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Every week the Flixwatcher crew team up with other podcasters to talk about what to watch on Netflix!
Flixwatcher is hosted by Helen Sadler and Kobi Omenaka. Every episode discusses and rates a film from Netflix as chosen by special guests from other podcasts using our unique Flixwatcher scoring system.
We tackle classic films including Woody Allen's "Manhattan" and "Pulp Fiction" , Netflix Originals such as "Amanda Knox" and "Beasts of No Nation" through to bargain bin b-movies such as Sharknado 3. The choice what to watch on Netflix is given wholly to the podcaster guests. Team Flixwatcher has no say in what they watch from the huge Netflix library!
Tune in every week to get Netflix film recommendations and rejections with spoilers guaranteed! If you are ever struggling with what to watch on Netflix then this is the podcast for you! If you do want to skip to the end that is when you'll get all of our film scores using our unique Flixwatcher Netflix scoring system! Tell your friends AND SUBSCRIBE!
Ep #025 Eega Maakhi aka "The Fly" w Helen Zaltzman from "The Allusionist" and Matthew Crosby from “Pappy's”
Episode 25 sees Helen (The Allusionist, Answer Me This) Zaltzman (the first lady of podcasting) and Matthew (Pappy’s) Crosby return for Helen’s choice Eega/Maakhi (The Fly). Badly dubbed mish mash of genres served up Bollywood style. We can only assume the delirium felt by Helen after a traumatic house move affected her decision to revisit this terrible film. The hero of Eega is murdered by a jealous rival and reincarnated as a fly, who then takes revenge to save his love interest. Thats it - for over two hours. Featuring a fly weight lifting and other ridiculous overly long predictable scenarios, unmemorable songs and terrible cgi - not fun for all the family. f you’re after an emotionless mess of crazy fly revenge antics with characters devoid of personality - with songs then this is definitely for you!
Scores [supsystic-tables id='25'] Despite Helen Z’s best efforts Helen S still thought this film is terrible - scoring 2.9 - which is fairly good considering. Please send us your scores! What do you guys think? Have you seen Eega? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #025 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #025 Crew of Helen Zaltman (@helenzaltzman) from The Allusionist (@AllusionistShow) and Answer Me This (@helenandolly) and Matthew Crosby (@matthewcrosby), from “Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown” and “Pappy’s Bangers and Mash” (@Pappystweet) Click on all of their links below to find them iTunes
The Allusionist
Answer Me This
Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown
Pappy’s Bangers and Mash
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist No songs this week!
More about Eega For more info on Young Frankenstein, you can visit the Eega IMDB page here or the Eega Rotten Tomatoes page here.
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01:16:0628/09/2017
Ep #024 Young Frankenstein w Gemma and Susan from "Hayley and Ruth: Two Stars"
We're back! It's Episode 24 and we’re in with a classic! Susan from Hayley and Ruth: Two Stars choose Young Frankenstein which was the second film that director Mel Brooks released in 1974 (The first was Blazing Saddles). Young Frankenstein follows Gene Wilder's Dr Frankenstein (Pronounced "FRONKENSTEEN") a talented american based neurosurgeon that whats to maintain a distance between himself and his grandfather the madcap Victor Von Frankenstein. This was until he inherits his grandfather's fortune and then heads to live in his inherited castle with Igor, Frau Blucher and Inga
Scores [supsystic-tables id='25'] Young Frankenstein was a delight for all around the table! Kobi had never seen it before whilst the others had done but not recently. It's a classic that still looks great and benefits from being shot on the initial set and, of course, Mel Brooks' awesomeness and the excellent cast! Scoring 4.14 - A high score as expected! What do you guys think? Have you seen Young Frankenstein? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #024 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #024 Crew of Gemma Arrowsmith @mmaarrow (gemmaarrowsmith.com) and Susan Harrison - @SueHarrison123 www.susanharrisoncharacters.com from Hayley and Ruth Two Stars @twostarspodcast. Find their website online here Please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist It has to be Putting on the Ritz, but there is no Gene Wilder version so we have added the Mel Torme Version!
More about Young Frankenstein For more info on Young Frankenstein, you can visit the Young Frankenstein IMDB page here or the Young Frankenstein Rotten Tomatoes page here.
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44:5319/09/2017
Ep #023 Happy w Conversations with Samantha & and The Unconventionalists
It's Episode 23 and we’re reviewing a documentary! Sam from Conversations with Samantha & chooses Happy, a 2011 feature documentary film directed, written, and co-produced by Roko Belic. Happy is an exploration of the definition of happiness - what makes us happy and what happiness means to different people. Looking at real life stories about different perspectives on happiness - the Brazilian surfer living the dream, Danish co-housing community but also touching on the opposite of happiness - Japanese Karōshi (working to death). The documentary is unlikely to make you happier or change your life dramatically - it's not an exercise in self-help. Surprisingly though it reveals that more money doesn’t necessarily equate to more happiness.
Scores [supsystic-tables id='24'] Feeling dated already - remember "Myspace" anyone? Happy is missing a proper international feel and doesn’t really offer anything particularly ground breaking or revelatory but it is a short watch at 1 hour 16 minutes. Scoring 2.6 - the feelings were pretty unanimous across the board. Scoring 2.6 - the feelings were pretty unanimous across the board. What do you guys think? Have you seen Happy? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #023 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #023 Crew of Samantha Clarke @samanthaand_ (www.samanthaand.co) and Mark Leruste @MarkLeruste (www.markleruste.com) Please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist There's no real song in Happy, BUT in spite of this, and the fact that the song does "grate" on you, we have chosen "Happy" by Pharrell Williams...sorry/ not sorry :-)
More about Happy For more info on Happy, you can visit the Happy IMDB page here or the Happy Rotten Tomatoes page here.
