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!
Hello, fellow film fans! Welcome to another episode of our spoiler-enriched podcast The Fansplainers! This week Ian and Dave are more then prepared to review the black comedy/horror film Ready or Not. What did they make of this bloody, satirical, subversive film and its grisly themes of family togetherness and killing housemaids? Well, let them […]
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Ciao, cinemistos and cinemistas! (An italian work I just made up.) Welcome to another Retro-splainers as Ian and Dave go back – way back – to 1975 and the big, smasheroo hit of that summer: Jaws – the film that changed the movies. David and Ian are joined by resident shark expert Pia Guerra, who
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Ciao, film fans! Welome to episode 11 of The Fansplainers! This week it’s Retro-splainers as Ian and David go back to 1986, and the movie Top Gun. What does David make of all those half-naked hunky guys, posing and preening for our delectation? What does Ian think of all those jets with their powerful thrust,
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Hello, cinema fanatics! Welcome to the tenth episode of The Fansplainers – our spoiler-enriched film cast where we minutely examine and fiercely discuss current films. This week we tackle Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. David and Ian had very different takes on the film, but we won’t spoil it here,
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Hello, fellow cinephiles! This week Ian and David return to a familiar well and take a look at the newest Marvel superhero spectacle: Spider-Man: Far from Home. Ian – a big-time Spider-Man fan – is more than happy with this film; David has maybe grown a little bored of these CGI-heavy third act snoozefests. Who’s
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Hello, cinema savants! This week on The Fansplainers, Ian and Dave discuss director Danny Boyle and writer Richard Curtis’ Yesterday. It’s about Dave’s worst nightmare – a world without The Beatles. What were The ‘Splainers feelings about this film? Did they enjoy this curious mix of high concept and rom-com? Well, let Ian and Dave
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On this episode, Ian and Dave take a look at the newest installment in the X-People franchise – namely, Dark Phoenix. Ian says it’s the X-Men story no one wanted; Dave feels the franchise hadn’t earned the emotional impact they wanted for this movie. One of them liked it, and one of them didn’t. Let
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Hello, film fans! Welcome to Episode 6 of The Fansplainers! This week Ian and Dave take a somewhat critical look at the third movie in the John Wick series, and celebrate, well, Dave anyway, Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart. Ian and Dave wonder if the John Wick series is starting to suffer from the dreaded
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Ciao, film fans! This week Ian and Dave sit down to talk about Jordan Peele’s Us, his first film after the hugely popular breakout hit, Get Out. Can lightning strike twice? Not entirely comfortable leaving the comic book movie out entirely, they also discuss Neil Marshall’s meat and potatoes take on Hellboy. Can he improve
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Hello, film aficionados! Welcome to Episode 4 of The Fansplainers, in which Ian and Dave discuss Avengers 4! (Geddit?) This episode is all about instant reactions rather than considered opinions, as Ian and Dave watched Avengers 4: Endgame on opening night and then hurried back to Sneaky Dragon headquarters to record their thoughts. In short:
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