE: THE REVENGE  

  • SOME REGENCY ERA BONKING: TITILATION IN TIGHTS  

  • OH BOY OH BOY ANDYS OFF HIS MEDS AGAIN  

  • SOME LOVELY REGENCY ERA TRIVIA WOULD YOU LIKE SOME TEA OH YES MARVELLOUS

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GOOD EVENING CINEMENTALISTS. This week, after our usual dose of irreverant Film and TV news, Liam kicks things off with a look at A Promising Young Woman, and then proves he has Soul but is indeed not a soldier. Meanwhile, Andy chases down The Serpent and says a fond farewell to the last season of Vikings. Then some Jazz trivia! WE KNOW OK ANDY READ THE FILM DESCRIPTION WRONG HE IS SOMETIMES NOT A CLEVER MAN.  

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  • ISOLATED IN A LIGHTHOUSE OF FILM: LIAM CONSIDERS RUNNING AWAY  

  • A PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN A PROMISING YOUNG FILM  

  • ANDY REALISES HES FUCKED UP THE TRIVIA: PIXAR EDITION  

  • A MAN CALLED BOTH CHARLES AND ALAIN CAUSES REVIEW ISSUES  

  • A BURNING BOAT IS PUSHED OUT TO SEA  

  • AND THEN OUT OF NOWHERE: JAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZ

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Hello 2021! CINEMENTALIST kicks off the year with our usual mix of media news and reviews, back louder and better than ever. Liam starts us off with Ma Raineys Black Bottom, before having a quick snifter with good old Mads in Another Round. Andy takes a trip to Nepal with some nuns for a look at Black Narcissus, before taking on the pros with his take on Death to 2020. NUN TRIVIA TO FINISH OH BOY ARE WE EVEN A MEDIA PODCAST ANYMORE NO ONE KNOWS  

FEATURING  

  • LIAM HATES ANDYS INTROS  

  • A BUMHOLE TO THE FACE: CINEMENTALIST REPORTS  

  • AN 'ARD LADY  

  • DRINKYPOOS? YES PLEASE  

  • NUN MORE BLACK SEE I KNEW ID GET THAT JOKE IN SOMEWHERE  

  • WHY NOT GET YOUR REVIEWS FROM TWO DRUNK MEN INSTEAD

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This week, after some STUNNINGLY UP TO DATE FILM NEWS, Liam starts doing some heavy lifting with a review of Muscle, before marching to the beat of his own drum in Sound of Metal. Andy lovingly scrapes the holiday barrel with a docuseries about The Ripper before giving his final verdict on The Mandalorian Series 2. Some cheery Lesser Known News of 2020 to finish! Sorry about the kitten. Its just been that sort of year.  

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  • WE SAVE OURSELVES FROM LEGAL TROUBLE BY USING THE WORD ALLEGEDLY  

  • ANGRY BIGOT PUMPS IRON: LIAM IS IMPRESSED  

  • WE FORGET THE NAME OF BANDS  

  • THE RIPPER GOES RIPPING IN A RIPPING TALE ABOUT THE RIPPER  

  • VISUAL STORYTELLING: HOW ONE PODCAST HOST CAN REPEAT HIMSELF TEN DIFFERENT WAYS  

  • THE LESSER KNOWN STORIES OF 2020: YEAH ITS ALL PRETTY MISERABLE EDITION

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DECK THE HALLS WITH BOUGHS OF.....oh wait its us again. After a bit of festive Christmas chat we realise we've reviewed a load of Films and TV instead of doing a Christmas Episode. Oh no! I guess you'll just have to enjoy Liam reviewing Mank and Songbird, while you'll have to grit your teeth and put up with Andy catching up with The Boys and The Mandalorian. We've even got some Mank and Welles quotes to finish off with at the end! Torture!  

FEATURING  

  • CONTROVERSIAL TOM CRUISE CHAT: ITS CHRISTMAS!  

  • GARY OLDMAN DOES WHAT HE DOES BEST: SAVE FILMS  

  • MICHAEL BAY DOES WHAT HE DOES BEST: RUIN FILMS  

  • ANDY LOVES THE WORD VISCERAL: MORE AT ELEVEN  

  • MANDO CHAT AND CLASSIC FILM QUOTES: ITS CHRISTMAS!  

