Episodes
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Episode 55: Audrey Hepburn: A Life in Film Episode 1: Roman Holiday
The Macho MovieMan returns!!. To celebrate the 97th birthday of one of cinemas greatest icons we here at the Macho MovieMan podcast are delighted to invite you to join us for a brand new series exploring the career of Audrey Hepburn through a selection of some of her finest work. We begin with...
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The May Diaries
The long awaited return of the diaries series
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Episode 54: Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase (Pods New Scooby Doo)
We’re back and deep in early 2000s Cyber space. We cap off our run of straight to DVD Scooby Doo offerings with the nostalgic Cyber Chase. Will the nostalgia hold up or has it aged like PS1 graphics.
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The Macho Movie Man Awards 2023 Nominations
It’s that special time of year folks where we nominate the best of cinema in the past 12 months of the year 2022.
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Episode 53: Scooby Doo and the Alien Invaders featuring Eoghan Hillson
Another day another Scooby Doo adventure this time with alien vibes. We continue our journey into the cultural revival of Scooby Doo era with Alien Invaders the final part of the Scooby Doo did it first American Horror Story trilogy, joined by our resident horrorspondent Mr Eoghan Hillson in his...
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The January Diary
A look back at what I watched from January 2023
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Episode 52: Scooby Doo and The Witches Ghost featuring Sliced Toast
We’re back with our Pod’s New Scooby Doo miniseries. It’s the late 90’s, the baddie is Tim Curry, the girls are goths, the turkeys are huge and Dean is dying from a hangover let’s do this. Thank you all for your patience and support here is an episode that went so far off the rails it’s kind of...
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The November Diary
My monthly rundown of the movies I watched in the last month again it’s a bit late apologies for my tardiness on this one. November 2022 was a month that went by in a breeze but I watched a fair few movies in that breeze and now I’m gonna talk about them
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The October Diary
A belated look at the films I watched in October of 2022, apologies for the delay in getting this out
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Episode 51: Pods New Scooby Doo Part 1: Scooby Doo on Zombie Island (featuring Dean Murphy Curran)
We’re back for a Halloween spectacle released the day after Halloween because I’m away and didn’t get the chance to put this out on the 31st. We return from a long hiatus with a new trajectory for the show which is themed seasons beginning with a look at late 90’s and early 2000s Scooby Doo, an…
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The September Diary
Welcome back one and all the Macho Movieman has returned from his time off with a new side project for the podcast, The Monthly Diary where I talk about all the things I watched during the month. I’d love some feedback if possible on how you enjoyed or didn’t enjoy this. I’m just happy to be back...
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50th Episode Spectacular - Back to the Future (Featuring DMC)
We're Back! After a lengthy break due to health issues and work demands The Macho Movieman Podcast at last returns to celebrate crossing the 50 episode mark. This is heavy, and no there is nothing wrong with the earths gravitational pull, we're just covering Back to the friggin' Future. One of…
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Star Wars Day Special: The Phantom Menace featuring Brennan McElhenny
Happy quite belated Star Wars Day everybody. We recorded this episode on May 4th and it got delayed due to human error (this human), but its out before Kenobi drops next week so I'm happy with that. To celebrate the most Star Wars-y day of the year we delve into the various questions, what…
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Notions B.I.G
In a very special episode of the podcast we explore the world of music rather than movies with a very special guest, Newbridge kid DJ Notions B.I.G (who also happens to be my niece) as we discuss why she decided to take up DJ-ing as a hobby, her musical influence and what she hopes for her…
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Episode 49: Avengers Assemble featuring Thomas Mullaney
We're going through some changes here at the Macho Movieman Podcast folks, with now some actual editing involved and the phasing out of the traditional step by step section you might just we are entering our phase 2 and if this is like the MCU then this weeks choice of film was perfect.…
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Episode 48: Raising Arizona featuring John O’Brien
God bless Nicolas Cage. In anticipation of the release of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent we are taking a trip back to the early Cage years in one of how two films from 1987, The Coen Brothers madcap crime comedy Raising Arizona. Strap in for Cage talk, a more guessing box office game and...
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Episode 47: The Fast and the Furious featuring Alfie
Turn on your Panasonic DVD player, stick on some Ja Rule and Fire up that NOS we’re taking it all the way back to 2001 for the first film in the most improbable action franchise juggernaut in Hollywood history, The Fast and the Furious. Join by self professed Fast franchise fan Alfie we discuss…
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Episode 46: The Fifth Element featuring Ceej (and Katie Moore)
Korbenmypodcast! Korbenmypodcast!! Welcome to the year 2263 for this bizarre, horny sci-fi odyssey with a lot of orange, great costumes and a real lack of fucks to give. We pay tribute to Bruce Willis with his best performance of balancing Bruce Willis giving a shit and Bruce Willis not giving a...
