Episodes
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
113 - Cold Movies
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
After two long, cold years in the deep freeze, we’re thawing out the podcast for a grand return (or a last hurrah?) to talk about COLD MOVIES.
In this episode…
Despite two year’s worth of life to catch up on, Olly is keen to make LIFESCORES as quick as possible. So naturally we talk at length about moving house, observing soccer live in a stadium, and one of the Guys on Film team gets a promotion to "Wife of the Podcast". As well as the low-down on our favourite flicks from the two years we've been on ice.
In SEGGY ONE Iain gets put through his football (soccer league ball) paces in a sporting quiz.
And in the main event, it's a 4X DEEP DIVE, or is that… 4X DEEP FREEZE? You’ll want to pack a jumper as we chat about 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, the visual allure of blood on snow, the crisis of conscience for the survivors in ALIVE and a host of other chilly films like DUMB AND DUMBER and LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2008, original and best)
Enjoy!
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
112 - Friends in Movies
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
In the first episode of 2021, we’re examining Friends in Movies! What does that mean? Well we didn’t know either - as Olly researched buddy movies and Iain researched the cast of F.R.I.E.N.D.S in their silver screen careers. The result? A collection of terse, scathing comments from Olly about how Iain got things so wrong, and a whole lot of Friend-related banter!
First, Iain and Olly put their own friendship to the test in a variant on the 'newlywed' game. We pitch each other on Friends-themed movies in Seggy 1, and in the Deep Dive, we get into Olly’s top movie friendships, Iain’s harrowing experience with the Jennifer Aniston movie The Switch and we judge what Matthew Perry’s chances in pugilistic combat are, in Bing Bing Bing - Round 1.
Of course, we have the regular LifeScores™ and top it all off on a disaster performance on the Name Game. Enjoy!
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
111 - Accents
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
In the wake of the news of Sir Sean Connery’s passing, we take a look (listen) at the cinematic accents that hit and missed the mark. Set accents to stun and banter quality to ‘medium’ - it's another Guys on Film podcast!
In Seggy 1, we lift the nation’s spirits with “Everything’s Going to be OK” where we explore iconic films, if everything was just… alright. In LifeScores™, Oliver tells us about his spangly new PlayStation 5 and awakens a line of dialogue from Pet Sematary. But really it's all about the main event, where we cover some of the best and worst accents in Hollywood and Iain gives expert analysis of Hollywood’s attempts at the Holy Grail of accents: Scottish.
Stay tuned right ‘til the end for a cry-laugh Robert-focussed Name Game.
Enjoy!
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
110 - Halloween Spooktacular 2.5
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
It’s October. It can mean only one thing: it’s the not-quite-annual Guys on Film Halloween Spooktacular!
In this episode, we break from our traditional Deep Dive on a movie-related topic and bring you a rapid-fire succession of lovingly-crafted segments on spooky and scary topics! You guessed it, we’re calling it a CreepDive! Featuring Olly talking about films that genuinely scared him and why, Iain asking you whether it's Argento or ArgentNO and a Name Game for the ages.
But before all that Olly interviews Iain for a mystery job, and we give you our LifeScores™.
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
109 - Home Cinema
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Grab your microwaved popcorn and pretend to tear a ticket-stub, it’s the Home Cinema episode of Guys on Film podcast! The cinemas are still mainly shut, so we thought it wise to deep dive on the current best alternative: Home Cinema!
In this week’s Seggy One, Olly quizzes Iain on movie running times in another stonking “Higher or Lower”… Or is that stinking? In LifeScores we hear how Iain and Olly are doing in pandemic times and a bit about their recent viewing habits; including a re-watch of The Matrix and setting off on the journey that is the IMDB Top 250 movies watch-list.
And in our Deep Dive, we talk about inflatable projection screens, whether sorting out your audio at home is worth the hassle, and Iain unconvincingly tells us that pixels don’t matter. Oh, and Olly completely forgets to discuss VR home cinema, despite thesis-level research and preparation.
