The HD Movie Podcast

Episode 113: Cursed

Episode 113 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell don't set boundaries when it comes to talking movies - any year, any genre, any quality is always on the cards.
Spooky Season is in full swing and our run of episodes on werewolf movies continues with a 2005 film which was set to revitalise the subgenre. With the Scream dream team of Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven back on writing and directing duties respectively, and with a killer cast, how could CURSED fail? Well...
Hayley and Darren delve into a nightmarish project where rewrites, recasting and reshoots were the order of the day, resulting in a finished product that can be politely described as a mess. Your hosts, however, are far less polite when it comes to describing the finished product. Opinions are voiced strongly, so it does get a bit sweary on occasion.
One thing that is reliably excellent is our spooky Halloween theme which is composed and performed by Mitch Bain. He's also responsible for the rest of the bespoke tunery on our podcast. 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
Remember - ninety to a hundred million dollars spent. On this movie.

Episode 112: An American Werewolf In London

Episode 112 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Any movie, any year, any quality - Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are probably going to be taking a look at it.
It's Spooky Season once more, much to the delight of your hosts. After last year's run of witch-related movies, it's the turn of werewolves this time round, beginning with what is possibly the alpha wolf of the subgenre - it's 1981's AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON!
It's always been one of Hayley's favourite films and Darren's history with the flick goes all the way back to the VHS era, so does John Landis' horror comedy still hold up for them? There's also discussion of fake British smut, Yorkshire stereotypes, the time Hayley met star David Naughton, just how many TV channels were available in 1981 and much, much more. Darren also tries to stay on topic rather than blather on about Jenny Agutter for the entire episode.
Our spooky Halloween theme (and all of the other music you hear on the podcast) is composed and performed by, of course, 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
We know Rik Mayall's in the movie for a few seconds, he's just not mentioned in the episode.

Episode 111: Mrs. Doubtfire

Episode 111 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell take another look into the world of movies and those movies can be of any year, any genre and any quality.
After last episode's plunge into Bad Timing's frightening view of obsessive love, we take a look at obsessive love of a different kind in 1993's MRS. DOUBTFIRE, directed by Chris Columbus and starring the one, the only Robin Williams.
Your hosts talk about revisiting the movie over the years, discussing some of the more problematic aspects of the film in addition to Mr. Williams' typically improv-laden performance. There's also a spin through the rather convoluted certification history of the film in the UK, as the classification board and local councils went back and forth over whether or not the film was suitable for kids. Speaking of film classification, how does this film link with a Video Nasty?
There's also talk of the soundtrack, the spin-off musical and the planned sequel, which spent a long time in that area of the movie industry called Development Hell. And if all of that wasn't enough, Hayley and Darren chat about deleted scenes, those 90s tropes that are bound to give modern audience an opportunity to cringe and there's even a chance to revisit that infamous "movie" Shazam with a new Mandela effect!
Needing no disguise is our resident composer Mitch Bain, who writes and performs the music you hear on the podcast. 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 know what this podcast could do with? Tim Allen.

Episode 110: Bad Timing

*** WARNNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DISCUSSION OF CONTENT WHICH SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND UPSETTING ***
Episode 110 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are your hosts.
Our third Summer Of Sharks is over and we head into autumn with something far chillier than our coverage of the final offering from the Sharknado franchise. Brace yourselves for Nicolas Roeg's 1980 psychodrama BAD TIMING, starring Theresa Russell, Art Garfunkel and Harvey Keitel.
Setting the scene with Hayley's quest to track down the movie, the discussion then moves on to a film that was described by its own distributor as "a sick movie, made by sick people for sick people". Were they right? Did your hosts end up corrupted by this tale of obsessive love?
Someone we have a healthy relationship with is the one and only Mitch Bain, who writes and performs the music your hear on the podcast. 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 may never listen to the song "Bright Eyes" in the same way again.

Episode 109: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #8 - Sharknado 6: It’s About Time

Episode 109 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell have decided to just watch Oscar-winning period dramas from now on. Nah, only kidding, they'll continue to cover films of any year, any genre and any quality.
It's the final week of Summer Of Sharks Season 3 and what a movie we have to round off our third extended trip into those dangerous waters. We visit the Sharknado franchise for the final time (at least we think it's the final time) with THE LAST SHARKNADO: IT'S ABOUT TIME!
As two folks who embrace the 'Nado, does this last chapter in the series close on a satisfying note for your hosts? Hayley and Darren discuss the time-hopping plot, dodgy accents, dodgier CGI, callbacks to previous movies, a future that is Tara Reid and yes! It's about time those Sharknado movies were ranked from best to worst!
For the last time this summer, you can hear the excellent Summer Of Sharks theme, which is written and performed by 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
Oh, bloimey!

