The Black Dog Podcast
by Lee Medcalf
Join Lee, Darren, Jim and Elton as they waffle, wonder and jabber on about film, geek news, video games and any other tangential rubbish that spring to mind, before reviewing a movie from yesteryear. Removing the Rose Tinted Specs to see if a film really deserves its classic status or the Sh*t Covered Goggles to see if a bad film is actually as awful as its reputation.
Episodes
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Lights Out
This week we wonder what elder god Jim has inadvertently offended to have so many things go wrong in his house. We wonder why Elton doesn't use a hose to create rain on his roof. We wonder will Darren ever get home from a random left turn he took from the M20 to save 9 mins. And we wonder why Lee...
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Gonjiam Haunted Asylum
Welcome to this weeks episode where Jim has a leaky sink, Elton acquires vinyl for his vinyl player, Darren goes on a one man Ted Lasso set visit and Lee goes to a pub to hear a man talking about Croc shoes. Then after a brief confused bit of feedback its on to this weeks entry into the...
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Robert the Doll
Welcome back to this weeks episode and the beginning of Intermediate Weeks of Horror. This week Jim has a country break, Elton asks a question, Darren indulges in Endgame again and Lee spends some time at Camp Miasma, which apparently is where all the teenage sex and death happens. After this its...
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Milk and Serial
Roll up roll up this week we have for you IT issues, Banshees, awful Evil Dead sequels, Bayeux Tapestry queues and a crazy Youtube video that launched a career in the form of this weeks film Milk and Serial. Media discussed this week It Ends - Apple TV+ Evil Dead Burn - Amazon Prime VoD Banshee -...
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Project Hail Mary
This week, Jim starts to wind down for a bit, Elton hoovers a roof, Darren travels to Racoon City, Lee accidentally gawps at Biggles again and noodles over Lanterns Then its on to this weeks third entry in to the unofficial tonal whiplash month. A thoroughly upbeat movie following Possession, the...
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Possession
Welcome to this weeks episode (hopefully on time) This week Jim returns for a health update and some garlic harvesting which morphs in to booze talk. Elton gets to play a video game and apparently has a Dolphins lungs, while Darren has some heart stopping car bills, hotdogs in mash in a bun and a...
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Star Wars The Force Awakens
Welcome to this weeks episode. Sadly Jim is off ill this week so unfortunately theres no adults in charge. This week Elton celebrates Predator Badlands and puts forward a theory that the predator franchise might be more consistently better than the Alien one. Meanwhile Darren has a birthday and…
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Creep
Welcome back one and all. After what feels like a month (because it was) we're back. This week, we discuss australian uncles being bitten by dogs, arguing up the top of mount snowdon, youtube movie creators, Rumikub chaos and lots of films TV and books, because of course we've watched a bit while...
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The Fall Guy
Welcome to this weeks episode, where we discover Jims love of James May's Gin, Elton gets vexed by pen ink usage, Darren runs a sociopath test on all of the hosts , Lee is sick and Ants love of certain bodily fluids becomes vitally influential on the run time. Then after seeing a man of the cloth...
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Blue Beetle
This week there is no Jim. However, what we do have is discussions about how to live with just one tea spoon, SDCC trailers, Supergirl, The Odyssey, Disclosure Day, Masters of the universe and the discovery that Lynx body spray came in Marmite flavour. Then after some feedback for Colossus The...
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Colossus The Forbin Project (No MCR Review)
+++BONUS VERSION WITH 45 MINS OF MCR MADNESS EDITED OUT FOR TIME+++ Jim tempts the guys with retro gaming hardware, Elton visits a castle and is shocked to discover that his Nintendo Wii is now more "retro" than previously thought. Darren has a problem with ants that may or may not be lured in by...
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Colossus The Forbin Project (MCR Review Version)
Jim tempts the guys with retro gaming hardware, Elton visits a castle and is shocked to discover that his Nintendo Wii is now more "retro" than previously thought. Darren has a problem with ants that may or may not be lured in by certain fluids and then proceeds to go into a 45 minute long…
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The People vs Larry Flynt
This week Jim grows garlic and ponders a berret while also being shaken by a new book. Elton has techno concerns, thanks to a loss of subscriptions and draws a line in the sand when it comes to further video game purchases. Darren, goes up, up and away with the Woman of Tomorrow and Lee, is…
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Stockholm Bloodbath
Welcome back to this weeks episode. This week Jim celebrates an aniversary and watches an american eat english mustard, Elton reaches season 3 of Ted Lasso, Darren keeps it light with Robocop: Neighborhood Watch and a realisation that the Earth's days are numbered. Meanwhile Lee, drives.... Then...
