Episodes
Published 12/19/19
Phil & Laurie quickly catch up about the 2 hot releases dominating the box office. Did Laurie continue his walk-out streak for Deadpool 2? How was Alden Ehrenreich’s Han Solo? Was bringing Ron Howard in the right move? Stick with us, the podcast will be properly back in business before you know it! Send your own thoughts to [email protected] & @superbaileybros on Twitter.
Published 06/01/18
Phil & Laurie get into the nitty gritty of Avengers: Infinity War & where it leaves the franchise. It’s choc-full of spoilers so don’t say we didn’t warn you – this way be monsters me hearty! Send your spoilery thoughts in to [email protected] and @superbaileybros and we’ll recap them in another episode down the line.
Published 04/27/18
Laurie & Phil both foolishly attended midnight screenings of the latest Avengers film; did it keep them awake or send them to sleep? /unoriginaljoke – Laurie also saw Beast from British director Michael Pearce, and also got to speak with him about his debut feature. There’s a quick-fire review roundup covering The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, The Leisure Seeker & Every Day, and WWBW  this week is all Netflix-based, with the much-talked-about films Bright &...
Published 04/27/18
Back in business! Phil stepped into Wes Anderson’s stop-motion wonderland for Isle of Dogs, while Laurie managed to catch upbeat teen high school drama Love, Simon & Steven Spielberg’s VFX-fest Ready Player One. Phil provides Laurie another challenge in quiz form as he tries to identify famous movie screams, and also ‘reacts’ to the new Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer. There’s even WWBW in there too! Phil looks back at powerful F1 documentary Senna, while Laurie speeds through The Man...
Published 04/13/18
Tomb Raider, Pacific Rim: Uprising, A Wrinkle in Time, Unsane, You Were Never Really Here, Gringo, The Square, Mary Magdalene, Wonder Wheel & The Third Murder all reviewed by Laurie in this week’s catch-up special! We’re getting the Super Bailey Bros up-to-date this week. Send your thoughts on any of the 10 films in this week’s show to [email protected] and @superbaileybros. Thanks for listening, and remember to tune in to our debut BBC Radio Oxford show at 12pm on Easter Monday,...
Published 03/29/18
Laurie & Phil have both seen Lady Bird – hear whether Greta Gerwig’s debut is as sensational as the Oscar noms suggest. Laurie also catches us up with Margot Robbie & Oscar-winning Allison Janney in I, Tonya, while WWBW covers Duncan Jones’ divisive Netflix film Mute & Anthony Hopkins vs Ryan Gosling in Fracture. We also give our brief post-Oscars thoughts, bring back an old, much-loved feature and go through your emails & tweets to boot. Stay in touch on...
Published 03/09/18
Black Panther is making a splash in newspaper columns & box offices around the world – can it live up to the hype? Staying on the high-expectations train, we also dissect Guillermo del Toro’s massively awards-nominated The Shape of Water. Should it take home all 13 of the Oscars it’s tipped for? Back in WWBW land, Phil caught up with Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky, and Laurie watched Ryan Reynolds charm everyone again in 2000s romcom Definitely, Maybe. And there’s also a sneaky Picture...
Published 02/21/18
Phil returns to talk Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, featuring Daniel Day-Lewis’ potential last film role, and also gives his opinion on Alexander Payne’s Downsizing. What We’ve Been Watching makes a smashing comeback with Nancy Myers’ The Intern and Michael Keaton in The Founder, while Phil diverts Laurie & the listeners with his own personal ‘Film Academy’ (it will make sense when you hear it… probably). Stay tuned to the end for your emails & tweets, and keep them coming to...
Published 02/09/18
Three non-Oscar films this week to mix it up! Laurie saw Matt Damon in Alexander Payne’s Downsizing, Eddie Redmayne in Nick Park’s latest stop-motion feature Early Man, and Chris Hemsworth attempting to sound American in Nicolai Fuglsig’s directorial debut 12 Strong. No Phil this week, it’s a sort-of-pilot for a change-up in format – tell us what you think at [email protected] and @superbaileybros. Thanks for listening!
Published 02/02/18
So many films to chat about! Phil saw The Post, Coco, 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri and even Darkest Hour to boot – while Laurie saw all o’ thems plus The Commuter and A Woman’s Life. A veritable cinematic bonanza of reviews and chuckles this week, plus some news about a format change going forwards! Thanks for emailing and tweeting, especially while we’ve had to be slightly irregular over the last couple of months. Keep your thoughts coming to [email protected] and...
Published 01/29/18
Laurie met Director Jon Spira in glamorous central London to talk about The Last Jedi and his critically acclaimed documentary following the strange life experiences of extras from the original Star Wars trilogy, Elstree 1976. We covered a huge range of topics and got into the nitty gritty of the film industry itself, from Jon’s perspective as a filmmaker and scriptwriter. Get in touch with your thoughts on our discussion at [email protected] and @superbaileybros on Twitter, and make...
