Back once again with the ill behaviour, Matt and Daryl are ready to tackle another Dano'centric season. Luckily they're joined by film writer, Esmé Holden to discuss Dano's 2023 offering, Dumb Money. Here's a link to some of Esmé's work. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store.…

Matt and Daryl say goodbye to the legendary Hiroyuki Sanada. They reflect upon the season's highs, lows, and deviations, speculating on where Sanada will go next now he's got all of that well deserved Shōgun juice. mmmm... Shōgun juice You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. W…

This time around, Matt and Daryl talk through Shōgun's historic performance at the Primetime Emmy Awards. The nominations, the wins, and where it could all lead for actor/ producer, Hiroyuki Sanada. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and inte…

Duking it out on David Leitch's Bullet Train are Matt, Daryl, and special guest Megan Robinson. Megan is a copy editor and staff writer over at Film Cred, as well as writing for other publications too. You can check out some of her great work here. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepu…

Good news everyone. Chris Johnston from Easy Riders Raging Podcast, and The Steven Spielberg Podcast is back to sink his claws into Matt and Daryl as they discuss Hugh Jackman and James Mangold's 2013 superhero joint, The Wolverine. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We a…

This time around, Matt and Daryl faces off with Asian cinema oficinado, Ben Jones (He's a big lad but he's only brought a big wooden stick). You can find his words of wisdowm over at places like The Geek Show, and on Instagram and Twxtter (@crymeigsamurai). You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on …

Episode five of Hiro Worship sends Matt and Daryl on a mission to blow up the sun. Luckily they're bringing along Harley Mumford for the journey. Please check out Harley's awesome podcast, Fandomentals. Available via all good podcatchers. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store…

At the halfway point of the season, Matt and Daryl reunite with tv writer, Sabrina Barr to discuss one of the hottest shows of the year! You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Dary…

On this episode, Matt, Daryl and their guest, Sarah Miles (writer, horror and asian cinema officionado) discuss Hideo Nakata's 1998 adaptation of Koji Suzuki's Ringu. You can find some of Sarah's writing here, and over here. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have…

Round three of Hiro Worship sees Matt and Daryl jostling Mortal Kombat 2021 in a pre-tournament bout of fistycuffs alongside writer and critic Kat Hughes. Will this trio of Earthrealm kombatants survive to witness the glory of Hiroyuki Sanada exacting his revenge as the legendary Scorpion, or will they get their souls sucked by Shang Tsung? You can…

Episode two of Hiro Worship sees Daryl, Matt, and Patrick (from Vintage Video Podcast) duking it out against Sonny Chiba and his horde of gold hunting lackeys in Shogun's Ninja. A film in which a baby-faced Hiroyuki Sanada kills the sensei he learned a bunch of cool tricks from but the guy's like, "Nah my dude it's fine. Hos before bros. Peace out"…

Shots fired on the first episode of Hiro Worship as Tom Cruise conquers his alcoholism, learns about honour and stuff, and saves an entire nation from losing its culture to the western scourge. Matt and Daryl were fortunate enough to have film critic and writer Katie Smith Wong on their episode on Edward Zwick's 2003 film, The Last Samurai. This fi…

With Weisz City in the rearview mirror, Matt and Daryl engage in some Hiro Worship as they begin to cover the extensive filmography of actor, singer, and martial artist, Hiroyuki Sanada. This season's subject was voted for by the listeners, so a huge thanks to those who took part. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talen…

Matt and Daryl get ready to depart Weisz City with returning special guest Alice Boyd Leslie as they discuss the Amazon Prime remake of David Conenberg's Dead Ringers (2023). Alice is co-host of Drunken Horror Pod. You can find them via all good podcatchers. Please do, because they're brilliant! You can find all season artwork designs (from the rid…

As Matt and Daryl get set to depart Weisz City they take a detour to streaming telly with special guest Alice Boyd Leslie to discuss the Amazon Prime remake of David Conenberg's Dead Ringers (2023). Alice is co-host of Drunken Horror Pod. You can find them via all good podcatchers. Please do, because they're brilliant! You can find all season artwo…

They've finally done it. They've finally reached Weisz City! Joining Matt and Daryl for their discussion on The Favourite is actress, author, and podcaster, Jessica Regan. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. Th…

For the penultimate episode of Wiesz City, Matt and Daryl are joined by the editor in chief of Filmhounds Magazine, Jasmine Valentine, who is something of a veteran when it comes to Rachel's 2017 film, Disobedience. Please VOTE for which actor will be covered in the next season of the podcast here. You can find all season artwork designs (from the …

This time around Matt and Daryl are joined by events coordinator at the British Film Institute, Lilia Pavin Franks, to discuss a bit of a Weisz deep cut, Beautiful Creatires (2000). You can find Lilia's journo portfolio here. Please VOTE for which actor will be covered in the next season of the podcast here. You can find all season artwork designs …

