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The IRF Podcast“Global Asset Allocation in a Rapidly Evolving Digital Asset Landscape”, Hamza Ghani, ABCG ResearchDavid Osman of IRF is joined by Hamza Ghani, the Head of Crypto Research at ABCG Research.
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In this podcast, Hamza explains the rapidly evolving crypto asset landscape from Bitcoin and altcoins to stablecoins and tokenized instruments. In doing so, he reviews the emerging regulatory environment and discusses other important factors, such as upgrades to the blockchain infrastructure and increasing institutional engagement in crypto assets. Hamza then sets out the way that a cryptocurrency can be analysed and forecast. He discusses his medium-term predictions for the price of Bitcoin in the current upcycle and...
2025-08-0726 min
L'entrepreneuriat, c'est du sport !#145 : Cécile GOUZON de ABCG FORMATIONFaire ses cosmétiques soi-même ?Pas toujours une bonne idée. Cécile Gouzon le voit chaque jour.Des recettes trouvées en ligne, qui finissent en réactions cutanées. Un masque à la cannelle mal dosé et c'est des brûlures au visage. Parce que la peau, ce n’est pas une assiette.Cécile n’est pas blogueuse. Elle est ingénieure chimiste. Elle a dirigé des labos pendant plus de 6 ans.Puis elle a lancé ABCG Formation. Pour transmettre ce que personne n’enseigne vraiment :→ Les bases sci...
2025-06-0939 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterDelaney Jordan vs. Jupiter Ascending“The one thing he needed to do to not f__k it up was not be a nonce”The panel of peril strap on some rollerblades and take to the skies! They go about a bit, you knowwww, before tiring of that nonsense and having a nice sit to watch this week’s film Jupiter Ascending (The Wachowskis, 2015). They are joined by video essayist Delaney Jordan!Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) is an ordinary Joe/Jupiter… or is she? Could it be that she is actually Queen of the Universe?! Yes, she is. Finding herself at the centre...
2024-08-191h 30
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterSeth Vargas (Movie Friends) vs. Clifford“I’ll be the Danny Ocean of stealing from children”The panel of peril don their blazer, matching shorts, and matching caps and pretend to be children whilst watching this week’s film Clifford (Paul Flaherty, 1994). They are joined by their new friend: Seth Vargas from Movie Friends Podcast!Clifford (Martin Short) is precocious little so and so. He’s fond of annoying his parents into an early grave, splitting up ostensibly happy couples, and, of course, show tunes! But when the young tyke is fobbed off on his Uncle Martin (Charles Grodin), Clifford spies an opportun...
2024-08-1257 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 104: The Batman“So many of my plans have been undone by Antonio Banderas”The panel of peril stand in the corner of the room, in the shadows, waiting for a chance to strike at their prey. They’re not home. They’ve gone on holiday for three weeks. Damn. Instead, they decide to watch this week’s film The Batman (Matt Reeves, 2022).The Batman (Robert Pattinson) is, once again, starting out on his career path of borderline psychotic vigilante. Taking out street gangs pushing Gotham’s drug of choice, monitoring the local mafia along with James Gordon (Jeffrey Wrigh...
2024-08-051h 13
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 103: George A. Romero's Dawn Of The Dead“Live fast, die young, leave a terrible-looking Smurf-corpse”The panel of peril pull up at their local Netto, shove as much tinned goods, AKs, ammo, and Bolinger into their shopping trolley/wheelbarrow as they can, before holing up to watch this week’s film Dawn Of The Dead (George A. Romero, 1978).The (zombie) apocalypse is here! Ken Foree, David Emgee, Gaylen Ross and Scott H. Reiniger play a quartet determined to not only survive, but thrive in this new world filled with shambling, hungry, animated corpses. Taking refuge in a shopping mall, they live a life of...
2024-07-291h 02
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 102: National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1“Don’t slate broccoli”The panel of peril stub out their cigarette, cigar, and pipe under the heel of their cowboy boot and head into a convenience store that is showing this week’s film, Loaded Weapon 1 (Gene Quintano, 1993), for some reason.Detectives Colt (Emilio Estevez) and Luger (Samuel L Jackson) are the prototypical chalk + cheese = dynamite buddy cop team. Colt is a tortured soul who dines on microwave burritos and laments the loss of his precious dog Claire. Luger is the family man who dines on take out pizza ‘round the table with his ‘loving’ fami...
2024-07-2256 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 101: Mission Impossible“De Palma knows, the old saying goes”Our name is Possible, Mission: Impossible, license to watch the film Mission: Impossible directed by cinematic genius Brian De Palma (1996). And that my friends is our impossible mission (impossible). And we did it.An elite IMF team led by Jim Phelps (Jon Voight) has come a serious cropper trying to secure a non-official cover (NOC) list, which could potentially reveal the entire Impossible Mission Force’s workforce, locations, and names. The team are double-crossed in Prague eliminating Sarah (Kristin Scott Thomas), Jack (Emilio Estevez) et al leaving just Ethan...
2024-07-151h 00
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterWhit's The Script vs Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery“If you’ve got a better way to do it, I’d like to hear it”The panel of peril are dancing down the street stark naked, with only conveniently placed every-day items covering their ghoulies and that. They got the idea, and carefully choreographed it, from this week’s film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (Jay Roach, 1997). This week, they are joined by Craig from Whit’s The Script podcast!Arch enemies Austin Powers (Mike Myers) and Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) are inexorably linked, as so many arch enemies are. So when Dr. Evil has him...
2024-07-081h 06
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 100: Independence Day“Like an alien Kinder Egg”The panel of peril are playing chess in the park with their father and losing badly, very sad. They are interrupted by an enormous screen descending from the heavens covering the city that they are currently in in its entirety. Fortunately, the giant screen is showing this week’s film Independence Day (Roland Emmerich, 1996). Huzzah!Steven Hiller (Will Smith), David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) and Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman) are the original odd triple. One’s a hot shot, top gun fighter pilot, one’s a nerd, and t’other is President...
2024-07-011h 02
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 99: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest“Ya been cream pied”The panel of peril are out shooting some hoops, only stopping to berate their teammates for their lack of reflexes and general playing skill. Giving up they retire to the indoor communal area to watch this week’s film One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (Milos Forman, 1975).McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) is a ne’er-do-well with a cunning scheme to serve out the remainder of his prison sentence in a mental health institution. Once safely ensconced in his new abode, McMurphy becomes chummy with his fellow patients: Billy (Brad Dourif), Cheswick (Sydney Las...
2024-06-241h 01
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 98: Batman - Mask of the Phantasm“Tia Carrera’s career was ruined by Tia Maria”Sweaty-browed and cramped of hand, the Panel of Peril draw furiously in real-time each and every frame of this week’s film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski, 1993). Soon they shall break for a feast of marshmallows; they have earned it.Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) has lived with the trauma of his parents’ death since he was a young boy. Andrea Beaumont (Dana Delany) has lived with the trauma of her father’s death since she and Bruce had a whirlwind romance and brief en...
