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Drews friend from their younger years working as an Usher at Theatres in London who went on to work with esteemed Theatre Directors tells us many interesting stories about that world as well as working with a huge number of high calibre actors in the movie industry.

Paul Bullion, star of the final Mission Impossible movie in the franchise joins us again (appeared first Episode 92). Now it has been out in the cinema for a few weeks he is able to talk freely about his role, what happened on set, what he learned and the experience of working with the greatest movie star alive. We enjoy listening to his many stories and also discuss the older films of Tom Cruise and the impact 80s movies still have on us today. We end with a fun quiz on the movie and what Tom Cruise has lined up next. It was a thrill to see Paul up on the big screen toe to toe with Tom and we expect more great things from him in the future and wish him all the success.

Emma, our personal Therapist and Kate, our regular guest, both of which are part of the Rage Whale family (and in some of our more listened to episodes) join us to celebrate our 100th episode and the end of Season 1. Emma provides us with a Friendship Quiz which is lots of fun and gives us plenty to discuss. Kev also has a Quiz on the stats and figures from the podcast itself, followed by a movie quiz on actors. This was an enjoyable and loose conversation where we just enjoyed each other's company. Thanks for sticking with us...onwards to Season 2...

We talk through our photoshoot day. The first time we've seen each other in person for many years. We have incredible photographer and previous guest (Ep 91) Daniel Pitts meet us in Waterloo to start our day taking group photos throughout London. Kev surprises the gang with Merch, our logo on some t-shirts and hoodies which we end up modelling. Our first guest and biggest fan Gareth joins us to help and we meet other friends later in the day, including previous guest (Ep 38) Shed/Sara for a heavy evening of drinks in Camden. This was such a fun day just getting see see each other properly, joke around and go play Crazy Golf at Lane 7 in Victoria.

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Today we discuss the new trailers we have seen recently such as Predator: Badlands, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Weapons, Now You See Me: Now You Don' t and The new A24 movie starring The Rock called The Smashing Machine which looks like his first serious role that could be award worthy. We also discuss movies and series from our childhood we would love to see rebooted with the same cast which brings us to Ryan Cooglers announcement that he is bringing back The X-Files which we are excited about. We end by discussing Sinners, the new movie Ryan Coogler wrote and directed starring Michael B Jordan, Jack O'Conell and Hailee Steinfeld.

Kev and Drew interview Simeon Atkins who is the host of the educational and entertaining podcast 'The Meaning of Men'. The intro explains the thought process about what the podcast is about then we discuss some of the subjects that has come up during his many guest interviews of experts in different fields all relevant to the subject of men. We found this conversation very engaging and we would have loved to talk for much longer so we hope there will be a second part to this conversation and perhaps we have a further guest to mix the opinions and discourse up even more. Simeon has a great outlook on life and his podcast is exploring many interesting avenues and can really open your mind to new thought processes, we very much recommend you take a listen.

Kev & Drew discuss the hot topic this week with the surprising but well deserved success of the new Marvels movie. This is a change in tone for the studio and we feel this has paid off as we can't stop thinking about it. Marvel should be simple and cinematic with lots of CGI, this feels like an indie film with practical effects and dramatic actors with deep character performances that make you care about all the individuals. It is hilarious at times without being silly and emotional through relatable trauma. This is truly a new direction that we hope will continue to grow.

Kev & Drew do an old school Pod episode talking about what they have watched recently and recommendations. We discuss the stunt performers finally being appreciated at the Oscars before talking about classic moves we watched recently, Netflix documentaries that show the dark side of humanity and mention a little about Black Mirror Season 7 without spoilers.

Where do we start, which level, reality or dreams? Kev and Drew try to get to grips with the notoriously confusing movie from the master of time, ambiguity and existentialism. This movie from 2010 was marked as one of the first times that Blockbusters stopped placating its audience as Nolan went for the cerebral approach trusting the audience would engage and enjoy the respect he gave us offering us the ability to debate the plot, themes and of course that frustrating ending. What is your opinion? Listen to hear ours and Drews left field thoughts which makes even more sense.

Kate selected the subject of todays Deep Dive, one if the living greats. A prolific and respected man in the movie industry. We try to delve into his personal life with little information before discussing his influences, style and impressive back catalogue. We also discuss his next exciting project.

T2 is back in the cinema which prompts this discussion as it is a classic 90s action movie and the quintessential Schwarzenegger performance. We have all seen it so many times but we were too young to see in the cinema first time round. Kev managed to catch it recently on the big screen which reignites all the 90s childhood memories of watching this when we were too young. We feel this is even better than we remember and not just a standard action movie, it is so much more.

Today's Bonus episode is a Spoiler Special discussing the new Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder & Ray Nicholson action packed, gory comedy. Kevin invites regular guest Gareth to join to discuss in detail. We both had a better time with the movie than expected. We also discuss Gareths upcoming Download Festival trip and our Rage Whale photoshoot day in London on April 25th.

Welcome to our first 'Deep Dive' episode where we pick an actor, director, genre, year etc to discuss in detail. Today we discuss the charismatic Colin Farrell. It's an interesting chat as he has a varied personal life from charity to rehab and a range of movies where you can see his growth through the years. Even in his early career he worked with high calibre actors and directors and we all agree where his strengths are which we want to see more of. We also let you know about what new movies he has started production on.

Our regular guest turns the tables on us and asks us questions she has devised herself. Kate delves into our early days, how we met, some deep questions and some fun questions. We were not made aware of any questions before hand and I think this yields an honest and interesting response from us all. We hope you enjoy this episode which is a bit different from our usual focus but with all the fun and charisma Kate brings to the Pod as usual.

The nation is talking about this new Netflix series written by Stephen Graham & Jack Thorne. A story of a 13 year old boy being arrested and accused of murdering a girl in his class. This realistic, gritty, intense and powerful story is perfectly acted with believable vulnerability and emotion and the 1 shot per episode really adds to the technicality of the crew and makes the audience live in the moment, experiencing everything in real time. We cover themes of social media, bullying, toxic masculinity, male rage, lack of respect for women and the picking up on the behaviour of male role models because of how impressionable children can be to the wrong influences. Many are dealing this one of the most perfect TV series of all time and we have to agree and its a huge talking point and inspires debates about parenting, family, schools, governments, the legal system, mental health and the hidden world of what children look at on their phones.

Kev & Drew have freshly seen this new Bong Joon Ho Sci-Fi action comedy starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette & Mark Ruffalo. We both thoroughly enjoyed it and discussed the deep topics that arise here from Politics, Religion and Race to Animal Cruelty and Ethics. This has an incredible cast with impressive acting from all in this ensemble cast.

Please see the film before listening to this episode.

A double feature today discussing these 2 films. More to discuss than originally expected and we could've talked longer on both but we hope you enjoy the fun debates we have here. A wild horror movie from the mind of Stephen King and the adaptation and directing from Osgood Perkins (Long Legs) and another Marvel film, or is it more than just another Marvel film?

Our regular guest from New Jersey joins us after watching the Oscars live. Drew stayed up till the middle of the night to watch it from the UK. We talk through our predictions from Ep 90 to see who got the most right and use that opportunity talk through the individual awards. We then discuss the rest of the show from the comedy bits to the surprises.

We discuss getting close to our 100th episode, if we should do something different, suggestions welcome. Also that we are finally meeting up in April for a day in London with previous guest Daniel Pitts (Ep 91) who is taking our photos. Then we get onto the subjects of the James Bond and Amazon controversies followed by movie news and new trailers we have seen recently; from Gremlins 3, Goonies 2, I Am Legend 2 & Hancock 2 to trailers for Bring Her Back, a new Pedro Pascal 80s style comedy, drama and Friendship; a dark comedy with Paul Rudd. All that among the usual laughs and debates.

Today's guest is a friend of Drews, they go back to 2008 when they met as fellow Ushers at the theatre during the Wicked Musical run in London and talk about how he got his auditions, his agent and the progression of his career. He his it strong early on by being offered the part of Billy Kitchen in the critically acclaimed Peaky Blinders the he acts alongside Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy, what an incredible start., He goes from strength to strength with Dune: Part One, The Witcher, Vikings, The Acolyte and the highly anticipated Mission Impossible 8 The Final Reckoning. We also discuss his passion for being a positive person in the industry by being an ambassador for CALM the charity which is dedicated to helping people who are struggling or in crisis. We end by discussing Tom Cruise and the famous coconut cake Paul received from him that many celebrities on The Graham Norton Show have mentioned. This is a fun conversation; really thoughtful, interesting and we were all gripped by what Paul had to say about navigating the movie industry and his experiences working with some of the greats.