Matt and Daryl return with the second half of Weisz City, kicking off with the 2017 film, My Cousin Rachel. For this episode, the boys were graced with the presence of film and television journalist, Clotilde Chinnici. She's ace. You can find her work over at Screenrant, Live For Films, Little White Lies, Next Best Picture, and a host of other site…

Guys... they did it. Matt and Daryl were lucky enough to spend a Friday night interviewing Clancy Brown! There's a wealth of deep cut questions here, and Clancy was gracious enough to wander off the beaten track, somewhere to the left of memory lane. This interview is something special so you're in for a treat. Don't forget to VOTE on which actor t…

Merry Christmas from Matt and Daryl! Don't forget to VOTE on which actor they cover next season. https://forms.gle/VtjXysgK4LhotB8D7 You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bä…

For episode 4 of Weisz City, Matt and Daryl travel through the centuries with culture writer, Meg Walters to discuss Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain (2006). You can find Meg's work here. She's ace. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and inter…

For episode three, Matt and Daryl are joined by @themoviemermaid, Cassie Hager to discuss the 2010 film, The Whistleblower. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and pro…

Matt and Daryl are joined by film writer extraordinaire, Nicola Austin to discuss Rachel Weisz's three roles in Francis Lawrence's 2005 comic book adaptation, Constantine. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Gavin Rosdale, Djimon Hounsou, Tilda Swinton, Peter Stormare, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Rachel Weisz... three times! You can find all season artwork d…

Matt and Daryl return for Is Paul Dano OK? presents: Weisz City where they're covering a season of films from everyone's favourite mummy, Rachel Weisz. Fittingly, episode one is all about the Stephen Sommers' 1999 smash hit, The Mummy, which stars Weisz, Brendan Fraser, John Hannah, Arnold Volsoo, Oded Fehr, and Patricia Velasquez. The guys are joi…

For season 8, Is Paul Dano OK? presents; Weisz City. Matt and Daryl turn their attention to a curated selection of works starring the indefatigably facinating Rachel Hannah Weisz. For the primer, the guys will discuss their Weisz credentials before the show starts later in November. s08e01 kicks off with The Mummy, so subscribe to the podcast if yo…

Joining Matt and Daryl to discuss Clancy Brown's stellar voice and acting work in video games is returning guest Lucy Buglass. You can find her articles over at What to Watch, here. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Ba…

Matt and Daryl are joined by returning guest (and the show's resident artist) Stephen Trumble to discuss Clancy Brown's voice work in animated film and television. While this episode is primarily covering Clancy's work in the DC Animate Universe, there's a host of other voicework discussed, so check it out! Please check out Stephen's brilliant anim…

For the final episode of season, Matt and Daryl are joined by returning IPDO guest, journalist, writer, and educator, Savina Petkova to discuss John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). You can find Savina on Twitter (@SavinaPetkova). Here's a link to her work. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepu…

Get busy listening or get busy doing something else with your time. Matt, Daryl, and returning guest, Liam Dempsey (@LiamHDempsey) crawled through a river of sh*t to bring you this episode! You can hear Matt, Liam, and previous guest, Paul over on the Spocklight podcast. A Star Trek podcast from a non-Trekkie perspective. Available via your favouri…

Matt and Daryl are joined this time by film critic and video editor, Sarah Williams, to discuss the cult oddity, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984). You can find Sarah on Twitter (@spopcornchat). Here's a link to her work! You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our …

Joining Matt and Daryl for this animated episode is film producer, podcaster, PR guru, and all round slice of awesomeness, Daisy Edwards. You can find her on Twitter (@DaisyVicEdwards) and the W Rated Podcast wherever you get yer pods! You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. W…

This time around, Matt and Daryl are joined by film critic and podcaster, Matthew Turner, to discuss Katheryn Bigelow's 1990 thriller, Blue Steel. You can find Matthew on Twitter (@FilmFan1971) and his podcast (Fatal Attractions

Delving into Don Coscarelli's adaptation of David Wong's novel, Matt and Daryl are joined by film writer and podcast host, Ygraine Bright of the What a Scream Podcast (@what_scream). You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on B…

Is Paul Dano OK? presents: Won't You Take Me To... Clancy Brown? Matt and Daryl are joined by returning guest and podcast inspirier Petros Patsilivas from the Caged In podcast (and the soon-to-launch, Getting Dafoe You podcast) to discuss Paul Verhoven's military satire, Starship Troopers. You can find Petros on Twitter (@cagedinpod). Find his podc…

