Still Any Good?
127 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe run the risk of ruining our childhoods by revisiting fondly remembered films. Hosted by Robert Johnson and Christopher Webb.
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71. The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane
July 28, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Join us in Chris' house - that's right, not the garage - as we discuss the 1976 thriller THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE. Is there a reason this Jodie Foster flick isn't celebrated alongside Taxi Driver, Freaky Friday, or that one where she's on a plane that's a bit like Panic Room. Which she's also in. Why not listen in and find out for yourself. Still Any Good logo designed by Graham Wood Crap poster mock-up by Chris Theme music by The Sonic Jewels, use...
70. Top Secret!
June 29, 2021 02:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBSend us a Text Message. Rob's not the first guy who started recording a podcast with a Welshman he met in a Hawke's Bay works tea-room who turned out to be a bit of a film nerd, only to then have to move to Wellington for work purposes, and then three years later reunite in a dark dank garage that smells of cat-piss to record their latest episode ... I know, it all sounds like some bad podcast. Still Any Good logo designed by Graham Wood Crap poster mock-up by Chris Theme music by The Soni...
69. Superman: The Movie (w. Simon London)
May 13, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBLook up in the sky! It's a bird ... it's a plane ... no, it's two middle aged men doing a podcast in the middle of the night! Thankfully we have a super-b special guest along for the ride. The wonderful Simon London has chosen 1978's SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE to chat about. Still Any Good logo designed by Graham Wood Crap poster mock-up by Chris Theme music by The Sonic Jewels, used with kind permission (c) 2021 Tiger Feet Productions Find us: Twitter @stillanygoodpod Instagram stillanygood...
69. Superman: The Movie (w. Simon London)
May 13, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Look up in the sky! It's a bird ... it's a plane ... no, it's two middle aged men doing a podcast in the middle of the night! Thankfully we have a super-b special guest along for the ride. The wonderful Simon London has chosen 1978's SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE to chat about. Still Any Good logo designed by Graham Wood Crap poster mock-up by Chris Theme music by The Sonic Jewels, used with kind permission (c) 2021 Tiger Feet Productions Find us: Twitter @stillanygoodp...
68. Police Academy 2 (w. David Reed)
April 26, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBSend us a Text Message. We're joined by podcasting legend (and he does a bit of acting and writing as well) David Reed, who has very kindly chosen the second part of everyone's favourite franchise: POLICE ACADEMY 2: THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT. Is it as good as we all remember? Who knows, it might be better. Still Any Good logo designed by Graham Wood Crap poster mock-up by Chris Theme music by The Sonic Jewels, used with kind permission (c) 2021 Tiger Feet Productions Find us: Twitter @sti...
67. That Thing You Do!
April 15, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Hi, pop-pickers! For our latest swinging episode, Chris has selected the 1996 fictional music biopic THAT THING YOU DO! Is it one-derful, or just an old pile of Hank? Join us and find out. Still Any Good logo designed by Graham Wood Crap poster mock-up by Chris Theme music by The Sonic Jewels, used with kind permission (c) 2021 Tiger Feet Productions Find us: Twitter @stillanygoodpod Instagram stillanygoodpod Email [email protected] Support the Show.
66. Meet The Feebles (w. Danny Mulheron)
March 23, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Spluppets!! That's right, Rob's chosen an old Kiwi favourite - Peter Jackson's 1989 tale of sex, drugs, music, and puppets: MEET THE FEEBLES. Joining us for a little chat along the way is the co-writer and star* of the film itself, Danny Mulheron (*he played Heidi The Hippo), who shares his experiences of making the movie, his attempts to crack Hollywood, and everything in between. Still Any Good logo designed by Graham Wood Crap poster mock-up by Chris Theme musi...
65. Peter's Friends (w. Julia Raeside)
March 10, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Like a reunion of old chums, we've joined forces with Julia Raeside again to have a cosy chat about everyone's favourite gang of relatable middle-class gang of insubordinates. Yes, it's 1992's PETER'S FRIENDS. Still Any Good logo designed by Graham Wood Crap poster mock-up by Chris Theme music by The Sonic Jewels, used with kind permission (c) 2021 Tiger Feet Productions Find us: Twitter @stillanygoodpod Instagram stillanygoodpod Email [email protected] Su...
