Episodes
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Sister Midnight/Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
This week, Laurence is joined by his better half Marie to review rebellious feminist comedy Sister Midnight and cult classic Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.
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Mickey 17/Shrek & Shrek 2
This week, me and my sister Cath review clone based sci fi satire Mickey 17 and take a look back at the first two Shrek films.
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The Last Showgirl/Green Room
We're back! Glitzier and more glamorous than ever, we're heading to Vegas with our special guest Sam to review THE LAST SHOWGIRL and heading to a punk show gone wrong rewatching GREEN ROOM.
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Barbie Review
How's your Ken-ergy CELLOUTS? You can't avoid it, it's the summer of BARBIE and that's what Sam and Laurence are reviewing in this brand new episode. Is it in the pink or feeling a bit plastic? Only one way to find out... FILMS REFERENCED: Toy Story Lady Bird Little Women The Nice Guys Enchanted...
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The Fabelmans Review
The Fabelmans Review by Films Are Better Than People
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Worst Films of 2022
You know what this is and why we made it, hunker down and listen to us crap all over trash, it's funny...we hope.
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Best Films of 2022
New year, new you...same weirdos that spend too much time at the cinema. Luckily, some of those trips paid off and Sam and Laurence have got three excellent films a piece to tell you about in the first of FABTPs 2022 roundup podcasts. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Chris Mills...Who's Your Favourite Monster?
To be an explorer in the further regions of experience...or just to have experience? To work in film and tv; is that to be protected from its horrors or just make you a pretentious arse? Well our subject Chris Mills handles that balance excellently in our latest Horror special. Get to know the...
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Cath Langan...Who's Your Favourite Monster?
Cath Langan...Who's Your Favourite Monster? by Films Are Better Than People
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Nope Spoiler Review
Watch the skies, CELLOUTS, the truth is out there! Don't watch too hard though. as Jordan Peeles new genre splicing film NOPE proves. We review that in our first ever SPOILER REVIEW so if you haven't watched it yet then beam back up when you have. Films referenced below: Us Get Out Independence…
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The Gray Man Review
Batman Vs. Superman, Archer Vs. Troy, Tom Vs. Jerry...the great (or not so great) cinematic face offs and conflicts continue as two deadly spies/assassins blow up £200 million dollars of Netflix's cash in production value (as well as each other) in new streaming action spectacular THE GRAY MAN…
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Elvis Review
I mean who would actually wear blue suede shoes, one British summer and they're ruined...OH HI CELLOUTS! Sorry, didn't see you there. So this week from the kings of film podcasts to the king of rock and...sorry my lawyers have told me we have to tell you we're just a film podcast and not kings of...
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Men Review
Ahhhhh the patriarchy. It needs smashing and what better place to do it than in a creepy rural town filled with eldritch horrors? Sam and Laurence discuss sexism, gore and even a bit of Tom Cruise in their review of MEN films referenced below: Mad Max: Fury Road Dredd The Beach Ex Machina...
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Everything Everywhere All At Once Review
What could you do? What could you be? Somewhere out there maybe you're fighting a great evil monster, curing a deadly disease or maybe you're scoring the winning goal in the World Cup! Well, unfortunately CELLOUTS you're in this universe, listening to a film podcast by two weirdos in their 30s....
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The Northman Review
Grab your axe and beard oil, CELLOUTS, Sam and Laurence are going on a Norse adventure as they review The Northman. Mead will be drank, blood will be spilt and vaguely homoerotic interests in abs will be explored. Movies referenced below: The 13th Warrior The Lighthouse The Witch Drive Gladiator...
