Episodes
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Little Women
In their final outing for the year, mum and son head out to watch Little Women on Boxing Day. Seeing an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic story feels like a Christmas tradition, but how does Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan's take on the material compare to earlier renditions? Does it still...
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Jumanji: The Next Level
In a special festive two-sons edition of MWM, we head off to our local world of cine to watch the third Jumanji movie. Or is it the fourth? Or the second? In any case, the whole cast returns from the surprise hit of 2017 with Danny DeVito and Danny Glover as elderly and permanently bewildered...
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Gremlins
Mum and Son prepare for the holiday season with this nostalgic trip back into an 80s festive classic: Gremlins! It's got everything a mum would want in a Christmas movie: a small town in the snow, a young couple taking their first steps towards romance... and slimy green monsters going on a...
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Knives Out
Mum likes a cosy drawing room murder mystery, so Son dutifully takes her to see 'Knives Out' – director Rian Johnson's homage to the star-studded Agatha Christie adaptations of the seventies... and perhaps his opportunity to get back on solid ground after his lacklustre Star Wars movie. Will Mum...
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Last Christmas
Christmas in November?! Mum and son venture out for Emma Thompson's festive rom-com 'Last Christmas' to see if Emilia Clarke can bring the seasonal cheer when she's not roasting innocent children with dragon breath. Will this Wham-fuelled tale of love in the aisles of a year-round Christmas…
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Midway
Mum and Son return to the relative safety of their local world of cine, only to find themselves in the middle of a war in the middle of the Pacific. Will a British rapper with a chewing gum fetish be able to single-handedly scupper the Japanese invasion of America's west coast with the help of...
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The Aeronauts (in IMAX)
Inspired by the intrepid adventures of balloonist Felicity Jones and meteorologist Eddie Redmayne, Mum and Son venture where they've never gone before: to an IMAX screening in their non-regular cinema. Will they enjoy this turn-of-the-century adventure into the dizzying heights of the upper...
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Doctor Sleep
Mum and Son brave blustery winds to revisit the Overlook Hotel with Mike Flanagan as their guide. Yes, it's Doctor Sleep – an adaptation of Stephen King's sequel to The Shining, which dares to take on the task of sequel-izing Stanley Kubrick's cinematic vision while also satisfying the author. No...
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The Terminator: Dark Fate
The Terminator franchise has returned from the past to terrify the future, with the welcome return of Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor and Arnold Schwarzenegger still promising to be back despite having 72 candles on his last birthday cake. But is it any good? Mum and Son explore the latest action...
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Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon
Mum and son take a break from the heavy hitting dramas, action spectaculars and horrors to check the latest Aardman claymation comedy, Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon, before the cinema is flooded with children. Apologies for the heavy rain noise! The heavens really opened during this one...
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Judy
Mum and son had a choice between two 'J's this week: a sociopathic incel who goes on a murderous rampage in a clown mask or a Golden Age crooner having a jaunt around London in the autumn years of her career. Oddly, Mum plumped for the latter, so we're off to see the Judy, the wonderful Judy of...
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The Goldfinch
Mum and son brave the painterly coming-of-age drama The Goldfinch, despite its largely negative critical reaction and poor box office in the U.S. to see whether this adaptation of a Pulitzer prize-winning novel starring the likes of Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, Jeffrey Wright, Sarah Paulson, Finn...
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Ad Astra
In a special two-sons edition of Movies With Mum, we're joined by Gary as we go on a quest to the moon, Mars and finally Neptune with Brad Pitt as he tries to resolve his daddy issues in the new space epic, Ad Astra. Will mum enjoy gazing at Brad Pitt for 2 hours? Do bears do their business in…
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Downton Abbey
It's mum's birthday! So what better way to celebrate than to take her to a big screen adaptation of one of her favourite cosy costume dramas, for a bit of upstairs/downstairs, stiff-upper-lip intrigue and romance in a bygone era! Is it a sumptuous Sunday spectacle or is it lukewarm cabbagey...
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IT: Chapter Two
For our 20th episode, we're braving the three-hour ordeal that is 'IT: Chapter Two' – the thrilling conclusion to Stephen King's tale of a killer clown and the lovable losers who come together to destroy him. Will they succeed? Will mum and son need two ice creams to get them through it? And…
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Crawl
In their second mum-and-son movie date during the Bank Holiday weekend, our dynamic duo brave the alligator-infested waters of Crawl – Alexandre Aja's new high-tension thriller. Will there be an estranged father figure? Will the family dog get eaten first? Is there a decent ice cream flavour this...