64. Gregory's Girl
February 19, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Get your boots on and join us as we travel back to 1981 and fall in love with a footballer. It's the Bill Forsyth young romance and footy favourite, GREGORY'S GIRL. Is it a load of balls, or bella bella? Still Any Good logo designed by Graham Wood Crap poster mock-up by Chris Theme music by The Sonic Jewels, used with kind permission (c) 2021 Tiger Feet Productions Find us: Twitter @stillanygoodpod Instagram stillanygoodpod Email [email protected] Support ...
63. The Water Babies (w. Nathaniel Metcalfe)
February 01, 2021 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Get your flippers and goggles on - and those funny little peg things to stop water going up your nose - as we dive deeply into the rivers of Yorkshire for the 1978 live action/animated chimney sweep and fish adventure THE WATER BABIES. Joining us to paddle about a bit is comedian and Fan Club podcaster Nathaniel Metcalfe. High Cockalorum! Still Any Good logo designed by Graham Wood Crap poster mock-up by Chris Theme music by The Sonic Jewels, used with kind permiss...
62. The Concorde ... Airport '79
January 14, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBSend us a Text Message. All aboard the needle-nosed bugger as we fly perilously to Moss-COW while being pursued by a badger. Yes, it's the ultimate in disaster movies, THE CONCORDE...AIRPORT '79. Or if you're British AIRPORT '80: THE CONCORDE. Still Any Good logo designed by Graham Wood Crap poster mock-up by Chris Theme music by The Sonic Jewels, used with kind permission (c) 2021 Tiger Feet Productions Find us: Twitter @stillanygoodpod Instagram stillanygoodpod Email stillanygood@gmai...
61. Trading Places (w. Simon London)
December 23, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBSend us a Text Message. It's Christmaaaaaaaaaaas!!! So it's time for our festive film choice. Well, not OUR choice. We've ... ummmm ... traded places and allowed our special guest to choose a movie. So the lovely Simon London has selected 1983's TRADING PLACES. Support the Show.
60. The Fury
December 17, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBSend us a Text Message. For this episode, Rob has gone back to his old friend Brian De Palma for what is widely regarded as his most well-known film about a telekinetic teenage girl, after Carrie. Yes, it's time to revisit Kirk Douglas in his underpants as we discuss 1978's THE FURY Support the Show.
59. Marathon Man (w. Matt Owen)
November 24, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Is it safe? Is it still any good? We're joined by great comedy writer Matt Owen to talk about everybody's favourite running and dentistry extravaganza, 1974's MARATHON MAN. Enjoy! Support the Show.
59. Marathon Man (w. Matt Owen)
November 24, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBIs it safe? Is it still any good? We're joined by great comedy writer Matt Owen to talk about everybody's favourite running and dentistry extravaganza, 1974's MARATHON MAN. Enjoy! Support the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/stillanygoodpod)
58. Asylum
November 06, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Because Halloween has just been, we thought we'd do our traditional horror double bill. Join us for the first part, where we venture down the scary passageways of Herbert Lom's brain while wearing Robert Powell's shoes. Yes, it's 1972's not-Hammer film, ASYLUM. Support the Show.
57. Look Who's Talking
October 12, 2020 05:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBSend us a Text Message. 2 men have now had some experience with babies, so naturally we're now experts. So what better film to flex our child-rearing muscles at than the 1989 possessed infant laugh extravaganza LOOK WHO'S TALKING. Support the Show.
56. Tales Of The Unexpected (2020)
September 21, 2020 01:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBSend us a Text Message. It's that time of year again when we rummage through Roald Dahl's garden shed and revisit a couple of TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED. This year's selected episodes are charmingly titled THE UMBRELLA MAN and THE STINKER. Feel free to make up your own jokes about the quality based on these titles. Support the Show.