2024-06-1755 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 97: Mulholland Drive“She had the longest neck in the history of actors”The Peril of Peril arrive in Los Angeles, bright eyed and bushy-tailed. Everyone loves them because they’re brilliant, and they make fast friends with an amnesiac who tells them to watch this week’s film Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001). A Cowboy watches them as they watch the film.Betty (Naomi Watts) is an actress who is sure to feature on all the hottest casting lists in LA. She is great. But when she gets drawn into the mystery surrounding the amnesiac ‘Rita’ (Laura Harring), the twosome f...
2024-06-101h 09
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterKJ & A Podcast vs. Ready Player One“Talladega Nights gets a lot better after you've seen Rise of Skywalker, that's for sure”The Panel of Peril run and gun all your favourite film and video games characters in one fluid motion, before removing their VR headset in order to watch this week’s film. That film is Ready Player One (Steven Spielberg, 2018), and they are joined by Kevin and Jason from KJ & A Podcast!Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) is just like most people in the year 2045; he gets through the day any way he can before escaping to the virtual reality of the OASI...
2024-06-0354 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterKris Tapley (50 MPH) vs. Speed 2: Cruise Control“It’s like a meet-cute for two people who already met some time ago”The Panel of Peril go to the travel agents to book themselves a lovely holiday. Their conditions for travel are thus: nice weather, entertainment provided by British reggae band, and strictly no terrorists. While the agent searches for the ideal trip, they watch this week’s film Speed 2: Cruise Control (Jan De Bont, 1997). Peering over their shoulder to join in the watch party is this week’s guest, Kris Tapley from the 50MPH Pod!How can kind of a similar thing happen to...
2024-05-271h 25
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterJesse Hawken (Junk Filter) vs. Nothing But Trouble“Mr. Bond, you appear with the tedious inevitability of an unloved season”The Panel of Peril saunter through a small mining town in their fancy BMW, before being inexplicably arrested for not stopping at an intersection. Swiftly tried and convicted, they are sentenced to watch this week’s movie Nothing But Trouble (Dan Aykroyd, 1991). They are joined in this gross punishment by this week’s guest, Jesse Hawken from the Junk Filter Pod!Chris Thorne (Chevy Chase) is a financial publisher who just wants to impress solicitor Diane Lightson (Demi Moore) by driving her, and two Braz...
2024-05-201h 17
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterMatt Spectro (Thru The Multiverse) vs. Krull“Is he just horny?”The Panel of Peril climb a big ol’ mountain to claim a mythical prize to aid them in their epic quest. That prize is a DVD of this week’s film; that quest is to watch that DVD, which is this week’s film Krull (Peter Yates, 1983). Upon climbing back down the mountain, they are met well by this week’s guest panel member, Matt Spectro!Prince Colwyn (Ken Marshall) and Lyssa (Lysette Anthony) are happily betrothed to be married, after which they will rule over the planet Krull, presumably with a lavender f...
2024-05-131h 00
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 96: Event Horizon“Surprise! Butcher’s hook up your nostril”The Panel of Peril start creepily speaking Latin, wield small, sharp weapons at one another, but thankfully stop short of gouging their own eyes out. They’ll be needing those to watch this week’s film Event Horizon (Paul WS Anderson, 1997).The crew of the Lewis & Clark are your typical blue-collar bunch. Miller (Laurence Fishburne), Starck (Joely Richardson), Smith (Sean Pertwee) are not best pleased when they are sent on a shaggy dog mission to recover the long-lost mega-ship the Event Horizon. The ship’s creator Weir (Sam Neill) is al...
2024-05-0657 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 95: The Man With The Golden Gun“That's what you get for inviting audience participation”The Panel of Peril slip out of their wet clothes and into a dry martini, before taking a pew to watch this week’s film The Man With The Golden Gun (Guy Hamilton, 1974).Has James Bond (Roger Moore) met his match in the charming, villainous and charmingly villainous Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee)? As the world’s best secret agent (that’s Bond) and the world’s most expensive assassin are pitted against one another, can 007 stop the world being held to ransom by the selling of Scaramanga’s nefarious So...
2024-04-291h 05
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 94: Bram Stoker's Dracula“You simply must introduce me to that pile of rats”The panel of peril down a big glass of red wine and eat a plate of delicious, steamed broccoli and roasted garlic before taking in this week’s film Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992).Count Dracula (Gary Oldman) is an elderly gent rattling around in his large home, pining after his lost love Elisabeta (Winona Ryder). When solicitor Jonathon Harker (Keanu Reeves) turns up at his gaff to seal a London property deal, he sees that Harker’s bride to be Mina Murray (also Ryder) i...
2024-04-221h 00
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 93: Oldboy“A haiku?”Fighting their way past a load of goons, down a narrow corridor, the panel of peril struggle to make any headway. Finally finishing off the last of the lads (no laughing at the back there!), they slump in their chair exhausted and watch this week’s film Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003).Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is a bit of a d-bag. A drunken, irresponsible, womanising d-bag, to be specific. When he is inexplicably locked up in a single room for 15 years, by a cash-rich lad named Lee Woo-jin (Yoo Ji-tae) as it turns out, he cha...
2024-04-151h 03
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 92: Unforgiven“Here lies Will Carling, the rugby guy who sh@gg3d Diana”The panel of peril try to wrangle their pigs into the pigpen but repeatedly fall over and get all muddy. They shower off at the water hole and decide to watch a film instead: Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992).1880: Ex-outlaw Bill Munny (Eastwood) was a bad, bad man before settling down and becoming a family man. He’d happily off women and children in his pursuit of dough alongside buddy Ned Logan (Morgan Freeman), and now he is drawn back into that world by the Schofi...
2024-04-081h 10
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 91: Napoleon Dynamite“He's not rump; he's tripe”The panel of peril finish inspecting the last of the cow’s udders on the farm they’re working on and head home to watch this week’s film Napoleon Dynamite (Jared Hess, 2004).Napoleon (Jon Heder) is a typical teen: he lives with his Grandma (Sandy Martin), brother Kip (Aaron Ruell), and an alpaca named Tina. He enjoys doing sweet jumps on bikes, sketching mythical creatures of his own creation, and catching delicious bass’ for romantic targets. But when Uncle Rico (Jon Gries) moves in, it really puts the liger amongst the...
2024-04-011h 00
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 90: Highlander“Can we all agree now that it makes more sense than Kurgan being Ric Flair in a carpark'”The panel of peril stand about a bit as a battle rages around them; no one will fight them for some reason. As they are clearly too ‘ard for the other combatants, they head home to watch this week’s film Highlander (Russell Mulcahy, 1986).Connor Macleod (Christopher Lambert) can only be killed by the act of decapitation (preferably by sword). He is a member of an exclusive band of centuries-old Immortals who await the Gathering, at which they wil...