  • AND A HAAAAAAAPPPYYY NEEEEEW YEEEEEAAAAAR

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CINEMENTALISTS HO. This week, after some controversial Chris Nolan chat (ooooh look at us getting all topical), Liam gets on with the weighty task of reviewing two new releases, Freaky and Black Bear. Andy decides its time to delve back into the depths of docuseries with a look at Challenger: The Final Flight and Room 2806: The Accusation, and a lovely light hearted time is had by all! Also, back by popular demand, Mandalorian catch up, because we are slaves to our audience and we like it. Oh please do listen now wont you. Yes. FEATURING - IS CHRIS NOLAN RIGHT?: CINEMENTALIST DECIDES - VINCE VAUGHN PLAYS A TEENAGE GIRL AND LIAM LIKES IT - AUBREY PLAZA: A CINEMENTALIST LOVE IN - SPACESHIPS GO BANG - ANDY FIGURES OUT WHY - POLITICIANS BEHAVE DESPICABLY - ANDY FIGURES OUT WHY - BABY YODA HAS A NAME AND WE DONT CARE. ALSO LIGHTSABERS. - SPACE SHUTTLE TRIVIA FOR PUDDING

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WELCOME CINEMENTALISTS. This week, Liam gets cracking with a review of Let Him Go, before taking on the latest Melissa Mcarthy/ James Corden vehicle (do you see where this is going I see where this is going) in a lovely good natured review of Superintelligence. Spoilers. He hates it. Then in TV of the week Andy eschews The Mandalorian JUST FOR ONE WEEK GUYS so he can review The Undoing and a documentary about everyones favourite Reality TV stars, The Windsors! HOORAY HOORAY.  

FEATURING  

  • LET IT GOOOOOO, LET IT GOOOOOOOO OH WAIT WRONG FILM  

  • A SINGLE SMALL MIC BUMP WE COULDNT REMOVE. WE HAVE NAMED HIM JEFF.  

  • JAMES CORDEN PLAYS ANNOYING. CINEMENTALISTS LEFT SHOCKED.  

  • LIAM IS VERY EXCITED BY NICOLE KIDMAN APPARENTLY  

  • HUGH GRANT GOES "OH WHOOPS IM TERRIBLY SORRY" BUT IN A GOOD WAY!  

  • LIZ AND THE GANG: THE REAL LIFE STORY

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Hello you lovely CINEMENTALISTS. This week, after a discussion of a big red dog and a musing on the inevitable death march of Christmas, Liam goes all festive with a review of Fatman. Andy puts on his best Bavarian accent for a look at Werner Herzogs Fireball. LIAM AGAIN YOU CANT STOP HIM for a review of The Nest, before Andys TV of the week goes into a diatribe about Discovery and The Mandalorian. GOSH WE COVER A LOT I LOVE THIS PODCAST DONT YOU WHY DONT YOU LISTEN MORE OFTEN OK I WILL.  

FEATURING  

  • PICK A TONE AND STICK WITH IT MEL GIBSON  

  • ANDY ATTEMPTS AN ACCENT AGAIN: SLIGHTLY SUCCESSFUL EDITION  

  • A LOVELY COSY NEST AHHHHHHH  

  • STAR TREK DISCOVERY FINALLY LOSES ITS MIND  

  • COMET AND ASTEROID TRIVIA WE'RE THERE PEOPLE

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After our usual cynical slice of film news, Liam invites serendipity by reviewing two films with land in the title! Also, SUPRISING REVELATIONS INSIDE. Andy takes on the series the internet wont stop talking about with an indepth look at season 4 of The Crown, and keeps his promise with a weekly update on everyones favourite green baby in The Mandalorian: Episode 3. Trivia this week? ITS THE QUEEN INNIT BRUV.  

FEATURING  

  • CHARLIE HUNNAM DOES AN ACCENT. SUPRISINGLY ITS OK  

  • GERARD BUTLER RUNS FROM THE SKY. ALSO HE WAS A SCOTLAND. YES.  

  • LIAM CAN'T DECIDE IF FLORIDA GETS IT  

  • PRIME MINISTER OR VELOCIRAPTOR? GILLIAN ANDERSON GOES FOR BOTH  

  • ANDY FORGIVES A STALLED PLOT BECAUSE HE LIKES PRETTY PICTURES. HE'S GETTING OLD YOU KNOW  

  • THE QUEEN TAKES HOSTAGES. MORE AT ELEVEN.

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HELLO INTERNET. This week, Liam goes for a walk in the mountains with broken legs in a review/slaughter of Spell, then gets lost in Brazil with a look at Bacurau. Andy dons his three piece reviewing suit and goes to town with a look at Roadkill, eps 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian and David Attenboroughs A Life On This Planet. Then he feels bad about himself. AND SO SHOULD YOU. Horny ostrich and psychotic shrimp to finish! ANIMAL TRIVIA HOORAY.  

FEATURING  

  • MISERY PART 2: SHITTY EDITION  

  • CANCEL THAT TRIP TO BRAZIL  

  • HUGH LAURIE SORT OF WANDERING ABOUT  

  • BABY YODA EATS THINGS HE SHOULDNT OH NO  

  • WE HAVE UPSET GRANDPA AND ITS ALL OUR FAULT  

  • NIGHTMARES OF A SEXUALLY AROUSED OSTRICH

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YES ALL OF THEM. Andy and Liam break the record for how much media you can review in a single podcast by biting off a huge chunk of delicious content pie, spewing crumbs across the internet and oh god this analogy has gone too far. Liam takes on a scary witch in His House, before making an early predicition for film of the year with a review of Possessor. Andy gets his revenge for Liams foray into TV review with a look at Borat: Subsequent Movie Film, then treads familiar ground with some Germans in a review of Barbarians. Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb takes us into Ancient Egyptian trivia to finish. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT INTERNETS.  