Is Paul Dano OK? presents: Won't You Take Me To... Clancy Brown? Matt and Daryl are joined at the start of this new season by journalist Jenna Scott to discuss what is certainly one of CB's most well-known performances. No mean feat considering his extensive filmography. You can find Jenna on Twitter (@Jenna__Scott) and her work here. Highlander (1…

For season 7, Is Paul Dano OK? presents; Won't You Take Me To... Clancy Brown? Join Matt and Daryl as they delve into curated cuts of the filmography of one Clarence John Brown III. This episode serves as a primer before they hit off with s07e01 - Highlander in a couple weeks. PLEASE NOTE: The opening theme is in its final draft stage and may diffe…

This bonus serves as the s06 wrap-up as well as a chance for Matt and Daryl to briefly discuss the bespoke ditties and intro themes for the show. Interlude tracks for seasons 1 - 6 available soon via Bandcamp. Watch this space! MERCH ALERT! You can find all five season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepubli…

On this episode, Matt and Daryl discuss/ review Paul's episode of Hot Ones... while sampling a selection of U.K. sourced, spicy sauces. PLEASE NOTE: It should go without saying that this episode is in review/ critique of Paul Dano's episode of First We Feast's Hot Ones. This podcast is in no way affiliated with that excellent show or YouTube channe…

Having now watched everything Paul Dano's in (besides Pantheon, which isn't out in the U.K. yet) the boys decided now was the time to give their Top 10 favourite Dano films, and a separate Top 10 Dano performances. MERCH ALERT! You can find all five season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. Plea…

We cap off our final Paul Dano film of the show so far with his very first. The Newcomers (2000). Directed by James Allen Bradley. Starring Matt McCoy, Elizabeth Duff, Kate Bosworth, Chris Evans, Jeff Fahey, Christopher McCoy, and Paul Dano. This time around, Matt and Daryl are joined by the multi-talented, Charlie Vero Martin (Actor / Comedian / W…

On the third episode of s06, Matt and Daryl land in the soft, gooey centre of 2005's indie scene with The King. The guys are joined by returning guest, Russell Bailey (@russlovesmovies), host of the Not Just For Kids podcast, film critic, writer, and all round lovely fellow. MERCH ALERT! You can find all five season artwork designs (from the ridicu…

Matt and Daryl were lucky enough to be joined by returning guest Sabrina Barr to discuss So Yong Kim's 2012 drama, For Ellen, in which Paul Dano plays a rock star struggling to connect with his estranged daughter. MERCH ALERT! You can find all five season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. Pleas…

We launch s06 with a return to our boy, PFD, and his most recent performance in Steven Spielberg's semi-biographical film, The Fabelmans (2022). Joining us for this episode is the right, honorable Paul Wilson Morris. You can find them, along with Matt, and previous guest, Liam H Dempsey on the Spocklight podcast. A Star Trek show from a non-Trekkie…

It's finally time for our season 5 wrap up. We've had a lovely detour into the world of Judy Greer so check out our rundown of the highs and lows of the season, before we head off back to our dear, sweet boy. MERCH ALERT! You can find all five season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. Please dro…

This time around, Matt and Daryl discuss Season 2, Episode 9 of Hulu and Blumhouse's anthology horror show, Into the Dark. The episode in question is called Good Boy, and it stars Judy Greer, McKinley Freeman, Steve Guttenberg, Ellen Wong, and Maria Conchita Alonso, with Chico as Reuben the Dog. MERCH ALERT! You can find all five season artwork des…

For the final main episode of Greers, Matt and Daryl were joined by the legendary co-host of The Evolution of Horror podcast, Mike Muncer, to discuss M. Night Shyamalan's 2004 film, The Village. You can find Mike on Twitter (@TheMovieMike // @EvolutionPod). MERCH ALERT! You can find all five season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented St…

Happy Halloween! Join Matt and Daryl as they prowl through the spooky season with writer, critic and podcaster, Lucy Buglass, getting ready to pounce upon Wes Craven's cursed werewolf movie, Cursed. Cursed (2005). Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Christina Ricci, Jesse Eisenberg, Joshua Jackson, Judy Greer, and Milo Ventimiglia. Lucy is on Twitter …

On this episode, Matt and Daryl are joined by Clare from the WRated podcast to discuss Barry Munday (aka Family Jewels). You can find Clare on Twitter @clareellenhope and her brilliant podcast @WRatedPod. NOTE: The audio has one or two minor gremlins this episode, so please be patient. MERCH ALERT! You can find all five season artwork designs (from…

Addicted to Fresno (2015). Directed by Jamie Babbit. Starring Judy Greer, Natasha Lyonne, Molly Shannon, Aubrey Plaza, Fred Armisen, Ron Livingston, and Malcom Barrett. You can find Lillian on Twitter (@lillcrawf). Her website is available here. MERCH ALERT! You can find all five season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumbl…