The HD Movie Podcast

Episode 27: SUMMER OF SHARKS #2 - Sharknado

Episode 27 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the podcast waters, Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are back with the second offering from their SUMMER OF SHARKS miniseries!
Following up last episode's discussion of Jaws, our hosts cover another much talked about shark flick this time out. It's the SyFy movie which spawned a franchise which can best be described as bonkers - it's 2013's SHARKNADO!
The thoroughly excellent music you hear in the HD Movie Podcast is written and performed by Mitch Bain: @whoelsebutmitch
You can get in touch with the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast".
You can find the hosts on Twitter and Instagram too!
Hayley: @HayleyARoberts on Twitter, hayleyaliceroberts on Instagram
Darren: @darren_gaskell on Twitter, darren_gaskell on Instagram
Want us to cover a movie? Get in touch!
Keep watching the seas!

Episode 26: SUMMER OF SHARKS #1 - Jaws

Episode 26 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are back with something a little different to tide you over during the summer months. It's time for the new mini-series SUMMER OF SHARKS in which our hosts take a look at different movie incarnations of everyone's favourite aquatic menace.
First up, of course, it's 1975's JAWS, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw. Could you talk shark movies without covering this one? We didn't think so, so here it is!
The fantastic music you hear in the HD Movie Podcast is written and performed by Mitch Bain: @whoelsebutmitch
You can get in touch with the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast".
You can find the hosts on Twitter and Instagram too!
Hayley: @HayleyARoberts on Twitter, hayleyaliceroberts on Instagram
Darren: @darren_gaskell on Twitter, darren_gaskell on Instagram
Want us to cover a favourite film of yours or want to put us through the Movie Challenge mill? Get in touch!
Hope you enjoy the episode!

Episode 25: Chopping Mall/The Woman In The Window

It's time for Episode 25 of The HD Movie Podcast! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell clock up a quarter century of episodes with a Movie Challenger and a look at a recent addition to Netflix!
This week's Movie Challenge was set by Darren and it's back to the grainy heydays of VHS heydays with Jim Wynorski's CHOPPING MALL, starring Kelli Maroney and Barbara Crampton as two of a group of partying mall employees fighting off killer security robots!
The second half of the HDMP double bill is Joe Wright's oft-delayed THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, starring Amy Adams as an agoraphobic woman who may or may not have witnessed a terrible crime.
The fantastic music you hear in the HD Movie Podcast is written and performed by Mitch Bain: @whoelsebutmitch
You can get in touch with the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast".
You can find the hosts on Twitter and Instagram too!
Hayley: @HayleyARoberts on Twitter, hayleyaliceroberts on Instagram
Darren: @darren_gaskell on Twitter, darren_gaskell on Instagram
Think the podcast should be covering a favourite - or most disliked - film of yours? Please let us know!
Enjoy the episode, folks!

Episode 24: The Amusement Park/Falling Inn Love

Episode 24 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell return to take a look at films of any genre, any year and any quality.
This episode's first movie is an old movie receiving a brand new release as George A. Romero's THE AMUSEMENT PARK heads to Shudder! This 1973 oddity, commissioned by the Lutheran Society, focuses on the ill treatment of the elderly by society and it certainly made for an interesting discussion.
To lighten the mood, our hosts delve into the world of "Ambitious Women, Romantic Complications" with the Netflix movie FALLING INN LOVE in which Christina Milian heads to New Zealand to take on a serious B&B makeover - and maybe fall for the hunky handyman...
The fantastic music you hear in the HD Movie Podcast is written and performed by Mitch Bain: @whoelsebutmitch
You can get in touch with the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast".
You can find the hosts on Twitter and Instagram too!
Hayley: @HayleyARoberts on Twitter, hayleyaliceroberts on Instagram
Darren: @darren_gaskell on Twitter, darren_gaskell on Instagram
Think the podcast should be covering a favourite - or most disliked - film of yours? Let us know!
Enjoy the episode, folks!

Episode 23: FACE OFF! #2 - Robin Williams: Toys/One Hour Photo

Get ready for Episode 23 of the The HD Movie Podcast! After the previous episode's Reese Witherspoon Face Off (we didn't actually take Reese's face off, don't panic), Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell return with a second Face Off!
So what's Face Off about? We're glad you asked. Your hosts choose a specific acting talent and then pick two of their movies to compare, contrast and decide upon a winner in terms of performance and film.
This time, the actor in question is the late, great Robin Williams and the films being discussed are 1992's TOYS (directed by Barry Levinson) and 2002's ONE HOUR PHOTO (directed by Mark Romanek)!
In addition to the podcast's epic "Face Off" tune, the rest of the brilliant music you hear in The HD Movie Podcast is written and performed by Mitch Bain: @whoelsebutmitch
You can get in touch with the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast".
You can find the hosts on Twitter and Instagram too!
Hayley: @HayleyARoberts on Twitter, hayleyaliceroberts on Instagram
Darren: @darren_gaskell on Twitter, darren_gaskell on Instagram
Enjoy the episode, folks! Also, please get in touch about anything to do with the podcast including suggestions for what you'd like us to cover in the future.

