Frame By Frame

The podcast which you are about to listen to is an account of the tragic meeting between two film fanatics whom had fallen upon the sharp words of a social media post that put them on a path to do the impossible. No, this isn’t the podcast where they finally review Spice Girls the Movie. What you’re about to listen to go far deeper… which isn’t difficult. 3rd August 2015, Stephen read the post from Dan the Man Morales – beloved punk hardcore music entertainer who’s songs include I want you, I love you Lindsay Logan and Slut Hunt – not to be confused with the children’s classic story, we’re going on a bear hunt – anyway, Dan the Man Morales wrote: "All you need to know about the USA can be learned by watching the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Cocktail starring Tom Cruise." - Dan the Man Morales. This quote blew Stephen’s mind, and Andy was also fascinated – which was probably down to a mixture of post exorcist Christening cake and hard liquor – he posed the notion of doing a podcast based on Dan the Man

Yep. Exorcist. What more can we say? The first setup a whole new future of horror and, well, blockbusters where cinema lines became an overnight event. Star Wars would not have been as successful if it wasn't for the cinema going trend that started with this terrifying event. As for Heretic, Beginning and Dominion... these movies should never have been made. Only Exorcist III, Legion stands out for being brave enough to play with the genre. We have Blatty to thank for that too. So covering Exorcist, Exorcist II The heretic, Exorcist III Legion, Exorcist the Beginning and Dominion the prequel to the Exorcist. At least the last two were good background sounds while vacuuming. The English Patient was scarier than either movie.

We dive into the dark side of the internet with internet stalking ghosts in the machine, cyber bully frenzy with the movie Unfriended. Conceptually fascinating and there may be some room for our usual segway antics. We also figure out how useful Facebook is, and how promoting on the web is a meaningless activity that you have no control over. Unless you're really really really prolific or promise the solution to ripped abs... which we don't have. Okay, on with the show.

We didn't want to jump on the bandwagon when this one was released. We knew it would gain massive attention, but we would get lost in a crowd of podcasts from those who know and those who don't have a clue what it is they are watching. Let it be said that Mad Max has never had a straight line of continuity, which made it easy to fall back into it again after all these years. Sure Mel isn't there, but Toecutter is back in the incarnation of Immortal Joe. Like visiting Australia itself, I knew that I would love it. It is exactly what it says on the box. Pure indulgence without pretense and nobody but George Miller can give that to us. This is a masterclass in action films.

We learn that the Beach Boys are much more than just a surfing inspired, happy go lightly band. We take a look at Love and Mercy, the new biopic that courses through the trials and tribulations of Brian Wilson, the music maestro, writing genius at the very core of the Beach Boys success.

This is the first episode where we visit a film which has been given a short back and sides - or in this case, banks trimmed and what's taken off the banks is added to the eyebrows. In other words, we cannot find a true reason why X Men Rogue Cut for Days of Future Past exists. Naturally, it's about the money. Fans have to set aside more cash when they already paid for what was a cut accepted for theatrical release. Why take more? Now in the future, we hope to revisit more re-cuts, special editions, directors cuts, ultimate editions, and anniversary cuts and find out which ones are worth buying. One thing is for sure... Star Wars is not one of them, especially when they claimed that the original version would be available for the last time... on VHS... Go figure.

We drift in and out of the realm as we figure out why we're not sure if we liked this thrill seeker horror flick. Horror is either going to challenge or entertain, have character depth, thrill and scare. if you have a film that does all that and more then it's probably not Insidious. We also cover Terminator Genisys, although there's nothing that we can't squeeze into the 2 minute 40 that we assigned to it. Thank goodness we realized there was no podcast to be had. Stephen urges Andy to re-watch Mad Max Fury Road for the need to have a complete view of that movie before we review. Then there's an overview of two documentaries that we want to cover in depth: Brian Wilson, music multi-tasker and co-found of the Beach Boys, genius and the under-appreciated when she was alive but suddenly fascinating and heartfelt after death, Amy Winehouse. The future is good.