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Episode 45: Parasite
In a week where we saw a shambolic Oscar’s ceremony where terrible telecast structuring choices and a celebrity slapping incident overshadowed the very deserving movies and people involved with said movies that won Oscars I decided to talk about what I believe to be THE best best picture winner…
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2022 Oscar’s Special
Tonight is the night, the 94th Academy Awards. If your as excited as I am about a night of contentious movie related choices, sad, transparent and Ill conceived attempts at pandering to an audience that will never be interested at the expense of the actual cinephiles and plenty of unfunny Amy...
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Episode 44: Michael Collins feat. DMC
A week late on the St Patrick’s Day episode but none the less it’s time for a movie that made the dull portion of the history syllabus cool, 1996’s Michael Collins. Myself and Dean take a dive into the dense history of 1920’s Ireland and the struggle for independence in what may just be the most...
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Episode 43: Who Framed Roger Rabbit featuring Sliced Toast
A movie with Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Donald Duck, Goofy and also one of the greatest noir films ever made? Surely it can’t be possible. But it is, Roger Rabbit proves to us that it’s not just Pete Davidson who can score women with being funny and having some implied BDE. A classic…
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Episode 42: The Godfather
I’m gonna make them a podcast they can’t refuse….. to listen to. We celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest movies ever made, Francis Ford Copolla’s The Godfather. Strap yourselves in for a rollercoaster ride through the state of Hollywood in the early 70’s, with loop the loops of…
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Episode 41: The Dark Knight Rises featuring Thomas Mullaney
The Accent Count rises. We finish off our recap of the Nolan trilogy with The Dark Knight Rises featuring an absurd number of Bane impressions, the limit of how much my Micheal Caine voice can be tolerated and all our usual nerdy discussions and ramblings. We had an unexpected visitor towards the...
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Episode 40: The Dark Knight featuring Thomas Mullaney
You either die a podcast or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. We’re finally covering one of my favourite, most informative movies ever with 2008’s The Dark Knight. I was dealing with a little bit of a cold when we recorded this so excuse the coughing hopefully it doesn’t effect...
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Episode 39: Batman Begins featuring Thomas Mullaney
Why do we podcast? So we can learn to pick ourselves up. Our Batman Odyssey continues with the beginning of the Nolan trilogy. Ninja Batman, Miscast love interests and Cillian Murphy’s deep blue eyes it’s all here in this exploration of the movie that lit the match for would change the DC movie...
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Episode 38: Batman (1989) featuring Thomas Mullaney
Holy Tim Burton Batman movie Batman!. We begin Batman season with a look at the original dark and gritty Batman movie, Burton’s first trip to Gotham in 1989 featuring German Expressionist architecture, Jack Nicholson’s iconic Joker and Micheal Keaton Batman Logo eyebrows. We also take some...
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Episode 37: Scream featuring Eoghan Hillson
Do you like podcasts about Scary movies? Well then your in luck because we have one lined up for you today about the ultimate meta commentary on the slasher genre, 1996’s Scream. Ghostface, bitchy Monica, a familiar looking title font it’s all here as myself and our resident Horror-spondent take…
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Top 10 Worst Movies of 2021
We’ve had the best of the year just gone now it’s time for the bad, the ugly, the shitboxes and shitebuckets. From bad babies to emotional terrorists, narcissistic creatives and disgusting political stances this list will feature many a bad movie and many a curse word leave my lips. Do enjoy this...
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Jake’s Top 20 Movies of 2022
Happy New Years you wonderful wonderful people. 2021 has been a crazy year of ups, downs and creamy middles. I graduated college, got a job, fell in love, started a podcast and watched a whole lot of movies. Here are some of the very best, from the plains of Southern Australian to the Neon Lights...
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Episode 35: The Macho Movieman Podcast Christmas Special, The Santa Clause 3 feat DMC & Sliced Toast
HO HO HO MERRY CHRISTMAS. Strap yourself in folks this episode is wild!. We have our first ever Christmas special and to celebrate the occasion we have a genuine first for this podcast, 2 GUESTS!!!!. Brennan and Dean join me to discuss The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause a true festive fever...
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Brucie Bonus Episode - The Matrix
We’re heading back to the Matrix this December for Matrix Resurrections so why not return to where it all started with 1999’s sci-fi game changer. Join me as we discuss the exploits of human treasure Keanu Reeves, the many names who turned down this movie and the unexpected success this movie…
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Episode 34: Better Watch Out featuring Sliced Toast
It’s the most movieman time of the year of the year…..unless your a creepy 12 year old trying to hop his babysitters bones. We’re talking about the 2017 low budget indie Christmas slasher flick Better Watch Out. Get your shot of festive horror as we get closer to Jesus birthday and present day.…
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Episode 33: Elf featuring Sliced Toast
Ho Ho Ho folks it’s the most Movieman time of the year because we’ve entered the podcasts Christmas movie season. We kick off with a modern Christmas classic, Will Ferrell’s Elf. Settle in for Christmas Cheer, Christmas Spirit and one of the most pure, wholesome and delightful comedies of the…
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Episode 32: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 featuring DMC
It ends here, and by ends here I mean we’ve finally made it to the end of our Harry Potter not so mini series because it’s been nine weeks of talking about that boy wizard and his many adventures. The epic conclusion, the Battle of Hogwarts, Snape’s True Allegiance, The final showdown between…
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Episode 31: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 featuring DMC
The end is soon upon us as myself and our resident Weasley DMC crack open the first part of the two parter finale to this epic 10 year saga of Harry Potter. Featuring many off topic discussions, several terrible puns aimed at the top grossing films of 2010 and a glorious Edgar Wright reference we...
