Are You Movie Mad?
400 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAre 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
BATB 030 - Hanky Panky Woman
April 08, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBLuke ‘Hands Off The’ Wheeler is starting his stadium tour and Scarlett’s got a bit opener to go. Juliette’s kink-shaming a couple, Jeff’s counting beans, Gunnar’s writing a song, Rayna is spending time with men, and Teddy is the mayor of Nashville still. Andrew and Johnny spend time discussing the logistics of the ongoing Tampa-stadium-shows of it all, and prepare for another classic last-minute Rayna James Sorts Things Out With A Live Performance story beat.
235 - National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
April 06, 2021 23:22 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBHey, we have never covered a film under the National Lampoon branding, so what a good time to look back at a Emilio Estevez/Samuel L. Jackson send-up from the early 90s, and also spend way too long looking at the imdb page for one Joe Estevez.
BATB 029 - She's Got You
April 01, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBIt’s tour season, and we’re in Houston, Texas, which is not in Nashville, for the Will Lexington/Layla Grant/Juliette Barnes concert opener, but also it’s Teddy’s wedding day, and Avery and Deacon’s open-mic show, oh and also Gunnar’s meeting with Jeff The Harvard Bean Counter. So much to get through, it’d be insane for Andrew and Johnny to pause recapping long enough to do any kind of comedic bits, right?
234 - Nashville
March 30, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBWe’re ending the month with a SECOND music-movie, and this time it’s related to our weekly Nashville TV Show Recap podcast BACKSTAGE AT THE BLUEBIRD. Johnny loves the city of Nashville, and he’s excited to see the acclaimed Robert Altman ensemble drama. Andrew, meanwhile, is worried at the film’s length and Altman’s inherent unfocussed, improvised, overlapping-dialogue nature. Will things work out well? Will information regarding Disney’s cinema release plans of the year make the second half ...
BATB 028 - It Must Be You
March 26, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBIt’s the Invitational Polo Match in Nashville and it seems most people ARE invited! Deacon, Rayna, Juliette, Tandy, other characters, all together in a super-spreader event. Johnny talks through season 2 episode 6 of Nashville, detailing couple names, surprising relationship changes and all the big hat event fun, as Andrew becomes more and more averse to the relationships developing in the show.
233 - Be Cool
March 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBIt’s the sequel to Get Shorty and we’re in a post-Snyder Cut world, what could go wrong? We love music, we love cinema, one of us loves the last time Travolta and Thurman danced together, this should be a lay-up. Why does the return of Chili Palmer not work, and how much Aerosmith is allowed before things stop being cool? It’s a rough watch, and we try to make the most of it.
BATB 027 - Don't Open That Door
March 19, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBRayna can’t sing and Deacon can’t play the guitar, but the magic of Nashville is that no matter what happens, Andrew and Johnny will always find the music in the soul of these characters. Maybe not so much Harvard Bean Counter Jeff, or Luke Whhhheeler and his big hats, but certainly the newly minted Bluebird Barback Bungalow Boys and Scarlett’s media training journey bring lots of mirth to this week’s episode.
232 - Butch Casidy And The Sundance Kid
March 17, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBFrom a comedy western to a western with comic elements, it’s time to get some Paul Newman Eyes in the mix, and the eternal charm of Robert Redford. Johnny has never much experienced either of them, and certainly not the palpable chemistry of the duo on screen, so what better time to pull this trigger? And since it’s the day before Zack Snyder’s Justice League drops, we make bold predictions all over the show as to what the 4 hours, 1 minute and 28 seconds contain.
BATB 026 - You're No Angel Yourself
March 12, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBAndrew is a day into first vaccination and settling in Backstage with bits for days, and Johnny has 3 whole pages of notes on this week’s Nashville episode to get through. A visit to the SNL reference dump and historical info on the landscape of lobster dishes and Andrew’s sibling rivalries bring the TV drama’s storylines into clearer view. Also, this week, we launch Bungalow Boys: The sitcom starring Gunnar Scott and Will Lexington.