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41:1617/08/2017
Ep #022 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels w Rob from Rob Makes Films and John from Future Music
Hola!
Episode 22 arrives and its Rob’s choice “one of the best 80s comedies”, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the 1988 comedy classic from Frank Oz starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin. Michael Caine is the distinguished English gent, who also happens to be a world class con-man, then along comes Steve Martin another con-man but a brash, American much to his annoyance - the fun really begins when they meet the charming Glenne Headly. It's easy to forget how funny Steve Martin was during the late 70s and throughout the 80s - if you’re looking for a reminder then this is a great place to start. A near perfect balance of physical comedy and witty one liners.
Scores [supsystic-tables id='23'] Dirty Rotten Scoundrels scored reasonably high at 3.8. The Twitter response was pretty favourable too. Don’t take this film too seriously - it could have starred David Bowie and Mick Jagger (!) enjoy the silliness and the genuinely enjoyable twist ending. What do you guys think? Have you seen Dirty Rotten Scoundrels? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #022 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #022 Crew of Rob Garwood and John (@JohnLunny) of www.mixcloud.com/john-lunny and futuremusic.fm Please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist There's no real song in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels the film, BUT... there is a musical. We have chosen the song "It's All About Ruprecht" from the musical.
More about Dirty Rotten Scoundrels For more info on Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, you can visit the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels IMDB page here or the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Rotten Tomatoes page here.
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41:5405/08/2017
Ep #21 The Drunken Master with Martin and Sam from The Song By Song Podcast
Not to be confused with 1994’s The Legend of the Drunken Master, this is Jackie Chan’s ‘break through’ film and largely considered to be one of finest martial arts film EVER made. Martin’s choice, chosen because he had never seen it before. Featuring all the classic Chan trademarks from the immaculately choreographed fight scenes, bonkers stunt work (no GCI, wire work or stuntmen here) and Chan’s doozy cheeky charm. Scores [supsystic-tables id='22'] Its fair to say, it hasn’t aged well, even for super fan Sam, a re-watch wasn’t the rewarding experience he had remembered or anticipated. Poor editing and inconistant subtitles, length (nearly two hours!!) and basically what is the slimmest of passable plots overshadow the technical mastery and physical extremeness of Chan’s performance. Scoring low across all categories, not that we really expected anything else, a must for hardcore Chan obsessives and kung fu fans, it scrapes a 2.4 overall. Massive congratulations to Song by Song with their award, we recommend it for all music lovers, not just for fans of Tom Waits. *Also features an extended version of Popcorn Chat. What do you guys think? Have you seen Drunken Master? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below! Links to the Episode #021 Crew Thanks to the Flixwatcher Podcast Episode #021 crew Sam and Martin of Song by Song Pod (@SongBySongPod). If you like the idea of a Tom Waits Podcast you should head over to their iTunes Page, listen to them and subscribe! Our behind the scenes crew are our editors and podcast advisors in the form of GL Productions. Click on these links to visit the GLPro website or follow GL Productions on Twitter. Also, thanks to Mighty People for their Tunes Misty Eyes and Amazon that we use in the show. Go listen to more of the Mighty People songs on Soundcloud The Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist No tunes this episode i'm afraid! More about Ex-Machina For more info on Ex-Machina, you can visit the IMDB page here or the Drunken Master Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the social Media links below.
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48:1206/07/2017
Ep #20 ExMachina with Dave from the Cinemile and Joe from the Shitegeist Podcast
A lot of love from Flixwatcher and the guests for this film, a clever, well paced, visually intriguing modern sci fi with humour and THAT dance scene. With its Spooky parallels with Jurassic Park, there's a lot to unravel and provokes interesting debate into our relationships with technology. Scores [supsystic-tables id='21'] Unsurprisingly this scored highly, recommendability would have been all 5s but Kobi gave it a 4!!! But it still earned a very respectable 4.5 What do you guys think? Have you seen Ex-Machina? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below! Links to the Episode #020 Crew Thanks to the Flixwatcher Podcast Episode #020 crew Joe and Dave of The Cinemile (@TheCinemile) and Shitegeist (@Shitegeistpod). If you like their brand of banter you should head over to their iTunes Page, listen to them and subscribe! Our behind the scenes crew are our editors and podcast advisors in the form of GL Productions. Click on these links to visit the GLPro website or follow GL Productions on Twitter. Also, thanks to Mighty People for their Tunes Misty Eyes and Amazon that we use in the show. Go listen to more of the Mighty People songs on Soundcloud The Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist It has to be "Get Down Saturday Night" for that super sinister dance scene! More about Ex-Machina For more info on Ex-Machina, you can visit the IMDB page here or the Ex -Machina Rotten Tomatoes page here. If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the social Media links below. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the social Media links below.
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56:1523/06/2017
Ep #019 That Thing You Do with Ben from Top Film Tips and John from Future Music
Hola! Episode #0019 welcomes back John Future Music and Ben from Top Film Tip reviewing That Thing You Do! the 1996 directorial debut from everyone’s favourite Tom. A very American musical comedy set in the swinging summer of 1964. The film follows the one hit wonder band the Oneders or The Wonders and the meteoric rise of their hit song “That Thing You Do”!. Inoffensive, nostalgically charming, riding the wave of his 90s super stardom this is pure bankable Hanks.
Scores [supsystic-tables id='20'] Despite scoring high at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes - it was DESTROYED by Ben, with him scoring it 0 0 0 0. For the record, Ben doesn’t like The Beatles and his quote “offensively bland” would probably not make the poster. Although not universally hated, it is long - pushing two hours 20 minutes of vanilla niceness - with only Liv Tyler adding some energy to the casting. There are much better Tom Hanks films but its not THAT bad. Scoring 1.7 overall, sorry Tom but its the lowest scoring Flixwatcher film so far. What do you guys think? Have you seen That Thing You Do? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #019 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #006 Crew of Ben from @TopFilmTip and John (@JohnLunny) of www.mixcloud.com/john-lunny and futuremusic.fm Please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist Of course... we're adding the main song!