FEATURING  

  • MATT SMITH PLAYS PRETENTIOUS. NO ONE IS SUPRISED  

  • BRAIN FUCKERY RUNS IN THE FAMILY  

  • IS VERY NICE. YES.  

  • A GERMAN MAN GETS A TERRIBLE VOICEOVER  

  • A LOVELY LITTLE DIGGING EXPEDITION  

  • TUTANKHAMUNS HARD ON: REVIEWED

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Hello all! After an apology for our feisty dragon mascot and his new tendency to ruin podcasts, Liam explores his Irish roots with a review of Pixie, before treading on Andys toes with a TV review of The Haunting of Bly Manor. Andy ups the ante and decides its time to take a dip into the latest iteration of his most beloved TV franchise with a tentative review of Star Trek: Discovery. SET PHASERS TO FUN. Spoooooky haunted house trivia to finish out, because why not we say.  

FEATURING  

  • FLOKI PLEASE DONT HEADBUTT THE WALLS  

  • THE POWER RANGERS ARE BACK OH JOY  

  • ALEC BALDWIN DOES AN ACCENT. LIAM REVIEWS IT INSIDE.  

  • TWO TV OF THE WEEKS FROM TWO DIFFERENT REVIEWERS THIS IS MADNESS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FORMAT HELP  

  • STAR TRIPPING ACROSS THE UNIVERSE  

  • ANDY REVEAL HIS NERDITY TO THE INTERNET BE KIND

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HELLO TO ALL. This week, Liam is given a bed bath by a psychotic nurse in St Maud, before going all grifty in a review of Kajillionaire. Andy decides to check in with the South Park Pandemic Special to see if much has changed, before scaring himself witless with a look at the downfall of modern society in The Social Dilemma. Also, a special message from CINEMENTALIST. JOIN US OR DIE. OR DONT. THATS FINE TOO.  

FEATURING  

  • AN APOLOGY TO START WE LOVE DOING THESE  

  • FAST AND THE FURIOUS FINALLY DEAD - MORE NEWS TO FOLLOW  

  • NURSE ME MATRON  

  • THERES SOAP IN MY EYES  

  • A GIGANTIC BUT  

  • YOUR PHONE HATES YOU

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HERE WE GO HERE WE GO HERE WE GOOOOO. This week, Liam staves off frostbite in a review of The Wolf of Snow Hollow, before warming up with some nice Kevin Bacon in Cop Car. Andy decides to go delving for hidden gems he's missed this year and comes up trumps (ugh that word doesnt feel as good as it used to) with two diamond studded slices of 2020 television, The Great and Schitts Creek. We all go home for tea. Oh wait there's ACTORS WHO PLAYED QUEENS BASED TRIVIA to finish off with, how could I forget. Spank me Elizabeth.  

FEATURING  

  • SOME FILM NEWS AT THE START BECAUSE WE ARE ALL PROFESSIONAL LIKE THAT  

  • FUNNY JOKES IN THE SNOW  

  • LIAM AND ANDY GET ALL MISTY EYED ABOUT HITTING THINGS WITH STICKS  

  • APOLOGIES TO PAUL  

  • THE FUNNIEST THING ANDYS SEEN THIS YEAR  

  • A MAN NAMED

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Hello and welcome! This week, Liam harvests some organs in 12 Hour Shift before taking a relaxing bath in Clive Barkers Books of Blood. Andy decides to go mad with not one, not two but three reviews: American Murder: The Family Next Door, Bad Boy Billionaires: India and Around The World In 80 Days. SMORGASBOARD. Also, we do explorer trivia. Why? BECAUSE WE CAN THATS WHY.  

