Best Colin McKay Podcasts (2025)

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Episode #414 - The Toxic Red Sonya Is Caught Stealing 1:18:42

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We have so many movies to talk about, not much matching but we have lots to discuss Before we get to the cinema chat we pay tribute the late Graham Greene who passed away this week. We then chat about the return of 'Red Sonya', get emotional with 'Hot Milk', go on a terrifying drive in 'Hallow Road', see the return of the a cult hero 'The Toxic Ave…

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Episode #413 - Eenie Meanie K Pop Murder Club 1:12:07

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this week we are learning new things as we delve into the world of Korean pop that is taking the world by storm on Netflix 'K Pop Demon Hunters', watch some low budget scifi on Prime Video with 'Island Escape', travel back to the dark days in 2020 with 'Eddington', get behind the wheel in high octane heist movie with pod favourite Samara Weaving 'E…

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Episode #412 - The Night Life Of Nobody Together 1:10:35

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One of us has comically large beer for his little body (to make up for the lack of movie watching). This week we start what is setting up to be the autumn of Stephen King with a slew of adaptations on the way, first up is a less traditional option when thinking of the 'maestro of horror' in 'The Life Of Chuck', we go on summer vacation for an unexp…

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Episode #411 - A Weekend Of Materialist Weapons 59:19

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We are both men who prefer life at a leisurely stroll rather than a sprint, and this weekends weather is making even a stroll a sweaty experience, but we try and escape the heat with some movie chat. Up first a threesome of dreams with Pascal-Johnson-Evans uniting in the newest movie from Celine Song 'The Materialists', we then continue to get hot …

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Episode #410 - The Naked Tin Thicket 59:59

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A lovely week where we have both seen the same films, and in what is becoming quite irritating we agree on pretty much everything Up first is romcom/thriller for the online dating generation 'F**k, Marry, Kill' available on Prime Video, also on that platform is the star studded political/action thriller 'Tin Soldier'. We are always lovers of a good…

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Episode #409 - Bring Her Fantastic Worlds 1:06:54

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We are back, hunkering down before the storms ravage the west coast, but before we all get blown away, we get at least one more podcast in. We talk about all things aussie horror with 'Bring Her Back', we take a road trip in 'Sacramento', we see if new life can be breathed into a classic with a reinterpretation of 'War Of The Worlds' and we finish …

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Episode #408 - The Happy Superboy At Dawn 1:09:33

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After an unintended break due to someone not recording the pod last week we are back with a slew of movies We start with the return of truth, justice and the American way with the return of 'Superman' this time its James Gunn at the helm, then its onto new video game adaptation 'Until Dawn', some sweet rom com vibes with 'A Nice Indian Boy' and som…

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Episode #407 - The Luckiest Shrouds Of State 1:10:10

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Scotland is baking, the Three Beers lads are being reduced to there barest elements....but we still watch movies because what else is there to do Before we get to movies we do chat about the series in the geeky zeitgeist at the moment 'Andor' season 2. Then we get to the movies starting with Prime Video buddy action comedy 'Heads Of State', then it…

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Episode #406 - The Old Jurassic Corner 2.0 1:17:20

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This week we delve into Canadian thriller 'Sharp Corner' starring pod favourite Ben Foster, return of immortals in Netflix sequel 'The Old Guard 2', a horror taking a different direction in 'Megan 2.0', the newest offering from Pixar 'Elio' and the return of a much loved franchise for its second reboot and seventh offering 'Jurassic World: Rebirth'…

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Episode #405 - 28 Years Of F1 And Dragons: The Movie 1:07:09

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We are back again talking movies One of us watched Scottish low budget 'Nessie', and then we got down to movies together with an interesting little covid made flick that is now on Sky Cinema 'Ride The Eagle', high octane sports action in 'F1: The Movie', newest animated to live action offering 'How To Train Your Dragon' and we finish with Danny Boy…