More about That Thing You Do For more info on That Thing You Do, you can visit the That Thing You Do IMDB page here or the That Thing You Do on Rotten Tomatoes page here.
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44:3306/06/2017
Ep #018 Kingsman with Michelle from Hello and Adam from Fixer International
The sequel is out September this year and but for now in episode #0018 of Flixwatcher Podcast we review Kingman: The Secret Service with Michelle from Hello Magazine and Adam from Fixer International. Michelle’s choice, Kingsman is the British spy action comedy from the team that brought us Kick Ass and Stardust (Matthew Vaughan and Jane Goldman). Weighting pretty heavy on the action and ultra violence Kingman relies heavily on the charisma of Colin Firth and Taron Egerton with Samuel L. Jackson taking comic book villains to a new level. You’ll never be able to listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Free Bird in the same way again.
Scores [supsystic-tables id='19']
Episode #018 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #017 Crew of Michelle Johnson from Hello Magazine and Adam from Fixer International.
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist Well - it has to be "FreeBird" by "Lynyrd Skynyrd"! When you have Colin Firth massacring a church to a song in any film, that has to be the song that is chosen!
More about Kingsman For more info on the From Beyond, you can visit the Kingsman IMDB page here or the Kingsman on Rotten Tomatoes page here.
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01:02:0911/05/2017
Ep #017 Over The Top with Tom and Todd form The Bitter End
In Episode #0017 the delightful Tom and Todd from The Bitter End return, this time for the review of Over the Top. THIS FILM IS ABOUT ARM WRESTLING. Still with us? WHY?? Okay, this film is the 1987 film from Sly Stallone about arm wrestling. Yes it is. And trucks. Thats about it though. Why did Tom pick this? Even Tom doesn’t know why. There is some nostalgia aspect to this and there will be SOMEONE out there who needs to see this. But they will be in the minority. Are you the someone? If you watched this - AND enjoyed it PLEASE let us know your thoughts. Its not Rocky, its not even Copland or Stop Or My Mum Will Shoot. Not even the soundtrack Giorgio Moroder will save this absolute turkey. I’ve lost the will to live already….. Quote Kobi “the film is rubbish”.
Scores [supsystic-tables id='18']
Episode #017 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #017 Crew of The Bitter End The Bitter End is available on iTunes so please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist The score from the film was made by Giorgio Moroder! But we are going to include the tune "Bad Nite" by Sylvester's brother Frank Stallone
More about From Beyond For more info on the From Beyond, you can visit the Over The Top IMDB page here or the Over the Top Rotten Tomatoes page here.
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50:1107/05/2017
Ep #016 Under The Skin with Will and Joe from Exploding Helicopter
In episode #0016 we review Under the Skin with Will and Joe from Exploding Helicopter website and podcast. SPOILER. There are NO exploding helicopters in Under the Skin. This is the 2013 film from Jonathan Glazer featuring Scarlett Johansson as an alien scouring the streets of Glasgow for unsuspecting prey. Chosen by Will as a second or third-time watcher - and not for the faint hearted casual viewer - Under the Skin blends arthouse and mainstream in a unique and challenging way. Lacking in dialogue, largely improvised without a clear linear narrative this film isn’t an easy watch, as our reviews reveal though there is a lot of beauty and nuanced intention. A minimal and stripped down role, Scarlett Johansson compels expectations and pushes the boundaries of mainstream performances. Does she learn humanity? Is it a feminist film? What happens in diesel sex dungeon? The scene with the baby? Aren’t you glad Brad Pitt never got involved? So many questions but what are your answers? If you agree its not style over substance and can get beyond the room of goo - please share with us your thoughts and opinions of this film. One of the more obscure choices for the Flixwatcher pod, we urge you to get Under the Skin and experience this unique and obscure film on Netflix.
Scores [supsystic-tables id='17']
Episode #016 Crew Links Just to remind you all, the Episode #015 Crew of Simon and Rachel from Level Up Human @LevelUpHuman You can listen to Exploding Helicopter on iTunes and can be found on Twitter at @chopperFireball Please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist The Under the Skin soundtrack is freaky and ethereal and we wonder if you can separate it from the film, BUT just in case you did want to listen in isolation we have added "Andrew Void" to the Flixwatcher Soundtrack.
More about Under The Skin If you want to know more about Under The Skin you can find check it out on IMDB or you can find more info via Rotten Tomatoes. @undrthskn Jonathan Glazer @Swindon_gol Scarlett Johansson @Scarlett_Jo Jeremy McWilliams @McWill99 Dougie McConnell @dougiemcconnell Kevin McAlinden @kevin_mcalinden Andrew Gorman @andrewgm3 Joe Szula @joe_szula
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44:3524/04/2017
Ep #015 Sharknado 3 with Rachel and Simon from Level Up Human Final
Halfway to 30, its Episode #015 and we welcome back Rachel and Simon from Level Up Human for Rachel’s choice the unlikeliest natural disaster Sharknado 3. "Oh Hell No." Thats right, the THIRD, in the Sharknado series. What is the premise you might ask, do you really care, its called Sharknado. Sharknado 3. Shark advocate Simon genuinely loved it, but wouldn’t describe as ‘good’. Kobi had concerns about the possibly of an actual sharknado. Helen was not impressed not even with the David Hasselhoff cameo. Sadly it doesn’t pass the Bechdel test. Preposterous only begins to scratch the surface, if you love chainsaws, extreme product placement and frilled sharks this is the movie for you. It doesn’t score highly, are you surprised? Its about a sharknado. Fun fact, geckos can’t survive in space, but apparently sharks can…
Scores [supsystic-tables id='16']
Episode #015 Crew Links Just to remind you all, the Episode #015 Crew of Simon and Rachel from Level Up Human @LevelUpHuman You can listen to Level Up Humans on iTunes . Simon Watt can be found on Twitter at @ SimonDWatt and Rachel @ RachelWheeley Please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist The Sharknado 3 Soundtrack is a travesty and contains a "Jedward" song so forfeits the right to be included in the episode!
