Ian and Dave explore new and old films, giving you their opinions on what’s good and what’s bad; what works and waht doesn’t; and their solutions to fix possible problems. Not sure what you thought of that movie? Let Ian and Dave fansplain it for you!
Ciao, cinemaphiles! A couple of weeks ago, Ian and Dave headed to the polls and asked you which of three films you’d like to hear us talk about. By an overwhelming majority you voted for Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Luckily for Ian and Dave it’s one of their favourite movies so they had […]
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Ciao, cinemaphiles! This week Ian and Dave go on a quest to bring you an all-spoilers review of Pixar/Disney’s newest animated film Onward plus they go on a sidequest down a primrose path that may or may not be overrun by gelatinous cubes to discuss the new Simpson’s short Playdate with Destiny that accompanies the
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Ciao, cinemaphiles! This week was a little lacklustre new movie-wise so Ian and Dave decided to celebrate the beginning of Lent with their own Ash Wednesday and spent an enjoyable hour and a bit discussing one of their favourite movies, Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead 2 starring Bruce Campbell as the indestructible Ash (geddit?) So if
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Ciao, cinemaphiles! This week Ian and Dave take a look at Birds of Prey, a film that has turned out to be a pretty major flopperoo for Warners and DC. Maybe it’s surprising that a movie with Margot Robbie reprising her role as the popular Harley Quinn from the critically reviled, but hugely successful Suicide
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Ciao, cinemaphiles! Our pre-Oscar party continues with a viewing of Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel Little Women. The film is up for Best Picture this year with a couple of nods to Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay, but Gerwig – who really did do something new with
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Ciao, cinemaphiles! This week on The Fansplainers, Ian and Dave are joined by their friend Vicky Van for some Oscar talk as they discuss, rate, rank, and make predictions for this year’s nominees for Best Picture. They have lots of thoughts about Ford v Ferrari, The Irishman, Jo Jo Rabbit, Joker, Little Women, Marriage Story,
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Ciao, cinemaphiles! Well. we hinted, and you guessed; we insinuated, and you suspected; we implied, and you inferred… And you were right!!! This week, after our last episode’s epic troll through the Star Wars saga, Dave and Ian spend THREE hours discussing the newest entry into the Star Wars universe, The Rise of Skywalker. Three.
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Ciao, cinemaphiles! With the release of the newest Star Wars film, Ian and Dave thought it would be fun to look back at the two and two-thirds of trilogies that make up the Star Wars story. So, sit back, give yourself a lot of spare time, and listen to Ian and Dave fansplain Star Wars.
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Ciao, cinemaphiles! Please join Ian and Dave as they don their Inverness capes and deerstalker caps, and whip out their over-sized magnifying glasses to examine the clues and solve the mystery: Is Rian Johnson’s Knives Out any good? Well, we’ll let Ian and Dave fansplain it for you. Thanks for listening. Podcast: Play in new
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Ciao, cinemaphiles! This week we look at a film that doesn’t seem to be getting much attention: Motherless Brooklyn – a film celebrating hard-boiled detective films and civil engineering directed, written for the screen, and starring Edward Norton. As per usual, one host liked the movie while the other wasn’t so keen on it. Who
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