Thomas Lynskey, actor, writer, and director of The Last Signals joins Sean to discuss the story behind the making of his independent film. The film explores the actions Titanic’s wireless operators, Senior Operator John ‘Jack’ Phillips and Junior Operator Harold Bride, throughout Titanic's voyage. The story of the making of the film is as amazing a…

Sarah continues her first-time viewing of the Final Destination series, with Final Destination 2 (2003). Discussion Points: -The tonal shift from the first film to it's sequel. -The truck with the log that haunts a generation. -Changing the formula of death's design. -Sarah discusses her love of kitchen-based deaths in films. -TANGENT: Sean and Sar…

Sarah had never seen a single Final Destination film. Sean cleared the schedule to get these reviews done. Sarah will get her own back soon with 'Sarah decides'. Will Sarah remain unimpressed by Sean's choice of film? Discussion Points: -Sean nearly gets killed by a bookcase. -Sarah was surprised by how good this film was. -The origin of the film's…

This is a grim one, but it's a film you need to see! A British kitchen sink drama set in Sheffield in 1983, which follows a young couple expecting their first child before a nuclear war interrupts their plans. Sean and Sarah review one of the most-unflinching and best British TV films of all time. Will they remain unimpressed by their choice of fil…

Randy and Steve return to continue the Rush Hour reviews with Rush Hour 2 (2001). Watch your egg rolls, we're going in! Discussion Points: -Sean's notes are abysmal again. -The lack of seriousness in this film. -Chris Tucker's dancing. -The reason Jackie Chan doesn't like the way he speaks in English in this film. -A brief history of '7 11' shops (…

Luke from 'The Nerdstalgic Podcast' returns to join Sean and discuss the Disney-Pixar short film, Float (2019). Float is a short six-minute film which highlights the importance of difference and acceptance, by following a Father coming to terms with his young son, who 'floats'. Chapters: 0:00-Welcome and Introduction of this Week's Guest. 25:51-The…

Jackson from 'History with Jackson' joins Sean to discuss one of his favourite films: Jojo Rabbit (2019). Jackson and Sean use the film as a framework to delve into the world of Nazi Germany, totalitarian regimes and how this film stays funny and effective, whilst dealing with such a grim subject matter. Guest: https://historywithjackson.co.uk/ Dis…

As Sarah is feeling under the weather, Sean is joined by Peter Rose to review Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy 2 (2000). The film was originally released as 'Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy' in America and Mexico, and has no links to 'Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy' (1998). Welcome to Review It Yourself: The Podcast with the Sigh. Film review…

Which film trailer/previews make you want to spend your hard earned cash at the cinema? Let Sean and Sarah help with that, by reviewing trailers for upcoming films and a few old favourites. Welcome to Preview it Yourself. This time around, Sean decides to show Sarah the trailer for Gladiator II (2024). He apologises first. Discussion Points: -Lower…

Sean, Sarah and Paul from 'History Rage' reach the final, pitiful end of the Jaws franchise. Discussion Points: -Sean didn't feel this was that bad. -The DVD read-through returns. -Paul finds the DVD cover description hilarious. -The serious lack of deaths in this film. -Sarah sends her thoughts in for Paul and Sean to discuss. -Sean was really wit…

Dr. Dan Ellin, Historian and Archivist from the International Bomber Command Centre, joins Sean to discuss The Dam Busters (1955). Discussion Points: -Dan discusses his love/hate relationship with the film and it's portrayal of Operation Chastise. -The absence of major motion pictures about RAF Bomber Command. -The importance of collective memory r…

Sean, Sarah and Paul from History Rage are here to continue our Jaws series, it's downwards and downwards for Jaws 3-D (1983). Will Sean, Sarah and Paul be impressed or unimpressed with the film? Stick around for 'The Worst Shark Film You've Ever Seen' section, with responses from podcast friends of Review It Yourself. Discussion Points: -Sarah wen…

"I'd award [the shark] an assist... I do not watch a Jaws film to have people NOT killed by sharks"-Paul on the inefficient shark in this film. "More of the same, just sh*tter"-Sean on the Jaws sequels. Paul from History Rage returns to join Sean, and they begrudgingly continue their journey through the Jaws film franchise. Brace Yourselves, it's J…