FEATURING  

  • MICK FOLEY YELLING  

  • JOKES? WHAT IS THIS SOME SORT OF COMEDY  

  • BOOKS OF BLOOD: THE UNNECESSARY PLURAL  

  • UNCOMFORTABLE AMOUNTS OF DETAIL  

  • SCHADENFREUDE  

  • THE WAY WE USED TO BE (TO THE TUNE OF MEMORIES)

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Here we go again! This week, after a bit of Dragon reassurance and the news that they're finally removing Tom Cruise from the surface of the planet, Liam takes on a film starring three entire people with a review of Alone before going all shock jock with a take on 2019s Feedback. Andy takes a look at the latest Netflix No. 1 with a review of Ratched to see if it passes muster....Liams not so sure. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Trivia to finish, because we have an excuse to and you have to jump on these things WHILE WE ARE YOUNGISH. FEATURING - HELLO? IS THERE ANYBODY THERE? - A BIT WOO A BIT WEY A BIT MESSED UP - LIAM PERFORMS HAND SIGNALS OVER RADIO - A MISHMASH OF PULP, MY FAVOURITE - ANDY SINGS THE CAPE FEAR THEME AGAIN - A NICE BIT OF ROLEPLAY - PUT DOWN THE GOLF CLUBS JACK, YOU'RE DRUNK

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UPS AND DOWNS AND ROUNDABOUTS. This week, Liam takes on the big movie of the moment with a review of Antebellum, while Andy breaks out of his self imposed TV prison with a take on Enola Holmes. Liam takes up the reins and resumes normal service with a look at 2014s underrated Black Sea because we're all current and zeitgeisty like that. Oh yeah and TV of the week is The Duchess....brace yourselves guys, it'll all be OK I promise. ANDY RANT AHOY. Trivia this week is Sherlock Holmes in our usual fashion, so prepare yourselves for some ejaculation. Yes you read that right. FEATURING - SCI FI CLEVERNESS? NAAAH. - JUDE LAW DOES SOME ACTING - LIAM DOES SOME ACCENTS - HENRY CAVILL DOES SOMETHING OTHER THAN AN IMPERSONATION OF WOOD - ANDY LOSES HIS SHIT - WATSON EMBARRASSES HIMSELF IN PUBLIC - WE ALL GO HOME FOR TEA

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Hello! After confirming we are indeed the loudest podcast on the internet, Liam does a bit of home invasion with The Owners, before getting down and dirty with Satan himself in The Devil All The Time. Andy gets android all over him with a review of HBOs latest (Ridley Scott touched) production, Raised By Wolves, before we have a lovely chat about a man named Dennis and the adventures thereof. All thats left is to have a whimsical trivia based discussion about killer robots and malfunctioning AI! Cheery and happy go lucky are we!  

FEATURING  

  • A LOVELY OLD COUPLE INTERRUPTED BY MAISIE WILLIAMS  

  • WAIT A MINUTE THE DEVIL ISNT EVEN HERE WHAT A RIP OFF  

  • ANDY DISCUSSES ROBOT NIPPLES  

  • MAKING MEDIA ABOUT SERIAL KILLERS DOESNT GLORIFY THEM BY DEFAULT: DISCUSS  

  • ROBBIE THE ROBOT GET AWAY FROM ME  

  • THE WORLDS MOST INSENSITIVE AI

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This week, Liam goes all intellectual with a review of the weirdest film hes ever seen (tm), I'm Thinking Of Ending Things, before going all low brow with that most hotly anticipated of films, Bill and Ted Face the Music (god help us all). Andy decides to take a lovely trip to Mars via Hillary Swanks glass elevator of emotions in a review of Away! GOSH ITS ALL SO DRAMATIC WHERE ARE WE GOING AGAIN. Mars trivia to finish, because we can. FEATURING - THE BOOK MAKES SENSE WHY SHOULD THE FILM - LIAMS COLD BLACK HEART IS MADE TO FEEL THINGS - TOTALLY BODACIOUS DUDES - WHY DONT THE SPACESHIPS GO ZOOM - DEFERRED STEREOTYPES DONT REALLY WORK DO THEY - TURNS OUT MARS IS REALLY INTERESTING WHY DOESN'T AWAY THINK SO

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The CINEMENTALIST death march continues! This week, Liam tackles possibly the biggest film of the year with a review of the film everyone is talking about, Chris Nolans Tenet, before lowering the tone with a Russel Crowe nightmare in Unhinged. Andy puts on his least fashionable fedora and takes on Perry Mason by way of infanticide and hot steamy full frontal nudity discussion, before going for a lovely trip through Myths and Mythology with Christoper Lees twin! Oh also some very profitable films we didn't like right after a bit of Chris Nolan trivia! WE ARE ALL ENCOMPASSING LISTEN TO US PLEASE  

FEATURING  

  • LIAM BECOMING RATHER EXCITED  

  • A PROFESSIONAL REVIEW BEFORE A FILTHY JOKE  

  • A DOCUMENTARY ON THE LIFE OF RUSSEL CROWE  

  • PEEEEEEEEEEERRRRY MASON AM I THE ONLY OZZY FAN LEFT ON THE INTERNET  

  • ANDYS BEST OLD BRITISH THESPIAN IMPRESSION OH GOD  

  • CHRIS NOLAN TRIVIA

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Hello! This week, Liam finds the rarest of gems: A decent Orlando Bloom performance? It must be the Apocalypse. The Outpost and Heaven Knows What reviewed inside. Andy nervously puts on his Starfleet uniform (with matching tricorder) in a fully fledged nerd out by reviewing not one, but two slices of TV sci-fi excellence: Picard AND The Orville. Engage! FEATURING - APOLOGIES TO KERMODE WE WILL WRITE OUR OWN GAGS ONE DAY WE PROMISE - A FUN FILM ABOUT HEROIN - TO BALDLY GO WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFORE - SCI FI AND DICK JOKES A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN - STAR TREK TRIVIA GOD IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