More about Sharknado 3 If you want to know more about Sharknado 3 you can find check it out on IMDB or you can find more info via Rotten Tomatoes. Anthony C. Ferrante @acferrante Ian Ziering @IanZiering Tara Reid @TaraReid Cassandra Scerbo @CassieScerbo Frankie Muniz @frankiemuniz Ryan Newman @ryrynewman David Hasselhoff @DavidHasselhoff Mark Cuban @mcuban Bo Derek @boderek
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56:4717/03/2017
Ep #014 What We Do in the Shadows w Helen Zaltzman and Matthew Crosby
It was a pleasure to welcome Helen Zaltzman from "The Allusionist" and "Answer Me This" Podcast as well as her former flatmate and current Pappy, Matthew Crosby from "Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown" and "Pappy's Bangers and Mash" for the first time! We chat about Matthew's choice of film the delightful "What We Do In The Shadows" What we do in the Shadows, here after referred to as "WWDITS" is a magical comedy that is carved out of 120hrs worth of filming. 120hrs, incidentally, is the average length of a Judd Apatow film. WWDITS is dually directed by Jemaine Clement of "Flight of the Conchords" fame and Taika Waititi, soon to be of "Thor: Ragnorok". The mockumentary follows the story of 4 vampires who "Flat" together in Wellington, New Zealand and their hum drum life as they prepare for the big event in the calendar, The Masquerade Ball. Both directors wrote and star in this as well as Conchords alumnus Rhys Darby and a new crop of funny Kiwis, including the guys that play knitting vampire "Deacon" and Nick and Stu.
Scores [supsystic-tables id='14'] WWDITS is currently our highest scoring film with a smashing 4.7 out of 5 given that it's easy to watch and re-watch, funny, great for a small screen and 85mins!
Episode #014 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #014 Crew of Helen Zaltman (@helenzaltzman) from The Allusionist (@AllusionistShow) and Answer Me This (@helenandolly) and Matthew Crosby (@matthewcrosby), from "Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown" and "Pappy's Bangers and Mash" (@Pappystweet) Click on all of their links below to find them iTunes
The Allusionist
Answer Me This
Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown
Pappy's Bangers and Mash
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Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist Another chance to chuck some Flight of the Conchords in there! This time "Robots"
More about What We Do In The Shadows For more What We Do In The Shadows, you can visit The What We Do in the Shadows IMDB page here or The What We Do in the Shadows on Rotten Tomatoes page here. Jemaine Clement @AJemaineClement, Taika Waititi @TaikaWaititi Jonny Brugh @JonnyBrugh Cori Gonzalez-Macuer @corigm Stu Rutherford @stuetr Ben Fransham @benfransham Jackie van Beek @jackievanbeek Elena Stejko @Elena_Stejko
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01:00:2008/03/2017
Ep #013 The Lobster w/ The Family Tree
We welcome back Jen and Dave from The Family Tree podcast for Episode #013 this time it's Jen's choice and she picked Yorgos Lanthimos' 2015 dystopian "romantic comedy" The Lobster. Treading a thin line between tragedy and comedy with its moments of absurdity and bleak violence The Lobster is the most requested film choice by our guests - for us this was a welcome re-watch. Featuring a stellar cast including, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, Lea Seydoux, John C. Reilly and Ben Whishaw (!) and a career best from the often patchy Colin Farrell The Lobster can be viewed as a film of two parts (a perfect opportunity for the important tea break!) Watched The Lobster? Tweet us @flixwatcherpod and tell us what animal you would choose!
Scores [supsystic-tables id='14'] Summed up as a magical realist film the guests and host recommend it - particularly as an introduction the occasionally surreal world of international cinema - scoring highly on the small screen viewing.
Episode #013 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #013 Crew of Dave and Jen from The Family Tree @familytreepod and Getting Better Acquainted @GBAPodcast You can listen to Family Tree on iTunes and Getting Better Acquainted on iTunes Too. Dave Pickering can be found on Twitter at @Goosefat101 and Jen Adamthwaite @jadamthwaite Please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist The Soundtrack for Lobster mainly consists of Orchestral Score including Beethovens "String Quartet No1 in F Major" which we have included as well as Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & Kylie "Where The Wild Roses Grow"
More about The Lobster For more The Lobster, you can visit The Lobster IMDB page here or The Lobster on Rotten Tomatoes page here. @LobsterFilm Yorgos Lanthimos Jacqueline Abrahams @authorjabrahams Rog Ashton-Griffiths @ashtongriffiths Jessica Barden @RealJessyBarden Olivia Colman @OColmanFans Ben Wishaw Roland Ferrandi @roland_ferrandi
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36:3024/02/2017
Ep #012 Jet Li's The One w/ How To Write A Tune
Episode #012 sees Tony and Jay from How to Write a Tune and GL Productions returning this time for Tony's choice Jet Li's The One. Released in 2001 and riding on the success of The Matrix this time travelling, CGI heavy, martial arts film sees (bad) Jet Li in an universe where there are 124 different Jet Li’s that must be defeated so he can absorb their powers and become 'The One', one of them is (good) Jet Li who has the power to stop this and become 'The One' With a plot holier than a crumpet this favourite from Tony’s youth also features Jason Statham’s now thankfully redundant American accent, the ultimate nu metal soundtrack (Linkin Park, Papa Roach) and a rat bomb. Yes thats a RAT BOMB. Its a film that poses more questions than answers - why does Delroy Lindo always play a detective? Why are the 124 different universes? Could a rodent of that size really generate that kind of explosion? Scores [supsystic-tables id='13'] Totally ridiculous and neither an example of good CGI or martial arts this James Wong film (we loved The X-Files and Final Destination) somehow managed to scrape 2.5 overall from the Flixwatcher hosts and guests - with Jay scoring it higher than Tony. ONE for Jet Li completists only. What do you guys think? Have you seen Jet Li's "The One"? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #012 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #012 Crew Jay Ludgrove (@BonesKnowsPod) and Tony Gordon @SirBonesley of How to Write a Tune How to Write a Tunes is available on iTunes so please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist "The One" was actually augmented by the Nu Metal soundtrack. We're adding "Last Resort" by Papa Roach and "Papercut" by Linkin Park to the playlist. Head over and subscribe to our list when you have a mo!