Remakes always make us feel uncomfortable, especially when we see no reason to add to what is already a complete experience. Perhaps this remake could take the theory of "poltergeist" and make sure everything that doesn't fit the definition is excluded? So we could have a poltergeist movie with poltergeist activity: moving objects, creating hallucinations and manipulating electricity. We get that, but how can a poltergeist manifest, steal a child and stick her inside a TV? How come everybody in the movie seems to know what's going on without even thinking or picking up a book? Could there be an awareness of the Tobe Hooper directed Spielberg produced original? We also mark the passing of the legendary composer James Horner who passed away last week. One error I would like to correct: we call the character Tangina from the original Poltergeist movie "Tangine". For that we are truly sorry. We also forgot the name of every character in the remake. For that, we are not sorry.

It was bound to happen. Focusing on the rogue yet brilliant director of life as we fear it, we unravel the films of John Carpenter. There's the music, Jamie Lee Curtis, there's Kurt Russel and things that lurk in dark shadows. Yes, the last one would indeed be Donald Pleasence who needs no introduction. He's that good. Through a career that seems to have halted more times lately then we care to comment on, he went from indie to almost mainstream, and back again. Lately he's also watched almost every film of his become rebooted, either very weakly or average, unable to topple his greatness. Which makes you wonder: what will we see in the future from Mr Carpenter, and is he going to shake us to our very core one last time?

We go theme park gone wrong mad today as we review the latest outing for the Jurassic Park franchise. Not a reboot, nothing all that memorable, but an experience you enjoy in the moment. WestWorld is a classic albeit obvious questionable ideas such as how loaded weapons get in the hands of a robot... other than that, it's a movie that gets your circuits sparking. FutureWorld could have had everything, but it has an actual resort missing, a rock steady Yul Brynner scene missing, and an ability to not use a factory boiler room over and over again. Frankly, while you watch it you are making up your own version of what a great film it good have been. These are theme parks you don't want to get on the wrong side of. Best stick with a bouncy castle in the back garden. Plus, we talk about what it means to be an icon, product placement and the passing of Christopher Lee

We're back after two weeks hiatus. As we warm up to more single hit movies (and those bombs that we dredge up every now and then) we will go through a list from Time Out's Top 100 Science Fiction Movies. We take 30 of these as honourable mentions. We however decided that we didn't want to mention Star Wars. There's really nothing else to add there. Oh, and we've already done the Alien Franchise, and we are saving the Mad Max films for another time, so here we go, it's not to everybody's liking and if we had two hours, we'd mention Planet of the Apes, Omega Man, Super 8, etc... there are too many to choose from!

Episode 30! We're still here. We're still finding new good horror movies, although, really, thinking about it, it's not really a horror. I would class this as a supernatural thriller with historical ties with slasher movies of the 80s. With it's electronic synth score and it's evenly paced, brilliantly photographed presentation throughout, it's in the list of most effective films of its kind to come out since Halloween. That's saying something. It is clearly a good time for "horror" and "scary" movies, and by the very thought of not being able to pin down a genre, there is a definite edge to this movie that stands out like a strikingly tall Swedish typist with a good sense of rhythm....... I hope it does well. and futhermore, I hope sequels don't suck. Also in the news, David Letterman retires. You can tell the world will never be the same again. Oh and Stephen's son is in the background. Please fund us so we can afford a babysitter! You can keep up to date with posts for the Frame By Frame Podcast, join

What exactly makes a pure action movie? We can agree that action can exist in many forms, but if a romantic movie has a car crash, you can't exactly call it a romantic action movie? It's all about context and also, it's about the intent and delivery of that action. There is only one way to resolve this... FIGHT! We run the course from the early silent movies through to the action cinema from Chinese superstar Jackie Chan right through the American muscle explosions... and then resting at Matt Damon and Keanu Reaves... and Tobey Maguire? Wait a minute! We need to define action! We can't have Tobey Maguire put in the same box as Arnie? Can we?..............