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Our favourite mum and son team head out to watch 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' because Conrad has a thing for anything with Guillermo Del Toro's name attached to it and mum wants to get out of her house and eat ice cream. Is this compendium of creepy tales a good night out at the cinema?…
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Good Boys
After a mini-hiatus caused by a combination of lack of tempting movies, busy schedules and maladies, the dream team returns to sample the new adolescent stoner sex comedy, Good Boys, and hopefully a new line-up of ice creams. Spoilers: one of the two gets a scathing review from mum. Which could…
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The Lion King
Mum and son go on safari to watch the breathtakingly photo-real remake of The Lion King, even though mum doesn't like Disney animations and son doesn't like musicals. Or talking animals. Or The Lion King. How will that work out? And how much ice cream will they need to keep cool?
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Annabelle Comes Home
After sensibly sidestepping Midsommar, Mum rejoins Conrad for a sweet homecoming party for a doll. It starts out with pink cake, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, but quickly generates into girls wandering around the Warrens' seemingly endlessly warren of floral wallpapers corridors with faulty...
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Toy Story 4
Mum and son venture out to catch up on the latest adventures of Woody and Buzz in Pixar's latest Toy Story outing. Is it an unnecessary cash-grab that undermines the perfect trilogy that stood before it, or is it a delightful return to the beloved characters that brings new themes and ideas into...
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Gary joins us for this special 'both sons' edition of Movies With Mum, as we venture out to watch the latest monster mash-up, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. It's got Eleven from Stranger Things, Lord Tywin Lannister from Game of Thrones, and the lovely Vera Farmiga. Surely it must be 130 minutes...
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Rocketman
After a brief hiatus caused by mum being under the weather and a general lack of worthwhile movie releases, mum and son are back on the road again to watch the musical Elton John biopic Rocketman, despite neither having a particular fondness for Mr John and Conrad having a strong aversion to...
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Tolkien
Mum and son go to war with Tolkien to gain some insight into the man behind the Lord of the Rings saga, and a big boy scoop of something cold and tasty. Will they enjoy Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins' romantic drama biopic war adventure period piece?
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Missing Link
It's Easter! And unusually for a holiday weekend in the UK, the sun is out. Full of the vigours of Spring, Mum and son venture out to watch youthful animated film Missing Link from Laika. They're also desperate for ice cream as usual. Which flavour did they get? And what did they make of the…
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Shazam
With much trepidation, mum and son give a DC superhero movie a chance and venture out to watch David Sandberg's 'Shazam'. Will they like it? Did they press the record button this time? What did they think of 'Dumbo' last week? Which ice cream did they have? Find out the answers to this and more…
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Us
Mum braves the terrors of Jordan Peele's doppelgänger thriller 'Us' and gets a tub of Baskin-Robbins Maple Toffee Explosion as compensation. What did she make of both?
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Cold Pursuit
Our intrepid Mum and son duo brave the chills of Liam Neeson's latest revenge thriller, Cold Pursuit, and pursue some cold creamy goodness from the Baskin-Robbins counter while they're at it...
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The Aftermath
Mum and son enjoy watching Keira Knightley decide between Jason Clarke and Alexander Skarsgård in the post-WW2 romantic drama The Aftermath, and try an ice cream with fudgy bits.
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Instant Family
Mum and Son head out to watch Marky Mark and Rose Byrne's Instant Family. Was it an instant classic or instantly forgettable? Find out about this and the fiasco at the ice cream counter in this week's instant episode.
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The Kid Who Would Be King
Mum and son go on an Arthurian quest with The Kid Who Would Be King, Joe Cornish's half-term fantasy antidote to Brexit. What will they make of it? And which ice cream flavour did they eat?
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Green Book
Mum and son give Green Book a whirl because their local cinema refused to show the witty Melissa McCarthy drama they wanted to see. What did they make of the Oscar-nominated biopic? And did they eat ice cream?
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The Mule
Mum gets to see life-long crush Clint Eastwood on the big screen for the first time ever, and it turns out he's an octogenarian drug mule! What did they make of it? And which ice cream did they have?
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Mary Queen of Scots
Mum and son venture out into the cold to get their 16th century costume drama fix. Did they enjoy this regal biopic and, more importantly, which ice cream flavour did they go for?