231 - Blazing Saddles
March 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBWe’re back in Mel Brooks territory for an acclaimed comic depiction of the wild west that nowadays comes with a disclaimer regarding its content. Will Johnny fall for the heady delights of Harvey Korman? (THAT’S HEDLEY DELIGHTS!) Will Andrew discover F9: The Fast Saga’s delay ON AIR? Will the saga of the Blazing Saddles TV show be explored in depth? Yes. Yes it will. So listen in.
BATB 025 - I Don't Wanna Talk About It Now
March 05, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBNashville, home of musicians, parents, sober companions, big shareholder parties, pretty much everything, except the rich mansion of a media company’s youngest and his betrothed. So Juliette’s off performing out-of-city whilst Andrew and Johnny try to recap an episode of the TV show Nashville that really spreads its wings far and wide.
230 - Bloodshot
March 03, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBVIN DIESEL, BABY! Andrew has watched this a bunch of times in lockdown because it’s the most recent Vin flick, Johnny never saw it. Will Guy Pearce’s ever-changing accents add to the experience, or the action scene definitely meant to be in London that looks nothing like anything ever? Will cinema ever matter again? What is pandemic brain cinema anyway?
BATB 024 - Never No More
February 26, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBIt’s a relaxing day backstage at the Bluebird Cafe, a perfect time to catch up with the events in Nashville, like Deacon’s guitar playing future, Juliette’s Conan appearance and the arrival of Oliver Hudson to the show. Johnny has lots of show notes, but Andrew is more interested in declaring Scarlett the next Dolly Parton, and he has the receipts.
229 - Life (!999)
February 24, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBLife, oh life, oh life, doo doot doot doo. Johnny mentioned he also hadn’t seen the Eddie Murphy/Martin Lawrence movie ‘Life’ and since it is streaming, unlike a lot of films, Andrew has allowed an entire episode surrounding a film he once rented as a kid, expecting a wild comedy, and rewound and returned before the first hour was up. Will the last hour make up for Baby Andrew’s experiences?
BATB 023 - I Fall To Pieces
February 19, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBAndrew and Johnny are still backstage in Nashville, starting the second season of the show, dealing with comas, pregnancies, proposals, break-ups and people who have been LEFTOVERED since they decided to hurt Scarlett. For some reason there’s plenty of Austin Powers references too, because that’s the show we make now. 11 months into lockdown.
228 - The Cable Guy
February 17, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBWelcome to the podcast, Jim Carrey. Johnny mentioned he hasn’t seen the infamous mid-90s black comedy, and Andrew, the man that he is, loves The Cable Guy so much and wants to hold Johnny’s hand through his first time. We break down the career of Ben Stiller, Jim Carrey’s golden run and, of course, Matthew Broderick’s rap sheet.
BATB 022 - Nashville Season One Soundtrack
February 12, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBJohnny compiles the multi-disc soundtrack releases for the TV show and the two go track-by-track discussing the songs, context in the show, and have a lot of fun in this break between seasons.
227 - The Brave One
February 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBA week off and refreshed, it’s time to take a look at Jodie Foster’s Death Wish drama, with discussions on Jared Leto and Rami Malek in The Little Things, what your vigilante name would be and Foster’s Erica Bain and her best friend Gunny. This is a silly silly episode with some strong language.
BATB 021 - I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
February 05, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBTHE SEASON FINALE IS HERE! There’s a lot of plots ramping up, but Deacon is spending his time making crazy noises upon the discovery of a daughter he barely knew. People come in through the back way, the Bluebird returns to the show, drinks, deaths and Daddys come home to roost. Where are we at, so deep into lockdown, remembering the times we could hang out, singing and dealing with potential indictments.
BATB 020 - A Picture Frrom Life's Other Side
January 29, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBIt’s the penultimate episode of season 1, Johnny is excited about all the moving and shaking in the world of Nashville, and Andrew is mostly concerned with protecting Scarlett from all the bad people out there trying to hurt her, even accidentally, for their own gain. Will the return of Dante change anything? Will we run the Jolene joke into the ground? Will Big Deac Energy ever stop working on us?
