Dads on Film

This week we discuss new Rosamund Pike Prime release 'I Care A Lot'. We also talk through this week's homework 'The Nice Guys' and this week's So Solid U is 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'. You can now support us by buying us a beer. It's dead easy, just go to www.buymeacoffee.com/dadsonfilmpod Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find our more over at www.anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

It's Tom Hanks week! We're speaking about new Netflix release 'News of the World' starring Tom Hanks as well as this week's homework 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood' starring, you guessed it - Tom Hanks! We also have the Tom Hanks World Cup, as voted for by you. Our So Solid U this week is Toy Story 2 which stars Tom Hanks and of course we have the usual doses of film news and the best films on terrestrial TV this week, which may or may not star Tom Hanks.  You can now support us by buying us a beer. It's dead easy, just go to www.buymeacoffee.com/dadsonfilmpod Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find our more over at www.anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

It's rom-com week, and we're taking your thoughts on the best rom-coms and giving our thoughts too. We've also got two new releases, Netflix drama 'Malcolm and Marie' as well as Amazon Prime's Gerard Butler disaster flick 'Greenland'. We take a look back at Quentin Tarantino's 1997 film 'Jackie Brown' and this week's So Solid U is the original 'Space Jam'. Plus we've got the usual film news, our picks of the films on terrestrial TV this week and we've some friends down under dropping in to give us their thoughts on 'The Croods' for 'Everyone's a Critic'. You can now support us by buying us a beer. It's dead easy, just go to www.buymeacoffee.com/dadsonfilmpod Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find our more over at www.anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week it's a bumper Harry Potter special! We take you through our Harry Potter World Cup and reveal your winner after listeners cast their votes on social media, plus we have the Harry Potter Film Quiz. We also look at new Netflix release 'The Dig' staring Ralph Fiennes and discuss 2016 sci-fi dark comedy 'Colossal' which stars Anne Hathaway. This week's So Solid U is Pixar's Coco. You can now support us by buying us a beer. It's dead easy, just go to www.buymeacoffee.com/dadsonfilmpod Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find our more over at www.anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week we look at two new films as the run up to awards season picks up. We discuss the Amazon Prime release 'One Night in Miami' which lets us sit in on a fictionalised 1964 February evening in the company of Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke. We also review new Netflix release 'The White Tiger' and this week's So Solid U is 2005 animation Madagascar. You can now support us by buying us a beer. It's dead easy, just go to www.buymeacoffee.com/dadsonfilmpod Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find our more over at www.anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week we talk about the new Wonder Woman sequel 'Wonder Woman 1984'. Dave hands in this week's homework having seen the 2016 Oscar winner for Best Picture 'Moonlight' and this week's So Solid U is 'The Lego Movie'.  You can now support us by buying us a beer. It's dead easy, just go to www.buymeacoffee.com/dadsonfilmpod Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find our more over at www.anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week we're joined by a very special young family member to discuss Disney's 'Mulan' live action remake. We also chat about this week's homework 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind' and this week's So Solid U is 'The Incredibles'. We've got tonnes of your messages and reviews and we look at some new film news, as well as a look ahead to upcoming releases.  Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find our more over at www.anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

New year, new season! For no other reason than just because, we’re drawing a line under season 1 and leaving it behind in 2020. Welcome to season 2!

We're marking this as the start of series 2, for various reasons, and with it we've got some fresh stuff happening! We'll be rotating some old features with some new ones, including 'Everyone's a Critic', in which we pass the mic to our listeners to give us their thoughts on any film they want to talk about. We're also continuing to make our choices of this week's free to air films on TV with 'What's on the box?!' We've still got So Solid U, and this week we're looking back at 'Despicable Me'. Dave hands in his homework having watched 2020 release 'Saint Frances' and we review George Clooney's new Netflix Sci-Fi 'The Midnight Sky'. Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod , or drop us a voice message over at www.anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week Greg and Dave are joined by some friends of the podcast to see off 2020. They look back on the best and worst films of the year and review this week's new Disney Pixar release 'Soul'. Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod , or drop us a voice message over at www.anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week Greg and Dave do the definitive Christmas films as well as reviewing new Netflix release 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' which stars the late, great Chadwick Boseman. They also look through the radio times and make their TV movie picks through Chrimbo-Limbo. Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd -letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod , or drop us a voice message over at www.anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

