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The HD Movie PodcastEpisode 178: Summer Of Screams #6 - The Hills Have Eyes (2006)*** WARNING: This episode contains occasional graphic descriptions of certain incidents which take place in The Hills Have Eyes ***
Episode 178 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! When Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell aren't spying on unsuspecting families in the desert*, they're here to cover movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
This week, your hosts cover THE HILLS HAVE EYES but it's not the 1977 one, it's the 2006 remake which was produced rather than directed by Wes Craven. They also talk about the 1977 movie but most of the focus is on the 2006 version...
2025-08-2144 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 177: Summer Of Screams #5 - I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)Episode 177 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell, as usual, are here to cover movies of any year, any genre and any quality - and that includes legacy sequels.
The Summer Of Screams continues as your hosts head to the cinema to experience the brand spanking new requel that is I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER! It's a new group of teens, a new (and rather dumb) accident but that old feeling of someone wanting the raise the spectre of Ben Willis, while OG characters Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and...
2025-08-1451 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 176: Summer Of Screams #4 - I Still Know What You Did Last SummerEpisode 176 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are not only here to cover movies of any year, any genre and any quality but they also know what you did two summers ago.
Yes, we're back in the "I Know What You Did Last Summer" universe as Ben Willis is back to terrorise the survivors of the first movie and a whole new batch of potential victims in I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER! This sequel hit the screen the year after its predecessor and your hosts wonder just...
2025-08-0748 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 175: Summer Of Screams #3 - Summer Of FearEpisode 175 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell aren't here to scare horses, they're here to look at movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
Our Summer Of Screams miniseries continues with SUMMER OF FEAR! Also known as Stranger In Our House, this 1978 US TV movie was directed by none other than Wes Craven and starred none other than Linda Blair! Also, it was based on a novel by Lois Duncan who, as you should know by now, also wrote the source material on which I Know What You...
2025-07-3140 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 174: Summer Of Screams #2 - I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)Episode 174 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Does anyone know what Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell did last summer? Why, they were covering movies of any year, any genre and any quality of course!
The second of our Summer Of Screams miniseries sees us jumping forward a couple of decades from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre as we take an extended look at 1997's I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER! This Kevin Williamson-written slasher about a hook-wielding killer followed in the wake of his success as the scribe of Scream and anyone expecting a...
2025-07-241h 10The HD Movie PodcastEpisode 173: Summer Of Screams #1 - The Texas Chain Saw MassacreEpisode 173 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! The podcast which you are about to hear is an account of Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell, who seek out films of any year, any genre and any quality. They could not have expected nor would they have wished to see as much of the mad and macabre as they saw for this episode. The events of that day were to lead to them watching a film about one of the most bizarre crimes in the annals of American history, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Yes, we're back...
2025-07-171h 07The HD Movie PodcastEpisode 172: Seduction And Psychos #6 - Basic InstinctEpisode 172 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Detective Nick Curran couldn't locate the podcast about movies of any year, any genre and any quality that's hosted by Hayley Alice Robertson and Darren Haskell so someone had to point out that it's actually hosted by Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell.
Our erotic thriller miniseries opened with Michael Douglas in Fatal Attraction and it closes with Michael Douglas in BASIC INSTINCT! He's a cop on the trail of a novelist who's suspected of murdering her lover. Said novelist is, of course, played by Sharon Stone and the...
2025-06-2642 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 171: Seduction And Psychos #5 - Poison Ivy (Guest: Dr. Lauren McIntyre)Episode 171 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! What's the voiceover you're hearing? It's the one telling you that Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren are here once again to talk about movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
The penultimate episode of our erotic thriller miniseries takes a look at 1992's POISON IVY, directed by Katt Shea Ruben and starring Drew Barrymore! Previous guest and friend of the podcast Dr. Lauren McIntyre is also here to give her thoughts on her rewatch of the film, which includes some unexpected trauma for her which is related...
2025-06-1938 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 170: Seduction And Psychos #4 - MaliciousEpisode 170 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! The ballpark is movies of any year, any genre and any quality. Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell will discuss both the home runs and the strikeouts.
Our current miniseries' fourth foray into the world of the erotic thriller features a Brat Pack alumni moving into a more adult sphere as Molly Ringwald stars in MALICIOUS! Yes, that lass who destroyed Ally Sheedy's Goth look in The Breakfast Club is back as a woman who's out to ruin the life of a young baseball phenom destined for the Big...
2025-06-1240 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 169: Seduction And Psychos #3 - Body Of InfluenceEpisode 169 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Settle back on the couch because your film counsellors Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are in and they're ready for your weekly session about movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
Our erotic thriller miniseries continues and, after Shannon Tweed's appearance in last week's Indecent Behaviour 4/Human Desires/whatever new title it might have now, we have another, very different Shannon featured in this episode - it's Shannon Whirry in BODY OF INFLUENCE!
Darren is a bit of a fan of Ms Whirry so...
2025-06-0545 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 168: Seduction And Psychos #2 - Indecent Behaviour 4 (Guest: Chris Ellis)Episode 168 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Time to join Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell at that pyjama party, where they'll be spreading the word about movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
Your hosts continue their delve into the world of the erotic thriller and their second choice is, obviously, the fourth film in a series? Or is it? The title says it's INDECENT BEHAVIOUR 4, but is it really? It's got Shannon Tweed in it but she's not the playing the same character she does the previous three movies. Anyway, whatever's going...