226 - The Producers
January 27, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBIt’s time to pitch the worst podcast in the world, a guaranteed flop, this show won’t last the night! It’s Mel Brooks’ masterpiece of comedy satire, and NOT the Broadway musical or film adaptation of the Broadway musical, despite Johnny’s best efforts. We’re going back to the source, taking a fine sip of Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, and pitching a Star Wars musical that’ll make big bucks for those behind the show, and nobody else.
BATB 019 - Why Don't You Love Me
January 22, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBDeacon gives away his dog. I guess there are other storylines in this week’s episode, but Andrew gets significantly hung up on Deacon giving Sue away so suddenly. What is Nashville without the iconic Deacon/Sue partnership of the past few weeks? Johnny feels like Will Lexington and Scarlett are gonna be the BFFs of the year, and can’t seem to get Andrew’s head around who is biologically related to whom.
225 - Snakes On A Plane
January 19, 2021 23:59 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBENOUGH IS ENOUGH! We have had it with these monkey-fighting movies on this Monday-to-Friday podcast. Johnny hasn’t seen Snakes On A Plane, so for very little reason it’s time to revisit the 2006 internet phenomenon that never quite found footing in the real world. Also, a DVD Leaflet advertisement game, and pitches for further Snake-ventures!
BATB 018 - Take These Chains From My Heart
January 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBIt’s our longest episode, because there’s stuff to get to with the world of Country Music in Nashville. Juliette is succumbing to Dante’s peak, and it throws Deacon, Jolene and the whole industry into a tailspin. Meanwhile, Johnny’s love for new character Will Lexington continues to confuse Andrew, and has made it so Johnny can no longer remember the term ‘Roadie’, nor the Showtime hit TV show Roadies.
224 - Southland Tales - The Cannes Cut
January 13, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBHere we go, the one everyone’s been demanding. Andrew discovered that Universal has had the Cannes Cut of the iconic sci-fi apocalypse comedy satire on iTunes for a while, and as the Arrow blu ray release comes closer, it’s time to show Johnny not only Southland Tales, but the 160 minute thicker version, with less exposition and more comic asides. Johnny is not on board, but Andrew’s new twin Aaron seems happy with the situation, and offers an option to make the world end.
BATB 017 - My Heart Would Know
January 08, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBIt’s a new year for the podcast, and the same season for Nashville. We bounce between New York and the titular town to discover Dante’s side-hustle with the Barnes ladies, Avery’s new gig, Will/Ted Lexington’s take on dealing with death, and how many people call Lamar ‘Daddy’ when he’s unconscious.
223 - Soul
January 06, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBThe new Pixar pic brings the joys of death, existential dread and meaninglessness to children! Johnny has waited to watch this for the podcast, but Andrew has taken a trip through the soul already, what will be the end result, and will anything matter after all of this? Happy 2021!
222 - 2020 A Year In Review
December 30, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBIt’s the end of the year, we…. made it. But, what has it done to us? Johnny and Andrew look back at the year of podcast episodes, remember the films and talk about their feelings months later. A great place to start if you’re looking for films to dive into this season.
BONUS - Cats Commentary 25FPS
December 26, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 114 MBIt’s Sky Cinema release day for Cats in the UK and Johnny is all fur-ious that he’s not watching it with Andrew, and Andrew wishes he could paws life for the 2 hours it takes to sit through Tom Hooper’s Cats. Come join the experience through heaven or hell or heavyside layer, no matter your thoughts on the musical, you can all understand what listening to a tortured soul sounds like. Remastered for the TV frame rate that the UK for some reason still clings to… Merry last week of 2020
221 - Where The Wild Things Are
December 23, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBThe final film of 2020 is a Spike Jonze family picture, adapted from a short picture book, somehow featuring arm rips and throwing friends into other friends. What a perfect film to remind you of the mayhem of Christmas past, as we sit alone in our pandemic world, feeling every emotion and waiting for something good to come. Max and the Wild Things are 2020, and Andrew and Johnny and friends Jim Broadbent and Paul Giamatti ease the Christmas fear for another season.
