

The Every Movie Ever! Podcast
Ben Groves & Rob Macfarlane
Join hosts Ben Groves & Rob Macfarlane for a weekly mental health check in disguised as a movie podcast. Weekly episodes released every Sunday have the boys talking everything from Hollywood blockbusters to indie darlings and all manner of highs and lows in-between!
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Sep 3, 2023 • 1h 2min
Barbie (2023): Bold Beauty Battles Bias & Breaks Boundaries
Ben & Rob unbox Greta Gerwig’s 2023 box-office topping ‘Barbie’, the movie that triggered a thousand incels whilst giving them the exact information they need to get laid. Margot Robbie Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Will Ferrell all contribute to this star studded song and dance spectacular tale of female identity, commercialised womanhood and masculine insecurity that grossed over $1billion and counting so far in 2023. But why are a loud minority of the men that go and see this film so offended? Is Ryan Gosling the funniest man walking the earth today? And when have co-hosts Rob and Ben been Ken? CONSUUUME and find out all this and much, much more!Find us on your socials of choice at www.linktr.ee/everymovieeverpodcast

Aug 27, 2023 • 1h 2min
TENET (2020): Christopher Nolan & Perplexed Protagonists in Paradoxical Peril
John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Kenneth Branagh, Elizabeth Debicki, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Clémence Poésy, and more talented actors discuss Christopher Nolan's 'TENET'. The hosts explore the similarities between 'TENET' and a James Bond film, delve into theories about its universe, play a game guessing movie theme songs in reverse, and share audience reactions and future plans for the podcast.

Aug 20, 2023 • 1h 2min
The Fourth Kind (2009): Dodgy Documentary of Dark Dreams and Disturbing Disappearances.
Ben & Rob undergo hypnosis and recover memories of ‘The Fourth Kind’, the 2009 pseudo-documentary tale of alien abduction and astral possession that boldly tried to blur the line between reality and fiction. Starring Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Corey Johnson, and Will Patton the film was critically panned upon release for its disregard toward factual Alaskan disappearances and its wooden performances. But co-host Ben watched this tale of alien possession at just the right age for it cause terror to this day; as a man massively phobic of owls, was watching a film featuring an army of them the wisest choice? Can Rob engage in serious conversation around a fear so obscure? And is this film as immoral as the critics made out or was it owl a big hoo-ha over nothing? CONSUUUME to find out all this and much, much more!Find us on your socials of choice at www.linktr.ee/everymovieeverpodcast

Aug 13, 2023 • 1h 1min
Dunkirk (2017): Christopher Nolan, Beaches and Boats and Bombs, Oh My!
Ben & Rob wait on the beach of Christopher Nolan's 2017 film 'Dunkirk'. The highest grossing World War Two movie ever theatrically released, 'Dunkirk' tells the inspirational tale of the land, sea and air theatres of the war, and the contribution of civilian "Little Ships" to the Allied retreat in 1940. Starring Fionn Whitehead, Jack Lowden, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy and Harry Styles (of One Direction) in his film debut, 'Dunkirk' is a cinematic tension headache that grabs your attention and never once lets go. But is this Christopher Nolan's most Tory Conservative film? What did Kenneth Branagh do to all those young men on the beach? And, have we FINALLY found the wettest film of all time?!For more on 'Dunkirk', the films of Christopher Nolan and much much more, click play and CONSUUUME now!!!Find us on your socials of choice at www.linktr.ee/everymovieeverpodcast

Aug 6, 2023 • 1h 2min
Fire In The Sky (1993): Astonishing Arizona Alien Abduction Adventure
Ben & Rob probe the 1993 abduction horror film ‘Fire In The Sky’, starring Robert Patrick and D. B. Sweeney. The film adaptation of Travis Walton’s book about his claims of terrifying alien abduction had special effects handled by none other than Industrial Light & Magic, the famed FX house responsible for some of the most effective science fiction of all time. But how much of this tale of alien visitation is true? Or even accurate to Travis Walton’s original claims? Is the US congress currently holding the most significant hearings of human history regarding UAP and UFO disclosure? And is this the wettest alien film of all time? CONSUUUME to find out all this and much, much more!Find us on your socials of choice at www.linktr.ee/everymovieeverpodcast

