Ep 118
Ep 118 Attack the Block
It’s aliens on a council estate as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Joe Cornish’s directorial debut: “Attack The Block”. A film in which we see the local kids celebrate Bonfire Night with “Penn…
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Ep 9
Ep 9 Mos Eisley Happy Hour - The Mandalorian
A long time ago on a Podcast in Essex... It’s November 2019, and what’s a pandemic? Still at least we’ve got 2020 to look forward to. Our Star Wars watch-through veers sideways to the small screen …
Ep 117
Ep 117 Psycho Goreman
Prepare for family-friendly carnage as our Hunky Boys sit down to watch Steven Kostanski’s “Psycho Goreman”. A fun-loving family film in which cyborg fascist angels eat cubed humans; the Arch-Duke …
Ep 116
Ep 116 Village of the Damned
The team are joined by Westley Sith of the Mos Eisley Happy Hour for a thoroughly British nightmare; the 1960 adaptation of John Wyndham’s “The Midwich Cuckoos”, filmed as “Village of the Damned”. …
Ep 8
Ep 8 Mos Eisley Happy Hour - Return of the Jedi
A long time ago on a Podcast in Essex... It’s 1983, Microsoft launch Word and McDonalds unleash the McNugget; plumber’s nightmare Dennis Nilsen is arrested and jailed; and Children’s ITV begins. Ou…
Ep 115
Ep 115 Jaws
Anchors away! The team are joined by the mighty Alex for an aquatic masterpiece - the impeccable “Jaws”. A film that highlights how helpful a wrist strap can be for a marine biologist; demonstrates…
Ep 7
Ep 7 Mos Eisley Happy Hour - The Empire Strikes Back
A long time ago on a Podcast in Essex... It’s 1980 (and so 80s it hurts) - Pac Man and the Rubik’s Cube both launch; CNN starts broadcasting; and John Lennon is shot dead. Our Star Wars watch-throu…
Ep 114
Ep 114 Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein
It’s comedy horror time with the swan song of the original Universal Monsters as “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein”. A film in which the mysterious Dr Lejos looks an awful lot like Dracula in …
Mos Eisley Happy HourStar Wars - A New Hope
A long time ago on a Podcast in Essex... It’s 1977 - 2000AD launches; Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a plane crash; and no one on this podcast was born yet. Our Star Wars watch-through reaches a milestone w…
Ep 113
Ep 113 - Gretel & Hansel
Once upon a time, 4 intrepid podcasters sat down to watch a very Grimm Tale - director Oz Perkin’s “Gretel & Hansel”. A film in which Jessica Hyde threatens to kill her kids; the Borg Queen comes d…
Ep 5
Ep 5 Mos Eisley Happy Hour - Rogue One
A long time ago on a Podcast in Essex... It’s 2016 - The UK votes for Brexit; The USA votes for Donald J Trump; and a multitude of celebrities die (which was probably a wise decision on their part,…
Ep 112
EP 112 The Fly 1986
Having witnessed the original, the team turn to David Cronenberg’s reimagining of “The Fly” from 1986. A film in which an 80s super-sleaze invents the Reaction Video; Jeff Goldblum spunks his finge…
Ep 4
EP 4 Mos Eisley Happy Hour - Solo
A long time ago on a Podcast in Essex... It’s 2018 - a dark time for the Rebellion: music is in its absolute nadir; Donald Trump holds total authority; Russian dissidents are dropping like assassin…
Ep 111
Ep 111 The Fly
It’s atomic-age horror, with the original 1958 version of “The Fly”! A film in which a cat is dispersed into the ether; a common fly is dipped in Tipp-Ex to secure a starring role; and we see the w…
Ep 3
Ep 3 Mos Eisley Happy Hour - Revenge of the Sith
A long time ago on a Podcast in Essex... It’s 2005, Pope John Paul II dies; YouTube starts; Doctor Who returns to TV and Prince Harry dresses like a Nazi. Our Star Wars watch-through concludes the …
Ep 110
EP 110 Dawn of the Dead
We return to George A Romero’s Living Dead universe for the second instalment in the series: 1978’s classic “Dawn of the Dead”. A film in which we learn that a screwdriver can be an effective subst…
Ep 2
EP 2 Mos Eisley Happy Hour - Attack of the Clones
A long time ago on a Podcast in Essex... It’s 2002, Blair and Bush have begun their war criminal love-in, members of the Royal Family keep dropping like flies and Napster is shut down, definitively…
Ep 109
Ep 109 Scream
This episode we watch a classic film that’s so 90s it’s on tour with Oasis, in an Adidas tracksuit, with a Tamagotchi in it’s pocket and signing into it’s Compuserve Email account: Wes Craven’s “Sc…
Ep 1
Ep1 Mos Eisley Happy Hour - The Phantom Menace
A long time ago, on a Podcast in Essex... It’s 1999, Clinton and Blair are still in charge, “Pretty Fly For A White Guy” is annoying everyone and Kevin Spacey is still a viable Oscar nominee. We ki…
Ep 108
Ep 108 Vault of horror
Another year, and we kick off in majestic style with another Amicus Anthology - 1973’s “The Vault of Horror”. A film in which Terry-Thomas experiences separation anxiety on a whole new level; the M…