The Anatomy of Jaws (1975) finds Sean joined by Paul from 'History Rage' to review the first film in the Jaws film series. Enjoy this, as it's all downhill from here as Sean, Sarah and Paul review all four films for September 2024. Discussion Points: -The emotions encapsulated by the characters in the film. -Paul defends Mayor Vaughn. -The reluctan…

Sean and Sarah take on Alien Romulus (2024). Franchise reinvigorator or poorly executed ? Will they remain unimpressed by the newest film in the Alien franchise? Discussion Points: -Sean struggles to sell the podcast. -The anguish of late night cinema showings. -The distubring tonal shift in the film. -The mystery characters in the film. -The dread…

Welcome back to Review It Yourself: The Podcast with the sigh. Film reviews for the eternally unimpressed. Clayton from 'Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies' returns to continue The Donna Noble Chronicles. This week Sean and Clayton discuss The Fires of Pompeii (2008). Discussion Points: -Peeking behind the podcast curtain. -The production values of t…

The revamped Review It Yourself continues. The podcast with the sigh. Film reviews for the eternally unimpressed. Sean goes it alone without Sarah, already!? I know. Sean is joined by Marv from the 'Pods Like Us', 'When They was Fab' and 'Toppermost of the Poppermost' podcasts to discuss the classic Ealing Studios film The Titfield Thunderbolt (195…

The revamped Review It Yourself continues. The podcast with the sigh. Film reviews for the eternally unimpressed. Will Sean and Sarah remain unimpressed by this week's film, Dracula (1958)? Film summary: "There's no Whitby, there's no ship, there's no Demeter, there's no bats, there's no wolves, there's only one out of the three brides, and they wh…

Jon Youlden from 'Sci-Fi Chronicles Podcast' joins Sean to discuss Season One of Star Trek Enterprise (2001-2005). Welcome to Reach Any Star: The Best of Star Trek Enterprise, a Star Trek side-series. Discussion Points: -The Premiere Episodes: Broken Bow Parts One and Two. -New Dynamics in this series. -Stand-out Episodes and Honourable Mentions. -…

Welcome to the revamped Review It Yourself. Sean introduces his new co-host Sarah to her first ever viewing of M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable (2000). Discussion Points: -Sean and Sarah keep up to date with a 24 year old film. -Sickness monitoring. -Lone survivor stories. -David Dunn and his lack of emotional response. -"David is clearly very depr…

The revamped Review It Yourself continues. Sean introduces his new co-host Sarah to her first ever viewing of Field of Dreams (1989). Calamitous opening aside, they discuss this magical and cornfield-filled film. Discussion Points: -Sarah's love of dinner table scenes and corn-filled field films. -The ethereal and dream-like quality of this film. -…

Which film trailer/previews make you want to spend your hard earned cash at the cinema? Let Sean and his new co-host Sarah help with that, by reviewing trailers for upcoming 2024 films and a few old favourites. Welcome to Preview it Yourself. This time around Sean bravely broaches the the cream/jam scone debate with Sarah from Cornwall before exami…

Nick and Keith from 'Happiness in Darkness: The Superhero Movie Podcast' join Sean to explore the characters and themes in X-Men: First Class, including Conformity, Exclusion, Pride, Revenge, and Family. Sean, Nick and Keith discuss the surprising depth and quality in this film, the journeys of Charles and Eric, and wasting a great character. Thank…

Sean finally reviews an animated film after nearly three years of podcasting: Ice Age (2002). To discuss this near-perfect film he is joined by Luke from The Nerdstalgic Podcast. They side-track into a tangent about animated films for the first half an hour. Discussion Points: -The unnecessary sequels. -The rise and fall of Blue Sky Studios. -The s…

Ed from The Film Effect Podcast returns to discuss the concluding chapter of David Gordon Green's Halloween Trilogy, Halloween Ends (2022). Discussion Points: -Sean trials a new introduction, but buggers up his guest's name. -The reception of Halloween (2018) and Halloween Kills (2021). -The surprising direction of this film. -The divisive directio…