2025-05-2940 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 167: Seduction And Psychos #1 - Fatal Attraction (Guest: Faye Ellis)Episode 167 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Check that pot boiling on the stove because Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here to look at movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
It's time for another miniseries as your hosts venture into the world of erotic thrillers. Over the next six episodes they'll be taking a look at some very different entries into this field, some very well known, some not. To begin, it's arguably the most well known of the lot as Glenn Close pursues Michael Douglas in the Adrian Lyne-directed FATAL...
2025-05-2249 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 166: Death Becomes HerEpisode 166 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell take the potion marked "movies of any year, any genre and any quality".
We're taking a short break ahead of not one but two miniseries (including our Summer Of... films) but before we do, it's time to cover our first movie directed by Robert Zemeckis. Not that we have anything against him, we just haven't got around to his work until now. Back To The Future would have been a little too obvious so we decided to take a look at DEATH BECOMES...
2025-04-2444 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 165: Alice, Darling*** WARNING: This episode contains discussion of topics which some people may find distressing ***
Episode 165 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell continue to discuss movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
After completing our Final Destination miniseries, there's horror of a very different, much more realistic type this week as we take a look at 2022's ALICE, DARLING. This drama/thriller from director Mary Nighy stars Anna Kendrick as a woman who takes a trip with her friends and slowly comes to realise that she needs to...
2025-04-1737 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 164: Final Destination 5Episode 164 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell once again cross the bridge to films of any year, any genre and any quality.
It's the final episode of our Final Destination miniseries! At some point we will be covering forthcoming new instalment Bloodlines but for now, there's only five movies to cover and we're rounding off with FINAL DESTINATION 5! This is the one with the impressive bridge collapse and *THAT* twist (which we do discuss, so spoiler alert).
Your hosts discuss some new ideas for the franchise, some of...
2025-04-1056 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 163: The Final DestinationEpisode 163 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here to complete another lap in their ongoing drive to cover movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
In the penultimate episode of the current Final Destination miniseries, your hosts take a look at 2009's THE FINAL DESTINATION which, as we now know, wasn't the final one at all but was the one that initially looked to end the franchise with a 3-D bang. Hayley tries out the 3-D home version and that goes just about as well as can...
2025-04-0338 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 162: Final Destination 3Episode 162 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Get ready for another thrill ride around movies of any year, any genre and any quality with your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell.
This week, the podcast hits the midpoint of the Final Destination series. As Ronan Keating once sang, life is a rollercoaster but, in FINAL DESTINATION 3, Death is also a rollercoaster as Mary Elizabeth Winstead avoids a frightening funfair accident but then finds herself and her fellow would-be passengers on the list to be chalked off.
Your hosts gets to talk about a...
2025-03-2745 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 161: Final Destination 2Episode 161 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! What that's just up the road? It's Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell and they're looking at movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
As your hosts are currently covering the Final Destination franchise, and as they kicked off this miniseries with the first movie last week, it's time for them to talk FINAL DESTINATION 2! This one does for driving what its predecessor did for air travel.
Hayley and Darren discuss returning (and non-returning) characters, some more on the nose soundtrack and surnames choices and...
2025-03-2037 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 160: Final DestinationEpisode 160 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Some things are unavoidable, like Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell discussing movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
For the next five episodes, your hosts are going to be discussing something else that's unavoidable and that is Death. No, they're not bringing the mood down, that's the central premise of the franchise juggernaut that is FINAL DESTINATION and this week Hayley and Darren are going to be revisiting the 2000 movie that started it all.
There's discussion of how the story could have gone to...
2025-03-1346 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 159: You're Cordially InvitedEpisode 159 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Movies of any genre, any year and any quality, discussed by Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell. You folks know the drill.
After the previous episode's 80s Arnie action, it's time to come right up to date with the Prime streaming offering YOU'RE CORDIALLY INVITED, starring Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell as two people who book the same venue for the wedding weekends of her sister and his daughter respectively and, as is the case in this type of thing, shenanigans ensue.
Your hosts get to grips w...
2025-03-0631 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 158: Spouse's Request #4 - The Running ManEpisode 158 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are back and heeding the call to discuss more movies of any genre, any year and any quality.
Our first episode of 2025 is the fourth of our ongoing, occasional Spouse's Requests. This time, it's the turn of Hayley's husband Phil to pick the movie and he was hankering for some 1980s Arnie action. Not Commando, we've already talked about that. Not Predator, although it's something we may end up covering. It's the movie that was released in the US in the same year a...
2025-02-2736 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 157: MERRY PODMAS 2024 #5 - The Fifth CordEpisode 157 of THE HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell pick at the Christmas Day leftovers and start into the wine, having made sure Santa's buried in a place no one will ever find him. They'll also take a look at a movie of any year, any genre and any quality.
The final episode of 2024 is also the final offering of this year's Merry Podmas miniseries and your hosts have unwrapped a post-Xmas treat in the form of Luigi Bazzoni's 1971 giallo THE FIFTH CORD! Franco Nero stars as a boozy journo trying to...
2024-12-2640 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 156: MERRY PODMAS 2024 #4 - Hot FrostyEpisode 156 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell have made sure the podcast will have enough spare batteries to run through the Xmas period and, as they're here, they'll be talking about a movie from any year, from any genre and of any quality.
Before Santa arrives, there's time for a Merry Podmas offering and this week your hosts head to the very festive town of Hope Springs where Lacey Chabert is about to get a yuletide surprise in Netflix's HOT FROSTY! Lacey plays Kathy, a kind-hearted widow who's about to...
2024-12-1932 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 155: MERRY PODMAS 2024 #3 - Bad Santa*** WARNING: This episode contains subjects which some listeners may find distressing ***
Episode 155 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell have sneaked out of their respective office Christmas parties to bring you another chat about a film of any year, any genre and any quality.