We start as usual with discussing the Zeitgeist of 2013, the year this incredible movie was released and a movie related poem from 'Tales Of The Nook' (Drew). We delve into the movie in detail: Discussing the actors, the plot, the director as well as the dark themes involved with this movie. We talk about the actors that were originally asked to play these roles, some behind the scenes information and interesting facts and errors in the story.

James has met his match as his friend Daniel instantly slams him during the intro. Now we know this will be a fun guest. We laugh through some insane stories and conversations around photography, videography and graphic design before going down the route of fitness, martial arts and his exciting plan for a short film for a charity organisation utilising 80s montages. We discuss the passion Daniel has for photography as well as the difficulties within his creative journey and end discussing music, controversies ,movies, TV shows and a future collaboration between himself & Rage Whale.

We discuss the most talked about movie of 2024 and it's still a hot topic and highly relevant. This movie is a feast for the eyes with the exceptional cinematography, colour pallet, editing style and impressive directing by a Coralie Fargeat, the only female director who is nominated for an Oscar in a category full of men and we all agree deserves to win. The only problem is that horror films don't do well at the Oscars but hopefully things are about to change. This is the rebirth of Demi Moore showing how talented and brave she is with what this role demands, the risk was huge and now it's time for the reward. This isn't a surface level horror, this taps into the real world issues with societal expectations, and how we treat people, especially women who are getting older, but the themes can relate to everyone.

Peter from New Jersey joins us again today to discuss the Oscars nominations. We delve into some detail on the main films up for the awards and who we predict will win compared to who we believe should win. We also discuss the snubs and debate between ourselves on who deserves the recognition. But before that we have some movie news to discus to discuss the new movie Companion which Kev and Peter saw this week. But during the conversation there is one clear winner of the Oscars but will it be as recognised as we think it should be? I think we need to be ready for some disappointment! We'll have to wait till March to find out.

After discussing the zeitgeist of 1999 regarding news, music and movies we delve into the cultural significance and forward thinking of the revolutionary movie which has been parodied many times. We discuss this timeless classic, delving into cinematic techniques and character dynamics including meta moments and philosophical choices with symbolism and deeper meanings. We discuss behind the scenes of making this movie and all the actors that were considered for the parts. This movie stands the test of time and is still exciting and thought provoking 26 years later.

We talk about Kate travelling all the way from Zurich to Chester to visit family and the failed attempt to meet Kev for a beer. We have a couple of strange questions from our regular listeners which take our conversation on a strange path talking about animal bums, funny situations in the cinema and creating our own musical. Kev briefly discusses the new movie Presence without spoilers which brings us on to the topic of ghosts. Drew has had so many ghosts experiences but everyone has a creepy or strange experience they share with the group.

Our deep dive into the David Fincher masterpiece with Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt. This may be the 30th anniversary but this movie still hits hard and is full of atmosphere, drama, comedy and tense moments. It follows the two detectives try to solve a serial killer who is using the seven deadly sins as his motives. So much to talk about here, we had to stop as we could've gone on for a further hour. We talk about behind the scenes of the filmmaking, subtle clues within the story as well as the dynamics between the actors and the disturbing but genius scenes.

Today's episode marks a full year since we started recording Rage Whale. It's Kevs Birthday and he tells us about his weekend in London, gigs, a massage and predictably the cinema. We discuss the Netflix release of Cocaine Bear which we highly recommend and delve into many different drinking games. We bring up Biopics as Kev had just come back from seeing the brilliant Bob Dylan movie 'A Complete Unknown'. We end with a chat about the sad news of the death of David Lynch, a true master of cinema.

[Some serious subjects discussed] We had a fun conversation and a laugh with the man that is well known for the opposite: Lewis Saunderson the actor famous for his distressing, raw and emotionally captivating performances on social media with approx 2 Million followers on TikTok and with over 255k Instagram followers. Known as the TikTok Crying Guy, he reimagines emotional movie scenes, creates relevant videos to the current culture but always puts 1000% into his performances raising awareness for a variety of subject matters. We discuss how he progressed to this place in life after finding out how our Drew met and worked with Lewis a couple of decades ago whilst creating a short film together. We delve into his inspiration, cancel culture, mental health and emotional movie scenes as well as a recent video he posted which received some negative press. Although we cover serious subjects which could trigger people we also have fun with a Movie quiz and delving into movies in general. We didn't get through all the questions we had for him so here's looking forward to a further episode towards the end of 2025.

