The Black Dog Podcast

Join Lee, Darren, Jim and Elton as they waffle, wonder and jabber on about film, geek news, video games and any other tangential rubbish that springs to mind. Before reviewing a movie from a streaming service in our feature Shut In Cinema.

Give My Regards To Broad Street 11/28/2024

Give My Regards To Broad Street This week Jims illness results in him getting meds that turn him into a Mogwai. Elton, watches Paddington In Peru and unwittingly unleashes sexy popcorn on the world (Note to self: Be nice to Elton Month starts in December). Darren watches Wicked and gets nostalgic for Need for Speed 2. While Lee watches two big streaming shows, bails on both after two episodes each and then completes the bad watch streak with the utterly tedious Hellboy: The Crooked Man After that its two tricky questions with extensive answers in this weeks Asking For Trouble segment before we froth at the mouth in sheer horror as we review the complete bilge that is Paul McCartneys boondoggle project Give My Regards To Broad Street. Media Discussed This Week Paddington in Peru - Theatrical Release Wicked - Theatrical Release Hellboy The Crooked Man - Amazon Prime Rental Cross - Amazon Prime The Inside Man - Netflix Give My Regards To Broad Street - Some random sewer dump. /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/34188635

Black Dog Green Room - Rubber Band Therapy Teams Calls 11/28/2024

Black Dog Green Room - Rubber Band Therapy Teams Calls How often do you do teams calls in your van? Eh? Thats what I thought! /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/34188470

Sightseers 11/20/2024

Sightseers WARNING THIS PODCAST CONTAINS AN UNNATURAL AMOUNT OF ALBATROS PAUSES AND AUDIO LEVEL NONSENSE! We return after an extended leave to discover that nothing works. Meanwhile Jim watches Art the Clown play with Lego, then watches all the Terrifier movies. Then goes onwards to watch Deadpool and Wolverine. Elton begins what will undoubtedly be a cursed project in keeping with all other projects mentioned on Blackdog. A project known as Project: Indoor Rain, Darren goes to the pub with Elton, Lee and a number of others down by the Thames and then deals with a major powercut. While Lee tries to fold time and space making a long video shorter and faster but also longer. And he also watches the second season of The Old Man on Disney+ After that its on to a couple of questions in Asking for Trouble and finally we move on to a nice holiday around National Trust land with Alice Lowe, Steve Oram and a fine pair of crochet knickers as we review Ben Wheatleys Sightseers. Media Discussed this week Building Friendships - Podcast Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3 - Amazon Prime (rental) Deadpool and Wolverine - Disney+ The Old Man - Disney+ Macbeth - Harold Pinter Theatre Dragon Age: Veilguard - PC / XBox / Playstation Sightseers - All4 / Mubi / BFI Player /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/34026057

Bubba Ho Tep 11/06/2024

Bubba Ho Tep This week Blackdog becomes a daytime tv channel with such features as how to make cheese scones in an air fryer. What kettle should you buy once you've put a screw driver through it? Where is the best place to eat street food in Kingston and what is the deal with that show that everyone is talking about... Jilly Coopers 80s nostalgia bait bonk buster Rivals. After that its off to answer some more questions in Asking For Trouble before we finally review this weeks film, telling the wholly believable tale of Elvis Presley fighting an Egyptian mummy in a nursing home. Bubba Ho Tep Media discussed this week Rivals - Disney + Transformers One - Theatrical release Dragon Age Veilguard Bubba Ho Tep - Amazon Prime Rental / YouTube /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/33812597

Terrifier 10/30/2024

Terrifier This week we don't have a hell of a lot going on, though we do get to admire the contents of Jims well organised cutlery drawer. So it with no small amount of trepidation that we venture back on to the Facebook page to answer some more questions in our latest feature "Asking for trouble" After which in depth soul searching we reach our final week of horror for 2024, the low budget franchise starter Terrifier... Media Discussed This Week Alien Romulus - Amazon Prime Rental Terrifier - Amazon Prime /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/33678237