2024-03-251h 00
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterNemonie Craven vs. Muppet Treasure Island“Sh!t happens, wocka wocka!”The panel of peril take a chunk a meat from the salt barrel, a tot of rum from the rum barrel, and a film from the DVD barrel. That film is Muppet Treasure Island (Brian Henson, 1996), and we settle in to watch with this week’s special guest Nemonie Craven!Jim Hawkins (Kevin Bishop) has in his possession a certain map. That map leads to a certain island. A treasure island, in fact. Flanked by Gonzo (Dave Goelz) and Rizzo (Steve Whitmere) they embark on the good ship Hispaniola to find t...
2024-03-181h 03
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 89: Dario Argento's Phenomena“It’s a range war – you’re kicking that chimp to death”The panel of peril have just missed their bus and are stranded in the middle of a lonely, windy mountain range. Fortunately, there’s a creepy abandoned house nearby which they settle into to watch this week’s film Phenomena (Dario Argento, 1985).Jennifer (Jennifer Connelly) is an American girl currently taking residence at an all-girls school in Switzerland. Not only that, but she has a psychic connection with the insect world, and moreover loves the little buggers. Sadly, there is a lunatic murderer around the ground...
2024-03-111h 02
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 88: The Night Comes For Us“You’re like a podcasting Nostradamus”The panel of peril are absolutely battering each other – limbs, teeth and shoes are flying hither and thither. They stop and think ‘actually this is awfully silly of us, let’s watch a film instead.’ And they do; this week’s treat The Night Comes For Us (Timo Tjahjanto, 2018).Ito (Joe Taslim) is a member of the elite Six Seas group who look after smuggling routes across Asia for the Triad. But when a sudden attack of conscience sees him turn on his brethren to save a young girl named Reina (Ash...
2024-03-0457 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 87: The Naked Gun“I know you think of yourself as a Mark Wahlberg-type character”The panel of peril wipe the unsightly chunk of banana off the side of their mouth and slip into something more comfortable to watch this week’s film The Naked Gun (David Zucker, 1988).Police Squad’s finest, Lt. Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen), is tasked with investigating an attack on Det. Nordberg (OJ Simpson) just as the city is expecting a huge visit from Queen Elizabeth II (Jeannette Charles). Questioning local property magnate Vincent Ludwig (Ricardo Montalban) leads Drebin down a path that sees both events i...
2024-02-2652 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 86: Beverly Hills Cop“Where are The Beverly Hillbillies during this?”The panel of peril just about make it home, despite the banana up their tailpipe (fnar, fnar), in their battered old automobile. Just in time to check out this week’s film Beverly Hills Cop (Martin Brest, 1984).Detroit cop Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is a streetwise, proverbial good cop who knows how to collar a perp. Unfortunately, his friend Mikey falls foul of Beverly Hills bad sod Victor Maitland (Steven Berkoff) and tastes hot lead at the hands of scary henchman Zack (Jonathan Banks). Looks like a trip to sun...
2024-02-191h 05
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 85: Seven“You can only have one muppet in it – that’s a dealbreaker”The panel of peril put away their copy of Gun Owners Weekly, clean up, and settle down in the soft neon light of their oversized crucifix to watch this week’s film Se7en (David Fincher, 1995).Detectives Somerset (Morgan Freeman) and Mills (Brad Pitt) are the original chalk and cheese: one is a jaded, cynical veteran, the other a cocky, optimistic newcomer to the nameless city they operate in. But when a deranged person themes a series of murders around the seven deadly sins, can...
2024-02-121h 05
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 84: Gladiator“I know you're being light-hearted, but baguettes are way stronger than a sausage roll”‘Are you not entertained!’ scream the panel of peril at their slack-jawed neighbours, wearing just a comical pair of white y-fronts. They are entertained; very much so. With that, they pick up their bottle of milk and head inside to watch this week’s film Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000).General Maximus (Russell Crowe) has it all – sweet fur cape, legion of dudes fighting at his side, and a family waiting for his safe return from war. He too has the favour of Roman Caesar M...
2024-02-051h 03
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 83: Dungeons & Dragons - Honor Among Thieves“Magic Michael is my father. You can call me Magic Mike”The panel of peril roll 2 D20s, snake eyes. They roll again: snake eyes. They roll for a third time – snake eyes. The hell with this, they collectively groan and instead switch on this week’s film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, 2023).A merry band of thieves comprising bard Edgin (Chris Pine), barbarian Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) and mage Simon (Justice Smith) set course for Neverwinter in order to retrieve Edgin's daughter and head off for some precious loot. But, in a s...
2024-01-2957 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 82: Ghostbusters“A heavy rain of chow mein”Does busting, as the old saying goes, make you feel good? The panel of peril are here to answer this question and much more besides as they take on this week’s film, Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984).Peter (Bill Murray), Ray (Dan Aykroyd) and Egon (Harold Ramis) are three down on their luck university researchers of the paranormal. Just as all manner of ghostly activities begins to kick off, they get canned from their residency at Columbia! When life gives you lemons you gotta set up a business to capture ghosts...
2024-01-221h 05
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 81: Dr. Who And The Daleks“It’s the Caesar’s Palace of that particular planet”The panel of peril knit themselves a multi-coloured scarf, put on the scarf and watch this week’s film, Dr. Who And The Daleks (Gordon Flemyng, 1965), whilst being uncomfortably hot in the scarf.Eccentric inventor Dr. Who (Peter Cushing) has just invented a contabulous fabtraption named TARDIS. A jolly complicated machine that can travel through time and space. But when granddaughter Susan (Roberta Tovey), Ian (Roy Castle), and Barbara (Jennie Linden) alight the dashing blue police box they are whisked away to the Dalek home planet of...
2024-01-1557 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 80: Enter The Dragon“If it makes sense like I think it makes sense in my head, then we’re onto a winner”The panel of peril place their bets on their praying mantis of choice, watch it get roundly battered by its mantis opponent, and then stick on this week’s film Enter The Dragon (Robert Clouse, 1973).Lee (Bruce Lee) is a highly proficient martial artist and disciple of Shaolin. He is yet to encounter a man he can not defeat or school. So who better to task with bringing down secretive drug lord Han (Kien Shih) than our man...
2024-01-081h 11
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 79: So I Married An Axe Murderer“Why don't you poke your little noodle through 'em then?”The panel of peril take a glug from a spectacularly large cup of coffee, admire an oversized map of Atlantic City, and focus their gigantic heads on a screen showing this week’s film So I Married An Axe Murderer (Thomas Schlamme, 1993).Charlie (Mike Myers) is a footloose/fancy-free young chap who has a serious problem with making romantic commitments. But he’s hopeful that his latest beau Harriet (Nancy Travis) will be different. Hopefully she won’t be a member of the Cosa Nostra. Hopefully sh...