55. The Man With Two Brains
August 30, 2020 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Come back with us to 1983 as we see if Steve Martin's cranial surgery comedy THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS is as screwy as we remember, or is it all just a bit pointy-pointless? Let's find out, shall we? Support the Show.
54. Basic Instinct
July 30, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBSend us a Text Message. It's a very warm & steamy welcome back to Rob! And to celebrate his return, he's chosen a film guaranteed to make it awkward for Chris to watch on his phone on the bus. Yes, it's 1992's BASIC INSTINCT. Support the Show.
53. Kindergarten Cop (w. Rich Nelson)
July 15, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Chris is joined by Betamax Video Club's Rich Nelson to talk about everyone's favourite film where kids talk about toomahs and genitalia. Well, everyone's film like that from 1990 anyway. Yes, we revisit the Arnie comedy classic KINDERGARTEN COP. Support the Show.
52. No Retreat No Surrender (w. Marek Larwood)
June 28, 2020 23:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Chris is joined in his dojo* by his podcasting sensei: comedian, writer, actor and generally funny-man, Marek Larwood. Marek has chosen the 1986 martial arts phenomenon NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER, with its spectacle of karate, rapping, body-popping, skateboarding and acting by people who've never really done acting before. You really don't want to miss this movie, or indeed this podcast. (*garage) Support the Show.
51. Dead Letter Office (w. Julia Raeside)
June 02, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBSend us a Text Message. With Rob still away, we've got another very special guest: it's Julia Raeside, whose here to talk about 1998 Aussie rom-dram DEAD LETTER OFFICE. Well, we talk a bit about Dead Letter Office, but also Neighbours, Howards Way and Simon Groom's guest house. Support the Show.
50. Honey I Shrunk The Kids (w. Rob Marland)
May 12, 2020 19:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBSend us a Text Message. With Rob away on paternity leave, we've dragged in another Rob. It's the return of My Mum's Seen A Movie host Rob Marland, who has revisited the 1989 miniaturisation and formicide family favourite, HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS. Is it worth remembering? Or should it be chucked in a bin bag and dumped at the end of the garden? Join us and find out. Support the Show.
49. Tango & Cash
May 01, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBSend us a Text Message. This episode has it all: happy news, no-so-happy news, and two very tired middle aged men talking about the 1989 action/buddy extravaganza,TANGO & CASH. For approximately an hour. Is it as good as we remember, or has it retrospectively F.U.B.A.R.'d? Support the Show.
48. Thriller (w. Michael Legge)
April 08, 2020 02:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Here, to terrorise y'all's neighbourhood, is our special guest Michael Legge. Out of all the films in the world, he decided to discuss the Thriller video from 1983. I suppose after a long period of self-isolation, he has the funk of 40 thousand years. Support the Show.
47. Brassed Off
March 14, 2020 11:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBSend us a Text Message. Eey up! Join Rob and Chris as we go up north to blow our flugels and bloody euphoniums to revisit the gritty comedy BRASSED OFF. Is it a brassy breath of fresh air, or a stinking lump of ... coal? Support the Show.
46. Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
February 20, 2020 16:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBSend us a Text Message. It's New Zealand Special time again, so Rob has chosen the feature length adaptation of the much loved comic strip FOOTROT FLATS: A DOG'S TALE. Is it a slice of heaven, or a giant pile of dog poo? Support the Show.
45. Sliding Doors
February 01, 2020 04:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBSend us a Text Message. What would happen if you missed your train and your life split in two? Would you cut your hair and quote Monty Python? Or would you bring out some rather whiffy candles? That's what Rob and Chris are here to decide as we talk about the 1998 'what if' rom-com, SLIDING DOORS. Support the Show.
44. Harry & The Hendersons (w. Rob Marland)
January 15, 2020 21:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBSend us a Text Message. If you go down to the woods today, be sure of a big surprise. And that big surprise is ... special guest Rob Marland from the fantastic My Mum Has Seen A Movie podcast. Together, we compare foot sizes and discuss the 1987 sasquatch favourite HARRY & THE HENDERSONS. Support the Show.