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Episode #404 - The Dangerous Wrath Of Echo Valley 1:09:07

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We are no longer in international waters, so we must adhere to all local bylaws. This week we have a streaming heavy week, starting with Disney+ offering, the newest live action remake 'Snow White', we then move to Prime Video for comedy action flick 'Deep Cover', one of us does get to the cinema for aussie shark thrills in 'Dangerous Animals', and…

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Episode #403 - Predators, Squatchers & Ballerinas In A Cornfield 54:09

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A first time for us as we record across the sea with each other. It takes more than the Irish Sea to prevent us from talking our movie silliness This week we start with Disney+ offering, a new dive into a much loved franchise 'Predator: Killer Of Killers', we then give some respect (but not too much) to Prime Video release 'The Squatchers', we then…

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Episode #402 - The Final Working Man On Wallis Island 1:13:44

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A mixed bag of movie watching on this weeks episode, as one of us goes all fancy and watches classic films as the Lord intended, then we get to more modern fare starting with all the warm and heartfelt feels in 'The Ballad Of Wallis Island', we get a little to close to reality with 'Mountainhead', we watch the newest Statham/David Ayer offering 'A …

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Episode #401 - The Final Reckoning Of Lilo & Stitch 1:17:43

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After last weeks meander into the past we have a big catch up on the movies in the cinema and streaming services. We start with maybe the final outing of Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning', Netflix horror release 'Fear Street: Prom Night', new Disney liveaction release 'Lilo & Stitch', more legends return in 'Ka…

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Episode #400 - We Made It To 400! 50:28

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We have reached a ridiculous milestone, 400 episodes of this silliness This week we don't talk about much new but instead defend our most extreme reviews the 10/10 and the 1/10's and we recap our end of year reviews from the past seven years. We were back at our spiritual home The Raven, Glasgow, its been a little while, it was loud but was wonderf…

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Episode #399 - Werewolves Are Mad About The Nonnas 44:06

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We are both failing in the sunny weather...we want it but we fear it This week we look at Paramount+ horror offering 'Werewolves', we get our romcom on with 'Bridget Jones Mad About The Boy', then we delve into dystopia on Prime Video with 'The Assessment', one of us thinks a film came out in 2024 but in reality its 2014 and Salma Hayek is kicking …

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Episode #398 - The Simple Rule Of Ash And Penguins 47:58

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We are testing out a new recording method this week so the sound quality is a little bit variable...luckily its only making the loud one quieter For the second week in a row we have pretty much seen everything each other has, so its a good week, as we talk about Amazon Prime's very fancy and classy looking sequel 'Another Simple Favour', more Prime…

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Episode #397 - A Unicorns Den Of Thunderbolt Havoc* 59:17

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A rare convergence as we have both seen all the films we talk about this week. Starting with Prime Video sequel, starring Scotland's very own Gerry Butler in 'Den Of Thieves: Pantera', we then get to the cinema and watch A24 horror/comedy starring everyone's favourite Paul Rudd and millennial scream queen Jenna Ortega 'Death Of A Unicorn', we get e…

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Episode #396 - Zombie Sinners In Parenting Warfare 46:54

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One of us has been to the cinema the other has at least watched stuff at home. We start with comedy/horror on Sky Cinema 'The Parenting' with a fairly stellar cast, then its onto the film of the moment the reuniting of Coogler with Jordan with 'Sinners', then more horror (witha twist) in 'well they got in made' effort 'Zombie Repellant' and we fini…

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Episode #395 - Drop The Amateur Knight At The G20 1:16:32

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We are back, and we have seen almost nothing that each other have seen, but movie chat still ensues. We start with Blumhouse horror 'The Woman In the Yard', before diving into the world of espionage with 'The Amateur', we then find time to watch the true president Viola Davis take down terrorists in 'G20', more thrills follows with a dating story f…

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Episode #394 - Inside The Freaky Minecraft Cab 59:52