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In the last of our free podcasts for a couple of weeks while Andy plays the "Can you travel without getting the killer flu" game, Liam takes a look at Waiting For The Barbarians before checking out the friendly witch next door in The Wretched. Andy does his damndest to offend the emos with an apology to a certain screamo icon in a review of season one and two of everyones new favourite show, The Umbrella Academy. ITS LIKE SOME SORT OF BLACK PARADE ROUND THESE PARTS FEATURING - OH ITS GRIM IN THE DESERT - TERRIBLE TERRIBLE INDUSTRIES LIAM FUCKS UP PRONUNCIATION FINALLY - CAN YOU HEAR THUNDER IN THE DISTANCE OR IS THAT US KNOCKING THE MIC TABLE AS USUAL - NOW ENTERING THE SPOOKY SEGMENT - IM NOT OOOOOOOOKAAAAAAAAAAAAY - ANDY IS WRONG. YES WE KNOW ITS RARE ISNT IT - LIAM IS DISAPPOINTED IN THIS WEEKS TRIVIA

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Super happy fun are we! This week, after some upcoming film chat, Liam takes a trip to see Jamie Lannister in the woods with The Silencing before taking a look into Norse Superhero Bollocks with a review of Mortal! Andy decides taking a lovely round the world trip on a train might be nice with a review of Snowpiercer! YOU'D THINK THERE'D BE SOMETHING GOOD HERE WOULDNT YOU FEATURING - THE KINGSLAYER CANT SAVE IT - IT JUST GETS NORSE AND NORSE - UNINTENTIONALLY FUNNY ENDINGS DONT SAVE FILMS - SNOWPISSER: THE DISAPPOINTINGLY AVERAGE REVIEW - NORSE MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA MIGHT SAVE THIS PODCAST

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Weeeeeeelcome one and all! This week, Liam decides to err on the side of the spooky with not one, but two Horror Film Reviews. The Rental and Amulet taken apart inside. Andy decides to hell with it, and goes for the record with not one, not two but THREE docuseries (ok one of thems cheating I guess): Fear City: New York vs The Mafia, Evil Genius: The True Story Of Americas Most Diabolical Bank Heist and....err....Americas Book of Secrets. Yeah. As contrast. We Promise. Horror Movie Trivia to finish! FEATURING - THERES SOMETHING IN THE BUSHES - THERES NOTHING IN THE PACING - MAGNANIMOUS MAFIA MADNESS MOST MERCURIAL MAN - WHODUNNIT? WE STILL DONT KNOW - AN UNRELIABLE NARRATOR - HORRIFYING HUBRIS MAN ARE YOU SICK OF THIS ALITERATION GIMMICK YET IM CERTAINLY NOT - HORROR MOVIE TRIVIA FACTS

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Welcome to the Angry Podcast! This week, Liam takes a relaxing trip to a time paradox in Palm Springs, before deciding he prefers something more grim and Soviet instead in a dark review of The Painted Bird. Then, in a departure from his usual cheeriness, Andy decides to take out his frustrations on the latest Netflix Darling (tm), Cursed! Strap yourselves in, this is gonna take a while..... FEATURING - A REVIEW OF A FILM A REVIEW OF A FILM A REVIEW OF A FILM - ANDY SAMBERG FAILS TO ANNOY - ITS GRIM IN EASTERN EUROPE - HOLY HELL ANDY ARE YOU OK - GUSTAV RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN - I GUESS WE ARE CURSED NOW TOO THANKS GUYS

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This week, Liam becomes immortal for Charlize Theron in The Old Guard before dusting off a Relic to see if it shines. Then in act of uncharacteristic hubris Andy takes on another double header with a rewatch of Band of Brothers before taking a dive into the deep waters of UNSOLVED MYSTERIES DUN DUN DUUUUUUN. SPOOKY TRIVIA TO FOLLOW. FEATURING - A COMIC BOOK REMAKE WITH MERIT STONE THE CROWS - DEPRESSION HAS ITS UPSIDES GUYS WE PROMISE - THEY DONT MAKE EM LIKE THEY USED TO - TAKE IT EASY WITH THE SOUNDTRACK ITS ONLY A DIALOGUE SCENE JESUS - IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOOOOOOOUUUUUUU - SLEEP TIGHT