Published 01/29/18
Dissecting the varying views of our listeners regarding Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Over a month after its huge release, do things look any better, or have our opening night reactions proved justified? Hear your thoughts and those of other listeners, and a few extra bits and bobs of our own. Thanks for listening and being in touch! Keep your thoughts coming to [email protected] and @superbaileybros on Twitter.
Published 01/22/18
Loads of films this week! Laurie saw Christian Bale in Hostiles, Christopher Plummer in Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World and Ben Stiller in Brad’s Status, while Phil caught Jessica Chastain in Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut Molly’s Game, and Jack Black in Richard Linklater’s odd film Bernie. Phew! We’ve also got a thought on slow zooms in film; how you begin to notice little technical details as you watch lots of films, and your emails and tweets towards the end of the show. Send...
Published 01/12/18
Season 3 is here! We dive right into Jumanji’s reboot with Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart & Jack Black, Pitch Perfect 3 with Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson, and Stronger with Jake Gyllenhaal. We also take a look at Nancy Myers’ It’s Complicated with Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin, and Japanese anime sensation Your Name for What We’ve Been Watching, and Phil takes us on a strange tangent, asking – if you’re being honest – is Mary Poppins a fun character? Keep your emails and...
Published 01/05/18
Coming slightly too late for the holidays, it’s our Holiday Special! Featuring our Top 5 (plus one or two extra) Films of 2017, Phil’s End of Year Quiz for Laurie that you can play along with too, and your emails and tweets along for the ride at the end of the show. We’ll resume normal service as soon as possible – Happy New Year! And keep all your thoughts coming to [email protected] and @superbaileybros on Twitter.
Published 01/03/18
Is it the best that A Galaxy Far Far Away has to offer, as every critic seems to think? Find out how Phil & Laurie felt after attending a midnight screening. Send your own thoughts and arguments in to [email protected] and @superbaileybros, we’ll build up a big bundle for an email & discussion special!
Published 12/17/17
What a show this week! Laurie interviewed Oscar nominee Daniel Rezende about his directorial debut, Bingo: The King of the Mornings, and its selection by Brazil to compete as their entry for Best Foreign Film at this year’s Academy Awards. He also caught up with James & Dave Franco in The Disaster Artist, where they take on Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, and Blade of the Immortal, Japanese cult filmmaker Takashi Miike’s 100th feature. And for our 100th episode, marking 2 solid years of the...
Published 12/16/17
Do Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson make a good on-screen husband and wife? Or has Sofology forever dented his acting chops? Laurie saw their new weepy film Wonder, also with Jacob Tremblay, and managed to catch Dan Stevens in the Charles Dickens almost-biopic The Man Who Invented Christmas for good measure. Phil speaks up for The Mask of Zorro as an under-appreciated classic, and also braves our first throw-away Christmas movie of the year in Nativity! with Martin Freeman. Stay to the end for...
Published 12/06/17
Oscar-winner Emma Stone tackles Billie-Jean King, facing off against Steve Carell’s Bobby Riggs in Battle of the Sexes – but who gets KO’d? Laurie also saw George Clooney’s Suburbicon with Matt Damon, co-written with the Coen Brothers, and Daddy’s Home 2 with Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and… Mel Gibson?? Phil takes us through a tour of top Disney songs, and we wonder what it is that makes the good ones great. Listen out for your emails and tweets towards the end of the show, and send more of...
Published 11/29/17
Should you believe the anti-hype? Phil & Laurie disagree about whether Zack Snyder & Joss Whedon’s team of DC heroes hits the mark – who do you think has got it right? Hear a spoilery breakdown of what works and doesn’t work in the Justice League, with Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Henry Cavill’s moustache & Jeremy Irons. And get your own two cents in to [email protected] and @superbaileybros!
Published 11/22/17
No superhero spoilers here! Laurie catches up with Annette Bening and Jamie Bell in true story Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, and also saw Robert Pattinson’s alleged breakout performance in indie film Good Time from Ben & Josh Safdie. Phil, meanwhile, keeps his indie teen streak running with Me and Earl and the Dying Girl for WWBW. Listen to the end for your emails and tweets, and send more thoughts to [email protected] and @superbaileybros. Thanks for listening!
Published 11/22/17
The lovable marmalade-guzzling bear is back in Paddington 2, Paul King’s follow-up to the hugely successful 2014 adaptation, bringing the Browns back together and adding Hugh Grant to the mix. Should you care about the bear this time round? Laurie also saw Only the Brave, based on the real lives of the Granite Mountain Hotshots in the run-up to the Yarnell Hill wildfire of 2013, starring Josh Brolin and Miles Teller. We cover yet another story from Disney and Star Wars about Rian Johnson’s...
Published 11/15/17
Kenny B attempts to breathe new life into Agatha Christie’s eccentric Belgian detective as he directs & stars as Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express. Laurie chalked up another sequel no one asked for in A Bad Moms Christmas with Mila Kunis & Susan Sarandon, and WWBW returns with Phil’s views on Natalie Portman in Jackie and Julia Roberts’ debut in Mystic Pizza, while Laurie brings Bruce Willis in Surrogates to the table. We also spend a bit of time chatting through the odd...
Published 11/08/17