BONUS - Last Christmas Commentary 25FPS
December 19, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBNow on Sky Movies! MERRY CHRISTMAS! Hope you’re ready to lose Whamageddon, because we’re watching the Paul Feig movie based on a George Michael (and Wham) song with a twist you definitely will see coming. Andrew and Johnny sit down to appreciate Christmas in London, a film that’s better than one would imagine, and play trivia games for the festive season. Come watch along with us.
BONUS - Last Christmas Commentary
December 19, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBMERRY CHRISTMAS! Hope you’re ready to lose Whamageddon, because we’re watching the Paul Feig movie based on a George Michael (and Wham) song with a twist you definitely will see coming. Andrew and Johnny sit down to appreciate Christmas in London, a film that’s better than one would imagine, and play trivia games for the festive season. Come watch along with us.
BATB 016 - I Saw The Light
December 18, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBIn the final episode of 2020, Andrew and Johnny prepare for the onslaught of Nashville shenanigans and watch an episode of the TV show that is mostly set in… NEW YORK CITY?!? Boy howdy, Johnny is excited to introduce Will Lexington to the show, insisting the hat-wearing man is the show’s best character, but Andrew opts to focus on the intimate abilities of the Muppets over on Sesame Street.
220 - Idiocracy
December 16, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBJudging December ends with a look back at a Straight-To-DVD comedy, and looks forward to the year 2505, with Idiocracy. Will Johnny’s new love of Office Space transfer to the Etan Cohen-co-written satire, or will the world as we now know it provide too much painful hilarity that not even Mike Judge could have anticipated? E-Mail the show with questions and comments for the final ep of 2020 at [email protected]
BATB 015 - When You're Tired Of Breaking Other Hearts
December 11, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBThe fallout of Jason’s death hits Gunnar hard, and nobody else. The falldown of some shelves at Juliette’s intimate fanshow hurts everyone one of us, though. Johnny tries to detail every story in this week’s episode, and Andrew finds comfort in the many famous banjo players there are.
219 - Office Space
December 09, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 78 MBJudging December continues with Mike Judge’s iconic deconstruction of the workplace environment in the late 90s. Johnny deep-dives Disney pins, Andrew recites love for character actors and Stephen Root especially.
BATB 014 - Dear Brother
December 04, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBT’was Deacon’s birthday and all through the Bluebird everyone was partying, including a big nerd. Or two. Us. Andrew and Johnny. Who watch a party episode of Nashville, celebrate Big Deac, bear witness to Nashville’s changing political landscape, some gossip mags, a big death and then, hey, a little hanky panky to cap things off. All in the space of an hour (And ten)!
218 - Beavis & Butthead Do America
December 02, 2020 00:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBWe’re Judging December, and what better way to begin than with the misadventures of two 90s slacker Gen-X proxies and their semi-star-studded feature adventure? Johnny isn’t big on what little of the characters he has seen, but Andrew is insistent that Siskel and Ebert’s Two Thumbs Up written on the DVD cover carries more importance than his friend’s opinion.
BATB 013 - There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
November 26, 2020 23:38 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBFollowing Theodore’s wish for a divorce with Rayna, Andrew and Johnny witness some of that before-times partying hard, whilst Deacon and Juliette battle a manager that dislikes, ya know, actual music. Johnny focuses on a fake energy drink, but Andrew is more concerned with which of Rayna’s children is Daphne and which one is Maddie. This is world-shaking material, so get ready for shocks galore.
217 - A History Of Violence
November 25, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBA second mid-00s David Cronenberg/Viggo Mortensen film this year, ending November’s ups and downs with American brutality. Discussions abound of Ed Harris wearing sunglasses, who IS William Hurt these days, painful stair sex and what if Viggo’s character was simply yes-anding the bad guys the entire film? All the clear and focused film discussion you require and desire.