Grab your copies of the Radio Times Christmas bumper issue and join Greg and Dave as they pick out the best of the free to air films on TV this Christmas. They're also chatting about 2020 Oscar winning 'Little Women' as well as 'Noelle' and 'The Grinch'. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash

This week Greg and Dave look at the new Netflix film 'Mank' starring Gary Oldman. They also discuss this week's homeworks 'Blade Runner 2049' and 'The Greatest Store in the World' and this week's So Solid U is 'Miracle on 34th Street'. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash

This week Greg and Dave look at the new Netflix sequel to 2018's 'The Christmas Chronicles' starring Kurt Russell. They also chat about 'The Avengers: Endgame' which Greg has finally seen for the first time, as well as this week's homework 'Blade Runner'. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash

This week Greg and Dave are joined by good friend Christian who quizzes the boys on their 'Shaun of the Dead' knowledge. How's that for a slice of fried gold? They also discuss the 'Home Alone' films (don't worry, just the first 2) and this week's homework is Darren Aronofsky's 2008 film 'The Wrestler' which stars Mickey Rourke. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash

This week Greg and Dave review new Netflix release 'Calm With Horses' as well as this week's homework 'The Founder' starring Michael Keaton. Christmas season is around the corner, so this week's So Solid U is the new Netflix Christmas film 'Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey' featuring Forest Whitaker. It's also the first time the recording is live streamed on Instagram! Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash

This week Greg and Dave chat about the best Roald Dahl film adaptations and take a look at new release 'Looted'. They also pick out the best stuff available on streaming services and discuss this week's homework 'Almost Famous'. This week's So Solid U is 'The BFG'. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash

This week Greg and Dave doff their caps to the late Sir Sean Connery. They also discuss new British horror thriller 'His House' which is available on Netflix, as well as looking at this week's homework, the 1994 French action-thriller 'Leon: The Professional'. This week's So Solid U is the remake of Roald Dahl's 'The Witches.' Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm Find our watch diaries with ratings on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash

This week, Greg and Dave chat about the new Borat movie "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" which was released on Amazon Prime this week. Very nice! They also discuss this week's homework 'It Follows' and take your views on your favourite horror films. This week's So Solid U is Disney's 1993 halloween classic 'Hocus Pocus'. Dropping at 3am especially for regular listener Stu's early morning commute! Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm Find us on Letterboxd - letterboxd.com/gregsmith and letterboxd.com/davegash Great Success! 

For their TWENTIETH episode Greg and Dave bring back Film Fight Club where listeners drop in to argue against them about film topics of their choice. This week homework hand-in is 1987's 'The Lost Boys', and there's chat with writer and director Luke Ibbetson who's new film 'Cult' hits Amazon Prime this week. Greg and Dave also discuss new Scarborough-based thriller 'Saint Maud' as well as 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' and this week's So Solid U is 'Honey I Shrunk the Kids'. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week Greg and Dave take the podcast on the road for a very special cinema experience and discuss 2020 horror 'The Invisible Man'. They also chat about this week's homework, 2013 coming of age comedy 'The Way, Way Back' and So Solid U 'Casper'. Special highlight video available now on YouTube and Instagram https://youtu.be/Z9EdrX4KaYI  Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

In a week in which we receive the sad news that Cineworld are closing their doors, Greg and Dave discuss the circumstances that have lead to the closure and look ahead to the future of cinema. They also discuss new release 'Eternal Beauty' which stars Sally Hawkins, as well as 2019 horror 'Midsommar'. This week's So Solid U is 'Trolls World Tour'. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm 