Once more, we bid you a Merry Podmas but how merry is this one going to be? This week's topic of discussion in Terry Zwigoff's BAD SANTA, starring Billy Bob Thornton as a store St. Nick who's out to rob the place, when he's not...
2024-12-1247 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 154: MERRY PODMAS 2024 #2 - A Grandpa For ChristmasEpisode 154 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell have decided to talk about world politics this week - nah, just kidding, they're here once again to look at films of any year, any genre and any quality.
For the second time this year we wish you a Merry Podmas and after last week's killer Santa mayhem it's time to look at a movie with no focus on Santa whatsoever - it's the 2007 Hallmark festive offering A GRANDPA FOR CHRISTMAS! Ernest Borgnine stars as Bert, a retired actor/song and dance man...
2024-12-0532 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 153: MERRY PODMAS 2024 #1 - Silent Night, Deadly NightEpisode 153 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! It's a podcast about movies of any year, any genre and any quality discussed by (H)ayley Alice Roberts and (D)arren Gaskell. We don't do clever titles.
It's time once again to bid you a Merry Podmas as your hosts bring you a short run of festive fare, beginning with the thoroughly Christmassy SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT, featuring a serial killer dressed up as Santa, punishing those on his naughty list.
This movie stirred up a lot of controversy on its release, so Hayley and Darren...
2024-11-2848 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 152: The ForsakenEpisode 152 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a podcast in which Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell talk movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
Our vampire movie miniseries draws to a close with J. S. Cardone's 2001 film THE FORSAKEN! Mr. Cardone made The Slayer, a spooky 80s flick which Darren liked and which got into bother with the BBFC (that's not just why Darren liked it). Later he provided the screenplays for the remakes of Prom Night and The Stepfather, which were not...
2024-10-3137 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 151: Near DarkEpisode 151 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Get ready for another discussion between Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell about a movie of any year, any genre and any quality.
Our vampire movie miniseries continues with a film that was once thought lost - it's Kathryn Bigelow's NEAR DARK! We're still in 1987 for a film which was released a few months after The Lost Boys and more or less disappeared in its wake. It's now ripe for rediscovery and Darren explains why he's such a big fan of it.
On the other hand, it's...
2024-10-2444 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 150: Mandela Effect: The Final ChapterThe HD Movie Podcast hits 150 episodes! As usual, Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here but this week they're not looking at a specific movie of any year, any genre and any quality.
A hundred and fifty episodes! How did we get here? We're not quite sure, but we did. Hayley and Darren would like to express their sincere thanks to everyone who's checked out the podcast, whether it's one episode or the whole bloody lot of them! Love to you all.
For this landmark episode, your hosts return to the well of movie-related...
2024-10-171h 03The HD Movie PodcastEpisode 149: The Lost BoysEpisode 149 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell choose a movie of any year, any genre and any quality - as long as the genre is "vampires" this week!
After starting their vampire miniseries in the 1930s, it's time for fast forward five decades into the primo vamp territory of 1987. How could we not cover THE LOST BOYS? There's no need to answer that question because this week's film is THE LOST BOYS as director Joel Schumacher attempts to put the stench of his previous flick St. Elmo's Fire far behind...
2024-10-1038 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 148: Dracula (1931)Episode 148 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell pick out a movie from any year, of any genre and of any quality, then talk about it!
The podcast is back (at least for a few weeks) after its post-Summer Of Sharks break, just in time for Spooky Season! As horror movie fans and reviewers, your hosts don't need an excuse to kick off Halloween early and this year HDMP HQ is focused on vampires with four very different examples of the subgenre to get your fangs into.
First up...
2024-10-0332 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 147: SUMMER OF SHARKS AND FRIENDS #10 - Great WhiteEpisode 147 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Movies of any year, any genre and any quality are discussed by your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell.
Before the podcast takes a short break, it's the last episode of our Summer Of Sharks And Friends miniseries! Of course, we have to round things off with a shark movie, which just happens to be 2012's GREAT WHITE starring Katrina Bowden. She was in the cast of Hayley/Darren favourite Tucker And Dale Versus Evil. Is Great White as good? Well...
Hayley and Darren talk about...
2024-08-2934 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 146: SUMMER OF SHARKS AND FRIENDS #9 - ZombeaversEpisode 146 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Do we need to explain the format again? Of course we do! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell cover movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
The penultimate film in our Summer Of Sharks And Friends miniseries is a doozy - it's 2014's ZOMBEAVERS! "Contaminated by toxic goo, a random genetic mistake" is how the theme song goes and it's not wrong as a group of college kids has their idyllic break at the lake rudely interrupted by the undead critters of the title.
Your...
2024-08-2230 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 145: SUMMER OF SHARKS AND FRIENDS #8 - RogueEpisode 145 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! You probably know this already, but Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here again to talk movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
It's film number eight of our Summer Of Sharks And Friends miniseries and this week we're heading Down Under as a boat trip goes badly wrong in ROGUE! Greg McLean's 2007 (or is it 2008?) croc movie features some well known Aussie actors but your hosts don't go on about which of them appeared in Neighbours. Well, okay, Darren goes on about it once.
2024-08-1528 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 144: SUMMER OF SHARKS AND FRIENDS #7 - OrcaEpisode 144 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! It's Hayley Alice Roberts. It's Darren Gaskell. It's movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
Summer Of Sharks And Friends continues and this week your hosts are having a whale of a time (sorry about that non-joke) with ORCA! Richard Harris plays a fisherman out to make some cash by capturing the titular beast and makes a catastrophic mistake, triggering a tale of revenge from the deep.