More about Jet Li's "The One" For more info on the Talented Mr Ripley, you can visit the IMDB page here or the Rotten Tomatoes page here. James Wong @Botanygeek Jet Li @VerifiedJetLi Carla Gugino @carlagugino Delroy Lindo @DelroyLindo Jason Statham @realjstatham James Morrison @JamesMorrisonOK Dylan Bruno @DylanBruno12 Richard Steinmetz @rs_steinmetz Steve Rankin @steve_rankin
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50:5716/02/2017
Ep #011 - Woman in Black w/ Felix and Tom from Wooden Overcoats
Episode #011 of Flixwatcher podcast sees Felix Trench and Tom Crowley from Wooden Overcoats (the rival funeral director podcom) return, this time to discuss the 2012 Daniel Radcliffe film The Woman in Black.Recommended to Felix by gothic horror fan and Wooden Coats creator David, Felix and Tom watched this together over croissants - what are your favourite Netflix watching foods? The Woman in Black is a film, based a stage play (the second longest running after The Mousetrap trivia fans) that is based on a horror novella by Susan Hill. This film version is the second film adaption with this version written by Jane Goldman. Naturally, for a film based on a book or a stage play, there is going to be similarities, the attention to detail in the sets was noted and admired (lovely woodwork) and relies on old-fashioned noises for scares and jumps. We discuss the evolution of Daniel Radcliffe post Harry Potter and enthusing about gothic horror films we really love (Crimson Peak, The Devils Backbone, The Haunting). Overall it scored a low 2.4, while it's not especially a bad film neither the hosts or the guests felt it compared with other modern horror films. While unlikely to scare, it succeeds in being a bit creepy. Watch it with a friend for that mini scream experience, maybe with some croissants.
Episode #011 Scores [supsystic-tables id='12'] The Episode #001 crew rated this highly with a 4.2/ 5 so a pretty high standard to right off the bat here at Flixwatcher. The “Recommendability" scores were super high and Pirates was let down if anything by the “Repeat Viewing Score" What do you guys think? Have you seen Pirates an Adventure with Misfits? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Links to the Episode #011 Crew Thanks to the Episode #001 crew Tom Crowley (@crowleey) and Felix Trench (@felixtrench and www.felixtrench.com) of Wooden Overcoats. Please find and subscribe to Wooden Overcoats on iTunes Visit their website www.woodenovercoats.com
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The Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist From Woman in Black theme "Woman in Black" we have added to our Flixwatcher Spotify and iTunes Playlists. Head to our playlists page and subscribe to them and maybe download the song yourself from iTunes if you fancy.
MORE ABOUT WOMAN IN BLACK For more info on the Woman In Black! An Adventure with Scientists you can visit the IMDB page here! Woman in Black can be found on Rotten Tomatoes here. If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the social Media links below. If you want to tweet the lovely cast and crew about this episode that would be super smashing great of you! Here are all of their deets: Director: James Watkins @watkins_js Emma Shorey @EmmaShoreyx Molly Harmon @moIlyharmon Ellisa Walker-Reid @ElissaWalker4 Sophie Stuckey @sophiasparrows Daniel Radcliffe @DanJRadcliffeNL Jessica Raine @jessrainefans Roger Allam @All_Allam
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38:4511/02/2017
Episode #010 ARQ w/ The Cinemile and Shitegeist
Set in a dystopian future (never, never utopian!) where there are no apples and only the bad guys have shoes, Renton (no not that Renton) a well groomed engineer/underwear model is stuck in a Groundhog Dog style loop which has something (or nothing) in connection with a mysterious energy source. Neither taut nor thrilling this sci-fi misfire had some interesting ideas but was let down by the cheap sets, unconvincing acting, incoherent plot and unintentional moments of comedy. Despite its short running time of 89 minute the film was a bit of a slog for all to watch and reminded everyone of much better time looping films than this (Groundhog Day, Source Code, Edge of Tomorrow). There was so, so much love for the far superior Edge of Tomorrow from everyone, maybe watch that instead (crosses fingers Netflix will have it soon...) Scores [supsystic-tables id='11'] Arq scored 1.9 overall and this was largely due to the fact that we all agreed it will look and experience would be a lot better in the cinema. It, therefore, scored low on the on the small screen score. What do you guys think? Have you seen ARQ? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below! Links to the Episode #010 Crew Thanks to the Flixwatcher Podcast episode #010 crew Cathy Cullen (@cathycullen) and Dave Corkery (@thisiscorkery) of The Cinemile (@TheCinemile) and Shitegeist (@Shitegeistpod). If you like their brand of banter you should head over to their iTunes Page, listen to them and subscribe! Our behind the scenes crew are our editors and podcast advisors in the form of GL Productions. Click on these links to visit the GLPro website or follow GL Productions on Twitter. Also, thanks to Mighty People for their Tunes Misty Eyes and Amazon that we use in the show. Go listen to more of the Mighty People songs on Soundcloud The Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist We tried to find some tunes from but were faced with this statement "There are no soundtrack albums in our database for this title." So unfortunately, we have nothing!! More about ARQ For more info on ARQ, you can visit the IMDB page here or the ARQ Rotten Tomatoes page here. If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the social Media links below. If you want to tweet the lovely cast and crew about this episode that would be super smashing great of you! Here are all of their deets: Tony Elliott @tangoecho Robbie Amell @RobbieAmell Rachael Taylor @_Rachael_Taylor Shaun Benson @shaunmbenson Gray Powell @graypowell Jacob Neayem @jacobneayem Adam Butcher @adambutcherstar Tantoo Cardinal @tantooC Jamie Spilchuk @jamiespilchuk Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the social Media links below. PS we have a private Flixwatcher Podcast Facebook Group that is only available to members of our email subscribers list. You will be sent the link to the group when you sign up for the competition! Win win! Join the banter - SPOILERS ALLOWED!