2024-01-0154 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 78: Black Christmas“Greggs sausage roll, that's the British donut isn't it”Venturing up into the attic to retrieve some Christmas decorations, the panel of peril get quite the fright: a television that is showing this week’s film Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974).In an unnamed sorority house, Jess (Olivia Hussey), Barb (Margot Kidder), Mrs. Mac (Marian Waldman) et al have a Christmas they will never forget. They receive sinister phone calls and see ominous omens courtesy of the deranged ‘Billy’ who seeks to pick them off one by one. Will any of them survive the (silent) night (holy night...
2023-12-2557 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 77: Die Hard 2“$60 million on quiche?!”The panel of peril complete their naked tai chi session, have a quick wash around the key areas, and watch this week’s film Die Hard 2 (Renny Harlin, 1990).How can the same stuff happen to the same panel two years in a row? John McClane (Bruce Willis) just wants a quiet Christmas with his wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia), but a bunch of criminal types have other ideas. Led by Thornberg (William Atherton), a group of mercs seek to rescue General Esperanza (Franco Nero) during the course of his extradition flight, after which he is...
2023-12-1857 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 76: Guest House Paradiso“Is Vienetta Italian?”The panel of peril take a break from slamming each other’s heads inside the fridge door over and over and over again to watch this week’s film: Guest House Paradiso (Adrian Edmondson, 1999).Richie Twat (Rik Mayall) and Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba (Edmondson) run perhaps the worst guest house on our fair isle. It’s dark, dingy, they’ll steal your belongings, insult you, feed you slop, and are situated adjacent to a nuclear facility. An unexpected guest arrives in Italian starlet Gina Carbonara (Helene Mahieu) bringing not only prestige with her, but troubles...
2023-12-1156 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 75: Tomorrow Never Dies“The Antiques Roadshow of terrorism”The panel of peril don their sharpest suit, take a swig of a vodka martini (shaken not stirred) and sit nonchalantly to watch this week’s film Tomorrow Never Dies (Roger Spottiswoode, 1997).James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) has got his work cut out for him this time around as he locks horns with weedy media mogul Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce). There’s something distinctly shady about this Rupert Murdoch avatar, and M (Judi Dench) wants 007 on the case, pronto! He’ll be joined by Chinese operative Wai Ling (Michelle Yeoh) in trying to...
2023-12-0459 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 74: Laputa - Castle In The Sky“He is a bit of a patsy. He’s a little b!tch”The panel of peril settle down with a delicious-looking, open topped, fried egg sandwich to watch this week’s cinematic treat Studio Ghibli’s Castle In The Sky (Hayao Miyazaki, 1986).Sheeta (Anna Paquin) and Pazu (James Van Der Beek) are two young rapscallions on the hunt for the adventure, primarily centred around Sheeta’s mysterious crystal necklace. That necklace saves her from certain doom several times over and may well lead her to the lost sky city of Laputa and the titular castle. But...
2023-11-2759 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 73: Flash Gordon“The story of forbidden love between a bee and a human woman”The panel of peril bleach their hair, pump some iron, and get harangued onto a space rocket heading for the distant planet of Mongo! Fortunately, the in-flight movie is Flash Gordon (Mike Hodges, 1980), so there’s that.Flash (Sam Jones) has it all: hair, muscles, tight t-shart – but when he and erstwhile companion Dale (Melody Anderson) are whisked away and confronted by Ming The Merciless (Max Von Sydow), no amount of muscle tees can save him. Deciding to destroy planet Earth on a mere whi...
2023-11-2055 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 72: The Room“It made me bored of sex”Laughing at nothing in particular, the panel of peril sit down in overly dramatic fashion to watch this week’s cinematic tour de force The Room (Tommy Wiseau, 2003).Johnny (Wiseau) is such a great guy. Such a great, great guy. He’s going to get a promotion for sure, everyone loves him, his lovemaking technique is top class, and he’s superb at football. But ungrateful harpy of a girlfriend Lucy (Juliette Danielle) doesn’t think so. She thinks he’s a real drag and would rather get it on with Mark...
2023-11-131h 07
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 71: The Producers (1967)“Your eardrums are going to be sh!tting themselves”The panel of peril take a well-earned break from romancing a wealthy old dear, in order to be gifted a large cheque, naturally, and relax by watching this week’s film The Producers (Mel Brooks, 1967).Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) is a producer of the stage whose glory days are far behind him. His rent is in arrears and his main source of income comes from swindling wealthy old ladies of their savings. That is until child-like accountant Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder) discovers that they could make more m...
2023-11-061h 02
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 70: John Carpenter’s Halloween“He'd be a YouTube prankster now wouldn't he. Instead of a serial killer”Pulling the blank featureless mask over their face, the Panel of Peril breath in deeply and out deeper. They consider picking up a kitchen knife, but instead plump for a DVD of this week’s film, John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978).Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is an outlier among her group of high school friends. She has no date for the school dance and doesn’t drink or smoke. So, when homicidal maniac Michael Myers (Tony Moran) returns to the her hometown of Haddonfi...
2023-10-301h 03
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 69: Green Lantern“Everyone likes a comic on the bog”The panel of peril dress entirely in green, mutter something about being afraid of something or something, and strap themselves into the Ludovico chair to watch Green Lantern (Martin Campbell, 2011).Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is your standard authority-bucking, secretly fearful, movie fighter pilot. His relationship with childhood friends Carol (Blake Lively) and Hector (Peter Sarsgaard) is as strained as his attempts at improvised sass. But when a space alien gives Hal a magic ring that harnesses the power of the colour green… well, you can be sure that a bunch o...
2023-10-2359 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 68: Body Double“Although he kills his wife in quite a horrible way, he seems like a nice guy to me”The Panel of Peril take a break from polishing their telescope: they’ve been going at it hard and their forearms are sore. In that downtime they take in the film of the week: Body Double (Brian De Palma, 1984).Jake (Craig Wasson) is a down on his luck actor. His role as a vampire in a B movie is threatened by his crippling claustrophobia and his girlfriend is having an affair. At an acting workshop he meets Sam (G...
2023-10-1655 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 67: Jaws“What if a shark got in here and went mad?”The Panel of Peril abandon their dinghy and run out of the sea screaming at the top of their of their collective lungs! They have an appointment to keep with this week’s film and do not want to be late! Yes, this week they are watching Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975).Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) thinks he’s in for a quiet life as the head of police on the small island of Amity. He’s quickly disabused of that notion when a shark attack threatens both the c...