44. Harry & The Hendersons (w. Rob Marland)
January 15, 2020 21:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBIf you go down to the woods today, be sure of a big surprise. And that big surprise is ... special guest Rob Marland from the fantastic My Mum Has Seen A Movie podcast. Together, we compare foot sizes and discuss the 1987 sasquatch favourite HARRY & THE HENDERSONS. Support the show
43. Batman Returns
December 17, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Welcome to our 2019 Christmas Special, where we take a look at the ultimate Christmas action movie. No, not THAT one; we're looking at the festive kinky filth-fest that is BATMAN RETURNS. Keaton, Pfeiffer, De Vito, and Walken In A Winter Wonderland. Merry Xmas, Sag-Podders! Support the Show.
42. Face/Off
November 21, 2019 23:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBSend us a Text Message. JOHNSON/WEBB ... Yes, Rob and Chris lovingly smear their hands over each other's faces, as they discuss the 1997 head-exchange action classic FACE/OFF. This podcast is just under 1 hour long, so if you listen to it twice, you'll have enough time to eat a peach. Support the Show.
41. Killer Klowns From Outer Space (w. Fran Jolley)
October 30, 2019 02:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Our 3rd annual Halloween Special [insert spooky sound effect] has been made even more special by having a special guest: music journalist and patron of the very helpful Comedy Podcast Devotees site, Fran Jolley. He's chosen everyone's 2nd or 3rd favourite scary clown movie (or 4th if you include the 'It' mini-series) KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE, for us to enjoy. Rob and Chris had never seen this before, so there's plenty for us all to experience. Support the Sh...
40. Short Circuit
October 02, 2019 02:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBSend us a Text Message. If it's input you're after, then look no further. Rob & Chris are aliiiiiiive as we trundle back to 1986 and see how the robot right-to-life adventure SHORT CIRCUIT stands up. It's just a cute story about a charming robot and his boffin pals. Surely nothing offensive or problematic .... oh! Support the Show.
39. Tales Of The Unexpected (2019)
September 11, 2019 03:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBSend us a Text Message. As Roald Dahl Day rapidly approaches, we're doing exactly what we did last year and are each choosing an old episode of TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED. Bet you didn't see that coming! Rob has chosen the glove-heavy antics of LIGHT FINGERS, while Chris has opted to listen to spiders singing and flowers screaming in THE SOUND MACHINE. Support the Show.
38. The Fugitive
August 24, 2019 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBSend us a Text Message. We've unshackled our chains, shaved our beards off and applied vast quantities of Grecian 2000 to tackle the 1993 action movie adaptation of THE FUGITIVE. As well as the normal top-notch blather, Rob tells a disturbing tale from his past which reveals why he has such a connection to Dr Richard Kimble. Support the Show.
37. Big Trouble In Little China (w. Marek Larwood)
July 24, 2019 01:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBSend us a Text Message. For our 2nd birthday, join us as we ride the Porkchop Express into San Francisco's Chinatown region with Kurt Russell and various kung fu experts. Also along for the ride is our incredibly special guest, Marek Larwood. Support the Show.
36. Young Sherlock Holmes
July 09, 2019 13:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBSend us a Text Message. The game's afoot, lemon entry, etc. It's time to see where it all began for little Sherlock and his chum Watson in the 1985 romp, YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES. Does it go down in a Silver Blaze of glory, or is it a big load of Reichenbach Falls? Why not find out for yourselves, listeners. Support the Show.
35. Yellowbeard
June 14, 2019 03:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBSend us a Text Message. We talk about the 1983 not-Python sea-fairing epic YELLOWBEARD to see if it's stood the test of time. Is it the epic comedic magnum opus of our time, or is it the Expendables of shit comedy? Tune in and find out. [WARNING: this episode was recorded in a heavy rainstorm, so there may be a bit of background noise. Sorry!] Support the Show.