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46:2604/02/2017
Ep #009 Pulp Fiction with w/ Dave from Fortitude Magazine and Josh from Footballistically Arsenal
In episode #009 of Flixwatcher podcast guests Dave from Fortitude Magazine and Josh from Footbalistically Arsenal return, this time to discuss the Quentin Tarantino modern masterpiece Pulp Fiction. Unbelievably there are people in the world that haven't seen Pulp Fiction! Dave hadn't, so it was his choice and we thank him for it. Tarantino's Palme d'Or winning second film made in 1994 famed for its groundbreaking non-linear narrative, the bromance between Samuel L Jackson and dazzling script impressed the first-time watcher Dave and was a more than welcome re-watch for Josh, Helen and Kobi. With so many great moments there was much to discuss, the watch, the $5 milkshake, the star-studded cameos, that soundtrack and what is in that briefcase? No one was more happy to revisit this postmodern 90s classic than Helen who praised Tarantino for his strong female characters and the timeless quality of the film.
Scores Despite quibbles on our unique scoring system (recommendability is a word?!), watching it on his 47" TV Dave scored Pulp Fiction highly on its repeat viewing, apparently, you have to keep watching until you die to fully understand it all. Kobi lists it as being in his Top 5 Films (we'll be keeping an eye out for other entries) and we all recommend it. If you haven't seen Pulp Fiction - stop reading this and go watch it, now! Go, go, go...! Please do come back and listen to this episode though!
Episode #009 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #009 Crew Dave Hudson (@IamDaveHudson) of Fortitude Magazine and Josh Landy (Footballistically Arsenal, Play With a Legend and Bake with a Legend Please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist The question is what song NOT to include on the Spotify playlist. There are FAR to many! We have settled on Dusty Springfield's "Son of a Preacher Man", "Miserlou" by Dick Dale, "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green and Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell"
More about Pulp Fiction If you want to know more about Pulp Fiction you can find check it out on IMDB or you can find more info via Rotten Tomatoes. Pulp Fiction @PULPFICTION Quentin Tarantino @qtarantino Tim Roth @TimRoth Amanda Plummer @amberstwyth Laura Lovelace @lauralovelace John Travolta @johntravoltahot Samuel L. Jackson @SamuelLJackson Phil LaMarr @phillamarr Frank Whaley @TheFrankWhaley Burr Steers @BurrGoreSteers
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40:1125/01/2017
Ep #008 - Advantageous w/ Level Up Human
Episode #008 sees Simon from Level Up Human choose the 2015 science fiction film Advantageous. A self-proclaimed sci-fi snob, Simon choose this as it was the most science fiction film he could find on Netflix ...and because he liked the cover image! Set in a bleak, near-future, urban environment, where we communicate with bots via holographic Skype calls and women are 'completely shelved' after a certain age, the film's protagonist is forced into undergoing an experimental full body swap. It's a future with no animals, not much fun for kids and shopping for her new body is like being on Tinder. Ultimately the film suffers from what Simon calls the 'prototype problem'. Also noted was it's shoddy sci-fi and being inferior to Black Mirror. Despite scoring a relatively low 2.3 (Kobi would recommend Transformers 3 ahead of this!!) and really REALLY annoying Rachel it gave for a surprisingly in-depth discussion and debate on memory, ethics of body swaps, personality and cloning. "Believably bland" a Hollywood remake is calling....
Scores [supsystic-tables id='9'] Despite scoring a relatively low 2.3 (Kobi would recommend Transformers 3 ahead of this!!) and really REALLY annoying Rachel it gave for a surprisingly in-depth discussion and debate on memory, ethics of body swaps, personality and cloning. "Believably bland" a Hollywood remake is calling....
Episode #008 Crew Links Just to remind you all, the Episode #008 Crew of Simon and Rachel from Level Up Human @LevelUpHuman You can listen to Level Up Humans on iTunes . Simon Watt can be found on Twitter at @ SimonDWatt and Rachel @ RachelWheeley Please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist At the start of the film the mother and daughter were playing the piano and singing the French Christmas Classic "Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant". We couldn't find their version but we found that Annie Lennox did a version and that's what we have added to the Flixwatcher Playlist!
