The HD Movie Podcast

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!

Episode 87: Merry Podmas 2022 #3 - Falling For Christmas

Episode 87 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! HDMP HQ has sorted out all of its Christmas cards and it's time for your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell to bring you another pick from their movie selection box!
This episode, Lindsay Lohan returns to the screen as the daughter of a wealthy hotel magnate in Netflix's FALLING FOR CHRISTMAS! When she loses her memory in a skiing accident, she's taken in by a local ski lodge owner who's also a single parent and who's still not over the death of his wife. Does anyone else smell Hallmark?
Hayley and Darren discuss the return of La Lohan after a 3-year absence, the formulaic shenanigans of Christmassy romcoms, a man who may or may not be Santa, another set of irritating townsfolk. that nod to Mean Girls and much, much more!
We've definitely fallen for our resident composer Mitch Bain, who supplies all of the top tunes you hear on the podcast. 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
Awesome helmet!

Episode 86: Merry Podmas 2022 #2 - A Bad Moms Christmas

Episode 86 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! HDMP HQ is all trimmed up and your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are ready to bring you their thoughts on another Christmas-flavoured movie!
The second pick from this year's Merry Podmas selection box is 2017's raucous comedy A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS! We covered the original movie back in Episode 59 and it's time to return to see exactly what Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn's characters are getting up to over the Yuletide period.
Hayley and Darren talk about one of the most embarrassing "meet cutes" ever committed to celluloid, the magic of resolving Christmas movie crises, a sweary kid and much more besides. Also, Darren tries his best not to talk about Kathryn Hahn for half an hour instead of the movie.
Someone who's never bad is our composer Mitch Bain, who writes and performs the music you hear on this podcast. 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
Apologies to Kathryn Hahn for Darren's dreadful fawning.

Episode 85: Merry Podmas 2022 #1 - Anna And The Apocalypse

Episode 85 of The HD Movie Podcast is here and your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are getting ready for the festive season!
Yes, it's time once again to bid you a Merry Podmas as HDMP HQ gets trimmed up and launches into a mini-series of Chrimble content. And what better way to begin than with a zombie comedy musical? It is, of course, ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE!
Not only do we represent Wales and England on the pod, but we can also shout out Scotland too in the form of our resident composer Mitch Bain! 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
This isnae Disney...

Episode 84: Luckiest Girl Alive

*** WARNING: This episode contains discussion of topics which some people may find distressing ***
Episode 84 of The HD Movie Podcast covers the recent Netflix addition LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE starring Mila Kunis. Your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell talk about a movie which deals with trauma and the treatment of victims and we hope you'll agree that our discussion is both worthwhile and sensitively handled. Even so, we feel that a content warning is necessary and, if you have any doubts, we're happy to talk to you before making your decision whether or not to listen. 
The HD Movie Podcast's music is written and performed by Mitch Bain who can be found on social media as follows: @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