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A week where we lean heavily on the streaming services and are suitably underwhelmed by most things. We start with Disney+/Hulu elevated horror effort 'Control Freak', then we continue the horror theme with British flick from Shudder 'Black Cab', then a contender for one of the worst films of the year so far 'In The Lost Lands'. We then get to the …

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Episode #393 - Give Me Novocaine 1:11:45

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One of us has the lurgy, the other one is mourning a cup final loss, but we get some solace from talking about movies for a bit But before we get to all things cinema we pay tribute to the late, great Val Kilmer who passed away this week. We then get into some movie watching with the now on Disney+ after raking in over 700million at the box office …

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Episode #392 - Let The Mad Mickey Flow 1:14:51

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It is a busy week of talking movies, as we have both been busy with all the viewings Starting with throwback comedy 'Y2K', the newest flick from Bong Joon Ho; scifi romp 'Mickey 17', we also delve into Steven Soderbergh's latest offering the spy thriller 'Black Bag', we delve into (Swiss) folklore with 'Mad Heidi', check in with action hero legend …

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Episode #391 - The Last Breath Of The Electric State 50:59

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and we are back, this time thankfully tech problems free. We dive into new Netflix release 'The Electric State' and do a deeper dive into how much it cost and the streaming model with these tent pole movies. There is also cinema time with fun indie drama 'One Of The Days', true life drama 'Last Breath' and we finish with thriller 'Opus'. Hosted on …

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Episode #390 - Memoir Of Lost Movie Chats 23:58

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On this weeks episode we are beset with technical issues, so if you want to know what we thought about 'Harold And The Purple Crayon', 'Demon City', 'Mickey 17' or 'Dampyr' then you'll need to find us and talk to us in person....but for the record 'didnt like, meh, YAY and urgh' If you do want to hear what we thought about 'Memoir Of A Snail', 'Zer…

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Episode #389 - Azraels Last Flight 1:08:39

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A busy episode, and fun one as the planets align and we have both seen the same movies Up first Sky Cinema action release 'Flight Or Fight', then onto some Shudder released horror with new scream queen Samara Weaving 'Azrael: Angel Of Death'. We then get to the cinema for return of a 90s icon with 'The Last Showgirl' and we finish with Oscar Nomina…

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Episode #388 - The Boneyard Of The Monkey Killer 1:10:28

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After last weeks fun threesome we are back to the normal, and the two of us try to keep the magic alive. We start the pod by paying tribute to the late and great Gene Hackman. its not a stellar movie week as we watch 'The Killers Game' on Prime Video, followed up by a low of 2025 with 'Boneyard' and we finish with new Osgood Perkins horror based on…

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Episode #387 - A Brave New Flight Order Over The Gorge 1:28:21

7M ago1:28:21

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An exciting pod event as our Manx buddy joins on chat to discuss some movies. We look over new Apple+ scifi/romance 'The Gorge', Prime Video crime thriller 'The Order', we go to the cinema to see Mel Gibson directed action thriller 'Flight Risk' and new horror franchise maker 'Heart Eyes'. The main event is the return of the MCU with a new Captain …

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Episode #386 - A Companion Kinda Loves A Better Man 1:05:42

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It is a busy busy week of movie watching, starting with Prime Video scifi action 'Elevation', Netflix comedy from Amy Schumer 'Kinda Pregnant', AI gone haywire with 'Companion' in cinemas, back to Netflix for Die Hard on a bridge with 'Aftermath', anti Valentines day action flick still in cinema 'Love Hurts' and we finish with Robbie Williams is a …

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Episode #385 - You're Invited To Stalk On A Saturday Night 50:36

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No biiiiig hitters this week, and seems a quiet week of movie watching as cinemas all clear the deck in preparation for the coming MCU We start with British reincarnation rom/drama that was in the cinema so very briefly but has now found its way to home viewing 'Timestalker', then its the return of Reese Witherspoon to movie world after spending ti…

