The HD Movie Podcast

Episode 97: M3GAN

Episode 97 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! If it's a movie, Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here to take a look at it. Doesn't matter about the genre, year or quality.
In this episode, your hosts discuss a movie that hit cinemas at the start of 2023 and has recently been released on Blu-Ray - it's M3GAN, directed by Gerard Johnstone! The Blu-Ray boasts two different versions of the film - the Theatrical Cut and the Unseen Edition which promises more blood, more violence and more M3GAN!
Of course, being the gorehounds they are, Hayley and Darren headed straight for the Unseen Edition and they'll be covering the differences between that one and the version seen on the big screen. There's also talk of how PG-13 rated horror isn't necessarily a bad thing, how their least favourite trope is dealt with in this film and much, much more, including the rather smart marketing campaign for what looks like becoming a brand new horror franchise...
Another person who cracked up laughing at the Titanium sequence is HD Movie Podcast composer Mitch Bain! You can find him on social media: @whoelsebutmitch on Twitter, evertheoptimitch on Instagram.
You can follow and contact the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast". We're happy to hear from you.
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
You made her cry...

Episode 96: Grease 2

Episode 96 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here to take on another movie of any year, any genre and any quality.
In this episode, your hosts head to Rydell High, but it's not Travolta and Newton-John. It's Caulfield and Pfeiffer in the Patricia Birch-directed sequel GREASE 2! This time round, it's motorbikes, not cars, as sassy Pink Lady Stephanie Zinone falls under the spell of the mysterious Cool Rider. Who could it be? Hayley and Darren delve into this complex mystery and also talk returning characters, bizarre musical numbers, the star power of Michelle Pfeiffer, a Halloween 2 callback, elderly villains and lots more!
The HD Movie Podcast's very own Cool Rider is the one and only Mitch Bain! He writes and performs all of the music you hear in our episodes and you can find him on social media: @whoelsebutmitch on Twitter, evertheoptimitch on Instagram.
You can follow and contact the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast". We're happy to hear from you.
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
Love will turn back the hands of time...

Episode 95: Clueless/The Wasp Woman

Episode 95 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here once more to take a look at movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
In this episode, it's a '95 double bill! Your hosts discuss a couple of fashion-related flicks from 1995 but other than that connection, they couldn't be much further from each other. First up is teen comedy juggernaut CLUELESS, which made a superstar of Alicia Silverstone and introduced a number of Valley Girl slang terms into our vocabulary. Following this is THE WASP WOMAN, which made superstars of no one and introduced...well, we'll get back to you on that one.
On the agenda: The youthful powers of Paul Rudd; which band should always be on a soundtrack; the issues of a major babe drought; a secretary who just can not keep a secret; and, of course, monster violence and sexuality as brought to you by the MPAA! All this and more besides!
Will we be ignoring the guy who supplies the music for our podcast? As if! He's Mitch Bain and you can find him on social media: @whoelsebutmitch on Twitter, evertheoptimitch on Instagram.
You can follow and contact the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast". We're happy to hear from you.
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
Give us the Cat-Wasp sequel!

Episode 94: Spouse’s Request #1 - Cocktail

Episode 94 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here - did you expect anyone else? - to act as your guides through another journey into movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
This time out, it's the first of our Spouse's Request episodes, in which Hayley and Darren have to watch a movie picked by their other half. Darren's wife Alison gets the honour first, and she picked 1988's COCKTAIL, starring Tom Cruise, which she remembers watching in the US. She also knows that Darren has never liked the film - will another watch mellow his dislike of it? Spoiler: It doesn't, so get ready for some forthright opinions.
Cheers to Mitch Bain, who writes and performs all of the music you hear in the episode. He can sometimes be found in cool bars, but he's more often around on social media: @whoelsebutmitch on Twitter, evertheoptimitch on Instagram.
You can follow and contact the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast". We're happy to hear from you.
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
It's a tale about a...

Episode 93: Dangerous Minds

Episode 93 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are your hosts for another trip into movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
In this episode, it's Darren favourite Michelle Pfeiffer as an inner city high school teacher given a tricky assignment in DANGEROUS MINDS! Hayley and Darren discuss the general MO of Simpson/Bruckheimer movies and how it slightly differs here, plus there's the "Grease"-style casting approach, whether or not you can ever get that Coolio song from the soundtrack out of your head and much, much more, of course.
And speaking of soundtracks, it's time to shout out Mitch Bain, who provides our very own HD Movie Podcast tunes. He can be found in a couple of social media hoods: @whoelsebutmitch on Twitter, evertheoptimitch on Instagram.
You can follow and contact the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast". We're happy to hear from you.
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
They've been spending most their lives...