Eden Lake 10/22/2024

Eden Lake This week Jim goes on holiday, Elton watches Alien Romulus but fights to bite his tongue, Darren watches a load of tv shows, while a cold riddled Lee watches Salems Lot and thanks to our new feature "Asking for Trouble" manages to traumatise everyone with ears and ensure that no one will ever read Korky The Cat ever again. Then after some feedback its on to this weeks movie and our third week of horror. The middle class england version of Deliverance for old people who like to phone into day time tv and radio to complain about "kids today" Eden Lake Media Discussed this week Alien Romulus - Digital Rental Salems Lot - Theatrical Release The Misfits - Amazon Prime Yellowjackets - Amazon Prime Sweetpea - Now TV / Sky TV Watchmen - Now TV / Sky TV The Office US - Netflix Woman of the Hour - Netflix Watchmen - Now TV Eden Lake - Amazon Prime /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/33577222

Ghost Stories 10/08/2024

Ghost Stories *Jeremy Clarkson voice* Tonight! Jim gets some pills! Darren tries to a film title in french! Lee drives to Warwick! And Elton gets confused by roundabouts! We also have a (perhaps short lived) new idea launching today as well as quite a bit of feedback thanks to our Facebook group celebrating 15 years tonight and the podcast being 15 years and 2 weeks old. After all of that, plus some technical issues its on to the second week of Indeterminate Weeks of Horror with the adaptation of the terrifying stage play "Ghost Stories" Media Discussed This Episode Last Week Tonight With John Oliver - YouTube channel The Bugle - Apple Podcasts Joker Folie à Deux - Theatrical Release System Shock: Remake - PC / Steam / GoG Ghost Stories - Amazon Prime / BBC iPlayer Savageland - YouTube / Kings of horror channel. /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/33384482

Savageland 10/02/2024

Savageland This week Jim gets tested for old and appropriately enough for the time of year has phantom appointments. Darren tries to get fit with Joe Wicks or is it John Wick? Lee watches The Substance, Civil War and a pile of watery dog egg that is The Union. While Elton tries oh so very very hard to find his way home and find his way out of the conversation about trying to get home. Then after a brief bit of feedback its on to this weeks film, the first of our Indeterminate weeks of horror, the unique found footage horror Savageland Media discussed this week Surviving October 7th - BBC iPlayer Mr Mcmahon - Netflix The Union - Netflix Civil War - Amazon Prime Rental The Substance - Theatrical Release Savageland - YouTube (via Kings of Horror Channel) /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/33291452

Black Dog Green Room - Recording myself on tape for the lols 10/01/2024

Black Dog Green Room - Recording myself on tape for the lols Whats going on? Who knows... Just filling the time with a bit of old taped nonsense /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/33289487

Black Dog Green Room - Quickly Nibbles! 09/25/2024

Black Dog Green Room - Quickly Nibbles! Rubber Bands, ill advised cinema trips alone and inappropriate requests for rescue from a hamster. /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/33196032

Back Country 09/24/2024

Back Country This week Jim laments the insidious nature of private healthcare but enjoys Lego Star Wars, Elton discovers his mother has a previously unrevealed blood lust for violent sports. Darren is whelmed by Agatha All Along and Lee has a week of heart operations, speed cameras, wild google maps goose chases and digestively explosive dogs. Then after some brief feedback its on to this weeks film A holiday camping trip goes from a hike to hell in the woods as we explore Back Country. Media mentioned this week Rebel Ridge - Netflix Agatha All Along - Disney+ Star Wars Rebuilding A Galaxy - Disney+ Back Country - Amazon Prime (via Freevee channel) /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/33195772

71 09/18/2024

71 This week Jim tweaks a knee, Elton gets a video game to simulate walking around a train station, Darren has a leaky light switch and Lee suffers a nose hair removal malfunction. Then after some feedback its on to this weeks film A tense fictionalised account of a british squadie stranded in hostile territory in Northern Ireland during "The Troubles" - '71 Media Discussed This Week Fly Me To The Moon - Theatrical release / Amazon Home Premier Rental The Boys Season 4 - Amazon Prime The Exit 8 - PC / Playstation / XBox /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/33100117

Black Dog Green Room - Spring Onion Rubber Bands 09/17/2024

Black Dog Green Room - Spring Onion Rubber Bands spring onions are great for free rubber bands... Also mundane mysteries that baffle the finest minds in science! /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/33099827