Jul 30, 2023 • 52min
Interstellar (2014): Christopher Nolan & Space Scientists Seeking Species Saving Solution
Ben & Rob slingshot around the gargantuan gravity of ‘Interstellar’, Christopher Nolan’s 2014 sci-fi masterpiece starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, Matt Damon, Michael Caine and many more. With Earth uninhabitable, corn farmer Cooper and a team of scientists travel an interdimensional hole in spacetime to investigate three planets that could potentially provide sanctuary for the human race. Nolan’s love-letter to the 70s sci-fi classic ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, the relativistic physicist Kip Thorne and practical effects wizardry, ‘Interstellar’ might be the crown jewel in Christopher Nolan’s already glittering filmography. But is the emotion underpinning the action too much for Ben? Is Rob blinded by his fangirl fetishism of this director? And as fatherless sons, is it time for the boys to invest in bookcases? CONSUUUME to find out all this and much, much more!Find us on your socials of choice at www.linktr.ee/everymovieeverpodcast

Jul 23, 2023 • 56min
The McPherson Tape (1989): Aliens And An Ambiguously Authentic Abduction Account
Ben & Rob grab their tinfoil hats and scan the skies for ‘The McPherson Tape’; a 90’s bootleg that convinced thousands that aliens were here to steal your daddies! Distributed almost entirely via home-copied VHS tapes among UFO enthusiasts and conspiracy obsessives, ‘The McPherson Tape’ was the FIRST found-footage horror movie in the history of cinema, with it’s director Dean Alioto stating he wanted “War Of The Worlds for the age of video”. But is this actual footage of real life aliens hastily covered up by the US Government? Are we in the final year of the government hiding their knowledge of UFO’s thanks in part to David Grusch’s disclosure? And where is Tom Delonge? CONSUUUME to find out all this and much more!Find us on your socials of choice at www.linktr.ee/everymovieeverpodcast

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Jul 16, 2023 • 1h
Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan, Deception, Dilemmas and Dangerous Dreams.
Ben & Rob dream a lil’ dream of Christopher Nolan’s 2010 masterpiece ‘Inception’. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard and Ken Watanabe as dream thieves trying their darndest to plant ideas in rich lad Cillian Murphy’s head. One of Christopher Nolan’s biggest box office successes and a huge cultural touchstone for many, is this sad story of somnambulist spies a step too far for Ben? Can the homo-erotic chemistry between Tom Hardy and Joseph Gordon Levitt be denied? And what clues can be found for Nolan’s upcoming ‘Oppenheimer’ blockbuster? CONSUUUME to find out all this and more!Find us on your socials of choice at www.linktr.ee/everymovieeverpodcast

Jul 9, 2023 • 53min
Blood & Gold (2023): Goebbels' Golden Grilled Cheese Sandwich Pt3: Gold, Greed and Goodness
Ben & Rob have their last bite of their ‘Goebbels’ Golden Grilled Cheese Sandwich Series’ with “Blood & Gold”, a brand new German made movie starring Robert Maaser, Marie Hacke, Florian Schmidtke and Alexander Scheer, and directed by Peter Thorwarth, maker of “Blood Red Sky”. Netflix spent big on this story of a German deserter and a local farm girl trying to beat SS soldiers and greedy local villagers to stolen gold during the end of World War Two. But can this grindhouse gorefest balance the guns with gravitas? Are Nazi’s getting too much contextless attention in modern media? And what major scifi star can we now count among our audience? CONSUUUME to find out!Find us on your socials of choice at www.linktr.ee/everymovieeverpodcast

Jul 2, 2023 • 60min
The Prestige (2006): Christopher Nolan, Murder, Manipulation, and Magical Mindgames
Ben & Rob pick a card and pull an ace with Christopher Nolan’s 2006 movie ‘The Prestige’, starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson in a tale of mystery, magic and murder. Warring magicians Alfred Borden and Robert Angiers battle to be the best in Nolan’s post-Batman Begins blockbuster, a creative palette cleanser that made a tidy $140mil and sits at #74 in the imdb Top 250. But what is a Prestige anyway? Can Ben overcome his burning hatred of stage magicians? Is Rob on the brink of his fourth total mental breakdown or simply having a bad week? And is this in fact a secret prequel to The Greatest Showman? CONSUUUME to find out!