We’re on the run with the sequel to 1993’s The Fugitive and 2017’s The Fugitive AYMM episode. Tommy Lee Jones takes centre stage after winning an Oscar for the role years prior, and what follows is forgettable and sluggish, so we’re finding things to grab onto like, yup, more Cars-lore contemplation, as well as talking The Bank Of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger, A Real Pain and Jesse Eisenberg’s directorial career in full. What IF he played Mark Wahlberg though?

301- U.S. Marshals

It’s almost Galentine’s Day and Valentine’s Day, so it’s the perfect time to hang out and watch a movie about love, loss, the power of friendship and Kevin Smith in a rare acting role that isn’t a cameo or self-referential, besides the jerseys. Andrew weighs in on recent releases Wolf Man, September 5, A Complete Unknown and Presence, whilst Johnny remembers the time he went and tried to fish, did he catch? Did he release? Did he ever go again (Spoiler on that last one, no). Somehow this becomes a checklist of connections that prove Madame Web was right all along.

302 - Catch And Release

I Recorded My Podcast… Prove It!
Johnny is a licensed driver and has taken to spending most of a week in the cinema, going Movie Mad. He brings with him thoughts on Captain America: Brave New World, The Monkey, Companion, Heart Eyes, A Complete Unknown, Flight Risk and Grand Theft Hamlet. All Andrew has to counter this is aunty Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, and that really cannot compete.
But Ryan Gosling, Anthony Hopkins and some nostalgia for early 00s middle-of-the-road adult-contemporary cinema takes hold, will Andrew recall his love for serious law drama? Will Johnny enjoy the non-courtroom-drama parts of this thriller? What contraptions is Anthony Hopkins drawing during the trial anyway? Is he Jigsaw? Prove it.

303 - Fracture

It’s the post-Oscar episode, a little late but as a movie show we HAVE to talk about it, that moment, of course, when… erm… Hey, Conan. Still prepping for August’s reboot of The Naked Gun, we’re driving into Washington D.C. of 1991 Bush-era first time around and contemplating David Zucker’s pivot to clear Republican sensibilities, mocking his own brother’s success with Ghost and what the hell a Scary Movie could be anymore. At least 2 people involved in this film were ignored from the In Memorium of this year’s ceremony and only one killed their ex and her partner.

304 - The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell Of Fear

It’s the other asteroid picture of 1998, and a host of actors cannot save Johnny’s boredom. Andrew details a notable incident of deep impact that the doc Zoo was based around and the two talk Black Bag, The Last Breath, In The Lost Lands, The Alto Knights, Snow White and Kraven The Hunter. Plus Andrew finally saw Wicked, was he a convert?

305 - Deep Impact

Remember 2007? When Hollywood wanted to state they didn’t like what was happening, but also didn’t want to upset the concept of democracy that led to here because America rah rah even if erm-ooh-eck? Well, of course not, nobody could remember, it was a rough time for art. So we’re watching a series of actors-in-rooms-talking-tediously-about-not-much.
Here’s the carrot - Johnny watched A Minecraft Movie and Death Of A Unicorn, and the two discuss Jason Statham in A Working Man, plus The Naked Gun teaser chat and Andrew reminds you his first novel The Ferryman Upon The Plains is available to pre-order now at one bookstore, not a good one (amazon).


306 - Lions For Lambs

Spoilers For Sinners In This Episode!
We’re still running with the gimmick of Tom Cruise Films That Aren’t Action Films During His Action Star Run theme, this time with Doug Liman’s true-life drama about Barry Seale, pilot for the TWA, the CIA, the Cartel and the White House, but who is the most corrupt? (It’s Reagan, it’s always Reagan)
Johnny has thoughts on the latest Doctor Who and thrusts it in, the two talk A Minecraft Movie now Andrew’s witnessed it, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, The Amateur and Warfare too, just a hodgepodge of cinematic discussion around the other forgotten Tom Cruise film from The Summer Of The Dark Universe.
THE FERRYMAN UPON THE PLAINS - Andrew’s First Novel - Pre-Order Now!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferryman-Upon-Plains-Andrew-Jones-ebook/dp/B0F39C3WM4/


307 - American Made

It’s Andrew’s almost-birthday, we’re a day early so May The 4th Be With You and us talking over the classic George Lucas film about tariffs and taxation falling into fascism, he’s so smart!
Games, comedy, trivia, gungans. We talk all about the franchise and tie it in to Andrew’s new book The Ferryman Upon The Plains, a western saga about violence and generations of devastation through small acts. Order your copy now!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferryman-Upon-Plains-Andrew-Jones-ebook/dp/B0F39C3WM4/

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BONUS - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace Commentary

At some point Andrew heard Johnny say “I never saw Tim Hill’s 2007 live-action/animation hybrid Alvin And The Chipmunks” so this episode exists. Johnny discusses seeing Six and Drop, there’s a deep-dive into the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and someone says “Alviiiin” like there’s a paycheque waving offscreen.

308 - Alvin And The Chipmunks

Andrew's book The Ferryman Upon The Plains is now available to read, he gifts a brief snippet of his epic to listen to, he's bad at reading aloud, he's bad at doing most things, except writing, he's good at writing.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferryman-Upon-Plains-Andrew-Jones-ebook/dp/B0F39C3WM4/

Bonus - The Ferryman Upon The Plains Book Reading

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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