Episode 92: The Irresistible Blueberry Farm

Episode 92 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here, as always, to dive into the world of movies. Any year, any genre and any quality - it's all fair game.
This time out, your hosts return to Hallmark territory with 2016's THE IRRESISTIBLE BLUEBERRY FARM! There's an ambitious woman, there are romantic complications, there's a town full of weirdos and a wall of scary faces! This film is generally heralded as one of the very best of its type (did someone at the back shout "It's a low bar"?) but was it irresistible to Hayley and Darren? And what's going on with the scary faces?
One guy who isn't scary is HD house composer Mitch Bain, who writes and performs all of the music you hear in the episode. He can be found, not on a blueberry farm, but on social media: @whoelsebutmitch on Twitter, evertheoptimitch on Instagram.
You can follow and contact the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast". We're happy to hear from you.
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
Watch out for those scary faces!

Episode 91: Leprechaun

Episode 91 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are back once more to discuss films of any year, any genre and any quality.
In this episode, your hosts leave the Scream franchise behind and take a look at a movie that kicked off a different, slightly less revered horror franchise. They're on the trail of a pot of gold in 1993's LEPRECHAUN!
This film heralded the movie debut of a certain Jennifer Aniston - what happened to her? -  and there is certainly discussion of Jen's work in film. Of course, there's much more than that as Hayley and Darren get to grips with some questionable Irish stereotyping, some extremely dumb supporting characters and the line the film crosses between kid-friendly and adult content. And they obviously don't miss the opportunity to talk about the tricycle...
The HD Movie Podcast's own lucky charm is Mitch Bain, who writes and performs all of the music you hear in the episode. He can be found, not at the end of the rainbow, but on social media: @whoelsebutmitch on Twitter, evertheoptimitch on Instagram.
You can follow and contact the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast". We're happy to hear from you.
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
Special thanks to the "Special Thanks to Dan Quayle"...

Episode 90: Scream VI

Episode 90 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are back for 2023 to once again take on films of any year, any genre and any quality.
And for the first episode, that movie's year is this very year and the movie is current movie release SCREAM VI! You didn't think that Ghostface fans Hayley and Darren would pass up the chance to discuss the newest film in the franchise, did you?
There's discussion of relocating the franchise to New York, how the new characters are bedding in, the possibility of Gale being killed off and lots more besides, including a re-ranking of the movies in the franchise and how the Ghostface killers stack up for our hosts from first to last! All this without Darren gassing on ad nauseam about Samara Weaving (Darren *really* likes Samara Weaving).
As always, a shout out to one of the cornerstones of the HD Movie Podcast franchise, the scary movie loving Mitch Bain, who provides all of the music you hear (including our creepy Halloween theme). He can be found on social media: @whoelsebutmitch on Twitter, evertheoptimitch on Instagram.
You can follow and contact the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast". It's always nice to hear from you.
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
What's your favourite scary movie?

Episode 89: Merry Podmas 2022 #5 - Bloody New Year

Episode 89 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! We hope you had a good Christmas and now it's time to raid what remains of the booze cabinet at HDMP HQ as your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell see out 2022 with a New Year-themed movie!
And it's not just a New Year, it's a BLOODY NEW YEAR! Hayley and Darren get to grips with this rarely seen 1987 horror flick from British horror icon Norman J. Warren, featuring fun fair frights, hotel hauntings and repetitive running.
Hayley and Darren talk about growing up in different eras of horror film production, the limitations of low budgets, how Bloody New Year is influenced by various iconic genre titles, the problems caused by changing its script on an almost daily basis and more besides. Your hosts also pick their own Top Five HDMP episodes of 2022. 
It's time to wish a Happy New Year to our composer Mitch Bain, whose tunes you've been able to hear on the podcast over the previous months. He can be found on social media: @whoelsebutmitch on Twitter, evertheoptimitch on Instagram.
You can follow and contact the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast". We're happy to hear from you.
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
We wish you all the best for 2023. Just avoid those possessed vaccuum cleaners!

Episode 88: Merry Podmas 2022 #4 - Look Who’s Talking Now!

Episode 88 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! HDMP HQ is all ready for Santa's arrival and your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are apparently on the Nice List this year - how did that happen?
Once again, it's a Merry Podmas to all as we present the fourth instalment of our Chrimble miniseries. This time, we return to the Look Who's Talking franchise for a final time (we hope) with LOOK WHO'S TALKING NOW! The kids are talking on their own now, so it's up to the dogs to take on the mantle! Oh, good...
Get ready for an episode in which childhood dreams are shattered and everything gets a little bit sweary. It's the most wonderful time of the year, folks, but this movie seems intent on ruining the festive vibe in the HDMP house.
Back to more pleasant matters, here's wishing A Very Merry Podmas to HDMP's resident composer Mitch Bain, who provided all of the great pieces of music you hear across all of our episodes. He can be found on social media: @whoelsebutmitch on Twitter, evertheoptimitch on Instagram.
You can follow and contact the Podcast on Twitter and Instagram by searching for "HDMoviePodcast". We'd love to hear from you.
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
Happy Christmas, listeners!