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This week, after welcoming in a new addition to the CINEMENTALIST crew, Liam and Andy go for the throat with a review of Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, before taking in a bit of culture with There Are No Fakes. Andy takes on conspiracy theories and jumps in logic with a review of Ancient Aliens, before taking a look at Drunk History (American edition) to see how things are going with our much loved ex-colonial cousins. UFO/American history trivia to finish! (Apologies for audio bumps around half an hour in, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON NOT TO INTERRUPT YOUR PODCAST) FEATURING - WILL FERRELS HABIT OF RUINING THINGS - PIERCE BROSNANS HABIT OF SAVING THINGS - I JUST WANTED TO BUY A PAINTING MAN - IF I DO MY HAIR FUNNY CAN I BE A TALKING HEAD TOO - ALL DRUNK, LITTLE HISTORY - FLOKI HEADBUTTS ALL

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Hello! In our on-going quest to keep our content up on Patreon (please stop deleting our shit for no reason ok thanks), this week Liam rides out the Mel Gibson hurricane in Force of Nature before celebrating the birthday of a truly great director, the late great Sydney Lumet. Andy takes a reluctant bite of the Apple (hey hey) and finds the delicious juicy fruit by taking a chance on See. Unintentional puns ahoy! FEATURING - FILM RELATED NEWS SHOCK HORROR - MEL GIBSON LOSING HIS GODDAMN MIND - A MORALLY DUBIOUS STORM - HAPPY BIRTHDAY SYDNEY WE HAVE SOME QUOTES - A SHOT IN THE DARK - ANDY DEFIES THE CRITICS ONCE MORE - TYPHOON TRIVIA DO YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE - YES WE FUCKED UP BY FORGETTING ONE OF OUR FACTS TEN MINUTES AFTER WE SAID IT WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WE ARE FOOLS

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In another episode of "Patreon swallowed our free podcast and Andy forgot what he wrote"... THIS WEEK Liam takes a trip to Vietnam with Da 5 Bloods and we discuss the work of Spike Lee before visiting a film that Liam cant stop thinking about (the poor thing), Cache! Andy then takes on new territory by visiting a topic we almost certainly wont visit again...Sport! I know, I know. FEATURING - VIETNAMESE HIJINKS - A SPIKE LEE SHOWDOWN - ONE OF LIAMS GREAT LOVES - FAST CARS GO VROOM VROOM - THESE THINGS BREAK PHYSICS

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My we have been busy. This week, Liam in a moment of serendipity reviews a little film named Becky, followed by a film named Shirley....no we're not sure how he did it either. We answer a Stephen King related audience question (our favorite kind) before Andy runs naked through the silliness of The Last Kingdom to see if there might be a good show underneath. Viking facts to finish! FEATURING - KEVIN JAMES.......NOPE - MURDERS MYSTERY AND PLOT - STEVEN KING RUNDOWN - UTRED SON OF UTRED SON OF UTRED SON OF UTRED - A WAILING WOMAN MAKES FOR A WAILING ANDY - HISTORICAL NERDERY OH GOD WE ARE GOING TO GET EMAILS

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This week (after an important plumbing related update), Liam takes a leap into the unknown in The Vast of Night before getting back into more familar serial-killer documentary fare with The Tale of The Grim Sleeper. Andy takes a moonshot at the critics with a review of Space Force, before coming back to Earth with a bump as we discuss SPAAAAAACE TRRRIIIIIIVVIIIIIIAAAAAA. Our favourite kind! FEATURING - A STRANGE SIGNAL IN THE NIGHT - POLICE RACISM? TOPICAL? US? - THE CRITICS ARE WRONG AGAIN AND ILL TELL YOU WHY - BEING JOHN MALKOVICH BEING JOHN MALKOVICH - SPACE ITS RATHER LARGE ISNT IT - THE ALUMINIUM MAN ON THE MOON

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Hello and welcome to another free podcast! This week, Liam continues to wade through the B-movie shite pumped out during these most frustrating of times by tackling Survive the Night, and we run through some of our favorite Bruce Willis films (spoiler: Not this one), before heading into the mysterious world of cults in Wild Wild West. Andy decides a selection box approach is best by reviewing not one, not two but three TV recommendations to keep you going, Rick and Morty, Travel Man and Jeffery Epstein: Filthy RIch inside. (Apologies for some audio bumps in this one, I'm going to blame.....Donald Trump. As is fashionable and right) FEATURING - GROWLY VOICES ARE IN VOGUE AGAIN - SEX, MONEY, AND ETERNAL HAPPINESS WHERE DO I SIGN UP - ANDY BREAKING HIS RECORD FOR RAPID FIRE DELIVERY - CULT TRIVIA HOORAY - AN OVERWHELMING SENSE OF SATISFACTION DERIVED FROM THE CONSUMPTION OF MEDIA IN BULK FORM

