Joining Andy and Kev at the bar this week is their resident Malcolm McNab expert, not seen since The Burbs. Who knew these 2 films were connected by a session trumpet player but Danielle is very eager to confess just how much she loves 1991s Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Andy starts badly, asking if Kevin Costner has any chemistry with his co-stars and Kev agrees that it's about as much as Tom Cruise and Christian Bale seem to have with each other (or maybe wires got crossed.)

They talk about the impact of this film kicking of the 90s, the ever present song connected to it and just how much Robin actually does in the movie. Would this film be better if you just watched the second side of a double sided DVD? Listen in as we discuss #55 on Kev's favourite films of all time.

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Pull up a stool at Cocktails and Shattered Dreams as Kev and Andy celebrate reaching their 150th podcast episode milestone. In this episode, they dive into film #56 on Kev's top 100 list: Robert Zemeckis’s 1988 Oscar-winning live-action animation landmark, Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Armed with Harvey Wallbangers and Double Bourbons, the duo breaks down why this 80s PG classic remains a groundbreaking feat and why it traumatized an entire generation of kids. They cover how Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny could appear in the same film and Steven Spielberg's part in it. How great Bob Hoskins is and how no one else could have replaced him, not even Harrison Ford. Does this film really count as a horror with The Dip providing 2 of the most gruesome deaths from their childhood. Does Jessica Rabbit stand up to modern audiences? No, but it's still fun to watch!

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This week down at the bar we go back to the 80s with a film from the 2013s and wonder when exactly it was appropriate! Andy shares his opinion before we've even had time to settle on a drink and things aren't looking good. Thankfully the pod isn't as long as the film or we'd never make it through!

We chat about Leonardo Di Caprio's performance and where it ranks in his list, Martin Scorcese's approach to endings and somehow why Jonah Hill steals the whole film. What would need to change to make this film today? Probably everything but we still have to watch it and compare it to an even longer film in the comparison to season 1! After over 6 hours of film watching, will Andy need a strong drink at the bar?

Join us as we talk through #57 on Kev's list, the Wolf of Wall Street.

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This week on Long Play Video we're revisiting Paul W.S. Anderson's traumatizing space-horror cult classic, Event Horizon so obviously have invited back our Michael Douglas specialist Kate! Is it Alien meets The Shining in space, an unofficial prequel to The Matrix featuring a young Laurence Fishburne or just a 90-minute cautionary tale about a 49-year-old Sam Neill ripping his own eyes out?

Drinks at the bar range from cozy and comfortable to gross and repellent as we discuss why this 90s sci-fi nightmare holds up, what went missing on the cutting room floor and why admitting to being bad at Latin is important as your crew mates start to die around you.

Join us as Kev tries to get Kate to bad mouth the mashup, criticise Andy's romance scores and advocate for Saw to be added to the list, all of which fail and it's pointed out it's his list and he can do what he wants with it!

Strap in for a journey that isn't quite as hellish as the film we're talking about!

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So money, baby! Welcome back down to the bar for Episode 42 of the ultimate movie review podcast.

This week, Kev continues counting down his 100 favourite films of all time when we invite back our resident Doug Liman expert Carla, not something we ever thought we'd have an expert on at the start of the pod. Join Kev, Andy, and Carla as they crack open drinks and dissect everything 90s.

This week what sort of a world the 90s were when catchphrases ruled us all. We wonder if Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau really 'needed' this movie to be big or were always going to be money, with Andy changing his mind at least twice. Kev has done research again, being able to quote previous films and even throwing in a Steven Spielberg bit of trivia. We ask just how much time Carla spends with Jon Favreau, how well Kev knows Doug Liman and with inflation how long is 2 days in the 90s to call a girl, in today's Gen Z world. Kev also has some advice for Gen Z which is a bit more to the point.

Join us as we talk about #59 on Kev's list, 1994s Swingers....baby!

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Say his name three times, or just hit play!

We’re descending back into the bar for as we've hit Number 60 on Kev’s 100 favourite films of all time: the 1988 Tim Burton goth masterpiece, Beetlejuice!

In this episode, we drag our resident "horror expert" Natalie (who was born in 1988 and somehow avoided this movie her entire life) into the afterlife for her very first viewing. Is it the best week of her life, or are we just terrible friends? Grab a green, bug-themed Grasshopper cocktail (or Kev's curdled charcoal concoction) and join as we talk about how Michael Keaton steals the entire movie in only 17 minutes of screentime. How having puppets and in-camera effects somehow still looks better than today's CGI and how young Alex Baldwin, Geena Davis and Winona Ryder all look!

The top trump battle is one for the ages as the AI becomes infected by Tim Burton and gets mysteriously dark and weird on us. Is Kev finally right and it's nothing but Bangers from here on out?

No incantations or handbook for the recently deceased required. Just pour a drink, watch out for the sandworms, and let’s celebrate being weird!

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The Jewel of the Nile (1985) — Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner & The Romancing the Stone Sequel | #61 on Kev's 100

This week at the bar we introduce Kate, our new Michael Douglas expert, who instantly starts a Twitter war with him before she's even sat down and ordered a flimsy drink. We pit Michael Douglas against Tom Cruise in a game neither one wants to win.

We marvel at how much the viewing order of a film franchise changes everything — anyone discovering The Jewel of the Nile today instantly knows it's the Romancing the Stone sequel, instead of finding out years later when they stumble across the prequel.

Kev is in de-Nile that this 1985 Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito adventure is far more of a romance film than an action adventure — and that's more Nile than appears in the entire movie. Andy doesn't hold back on his romance score, and despite Kev trying to widen the definition to "friend-mance", he's tempted to play his veto.

Kate stays neutral throughout, although admits she'll never watch it again and won't recommend it to anyone. What a Michael Douglas expert to have.

Join us as we review #61 on Kev's 100 favourite films list: The Jewel of the Nile.

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Welcome back down to Cocktails and Shattered Dreams! This week, we board the 2022 action film, Bullet Train. Andy actually watched this high-speed thriller while stuck on a stationary Southeastern train waiting for a driver, which really maximised the immersion. We dive into Brad Pitt embracing fun roles as a begrudging assassin with terrible luck, and debate if the film suffers from an identity crisis. Should it have committed fully to the silly Guy Ritchie style or the serious Kill Bill storyline? And did they just write the entire movie around that one cool shot of Brad Pitt flying through a crashing carriage?

Alongside the cinematic breakdown, we discuss our sponsor OutOut helping you organise messy trip photos, Kev sipping a BoomSlang while Andy attempts the ridiculous 71-ingredient Commonwealth Cocktail, and Poppy stepping in to correct Andy's notes yet again. Finally, brace yourself for the ultimate cinematic mashup as the brotherly love of Bullet Train collides with the step-brotherly love of Clueless. Grab your train ticket and join us at the bar!