ENJOY!
Tuesday May 05, 2020
108 - Feel Good Movies
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
We could’ve gone the easy route and recorded another Outbreak Movies. We could’ve gone for a depressing soirée through Isolation Movies. But in these UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, we gave YOU the choice (wow) and you opted for something to lift the mood (not the Lockdown) with this week’s episode: Feel Good Movies!
Olly kicks it off with a suitably depressing Seggy 1, where we learn the price waning celebrities are willing to provide personalised messages for in a game of Higher or Lower? Iain is ready and willing to give it his best shot.
In LifeScores, we learn how Olly and Iain are getting on with hunkering down and…
… In our deep dive, we give you (slightly more than) 5 of our top Feel Good movies each. We cover it all; from Studio Ghibli to Disney classics through Olly trying to convince us that The Truman Show isn’t sinister. We’ve got it all!
And stay tuned for the name game. It almost entertains every time!
ENJOY.
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
107 - Bang Average
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
What's neither brilliant, nor terrible? Not a lofty career best... but not critically panned either... It's a category we call: "Bang Average".
On this episode of Guys on Film, we unscientifically break down the career "medium" performances of a handful of actors, including (predictably) Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dwayne Johnson, as well as somebody else that Iain wasn't officially told to research. How do you define something that's just... "OK"? Don't think too hard about it, you'll break your brain - we did! But a biscuit-rating scale helped with some of it.
Also on this episode, we 'Also Known As" in our Seggy 1 Quiz. Olly asks Iain to work out which films these foreign translations belong to... and Iain struggles hard. Can you do any better?
And in LifeScores, Iain tells us about his new dog and Olly has ice skating lessons. Enjoy!
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
106 - Best and Worst of 2019
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Here we are in the future...2020. Where everything is better and more sci-fi. And yet here WE are, dilly-dallying to get you an end of 2019 Film Review episode... Well, at least it's in your ear-pockets on time for (most) of you getting back to work on those futuristic commutes! What controversy lays ahead in the form of a big opinIAIN? What will Olly say was good which was clearly sub-optimal? It's all here in our Best and Worst of 2019!
First though, Olly takes us on a profanity journey in our Seggy One called "None, Mild, Moderate or Severe". CAN Iain guess how the assortment of movies rate? CAN you?! Join us with your ears to give it a go!
And of course, we give you our life scores - the first in quite some time!
We hope you enjoy the episode AND have a wonderful 2020, from Guys on Film!
Technical Note: Oliver was unhappy with the quality of his sound recording for this episode, so go easy.
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
105 - Cars on Film
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Start your audio engines... It's time for the latest episode of Guys on Film! And we mean... REALLY late. It's certainly been a while, but the guys are ready to jump back behind the podcasting wheel and discuss movies where the car is the star. Think Ronin, Gone in 60 Seconds (Cage version, obviously), multiple Batmans (Batmens?) and MORE. What more could you want? Well, whether you like it or not, you're getting a Seggy One where Iain and Olly find out which car they're most like with a specially formulated, highly scientific online quiz. Are they more Rover than Rolls Royce? Find out... NOW!
Monday May 20, 2019
104 - Movie Pub Quiz
Monday May 20, 2019
Monday May 20, 2019
Grab the pork scratchings, top up your pints and prepare your brain-stations for this - the FIRST EVER Guys on Film movie pub quiz!
So if you want to show off with your knowledge of movie trivia, or even your trivial knowledge of movies - get your friends around, blast out the podcast and start writing down your answers on a sheet of flippin' paper!
Expect an expansive concoction of questions, straight from the mind of Olly Johnson - covering recent movies, pet movies, prison movies and more! Just beware that Iain is judging both you and your answers (harshly) so don't try getting away with some cheaty nonsense.
We also catch you up on our recent LifeScores and movie goings so stay tuned til the end!