Kev, James & Drew welcome you to a fun episode where we discuss all the movie news that is current even including a diversion into Grand Theft Auto 6 computer game which has some interesting planned upgrades delaying its release. We discuss Mr Beast Games and Squid Games and play devils advocate debating the enjoyment in watching, mixed with the psychological torment and effects on the real life players and is Mr Beast creating a fun show or is this plain and simply a rich person gloating in his extreme wealth and toying with needy people? We end discussing the Golden Globes and if any of our guesses from episode 80 and 81 were accurate. This doesn't fully go to plan but we hope you enjoy.

Peter from New Jersey joins Kev and Drew today to do a deep dive into Robert Eggers new classic horror remake of Nosferatu. We cover as much as possible from the filmmaking, atmosphere and soundscape to the actors and their acting prowess.

This is the Kev & Drew Show episode. We get distracted discussing Simon Pegg, Shaun Of The Dead and zombie movies, moving on to Danny Boyle with 28 Days Later and Trainspotting. We discuss old movies over new movies and the comfort they bring. Kev has recently seen the Robbie Williams movie Better Man in the cinema. We then both discuss all the TV shows that are on over Christmas from Gavin & Stacey to Squid Game 2.

Happy New Year. We discuss the new trailers and expected releases in 2025. From Death of a Unicorn to Superman and including Mission Impossible 8, Karate Kid, 28 Years Later, Jurassic World Rebirth and many others. We go off the rails and joke about things I should've edited out but never mind. The first film we are all going to see in 2025 is likely to be Nosferatu which we are all excited about.

With our regular Special Guest Michael, today's spoiler review is our thoughts on the recent Netflix Movie about a TSA agent who checks the 'carry-on' baggage at an airport when a threat forces him to allow a dangerous bag through without alerting anyone. How will this pan out? We have very different thoughts on this movie and enjoy a laugh during when we compare to other movies as well as Christmas movies.

A fun episode discussing the best movies of last year, we also reflect on the podcast and shout out our many guests. Drew arrives a little late but with a great Sigourney Weaver story from last week in London. We discussed Xmas a little and an inventive gift James bought his son Reef. We then review the 2 films we watched in the cinema this week: Sonic 3 and Kraven The Hunter which we both enjoyed.

A rare moment when all 3 of us have watched the same film that week. Fairly new to Netflix is M3GAN which we all had different opinions going into it. Kev especially expected it to be terrible but I think most were pleasantly surprised. We discuss the actors, the theme and the sequel coming out next year. We compare to other films which distract us a little but ultimately this film has more going for it than the TikTok dance that made it famous.

Merry Christmas from all of us at Rage Whale. Our very first Xmas Special Episode. Our regular guest Michael joins us to tell us about his trip last week taking the family to Paris to visit Disney Land. We then discuss our favourite toys we got as kids as well as the movies that make us feel in a Christmas mood which aren't necessarily Xmas movies. We do deviate as usual into conspiracies, bringing up themes not related to this time of year but relevant to the news and drama going on regarding celebrity scandals. We have a Keanu Reeves story for you and end our episode on parenting in the modern age as well as our favourite Xmas movies whilst debating what is or isn't considered a Christmas movie. I don't think we solved that one.

We pick up from where we left off in the previous episode except this time we make our predictions for the Golden Globe awards when it comes to TV series, movies and actors. We also discuss cancelled gigs, Liquid Death and have some very childish moments.

Kev is hungover but battling through it as we have some important shout outs to do from the recent Spotify Wrapped showing we have some top fans that we truly appreciate. A few new films have been announced and Kneecap takes the Win for the Best British film (when it's an Irish film) at the British Independent Film Awards which we totally agree with. Golden Globe nominees get announced so we go through the categories to make out predictions. We will then revisit after the 5th Jan so see who wins most accurately.

We get caught talking about Spiderman and go down a rabbit hole discussing them all, how they connect and what's coming up next. Including computer games. Kev tries to tell the guys about the new movie on Prime called 'Strange Darling' before realising he can't say very much as everything after the intro to the film are huge spoilers. It is highly recommended though. We deviate onto the Channel 4 series called 'Misfits' and discuss where some of those actors are now, before ending with a rant about Ticketmaster who have a lot to answer for.

The 3 of us start by having a chat to the infamous Paul Chicken whose adventures are discussed in Ep 56. Kev tells the story of his night out in Manchester at a Sleep Token gig visiting the Co-Op arena for the first time. A metal after-party that he leaves due to being too busy to then go to a gay bar for Karaoke. We discuss some musicals that James has been to and talk about Theatre which props Drew to tell us about his experience working and performing in them and some big actors he ended up meeting. We have plenty of Movie News from Tom Cruise to Denzel Washington followed by a fun chat about retro kids TV shows where we try to guess the intro music.