Hayley and Darren talk about the surprisingly serious approach the film takes, as well as its noteworthy score...
2024-08-0834 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 143: SUMMER OF SHARKS AND FRIENDS #6 - Lake PlacidEpisode 143 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! If it's a film of any year, any genre and any quality, there's a good chance Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell will want to discuss it.
Five down, five to go in our Summer And Sharks And Friends miniseries and our aquatic menace this week is a croc in Steve Miner's LAKE PLACID! This 1999 flick was written by the prolific David E. Kelley and once we've made our way through just some of his many credits, it's on with the chat!
Your hosts discuss Steve Miner's e...
2024-08-0135 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 142: SUMMER OF SHARKS AND FRIENDS #5 - Under ParisEpisode 142 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here too, ready to discuss movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
Summer Of Sharks And Friends pivots back to sharks this week, with the recent Netflix hit UNDER PARIS under scrutiny. The movie is literally In Seine as the French capital is under attack from a predator which has clearly watched Jaws: The Revenge.
Aside from Darren's dodgy French pronunciation, your hosts talk about how Euro shark fare can differ from that from the good old U...
2024-07-2532 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 141: SUMMER OF SHARKS AND FRIENDS #4 - Piranha (2010)Episode 141 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Any movie. Any genre. Any quality. But not just any hosts: you're getting Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell.
After last episode's look at 1978's PIRANHA, Summer Of Sharks And Friends continues with a look at 2010's, er, Piranha. Alexandra Aja took on a few remakes, of which this is one, and upped the ante with more blood, more boobs and more of other stuff beginning with "b"!
Your hosts talk about the various items which are shoved in the face of the audience, the effect of...
2024-07-1834 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 140: SUMMER OF SHARKS AND FRIENDS #3 - Piranha (1978)Episode 140 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! If a movie is being discussed by Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell, it could be from any year, from any genre and of any quality.
Our Summer Of Sharks And Friends miniseries continues with the first detour into the "And Friends" portion of the title. The focus is still on a fishy menace, but a smaller one and with hundreds, if not thousands, of their mates in tow. We take a look at Joe Dante's PIRANHA from 1978!
The year should suggest that this Roger Corman production...
2024-07-1132 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 139: SUMMER OF SHARKS AND FRIENDS #2 - Deep FearEpisode 139 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell cover movies of any genre, any year and any quality. They're not especially choosy.
It's time for the second of our Summer Of Sharks And Friends miniseries and we're sticking to the sharks this week as the movie in question is 2023's DEEP FEAR! Naomi's solo yacht trip turns into a nightmare as she rescues some folks who turn out to be drug traffickers and they want their product back! Trouble is, it's in shark-infested waters...
Made by Brilliant Pictures, did...
2024-07-0428 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 138: SUMMER OF SHARKS AND FRIENDS #1 - SwimEpisode 138 of The HD Movie Podcast is here!
It's that time of year - Summer Of Sharks is back! The format is ever so slightly different this year as we have expanded our aquatic terror remit to include other water-based menaces in SUMMER OF SHARKS AND FRIENDS!
For the first episode of this new miniseries, your hosts aren't stepping away from the sharks just yet as they take a look at 2021's SWIM, a movie from The Asylum that's written by Anthony C. Ferrante, the director of the Sharknado films. Yes, Mel Gourlay, that does...
2024-06-2741 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 137: We'll Be There For You #6 - The PallbearerEpisode 137 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell discuss movies of any year, any genre and any quality. It's their M.O.
For the final time - at least for this miniseries - We'll Be There For You as the Friends-related discussion reaches its ultimate destination with David Schwimmer starring as THE PALLBEARER! Tom is asked to give the eulogy of classmate Bill Abernathy but there's a problem - Tom doesn't remember Bill at all. He's also distracted by the re-appearance of his high school crush Julie, played by Gwyneth Paltrow.
2024-06-1351 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 136: We'll Be There For You #5 - Fools Rush InEpisode 136 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here to discuss all of your gardening queries! Actually, that's not true. The subject is, as usual, movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
For the penultimate time in this miniseries, We'll Be There For You and in this episode our Friends-related film review features the late, great Matthew Perry in FOOLS RUSH IN! Salma Hayek also stars in this 1990s romcom about two mismatched folks who hit it off in Las Vegas and have to make some very big...
2024-06-0644 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 135: We'll Be There For You #4 - EdEpisode 135 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell hit the airwaves once again to talk about movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
We'll Be There For You once more as our Friends-related miniseries switches from the female cast members to the male ones and do we have something special for you this week - it's ED, starring Matt Le Blanc as a promising baseball pitcher whose life is changed with the arrival of a chimpanzee who is meant to be the team mascot but ends up playing at...
2024-05-3041 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 134: We'll Be There For You #3 - Romy And Michele's High School Reunion (Guest: Faye Ellis)Episode 134 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! If it's a movie, Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell will consider covering it regardless of genre, year or quality.
For the third time, your hosts will be there for you (when the rain starts to fall etc.) as they continue their miniseries on films featuring one of the main cast of Friends! This time, it's a film which Darren has been looking to cover on the podcast since pretty much day one - it's ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION starring Lisa Kudrow, who is obviously Phoebe Buffay...
2024-05-2353 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 133: We'll Be There For You #2 - CommandmentsEpisode 133 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell take yet another look at movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
Once again, we'll be there for you as it's the second episode of our Friends-related miniseries! Last week, your hosts kicked things off with Jennifer Aniston in The Object Of My Affection, now it's the turn of Courteney Cox. Lots of us know her as neat freak Monica Geller (later Geller-Bing) but in 1997 she also starred in the romantic comedy COMMANDMENTS, which features Aidan Quinn as a bloke who's...