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This week, Andy and Liam wonder who the hell cast Tom Hardy in Capone, before Liam takes his first dip into the world of TV by marvelling at who cast Tom Hardy in Taboo. We then go into full guilty pleasure territory as Andy makes an admission that troubles him deeply. Reality TV sucks right? With one notable exception...... FEATURING - INCOMPREHENSIBLE NOISES - CAR CRASH FILM MAKING - EXCELLENT TELEVISION - THE MANLIEST OF MACHO MEN - OUR NEW FAVOURITE COCKTAIL

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Lets see if this one survives! Hey Patreon supercomputer, I do a whole overly long bit on your sort of shit this week so if it wasn't clear already, we're on to you..... This week, Liam perfects his accent with Valley Girl before we continue our rapid descent into becoming a true crime podcast by discussing the Zodiac killer in....err....Zodiac. Andy takes a trip into our shared nightmares with the majesty that is Devs, before we round things off with some nice wholesome Serial Killer Trivia. Nice and light this one..... FEATURING - THE RUINATION OF THE SONGS YOU LOVE AND BY EXTENSION WESTERN CULTURE - MURDEROUS MAYHEM - WHATS INSIDE THE BOX??? - ANDY HAS A MOMENT - LIAM REVEALS HE KNOWS WAY MORE ABOUT SERIAL KILLERS THAN IS COMFORTABLE JESUS

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You know how when you upoad your podcast, and then you check on it a day later and its still there, and then you check on it a week later and Patreon has somehow eaten it? Yeah me too. Fucksticks. APOLOGIES Would you believe it, we actually get some serious movie business discussion in this week as we discuss streaming and the future of the cinema! I know, we were suprised as well. Liam finds some joy in making fun of Cuck before we get into the meat and potatoes of the phenomenon that is the modern docuseries! Join us as we veer from the sublime to the ridiculous in our epic oddessey of fact based entertainment. The Jinx, Dirty Money and the World According to Jeff Goldblum, all of these delights await you, uh, within...... (sings incoherently) FEATURING - MY GOD WE SHOULD BE ON BBC NEWS WHAT PODCAST IS THIS - CUCK CUCK WHAT THE FUCK - A MAN WHO MURDERS - LOTS OF MEN WHO MURDER YOUR BANK BALANCE - WE REALLY ARE SCREWED ARN'T WE - OH WAIT HERE COMES JEFF GOLDBLUM 

You know how when you upoad your podcast, and then you check on it a day later and its still there, and then you check on it a week later and Patreon has somehow eaten it? Yeah me too. Fucksticks. APOLOGIES Would you believe it, we actually get some serious movie business discussion in this week as we discuss streaming and the future of the cinema! I know, we were suprised as well. Liam finds some joy in making fun of Cuck before we get into the meat and potatoes of the phenomenon that is the modern docuseries! Join us as we veer from the sublime to the ridiculous in our epic oddessey of fact based entertainment. The Jinx, Dirty Money and the World According to Jeff Goldblum, all of these delights await you, uh, within...... (sings incoherently) FEATURING - MY GOD WE SHOULD BE ON BBC NEWS WHAT PODCAST IS THIS - CUCK CUCK WHAT THE FUCK - A MAN WHO MURDERS - LOTS OF MEN WHO MURDER YOUR BANK BALANCE - WE REALLY ARE SCREWED ARN'T WE - OH WAIT HERE COMES JEFF GOLDBLUM

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We kick off this week with that rarest of things, a modern streaming action movie that actually might be good! Liam takes a look at Extraction before taking a detour to Belgium for the madness of Bullhead, while Andy decides the world's his oyster by putting Anthony Bourdains Parts Unknown on the pedestal it so richly deserves. We then take a trip to our regularly scheduled tangentally-related movie trivia by way of some of our favourite Vietnam war movies. Fun. FEATURING - BANG BANG PUNCH PUNCH WAIT A MINUTE AM I HAVING FUN - GROWTH HORMONES AND ANGRY MEN - AN APOLOGY TO BELGIUM - A LEGACY FOR A LEGEND - YOU WEREN'T THERE MAN, YOU WEREN'T THERE - REDUX? MORE LIKE REFUCKED

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We celebrate lucky number 12 of our free podcasts with a trip to Fantasy Island, go hunting for imaginary friends in Daniel Isn't Here, and head down to Mexico via California to catch up with Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia. Phew! Luckily theres just enough time to take a dive into the underworld with the TV adaptation of What We Do In The Shadows before our poor little brains collapse from all the excitement. Bat! Spooky Vampire trivia to follow.... FEATURING - NONE OF LIAMS FANTASIES COMING TRUE - I SWEAR HE WAS STANDING HERE A MINUTE AGO - PROTO QUENTIN: THE PREQUEL - AN EXCELLENT CROP OF UNUSUAL NAMES FOR ANDY HES SO GOOD AT IT - AN APOLOGY TO CHINA - MORE CROWD PLEASING IRREVERANT NONSENSE