34. The Tall Guy
May 23, 2019 04:00 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Take a deep breath, prepare for the worst, the laziest podcasters in the uniiveeeeeerse! Yes, we're back. Again. Sorry we're late. We hope our revisit of Richard Curtis' 1989 comedy THE TALL GUY will in some small way make up for it. Music kindly provided by The Sonic Jewels. Support the Show.
33. Class
April 10, 2019 04:00 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Rob has taken us back to 1983, where we visit the raunchy goings-on of Andrew McCarthy and Jacqueline Bissett in CLASS. Is it an 80's Graduate or a rehash of Animal House? Can't say. But there's a very young John Cusack hanging about, and that bloke who says "Darn it" in Speed. Our theme music is kindly provided by The Sonic Jewels. Support the Show.
32. Drop Dead Fred
March 17, 2019 04:00 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Everyone's favourite puerile kids' comedy about mental cruelty, manipulation and paranoid schizophrenia. Yes, it's the 1991 movie DROP DEAD FRED, starring Rik 'we love you Rik' Mayall and Phoebe 'which one of you bitches is my mother' Cates. Have fun, snot-faces! Support the Show.
31. Raising Arizona
February 21, 2019 18:00 - 46 minutes - 21.1 MBSend us a Text Message. COENS ... CAGE ... COLETTA (Anne) ... COLLINS (Phil). Yes, Still Any Good is back - and this time it's personal. Well, it's the personal choice of one of our beloved listeners. Did we think that RAISING ARIZONA was a Coen classic, or just a big ol' pile of quirky baby-shit? Why not listen and find out. Support the Show.
30. Home Alone
February 07, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBSend us a Text Message. An episode once thought lost, has been found... Yup, it’s our incredibly overdue HOME ALONE episode. Sorry we’re late. Let’s hope that at this drab post-festive time of the year, listening to Rob & Chris banging on endlessly about a 28 year old kids’ film will give you all some much needed belated Christmas spirit. Support the Show.
29. White Men Can't Jump
December 17, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 28.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Summer's here and the time is right for getting a bouncy ball and trying to throw it into a little hoop with a net on it. We're heading back to 1992 to take a look at the Snipes/Harrelson/Perez b-ball hit WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP. Will it be a [insert basketball phrase], or just a load of [basketball term goes here]? Warning: podcast contains a squeaky chair and some remarkable Rosie Perez impersonations. Support the Show.
28. Spider-Man (1977 TV Pilot)
November 26, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBSend us a Text Message. As a tribute to the late Stan Lee, we've gone back to the first live-action adaptation of his work. If you don't include a cheap cameo in a weird kids' TV show. In the feature length pilot of what became THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, we really do see Peter Parker do whatever a spider can. But only if the spider in question wore massive collars on its shirt, live in a grotty attic, and keep trying to borrow $46 from everyone. Support the Show.
27. Creepshow
November 12, 2018 08:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBSend us a Text Message. What happens when two masters of horror decide to work together? Well, when it's Stephen King and George A Romero, you get a zany anthology featuring Leslie Nielsen, a tiny Ted Danson, and an un-bald Ed Harris ... dancin'. Yes, get under the duvet, it's the 1982 horror comic CREEPSHOW. Music as ever is kindly provided by The Sonic Jewels. Support the Show.
26. Piranha II - Flying Killers
November 09, 2018 17:00 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBSend us a Text Message. In between discussions about developing an 80's style TV show called Caribbean Heat and learning Thom Yorke's favourite flavour of crisps, Rob and Chris manage to have a chat about James Cameron's debut blockbuster, PIRANHA II: THE SPAWNING. There's blood, death, nudie bits and a hell of a lot of flying grunions. Music as ever comes from The Sonic Jewels. Support the Show.
25. Smokey And The Bandit
October 21, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 28 MBSend us a Text Message. Get your cowboy hats on, start up the Trans-Am and get ready to talk a load of CB bollocks, good buddies! It's time to hear what Rob and Chris thought of the Burt Reynolds 1977 car chase blockbuster SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT. Support the Show.