2024-05-1635 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 132: We'll Be There For You #1 - The Object Of My AffectionEpisode 132 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell may not be here to tell you life was gonna be this way but they are here to look at films of any genre, any year and any quality!
It's miniseries time again! Over the next six episodes, your hosts will be taking a look at something from the filmography of each of the main cast members from that little known sitcom Friends. You might have seen the odd episode. If you haven't, it doesn't matter.
First up is Rachel Green...
2024-05-0939 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 131: The BabysitterEpisode 131 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell return from their Return To The Mandela Effect and head back to discussing movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
After mentioning it during last week's episode, your hosts decided to take a look at 1995's THE BABYSITTER, starring Alicia Silverstone as a, er, babysitter who turns out to be subject of many male fantasies. It's based on a well-regarded short story by Robert Coover, so does the movie do justice to its source material?
Hayley and Darren talk...
2024-05-0232 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 130: Return To The Mandela EffectEpisode 130 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell would normally be here to cover a movie of any year, any genre and any quality but things are slightly different this week.
After a gap of fifty episodes, your hosts thought it was time to take another look at those weird collective memories of something that never happened - yes, it's time to RETURN TO THE MANDELA EFFECT!
Hayley and Darren are back with five more movie-related examples of the Mandela Effect (and maybe a couple of bonus ones along...
2024-04-251h 05The HD Movie PodcastEpisode 129: Spouse's Request #3 - Love At First SightEpisode 129 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are back after their Easter break with another run of episodes covering movies from any year, from any genre and of any quality.
It's time for another Spouse's Request episode and it's the turn of Darren's long-suffering wife Alison to choose the movie, which is 2023's LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT! It's a twist on the classic rom com, it stars Haley Lu Richardson and Oliver Jones and right now you can see it on Netflix.
It's a film which leans heavily...
2024-04-1733 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 128: The Beaster BunnyEpisode 128 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here to bring you an Easter Special that's basically not all that special - they're talking about a movie, as they often do.
At some point, Darren is going to get his wish of covering Night Of The Lepus but for now, here's another killer rabbit movie in the shape of THE BEASTER BUNNY! Your hosts take a look at this 2014 comedy horror flick which spoofs monster movies and features a creature which is interesting in its design, to say the least.
2024-03-2829 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 127: Scary MovieEpisode 127 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Any movie, any year, any genre, any quality? Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are on it!
This week, your hosts head back a couple of decades to revisit a spoof horror that spawned its own franchise - it's 2000's SCARY MOVIE, in which the Wayans brothers lampoon Scream, which in itself was somewhat parodic and self-referential.
Settling down to enjoy a silly blast from the past, Hayley and Darren are instead confronted by the various phobias of this movie and a whole load of troublesome content...
2024-03-211h 00The HD Movie PodcastEpisode 126: Promising Young Woman*** WARNING: This episode contains discussion of topics which some people may find distressing ***
Episode 126 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell continue to cover movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
This episode, your hosts return to the work of writer/director Emerald Fennell. They had plenty to say about Saltburn, so it was inevitable that they would want to discuss Emerald's debut feature PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN! It's a revenge movie which takes a very different tack, but does it work?
Hayley and Darren talk...
2024-03-1445 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 125: AnastasiaEpisode 125 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are back once again to look through the world of movies. Which movies? Any year, any genre, any quality - it's all possible.
This week, your hosts are back in the world of animation as they discuss 1997's ANASTASIA, directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. It's a "what if?" story which takes historical fact as its basis and then proceeds to spin a whole film's worth of fiction, performed by a cast of notable stars of the time.
As a...
2024-03-0743 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 124: Leap YearEpisode 124 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell and their mantra of "any movie, any year, any quality" certainly gets a test this time out.
It's a Leap Year, and with an episode release date of 29th February, what better time would there be to cover LEAP YEAR, the 2010 romcom starring Amy Adams as a "stager" looking to surprise her boyfriend by travelling to Ireland with the intention of taking advantage of a tradition which allows her to propose on Leap Day. Will complications ensue with her grumpy driver Declan? Of...
2024-02-2938 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 123: The Lodge*** WARNING: This episode contains discussion of topics which some listeners may find distressing ***
Episode 123 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Is it a movie? If so, Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell will discuss it. Doesn't matter about the year or the quality.
This week, disturbing, psychological horror is on the menu in the form of Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala's THE LODGE! The new fiancée of a previously married bloke gets to spend some quality time with his kids at a remote location. What could possibly go wrong? Obviously, lots.
Y...
2024-02-2239 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 122: SaltburnEpisode 122 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! It's a new year, but your familiar team of Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are back to cast their eyes over another bunch of films of any genre, any year and any quality!
We're starting 2024 off with a bang as your hosts take a look at the much talked about SALTBURN from writer/director Emerald Fennell. This has caused quite a stir due to some of its more adult-leaning content, so Hayley and Darren couldn't resist talking about that and the new puritanism regarding sex scenes in movies.
2024-02-1548 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 121: Merry Podmas 2023 #5 - Terror TrainEpisode 121 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell have finished off the Xmas leftovers, they're back from the off licence with Hogmanay party booze and are ready bring you one more Merry Podmas selection, rounding off 2023 with an episode full of New Year flavour.
The final episode of 2022 took a look at Norman J. Warren's quintessentially British stylings of BLOODY NEW YEAR but this year Hayley and Darren head across the pond (figuratively - the HDMP budget doesn't stretch to Transatlantic flights) to board Roger Spottiswoode's TERROR TRAIN! And when one...