This week Greg and Dave take a look at the new Netflix release 'Enola Holmes' starring Millie Bobby Brown, as well as 2019's cinematic adaptation of 'Cats' which they're having to watch for detention. Greg talks about new British coming-of-age drama 'Rocks' and this week's So Solid U is Pixar's 'The Good Dinosaur'. They also discuss fantasy re-casts - who would you like to re-cast in an iconic role? Get involved on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week Greg and Dave discuss the new third instalment of Bill & Ted, 'Bill & Ted Face the Music', and back on the original 1995 'Jumanji' as this week's So Solid U. They are also joined by friend, listener and bandmate Mark Lane to help work through the best musical films. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilm or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week Greg nearly forgot to upload the podcast thanks to too many birthday gins and he woke up in a blind panic to sort it out, but he thinks he got away with it, so don’t tell Dave. They discuss this week’s homework ‘La Haine’ from 1995 as well as 1975 classic ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ starring Jack Nicholson. This week’s So Solid U is ‘Spies in Disguise’ and the boys chat to young filmmaker ‘Cameron Rolland’ about his short ‘After Hours’ as he embarks on the beginning of his film career having just begun a Film Production course at university. To watch Cameron’s film follow this link https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=NYv6Yt2SIyE Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week Greg and Dave take a look at the new Netflix release "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" as well as looking back at the Oscar nominated "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" for homework. They also review Mulan, but not that one. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week Greg and Dave take your thoughts on the best time travel films, whilst looking at this week's homework 'About Time'. They also pay tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman by looking at the James Brown biopic 'Get On Up' and Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods'. This week's So Solid U is Pixar's 'A Bug's Life'. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more over at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm [00:07:45] Homework - About Time (2013) [00:18:28] News [00:22:25] Time Travel [00:34:25] Chadwick Boseman. - Get On Up (2014] [00:44:55] Da 5 Bloods (2020) [01:02:20] Black Panther (2018) [01:06:00] So Solid U - A Bug's Life (1998) [01:13:10] Dirty Dozen - Transformers (2007) [01:15:15] Homework

Following on from their chat in episode 12, Greg and Dave go more in depth to try and get their heads around what went on in the long anticipated TENET. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm 

This week Greg and Dave come fresh out the cinema having watched the hugely anticipated TENET. Will it live up to expectations? This is a minimal spoiler review, with bonus episode '12A' also available now featuring full spoilers and in depth discussion.  Plus, this week's homework 'The Peanut Butter Falcon' and So Solid U 'The One and Only Ivan' which are available on Netflix and Disney+ respectively. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm [00:14:40] Homework - The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) [00:27:40] News [00:40:50] TENET (2020) [01:10:25] So Solid U - The One and Only Ivan (2020) [01:19:45] Dirty Dozen - Notting Hill (1999) [01:21:50] Homework

With TENET just days away, Greg and Dave discuss Christopher Nolan's previous feature films which include Memento (2000), The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017) and of course 'The Dark Knight trilogy'. They also discuss this week's homework 'Vice' and So Solid U 'Wreck-it Ralph'. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week in their landmark tenth episode Greg and Dave take a look at the new comedy-drama 'An American Pickle' starring Seth Rogen, as well as discussing this week's homework 'Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always' and looking back at the classic 'Mrs Doubtfire' from 1993. They also welcome a regular listener to take part in the first 'Dads on Film Fight Club' in which Lever brings 3 controversial discussion topics to the table to be chewed over.  Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm [00:07:55] Homework - Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always (2020) [00:17:45] News [00:25:40] Dads on Film Fight Club [00:50:35] An American Pickle [01:00:00] So Solid U - Mrs Doubtfire (1993) [01:09:30] Dirty Dozen - Trainspotting (1996) [01:10:50] Homework