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Episode #384 - The Brutal Killers Presence Is Felt In Section 13 1:13:20

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We are back late night on a Friday to talk all things movies. One of us recants a tale of seeing what is an early contender for the worst film of 2025 On from that we talk about under exposed Netflix release 'The Sand Castle', the return of John Woo to again direct 'The Killer' - this time in France, Star Trek goes off spaceship and gets quite Star…

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Episode #383 - Back Here For Unknown Wolf Action 1:01:09

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As the worst storm in a century batters all hell out of us we find solace with some movie chat for as long as the lights stay on. We start with Hollywood royalty Robert Zemeckis returning with unique drama 'Here', we get sexy with Nicole Kidman in 'Babygirl', we welcome the return of Cameron Diaz to movie screens with 'Back In Action' on Netflix, m…

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Episode #382 - The Bank Of Maria Is In Svalta 1:13:53

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A sad start to the episode as we pay respects to the great and unfortunately now passed David Lynch' When we get into new movies, we are discussing the newest horror from Nick Frost 'Get Away', hard hitting Afghani documentary 'Bread & Roses', biopic (of sorts) with the return of Angelina Jolie on the big screen in 'Maria' and we finish with 'Bank …

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Episode #381 - Nosferatu's Wicked Real Hedgehog 1:26:04

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The calendar has turned to the future (2025) and we are back for another year of doing this, the cinematic year of 2024 is in the past but we are still catching up on a few its releases. We finally see the cinema juggernaut that is the all singing/dancing 'Wicked' and the end to the trilogy we all demanded 'Sonic The Hedgehog 3', and there is chat …

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Episode #380 - That Was The Year That Was 2024 1:35:44

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This is one of favourite things to do each every year, and thats to review the year that was, we even wrangle our Manx correspondent in to all the judgement. We talk about all the movies of 2024, and agree on the winner. This is our most positive pod of the year as always, we dont linger on the bad, we do despair at the state of the franchise heavy…

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Episode #379 - Moana And Kraven Go To A Red War 1:06:48

9M ago1:06:48

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The last regular episode of 2024, and for the first time in what feels like forever we have watched everything that each other has. We get festive with now on Amazon Prime release starring the double threat of Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson 'Red One', festive fun continues with Netflix Die Hard inspired thriller 'Carry-On'. We break away from the f…

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Episode #378 - Rumours Of A Nightbitch Named Mary 57:57

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We are back home on Skype, but we are still having beers and still watching movies. Up this week, political satire/end of the world fare 'Rumours', some religious festive drama in 'Mary', more modern thrills in AI gone awry in Netflix scifi thriller 'Subservience' and we finish with a possible Oscar winning turn from Amy Adams in the hard to pigeon…

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Episode #377 - Santas Conclave 38:53

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We are back in our spiritual home of The Raven on Renfield Street in Glasgow. We are excited so we are talking quicker than usual, this week we look over some Catholic Dogma in 'Conclave', new festive flick 'Dear Santa' on Paramount, and we finish with the *rumoured* last film in the directing career of Clint Eastwood in 'Juror #2' Hosted on Acast.…

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Episode #376 - The Piano Magpie Of Blitz Joy 54:49

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Our Manx friend returns to the pod this week as one of us is jollying it up in Eastern Europe We cast an eye over war drama on Apple+ from Steve McQueen 'Blitz', biopic of sorts of a forgotten heroine 'Joy', the newest adaptation of an August Wilson play from the Washington family with Netflixs 'The Piano Lesson' and we finish with an examination o…

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Episode #375 - Emelias The Mother To A Murdered Son In Megalopolis 1:15:29

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We have both been working a lot and letting life get in the way of our true calling of watching obscene amounts of movies. We finally get around to seeing a cinematic legends magnum opus in 'Megalopolis', we delve into a sequel that noone was really asking for but is here anyway 'Gladiator II', horror prequel 'The Last Voyage Of The Demeter' and th…