2023-10-091h 00
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterDavid Quantick vs. Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny“Have we learnt nothing from the history of geology?”The Panel of Peril rise from their slumber on the living chair, shirtless, and scream at their neighbours to turn that ruddy music down! They have a guest panellist in legendary comedy writer David Quantick (Harry Hill’s TV Burp, The Thick Of It, Danger Mouse, Veep et al), and a film to watch: Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny (James Mangold, 2023).1969: Indy (Harrison Ford) is confronted by the ghosts of his past as goddaughter Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) and Dr. Voller (Mads Mikkelsen) come back into h...
2023-10-051h 00
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 66: The Expendables 2“I know that your Snicket is quite lemony”The Panel of Peril go in, guns ablazin’, taking out bad guy after bad guy before arriving at the final boss: a television screen showing this week’s film The Expendables 2 (Simon West, 2012).A truly all-star cast – including Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jean Claude Van Damme, Jet Li and Scott Adkins – assemble, as team of mercenaries The Expendables return to try and foil Jean Villain’s scheme to sell off a load of plutonium and upset the balance of the world. Can Barney and the gang s...
2023-10-021h 09
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 65: The Beatles - Yellow Submarine“Tumbling down a hole of regret”The panel of peril sailed to sea, but got bored, and so they sailed on to the sun 'til they found a sea of green and they lived beneath the waves in their yellow submarine. Once there they watched this week’s film Yellow Submarine (George Dunning, 1968).John Lennon (John Clive), Paul McCartney (Geoff Hughes), George Harrison (Paul Angelis) and Ringo Starr (also Paul Angelis) are charged with captaining the titular vessel in order to save Pepper Land from the dastardly Blue Meanies (also also Paul Angelis). Can they restor...
2023-09-251h 04
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 64: Zack Snyder’s Justice League“They must have sent a camel turd into space and frozen it, surely?”The panel of peril ride frantically across a field on horseback throwing a blu ray from rider to rider. A final desperate lunge sees them insert it into a player in order to watch this week’s film Zack Snyder’s Justice League (Zack Snyder, 2021).Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher), Superman (Henry Cavill) and Flash (Ezra Miller) are forced into an uneasy alliance when a mysterious invader named Steppenwolf (Ciaran Hinds) arrives on Earth. His inte...
2023-09-181h 22
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 63: Grosse Pointe Blank“He likes his omelette empty”The panel of peril put on a black shirt, black suit, black tie, black shoes, and black sunglasses before settling in to watch the film of the week Grosse Pointe Blank (George Armitage, 1997).Martin (John Cusack) is a professional hitman who likes to keep things simple; no friends, acquaintances, or company meetings on his agenda thank you very much. So when fellow hitman Grocer (Dan Aykroyd) tries to enlist him in his new union, Martin is somewhat less than keen to take him up on the offer. Cue one monumental, and...
2023-09-111h 06
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 62: Dumb And Dumber“Still optimistic aren't they, not trudging off, like Charlie Brown, saying "this time next year...", like Del Boy”The panel of peril alight their small scooter and nearly freeze to death on the journey they are required to make in order to watch this week’s film Dumb And Dumber (Peter Farrelly, 1994).Harry (Jeff Daniels) and Lloyd (Jim Carrey) are two best friends with a dream of opening a pet store that sells worms (named I Got Worms), but a hilariously low intelligence quotient. So when Lloyd accidentally intercepts a briefcase full of ransom money, left by M...
2023-09-0455 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 61:The Dark Crystal“1982 also spawned other babies in the form of films”The panel of peril outrun some weird crab beetles, wade through a thick bog, and dive over a fiery precipice… to their couch to watch this week’s film, the first of season 4, The Dark Crystal (Jim Henson & Frank Oz, 1982).Jen (Jim Henson/Stephen Garlick) is the only creature of his kind, a Gelfling. Not only that, but he is the hero prophesied to restore the dark crystal, thus ending the despotic reign of the evil Skeksis over the planet Thra. Meeting allies Aughra (Frank Oz/Billie Whi...
2023-08-281h 09
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 60: Clive Barker’s Nightbreed (Director’s Cut)"Dr Philip Decker is a respected psychiatrist who has been leading a double life...""- Double Decker!"The panel of peril die before being swiftly resurrected on the mortuary slab. They then go to an underground town named Midian. They then watch this week’s film Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut (Clive Barker, 1990/2014).Aaron Boone (Craig Sheffer) is a young man plagued by dreams of monsters residing in the hidden town of Midian. Not only that but he is convinced that he is a prolific killer of humans, specifically children, but this notion has be...
2023-08-211h 26
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 59: Batman (1989)“You are my number one guy – tickle me!”Removing a grappling gun from their utility belt(s) before aiming and shooting it skyward, the panel of peril zip up to an overhead gantry to watch this week’s film Batman (Tim Burton, 1989).Batman (Billy Crystal/Michael Keaton) is emerging from the shadows of Gotham City as conspiracy theories about him find their way into the news. Gotham’s police force is riddled with corruption. And local, mid-level gangster Jack Napier (Jack Nicholson) has just taken a tumble into a vat of chemicals, courtesy of Bats. The collis...
2023-08-141h 12
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 58: Serenity“Sipping from a space-china teacup”The Panel of Peril make comment about being a leaf on the wind or somesuch prior to being skewered by a large wooden pole directly through the chest. In their death throes they just about have time to watch this week’s film Serenity (Joss Whedon, 2005).Mal (Nathan Fillion), Zoe (Gina Torres) and Wash (Alan Tudyk) run the good ship Serenity. Also aboard is traumatised fugitive River (Summer Glau) and her brother Simon (Sean Maher) who are on the run from the intergalactic Alliance. Specifically a man known as The Operat...
2023-08-071h 14
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 57: Casino Royale“If the opportunity presents itself, you can always go for the shoe poo.”The panel of peril dash to the bathroom with a glass and a saltshaker, making themselves a wonderful briney drink, before sitting down to watch this week’s film Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006).James Bond (Daniel Craig) is just starting out his career as a 00 agent. His first mission is to track down the money being wagered by in-between man Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) and attempt to bankrupt him in a high stakes game of poker at the titular casino. Is Bond’s poker...
2023-07-311h 16
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 56: Psycho“So how would you answer the question 'has this woman been here?'""...No."Good afternoon. The panel of peril surround themselves with stuffed birds of prey, and make a sandwich to eat whilst watching this week’s film Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960).Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) has been a bit of a silly billy. Stealing $40,000 from her employer before hightailing it across country, she is in a right pickle. But that’s just the beginning of her problems as she stops to rest for the night at the Bates Motel and a fateful encoun...
2023-07-241h 26
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 55: Barry Lyndon“It’s like a tw@!ty English version of the can-can”The panel of peril hold their flintlock pistols outwards ready to fire when instructed, which could happen at any point during this week’s film Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975).The Kingdom of Ireland – 1750: Redmond Barry (Ryan O’Neal) is a young whelp whose infatuation with his cousin leads to him having to flee his town, setting off a series of unlikely events. Fighting and gambling his way across Europe, Barry is determined to better his lot in life, but at what cost?Watch the tr...