Die Hard With A Vengeance 09/11/2024

Die Hard With A Vengeance This week goes weird quickly as Jim dad jokes Lee, Elton watches part of a Kind of Kindness, we go off on one about the newly announced waist of cash the PS5 Pro, Darren gets old and watches Beetlejuice 2 and totally loses the ability to not say the name 3 times. While Lee recounts his time in New York, and its reality warping and utterly insane cabbies, plus the underwhelming interior of The Statue of Liberty. Which reveals to him that Hollywood Lies! *Gasp* Then after that we stay in the big apple to Rose Tinted Review this weeks film the third Die Hard film, Die Hard With A Vengeance Media Discussed This Week Die Hard With A Vengeance - Disney + Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - Cinema Release Kinds of Kindness - Disney + /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/33001287

Black Dog Green Room - Live from the cutlery drawer 09/11/2024

Black Dog Green Room - Live from the cutlery drawer Stuff like getting AI to argue with itself... And the PS5 Pro all get glanced over briefly /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/33001177

Emily The Criminal 09/03/2024

Emily The Criminal This week Jim watches the Decameron and has a shocking pram discovery in the real world. Elton, doesn't get a roll with it but certainly does look back in anger at his mission to purchase Oasis tickets. Darren finds Borderlands on YouTube (yes that film and yes on that service and yes its still available....) while Lee gets bored with a John Cena / Akwafina action film that is 100 mins long but has a 2 min plot, and also attends Glastonbury for tribute acts. After that its on to this weeks film... A howl of indignation at society through the medium of credit card fraud and liberal useage of tasers, Aubrey Plazas Emily The Criminal. Media Discussed this week Decameron - Netflix Jackpot! - Amazon Prime Oasis tickets - Ticket Master Borderlands - Theatrical release / Hooky YouTube page Terminator Resistance - PC / Steam /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32887527

Black Dog Green Room - The Great Rubber band heist 09/03/2024

Black Dog Green Room - The Great Rubber band heist stationary cupboards bewared Elton is in town /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32886247

Swimming With Sharks 08/21/2024

Swimming With Sharks This week Jim watches an Irish thriller with a fine line in comedy cursing. Darren spoils Alien Romulus for himself by seeing it, Lee also watches Romulus and Elton deliberately ruins Alien Romulus for himself by listening to Lee and Darren. PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO SPOILERS! Theres also a small review for Confess Fletch and a horror / thriller showing at the Cinema Equidistant called Sleep along with some feedback before we move on to this weeks film. A dark study of Hollywood toxic culture, with a cynical view of human nature, we review Swimming With Sharks, and also explore the question can you separate art from the artist? Media Discussed This Week Bodkin - Netflix Alien Romulus - Cinematic Release Confess Fletch - Netflix Sleep - Cinema Equidistant Swimming With Sharks - Pluto TV /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32665202

Alien Romulus Review 08/18/2024

Alien Romulus Review +++SPOILER WARNING REPEAT SPOILER WARNING+++ In a special bonus episode (read between the lines - Lee wanted to rant to someone other than his long suffering family) - Lee is joined by Darren and Andy Poulastides to discuss the latest entry into the Alien franchise Alien: Romulus. Will it wash out the foul taste of Alien Covenant from their mouths or will it drive the franchise further into the depths of convoluted lore and nonsense that has plagued the series past few entries? Who can say. you'll just have to take a listen I guess... For those of you who do not want spoilers but would like a brief review, there is a spoiler free section for the first 17 mins of the cast and the spoiler section is clearly marked by the appearance of MU-TH-UR 9000 giving you ample time to get to minimum safe distance. Personally I'd advise you see the film first before listening. /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32630537

Maniac Cop 08/14/2024

Maniac Cop This week Jim has meter madness, Elton cranks it over curtains and has to deal with [ALBATROS!] the most refined literary author but also a dab hand with a lethal hardback taekwondo fighting. Darren goes "oop north" and inadvertantly ends up in the Lincolnshire version of a Steven King novel while he looks for a shop in the middle of nowhere. And Lee?... Well... Best he can do is dazzle you with a sparkly toilet seat. Then after some brief feedback we move on to an even briefer review... A film that seems ideal remake material because it couldn't be any worse than the original. This week we review the utterly tedious Maniac Cop /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32567892

Black Dog Green Room - Low Energy Technical Errors 08/13/2024

Black Dog Green Room - Low Energy Technical Errors No intro music, minor kitchen confessions and technical errors abound.... Its what we call in the business a freaking car crash. /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32566947