Neil from We Needed Roads Podcast joins Sean to review Gremlins, a quintessentially Christmas film in the middle of the year. "You'll be unwrapping more than you can imagine this Christmas". Discussion Points: -The DVD back cover readthrough returns. It sounds incredibly serial-killery. -Neil reads his 4K DVD description. -How badly this film has a…

Clayton from 'Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies' joins Sean for a brand new side-series. The Donna Noble Chronicles will explore every episode from 2006-2010 which starred Catherine Tate as Donna, from 'The Runaway Bride' to 'The End of Time'. This second episode explores the Series Four opener: Partners in Crime. Discussion Points: -The characteris…

Randy and Steve from The Decision Reel podcast return to continue the buddy cop films they and Sean seem to have fallen into discussing. They review Rush Hour (1998), a film in which "the fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West".Discussion Points:-The Rush Hour films are in Randy's blood. -Sean's notes are atrocious again. -Sea…

Dmitry from 'The Psych Effect Podcast' and Sarah from 'Weird Horizon' join Sean to discuss the films of M. Night Shyamalan. Warning: Spoilers! Sean introduces The Shyamalan Speed Round game on his unsuspecting guests. We discuss: -The Sixth Sense (1999). -Unbreakable (2000). -Signs (2002). -The Village (2004). -Lady in the Water (2006). Raised Ques…

Clayton from 'Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies' joins Sean for a brand new side-series. The Donna Noble Chronicles will explore every Doctor Who episode which starred Catherine Tate as Donna, from 'The Runaway Bride' to 'The End of Time'. Discussion Points: -Catherine Tate's career before she joined Doctor Who. -Donna Noble's character in her first…

Sean is joined once again by guests Stew from 'Stew World Order' and Kevin and Erin from 'The Podcast That Wouldn't Die' to continue the LL Cool J series! Get ready for the Podmageddon! Journey from Saffron Burrows accent to whatever accent Christian Bale is using this week. Discussion Points: -The CGI that has aged like milk. -Adults acting like t…

"The Sistine Chapel gets a damn good hoovering!" The awesome Sarah from 'Weird Horizon' returns to review Angels and Demons (2009) Extended Cut for her 19th time on the show! Sarah from Weird Horizon has joined Sean for more discussions than any other podcaster. Thank You Sarah. My Guest: Weird Horizon: Discussions on the spooky and the esoteric, t…

Sean is joined by his mate Mark to discuss one of Mark's favourite films: The Guns of Navarone (1961); One of the best adventure films ever made. It gets very philosophical. Discussion Points: -Mark was also introduced to older films by his Dad. -The strength of every single character. -Mark was impressed by the set-up of the film. -The brilliant s…

Paul from the awesome History Rage podcast joins Sean to discuss Titanic film myths and mistakes. In a reversal from his usual hosting duties, where he listens to historians rage, Paul let's rip on Titanic (1997) describing it as: "The barely remembered, mostly made-up, bewildered ramblings of an incredibly wealthy woman who is trying to remember b…

Which film trailer/previews make you want to spend your hard earned cash at the cinema? Let Sean and Sarah from Weird Horizon help with that, by reviewing trailers for upcoming 2024 films and a few old favourites. Welcome to Preview it Yourself. They also discuss queues, obviously. My Guest: Sarah from Weird Horizon has joined Sean for more discuss…

The fantastic Sarah from 'Weird Horizon' returns to review The Da Vinci Code (2006) Extended Cut and help Sean answer the question: How DID they get that thing shifted? My Guest: Sarah from Weird Horizon has joined Sean for more discussions than any other podcaster. Thank You Sarah. Weird Horizon: Discussions on the spooky and the esoteric, the cou…

The first official (recorded) PodPack Collective Collaboration with Dan from Casting Views. Sean is joined by the English Linguist a.k.a. Dan from Casting Views to review Rocky (1976)-a boxing film which isn't about boxing. *The film review begins at 10.35 minutes. Discussion Points: -A quick explanation of 'The PodPack Collective', with it's curre…

Defend It Yourself continues with a modern day classic: John Carter (2012) in which a American Civil War Veteran ends up on Barsoom (Mars). Brenda and Sean defend John Carter, a brilliant adventure film or as they put it "A Family Friendly Game of Thrones". Yes, we're serious. Discussion Points: -Sean apologises to Sivako: Road To Avatar podcast wi…