2023-07-171h 07
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 54: Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back“Buffy The Empire Slayer”The panel of peril sit on a sofa as it slowly lowers into a steamy hole in the ground. Once they re-emerge you see that they are encased in carbonite to watch this week’s film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980).The continuing adventures of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), see them try to outrun Darth Vader (James Earl Jones/Dave Prowse), train with kooky little psycho wiener Yoda (Frank Oz), and hide out with old pal Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Wi...
2023-07-101h 22
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 53: Last Action Hero“I’ve never considered what the plural of rectum is before now”The panel of peril sit down in the cinema to watch this week’s film before getting sucked off into the film and then being inside the film. That film? Last Action Hero (John McTiernan, 1993), of course!Young Danny (Austin O’Brien) is something of a cinephile, and his favourite series – Jack Slater – is poised to release its fourth instalment. When he is invited to a private screening and given a ticket imbued with the power of Harry Houdini (!), he gets more than he bargained f...
2023-07-031h 03
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 52: Evil Dead 2"I'm just wondering, has any of the Panel of Peril ever stayed in a cabin in the woods?""My sister's been to Center Parks"The panel of peril laugh hysterically at a mounted deer’s head, then a lamp, then sit on a rocking chair to watch this week’s film, Evil Dead 2 (Sam Raimi, 1987). The chair collapses.Ash (Bruce Campbell) is heading into his second day in a haunted, secluded cabin in the woods. His only company? Demons, Deadites and ghouls, including a particularly nasty hag named Henrietta (Ted Raimi). Can Ash hold b...
2023-06-261h 20
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 51: Blade Runner: The Final Cut“It’s peak 1980s neon future vision”The panel of peril spray black paint across their eyes and cartwheel over to the sofa to take in a viewing of this week’s film, Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Ridley Scott, 1980/2017).Deckard (Harrison Ford) is the titular runner, tasked with hunting down four artificial lifeforms known as Replicants. Led by the charismatic Batty (Rutger Hauer), the Replicants merely seek more than the four years of life that their programming allows for. Sad, in’t it?Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoEyZoOT...
2023-06-191h 11
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 50: The Blues Brothers“Have you ever seen a man who’s been hit by the brown note?”The panel of peril are wearing sunglasses indoors, but that does not impair the viewing experience for this week’s opus The Blues Brothers (John Landis, 1980).Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) are on a mission from God. A mission to raise $5000 for the orphanage that they grew up in, by any means possible. Featuring music legends Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, James Brown, Cab Calloway and Chaka Khan, The Blues Brothers is a one of a kind comedy, musical romp with ton...
2023-06-121h 15
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 49: The Mummy (1999)“Oh he’s not a giggler. He’s a very serious boy”The panel of peril stand back and admire their collection of Arnold Vosloo DVDs before popping The Mummy (Stephen Sommers, 1999) into their PS2.Rick (Brendan Fraser), Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) and Jonathan (John Hannah) are on the hunt for the buried treasures of Hamunaptra but fail to take account of the dangers ahead. Ancient mummy Imhotep (played by our fave actor Arnold Vosloo) is roused from his slumber when the book of the dead is read from and he is cranky, let me tell you....
2023-06-051h 00
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 48: Audition“Here comes Chekov’s sack!”The panel of peril scrub themselves down with a wire brush and bleach having already watched this week’s film, Audition (Takashi Miike, 1999).Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) is a single parent with his own, successful, film production company. He is also extremely lonely. Knowing this, his friend Yasuhisa arranges for a film audition to double as an interview process for a romantic partner for Shigeharu, unbeknownst to the women. Or is it? Taking a shine to Asami Yamazaki (Eihi Shiina), the widower may get more than he bargained for after a brief...
2023-05-291h 08
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 47: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World“He’s got quite a punchable face”The panel of peril jump onto the dance mat at their local arcade, kicking some major butt, before relaxing at home with their best gal (not even holding hands) and watching this week’s film Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Edgar Wright, 2010).Scott (Michael Cera) is a young roustabout who has a band named Sex Bob-omb and high school girlfriend named Knives Chau (Ellen Wong). But when the mysterious Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) arrives on the scene Scott must heroically dump Knives and battle seven evil exes to win t...
2023-05-221h 03
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 46: Gentlemen Broncos“I see myself as a bit more fruity. I'm not a macho guy, wondering where my testicles have gone. I still know where they are”The panel of peril pick up an excessively large ball of popcorn from a bowl on their kitchen table. They chisel off a portion-sized amount, and dive onto the couch to watch this week’s film Gentlemen Broncos (Jared Hess, 2009).Benjamin Purvis (Michael Angarano) is a young writer with a dream of paying tribute to his late father by publishing his pulp sci-fi tome Yeast Lords. Attending a writer’s symposium...
2023-05-151h 10
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 45: 2001 - A Space Odyssey“Hey, I’ve got some plums. Let’s go down to KFC”The panel of peril take a quick break from the important business of smashing up a small pile of rocks using a big bone to watch this week’s film. Yes, it’s the proverbial good science fiction film, 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968).Since the dawn of time man has wanted to destroy the moon. But when an ancient, unknowable, mysterious black monolith shows up on the moon will it be us (humankind) who are to be the destroyees? What does the object porte...
2023-05-081h 08
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 44: Stephen King’s IT“He’s like someone who can see their dinner coming a mile away”The panel of peril receive a phone call from an old friend and feel the fog of memories lost clear from their minds. Settling into a long flight home, they turn on this week’s film IT (Tommy Lee Wallace, 1990).The Losers are a group of ordinary kids, they like messing around in the woods, telling jokes, and being bullied by a bunch of douchebags. Maybe not that last one. But when a killer named Pennywise The Dancing Clown (Tim Curry) targets them, an...
2023-05-011h 09
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 43: First Blood“Do you know who gives you good production values? God, that’s who”The panel of peril walk solemnly through a small, prosaically-named town, before being accosted by a surly local sheriff. He takes us down the nick, locks us in a cell, throws away the key, but does leave us with a copy of this week’s film, First Blood (Ted Kotcheff, 1982), for company.John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone), devastated by the loss of a friend, wanders through the town of Hope. He’s stopped by Sheriff Teasle (Brian Dennehy) who doesn’t like the cut of his g...
2023-04-241h 11
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 42: The Lost Boys“Delegation – that’s what you need”The panel of peril dance a jig around their bedroom to some ‘heavy metal’, jump in an incredibly bubbly bath, before heading down to the beach to watch a special screening of The Lost Boys (Joel Schumacher, 1987).When the Emerson family (Michael, played by Jason Patric; Sam, played by Corey Haim; and Lucy, played by Dianne Wiest) moves to Santa Carla they set about finding their peer groups. Sam finds the Frog Brothers (Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander), Lucy finds Max (Ed Herrmann), and Michael finds a group of ne’er-do-wel...