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Black Dog Green Room - I remember the 80s
four old guys wonder why they can remember Um bongo ad lyrics but not what they had for dinner...
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The Invisible man
No Elton this week but we do have Jim giving some good advice on executing wills, Darren spending time in the Backrooms with the Masters of the Universe, while Lee is simultaniously In the Grey, Cold Storage and is utterly Normal... Plus all three give their thoughts on Spider-Noir After that its...
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The Producers
This week Jim finds a horror film that actually confounds HIM! Elton goes on a TV watch down memory lane and ends up at Ted Lassos door. Darren is obsessed with Obsession and Lee sneaks into a rooftop bar. Then after a controversial bit of feedback... Banderas vs Stevens.... A fight for the…
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The Laundromat
This week Jim has non fun times waiting in hospital, Elton laments the state of garden centres and we all wonder why they're like HMV. Darren braces himself for the finale of The Boys and Lee catches up with Rivals season 2 and bemoans the state of Eurovision this year. After that its on to this...
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The Life Of Chuck
This week Jim goes multi dimensional with the movie Redux Redux, Darren plays with some "cyber blocks" while Lee watches ads in his ad free streaming service and buys technical hardware to fix his PlayStation in the most unlikely of places. Then after some feedback and the return of a vague theme...
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ISS
This week Jim dives into cloud gaming, Elton walks into a shop, Darren plays a game where he is repeatedly killed by trees and Lee drinks some Mauritian rum. After that theres a brief bit of feedback for Contact before we head off to the final entry of our sad space people in space movie, I.S.S....
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Contact (1997)
Welcome to an EPIC length episode as Jim builds a fence and is mightily disturbed by a coffee table, Darren appreciates some Doom Patrol and Lee has a back to basics nature experience with his family that is less singing around a camp fire and more Burt Reynolds in Deliverance. Then after some...
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The Midnight Sky
Welcome back, this week Jim hunts Dust Bunnies, Elton enters pothole city, Darren has a problem with Rogue Trooper's knitted vest and Lee pays £8 for a pint in an empty pub. After which we move on to a grim (but scientifically shambolic) future where everythings gone to hell but at least we can...
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Ad Astra
This week Jim goes down the allotment and does unspeakable things with a sweet potato. Elton watches a unique take on couples therapy with Together, Darren reveals what we already knew about him playing Star Trek Voyager (see episode 257 for details) and Lee gleefully enjoys Rachel McAdams...
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Primer
MY BRAIN HURTS!
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Biggles Adventures In Time
This week Jim dives into Last One Laughing as well as enjoying some Classic Album Reviews, Darren and Lee discuss Project Hail Mary and Elton? Well lets just say he has a bathroom mishap Then after some quick feedback its time to smoke me a kipper skipper (not available in TV dinner form) as we…
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
This week Jim returns from illness to remind us that the retro game Dungeon Keeper still exists, Elton goes on a Alex Garland trip watching Civil War (not currently a documentary) and 28 Years Later. Darren sends everyone down a retro gaming rabbit hole digging through MyAbandonWare and also...
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Timecrimes
This week, Jim is struck down by the flu so unfortunately there is no adult in the room as Elton is thankful for having a bone in his head, Darren does, but doesn't, but does watch Game of Thrones back to back, or does he? And Lee who was laid up with the lurgy last week watches what can only be...
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Warfare
This week Jim gets some good news... and some bad... but mainly good. Elton plays a game called Paddle which may involve using a... Paddle. Darren, gets an achy side and decides he wants to shill for Chris Packham. And Lee catches up with Veep and the BBC show of the moment Small Prophets After...
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Young Sherlock Holmes
The game is afoot as we rush into this weeks episode as Darren tries very very hard to convince us all he went to see The Housemaid for the plot (he also reads Playboy for the articles) while Lee watches Predator: Badlands, Crime 101 aka Timu Heat and in a moment of blind Valentines day induced...
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Pumaman
This week Jim has damp, tries gutter repair and watches a chilled dude explain everything, Darren dives into Mr Inbetween and Lee helps adopt a cat and goggles slack jawed at the techno tedium of Tron Ares which is clearly a typo... Then after some feedback for The Invitation its on to this weeks...
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The Invitation
This week Jim becomes a crime scene cleaner, Elton dives in to Mr Mercedes, Darren marvels at his car repair skills and Lee watches a lot of stuff but only seems to actually enjoy Wonder Man... Perhaps don't mention Starfleet Academy around him though Then after a bit of brief feedback its on to...
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The Guest
This week Jim discovers the longest running horror film series, Elton is unaware what happened to his phesant visitor from last week, Darren boggles at the variety of goods in a TK Max and Lee foolishly attempts to repair a toilet. Then after a random wet cat invasion and some feedback for last...