Ryan and Kevin from 'The Almost Presidents Podcast' return to discuss this forgotten British documentary film which depicts the fictional assassination of George W. Bush, in Death of a President (2006). Discussion Points: -This one really pushes the No Politics rule. Sean "cops-out" by saying that they are discussing history. -Sean recalls the cont…

Sean and Satsu from Chatsunami bring you a review that literally nobody wants! Saltburn (2023). Discussion Points: -Satsu feels defeated. -The reason Sean finally decided to watch the film. -The inconsistent accent. -Why this film reminded Sean, of Johnny English (2003) and Will from The Inbetweeners. -Satsu and Sean struggle to understand the poin…

SaVon from the Coffee and Comments YouTube Channel is back to discuss one of his favourite films: Interstellar (2014). 10 years later, does the film still reach the highest heights? "I hope people who listen to this podcast watch films, because if not you're in for real trouble with my examples". My Guest: Check out the YouTube Channel here- https:…

Review It Yourself host Sean and guest Ryan Walker from 'The Walk The Line Podcast' wish you a Happy New Year with: Double the Arnie, Double the Action! with their review of The 6th Day (2000) a.k.a. 'Arnie Takes Vancouver'. "It doesn't matter how much carrot there is, there's always a stick". My Guest: Check out Ryan's website here: https://www.th…

"As a piece of entertainment it's just not good enough". Sean discusses the Doctor Who Christmas Special (2023). After deciding to give the special a chance, he was left feeling very underwhelmed. Discussion Points: -The waste of the goblins. -The poor pace of the show. -Sean compares this episode to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Final …

"[Picard] doesn't have a funeral for [Kirk], he just puts a rock down and p*sses off. There's no emotion behind it."Merry Christmas!Defend It Yourself Episode 22 finds Dmitry from The Psych Effect Podcast joining Sean to defend Star Trek Generations (1994) .Discussion Points:-The issues with Star Trek Generations.-The problem with modern day Star T…

Sean finally reviews one of Josh's (from 'Talking S.M.A.C Podcast') Dad's favourite films. He is joined by Patrick from the Mistopian podcast, who picked this absolute belter of a film: Highlander (1986). Discussed Points: -Addressing the very modern elephant in the room: the proposed remake. -The cost of going to the cinema. -The power of word-of-…

Well they suckered us in and spat us out. Sean discusses the supposedly anniversary specials of Doctor Who (2023). SWEARING FREE! Discussion Points: -The rise and fall of Russell T. Davies. -Sean tries going scripted. -Dave, one of (Bill Read Bad Reviews) Bill's backing technicians, returns to the show. -The current state of Doctor Who. -Trivia abo…

It's been (over) a YEAR since the first podcast collaboration between The Decision Reel and Review It Yourself! Steve and Randy from The Decision Reel return to finish the Lethal Weapon series. Guests: "The Decision Reel is a weekly podcast that takes random movies chosen by a host or special guest each week and breaks them down into deep discussio…

"An hour in, this is where I think the film jettisons the thoughtful, melancholic and reflective tone for action and it's all the worse for it." Sarah from Weird Horizon returns with yet another feel good film, containing multiple dog deaths. No crushed hands this time. Sarah and Sean then do a really in-depth analysis of the film, before watching …

"I was just blown away by how sh*t yet how good it is at the same time, it is phenomenal"-Chris. Aaron and Chris from 'Semi-Skeptic' podcast introduce Sean to Lamberto Bava's Demons (original title Demoni). Warning: This podcast gets rather sweary. Discussion Points: -Aaron and Chris are brutally honest about why they chose this film. -Aaron thinks…

Lasse is back at last and he's chosen the Dwayne Johnson-helmed Hercules (2014) for this return to Review It Yourself. Was it a wise choice? From Lasse, probably! Discussion Points: -Sean and Lasse's podcast relationship. -Renny Harlin's Legend of Hercules. -The surprisingly-layered story in this film. -Snake-killing toddlers. -The swords and sanda…