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Ambulance Review
Michael Bay: a Hollywood monster or a great American auteur? Your intrepid heroes Sam and Laurence wrestle with this and other questions all while trying to not get distracted by all the explosions in the review of his latest relentless action noise-fest AMBULANCE films referenced below: Speed…
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The Batman Review
Nananananananananananananananana, BAT...I forget how the rest goes. Ah, CELLOUTS once again the dynamic duo of Sam and Laurence come to save you from going to see bad films, this week they're toe to toe with ol' pointy ears himself, THE BATMAN! Will it be nipples on a bat-suit bad or will the…
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The Summit of the Gods Review
I hope you're not afraid of heights because this week we're climbing mountains and the human condition as Sam and Laurence review existential mountain climbing animation The Summit of the Gods. Films referenced below: Free Solo Touching the Void The Dawn Wall Everest Cliffhanger First Man 14…
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Worst Films of 2021
See, you can't have the sun without the shadow, the thunder without the rain and other horrible clichés. Come and enjoy our pain as we recount the films we hated and why from 2021.
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Best Films of 2021
Sam and Laurence each run down their three favourite films of the year. What got in? What didn't make the cut? What did they just not get round to watching? They're not going to admit the last one.
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No Time To Die Review
Right Double 0 CELLven, just in from Q branch is this state of the art way to find out if that new James Bond film from NO TIME TO DIE is an asset or a double agent. It's a review that can be transmitted from any device with a functioning internet connection, just press here and DO try to return…
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Censor/The Pebble and The Boy Review
BAN THIS SICK FILTH CELLOUTS! Violence, gore, sexual immorality PANIC as this week we review two films that are born out of moral panics, psychological horror movie about movies CENSOR and romantic Mod inspired road trip movie THE PEBBLE AND THE BOY. References below: Quadrophenia 8MM Saint Maud...
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Herself Review/The Living Daylights
A man's home is his castle, CELLOUTS but whoever wrote that didn't bet on a housing crisis...well our review this week is about a woman building her own, modern castle in Irish drama HERSELF. Plus, pack your laser watches and vodka martini dispensing pens, you're going on a mission that will…
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Black Widow Review
Is it a bird, is it a plane? IT IS A PLANE and inside that plane is Marvel's latest offering BLACK WIDOW skydiving out to be reviewed on the ground by Laurence and Sam for all you lovely CELLOUTS.
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The Tomorrow War Review
The future...what does it hold? Peace, harmony, moon colonies and hoverboards? Well, CELLOUTS, you might want to give up that optimism and invest in some good army boots if the next few decades turn out like the subject of this week's review, THE TOMORROW WAR available to watch now on Amazon…
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In The Earth Review/Clash of the Titans/Wrath of the Titans
Tired of those same four walls? The busy town or city you’re in getting you down? Well why not take a trip to the country? Well I’ll tell you why not, or better yet watch what strange happenings await you in the new Ben Wheatley film IN THE EARTH which we review in our latest podcast. Plus…
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Nobody Review/Total Recall
Films Are Better Than People are back and so are cinemas! We went to our local Picturehouse to review the Bob Odenkirk action comedy Nobody. In 'If you liked this' we team up with Bruce Willis and co in 2010's Red as well as revisit Viggo Mortensen as he battles his demons and the Philly mob in...
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Palm Springs Review
Palm Springs Review by Films Are Better Than People
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Cherry Review/The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
War is hell so the saying goes, but you can bring that hell back with you. That's the not so sweet subject of sweet titled CHERRY, our film we review this week starring Tom Holland. If you're after something lighter, we've got you covered, as we head to the Lone Star state for a sexy musical...
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UNDERRATED: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
In this brand new SPINOFF from films are better than people, Laurence is championing the much misunderstood Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull and convincing you why it's a secret treasure worthy of uncovering by Indy himself!
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I Care A Lot/Willy's Wonderland Review
Be horrified by creatures human and not so human in this weeks DOUBLE HEADER of a review show! Sam and Laurence review black comedy thriller I Care a Lot and Nicholas Cage horror comedy Willy's Wonderland.