2023-12-2840 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 120: Merry Podmas 2023 #4 - Four ChristmasesEpisode 120 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell crash your party, drink all the prosecco and wish you all a Merry Podmas! Santa's on the way very soon but there's an episode for your hosts to deliver first.
We're on festive overload this week as we bring you not one, not two, not three but FOUR CHRISTMASES as an upwardly mobile couple, played by Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, find themselves heading off to visit every single one of their estranged parents.
Hayley and Darren discuss an EIGHTY million...
2023-12-2129 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 119: Merry Podmas 2023 #3 - Night Of The CometEpisode 119 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell order in a load of mince pies and wish you all a Merry Podmas! 'Tis the season and it's in full swing as the Chrimble-themed movies continue!
This week's offering is more Christmas-lite that the previous two weeks but it's been on the schedule for ever, it's one of Darren's favourite movies and he's finally getting to wax lyrical about it. It's 1984's NIGHT OF THE COMET, directed by Thom Eberhardt and starring Catherine Mary Stewart and Kelli Maroney.
Darren tries t...
2023-12-1434 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 118: Merry Podmas 2023 #2 - A Boyfriend For ChristmasEpisode 118 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell stock up on the advocaat and, for the second time, wish you all a Merry Podmas! It's any movie, any year and any quality as usual but with a distinctly seasonal theme.
It wouldn't be Christmas without the podcast covering a Hallmark movie, so your hosts brace themselves as they dive into 2004's A BOYFRIEND FOR CHRISTMAS, directed by Kevin O'Connor who also helmed bizarre comedy horror flick Motel Hell! Unpack that one, folks.
It's an episode with a major twist...
2023-12-0735 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 117: Merry Podmas 2023 #1 - Miracle On 34th Street (1994)Episode 117 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell head up into the HDMP loft to get the tree out because it's once again time to wish you all a Merry Podmas! From now until the end of the year the podcast will be focusing on seasonal fare.
The first film unwrapped is the 1994 version of MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, which has John Hughes on writing and producing duties and features Richard Attenborough as Kris Kringle, who may or may not be the real Santa and it's gonna take a court case...
2023-11-3043 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 116: Spouse’s Request #2 - The Calcium KidEpisode 116 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell return to talk about movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
Before the podcast celebrates another Merry Podmas, it's time for the second of our Spouse's Request episodes! Darren's wife Alison previously tortured your hosts with Tom Cruise crapfest Cocktail and now it's the turn of Hayley's husband Phil to pick the movie. His choice? 2004's sports mockumentary THE CALCIUM KID starring Orlando Bloom!
It's a rare first time watch for both of your hosts, so how much did...
2023-11-2339 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 115: Teen WolfEpisode 115 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are back once more, continuing to talk movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
Our miniseries on werewolf movies comes to a close with 1985'S TEEN WOLF, directed by Rod Daniel and starring a certain Michael J. Fox, who has thoughts about this one, as do your hosts. This was made just before Back To The Future but released afterwards. Can you guess why?
Hayley and Darren talk about some very 80s attitudes on display, one of the oddest...
2023-10-2644 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 114: Ginger SnapsEpisode 114 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are still looking at movies of any year, any genre and any quality and are unlikely to change any time soon.
Our penultimate mini-venture into the world of the werewolf movie takes us to Canada in the year 2000, but there's a definite 90s high school movie flavour as we take a look at John Fawcett's GINGER SNAPS! Starring Katherine Isabelle, Emily Perkins and Mimi Rogers, this is generally well regarded but there's a big question that has to be posed: IS IT BETTER...
2023-10-1945 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 113: CursedEpisode 113 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell don't set boundaries when it comes to talking movies - any year, any genre, any quality is always on the cards.
Spooky Season is in full swing and our run of episodes on werewolf movies continues with a 2005 film which was set to revitalise the subgenre. With the Scream dream team of Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven back on writing and directing duties respectively, and with a killer cast, how could CURSED fail? Well...
Hayley and Darren delve into...
2023-10-1245 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 112: An American Werewolf In LondonEpisode 112 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Any movie, any year, any quality - Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are probably going to be taking a look at it.
It's Spooky Season once more, much to the delight of your hosts. After last year's run of witch-related movies, it's the turn of werewolves this time round, beginning with what is possibly the alpha wolf of the subgenre - it's 1981's AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON!
It's always been one of Hayley's favourite films and Darren's history with the flick goes all the way...
2023-10-0546 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 111: Mrs. DoubtfireEpisode 111 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell take another look into the world of movies and those movies can be of any year, any genre and any quality.
After last episode's plunge into Bad Timing's frightening view of obsessive love, we take a look at obsessive love of a different kind in 1993's MRS. DOUBTFIRE, directed by Chris Columbus and starring the one, the only Robin Williams.
Your hosts talk about revisiting the movie over the years, discussing some of the more problematic aspects of the film in...
2023-09-141h 06The HD Movie PodcastEpisode 110: Bad Timing*** WARNNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DISCUSSION OF CONTENT WHICH SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND UPSETTING ***
Episode 110 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are your hosts.
Our third Summer Of Sharks is over and we head into autumn with something far chillier than our coverage of the final offering from the Sharknado franchise. Brace yourselves for Nicolas Roeg's 1980 psychodrama BAD TIMING, starring Theresa Russell, Art Garfunkel and Harvey Keitel.
Setting the scene with Hayley's quest to track down the movie, the discussion then moves on to a film that...