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Episode #374 - Paddington's Apprentice Ass 1:20:18

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This week its a battle for the ages as we see the making of a modern monster with 'The Apprentice' vs the worlds nicest bear in 'Paddington In Peru' and we also throw pod favourite Aubrey Plaza's newest flick 'My Old Ass' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode #373 - Super/Heretic Cuts A Different Man 1:11:21

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Our foreign correspondent returns to make two into three for episode #373 We talk all about Netflix time travel serial killer teen romp 'Time Cut, thought provoking drama 'A Different Man', Hugh Grant led religious horror/thriller 'Heretic' and we finish with a bunch of documentaries with 'Music By John Williams' on Disney+ and still in cinemas 'Su…

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Episode #372 - Venom Moves To The Front Of Ibelin 1:07:16

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A range of flicks this week, starting with third part of Tom Hardy as the symbiote in 'Venom: The Last Dance', Sam Raimi produced horror 'Don't Move', thriller/horror from A24 with 'The Front Room' and we finish with the uplifting and emotional documentary 'The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode #371 - The Lonely Woman Smiles At The Radley Brothers 1:07:44

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It is a busy episode this week with us watching pretty much all the new stuff the that the streaming services have to offer. We start with Sky Cinema release, taking a new slant on the vampire myth with 'The Radleys', then its onto Netflix to cast eyes over Anna Kendrick debut flick as director, true life horror 'Woman Of The Hour'. We get to the c…

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Episode #370 - Salems Terrifier Brat Robot Is In Disguise 1:04:51

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On this weeks episode of ThreeBeersAndAMovie we have something for all the family, there is horror with a new adaptation of a Stephen King classic 'Salem's Lot' and the return of a new horror franchise with 'Terrifier 3', we have Brat Pack documentary 'Brats' for all those with love of all things 80s, and there is fun for the younglings with wonder…

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Episode #369 - Hellboy Outruns A Killer A Duex 53:03

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On this weeks episode we delve into Michael Keaton project 'A Killers Memory' aka 'Knox Goes Away', then its onto emotional drama starring Saoirse Ronan 'The Outrun' before diving in comic book character adaptations, 'Hellboy: The Crooked Man' & a sequel with big expectations 'Joker: Folie a Duex' and we finish with psychological horror 'Hold Your …

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Episode #368 - It Ends With A Wolfs Substance at 4.30 1:11:07

11M ago1:11:07

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Another busy week of movie watching for us. Starts with Apple+ thriller with a-list cast 'Wolfs', we the delve into the newest offering from a podcast favourite 'The 4.30 Movie' from Kevin Smith, a divisive flick 'The Substance', and controversial adaptation 'It Ends With Us' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode #367 - Paint And Sing With Three Didi's 1:16:05

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A busy busy week of movie watching, we start with life assuring prison drama 'Sing Sing', odd 'comedy' maybe faux biopic 'Paint', the end of a murder spree in 'Strange, Darling', coming of age drama 'Didi' and hard hitting family drama 'His Three Daughters' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode #366 - Firebrand Lee Speaks Of Uglies 1:11:29

12M ago1:11:29

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We are back for our leap year episode - number 366! One of us has a bad week of movie viewing as he see's two of the lowpoints of 2024 but there is some good stuff mixed in as well. We start with historical drama 'Firebrand', remake of Danish Horror 'Speak No Evil', Netflix teen dystopia 'Uglies' and we finish with war biopic 'Lee' Hosted on Acast.…

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Episode #365 - Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetle...STOP!! 1:32:10

12M ago1:32:10

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On an episode that we argue everything should be 20mins shorter, we probably should have knocked 20mins off this episode as well. Up for discussion this week, the return of Jeremy Saulnier with the very exciting thriller with the boring title 'Rebel Ridge', inspiring story in the biopic 'Rob Peace', Netflix teen comedy 'Incoming' and we finish with…