2023-04-171h 11
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 41: Dog Soldiers“Physics should prevent that popcorn from staying in his mouth”The panel of peril hole up in deserted, isolated cottage in the dead of night, put their sausages away (meaning intestines, you dirty sods), and stick the box on to watch England vs Germany… I mean Dog Soldiers (Neil Marshall, 2002).A small group of soldiers, led by Cooper (Kevin McKidd) and Wells (Sean Pertwee), are sent on a training exercise in the Scottish Highlands, but are caught unawares by the appearance of a hard-ass commanding officer Ryan (Liam Cunningham). Something has happened to him, under the li...
2023-04-1058 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 40: Alan Partridge Alpha Papa“Liberty X Marks The Spot”The panel of peril park their Lexus, remove their string back leather gloves (worn for that bit of extra purchase) and settle down on the banquette to watch this week’s film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (Declan Lowney, 2013).When world famous local radio DJ Alan Partridge’s (Steve Coogan) radio station is taken over by a media conglomerate it sets in motion a chain of events which has Alan working with the rozzers to try to defuse a potentially violent siege. That siege being the work of disgruntled, ex-radio host Pat Farr...
2023-04-031h 09
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 39: The Matrix“All things considered, I won’t be dressing up as The Matrix for Halloween anytime soon”Waking up from an impromptu early evening nap at their work desk, the panel of peril are alarmed to find their computer seeming to type out words of its own accord. Those words? “Settle in and watch this week’s film The Matrix (The Wachowskis, 1999).” Woah.Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) is a workaday office drone with a side-line in computer hacking. But when he is contacted by the mysterious Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) on behalf of the mysterious Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne...
2023-03-271h 17
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 38: There’s Something About Mary“Sorry, Cameron. We don’t have the budget for bras”The panel of peril perform the necessary preparations before their date with a beeeeyootiful blonde; for they are taking their beau to see a movie – this week’s movie There’s Something About Mary (Bobby and Peter Farrelly, 1998).Mary (Cameron Diaz) is a bachelorette in high demand, particularly from brief high school flame Ted (Ben Stiller). When he hires private detective Pat Healy (Matt Dillon) to find her whereabouts everyone gets more than they bargained for as the sleazy PI becomes enamoured with her. Who will succeed...
2023-03-201h 09
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 37: Jason And The Argonauts“I like how horny Hercules is”The panel of peril return home from a voyage across the seven seas, wearied by battle against foes both human and… inhuman – skeletons and wotnot. Just after putting a big wash on for all their travel clothes, they settle in to watch this week’s film Jason And The Argonauts (Don Chaffey, 1963).Jason (Todd Armstrong) and his merry band of Argonauts are sent on a perilous expedition to find the mythical golden fleece by his baddie uncle Pelias (Douglas Wilmer), who also sends his wrongun son, Acastus (Gary Raymond) along for...
2023-03-131h 04
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 36: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)“Hackers do not apostrophize”The panel of peril dust off their leathers, straddle the cheap motorbike they’ve been painstakingly restoring, and speed through the cold winter’s night, homeward. Once they’ve warmed up with a hot toddy, they stick on this week’s film The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (David Fincher, 2011).Disgraced journalist Mikkael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) takes on a decades old mystery at the behest of the elderly industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer): solve the mystery of his missing, presumed dead, niece Harriet. With the only means to the Vanger family island being...
2023-03-061h 27
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 35: Sleepy Hollow“It’s like murder Pringles”The panel of peril put on a pair of comically unwieldy magnifying-style glasses, shriek in the face of danger and down tools to view this week’s movie Sleepy Hollow (Tim Burton, 1999).Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) has been summoned to the sleepy Dutch settlers town of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of murders by decapitation. The locals headed up by Baltus Van Tassel (Michael Gambon), Magistrate Philipse (Richard Griffiths), Dr. Lancaster (Ian Macdiarmid), and Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci) insist that it is the work of a Headless Hessian Horseman...
2023-02-271h 02
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 34: Labyrinth“They got Orson Welles to do the farts”The panel of peril adjust their codpieces, lacquer their hair profusely, and settle down with our goblin lackeys to watch this week’s film Labyrinth (Jim Henson, 1986).Sarah Williams (Jennifer Connelly) is a young woman who lives in somewhat of a fantasy world. And by that, I mean that she dresses up as a medieval princess down at her local park. Her parents aren’t happy about her lack of responsibility at all, but she’s having none of it. Until the night that she is pulled into an ac...
2023-02-201h 14
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 33: Jurassic Park“Oooooh, dinosaurs!”The panel of peril slow their day glo off road vehicle first to a crawl, then to a stop before removing their sunglasses and staring in awe at this week’s film, Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993).John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) has created the unthinkable, a park populated by long extinct dinosaurs, and invited several experts along before the grand opening. Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldlum) et al. arrive to see what the fuss is all about and find that Hammond has spared no expense. Dinos, ice cream...
2023-02-131h 20
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 32: The League Of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse“Is homunculus a verb?”Wandering absent mindedly into a local shop, the panel of peril become quite concerned as one of the proprietors begins to strip naked whilst the other rants at them about having been in a war. They are summarily tied to a stake and told to watch this week’s film The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse (Steve Bendelack, 2005).World’s collide as The League of Gentlemen (Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton) are confronted by their own creations from two fictional worlds – but what do Geoff Tipps, Herr Lipp, Hillary Briss, Dr. Erasmus...
2023-02-061h 10
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 31: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon“Once women everywhere are empowered, it would be time to bring in the rent boys”One by one the panel of peril change up their weapon set as they engage in a life or death four way dual, as they smash and slice each armament to pieces in turn. The only thing that breaks their furious combat is a swift two hour viewing of this week’s film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000).Jade Fox (Cheng Pei-pei) is a woman with a grudge against Wudan. And it just so happens that she and her appren...
2023-01-301h 01
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 30: The Simpsons Movie“Doesn’t matter, badgers are infinite”The panel of peril all arrive home at the same time, Craig narrowly avoiding being run over by Gaz pulling his car into the garage, and dive onto their couch (and then something funny happens). Then they stick on this week’s film, The Simpsons Movie (David Silverman, 2007).Springfield has become the most polluted town in the US and special measures will have to be taken. Head of the EPA, Russ Cargill (A. Brooks) decides that the best course of action is to place a dome over the entire town to...