For several weeks of planning we (Andy and Stephen) could not decide what we wanted to review first. John Wick or Snowpiercer, both films we wanted to do but could we decide which one went first? No. So there was only one way we could decide. FIGHT! Oh, wait, that's not our show. We tossed a coin, but that coin did something we didn't expect. So here we are, two films, very different all be their being action orientated, they come from totally different backgrounds, but do they end up in the same fight to the death? Will Chuck Norris start to factor in as the new reference figure instead of Michael Bay? Will Joss Whedon be able to defend himself from an army of misguided trouble-making fem-bots? Oh, and Keanu Reaves is back... Whhooow!

Andy and Stephen scare each other as they discuss those real life events that inspired movies such as The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Poltergeist, and naturally, the Exorcist. We want to pretend that "The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist" doesn't exist, but alas, it's there. We delve into the world of the Enfield Poltergeist and the Anneliese Michel case. We also talk about one of Britain's most controversial televised events: a drama known only as "Ghostwatch" which drew elements from the Enfield Poltergeist case. Ghostwatch was lathered with complaints in its portrayal of a live event which convinced many that what they were seeing was happening live, in real time and was absolutely real. They were then duped when they realized it was nothing more than a dramatization. That's right, our very own "War of the Worlds" event, but it lead to giving Anne Robinson (from the Weakest Link) a chance to leap ahead in her ratings. I wonder if we can blame Ghostwatch for her consuming popularity. You can keep up to da

Here we are, our talk about Avengers: Age of Ultron. Joss Whedon did it, it's the perfect comic book movie. Fast, fun and incredibly exciting. We loved it. In a change from the norm we actually reviewed the film in the car on the way back from the cinema. How's that for fresh from the press? There are a few spoilers, so listen at your own risk.

Here we are with part 2 and as we expected, it's a heavy one. Almost two hours riding through in our own unique way a portrait of stand-Up Comedy in the states, how it differs from that of the U.K and who those pioneers of the form are and why. I suppose we answered almost all of those questions, or at the very least, had a blast trying. We mark episode 25 with 9 posters for Frame By Frame - we however went with the Marc Maron one as a cover... just because.

Three ghostly devil related psychological horror films from three completely different eras. Chronologically, The Innocents came out in 1961, the Amityville Horror in 1979 and Borderlands (international title, Final Prayer), 2013. We aimed to do something a little different, looking at the angle of Amityville from a perspective of whether or not the actual house is the only attraction there is to find in Amityvlle. We found other things to do. The Innocents proved to be a film that set the bench mark in creepy kid cinema, but is not spoken of in any sense of the word, classic or otherwise. The Borderlands is one of those more recent happenings that also deserves attention, albeit not for the usual tear and share comments we would have for "found footage movies" but on merit that keeps things relative and realistic to the end. So sit tight, keep the light on and enjoy.

In true "Raiders of the Fandom" fashion, we discuss the power of the people in how fans of a cancelled television show can unite in their love and appreciation for a show to support two of Firefly's main cast members on a television project. Having already raised over 600% beyond their target, Fillion and Tudyk's "Con Man" has broken records in crowd funding for a creative project. This can't be ignored. This has to be celebrated. This is the power of fandom, and no networks or studios can ignore that. Firefly and Serenity, 14 episodes and one film. That's all it takes.

This is what you would call a spread out part 1 of 4 season of comedy podcasts. The reason why its a season? because at the end, Andy has a plan to do something a little crazy. Although the official end date for this adventure in podcast is up in the air, you can rest easy knowing that part 4 will be the main event. That been said: this episode is all about British Comedy, in particular, stand-up. We cover the traits and delivery, chart the life and times of Stewart Lee, Billy Connolly, Eddie Izzard, Steve Coogan (as well as sidelining those comedians who we believe either play it safe, or don't do us justice) enjoy!