2023-09-0750 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 109: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #8 - Sharknado 6: It’s About TimeEpisode 109 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell have decided to just watch Oscar-winning period dramas from now on. Nah, only kidding, they'll continue to cover films of any year, any genre and any quality.
It's the final week of Summer Of Sharks Season 3 and what a movie we have to round off our third extended trip into those dangerous waters. We visit the Sharknado franchise for the final time (at least we think it's the final time) with THE LAST SHARKNADO: IT'S ABOUT TIME!
As two folks who...
2023-08-3133 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 108: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #7 - Cruel Jaws (Guest: Cait Orton)Episode 108 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell continue to watch movies of any year, any genre and any quality and show few signs of stopping.
Some people don't talk about Bruno, but this podcast certainly does! Our penultimate episode of Summer Of Sharks Season 3 takes a look at Bruno Mattei's CRUEL JAWS from 1995, when shark movies were not exactly in their heyday. This one also takes more than a few liberties as to where it gets its footage from.
Summer Of Sharks stalwart Cait Orton joins us to...
2023-08-2444 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 107: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #6 - Deep Blue Sea 3Episode 107 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here for films of any year, any genre and any quality (as you've probably noticed by now).
There's still three weeks to go in our third Summer Of Sharks and it's sequel time again! Having covered the original for the first Summer Of Sharks way back in Episode 33 and having been warned off the second movie in the series, Hayley and Darren skip straight to the threequel that is DEEP BLUE SEA 3!
Your hosts talk more strong female characters, more...
2023-08-1727 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 106: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #5 - The Reef: StalkedEpisode 106 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Any movie? Check. Any year? Check. Any quality? Check. Your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here to cover anything that takes their fancy.
The good ship HDMP is still navigating those shark-infested waters and, in this episode, the featured title is the follow-up to a film they covered as recently as Episode 103. It's 2022's THE REEF: STALKED - a spiritual sequel as opposed to a continuation of the original story but the original writer, producer and director Andrew Traucki is back to give us more Antipodean...
2023-08-1030 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 105: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #4 - Red Water (Guest: Ewan Cant)Episode 105 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Any year, any genre, any quality - that's the movie mission of your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell.
The third Summer Of Sharks is now in full swing and this time out, there's a guest passenger! We welcome aboard Vinegar Syndrome's Ewen Cant as he brings 2003's RED WATER to the Captain's table! Lou Diamond Phillips, Kristy Swanson and Coolio are among the cast of a made-for-cable TV offering about a freshwater shark menacing the crew of an oil rig...and there's also a heist going on....
2023-08-0352 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 104: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #3 - Devil FishEpisode 104 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! If you're looking for chat about movies of any year, any genre and any quality, you've come to the right place! Hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are as happy to talk Hallmark as they are horror.
That said, they're spending a few weeks in the choppy waters of the shark movie and this third entry in the third SUMMER OF SHARKS season is Lamberto Bava's 1984 opus DEVIL FISH (or is MONSTER SHARK, or is RED OCEAN, or is it DEVOURING WAVES, or is it...)!
Hayley...
2023-07-2736 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 103: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #2 - The ReefEpisode 103 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are with you once more as they continue their trawl through movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
This was no boating accident...it's the second in our third season of SUMMER OF SHARKS! Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, Hayley and Darren are to prove that it clearly isn't! This week, they're staying in the land Down Under to take a look at 2010's THE REEF!
Taking a true story as...
2023-07-2031 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 102: SUMMER OF SHARKS 3 #1 - Sharknado 5: Global SwarmingEpisode 102 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Any movie, any genre, any quality? You got it! Your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell will view and discuss them.
It's the most wonderful time of the year for shark movie enthusiasts because SUMMER OF SHARKS is back for a third run! Slap on that sunscreen and head for the beach because there's something deadly in the water - and in the air, because we're covering SHARKNADO 5: GLOBAL SWARMING!
Hayley and Darren are, in general, big fans of the 'Nado but the previous entry in...
2023-07-1330 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 101: Urban LegendEpisode 101 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! As always, Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are your hosts on a continuing tour through movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
The podcast kicks off its second century of episodes with the only film that could follow up the previous delve into movie-related urban legends. It is, of course, 1999's URBAN LEGEND, directed by Jamie Blanks and featuring, among others, a young Jared Leto. Apparently Jared doesn't want to talk about this movie but we do and we will!
We don't just talk...
2023-07-0640 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 100: Movie-Related Urban LegendsEPISODE 100 OF THE HD MOVIE PODCAST IS HERE!
Yes, Episode 100. A hundred of these things. That's ridiculous. Your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell thank you for joining them on their trek through movies of any year, any genre and any quality. Doesn't matter if you've listened to one episode or every single one - although if you have listened to every single one, you are an absolute star.
To celebrate reaching the landmark of clocking up our century, it's time to take a look at the world of cinema in general, specifically those...
2023-06-291h 21The HD Movie PodcastEpisode 99: LISTENER’S CHOICE #3 - Restless NativesEpisode 99 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are back to continue their journey through movies of any year, any genre and quality.
Before the podcast clocks up the century, it's time for a third Listener's Choice episode! Hayley and Darren put all of the eclectic selections into the HDMP hat and the film drawn out was 1985's RESTLESS NATIVES, suggested by Kevin Matthews. So we have a film about Scotland, directed by an American, discussed by a Welsh woman and a Yorkshireman.
Two friends, disenchanted by the lack...
2023-06-2236 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 98: Love, Bubbles And Crystal CoveEpisode 98 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell pick out another movie from their perennially relaxed criteria list of any year, any genre and any quality.
