Podcast Episodes
089.0 – SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (2018)
A SONY animated feature, that is actually decent… and won an OSCAR in 2019.
Franchise
083.0 – AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019)
Podcasting from across the globe (NYC/GLA), subverted expectations, structure, gifts, trailer…
Article
On The Wooden Path / Short-form Uncensored Solo Podcast, by Yann
Hello there, Yann here. There is a little neat thing I have in store for you all. On The Good, The Bad and the Just Plain Standard podcast, we’re talking about films we watched together (or not) but we are essentially dealing with entertainment pieces which can be enjoyed easily on the silver Read more…
Uncategorised
Protected: ‘Exercising my bragging rights’, by Yann – ‘Freaky Forty’ edition
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Review
CON MAN (2015-2017), THE ONE-LINE ACTOR
Backstory I’m going to say it right away, I (Yann) may have personal biases towards this project, as I helped produce it (‘investing’ $1000) and as a result of that, actually ended up with a co-star credit on the show. In April 2015, Alan Tudyk & Nathan Fillion launched the Read more…
LIVE
069.0 – WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014)
Viago, Deacon and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane – like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs and overcoming flatmate conflicts. IMDb Vampires, in a flat-sharing situation, doing vampire things; it’s What We Do Read more…
Article
Anna and the Apocalypse – Music. Christmas. Zombies.
In 2011, a young Scottish chap named Ryan McHenry, wrote and directed a short film called Zombie Musical (below). In 2013, Ryan’s Vine series ‘Ryan Gosling Won’t Eat His Cereal‘ became viral: In 2015, Ryan passed away. The Zombie Apocalypse lives on, in ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’. ‘Once More, with Read more…
LIVE
052.0 – PREDATOR (1987)
A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. IMDb Let’s get to da choppa, shall we? Before The Predator (2018) came, we talked about the 1987 original. Birthdays, budget considerations, plot summary (cherish that, not always happening 😀 ), Read more…
Article
Legion M
Legion M partners with top Hollywood creators – from independent filmmakers to big Hollywood studios – to produce a slate of movies, TV, and digital content. We’re also the first media company in history designed to be owned by fans. We’re using disruptive new equity crowdfunding laws that allow people to invest as Read more…
Festival
#EDFRINGE2018 – PART 2
“In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Andy Warhol (PART 1) To be perfectly honest, I did not plan on going back to the Fringe after my few days at the start of August. However, an epiphany occurred, followed by a series of other epiphanies. The major one, Read more…
Article
JEAN-LUC PICARD IS BACK!!
Do you seek Jamaharon? Star Trek: The Next Generation was transformational for Patrick Stewart. A classical actor used to thread the boards of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Sir Stewart wasn’t seeing the on-set banter with a good eye until he finally softened a bit and he remains deeply grateful for Read more…
Festival
#EDFRINGE2018 – PART 1
“The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (often referred to as simply The Fringe) is the world’s largest arts festival, which in 2017 spanned 25 days and featured 53,232 performances of 3,398 shows in 300 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Edinburgh, Read more…
Questionnaire
MILK IN A WINEGLASS QUESTIONNAIRE
At the end of the nineteenth century, when Proust was still in his teens, he answered a questionnaire in an English-language confession album belonging to his friend Antoinette, daughter of future French President Félix Faure, titled “An Album to Record Thoughts, Feelings, etc.” At that time, it was popular among English families to Read more…
Misc
NOT YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD SUPERHEROES!
Quirky Superheroes You Need To Know About Once upon a time, there were “so bad it’s bad” superhero movies, mostly made so the studios could keep the rights purchased from comic book publishers; like The Fantastic 4. In those terrible times, outside of the big two – MARVEL Comics and Detective Read more…
External
BRAND NEW – OFFICIAL TRAILER – GLASS (2019)
Did you watch M. Night Shyamalan’s SPLIT in 2016? Did you watch UNBREAKABLE 16 years earlier? The trailer for a brand new crossover film named GLASS has been released 4 hours ago, what do you think? I really liked UNBREAKABLE, the right amount of originality with an excellent treatment on the superhero subject, way before Read more…
Magic
MINDS – Family Reunion
I’ve been thinking long and hard about… what makes a convention unique. It took me some time to get into the convention circuit and it took me some time to decide to mingle with members of the community at large. 1996, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin’s autobiography fell into my hands. 2012, first Read more…
Game
DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN – STORY BRANCHES
Can you spot the difference? Play Spotist with me for a chance to win REAL money! Use the code “Yann” or “Edam” or “xxx” to sign up and we’ll both get extra lives! https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/spotist/id1403573854
Game
DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN 100 % FLOWCHARTS
CHAPTER 01 – CONNOR – THE HOSTAGE CHAPTER 02 – COMING SOON CHAPTER 03 – MARKUS – SHADES OF COLOR CHAPTER 04 – KARA – A NEW HOME CHAPTER 05 – MARKUS – THE PAINTER CHAPTER 06 – CONNOR – PARTNERS CHAPTER 07 – KARA – STORMY NIGHT CHAPTER 08 – MARKUS – Read more…
External
Infinity War Mega Recap – Man Of Recaps
Infinity War is here! Neat!!! All you need to know before going to the Infinity War. https://twitter.com/manofrecaps https://facebook.com/manofrecaps https://instagram.com/manofrecaps
Game
GOD OF WAR (2018) – DIARY OF A WIMPY FRENCHMAN
Some ‘Let’s Play’ you say? Seriously? Well, the PSN makes it so easy to do it so, here is my adventures in the realms of God of War, wimp mode and immersive balanced mode.
Questionnaire
015.1 – RANT #3 & QUESTIONNAIRE #1
Wherein you can find some ranting about bad behavior in cinemas again and where Elle Watson’s takes the Milk In A Wineglass questionnaire. Please take a moment to review our show on iTunes, means a lot: http://miawg.uk/ReviewOurShow Instagram ► https://instagram.com/goodbadstandardpodcast And visit our YouTube channel for exclusive video content: http://miawg.uk/youtube The Good, Read more…
Questionnaire
015.2 – MIAWG QUESTIONNAIRE #0
We take the Milk In A Wineglass Questionnaire! (Based on Marcel Proust, Bernard Pivot and James Lipton.) What is your favorite word? What is your least favorite word? What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? What turns you off? What is your favorite curse word? What sound or noise Read more…
Review @ 400
Taxi Driver (1976) – Martin Scorsese
“All my life needed was a sense of someplace to go. I don’t believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention. I believe that someone should become a person like other people.” In the words of screenwriter Paul Schrader, narrated by Robert de Niro’s Travis Bickle in Martin Read more…
Review @ 400
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) – Nicholas Ray
’Rebel Without a Cause’, a reflexion on post-WWII youth, directed by Nicholas Ray in 1955 and starring James Dean. Jim Stark (Dean) is a troubled teenager who just moved to Los Angeles with his parents. With no real father figure (his own father’s manhood is a joke), he has a Read more…
Review @ 400
The Graduate (1967) – Mike Nichols
‘The Graduate’ (1967) directed by Mike Nichols; boy meets older woman who knows exactly what she wants, then boy falls in love with woman’s daughter who does not have any idea what she wants. This loss of innocence tale has three very distinct chapters focusing on the journey of Benjamin Read more…
Review @ 400
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) – Milos Forman
‘One flew over the cuckoo’s nest’; Milos Forman’s 1975 movie is a tale of non-conformism… with a twist. 5* Randle McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) is a sane guy who finds himself in tricky situations, the latest one being accused of statutory rape on a 15 year old; he tries to avoid Read more…