More about The Little Prince If you want to know more about Avantageous you can find check it out on IMDB or you can find more info via Rotten Tomatoes. Advantageous @advantageousme Jennifer Phang @Phangvantageous Jacqueline Kim @jpkimchii James Urbaniak @JamesUrbaniak Freya Adams @freya_adams Ken Jeong @kenjeong Jennifer Ehle @jenniferehle Samantha Kim @samanthagkh Troi Zee @troizee Olivia Horton @Olivia_Horton97
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58:0312/01/2017
Ep #007 - The Little Prince w/ The Family Tree Podcast
Happy New Year Flixwatcher fans! We hope you had a fantastically festive film based Christmas and caught up on our previously reviewed films - if you did let us know your Flixwatcher scores by Tweeting us @Flixwatcherpod Our first podcast for you in 2017 is Ep #007 with Dave and Jen from The Family Tree - The Little Prince Netflix Original animation, the choice of Dave. A personal project from director Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda & Spongebob SquarePants) to animate the classic novella written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (French aristocrat, writer, poet, and pioneering aviator) in 1943, was also a personal choice from Dave. Remembering it from his childhood as an audiotape and now intrigued to find out how the story translates into this 2015 animation. A film that could be broken up into three parts, the Flixwatcher team and Dave and Jen agreed unanimously that it was gorgeously animated but lacked coherence. There was plenty of discussion on kids films - why we categorise most animation as children's entertainment - the unnecessary need for endless sequels and of course the beast that is Pixar! More importantly for Dave and Jen - the ability to be able to have a tea break in the middle of a film session! Overall The Little Prince comes out as a solid 3 - we admired its ambitions and adored Jeff Bridges Aviator but its pace and third part let it down. Not up there with the high scores of the other Netflix Originals we've reviewed (Knox, Beasts of No Nation) but still worth a watch.
Scores [supsystic-tables id='8'] Overall The Little Prince comes out as a solid 3 - we admired its ambitions and adored Jeff Bridges Aviator but its pace and third part let it down. The Little Prince performed highest on the Small Screen Score with Score of 3.75 and lowest on repeat viewing score with 2.25. Not up there with the high scores of the other Netflix Originals we've reviewed (Knox, Beasts of No Nation) but still worth a watch.
Episode #007 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #007 Crew of Dave and Jen from The Family Tree @familytreepod and Getting Better Acquainted @GBAPodcast You can listen to Family Tree on iTunes and Getting Better Acquainted on iTunes Too. Dave Pickering can be found on Twitter at @Goosefat101 and Jen Adamthwaite @jadamthwaite Please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist The Soundtrack for the includes a few tracks by Charles Trenet was and we included the track "Boum" to the Flixwatcher Playlist
More about The Little Prince For more Little Prince Chat, you can visit the The Little Prince IMDB page here or The Little Prince on Rotten Tomatoes page here. Mark Osborne @happyproduct Jeff Bridges @TheJeffBridges Mackenzie Foy @mackenziefoy Rachel McAdams @rachelmonline Marion Cotillard @marion_cotillar Riley Osborne @rileyiosborn James Franco @JamesFrancoTV Bud Cort @calmdownbudcort Benicio Del Toro @BenicioDelToro Ricky Gervais @rickygervais
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40:3904/01/2017
Ep #006 - Beasts of No Nation w/ Top Film Tip and Future Music
Episode 6 sees the Flixwatcher team and guests Ben (Top Film Tip) and John (Future Music) reviewing the 2015 Netflix Original Beasts of No Nation. Ben's choice, described in Top Film Tip style "Orphaned African boy is swallowed into the quagmire of #IdrisElba's monstrous child army in crushing spellbinder #BEASTSOFNONATION" For us first-time watchers the experience was brutal, enchanting, often funny and utterly compelling. The episode #006 crew discussed the how astonishingly well made and at times beautiful the film was, whilst having the backdrop of the unimaginable violence and loss of childhood. Kudos to Idris Elba's remarkable performance as The Commandant, the flawed anti-hero, playing against type and adding depth to a character that could have been reduced to a stereotype. Child actors Abraham Attah (Agu) and Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye (Strika) gave compelling and assertive performances as the two boys who forge friendship and companionship against the bleakest of outlooks. Despite it being a brutal watch - you have been warned - it is a remarkable piece of filmmaking and in a rare Flixwatcher moment everyone is in universal agreement. With caveats.
Scores [supsystic-tables id='7'] The overall Flixwatcher Rating for "Beasts of No Nation" was a very healthy 4.2! It was uniformly high with 5's across the board in "Recommendability Score" and "Engagement Score" brackets and lowest in the "Repeat Viewing Score". We all agreed that we would want to watch it again... just not soon. That's no slight against the film, more a testament to the tough storyline. It's not an easy Saturday night film! What do you guys think? Have you seen From Beyond? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #006 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #006 Crew of Ben from @TopFilmTip and John (@JohnLunny) of www.mixcloud.com/john-lunny and futuremusic.fm Please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist The Soundtrack for the Beasts of No Nation was Scored by Dan Romer and we included the track "I saved your life" to the Flixwatcher Playlist
More about Beasts of No Nation For more info on Beasts of No Nation, you can visit the Beasts of No Nation IMDB page here or the Beasts of No Nation on Rotten Tomatoes page here. @BeastsOfNation Cary Joji Fukunaga @therealfukunaga Idris Elba @IdrisElba Abraham Attah @AttahNii Emmanuel Affadzi @Affadzi Ricky Adelayitor @rickyberwick Andrew Adote @TandohAdote Vera Nyarkoah Antwi Ama K. Abebrese @Ama_K_Abebrese Kobina Amissah-Sam @Kobinaami1 Francis Weddey @alka_seltzer666
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38:2228/12/2016
Ep #005 - From Beyond w/ Todd and Tom from The Bitter End
Todd from "The Bitter End" chose the 80's Body Horror Classic "From Beyond" for Episode 5 of the Flixwatcher Podcast! Todd is a big horror fan and first watched From Beyond as a young boy on VHS and it has stuck with him since then. The episode 005 crew were divided between horror and (Todd and Helen) non-horror (Tom and Kobi) fans so it would be interesting to see what they made of it. The split was actually quite interesting in that the Bitter End guys both looked favourably on From Beyond. In particular, Todd managed to eek out some more points based on his enthusiasm and allegorical theories behind the film. This was a really interesting choice for a Flixwatcher episode so early on in our run and goes to highlight the depth and variety of choices on the Netflix platform.