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This week we disappear into the ether with the Invisible Man, down a greasy burger (remember those?) in The Founder, before Andy takes a dive into the increasingly unfunny world of Arrested Development, god rest its soul. Oh, and we break our record for most names fucked up in a single podcast. Fun! FEATURING - HALF A GOOD FILM - WHY CANT ALL BIOPICS STAR MICHAEL KEATON - A BLUTH BREAKDOWN - ANDYS DOUBLE ANALOGY FUCK UP - FICTIONAL FAMILY FACT FRENZY

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Here you go internet, the first free episode of the CINEMENTALIST podcast. This week, we depress the fuck out of Liam and disappoint our families with our language as we discuss the travesty that is Gemini Man, the slow death of James Bond and more besides.....

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This week, we get our eyes all Bloodshot, revisit a Joaquin before he was a Joker, and Andy picks a fight with the critics because they're wrong I tell you, wrong! Mythic Quest: Ravens Arsehole and Another Life inside....  FEATURING - VIN DIESEL AS A GRUFF ACTION MAN NO WAY - JOAQUIN PHOENIX AS A SCARY WEIRDO NO WAY - ROB MCELHENNEY MAKES A MISTAKE - WATCH ANOTHER LIFE I WANT SEASON 2 - FUN FILM FLOP FACTS

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We continue our live streaming rampage with a look inside a creepy Vivarium, a dive into Deep Cover, and Andy bites off more than he can chew with not one, but two TV of the weeks.....beware of tigers, mulleted rednecks and genuine insanity! (Audios a lot better this week, apologies for the odd pop or click, remote streaming is tons of fun to mix!) FEATURING - UNCANNY VALLEYS - JEFF GOLDBLUM AS JEFF GOLDBLUM PLAYING JEFF GOLDBLUM - CRUISE SHIP NIGHTMARES - TIGER YOGA SEX CULTS OH MY - GENUINE DEATH DRAMA AND DANGER OR PERHAPS SOME FACTS INSTEAD

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This week we attempt something we've never done before (and hope won't become the new norm) by recording remotely and sounding like washed-out drunken robots. Join us in praying for our internet connections as we eviscerate the Hunt, before taking on Jaws, Rambo and Rocky in quick succession lest our gently rotting brains collapse. Oh, and Andy reviews the Expanse (with gentle spoiler, clearly marked), because spaceships! (Audios a bit wanky at points in this one, we know) FEATURING - EVEN DENNIS CAN'T SAVE IT - SEQUELS? FUCK EM - OVERLY HUNG MEN - SCI-FI SPOILERS no honestly its the only way it makes sense

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We're still alive! Take advantage of this fact with a lovely podcast about Daniel Radcliffe in prison, a sleepy doctor, badly written space adventures and a yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.... FEATURING - SOME SERIOUS FILM CRITIQUE FOR ONCE - A BRIEF INTERLUDE AS WE TRY AND REMEMBER THE NAME OF A WOMAN WITH A HAT - OUR FIRST EVER AUDIENCE EMAIL! HELLO BLANK - WANT SCI-FI? BEST I CAN DO IS A SHIRTLESS PHIL MITCHELL - REAL LIFE PRISON ESCAPES or ARE YOU THE SAME DRESS SIZE AS YOUR WIFE

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This week, we barricade down against the incoming apocalypse with our usual subtlety as we discuss: THE CORONAVIRUS: What should I be watching? Join us for a rundown of viruses, outbreak films and the inevitable zombie invasion. Also, Andy struggles to love a man named Barry. We know. FEATURING: - OUR CONTINUED GYWNETH BASHING - PRONOUNCING CILLIAN WRONG (TWICE!) - ANDYS NOW NOT SO SECRET ZOMBIE PLAN - OUTBREAK TRIVIA!

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This week, Andy and Liam set about crucifying a man and his dog, exalting Russian Superman and discussing the merits of the afterlife in The Good Place. Also, we decide that last weeks trivia was too dark, so this week, cannibalism! FEATURING - WOOF WOOF WOULD YOU PLEASE STOP - STALINS MERITS AS A FATHER FIGURE - ANDY SAYING BRIGHT AND BREEZY FAR TOO OFTEN FOR COMFORT - HUNGRY? LET US RUIN THAT FOR YOU

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Aaaaannnd.....we're live! Join us as we discuss the Oscars, realise we haven't seen enough films and decide to rip on Jouaquin and John Wayne instead because for some reason thats how we work. Oh and Liam reviews Parasite, Andy bangs on about Vikings, and a good time was had by all. NOW FEATURING - IMPROVED AUDIO - FREQUENT FOUL LANGUAGE - OCCASIONAL DESCENT INTO NERDERY

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What's that? Another episode already? Must be Christmas.....in February.