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Misery
Welcome to 2026 everythings awful lets go home. Jim spends this week on two constants in life, Taxes and Chocolates. Elton gets very Brigerton with a clumsy phesant, Darren tries to decipher the Foundation TV show through the works of Scatman John and Lee nutritionally regrets showing solidarity...
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This is 2026 calling testing testing 123
Welcome to this shake down cruise for the podcast in 2026 as we shake off the dust and catch up with the hosts and their break. No film to review specifically, but plenty of stuff reviewed as we; Catch up with Jim's flamable military defense Christmas pudding and alcohol production. Learn about...
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Tornado
This week we wind up the year with news of Jims food and booze apocalypse, Darrens lost track of time and thats not because of The Hobbit he foolishly decided to watch. While Lee waits a very long time for Apple juice and watches the latest Knives Out. Then after some feedback its on to this…
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The Substance
This week, Jim preps for christmas booze and enjoys a trip to Derry Maine while disparing at the discourse around the show. Elton has a major "up moment" hanging out with chill musicians. Darren laments the cost of everything and seems fairly non plussed at the new Doctor Who spin off show. While...
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Rounders
This week Jim gets overly fruity with a christmas cake, Elton gets fleeced at a pub, Darren spends five nights at Freddies... Twice and Lee watches Kate Winslet be miserable in america and gets financially ram raided by an electrician Then after a brief shot of feedback for last weeks episode...
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Madame Web
This week we return with tales of advent calendar comparisons, Beatrix Potter survival horror games, Santa driving a flatbed lorry, Wicked for Good, Australian Pink Floyd, Roxette returning from 1988 to entertain 50 year olds for a 120 mins on a Monday night, drinking pints of Margarita in a...
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Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD
This week Jim goes on holiday to Derry Maine, Darren checks out the Running Man and Lee, well, lets just say the good people on an ill fated 261 bus now need deep trauma psychological therapy. Throw in a long stretch of old gaming nostalgia chat and some suscinct feedback for Velocipastor and we...
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Velocipastor
This week Jim gets an orthopaedic matress for his back and does his back in moving it. Darren ventures in to the Badlands with the Predator and Lee plays rock paper scissors in a pub with a bunch of coked up essex bricklayers, in a desperate attempt to save the rest of the table party. Then its…
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The Long Walk
This week Jim's gastric system is fooled by Cinnamon candles, Darren has epic car issues and Lee tries to watch fireworks while standing less than a foot away from an industrial fog machine. Then after some feedback for P'CHOW P'CHOWWWW Longlegs, we move on to this weeks film. The long awaited…
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Longlegs
This week Jim dives into watching the Adams family films (no not that Addams family), Darren is lured towards Apple+ by Invasion and Lee tries and fails to show someone how to reverse a Mazda. And after that its time to put on your best Nic Cage accent as we dive in to reviewing Osgood Perkins X...
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Monkey Shines
This week, Jim has a break, Elton has a toothy nightmare and learns to love live music. Darren fixes some laptops and Lee has a deep, blunt, yet meaningful conversation with a scam caller. Then after some feedback for The Perfection its on to this weeks Indeterminate Week of Horror, where car...
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Black Dog Green Room - Julia Roberts Sumo Jewel Heist
A short green room to reveal that your favourite podcast hosts have cracked the heist of the century!
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The Perfection
This week Jim bakes, then Darren bakes live on air and Lee has existential terror on a tall bridge and then things get worse with oat milk After that its time for feedback for last weeks episode and the last Alien Earth episode. And then, its time to head in to our second Indeterminate week of...
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Good Boy (2022)
Welcome back. This week we head to the yorkshire dales with Jim, say good day sir to Facebook Marketplace buyers with Elton, watch Darren burn down his own cave in a video game, and gasp in horror at Lee's velociraptor seagull hit and run. After this we delve into some feedback for Total Recall...
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Alien Earth Episode 8 The Real Monsters
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Total Recall (1990)
This week in an extended episode (because we're not here next week), we all get wrapped up in trying to discuss 28 Years Later, before deciding on doing a spoiler special, then do the same for Weapons. After that Darren is blown away by Kings Cross' rejuvination and Lee watches some comedians in…
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Alien Earth Episode 7 Emergence
All hope is lost... Weekend at Bernies 7: Jurassic Park isnt as fun as we thought.
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Tenet
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About this show
Join Lee, Darren, Jim and Elton as they waffle, wonder and jabber on about film, geek news, video games and any other tangential rubbish that spring to mind, before reviewing a movie from yesteryear. Removing the Rose Tinted Specs to see if a film really deserves its classic status or the Sh*t Covered Goggles to see if a bad film is actually as awful as its reputation.
Hosted by
Lee Medcalf