Another Brighton Rock? Episodes

Feb. 12, 2021

What We Do In The Shadows & Missing Link

When I was 7 years old I had a recurring nightmare for a while in which a Tyrannosaurus-Rex would grow from a single pixel on my old CRT television, slowly at first and then emerging far beyond the edge of …

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Jan. 15, 2021

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri & We Can Be Heroes

From the stunningly detailed rendering of Avatar's Pandora through to the digital erasure of Arnie Hammer's testicles in Call Me By Your Name, the special and visual effects people have been bringing movie magic into the film...

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Dec. 10, 2020

Boy & The Inbestigators

As I get older I tend to re-watch movies less than I used to; perhaps it's because as I have matured I understand the art form better and have more life experience to draw on to deconstruct cinema. Or maybe …

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Nov. 19, 2020

Can You Ever Forgive Me? & Bear Gryyls: You vs Wild

Despite the near-constant stream of adaptations of books made into movies, “the book was better” seems to be a popular conclusion. But is that always the case? Some of the most successful and beloved films of all times are ba...

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Nov. 12, 2020

Me and Earl and The Dying Girl & Clarence

It was a tumultuous week in politics; forget Joe Biden's dramatic victory over some guy whose name I can't recall and cast your vote for the Bad Dads Top 5 Memorable Movie Politicians. There's nothing rigged about this electi...

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Oct. 23, 2020

The Gentlemen & Fast and the Furious - Spy Racers

It takes time, money and meticulous planning to make a film but you wouldn't know it from some of the ridiculous goofs we discuss in our Top 5 Movie Continuity Errors. Some gaffs are more trivial than others but it …

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Sept. 25, 2020

Safety Not Guaranteed & She-Ra

The stench of fear is palpable since it's Howie's turn to nominate. It's fair to say his track record is patchy at best so will this week be more Mid-90's than Brighton Rock? For the sake of all our sanity …

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Aug. 28, 2020

The Vast of Night & Transformers: The War for Cybertron

Hi everyone and thanks for tuning in. We start this weeks episode with quotes from Federico Fellini as we seek out and consider the truth of the artistic experience. It's not long before Reegs is gaslighting Howie though so d...

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July 17, 2020

The Disaster Artist & All Over The Place

Brace yourself some for some very weird content in this week's top 5. We're talking about movie moral dilemmas and some of the Dads' moral compass is a bit off! For our main feature we watched The Disaster Artist. The …

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June 5, 2020

Mid90s & Hank Zipzer

Have you ever wondered if Frank Sinatra was allergic to silk? Do you lie awake at night pondering whether Charlton Heston tried to talk down David Koresh by playing the voice of God? We wonder no more, all these questions …

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May 7, 2020

Brighton Rock & Round the Twist

You can guarantee things are going to be weird when Howie gets to nominate. This week was no exception. The topic of conversation for the Top 5 this week was films that are embarrassing to watch with your parents. There …

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