Drive 08/06/2024

Drive This week Jim celebrates his birthday and watches Maxxine, Elton discovers Fanny Payne and bonds with his chair, Darren buys himself *ahem* I mean he buys his granddaugher an attack hellicopter for cartoon dogs then he and Lee discuss the latest Batman cartoon. And finally Lee takes a trip "oop north" figuratively with the video game Thank Goodness You're Here... and physically with a trip to Whitby aka "Stop talking about Dracula but please feel free to peruse all our Dracula merch" Oh and there is a moment of explanation when Elton discovers he has lost the game... Then after some feedback its on to this weeks movie. A classic arthouse crime drama or an exercise in testing ones patience watching Ryan Gosling look blank for 100 mins? We'll find out soon enough when we review Drive Media discussed this week Maxxine - Amazon Prime Premium Rental Thank Goodness You're Here - PC / Playstation / Switch / Xbox Mr Inbetween - Disney + Batman: The Caped Crusader - Amazon Prime Drive - Amazon Prime /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32466187

Black Dog Green Room - Hiccup cures 08/06/2024

Black Dog Green Room - Hiccup cures Stop hiccuping and drink some damn water... /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32464342

Inside Llewyn Davis 07/30/2024

Inside Llewyn Davis This week, we get a drains update with Jim, Elton has some thoughts about the Olympic opening ceremony, Darren jangles some keys and Lee is going through the stages of grief with the news of a new actor being announced for Doctor Doom. Then after some feedback its on to this weeks film. Is it a story about nothing, but an asshole with a cat? Is it some kind of parable with symbolism overload? Or is it Oscar Isaacs attempt to get a record deal? We'll try and find out as we review Inside Llewyn Davis Media discussed this week MythBusters - YouTube The Olympic Opening Ceremony - TV channels Deadpool & Wolverine - No comment Star Trek Progedy - Netflix Fallout London - Steam / PC The Decamoron - Netflix Inside Llewyn Davis - Amazon Prime Music "Boogie Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32357647

Black Dog Green Room - She Ra rambling 07/30/2024

Black Dog Green Room - She Ra rambling This week is brief and cryptic and may contain moaning about the heat... and an apology from Elton /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32355912

The Corner Office 07/24/2024

The Corner Office This week is an epic length one. Apologies in advance. We talk about such savoury subjects as blocked sinks, puss filled cows hooves, beavers and bed bugs. We also discuss Clarksons Farm 3, The Gentlemen on Netflix, Star Trek Prodigy, Peter Serafinowitz, the band Garbage, retro consoles and Hundreds of Beavers. Then after a brief bit of feedback we dive into the unknown. A movie that barely has any info on it about the boring life of an office drone in a drab office doing soulless work except for those brief shining moments he enters The Corner Office Media Discussed This Week Star Trek Prodigy - Netflix Hundreds of Beavers - Cinema release Garbage live at Wembley Stadium Clarksons Farm Season 3 - Amazon Prime The Gentlemen - Netflix Hoof GP - Streaming clips via Facebook Peter Serafinowitz show - Britbox / YouTube The Corner Office - Amazon / Freely channel Music "Boogie Party" and "Farting Around" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32268397

Black Dog Green Room - Uber Pot Goodies 07/23/2024

Black Dog Green Room - Uber Pot Goodies What work would we do if we were the Goodies and selling Pot from an Uber.... These and many other questions will not be answered /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32266507

Paddington 2 07/16/2024

Paddington 2 This week, Jim deals with an ill dog and an ill car, Elton deals with a feathered friend, Darren continues to get Covid loyalty points, while Lee finishes Fallout (against his better judgement) and also goes to see the horror film of the moment Longlegs. Then after some Night of the Hunter feedback its on to this weeks film. A charming, nice, witty movie that is as much for parents as it is kids, Paddington 2. Will it warm our coal black hearts or are we doomed to be emotionless, joy free husks for all time? Media discussed this week Paddington 2 - Netflix Longlegs - Theatrical Release Fallout - Amazon Prime Heroes In Crisis - Comic Identity Crisis - Comic Music "Boogie Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32172187

Black Dog Green Room - Photoshop for Beginners 07/16/2024

Black Dog Green Room - Photoshop for Beginners Rubber bands cost a fiver, how big is a taint and now with free football hair stylist information and Photoshop black and white tutorials /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32172097

Black Dog Green Room - Googlewhack 07/10/2024

Black Dog Green Room - Googlewhack Lets see what we can make Google not do.... /episode/index/show/blackdogpodcast/id/32074477

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