This week Greg and Dave chat to Gordon Warnecke about the 1985 classic 'My Beautiful Laundrette' in which he stars alongside Daniel Day-Lewis. They also discuss 'The Lighthouse' which was released earlier this year and stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, and this week's So Solid U is Matilda from 1996. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm [00:06:10] Homework - Dead Man's Shoes (2004) [00:14:20] News [00:20:05] Gordon Warnecke Interview [00:46:20] The Lighthouse (2019) [00:59:40] So Solid U - Matilda (1996) [01:07:25] Dirty Dozen - Inception (2010) [01:10:55] Homework

This week Greg and Dave look at new film 'How to Build a Girl' starring Beanie Feldstein, as well as discussing homework 'The Gentlemen' and the now classic So Solid U 'Shrek'. They also chat to Ross Clark from Lidar Lounge about his work in VFX and how technology has changed the film industry. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm [00:06:30] Shorts [00:17:00] Homework - The Gentlemen (2019) [00:25:40] News [00:38:28] How to Build a Girl [00:51:10] Ross Clark Interview [01:08:30] So Solid U - Shrek (2001) [01:16:55] Dirty Dozen - Se7en [01:19:05] Homework

This week Greg and Dave are joined by Cinematographer Eric Branco who chats about his new film 'Clemency' starring Alfre Woodard. Greg gives his verdict on this week's homework 'Brick' directed by Rian Johnson and they discuss their favourite animated family films of all time. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or find out more at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm [00:10:30] Homework - Rian Johnson's Brick (2005) [00:20:30] Film News [00:33:40] Eric Branco Interview [00:53:10] Clemency (2020) [01:00:20] Favourite animated family films [01:28:35] Dirty Dozen - The Dark Knight (2008) [01:32:25] Homework 

This week Greg and Dave discuss Tom Hanks' new WW2 movie 'Greyhound' and review the new animated Scooby-Doo film 'Scoob!'. They take a look at this week's homework, 'Sometimes Always Never' staring Bill Nighy, and they give their verdict on Bazza's recommendation 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'. They also take listener views on the worst Dads on Film and decide a winner. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or drop us a voice message over at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week Greg and Dave discuss Hamilton and review Jon Stewart's new political comedy 'Irresistible' starring Steve Carell. They take a look at this week's homework, Duncan Jones' 'Moon', and they give their verdict on 'Frozen 2' as it comes to Disney+ this week. They also take listener views on the best Dads on Film and decide a winner. Get in touch on Twitter and Instagram @dadsonfilmpod or drop us a voice message over at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

In another accidental bumper length episode Dave and Greg pick apart the ever-growing list of Disney live-action remakes. Reviews include Will Ferrel's new Netflix musical comedy 'Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga', John Wayne's final 1976 film 'The Shootist', Pixar's latest 'Onward' and the sensational 2002 Brazilian crime picture 'City of God'. Dave and Greg also reminisce over their most memorable cinema experiences as we look forward to cinemas reopening.  Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod , or drop us a voice message over at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

In this bumper episode Dave and Greg look back at their favourite films of 2020 so far. There are reviews of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's new plane hijack thriller '7500' and last week's homeworks Train to Busan and Queen and Slim. The boys also introduce new feature 'The Dirty Dozen'. Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod , or drop us a voice message over at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

Dave and Greg discuss Judd Apatow's 'The King of Staten Island' and The U Review gets a rebrand as they discuss the delightful but problematic 1953 Disney Classic Peter Pan. Greg also launches a campaign for streaming services to switch to 'opt out' end credits.  Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod , or drop us a voice message over at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm

This week Dave and Greg get started by discussing when productions will get back on track, as well as looking ahead to future releases. Dave lets us know how he feels about the many sequels scheduled for 2021 release, and Greg gives his verdict on his first journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Also, Ratatouille is this weeks family film choice, and Dave and Greg set each other some homework. Get in touch on twitter and instagram @dadsonfilmpod , or drop us a voice message over at anchor.fm/dadsonfilm