This episode, that "any quality" statement could be getting a serious workout as your hosts take a look at LOVE, BUBBLES AND CRYSTAL COVE! It's a Hallmark-esque movie with all the tropes your hosts now know and, er, love, as a small town business woman comes face to face with a corporate raider. But here's the catch - they were childhood sweethearts! Stop groaning at...
2023-05-1835 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 97: M3GANEpisode 97 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! If it's a movie, Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here to take a look at it. Doesn't matter about the genre, year or quality.
In this episode, your hosts discuss a movie that hit cinemas at the start of 2023 and has recently been released on Blu-Ray - it's M3GAN, directed by Gerard Johnstone! The Blu-Ray boasts two different versions of the film - the Theatrical Cut and the Unseen Edition which promises more blood, more violence and more M3GAN!
Of course, being the...
2023-05-1136 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 96: Grease 2Episode 96 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here to take on another movie of any year, any genre and any quality.
In this episode, your hosts head to Rydell High, but it's not Travolta and Newton-John. It's Caulfield and Pfeiffer in the Patricia Birch-directed sequel GREASE 2! This time round, it's motorbikes, not cars, as sassy Pink Lady Stephanie Zinone falls under the spell of the mysterious Cool Rider. Who could it be? Hayley and Darren delve into this complex mystery and also talk returning characters, bizarre musical numbers, the...
2023-05-0446 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 95: Clueless/The Wasp WomanEpisode 95 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here once more to take a look at movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
In this episode, it's a '95 double bill! Your hosts discuss a couple of fashion-related flicks from 1995 but other than that connection, they couldn't be much further from each other. First up is teen comedy juggernaut CLUELESS, which made a superstar of Alicia Silverstone and introduced a number of Valley Girl slang terms into our vocabulary. Following this is THE WASP WOMAN, which made superstars...
2023-04-271h 02The HD Movie PodcastEpisode 94: Spouse’s Request #1 - CocktailEpisode 94 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here - did you expect anyone else? - to act as your guides through another journey into movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
This time out, it's the first of our Spouse's Request episodes, in which Hayley and Darren have to watch a movie picked by their other half. Darren's wife Alison gets the honour first, and she picked 1988's COCKTAIL, starring Tom Cruise, which she remembers watching in the US. She also knows that Darren has never liked...
2023-04-2037 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 93: Dangerous MindsEpisode 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...
2023-04-1337 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 92: The Irresistible Blueberry FarmEpisode 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...
2023-04-0643 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 91: LeprechaunEpisode 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. O...
2023-03-3038 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 90: Scream VIEpisode 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...
2023-03-231h 00The HD Movie PodcastEpisode 89: Merry Podmas 2022 #5 - Bloody New YearEpisode 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...
2022-12-2939 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 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...
2022-12-2234 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 87: Merry Podmas 2022 #3 - Falling For ChristmasEpisode 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...
2022-12-1530 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 86: Merry Podmas 2022 #2 - A Bad Moms ChristmasEpisode 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 "...
2022-12-0830 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 85: Merry Podmas 2022 #1 - Anna And The ApocalypseEpisode 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...
2022-12-0129 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 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.
2022-11-1734 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 83: The Curse Of Bridge HollowEpisode 83 of The HD Movie Podcast is here and so are your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell, ready to cover another movie of any year, any genre and any quality!
Halloween has been extended for just one more week at HDMP HQ - as we said before, our podcast, our rules - and it's time for something spooky but a little more kid-friendly as we discover what's behind THE CURSE OF BRIDGE HOLLOW!
Jeff Wadlow's 2022 chiller has recently hit Netflix and showcases Marlon Wayans as a science teaching dad who has to come...
2022-11-1023 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 82: The Love WitchEpisode 82 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell continue their journey into movies of any genre, any year and any quality.
We're continuing to celebrate Halloween - our podcast, our rules - with the final film in our witchy world miniseries. We've saved a bold one for last - it's Anna Biller's THE LOVE WITCH!
Expect talk of lush set designs, 60s melodrama, the world's most amazing tea room, Renaissance fairs, late night drinking and much, much more besides! Also, after being bedazzled by Sarah Jessica Parker in the...
2022-11-0331 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 81: Hocus Pocus/Hocus Pocus 2Episode 81 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! If you're looking for movies of any year, any genre and any quality, Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell are here to discuss them!
It's almost Halloween, kids, and that means it's time to head back to the world of witches after a week away in the land of the Mandela Effect. And as you've all been good (bad?), we have a treat rather than a trick for you - it's a double bill of 1993's HOCUS POCUS and its long awaited sequel, 2022's HOCUS POCUS 2!
Hayley a...
2022-10-2759 minThe HD Movie PodcastEpisode 80: The Mandela Effect 2Episode 80 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! You want niche podcasts? There's loads of those but this one deals with movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
In this special episode, your hosts Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell return to the weird and wonderful world of the Mandela Effect, that odd phenomenon where folks believe something occurred when there's no evidence to prove it actually did.
It's a bumper selection of Mandela Effects too, as Hayley and Darren bring you 10 examples of this from the world of movies (well, 9 from the...
2022-10-201h 34The HD Movie PodcastEpisode 79: The CraftEpisode 79 of The HD Movie Podcast is here! Hayley Alice Roberts and Darren Gaskell take another look at movies of any year, any genre and any quality.
Spooky Season continues as your hosts find themselves in the realm of witches once again, covering the film they'd planned to talk about from the very start of the podcast. Only took them 79 episodes to get to it but finally Hayley and Darren talk one of their favourite movies - 1996's THE CRAFT!
Expect discussion of each host's history of Craft fandom, how an intended PG-13 rating transforms i...
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