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The UnprofessionalsS1E10 Video Games: The state of the industryWith our final bonus episode of Season 1, we take a little detour to talk about video games.If you're not into video games, don't worry! We talk about the state of the industry, giving you a thorough summary of what's going o in that world.We also highlight four of our favourite independent video games of 2024: sci-fi western Wild Bastards, art deco puzzler Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, cyberpunk racer Deathsprint 66, and North Sea horror Still Wakes the Deep.Also some important news! We are now on Substack. That's where...2025-05-051h 38
The UnprofessionalsS1E9 Review of 2024 (part two)The eagerly-awaited second part of our monster review of the entire year! This is 2024 in cinema.We continue with our month-by-month highlights, September-December, picking up where we left off at the end of part one.Then we round things off with our individual Top Threes!Feel free to email us and tell us why we're wrong!Find us on Instagram @UnprofessionalsPodEmail us with questions, feedback and just about anything:wearetheunprofessionals@gmail.comTheme music by Mike Chater.2025-03-031h 31The UnprofessionalsS1E8 Review of 2024 (part one)This episode we undertake the mammoth task of reviewing the entire year 2024 in cinema.We go through month-by-month with our highlights, in part one we cover January-August.In part two, we'll finish off the year and end with our individual Top Threes!Find us on Instagram @UnprofessionalsPodEmail us with questions, feedback and just about anything:wearetheunprofessionals@gmail.comTheme music by Mike Chater.Find Mike here: https://lintr.ee/mikechater Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...2025-02-241h 41The UnprofessionalsS1E7 Leeds International Film Festival 2024This episode, we discuss Leeds International Film Festival 2024.We've got a few highlights from some of the short film programmes.And then we've got a top ten countdown of our favourite feature films we caught at the festival.Thanks to @leedsfilmfest for inviting us! Hope to see you again this year!Find us on Instagram @UnprofessionalsPodEmail us with questions, feedback and just about anything:wearetheunprofessionals@gmail.comTheme music by Mike Chater.Find Mike here: https://lintr...2025-02-171h 28The UnprofessionalsS1E6 Deep Dive: The CurseThis episode we venture into TV Land for a deep dive into Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdi's uncomfortable and uncompromising The Curse.In our DTLS section, we discuss the trailers for Venom: The Last Dance, The Penguin and Piece by Piece.Find us on Instagram and Bluesky @UnprofessionalsPodX @UnprofpodEmail us with questions, feedback and just about anything: wearetheunprofessionals@gmail.comTheme music by Mike ChaterFind Mike here: https://linktr.ee/mikechater Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...2024-12-231h 55The UnprofessionalsS1E5 INMFYWTWT: HappinessThis episode, we present the inaugural It's Not My Fault You Want To Watch This, our format in which we discuss controversial films that might not be for everyone.Maybe you know these films and rarely hear them discussed, or maybe this is your chance to hear about them mercifully, without actually having to watch them.This INMFYWTWT is Todd Solondz' 1998 film Happiness.In our DTLS section, we discuss the trailers for Mufasa, Twisters, The Quiet Place: Day One, and Megalopolis.Find us on Instagram and Bluesky @UnprofessionalsPod2024-12-161h 51The UnprofessionalsS1E4 The Game of the Film: Silent Hill & Jacob's LadderThis episode, we discuss the seminal survival horror videogame series Silent Hill (more specifically, Silent Hill 2) and one of its key inspirations, the 1990 horror film Jacob's Ladder. In our DTLS section, we discuss the trailers for Wicked, Joker: Folie à Deux, MaXXXine and Sasquatch Sunset.Find us on Instagram and Bluesky @UnprofessionalsPodX @UnprofpodEmail us with questions, feedback and just about anything: wearetheunprofessionals@gmail.comTheme music by Mike ChaterFind Mike here: https://linktr.ee/mikechater Hosted on Acast. See a...2024-12-092h 03The UnprofessionalsS1E3 What we've been watching: Medusa Deluxe, Dune: Part Two, The Phantom Menace, Top Gun: MaverickThis episode, we discuss some recent watches.Ben's been watching hairdressing whodunnit Medusa Deluxe and the infamous Jar Jar Binks star (Wars) vehicle The Phantom Menace.Tom's also in space, but has swapped Star Wars for spice wars for Dune: Part Two - and he's seen Tom Cruise getting all high and mighty in Top Gun Maverick.Our DTLS section features a special blooper take from We discuss the trailers for Furiosa, Boy Kills World, Borderland and The Crow.Check out Innuendo Studios' excellent video...2024-12-031h 34The UnprofessionalsS1E2 Double Bill: Shin Godzilla & NopeThis episode, we discuss the Japanese kaiju comeback Shin Godzilla (2016) alongside Jordan Peele's extra-terrestrial horror Nope (2022)Our DTLS section features a special blooper take from The Big Lebowski. We discuss the trailers for Inside Out 2, Knuckles, Monkey Man and the Ministry for Ungentlemanly Warfare.Find us on Instagram and Bluesky @UnprofessionalsPodX @UnprofpodEmail us with questions, feedback and just about anything: wearetheunprofessionals@gmail.comTheme music by Mike ChaterFind Mike here: https://linktr.ee/mikechater Hosted on Acast. See...2024-11-251h 40The UnprofessionalsS1E1 Double Bill: Bone Tomahawk & Dead ManThis episode, we discuss the violent revisionist Western Bone Tomahawk (2015) alongside Jim Jarmusch's 1990 acid western Dead Man.Our DTLS section features a special blooper take from Blade Runner. We discuss the trailers for Civil War, Alien Romulus (kinda?), Beverley Hills Cop: Axel F, Love Lies Bleeding and Mean Girls.Find us on Instagram and Bluesky @UnprofessionalsPodX @UnprofpodEmail us with questions, feedback and just about anything: wearetheunprofessionals@gmail.comTheme music by Mike ChaterFind Mike here: https://linktr.ee/mikechater2024-11-181h 39The UnprofessionalsSeason 1 Teaser (The Outrun & House)Welcome to The Unprofessionals!This episode is a teaser for Season 1, coming November 2024.We talk about where we came from and what to expect.Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky - UnprofessionalsPodFollow us on X - UnprofPodEmail us at wearetheunprofessionals@gmail.comWe are Ben Jackson and Tom LofkinShow art by Ben JacksonTheme tune by Mike ChaterFind Ben here: https://www.wordsandplay.comFind Tom here: http://lofkinreview.com...2024-10-2626 min