BATB 012 - I've Been Down That Road Before
November 20, 2020 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBA lazy day backstage at the Bluebird has Andrew chilling, Johnny reciting Nashville plot points and Deacon & Rayna having multiple awkward elevator encounters. Gunnar’s entourage ruins a musical performance, Theodore and Margaret spend too much time together, Juliette dares to perform without dancers and pyro, and Avery gets to be on everyone’s favourite TV show ‘Star Towns’. Johnny really tries to ruin Andrew’s belief regarding buying nail polish, but who will win out?
216 - Monsters Vs Aliens
November 18, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBIt’s time to forget the world and its many strange moments these last months, indulging in a Kiefer Sutherland/Reese Witherspoon/Rainn Wilson animated movie that Johnny has wanted to see for a long time. Yes it’s a very slight piece of Dreamworks Animation, but stay for the Invisible Man tangent, the examination of spin-offs and casting, and a little touch of monster-naming-and-power-having fun that only two very broken brains could let go on for so long.
BATB 011 - You Win Again
November 13, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBThere’s some real catty attitudes abound with Andrew and Johnny this week. An episode full of big emotional monologues and shock moments has Andrew getting angry and hurt in equal measure, as Johnny kindly lays out the continuing adventures of those wacky musicians in the titular town. Will Ming-Na Wen be the game-changer of the season, or another complication for everyone on the show?
215 - David Byrne's American Utopia
November 11, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBIt’s a post-election, current-lockdown world, and Johnny is finally bearing witness to the gold of American Utopia, after the 2018 episode on Stop Making Sense and Andrew’s attempts to get Johnny to see the show live, in the end it all comes down to an HBO Max account and a distinct hope and love for humanity in the darkest of times. Join the celebration of music, ideas, togetherness and looking to better one another, plus I guess jokes.
BATB 010 - I'm Sorry For You, My Friend
November 06, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBIt’s the day of the election in Nashville, and the mayoral race comes down to this episode. It is also the election of the United States, and some of the aftermath is mentioned throughout the recording, Andrew falls into the charms of Big Deac Energy, and references A Serious Man non-stop, as Johnny frets about guitarists and the landscape of American politics in 2013 and 2020. A healthy episode of healthy, mentally-fit humans enjoying a TV show during a perfectly normal year.
214 - Gangs Of New York
November 04, 2020 00:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBAs America’s election fever grows stale, Andrew and Johnny set their sights on the hands that built America, those of Leonardo ‘Irish’ DiCaprio, and Cameron ‘Irish’ Diaz. But never fear, Jim Broadbent pops in to reminisce on filming Scorsese’s violent epic, and what he’s been up to in lockdown.
BATB 009 - Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw
October 30, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBIt’s 2013 on Nashville, and the week before the election Backstage at the Bluebird Cafe, so tensions are high, hopes are breaking, and love is forming around so many people. Deacon is taking centre stage in the Revel Kings, Scarlett and Gunnar are going through heartbreaks, Rayna and Juliette’s tour might save their personal lives, and there’s a big game of ‘Who’s Your Daddy’ at play. Packed ep? Of course, we’d not have it any other way.
213 - E.T. The Extra - Terrestrial
October 28, 2020 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBJohnny closes out Shocktober with the film he deems scariest of all, based on childhood traumas. Andrew is ready for a Spielberg slice of fun. Will ET remain a terrifying figure for Adult Johnny? Will Halloween in lockdown be any fun whatsoever? What good is having an alien buddy if you can’t go around freaking folk out?
BATB 008 - Where He Leads Me
October 22, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBIn the mid-season finale of Nashville Season One there’s huge shifts in power, in relationships, and in the careers of those living in and performing around Nashville. For Andrew and Johnny, it’s a time to remember the importance of times when you could be on a plane, and when you didn’t have to deal with Paul Giamatti trying to interrupt a podcast recording.
212 - Death Of A Vlogger
October 20, 2020 23:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBOn the time of FrightFest’s Halloween spooktacular, Johnny pays homage with another of 2019’s festival favourites, an indie Scottish found-footage-cum-shockumentary (shocking mockumentary) about a vlogger, a ghost, and a series of scares. Andrew spirals deeper into his own madness and commences naming HBO shows for 15 minutes, he’s doing fine, he’s doing fine, he’s...doing……….fiiiiiiiine.