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Malcolm and Marie Review/Blade 2
First it's "you didn't take the bins out" then it's "well you promised to take the bins out in our marriage vows" then it's "well you said you were the kind of person that always takes the bins out on our first date" then it's "well, why don't you shack up with Trevor, I bet HE TAKES THE BINS…
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Assassins Review/Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
This week, Sam and Laurence review documentary Assassins and take a look back at Master and Commander: The Far Side of The World
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Review of 2020 Part 2: The Worst
Inevitably, CELLOUTS, to appreciate the happy picnic we must experience the depressing lukewarm kebab. So wrapped in polystyrene and a stale pitta, here are our worst films of the year. However, we don't want to leave you on a bad note so we've also got a few honourable mentions and what we've...
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Review of 2020 Part 1: The Best
HAPPY NEW YEAR CELLOUTS! It's a time to look back at the year we had or, in the case of 2020, the year we sort of had. In the first of a two part special we talk about our best films of the year.
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Die Hard Xmas Special
It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, Love Actually...all are a massive waste of your time because you only need one Christmas Movie and that's DIE HARD, Sam and Laurence take you through why they love the 80's action masterpiece and why it's their favourite Christmas film.
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Possessor Review/HBO Max
Ever feel like someone is watching your every move or maybe...controlling you? Do they speak that secret language as well? Oh no that's just me. Anyway, it's the last of Laurence's solo shows and he gets inside your head for a review of body swap visceral sci fi/horror Possessor. Plus, these…
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Another Round/Bloody Nose Empty Pockets Review LFF Part 2
Propping up the bar on his own, Laurence gives you a review of two booze soaked films he saw earlier this year at the London Film Festival.
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Curveball Review/Indiana Jones
Curveball Review/Indiana Jones by Films Are Better Than People
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The Devil All The Time Review/Blade/Les Miserables
The Devil All The Time Review/Blade/Les Miserables by Films Are Better Than People
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Mogul Mowgli/Kajillionaire Review LFF Part 1
Laurence is on his lonesome this week as the first of his dispatches from the London Film Festival get him to review two films on family and identity, lyrical hip hop saga Mogul Mowgli and weird and beautiful comedy Kajillionaire.
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Tenet Review/Primer/Looper
This week, Sam and Laurence review the film that is getting everyone back into cinemas - Tenet. Christopher Nolan's time inversion spy thriller is splitting audiences and critics alike with its complex plot and concept so we get stuck in to one of the most talked about films of recent years. We...
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Three Days of the Condor Review/Borg vs McEnroe/Gone With The Wind
Pack your fake passports and mini cameras CELLOUTS we're going undercover as we review tense 70's espionage thriller Three Days of the Condor. Plus in what have we been watching it's a sports film with a rivalry that's pushing the competitors to the edge and a cinematic classic with politics that...
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Irresistable Review
This week Laurence and Sam get all political...NO WAIT DON'T GO we still talk about a film! Jon Stewart's latest, Irresistable starring Steve Carell and Rose Byrne.
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Da 5 Bloods Review
This week we're watching timely war drama Da 5 Bloods, Spike Lee's new Netflix release.
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Movies To Look Forward To/Avoid Post-lockdown
New season new...well no it's the same us. Sam and Laurence talk about what we can't wait to see once cinemas open again and also what we wish they'd just leave on the lock down shelf.
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Calm With Horses Review
Violence, desperation and a twisted moral compass are all things you might find in a supermarket low on eggs or toilet paper these days but it's also rife in this weeks review, gritty Irish crime drama Calm With Horses. Plus we're going into a personal and professional war zone and nose to nose...
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Extraction Review
Gunfights, car chases, explosions oh my! All are plentiful in this weeks review of Extraction a new release on Netflix. Plus an old heist trilogy steals our hearts then our patience and corrupt politics corrupts...mostly in what have you been watching?
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The Hunt Review
In this bumper edition of CellCast we review satirical action/comedy The Hunt and as well this week we've been watching a film about pubs and films about swashbuckling on the high seas!
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The Platform
This week, Laurence and Sam review Spanish Netflix parable The Platform and chat about Bloodshot and A Killing of A Sacred Deer.