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Hello, movie maniacs! This week, Mary and Dave watched Zach Cregger’s take on the Resident Evil franchise. After the diminishing returns of Paul WS Anderson’s Resident Evil series and the disappointing attempt at a a reboot with Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, things weren’t looking too rosy for Cregger. And maybe some of us […]

Hello, movie maniacs! This week Mary and David experience Hope for the first time! Yes, this week they take a look at Korean director Na Hong-jin’s first film in ten years, the sci-fi action thriller monster movie Hope. A small town near the border of Korea’s DMZ finds itself under attack from a mysterious monster. […]

Hello, movie maniacs! After many failed attempts to see The Odyssey the way it was meant to be seen – in 70mm Imax – there is some good news. Despite some setbacks – a cancellation due to scheduling conflicts, an endless sea of people who also wanted to see the movie and were taking all […]

Hello, movie maniacs! This week David and Mary are preoccupied by the surprise hit Obsession, written and directed by YouTube sketch comedian Curry Barker. You might even call it a fixation. It’s become a meme machine, is still in theatres after a May release and has made over $500 million on its $750, 000 budget. […]

Hello, movie maniacs! This week David and Mary watch the little known film Spider-Man: Brand New Day. This latest iteration of everyone’s favourite webhead featuring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal and Sadie Sink is breaking all the box offices. Maybe audiences aren’t tired of well-made superhero movies? But what do Mary and Dave think? Well, […]

Hello, movie maniacs! This week Mary and David tried to see The Odyssey, but that was a no-go with Imax showings sold out until the end of August. So then they thought they should see the movie Obsession and talk about the YouTube-ification of horror films, but no – the projector crapped out that night. […]

Hello, movie maniacs! This week Mary and David watched Craig Gillespie’s Supergirl. Gillespie has directed a couple of films that Mary and David love – I, Tonya and the Fright Night remake – so they were really looking forward to this film. They talked about the gross hate campaign directed at yet another female-led superhero […]

Hello, movie maniacs! This week Mary and David watched Andrew Stanton’s newest entry in the Toy Story franchise – Toy Story 5 – featuring the voice talents of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack and Great Lee. The Toy Story films one to three are obviously deathless classics and, while the fourth film took a […]

Hello, movie maniacs! This week Mary and David watched Stephen Spielberg’s newest film Disclosure Day starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor and Colin Firth. People are very excited about Spielberg’s return to a deeply-loved theme, but what did David and Mary make of the film? Did they have a close encounter or did they diss closure? […]

Hello, movie maniacs! This week Mary and David watched The Mandalorian and Grogu – a title that just rolls off the tongue! Disney’s first film entry in the Star Wars franchise in seven years! Well, one thing’s for sure: it’s impossible for it to be worse than The Rise of Skywalker! Mary and David discuss […]

Hello, movie maniacs! This week Mary and David watched The Sheep Detectives – a wonderful blend of live action and animation that is funny, heartfelt and exciting with a very good mystery at the centre of the film. It’s one of those well-written film that attracts a lot of talented people to be part of […]

Hello, movie maniacs! If you find yourself in times of trouble, Mother Mary may be the soothing blast of surreality you need. The newest film from David Lowery – the talented writer-director who has managed to straddle the line between personal and commercial films with some success. Starring Anne Hathaway as pop diva Mother Mary […]

Hello, movie maniacs! On this episode, Dave and Mary talk about James L. Brooks newest (and maybe last?) film Ella McCay – an existential crisis/family trauma movie presented in the guise of a rom-com. Brooks’ films are famously meandering, and trade realistic dialogue for sparkling wit. Ella McCay is no exception. The question is…do you […]

Hello, movie maniacs! On this episode, Dave and Mary talk about Project Hail Mary. They discuss the careers of the directing team Lord and Miller, as well as the career of screenwriter Drew Goddard. And they talk an awful lot about the movie itself! They also talk about the revival of movie trailers – just […]

Hello, movie maniacs! Mary is away this week, taking in the sun and fun at Disneyworld in Orlando, FLA. So Dave has invited his movie-mad friend Sean Condon to drop by and discuss movies, movies, movies. Dave has a theory about the wonderful Elaine May’s career as a film director. Could she have made more […]