Failed Critics Podcast: Unfriending the Monsters

Welcome to another episode of the Failed Critics Podcast! Our special guests this week are Mike Shawcross and Andrew Brooker (that we know of, there could also have been a spooky spectre lurking on our Skype call) who join our regular hosts Steve Norman and Owen Hughes.  We review two new releases, the cyber-slasher Unfriended and the "infuriating" Monsters: Dark Continent alongside our usual quiz, news and 'what we've been watching' sections. The latter of which sees Steve finally complete the Harry Potter franchise, dropping the mic at the suggestion of a proposed remake; Mike reminds us all how good Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is; in full old man moaning mode, Owen apologises for disliking Bryan Coyne's Infernal; and Brooker gets disappointed with Gareth Edwards' Monsters. Much like the past few weeks, our news section is dominated by Marvel and particularly Age of Ultron, which has run away with the recent US box office records and smashed them to bits. However, DC manage to squeeze in on the action with the emergence of the first images from their new project, Suicide Squad. Join us again next week for a top secret triple bill and new release review of Spooks: The Greater Good.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices