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Are You Movie Mad?

397 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Are You Movie Mad? Is the podcast that asks the most difficult question one man has ever faced. Cinephile Andrew Jones is perpetually flabbergasted that Johnny Ellis uses the online moniker 'Movie_Mad' yet at any given moment seems not to understand any movie references. Join Andrew as he journeys through a collection of films to educate Johnny and ask if Johnny is Mad about the movie he watched or remains Movie Mad.

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Episodes

278 - Road House 2024

March 27, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MB

It’s time to not be nice. Doug Liman’s remake of the Swayze classic and previous episode is here on the Primes and we’re taking a trip to Florida with Jake Gyllenhaal in wild man mode, shirtless, angry, fighting and fussing. Will we dig deep into our feelings for CGI fighting? Will we praise Arturo Castro, Billy Magnussen and Jessica Williams? Will the swordfish shown at the start amount to anything? Some of those questions have positive responses, so grab a bottle, smash a table and remember...

BONUS - Taylor Swift - The Era's Tour (Taylor's Version)

March 22, 2024 16:48 - 3 hours - 138 MB

Oh good lord we did a silly thing. Two guys who know little about Swift watch 3 hours (not the acoustic post-credits set) of songs, play games, talk Minnie Mouse as Poor Things and explore tge generation that follows. We had a sync failure so ignore the first countdown, commentary starts 5 seconds into the film, at 16 minutes into the episode exactly.

277 - Before The Devil Knows You're Dead

March 13, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MB

Andrew brings sadness and heaviness in the form of Sidney Lumet’s final film to Johnny, but have no fear because there is still fun to be had. Two Aunt Mays in one film? You bet we’re throwing out Madame Web chat, weirdly contemplate Ricky Stanicky and run through the strange trailers on the blu ray of the movie that do not set you up for the film ahead.

276 - RocknRolla

February 28, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MB

It’s a Guy hangout when Johnny decides, nay insists, we cover Ritchie’s intended start of a trilogy of London crime flicks and Andrew dons his best ‘East End Accent’ to talk Tom Wilkinson giving it something hard, Mark Strong’s voice, that late 00s colour grading nightmare and just where the proposed rest of the franchise actually went.

275 - Pineapple Express

February 14, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

Happy Valentine’s Day! This year we’re celebrating with a bromance, both between Andrew and Johnny and Seth Rogen and… James Franco (No problems there, totally fine, all good, mmhmmm) with a stoner action flick that brought David Gordon Green and Danny McBride together, a movie that would lead to Universal spending $400m for Exorcist rights (and rites). We talk weed, Gary Cole at a film junket, Amber Heard, the TV show Sit Down, Shut Up and background artists.

274 - There Will Be Blood

December 20, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 165 MB

WARNING This episode has two hosts sometimes coughing, the sickness is real! It’s been nearer 2 years than not that we’ve given a regular episode, life has been wild and hectic and the pandemic run broke everything. Now we return to get the waters tested only to find it’s actually oil down there, and we’re watching Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-winning masterpiece about Daniel Day Lewis as a messy bitch who lives for the drama.

BONUS - The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) Commentary

October 31, 2022 00:00 - 2 hours - 96.7 MB

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! What’s scarier than the notion of another hour and forty minutes in Tom Six’s ‘shocking’ ‘button-pushing’ mind? We’re watching Eric Roberts in a prison-set Centipede movie, and finding anything to talk about whilst what technically counts as video synced to audio running over 70 minutes, and thus is a feature film, plays out. Not worth watching along with us, just listen and play trivia games like a normal podcast. Commentary begins at 00:07:43

BONUS - The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) UK CUT Commentary

October 23, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MB

First off, legally we can only watch the UK Cut version so there may be sync problems at times due to, ya know, the original cut being rejected over where we record. Johnny recalls his FrightFest experiences with this film and Laurence R. Harvey, while Andrew spends most of the time playing games because there’s literally nothing in this film to discuss besides ‘Mike Leigh coulda made something with this’. Commentary begins at 00:11:44

BONUS - The Human Centipede (First Sequence) Commentary

October 16, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 96.5 MB

Halloween season is here, and Johnny’s dreams are coming true. Andrew is surgically attached to a microphone to watch the first of three movies Tom Six dared to dream about putting people arse to mouth in order to craft some sort of us-species insectoid. Erm… Good luck? Commentary begins at 00:11:34

273 - National Treasure- Book Of Secrets

March 23, 2022 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

Cage March ends with a second dose of Benjamin Franklin Gates, this time we’re dealing with Dame Helen Mirren having to fall back in love with Jon Voight, just why is Ty Burrell here, and what’s the deal with the upcoming series, is it going to be Gates-based? We’re done, at least, with treasure protecting for the moment.

BATB 066 - The Storm Has Just Begun

March 18, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Christina Aguilera is still hanging around Nashville as her character Jade St. John, the pop star looking for country music legitimacy, but at the Bluebird that’s only ever one story being told. This week sees the potential for a new liver transplant, a big charity gala, band auditions, a li’l bit of gay sex and a lot of Daphne Conrad without any of her family to help her perform. Only Andrew and Johnny can navigate waters as deep and soapy as these.

272 - National Treasure

March 16, 2022 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB

It’s time to steal the Declaration Of Independence as Cage March rolls onto Bruckheimer Blockbuster Season. Johnny has fond but fleeting memories of the adventure movie, but Andrew staunchly fears it’s not as good and fun as all the loud film twitter folk keep insisting it is. How will time tell us all?

BATB 065 - Nobody Knows But Me

March 11, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

Juliette has a baby name! And it’s been 3 weeks. Avery and Scarlett and Gunner’s band are doing an interview! And it’s been 3 weeks. Deacon and Rayna are living together! And it’s been 3 weeks. Jeff is being Layla’s manager! And it’s been 3 weeks. Maddie and Colton are dating and Andrew has the inside scoop! And it’s been 3 weeks. Johnny and Andrew are taking the Bluebird to the London O2 for Country2Country this weekend! And it’s been 3 years.

271 - Leaving Las Vegas

March 09, 2022 00:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MB

Pour one out for our thespian Nic Cage as he wins an Oscar bloating and stumbling to a decidedly devastating end, whilst Elisabeth Shue suffers so much throughout. Johnny takes his first stroll through, Andrew meanwhile faces up to watching a film he never wanted to return to. Heavy heavy stuff.

BATB 064 - This Just Ain't A Good Day For Leavin'

March 04, 2022 00:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MB

Juliette’s baby shower is thwarted by a murder, a cancer, a tour and some private investigations. Andrew details Johnny’s nefarious backstory, Johnny reminds us of how you cannot simply steal nail polish, and eventually everyone gets along with the popular TV show Nashville.

270 - Matchstick Men

March 02, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MB

It’s CAGE MARCH (Cage Madness) and we’re kicking off with Ridley Scott’s con artist drama featuring a dancing Sam Rockwell and Bruce McGill. Andrew and Johnny talk a trip to see The Godfather, Nic Cage pops in for a spot of thespian chat and The Upcoming Oscar Fan Favourite poll is brought into discussion.

BATB 063 - I Can't Keep Away From You

January 28, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of opening a fresh episode of Nashville and smelling the aromas inside. This week, with Season 3 Episode 16, the familiar scents include Rayna and Deacon in their remote home together, Gunnar, Scarlett and Avery on the road, two more recent characters randomly meeting to pad a run time, and Juliette Barnes in Facetime: The Shot Three Scenes In Two Hours Story.

269 - Adam

January 26, 2022 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB

It’s a late night recording for Andrew and Johnny, as they take a look at perfect goddess Rose Byrne’s career, and discuss Hugh Dancy’s Will Graham performance. There’s tangents aplenty in reminiscing about 2000s twinkly indie music, space room decorations and Peter Gallagher’s eyebrows (OH MAN).

BATB 062 - That's The Way Love Goes

January 21, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 55 MB

Rayna’s celebrating 10 years of being part of The Grand Ole Opry with a concert, whilst Layla and Jeff plan Layla Grant’s next career move, Scarlett goes on a Doctor Date and, hey, why don’t Avery and Gunnar spend an episode thinking of band names? Don’t fret, Andrew regails us with memories of his friendship with Colton ‘Colt’ Wheeler, a young man Andrew has had the pleasure of witnessing at the breakfast table wearing a baseball cap. That’s real intimate friendship there.

268 - Hot Shots Part Deux

January 19, 2022 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB

Things get raw in a strange episode, Andrew is spiraling and considers which Muppets are hanging back at an orgy, whilst Johnny considers Rowan Atkinson’s comedy iconography. In the end who will be on Topper and who will be Harley there at all?

BATB 061 - Somebody Pick Up My Pieces

January 14, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB

Goodbye Edgehill-brick road, where the beancounters of Harvard hound. You can’t plant me in your record label, I’m going back to Nashville! There’s a huge fallout when the big label is disbanded, every artist is up for grabs, and somehow Jeff Fordham the bean counter from Harvard has sparked a love affair with the way-too-young woman he pushed to near-suicide just weeks ago. Andrew dives deep into his own bad-time-at-a-job experiences, and Johnny runs through so many different storylines in t...

267 - Hot Shots

January 12, 2022 00:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MB

There are those out there who can fly, then there are those that can fly well, then of course there are those who can fly the best. This is a podcast about a film about those people. Andrew’s childhood comedy bible is brought to Johnny on a plate, wherein discussions of Charlie Sheen’s career, body horror in cinema and the film Top Gun help pad a run time. Topper Harley Forever!

BATB 060 - I'm Lost Between Right And Wrong

January 07, 2022 00:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MB

Happy 2022, we’re dusting off the old year with a watch of Season 3 Episode 13 of Nashville, featuring Deacon’s sadsack cancer prognosis, Avery the producer being micro-managed by Bucky with the no hair, Rayna versus Jeff Fordham, the bean counter from Harvard, over who has daughter Maddie’s musical contract, and hey for good measure why not a new addition to the Bungalow Bachelor Boys? It’s all happening in Tennessee this week.

266 - Titan A.E.

January 05, 2022 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB

Well, look, we’re embarrassed. We were certain that covering Roar instead of Raw was a one-off, and we were gonna watch the Palme D’or winning Titane this week, but… Disney+ didn’t have it, I was misled, and so we watch Don Bluth’s mega-flop 2D-3D hybrid space animation. In our defense, it has a gender-fluid lead, a bunch of crazy people together believing this person to be someone they aren’t and a prologue with childhood trauma, so it’s basically the same film as Titane, ok?

265 - 2021 A Year In Review

December 29, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

As 2021 closes up, Andrew and Johnny look back at the year’s episodes, the good, the bad and the forgotten entirely. It’s a chill overview of year 5 of the podcast, a good way to get settled in to the next run of the show if you’re wanting an entry point.

BONUS - Tick, Tick... BOOM! Commentary

December 23, 2021 00:00 - 2 hours - 128 MB

Happy holidays to all! Johnny and Andrew are back in-person, and opening presents, as they watch their favourite film of 2021, talking Sondheim, Cats, Lin-Manuel Miranda, adventures in Oslo, Vanessa Hudgens’ filmography and also a nice pop-in of friend of the show Richard Kind. Come join the fun by syncing up with the film on Netflix, the commentary starts at 00:18:29

264 - Roar

December 22, 2021 00:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

Ok, so, there was a bit of a mistake, this was meant to be us watching Julia Ducournau’s Raw in the build-up to us covering Titane next year, but it seems we got the wrong disk in so here’s us watching a movie about living with lions and tigers and hairy men, oh my! Andrew discusses seeing this film in a packed cinema, and Johnny rates animals based on how he’d most be comfortable living with them.

BATB 059 - I've Got Reasons To Hate You

December 17, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

Deacon needs a new liver, so Scarlett calls her mother in, maybe fills a bathtub full of ice and preps a rusty knife just for her own sense of vengeance. Johnny runs through the compelling nature of Maddie Conrad being considered a potential next Taylor Swift in the eyes of Harvard’s pre-eminent beancounter Jeff Fordham, and Andrew firmly embraces a new form of sexuality through Blue Sky thinking.

263 - Reno- 911!- Miami

December 15, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB

It’s time to take a trip back to the mid-noughties and one of those TV-show-movie-spin-offs that is full of big cameos, big laughs, and weirdly unknown beyond those that are aware of the original show, or the Quibi reboot from 2020. It’s the first in-person recording since March 2020, and Andrew has made Johnny a red velvet cake, they taste it on-air! Johnny rates the Venom Burger from a promo event, whilst Andrew demonstrates a pitch-perfect Kristen Stewart As Princess Diana impression.

BATB 058 - I'm Not That Good At Goodbye

December 10, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MB

Layna/Ruke is no more, and it’s Wheels Up on Luke’s party-time angerfest, but more importantly Jeff Fordham, the bean counter from Harvard, is dealing with covering up an attempted suicide and a party gone wrong, whilst Will Lexington has to play the gay card on his recently-drowning wife to get the most sympathy from her on the hospital bed. That’s Johnny’s favourite character, and now we know why…

262 - Private Parts

December 08, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

We’re tuning in to the most shocking of disk jockeys for a biographical picture episode regarding that old rapscallion Howard Stern, and this of course means the return of beloved guest Paul Giamatti to discuss Jungle Cruise and the name “Pig Vomit”.

BATB 057 - Season 3 Part 1 Soundtrack

December 03, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB

It’s mid-season fi-party time and Johnny is taking Andrew track-by-track through the season’s first half in songs. Chill out, relax, we’re putting on a playlist, chatting about an art neither of us are fungible with and engaging in the fact that Charles Esten wrote and performed one song on this album and that’s far too few for any good human.

261 - The Iron Giant

December 01, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MB

Vin Diesel returns to the podcast to talk guns and ships, and so the balance shifts. Johnny prepares for a holiday by watching a modern childrens’ classic, Andrew coming back from holidays trying to remember film information, and also a nice tangent on Space Jam, because it’s always gonna be a part of us now.

BATB 056 - First To Have A Second Chance

November 26, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

It’s wedding time for Luke and Rayna in the mid-season finale of Nashville Season 3, and the tours are over for the time being. Deacon and Scarlett are off to walk Memphis, Gunnar’s kid is meeting his grandparents, Layla maybe overdoses on some pills, Will proves how straight he is by cringing through sex with a woman, and why not have some big surprises and cliffhangers all around the town?

260 - Robin Hood 2018

November 24, 2021 00:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MB

We’re ending Robin Hood Month with the Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn action adventure with Tim Minchin, which Johnny is most excited about, but will the Bono’s Daughter-starring film win the hearts of the podcasters, or is it more rich-robbing than poor-giving?

BATB 055 - Two Sides To Every Story

November 19, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

It’s Winterville Nashfest in Season 3 Episode 9 of the show, and Juliette is stalking Avery, Will and Layla are trying to avoid reality TV stans, Zoe is leaving ZAG, Scarlett is forcing a homeless man to dance for a crowd, and Rayna & Luke (Layna? Ruke?) are recording their charity TV Christmas special, which sounds absolutely wonderful and not at all cringe-worthy. What larks the herald angels will sing upon this week’s Nashville outing?

259 - Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves

November 17, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

You know it’s true, everything we do, we do it for Alan Rickman impressions. It’s time for the Kevin Costner-but-really-Alan-Rickman Robin Hood adventure, where scenery is chewed, the f-word is used and explosions occur. What will Johnny make of a 2+ hour film with no archery contest? Will anything be able to bring him into the fun of the legend of Robin Hood or is this month a lost cause?

BATB 054 - You're Lookin' At Country

November 12, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MB

It’s the Country Music Awards and everyone in Nashville has some claim to stake, but more importantly a storyline about a missing child brings Andrew and Johnny to open up about tales from their own pasts in this very funny, hopeful episode

258 - Disney's Robin Hood

November 10, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

Second go around with the legend of Robin Hood and this time it’s Disney’s crime to answer for, stealing from The Jungle Book to give to the poor, animation-wise. We take a dive into the formation of furries, and other cultures over the recent generations, discuss who could voice the live action-ish redux, and if Robin Hood is capable of being a cinematic adventure at any point.

BATB 053 - I'm Coming Home To You

November 05, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 59 MB

In a horny episode of the podcast, Andrew thirsts for Daddy Gunnar, Johnny examines the wonder of Scarlett helping Terry, and best friend Colt makes out with Maddie to get on the cover of Rolling Stone. Also examined: the pre-release festival cycle of Juliette Barnes’ new biopic.