2023-01-231h 03
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 29: Alien“I’d feel vulnerable in little pants and a vest”The panel of peril wake up from hypersleep (normal sleep really), cough for absolutely ages, have a quick brekkie, and stick on Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic Alien.The Nostromo mining ship is on its return journey to Earth when it intercepts a distress beacon form LV 426. But Dallas (Tom Skerritt), Brett (Harry Dean Stanton), Parker (Yaphet Kotto) and Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) find more than they bargained for on the planet’s surface. In space no one can hear you say “ermahgerd an alien(s),” after all.Wat...
2023-01-161h 02
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 28: The Dark Knight“We had a wonderful conversation. Please don’t print it in the newspapers that I got mad”The panel of peril sanitise their hands, walk out of the hospital that they’ve been visiting a badly burned acquaintance in, and thank the staff for all of their hard work. Because we support the NHS. And the Postal workers, heck all of Britain’s workforce! Once home, the panel grab a glass of blackcurrant squash and turn on this week’s film The Dark Knight (2008).Bruce Wayne/Batman (Christian Bale) believes that he is winning the war on crime...
2023-01-091h 30
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 27: Fantastic Mr. Fox“Wes Anderson uses the power of symmetry to travel through time and space”The panel of peril square up to one another all of a sudden, snarl, and flap their arms around whilst saying things like “Cuss you!” “Cuss me! Cuss you.” Things soon de-escalate though, they are friends after all, and they take a pew to watch Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mister Fox (2009).Foxy (George Clooney) is an animal who has it all; a beautiful wife (Felicity voiced by Meryl Streep), smart son (Ash voiced by Jason Schwartzman) and a lovely home inside a tr...
2023-01-021h 01
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 26: Home Alone“Well, you’ve blown my toy”The panel of peril run screaming around the house like a bunch of absolute little monsters amongst an army of siblings and extended family. It is, to be honest, an absolute nightmare. Fortunately they have the respite of settling in to watch a Boxing Day treat in the form of 1990’s Home Alone!Kevin McCallister (Macauley Culkin) is just an ordinary kid: he likes plain pizza, leaving toys laying around all over the shop, and not having to sleep in the same space as bed wetters. But when he is accid...
2022-12-261h 07
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 25: Die Hard“Breaking her down mentally,” “Like Craig does with porridge”The panel of peril arrive for their annual Christmas party, meet the office coke fiend, argue with their estranged wife, and then settle in to watch the first of our Christmas films of the year: John McTiernan’s 1988 classic Die Hard.John McClane (Bruce Willis) is a New York cop visiting his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) at her work’s Christmas party in wacky Los Angeles. That party takes place at the beautiful Nakatomi Plaza, and it’s about to have some unwanted party guests. Hans Gruber (A...
2022-12-191h 05
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 24: Avatar“Give them a genetically engineered giant conker”The panel of peril awaken in their massive new blue alien bodies and go for a joyous run through a bioluminescent jungle before settling in to watch James Cameron’s Avatar (2009).When paraplegic Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) is tasked with inserting his consciousness into an alien avatar body on the moon of Pandora he does his duty. That duty is to bargain with the indigenous people, the Na’vi, to gain access to their sacred land and mine for precious Unobtainium. Ahhh, but what if Jake should unexpectedly fall in...
2022-12-121h 17
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 23: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom“Drink blood out of Gandhi’s head”The panel of peril awaken to find that the pilots of their small prop plane have left them in the lurch, hop in a rapid inflating dinghy, and glide to the safety of a tumultuous river, landing in a small Indian village just in time to watch this week’s film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)!Uncannily, this exact series of events also befalls Indy (Harrison Ford), Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw) and Shortround (Ke Huy Quan) as they are drawn into the Indian locals’ search for the childr...
2022-12-051h 12
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 22: Moonraker“Just like Lloyd Christmas in his dreams”The panel of peril valmorphanize their gondola into a very slim car, straighten their ties, cock their eyebrows suggestively, and then take in a viewing of this week’s film Moonraker!Moonraker (1979), directed by Lewis Gilbert, find Roger Moore’s James Bond locked in a game of wits with Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale) when a Moonraker space shuttle is stolen in very mysterious circumstances. With the iconic Jaws (Richard Kiel) in hot pursuit, Bond must unravel the mystery of the missing spacecraft and determine exactly what it is that Dra...
2022-11-281h 15
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 21: The Goonies“Mama Fratelli as played by Rip Torn”The panel of peril activate some sort of Rube Goldberg device, put on a hard-wearing pair of boots that are ideal for spelunking (or so the Littlewoods catalogue description said), then settle in to watch the first film of season 2, The Goonies!The Goonies features an all-star cast of child stars (Josh Brolin, Sean Astin, Ke Huy Quan, Corey Feldman) on the hunt for One Eyed Willie’s lost treasure. But there’s a family of criminals fast on their trail named the Fratellis. Along with a mysterious sibling...
2022-11-2150 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 20: Candyman (2021)“You slaggin’ me?”The panel of peril stand side by side, stare into the bathroom mirror whilst having a group shave and DO NOT say Candyman five times because that would be very silly indeed. Instead, they finish shaving, towel off the excess moisture from their faces and sit down to watch Nia DaCosta’s legacy sequel to Candyman… Candyman!Candyman (2021) finds local artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul Mateen II) drawn into the folklore of urban legend the Candyman whilst researching for his latest piece. But a fateful trip to the projects of Cabrini Green will send...
2022-11-141h 02
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 19: Black Panther“Catching blood in a Snap, Crackle and Pop bowl”The panel of peril throw themselves in front of a gunman during a prison escape, get bundled into a high-tech plane, transported to the hidden nation of Wakanda, and upon waking go “Buhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” They then watch the MCU’s Black Panther before trying to improve upon the villain’s diabolical plan for the honour of choosing next week’s film and hosting the pod. Normal Monday stuff.Black Panther (2018) sees T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) struggle to modernise the country he presides over, and he is hindered by challenges fr...
2022-11-0752 min
DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done BetterEpisode 18: The Rocky Horror Picture Show“The teeth in the opening segment look very good for a 1970s teeth”The panel of peril apply their collective lippy, pull on some fishnets, pour a load of food colouring (or something) into a bath and somehow create human (?) life! After which they relax by watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show before trying to improve upon the villain’s diabolical plan for the honour of choosing next week’s film and hosting the pod.This week’s film was released in 1975 and sees engaged, virginal, squares Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon) suffer a car malf...
2022-10-3156 min
CWU Members Surgery PodcastKnow Your ABCG - with Carl MadenScott Haslam hosts another members surgery with panel guest Carl Maden on knowing your ABCG - Attendance, Bully & Harassment, Conduct and Grievance.Carl will talk about these agreements and answer your questions.
2021-05-261h 10
Hablando de coevoluciónEpisodio 13: Subfamilia ABCG en plantas y patógenos.Atziri Aidee Acevedo Dominguez
Phylogenetic analysis of ABCG subfamily proteins in plants: functional clustering and coevolution with ABCGs of pathogens.
2020-04-2410 min