You've Never Seen What?

This week I'm joined by Jeff Bakalar, aka Jerf, the CEO of Giant Bomb who has recommended to me HACKERS, the 1995 computer-themed cult hit starring Johnny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie. We discuss a year of Giant Bomb indepdence, the stagnation of tech and a return to single-purpose devices, watching YouTube instead of regular television and of course, tuck into the main course of cyberdelic nostalgia.

This week I had the pleasure of being joined by Emmy-nominated writer and comedian Mike Drucker as wel discussed, well, a lot of it was about video games!From building houses in Pokopia to Mike's autobiography of a life in video games "Good Game, No Rematch" and chats about Project Hail Mary, video game art books and more, we then get into the main event - the 2022 homage to silent movies (and Looney Tunes), Hudreds of Beavers. This week also sees the debut of a theme tune created by the amazingly talented booradleyboo - you can find his work at https://www.youtube.com/@booradleyboo. I need a better intro to fully show it off!One change you might notice from this episode is that I'm no longer embedding clips of the film - just to stay on the right side of Youtube's content systems!

This week I'm joined by award-winning comedian Sooz Kempner as we discuss Cabaret, the classic musical that launched Liza Minnelli into the stratosphere.We also discuss Sooz's tour, both of our voice issues, musical theatre, video game movies and cinema etiquette!

This week I take a break from discussing my big film history gaps to turn my gaze towards the current state of the film industry. It's OSCARS SEASON so I asked Brian Wishart from the Moviepod to join me for predictions and discussions for the 98th annual Academy Awards.

This week I'm joined by comedy playwright Caitlin Magnall-Kearns, who shares her insights on the writing process with a fascinating discussion that runs the gamut from representation in media to British Soap Operas.Caitlin's pick for me is the 1996 Christopher Guest movie Waiting for Guffman, an earnest and hilarious comedy.

This week sees another guest from The Filmcast - Devindra Hardawar - join Michael to discuss John Boorman's lush 1981 fantasy epic Excalibur. We also discuss the latest tech at CES, Devindra's picks from Sundance and more!

Our first video episode tackles the 1981 Louis Malle proto-podcast "My Dinner with Andre", with special guest Jeff Cannata. We also discuss our recent film and TV watches including No Other Choice, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Wonder Man and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die.

For this special pilot episode of You've Never Seen What, I welcome my friend PassThePlunger, a twitch retro streamer who has been telling me to watch Little Shop of Horrors for ages now!We also discuss what we've been watching including Miracle on 34th Street, Sisu: Road to Vengeance, Hamnet, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Pluribus and The Diplomat. We also have a length discussion about Plunger's laser disc collection.This is the pilot episode of YNSW so there may be some audio issues or things I'll tune up. Any feedback please send us on socials.