Episode 22: FACE OFF! #1 - Reese Witherspoon: Cruel Intentions/Freeway

It's time for Episode 22 of the The HD Movie Podcast and this time out our hosts unveil a dramatic new segment (complete with dramatic new segment music from Mitch Bain) called FACE OFF! And it's not a look at the John Woo film.
So what's Face Off about? We're glad you asked. Your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell choose a specific acting talent and then pick two of their movies to compare, contrast and decide upon a winner in terms of performance and film.
The first recipient of the Face Off treatment is none other than Reese Witherspoon and the movies covered are 1996's FREEWAY (directed by Matthew Bright) and 1999's CRUEL INTENTIONS (directed by Roger Kumble). There's reminiscing to be done about VHS and, yes, there is discussion of *that* kiss.
In addition to the podcast's grandiose, dramatic "Face Off" tune, the rest of the amazing music you hear in The HD Movie Podcast is written and performed by Mitch Bain: @whoelsebutmitch
You can get in touch with the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast".
You can find the hosts on Twitter and Instagram too!
Hayley: @HayleyARoberts on Twitter, hayleyaliceroberts on Instagram
Darren: @darren_gaskell on Twitter, darren_gaskell on Instagram
Hope you enjoy the episode! Please get in touch if you have any suggestions for movies you think we should cover.

Episode 21: Commando/The Convenient Groom

Episode 21 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are back to look at films of any genre, and year and any quality.
First up this time it's a Movie Challenge as Hayley watches 80s Arnie action flick COMMANDO for the first time. What did she think of it and will she able to stop Darren quoting various lines from the movie?
After all of the carnage of Commando, things take a more gentle turn as the podcast heads back to its "Ambitious Women, Romantic Complications" segment to look at the Hallmark movie THE CONVENIENT GROOM featuring a clinical psychologist with a web series and a stockbroker-turned-woodworker. And you thought Commando was far fetched...
The fantastic music you hear in the HD Movie Podcast is written and performed by Mitch Bain: @whoelsebutmitch
You can get in touch with the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast".
You can find the hosts on Twitter and Instagram too!
Hayley: @HayleyARoberts on Twitter, hayleyaliceroberts on Instagram
Darren: @darren_gaskell on Twitter, darren_gaskell on Instagram
Enjoy the episode and feel free to suggest movies which the podcast can cover in the future!

Episode 20: Saturday Night Fever/Walking On Sunshine/Never Go With Strangers

Somehow we've reached Episode 20 of The HD Movie Podcast! Because it's a minor milestone, Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here to bring you a bumper episode as they look at a classic, a not-so-classic and a notorious Public Information Film.
First up, our hosts take a look at 1977's SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER starring (as if you need to be told) John Travolta in a gritty look at Brooklyn life with an iconic soundtrack.
Following this, the soundtrack skips forward to the 1980s and the film itself skips forward to 2014 as there are ambitious women and romantic complications in the jukebox musical WALKING ON SUNSHINE!
To round off, it's back to the world of Public Information Films and it's time to deal with arguably the most controversial one of all time - it's 1971's NEVER GO WITH STRANGERS!
Music for The HD Movie Podcast is provided, of course, by Mitch Bain: @whoelsebutmitch
You can get in touch with the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram: HDMoviePodcast
You can find the hosts on Twitter and Instagram too!
Hayley: @HayleyARoberts on Twitter, hayleyaliceroberts on Instagram
Darren: @darren_gaskell on Twitter, darren_gaskell on Instagram
Enjoy the episode, everyone!

Episode 19: A Ghost Waits (Special Guest: Adam Stovall)

Episode 19 of The HD Movie Podcast is here and it's a very special one!
If you can cast your mind all the way back to Episode 2, Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell discussed their Top Ten Horror Films of 2020 and A Ghost Waits topped both of their lists. You can imagine how excited they were when they had the opportunity to talk to its writer/director Adam Stovall about the film. ahead of its release on Blu-Ray and Apple TV.
UK folks can buy the film here: https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/a-ghost-waits-blu-ray/FCD2119
Adam Stovall can be found on Twitter: @adamstovall
Star of A Ghost Waits MacLeod Andrews is also on Twitter: @MacLeodAndrews
A Ghost Waits also has its own Twitter account!: @AGhostWaits
Hope you really enjoy this episode, we had a lot of fun recording it.
 

Episode 18: Run/A-Tish-Oo!

Episode 18 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell continue to take a look at movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
This time, it's off to Netflix for the recent addition RUN, starring Hayley and Darren's fave Sarah Paulson as an overly protective mother who may be hiding a dark secret from her daughter.
Also, there's an announcement about Episode 19, which is going to be something of a special one...
Following that, it's Public Information Film time again and this one is all about face masks. No, it's not from 2021, it's from 1941, although A-TISH-OO! has many parallels with modern day lockdown issues.
Music for the HD Movie Podcast Theme is provided by the one and only Mitch Bain: @whoelsebutmitch
You can get in touch with the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram: HDMoviePodcast
You can find the hosts on Twitter and Instagram too!
Hayley: @HayleyARoberts on Twitter, hayleyaliceroberts on Instagram
Darren: @darren_gaskell on Twitter, darren_gaskell on Instagram
Hope you all enjoy the episode! If any of you have suggestions about any films we should be covering, please get in touch.