Scores [supsystic-tables id='6'] The overall Flixwatcher Rating for From Beyond is a surprising 3.3! This was not expected going into the recording session but goes to show the courage in Todd's conviction. From Beyond scored highest in the "Engagement Score" bracket and lowest in the repeat viewing score. Once may be enough! What do you guys think? Have you seen From Beyond? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #005 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #005 Crew of The Bitter End. The Bitter End is available on iTunes so please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist There were no tunes from the film itself that we'd bring into the podcast BUT due to a nice piece of film trivia we've added "Intergalactic" by the Beastie Boys into the fold. Why? You'll have to listen to the episode to find out...
More about From Beyond For more info on the From Beyond, you can visit the From Beyond IMDB page here or the From Beyond Rotten Tomatoes page here. Stuart Gordon @OfficialSGordon Jeffrey Combs @jeffreycombs Barbara Crampton Ken Foree Ted Sorel @TsSorel Carolyn Purdy-Gordon Bunny Summers @bunniesummers Bruce McGuire @dunord Del Russel @deleuss1
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53:2821/12/2016
Ep #004 - The Talented Mr Ripley w/ Jay and Tony from How to Write a Tune
It was Jay from "How to Write a Tune" chose the film for Episode 4 of the Flixwatcher Podcast!
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He claimed it would be the "Artsy Fartsy" choice and appeal to the true cinephile in him. It was noted as being beautiful and creepy and noted for being a film of essentially being two distinct parts; lovely bits at the start and then the part where it started to go dark and creepy!
The episode #004 crew had a lot of time for "The Talented Mr Ripley", letting Beth how beautiful the film looks as well as the interesting character study helmed by Damon is he spirals into aware of homicidal mania! It was really interesting to go back and review a younger Matt Damon together with Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett. This was pre-Jason Bourne Matt Damon and it showed in his physicality. It was also a really great to see Philip Seymour-Hoffman in the guise of Freddie who would ultimately starts to untangle Tom Ripleys web of deceit.
Scores The overall Flixwatcher Rating for The Talented Mr Ripley is a strudy 3.9. It was surprising to see it saw five across-the-board for recommendability score. The lower marks came with the repeat viewing and small screen score What do you guys think? Have you seen The Talented Mr Ripleu? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #004 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #004 Crew Jay Ludgrove (@BonesKnowsPod) and Tony Gordon @SirBonesley of @GLProUK How to Write a Tune How to Write a Tunes is available on iTunes so please make sure you give them some love
Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist There was a heavy jazz theme throughout the whole of the talented Mr Ripley so for the Spotify list we are choosing to add a few of the jazz greats such as Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and of course Charlie Parker!
More about The Talented Mr Ripley For more info on the Talented Mr Ripley, you can visit the TTMR IMDB page here or the TTMR Rotten Tomatoes page here. Matt Damon @mattdamon_ Gwyneth Paltrow @GwynethPaltrow Jude Law @judehlaw Cate Blanchett @blanchettcom Jack Davenport @JDavenportfans
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50:5814/12/2016
Ep #001 - Pirates! w/ Wooden Overcoats
Ep #001 - Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists with Tom and Felix of Wooden Overcoats
In our first episode, we chat about Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists/ A Band of Misfits (depending on where in the world you live) as chosen by Tom of Wooden Overcoats! Tom had never seen it before and chose it to bury a grudge with a former co-worker who said that it was rubbish.
We were also joined by Felix from Wooden overcoats, who had no Idea what a Christmas Ham was.
The Aardman classic Pirates! (Insert your favourite ending here) tells the story of the “Pirate Captain” and his quest to become “Pirate of the Year” even though he gets beaten every year by better Pirates as voiced by Lenny Henry, Salma Hayek and Hugh Grant.
Pirates! is one of the most densely packed films since Airplane!.. and they both have exclamation marks at the end.
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The Episode #001 crew rated this highly with a 4.2/ 5 so a pretty high standard to right off the bat here at Flixwatcher. The “Recommendability" scores were super high and Pirates was let down if anything by the “Repeat Viewing Score"
What do you guys think? Have you seen Pirates an Adventure with Misfits? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Links to the Episode #001 Crew
Thanks to the Episode #001 crew Tom Crowley (@crowleey) and Felix Trench (@felixtrench and www.felixtrench.com) of Wooden Overcoats .
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The Flixwatcher Spotify Playlist
From Pirates! we added the songs The tune “I’m Not Crying” and Tenpole Tudor classic “Swords of a Thousand Men”, "Alright" by Supergrass, "London Calling” by the Clash and “You Can Get It If You Really Want” to our Flixwatcher Spotify and iTunes Playlists.
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MORE ABOUT PIRATES! AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS For more info on the Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists you can visit the IMDB page here or the Pirates! Pirates! An adventure with Scientists can be found on Rotten Tomatoes here.
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Director: Peter Lord @PeteLordAardman
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Martin Freeman: @Marfrman
Imelda Staunton: @ImeldaStaunton
Jeremy Piven: @jeremypiven
Lenny Henry: @LennyHenry
Salma Hayek: @salmahayek
Brian Blessed: @brianblessed
Aardman Animation Studios: @aardman
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Ep #000 Welcome to FlixWatcher
Flixwatcher is a film podcast based around films on Netflix.
Flixwatcher is hosted by Helen Sadler and Kobi Omenaka. Every episode discusses and rates a film from Netflix as chosen by special guests from other podcasts using the unique Flixwatcher scoring system.
We tackle classic films including Woody Allen's "Manhattan" and "Pulp Fiction" , Netflix Originals such as "Amanda Knox" and "Beasts of No Nation" through to bargain bin b-movies. The choice of the films is given wholly to the podcaster guests and team Flixwatcher have no say in the matter!
Tune in every week to get Netflix film recommendations and rejections with spoilers guaranteed!
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