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One year after discussing our first film of 2025, Dave and Craig take a look back at the whole chain of movies from 2025 to review the selection of films we were dealt and update everyone on what did and didn't make it into The Movie Vault! Along with our usual fun in VHS Corner and The Endgame, we also choose the name of the 2025 season, and let a random generator select the first film of 2026! #2025lookback #WGM2025 #MovieVault #FilmArchive #PodcastLookback #2025inFilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our 2025 Christmas Special! In this edition, Dave and Craig are joined by Stefanos and Aaron to discuss the forgotten Die Hard sequel, Die Hard 2 (Die Harder). We discuss the successes and failures of the franchise, the craziness of this sequel, and the best and worst action of the film. Will Die Hard 2 make it into the Movie Vault? And who will win the final Endgame of the year? All will be revealed in this festive/not-so-festive episode! #DieHard #DieHard2 #JohnMcClane #DieHardXmas #DieHardChristmas #90sAction #DieHarder #DieHardFranchise #BruceWillis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, Craig and Dave are joined by Niall Glynn and Mat Troy to discuss the famous sequel to Gremlins - Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Does this film stand up to the original? Which characters did we want more of? Which were our favourite Gremlins? And is Gizmo a bad Mogwai? All this, plus we decide what our Christmas movie will be in this week's Endgame! #Gremlins #JoeDante #Gremlins2 #Gizmo #GremlinsTheNewBatch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are they creepy? Are they kooky? Are they positively spooky? David, Craig, and Mary Muñoz talk all about everyone's favourite dark family as we discuss Addams Family Values from 1993! We talk about our struggles to fully remember watching any Addams Family media on top of our experience revisiting this 90s classic. How many scenes and lines do we fall in love with? What's the darkest joke? And what's with that end credit song? All this plus a heap of interesting trivia and fun in VHS Corner and this week's Endgame! #AddamsFamily #Gomez #Fester #Wednesday #Morticia #AddamsFamilyValues #90sMovies #TheAddamsFamily Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David and Craig are back for another Halloween special, this time deliving into spooky animation with Liv Mackender and lecturer and Disniversity co-host Dr Sam Summers! This episode we explore the craziness that is Monster House as we try to work out why this animation looks so weird, why the story is so insane, and ultimately, why this house is so angry... With a big discussion about animation in this era as well as our usual antics with VHS Corner and this week's Endgame, you're in for a fun, and spooky time! #MonsterHouse #SonyAnimation #HalloweenMovies #MonsterHouseMovie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All right Ready to go? I'm ready Ready? Let's go The digivolution is up and runnin' Did you see, did you hear, did ya know it was comin'? Our digi-destiny starts today, let me hear you say (Digimon) In this week's episode Dave and Craig are joined by Aaron Potter and Eleri Edwards to talk all about a franchise known by many millennials - Digimon! What memories do we have of this movie and series? Why does the soundtrack slap so much? And why is Angela Aneconda here? All that and more in this week's episode! #Digimon #DigitalMonsters #DigimonTheMovie #diaboromon #FoxKids #90sKids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back in the world of creepy puppets as we discuss 1986's Jim Henson classic - Labyrinth! Joining us for this episode are two guests with a lot of nostalgia and love for this film, Sarah Williams and Johan Chipol! Will Sarah, Johan, and David make it out of Craig's custom made Labyrinth? Who is the most lovable character, and why is it Sir Didymus? And why is David Bowie's crotch so visible? We discuss all this and more, in this week's episode! #Labyrinth #JimHenson #Puppetry #Puppets #80sMovies #DavidBowie #JenniferConnelly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode we dive back into the world of Disney animation, except this time we head back to the studio's inception with 1940's Pinocchio. Joined by Ed and Chris, we talk about the memories we have of this iconic animated film, including the nightmares it has induced, but also the marvellous animation it puts on show. We also dive into a bunch of light and dark film trivia, as well as play a very different Endgame, as the hosts and guests must control eachother's conversations! #Pinocchio #DisneyPinocchio #WaltDisney #DisneyClassic #DisneyAnimation #DarkDisney #DisneyHistory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This time we're delving into the world of Shakespeare with this 1999 adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream! Joined by two fans of The Bard: Liv and Mary, the gang discuss the pros and cons of this unique adaptation! How does the all-star cast stack up? Is this a faithful adaptation? And how much Shakespeare translation can David pack into one episode? All this plus find out what film we're discussing in next time's episode! #shakespeare #shakespeareadaptations #shakespearemovies #christianbale #stanelytucci #midsummernightsdream #midsummernightsdreammovie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After over five years, we're finally delving into the western genre with this week's film, Rio Bravo! Joined by film reviewer for Outtake Network and Shoreditch Radio, Movies with Maz, along with our resident historian, Dai Hill, we explore the appeal of western movies as well as take a look at this John Wayne classic. Is it up there with the greats? How does the production elements hold up today? And why is John Wayne so odd? We ask all these questions plus let Dai and Maz duel it out to win this week's Endgame, all in this week's episode! #Westerns #WesternMovies #JohnWayne #Hollywood #OldHollywood #DeanMartin #JohnWayneMovie #RioBravo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a long time coming but finally Dave and Craig get to talk about The Lego Movie! Joined by Christopher Maxwell and Johan Chipol, the gang discuss their history with the product and franchise, the memories of this "special" movie, and ask whether it still holds up today. We also take a visit to VHS Corner to find out some fun trivia about this week's film, such as the amount of digital bricks it took to build the film, and we piece together different movies for Johan and Chris to work out in order to be this week's Endgame Champion! #Lego #LegoMovie #ChrisPratt #LordAndMiller #Animation #AnimatedMovies #TheLegoMovie #LegoBatman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode Dave and Craig return to a galaxy far, far away along with Aaron Gillingham (Aaron at the Movies) and WGM regular, Liv Mackender, to discuss the meme machine that is Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Is this one of the best Star Wars films of the franchise? Has time been friendly to this movie? And will Liv and Aaron be able to guess scenes by their Chinese counterparts? Listen to all the fun and games on this week's episode! #StarWars #RevengeOfTheSith #RevengeOfTheSith25 #StarWars3 #DarthVader #Palpatine #Grievous #CloneWars #Padme #EwanMcGregor #NataliePortman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Klein and Stefanos Florakis join Craig and David to discuss the 1973 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar! Should it be remembered for all time? Should it have had some sets? Are the vocals effective? And are there better versions? All this and more, including our fun Easter Rabbit hunt game, in this week's episode! #moviemusical #andrewlloydwebber #jesuschristsuperstar #tedneeley #normanjewison #thepassion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, Dave and Craig are joined by Sarah Williams (Popcorn Chat) and Aaron Potter to discuss the 1998 classic – Small Soldiers! How much 90s nostalgia can we get from one movie? Are the toys more entertaining than the humans? And does Christy really seem like a Led Zeppelin fan? We ask all this and more in this week's episode, as well as play this week's toy-related Endgame! #SmallSoldiers #JoeDante #Gremlins #90s #90sMovies #ActionFigures #90sNostalgia #ChipHazard #Gorgonites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave and Craig are joined by Shelley Taylor and special guest Eleri Edwards, aka Elerious, an animation director based in South Wales, who tells us about her upcoming film, Crybaby. We also review and dive into this week's film Kiki's Delivery Service and talk about all things Studio Ghibli! Should Kiki be remembered for all time? How relatable is this film? And what sound does a Canada Goose make? All this and more in this week's anime-focused episode! #Miyazaki #HayaoMiyazaki #StudioGhibli #KirstenDunst #PhilHartman #Kiki #KikisDeliveryService Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.