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Episode 30: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince featuring DMC
Another week another Potter episode as myself and our resident Weasley explore the sixth film in the franchise, Half Blood Prince with all his visual beauty, impending doom and hilarious teen angst along with various topics like the state of the new Warner Bros logo, what exactly was AOL and of...
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Episode 29: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix featuring The Notorious DMC
Somehow we managed to turn the shortest film in the series that was based on the longest book into one of our longest episodes. We explore perhaps of the most marmite entry in the series and as expected do an in depth analysis on why Umbridge is in fact the best villain in the entire series (an...
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Episode 28: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire featuring DMC
Woah-Oh we’re half way their, woah-oh podcasting on a prayer. We reach the half way point of our Harry Potter odyssey and we reach the moment everything changes in the series. Long gone are the days of simple quidditch, three headed dogs, Christmas jumpers and unfortunately turban clad villains…
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Episode 27: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (featuring DMC)
Another week another POTTER! episode this time we get our movie nerd on with the most cinephile friendly of all the series as future oscar winner Alfonso Cuaron takes over directing duties with a new look Hogwarts, a new energy and a lot of new characters and adventures. Is it the best of the...
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Episode 26: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets featuring DMC
Another year at Hogwarts means another episode in our Harry Potter series as we discuss the second and final Potter film of the Chris Columbus era featuring more phenomenal casting choices, way better Qudditch CGI, a fun central mystery and the first appearance of future President of Ireland...
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Episode 25: Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone featuring DMC Weasley
Let the magic begin as we set sail on an eight week, eight episode Harry Potter odyssey featuring myself and Dean as we traverse the world of our childhood via the realm of Harry Potter. This week watch us question the extra-ness of Hogwarts customs for first years, delve into the skaa of the pre...
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Episode 24: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring featuring Patrick Gaffney
One does not simply walk into an episode on Fellowship of the Ring alone. He brings help from a friend, a new face on the podcast in the form of noted Tolkien fan Patrick Gaffney as we do a deep dive into the dense world of Middle Earth to commemorate the first chapter of the epic trilogy which...
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Episode 23: Spider-Man 2 featuring Thomas Mullaney
With great power comes great responsibility and a great sequel in the form of 2004’s awesome Spider-Man 2. Our resident Nerdcaster Thomas helps me break down an all time personal favourite of mine
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Episode 22: An American Werewolf in London featuring Eoghan Hillson
Stay off the moors and listen to myself and our resident horror-spondent Eoghan Hillson discuss my own favourite non animated or rabbit centric Werewolf movie, 1981’s An American Werewolf in London. An iconic moment in horror that inspired a generation of practical special effects in the horror...
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Episode 21: The Muppets (2011) featuring DMC
It ain’t easy being green, but it’s always easy and fun to talk about The Muppets especially when the conversation is about on the finest cinematic outings for the late great Jim Henson’s most iconic creations. Featuring terrible puns, multiple Muppet impressions and more off topic conversations...
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Episode 20: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm featuring Thomas Mullaney
The most underrated Batman movie gets the Macho Movieman treatment as we discuss the birth of the DCAU in 90’s Batman animated glory as Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill stamp there mark in the debate for the best movie Batman and Joker ever. Do enjoy our journey into Batman lore
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Episode 19: Princess Mononoke featuring Ceej
Calling all weebs, calling all weebs. We’re finally doing an anime movie and boy howdy what an anime movie to pop this podcasts cherry. Miyazaki’s masterpiece Princess Mononoke, a timeless fantasy epic about the importance of not being a dick to nature that kicks all kinds of ass. Hope you are...
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Episode 18: Super 8
Strap yourselves in it’s about to get Spielbergian up in this mother with JJ Abrams lens flare fuelled ode to films like Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. I also talk about the personal connection that this movie has with me and why it’s part of what made me realise I wanted to peruse a...
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Episode 17: The Shining featuring Eoghan Hillson
Heeeere’s Kubrick!!!!. It took us 17 episodes but we finally get to talk about one of cinemas most enigmatic, talented, one of a kind, mysterious bastardmen in Stanley Kubrick with his 1980 horror classic The Shining. Myself and the podcasts resident horror aficionado discuss one of the most...