267 - The Adventures Of Robin Hood

November 03, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MB

Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland star in this very early take on the cinematic legacy of Robin Hood, as we begin a month of Robin Hood films. Andrew reminisces on his time in college, Johnny talks Irish cinema experiences, trips to Wales for Gavin And Stacey locales, and a lot is made of Flynn’s life and… terrible terrible deeds. Also, I guess, something about taking from the rich and giving to the poor.

BATB 052 - Nobody Said It Was Going To Be Easy

October 28, 2021 23:01 - 1 hour - 55 MB

Gunnar’s got a kid, Juliette’s in the hospital, Deacon’s written a song and Maddie’s making out with her soon-to-be step-brother. Nashville is a very normal drama where humans are coping with life and music through actively discussing their problems and finding reasonable solutions.

256 - Wrinkles The Clown

October 26, 2021 23:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MB

Halloween Kills Ends and we’ve saved the scariest for last, a documentary on creepypasta, the legacy of virality, child trauma, a rise in clown hauntings just before the world fell apart, and the serious work that goes into being a funny, kind, hopeful clown performing artist. We bring positivity and hope into a world feeling low and broken, and wave adieu to scary clown halloween.

BATB 051 - Road Happy

October 21, 2021 23:01 - 1 hour - 62 MB

What is Road Happy? Is it discovering you have a child? Is it learning that a stranger can finish your song for you? Is it getting two celebrity families together on set of a car commercial? Well, in this Nashville recap where the show is set in many non-Nashville locations, we really dig into road happiness, and how you, too, can achieve it.

255 - Wrong Turn 2021

October 19, 2021 23:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

Halloween Kills Month carries on with another scary franchise’s rebooting experience. Johnny digs into his childhood memories of the original Wrong Turn, and an adult run in with the final in the first phase of the franchise, and Andrew discusses watching later Halloween films over the past week as a friend gave updates on their own Wrong Turn marathon, all leading to a screening of this nearly 2-hour revamp of the entire concept.

BONUS - The Terminal Commentary

October 18, 2021 23:00 - 2 hours - 133 MB

Johnny’s birthday celebration this year means he’s watching Steven Spielberg’s 2004 comedy drama The Terminal, with Andrew in tow for fun and games. Talk of airport nostalgia, product placement, the never-aging beauty of Diego Luna AND Zoe Saldana, the horniness of imdb keywords and… Shanksville? What is that? Come spend over 2 hours stuck in an airport of cinema with the Are You Movie Mad gang. Film begins at 00:10:39

BATB 050 - I Feel Sorry For Me

October 14, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 78.8 MB

Episode 50 is upon us, and the Bluebird is dressed to impress with an epic episode about tour busses, adoption agencies, surprise parties and an extended nostalgia for the Christian Bale Terminator Salvation tape. Classic Backstage At The Bluebird shenanigans.

254 - Halloween II

October 12, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

As Halloween Kills prepares to take a stab at the big screen, Johnny takes Andrew back to Haddonfield for the follow-up to the original Halloween movie. Everyone knows the big reveal, but what else is there waiting for them? What are their takes on the franchise, compared to other slasher features, and working out the timelines of this particular set of movies?

BATB 049 - I Can't Get Over You To Save My Life

October 07, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

After a break, Andrew and Johnny are back to talk Season 3 Episode 3 of Nashville, with Juliette’s Camera test, Luke and Deacon’s Hollywood rivalry, Maddie and Scarlett at a party and, of course, Teddy Conrad, Mayor of Nashville and Blockbuster Member. We create several Marvel-style Nashville What If? Episodes too!

253 - Thir13en Ghosts

October 05, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 62 MB

October is, of course, the spookiest month, Halloween Kills month itself, and Johnny has once more taken the reins to show Andrew a series of scary motion pictures. We begin with the Matthew Lillard-starring ‘I remember this from back at school’ movie 13 Ghosts, where Johnny reads descriptions for each of the Ectocean’s gang, and the duo discuss No Time To Die, a film they had definitely watched before recording.