Episode 108: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #7 - Cruel Jaws (Guest: Cait Orton)

Episode 108 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell continue to watch movies of any year, any genre and any quality and show few signs of stopping.
Some people don't talk about Bruno, but this podcast certainly does! Our penultimate episode of Summer Of Sharks Season 3 takes a look at Bruno Mattei's CRUEL JAWS from 1995, when shark movies were not exactly in their heyday. This one also takes more than a few liberties as to where it gets its footage from.
Summer Of Sharks stalwart Cait Orton joins us to discuss this must be seen to be believed item from our Italian exploitation cousins. In between the bits where we can't stop laughing, we ask the big questions. Should bad news always be delivered with circus music in the background? What is the actual surname of the character of Dag? Just how many different types on Jaws are there? Did we just hear the Star Wars theme? Did Darren pay 40 quid for the Blu Ray of this movie? All will be revealed in an episode which was immense fun to record.
One piece of music that the late Signore Mattei couldn't swipe for his movie is our Summer Of Sharks theme, which is written and performed by 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
IT'S HERE!

Episode 107: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #6 - Deep Blue Sea 3

Episode 107 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here for films of any year, any genre and any quality (as you've probably noticed by now).
There's still three weeks to go in our third Summer Of Sharks and it's sequel time again! Having covered the original for the first Summer Of Sharks way back in Episode 33 and having been warned off the second movie in the series, Hayley and Darren skip straight to the threequel that is DEEP BLUE SEA 3!
Your hosts talk more strong female characters, more unfortunate locals, more thick-headed blokes and more wobbly CGI. Darren also reminisces about those "straight to video" days and Hayley wonders when the episode is going to turn into a Hovis ad. How does it stack up against the original? You'll find out!
Speaking of originals, our specially commissioned Summer Of Sharks theme is written and performed by the original that is 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
SHAW! SHAW! GET OUT OF THE WATER! SHAW! SHAW! SHAW! SHAW!

Episode 106: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #5 - The Reef: Stalked

Episode 106 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Any movie? Check. Any year? Check. Any quality? Check. Your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here to cover anything that takes their fancy.
The good ship HDMP is still navigating those shark-infested waters and, in this episode, the featured title is the follow-up to a film they covered as recently as Episode 103. It's 2022's THE REEF: STALKED - a spiritual sequel as opposed to a continuation of the original story but the original writer, producer and director Andrew Traucki is back to give us more Antipodean ocean action.
Get ready for discussion of the beautiful scenery, strong female characters, extended suspense sequences, the surprising kill count and a genuinely shocking opening few minutes. Is this better than the original? Your hosts get into that too! Does Sharknado get a mention? Well...
Do you like the Summer Of Sharks theme music? We do! As with all the other music on the podcast, it was written and performed by 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
Would you tell a shark to f*** off?

Episode 105: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #4 - Red Water (Guest: Ewan Cant)

Episode 105 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Any year, any genre, any quality - that's the movie mission of your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell.
The third Summer Of Sharks is now in full swing and this time out, there's a guest passenger! We welcome aboard Vinegar Syndrome's Ewen Cant as he brings 2003's RED WATER to the Captain's table! Lou Diamond Phillips, Kristy Swanson and Coolio are among the cast of a made-for-cable TV offering about a freshwater shark menacing the crew of an oil rig...and there's also a heist going on....
Ewen brings his own experience of discovering the film - which is a rare first-time watch for both Hayley and Darren - and your intrepid three talk shark puppets vs CGI, a hero who is refreshingly rubbish in a fight, the nostalgia of ad break fade outs and, of course, Coolio. And! And! AND! There's even a mini quiz in there!
Speaking of tunes, it's once again time to give a shout out to Mitch Bain, who writes and performs the music you hear on the podcast, including the fab Summer Of Sharks theme! 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
Tintorera....watch this space...

Episode 104: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #3 - Devil Fish

Episode 104 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! If you're looking for chat about movies of any year, any genre and any quality, you've come to the right place! Hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are as happy to talk Hallmark as they are horror.
That said, they're spending a few weeks in the choppy waters of the shark movie and this third entry in the third SUMMER OF SHARKS season is Lamberto Bava's 1984 opus DEVIL FISH (or is MONSTER SHARK, or is RED OCEAN, or is it DEVOURING WAVES, or is it...)!
Hayley and Darren get to grips with the dodgy sensibilities of 80s Italian exploitation cinema, the genre-hopping plot, talking computers, a frankly rubbish creature and more besides, including the biggest question of the lot - IS THIS ACTUALLY A SHARK MOVIE?
Do you listen to the excellent Summer Of Sharks theme and find yourself wondering who wrote and performed it? We can answer that one - it's none other than the super-talented 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
"Full of hate." "Hate?" "Hate. That's it. Hate."