Who is this joining us today from the Dark Side? It's Ben Connolly, long time friend of Kev who is a talented photographer and huge Sci-Fi Fan. So we dedicate the episode to this subject that we haven't really discussed much before which bring up lots of interesting conversations about science, technology as well as movies which often creep into Horror. But first of all, we chat about our London trip to participate in The Taskmaster Experience that was lots of fun. Drew and Ben both have some cosplay in common with a specific character we get to see today and James directs us into delving into Sci-Fi bad guys, flying cars and Uber Eats Robots amongst many other things. Enjoy.

Listen to this episode: Have a cup of Rage Whale. Go on, Go on, Go on! 

Shout Outs and Show & Tell as normal with a side helping of some exciting Movie News. The cinema hasn't had much out that interests us recently so we discuss some films we have seen streaming. We also reminisce on comedy TV shows we grew up on and unfortunately for the listener we attempted some impressions of the classic characters. Kev is excited to tell the guys about the band and new movie called 'Kneecap' which is exciting as it is funny and urges them to watch it. 

Ross joins us to discuss his job working at Odeon Cinema but we quickly find out he also used to work in Blockbusters which starts off a discussion of those nostalgic days. We also get into Cobra Kai, favourite movies of the year and some recent Movie News. Ross tells us about some horror stories with customers when working in the cinema but also the benefits. This is a fun chat covering lots of subjects. Always great to see another like minded movie buff.

Kev & Drew discuss the 40th anniversary of this cult classic from very different perspectives.It had a profound impact on Kev from a young age and is held in high esteem, whereas Drew watched it for the first time this week. How does this movie impact the audiences in 2024 and how do the effects and horror stand up. We have a fun time discussing this as there's lots to explore including how it has inspired a generation of filmmakers. 

Returning regular guest Michael joined us to discuss recent movie news from Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning trailer amongst many other releases and upcoming movies. We talk about a few recent films we have all watched from the cinema to streaming and divert into nostalgia TV like Thunderbirds, The Wombles and Rage Dolls. There is a 3 part Quiz with music involved spread over the episode. Holding our Breath, Tyson Fight, Bee Stings and many other topics on discussion in this fun chat. 

This is our Second Coming. We have been allowed to continue doing the Podcast with permission from the mighty Emmanuel Bonami. The man, the myth, the legend we have discussed for 6 months on the podcast. We reflect on such a special episode and the podcast growth in general. Kev & James discuss the new Netflix movie Don't Move and Kev tells us the little he can about the new cinema movie Heretic with Hugh Grant as a bad guy without any spoilers. Lots to enjoy in this episode from stories about a John Lennon Artwork purchase on one of the worst days we have faced as a nation to recent gigs and future guests.  

This is our final episode ever. Kev claimed previously that if we ever managed to get Emmanuel Bonami on to the Podcast we would have Completed podcasting. But luckily he gives us permission to continue. Emmanuel is a French Actor who most recently appeared in the highly rated movie 'Infested' (or 'Vermin' in French) on Prime/Shudder. We as a team have been obsessed with him for over 6 months, mentioning him in almost every episode and he had the great sense of humour to join us for a chat but the team weren't aware so got a joyful shock. Legend. This week's main guest is Joana Pido a Stand Up comedian in Zurich, she is accompanied by her friend and Rage Whale regular Kate to discuss comedy. We delve into how she got started, her filthy material and favourite stand up comedians and comedy actors.

Kev & Drew have recently seen Terrifier 3 in the cinema and are joined by an American Movie Reviewer. Peter is all the way from New York to discuss the huge impact this movie has had on us all in detail. All the impressive practical effects, the insane and grotesque kills and the effect it's had on the general public. Peter has also recently met the cast of the film which entertains us as they have become iconic in such a short space of time due to the extreme and uncompromising movement that has changed cinema forever. 

We have Drew back with us, hopefully for good this time. We start with some classic Show & Tell, leading into movie news discussing Blade, Spiderman and Christopher Nolan. We have an update on the Emmanuel Bonami situation which gives us a lot of joy. We discussed a couple of movies we watched this week; on Netflix 'Woman of the Hour' and 'Venom: The Last Dance' at the cinema. Drew has then created a horror quiz for us with music sections which is a close call but who will win? We end discussing the greatest Horrors of 2024 and of all time.